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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1961

Page

5

Rites Held for Jesse T. Smith and Other Bereaved

Obituary notices detail Jesse T. Smith’s funeral at College Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Montrose under Sanders Funeral Home direction. The report also notes the death of Robert Lee Wallet a Big Spring painter found in Lake Pomona California and other local passings including David Lawson Conner and Roy Ross.

James Ran Jesse T. Smith Dolph Ran) Smith College Avenue Jack Friday Level Welch Smith Mississippi Levelland Movin Central Baptist Church Rockdale Lubbock Montrose Clovis Iss New Mexico Plainview Lab Robert Lee UPI Dan Bock Wallet Big Spring Sanders Oma Balentine Robert Lee City Pomona Calif C. R. Blake Tex Memory Smith San Diego Ben Womack J. Orland Iville Smith 20Th St J. Har Slaton David Law- Feremtaut Don Oand Son Conner Slaton E. Smith Fresno Justice of the Peace Roy Ross Brow Ag Druegne Brown Edward Smith Fort Worth Walter Lowe Fort| Tripoli

Odessa Oilworker Dies When Pipe Falls Near Eunice

Curtis Rachard Collins a 24 year old Odessa oilfield worker died after a pipe section fell during unloading at a Phillips Petroleum Co pipeline job about eight miles northwest of Eunice. State police said a guy line to a winch truck A-frame snapped causing the pipe to strike him. He was taken to Hobbs Hospital and was believed dead on arrival. He was a swamper for J. J. Willis Trucking Co. of Odessa and funeral rites were pending Saturday at Roberts Funeral Home Hobbs.

Hobbs Odessa Curtis Rachard Collins Phillips| Petroleum Co Eunice Collins J. J. Willis Trucking Co Roberts Funeral Hoes Lobbs

Zenith introduces World Famous Hearing Aid in Lubbock

Ollie B. Livingston of Better Hearing Aid Center announces Zenith Radio's Living Sound transistorized hearing aid. The device promises clear sound and telephone compatibility with Zenith research backing decades of audio engineering. Contact 11915 19th St. Lubbock Texas for details.

Lubbock Texas Ollie B. Livingston Faithfully Zenith Allnith Radio Zenith Radio 19Th St Earlime B. Livingston

Funeral services for Conner announced with burial in Englewood Cemetery

Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m today in the Williams Funeral Home chapel with Roy Dean Ver ner Church of Christ minister officiating. Burial follows in Englewood Cemetery. Conner, a retired farmer, is survived by two sons L Conner of Hobbs and L M Conner of Slaton a daughter Mrs Ray mond Gentry of Slaton four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Williams Funeral Home Roy Dean Verner Church of Christ Englewood Conner L. Conner Hobbs L. M. Conner Slaton Raymond Gentry

Funeral Pending for Rev William Derr Retired Baptist Minister

The Rev. William Robert Derr a retired Baptist minister who served in Lubbock Abilene Petersburg and Ralls died at 9 30 am Saturday at San Angelo Baptist Home Funeral service will be at Elmwood Baptist Church Abilene time pending Burial in Abilene Survivors include a son William Derr stationed in Germany with the Navy and a daughter Mrs Frank Page of Lubbock.

William Robert Derr Lubbock San Angelo Baptist Home Elmwood Baptist Church Abilene Derr Petersburg Ralls William Derr Germany Frank Page

Burkett Area Father Dies. Rites Planned for Mrs Johnson

Funeral services set for Mrs Ethel a Rete Netta 88 of Burkett after illness. Burial in Burkett follows services at Stevens Memorial Chapel with Rev E G Key and Rev Paul Smith officiating. Survivors include wife three sons and several daughters and grandchildren.

Jeane Ethela Rete Netta Burkett Ea ‘Ih Tamer South Plaseveral Ceidet Se ‘McDonald Morial Hospital Coleman Sheats Asi Park Assembly Tineral Stevens Memorial Chapel E. G. Key Baptist Church of Knoxville Tenn Louis Johnson Granger County The Baptist Church Sone Parker Idalou R. E Burket Buddy San Tiveaughters Verna’ Sialeup Cotton Center Elizabeth Neff Shallowater

Funeral Set For City Resident Mrs Lige King In Ralls

RALLS Special Funeral services for Mrs Lige King Nancy Ann reportedly set for 3 p m Monday in Ralls Church of Christ with burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Lucia McKee and sisters Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton Mrs Earnestine Allen Mrs Dan Bell of Barry Texas. Mrs King died Friday from a heart attack at home. grandsons to be pallbearers. Lima sewing machine maker weighs Peru plant opening plans.

Barnes Reslvices Lige Nancy. Ann Ralls Laevis Daugh Ralls Church Ter Lucia McKee Jim B. Pointer Church of Christ Lubbock Aland Dallas

Rites Pending for Arthur C. Dillon

Arthur C. Dillon a former field worker and Planview native with Andrews connections died. Funeral services were pending at Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Ona Dillon two daughters Sandra and Jon of Andrews his mother Lona Dillon of Marlow Oklahoma two sisters Mrs William A. Birt and Mrs J R Fors of Oklahoma City.

