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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1973
Page
4
Multiple brief death notices from Dimmitt Abernathy and Tulia outline survivors and funeral details for Tressie Barron Lois Carlisle Fan nie Mae Boothe and others. Each item lists next of kin, burial plans, and funeral home or church conductors across Amarillo Muleshoe Dimmitt Abernathy and nearby communities.
Mrs Conn 56, of 3223 East 7th Street died at 6 20 p m Thursday in Highland Hospital Services were pending late Thursday at Rix Funeral Directors Local obituary notes indicate a band involvement with Bil.
Mrs. Augusta Flournoy 63 died 8 a.m. Wednesday in Brownfield General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday Crescent Hills Church of Christ burial Mount Zion Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. She was a native of Nacogdoches and widow of 4.3 Flournoy married Nov 5 1927. Survived by husband three sons Dewey and L. T. of Dallas and Tommy Lee of Brownfield. five daughters Loriie Fuller Tommie Burse Catherine Gibson all Brownfield Mary Jean Edwards Dallas and Bobbie Jean Haggerty Chicago. two sisters Martha Scroggins Dallas Dorothy Lee Brown Fort Worth. two brothers Willie Windham Nacogdoches J.L. Windham Houston. 37 grandchildren six great grandchildren and seven great great names listed. pallbearers named. She retired after teaching in Northwestern State University and Delta Kappa Gamma. Also survived by daughter Donna Glynn Hargrove and son John Hunter Hawkins. sister Franke Dry Calvin Lee and Micohn Hutto. brother O. B. Hunter Jr. Coushatta. burial in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Mrs Cecil Hawkins 62 died after a stroke at Permian General Hospital Andrews. Services 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev Carl Grissom officiating and burial in Andrews Cemetery. Singleton Funeral Home directs. She lived in Andrews 13 years, formerly Cisco. She taught school 30 years in Meredith. Survivors include husband, daughter, brother, sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Pablo Rodriguez Santos 34 of 2700 Fordham died at about 4 a.m. Wednesday in the Lubbock City Jail with death ruled as caused by personal safety related strangulation by Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy. Services at 4 p.m. at North Quin Church of Christ with burial in Lubbock City Cemetery. survivors include three sons, three daughters, and extended family. Chester Lee Tates 18 of 2642 E Cornell Street died after a truck tire rim struck his face at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. services at 2 p.m. Saturday in Lyons Chapel Baptist Church, burial in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. survivors include mother and stepfather, six sisters, and nine brothers.
Arnold Dean Brown 54 of Plainview will have services at 4 p.m. today in Lemons Chapel with minister Luther Gregg officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. He died Monday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque. He moved to Plainview six years ago from Dalhart and was a service station operator. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Obituary notices list Mrs Tillie Baty 72 of Littleton Colo funeral 10 am Saturday Lemons Memorial Plainview burial Plainview Cemetery. Della Mae Johnson 28 of Post funeral 1 pm today Pleasant Home Baptist Church burial Terrace Cemetery Hadman Funeral Home. Marie McNiel 78 of Snyder funeral 1 pm today Cole Memorial Hill Baptist Snyder burial Trinity Memorial Park Big Spring under Bell-Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters Sharon Plainview and Mrs Melvin Gregg Dalhart City sons David Plainview and J T Chandler Ariz brothers and other relatives. Funeral notices note services held at local churches and cemeteries in Plainview Snyder Big Spring and nearby towns.
A brief reflective note in verse recounts seeking the Lord amid fear during a plane flight. The speaker cites Psalm 34 4 I sought the Lord and He heard me and recalls safety through thunder storms and lightning. The piece ends with a reminder to return to the verse for comfort and faith.
Services for Mrs Zora Midkiff 79 of Rails are at 2 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev Dale Cain officiating Burial in Rails Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home direction Mrs Midkiff died at Crosbyton Hospital after a lengthy illness A native of Grayson County she had lived here since 1921 Survivors include two daughters two sisters four grandchildren and other relatives
Mrs. Miller 68 died after a lengthy illness at Medical Arts Hospital Lit tlefield. Funeral services at First United Methodist Olton with burial at Earth Cemetery. Survivors include husband Henry and five children. Dr. L W Spikes 64 of Ralls died at West Texas Hospital Lubbock after brief illness. He practiced medicine since World War II and trained at Texas Tech and Texas Tech University.
Johnnie A Walker aged 67 of 1332 East 2th Street will have services at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Manhattan Church of Christ with Verbal Evans officiating burial will follow at Peaceful Grove under South Plains Funeral Home He died Tuesday at Lubbock Medical Center after a lengthy illness surviving relatives include a daughter Mrs Johnnie Mae Vaults of Joan two sons Mr CR of Pos 2618 A Weber Drive and Mr Gordon of 1332 60th Street Lubbock a brother Ike O Buford of Columbia South Carolina two sisters Mrs Frances Price of1 and seven great grandchildren
Willian Allen Wilson 81 of Wichita Falls died about 2 p.m. Wednesday at his son C R Wilson’s home in Post. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery Tow Park with Mason Funeral Home Post and Hampton Vaughn Funeral Home in charge. Born in Arkadelphia Arkansas, he lived in Wichita Falls since 1918. Surviving include his wife.
Lee Williams 65 died at his Lorenzo residence after a Wednesday night illness. He was a Crockett native and World War II veteran who lived in Lorenzo for years. A graveside service with Masonic rites will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Burial under Carter Funeral Home direction. Survived by wife Bessie a son Frank of Lorenzo two brothers Albert C. of Crockett and Jim of Pendleton, sister Mrs Lucy Carter of Hobbs New Mexico.
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