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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1960

Page

4

Knox Irwin Rites Slated At Andrews

Knox Hunter Irwin Sr. 81 a lifelong rancher died at his ranch northwest of Andrews He was a former Shafter Lake postmaster and Andrews commissioner He ranched under the Cross brand 56 years Funeral services set for Means Memorial Methodist Church burial in Andrews Cemetery Pallbearers include local men from Andrews and Odessa Survivors list wife two sons a daughter two sisters two brothers

Andrews Knox Hunter Irwin Sr Irwin Shafter Lake Cross Anna Lee Knox Hunter Irwin Jr Odessa Gene Irwin Billy Edmiston Lucille Richards Seminole Fisher Pollard Fort Sumner N.M Horace Irwin John Irwin Snyder

Funeral Today for City Pioneer John Wesley Givens

Funeral services for John Wesley Givens 86 longtime Lub bock resident will be held at 2 30 p m today at Forrest Heights Methodist Church The Rev W A Appling and Rev J B Sharp will officiate Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park under McDonald Funeral Home direction Givens died after a long illness in West Texas Hospital He was a retired building contractor Survivors include his wife a son four daughters three sisters 16 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren Pallbearers are Roy Cook Homer Maddox Charlie Williams H H Buchanan Hubert Griffin and Roger Walden

John Wesley Givens Lubbock Forrest Heights Methodist Church W. A. Appling J. B. Sharp Levelland Resthaven Memorial Park McDonald Funeral Home Givens West Texas Hospital Roy Cook Homer Maddox Charlie Williams H. H. Buchanan Hubert Griffin Roger Walden

City Man's Mother Dies In Clarksville

Mollie Alford, pioneer Clarksville resident of Red River County, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday in Clarksville Hospital. Funeral services planned at First Baptist Church in Clarksville with Jolly Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include sons Barney of Lubbock Wallace of Los Angeles and P E Alford of Fort Worth and daughter Annie Mitchell of San Bernardino California along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Barney Alford 27Th St Mollie Alford Clarksville Red River County Clarksville Hospital First Baptist Church Jolly Funeral Home

Longtime Terry Resident Dies

Bruce Smith, 36, longtime Terry County resident and carpenter, died Tuesday night at a relative’s home after a long illness. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. William Mayo and Rev. Lonnie Voorhees officiating. Burial in Terry County Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, five daughters, two sons, his parents, three sisters, and four brothers.

Brownfield Bruce Smith Terry County Church of the Nazarene William Mayo Evangelical Methodist Church Lonnie Vooree Raymond James Sepulveda Calif Jerry J. E U. S. Air Force Okinawa

Rites Held For Hobbs Rancher Ted B. Rose

Ted B. Rose 65 a well known Hobbs rancher died at home Tuesday Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Leroy Roland officiating After chapel rites his body was taken to Clovis for Masonic graveside burial Rose came to Hobbs 15 years ago from Claunch New Mexico where he had been in the sheep business He also worked as a cattle broker and rancher

Hobbs Ted B. Rose Griffin Funeral Home Clovis Leroy Roland First Christian Church Rose Claunch N.M

Funeral Set For John Buhman 82 In Seminole

Funeral services for John Buhman 82 retired building contractor of Seminole and Gaines County resident for 52 years will be held at 3 p.m. today at Seminole Presbyterian Church with Rev. Cleve Wheelus and Rev. Frank Crown officiating. Burial is in Seminole Cemetery under the direction of Singleton Funeral Home. Buhman died Tuesday afternoon in Permian General Hospital in Andrews after becoming ill on Monday while visiting Andrews.

John Buhman Seminole Gaines County Seminole Presbyterian Church Cleve Wheelus Frank Crown Andrews Seminole Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Buhman Permian General Hospital

Idalou Services Set For Doss B. McInroe

Funeral services for Doss B. McInroe 81 Idalou resident who died at home Tuesday will be held 3 p m Thursday at Idalou Church of Christ with Cline Drake and Cecil Allen officiating. Burial will be in Idalou Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. McInroe a native of Erath County was a retired farmer and had 55 years in the Church of Christ.

Doss B. McInroe Idalou E. 7Th St Idalou Church of Christ Cline Drake Lubbock Church of Christ Cecil Allen Idalou Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Erath County McInroe

Prepare Your Heart Before Work, A Prayer Verse

A religious verse urges readers to start tasks with prayer and faith. It cites I Sam 7 3 and encourages applying conscience and trust in all jobs from flying planes to pleading cases. It ends with a call to give best effort and leave outcomes to the Lord. JULIEN C HYER

Horton Services Set At Bovina

Funeral services for George Thomas Horton 62 will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Baptist Church Bovina. Horton a carpenter lived here 36 years and died Monday at Scott and White Hospital Temple. Burial in Bovina Cemetery. Survivors include wife Dellie two daughters Marlene Gaines Friona Imogene Frazier Amarillo six sisters and a brother.

Bovina George Thomas Horton Scott and White Hospital Horton Alfred White

Funeral Slated Today For Levelland Infant

Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today at George Price Funeral Home Chapel for Mary Denice Short born May 13 in Levelland who died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Texas Children's Hospital Houston after a heart condition. Survivors include her parents Wayne and (illegible) Short and two sets of grandparents.

Levelland George Price Mary Denice Short Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Wayne Short Tatum N. M Leroy Burris iFirst Baptist Church Bledsoe Levelland Cemetery Joe Short Vernon J. E. Nichols

New Summer Curfew Reports 101 Juveniles Taken In

Summer curfew enforcement yielded 101 juvenile stops from June through August. Capt Bill Cox announced new fall hours limiting youths under 17 to streets 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights and 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. on weekends before holidays.

Bill Cox Police Department Juvenile Division Cox City Commission Corporation Court

Injunction Prevents Cotton Belt Walkout in Texas

A temporary injunction hearing is set for Thursday before District Judge Otis Dunagan to stop a planned strike by Cotton Belt Railroad workers. The issue concerns who will handle yard work at Hodge Texas and in North Fort Worth after a 40 year practice. The injunction delays the July 30 strike while negotiations continue with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Cotton Belt operates in Texas Arkansas Missouri Illinois Tennessee and Louisiana.

Fort Worth & Denver FWEC Cotton Belt St. Louis Southwestern Railroad Co Texas Arkansas Missouri Illinois Tennessee Louisiana

Also Mentioned on This Page

Knox Irwin Mount Pleasant Tenn Means Memorial Methodist Church John Rasco Tilden B. Armstrong Andrews Cemetery G. E. Stephens H. A. Price Lloyd Ford Guy McGill Virgil Lasater Jim Underwood Floyd Peacock Ray Parker Terry Julien C. Hyer Horton Services Broadway Bulletin Board Kroehler Rip van Winkle Dean Biuhcy Doan Lubbock, Texas Lipper Oxfords Farm Journal Krqehler Kroetler
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