Andrews Arthur Degh Doggett Dillon Oifield Planview Snyder Andrews Presbyterian Church Singleton Funeral Home Ona Dillon Andi Sandra Jon Lona Dillon Marlow Okla

Brownfield Rites Set For Resident

Mrs. Eland M. Smyth, 38, a Brownfield resident for about ten years, died Friday afternoon in Terry County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Directors supervision.

Brownfield Eland M. Smyth Terry County Hospital Emmanuel Baptist Church Tom. Morgan City of Lubbock Cemetery Trane

J G Landrum Dies At Snyder Funeral Services

Jeptha G Landrum 78 longtime Scurry County resident dies in Snyder Hospital Saturday at 1015 am Funeral set for 3 pm today at Fluvanna First Methodist Church with Rev Howell Watkins and Rev I T Huckaby officiating Burial in Fluvanna Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home Snyder direction Survivors include wife four daughters one son a brother nine grandchildren and a great grandchild Pallbearers listed as Jack Martin Earl Sneed Dee Pylant Bill Herring Paul Turner and W H Jones

Us Rentidt The Methodist Church Masonic Lodge Snyder Hospital Fluvanna Cemetery Bolger Funneral Home Snyder Burke J. Plant Big Spring E. E

Smyth Family Remains Noted in Lubbock Obituary

Survivors include husband and four daughters living in Trumansburg New York and at home, six sons all of the home, her parents in Lubbock, four brothers in Lubbock, a sister in Camproe Florida, and one grandson.

Linda Kay van ‘Buren Trumansburg N. Y Shirley Ann Bantan Brenda Joyce Smyth Sandra Fay Smyth George Harold Roy Clifton Larry Dean Gary Gene Kenny Mack Jimmy Dale Smyth G. L. Alley Lubbock Willie Alley Bishop Calif Clyde Alley Roy Alley Jimmy Alley Faye| Jasey Camp’ Roe Fla

Edgar W. Roberts Funeral Slated

Edgar W. Roberts 49 of Shallowater died of a heart attack at his home. Funeral services are set for 3 p m at the Shallowater Church of Christ with minister Albert Trent officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock County under Franklin Bartlet Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife two sons Lawrence and Roy Wayne a daughter Mrs Charles Hooks his father L R Ro Paducah four sisters and three brothers and five grandchildren.

Kirk Roberts Jess Roberts W. L. Roberts Curtis Roberts Edgar W. Roberts Shallowater Lubbock County Lawrence Roy Wayne Charles Hooks 45Th St. Lubbock L. R. Ro Paducah R. Jr Amarillo Bill N. M

Amarillo Lad Drowns In Drainage Ditch

A nine year old boy identified as Frank Robert Putnam drowned while fishing with his twin brother John Glen and three other boys in a drainage canal in Amarillo. Witnesses said he slipped into water about 20 feet deep and the others could not swim to reach him.

Amarillo Frank Robert Putnam John Glen

Halo Rites Set For Mrs. Ziegler

Funeral services for Mrs. Hubert Ziegler 72 who died Saturday in Plainview Hospital Clinic will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in First Methodist Chapel Plainview with Dr J H Crawford and Rev Wilbur F Gaede officiating. Burial is in Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include three daughters Stan Marcheski Dell Sanders and Joe Hysinger son John Ziegler and a sister.

Plainview Hubert Ziegler Plainview Hospital First Methodist Chapel J. H. Crawford Wilbur F. Gaede First Methodist Church Olton Plainview Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home el Paso Denton Clarendon Daugh Stan Marcheski Plain Dell Sanders Pampa Joe Hysinger John Ziegler Tulia

Ex Snyder Woman Lillie Eatmon Rites Set Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Kenneth Eatmon 61 a former Snyder resident will be at 2 p.m. Monday at North Side Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Jack Dean. Burial follows in Snyder Cemetery. She died Saturday in a Dallas hospital after moving to Houston 15 years ago. Survived by four daughters a brother ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Snyder Lillie Kenneth. Eatmon Dallas Eatmon Houston Collin County North Side Baptist Church Jack Dean Snyder Cemetery Bell Funeral Home Eatman C. A. Roton Richman Beaumont J. W. Davis Fort Worth Linda Stocks Richard Crenshaw

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tavettant David L. Conner Ady Canton First Baptist Gene Haw Marine Corps Korea VFW First Baptist ‘Shurch Man Whitfield Ueteae Eoat Unuccniet Géorge Brown Mrs. Lige King Pearl Balls Cemetery Carter Ben Stanley King W. E. Carr Jr J. B. Baggett Jr Bill Baird Charles W. Bird Lima I Consisring Peru Arthur C. Dillon Brownfield Rites J. G. Landrum Caid Jack Martin Earl Sneed Dee Pylant Bill Herring Paul Turner W. H. Jones Edgar Roberts Mrs. Ziegler London & East Germany USDA Turkey Joe Wood Market & Locker College Privaty and le Savings. & Loan Association Avenue Industrial Foundation OF the Southwest DIAL
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