Boogie Bugle Boy of Company B Dies at 77
Buck Wrightam, 77, the model for the World War II hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, died of natural causes at South Lake Memorial Hospital in Clermont, Florida. A former Army bugler with the 129th Infantry Company B, 33rd Division, he later served with the 8th Air Force Comets Band and remained active in a Lake County honor guard. Wrightam earned Deputy of the Year honors in 1985 for crime prevention work and organized more than 150 Neighborhood Crime Watch programs. He is survived by his wife Ruth and son George. funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Clermont
Fla
Buck Wrightam
Wrightam
Lake County
Hughie Prince
Prince
Andrews Sisters
Bette Midler
South Lake Memorial Hospital
Army 129Th Infantry
8Th Air Force Comets
8Th Air Force
Glenn Miller
National Sheriffs Association
Graymont
Ill
Pontiac
Mich
Florida
Aeronautical University of Chicago
Texan held on hooliganism charges may come home
William Mack McCarty a 24 year old Texan interpreter for a Houston firm faced hooliganism charges in Moscow after urinating beside his stranded car. He was granted amnesty when the prosecutor did not appear and was set to fly home this weekend after three months of detention and hardship.
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Shreveport
Russia
William
Mack’’ McCarty
Mack
David McCarty
Marshall
Mack McCarty
Moscow
Death notices from Odessa region July 1995
Obituaries for J W Holland 74, J Taylor Sherrill 99, Audrey Dean Smith 60, Myrtle Wilson 85, Bernice Shira 88, Cleaburne J Moore 74, Juanita V Rodriguez 77 list funeral details, birthplaces, residencies, and survivors across Odessa, Denver City, Seminole, Andrews, Bixby and Fort Stockton. Army veterans, Baptists, church services, and cemetery burials noted with multiple siblings, children, and grandchildren.
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Myrtle Wilson
Denver City
Denver City Memorial Park
Roger Pool
Rule, Miss
Arkansas
Sidney Frost
Washington, Ill
Hazel Glaze
Bradford
Helen Moore
John Warner
George Varner
Ami
St. Joseph Catholic Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Fort Stockton
Sanderson
Andrews
Irene Sanchez
Vicenta Villegas
Crane
Adelaida Valadez
Odessa
Mary Arias
Mineral
David Rodriguez
West Palm Beach
Fla
Alfredo Rodriguez
Robins Air Force Base
First shark bite in six or seven years near Port Aransas
Port Aransas reports the first confirmed shark bite in six or seven years. Mark George a 34 year old Corpus Christi man was bitten in the foot while surfing at the Fish Pass end near Port Aransas. He was stabilized at Bay Area Medical Center in Corpus Christi. The bite occurred about 5 30 PM and witnesses helped move him to safety. Police confirm the incident as isolated.
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Port Aransas
Mark George
Corpus Christi
Robert Sherwood
George
Bay Area Medical Center
Corpusisti
Sherwood
Herwood
Obituary Policy Notice for Odessa American Readers
The Odessa American publishes death notices for residents within its 21 county area and accepts notices from established funeral homes. Paid obituaries may include life history and pallbearer names, with photos only for paid notices. Notices received by 4 30 p m are typically published the next day.
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Odessa American
Odessa
PBS art guru Bob Ross dies of cancer at 52
MUNCIE Ind AP Bob Ross once taught millions to paint happy little trees on The Joy of Painting His PBS series taped at WIPB in Muncie since 1983 aired across the United States and abroad He is survived by his wife Lynda a son a brother and a half brother
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Muncie
Ind
Bob Ross
PBS
Public Broadcasting System
Ross
WIPB
United States
Kong
Iran
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
South Korea
Turkey
Lynda
Court Beat: Local Court Hands Varied Sentences
The court dismissed charges against Jesus Manuel Montanez for marijuana possession over five pounds. Francisco Garcia Rico received 10 years probation and a $1000 fine for cocaine delivery. Gadison got 10 years probation and a $500 fine on two robbery counts. Carrasco was sentenced to three years and $1000 fine for large scale marijuana delivery. Rhodes and Lockett received probation and fines for forgery and related charges. Lujan Vejil was dismissed for possession of cocaine. Vejil later faced 12 years, $1000 fine, and 180 day license suspension on amended counts.
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Jesus Manuel Montanez
Fort Stockton
Jay Gibson
Francisco Garcia Rico
Monahans
Joe Connally
Ralph Edward Gadison
Seminole St
Connally
Jesus Renteria Carrasco
Sherry Madden Rhodes
Interstate 20
John Wesley Lockett
Manuel Lujan Vejil
Henderson Ave
Vejil
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Boogie
Bugler
Mariesha Harbin
Sulpher Creek
Lampasas
J.W. Holland
Crane Cemetery
Frank W. Wilson
Brown County
Ray Holand
Jerry Holland
San Angelo
Anita Odom
McCamey
Iwana Gilson
Sweetwater
Judy Ritter
New Braunfels
Jo Henderson
Blackwell
Taylor Sherrill
Taylor A. Sherrill
Exxon Corp
First United Methodist Church
Jim Hawk
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Rising Star
Bill Sherrill
James D. Sherrill
Poway
Calif
Alene Robertson
Dallas
Audrey Smith
Denver
Audrey Dean Smith
Seminole
Gaines County
Bob Lewis
Ratliff Funeral Homes
Lamesa
D’ann Blackman
Ann Smith
Kay Gay
Melba Hughes
Elgin
Bernice Shira
Permian General Hospital
Andrews Cemetery
Ted Short
McNett Funeral Home
Bonham
Lucille Turner
Poteau, Okla
Bixbby
Okla
Cleaburne J. Moore
Bixby
Colonial Chapel
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
Bixby Funeral Service
Gorman
Texas
Hazel Moore
Rita Nolan
Fonda Watson
Prairie Village
Kan
Jack Moore
Guyman
Talma Spangler
Everett
Wash
Juanita V. Rodriguez
Mattress Factory
Andrews Hwy
Crea
Oak Entertainment Center
Art
Orlando
Mike Johnson
Mon.fk
Midland Park Mall
Matney
Permian Mall
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