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Rusk Cherokeean

Location

Rusk, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1967

Page

11

Funeral Services for John Smith 61 Held in Houston

Funeral services for John Smith 61 of Houston were held at 2 30 Sunday at Forest Park Funeral Home with eGard May Church of Christ officiating Graveside rites followed Monday at 10 30 am at Shiloh Cemetery near Alto conducted by Cecil Stringer Church of Christ officiating Smith died Friday morning at work from an apparent heart attack He worked for Brown and Root Construction Company He was a native of Houston County and a former Alto resident now living in Houston 18 years He belonged to Southeast Church of Christ Survivors include his wife two sons three daughters two brothers a sister 17 grandchildren and five step sisters Pallbearers listed The body was transported to T Allen Son Funeral Home in Houston prior to burial

John Smith Houston Chapel of Forest Park eGard May Church of Christ Shiloh Alto Cecil Stringer Smith Brown and Root Construction Company Houston County Southeast Church of Christ Bertha E. Smith John Bill Smith Douglas M. Smith Dorothy McDaniel Pasadena Annola French Mary Grace Allen Herbert Smith Edna Joe Smith Grace Grench Billy Thompson Don Irish Bobby Joe Wise Garland White M. C. Alexander Virgil Wright Buc Fulton Ralph Roselle T. Allen & Son Funeral Home

District IX 4 H Dress Revue slated for July in Nacogdoches

Cherokee County participants Linda Martin Mary Goodspeed and Linda Singletary compete Thursday July 27 1967 at Hotel Fredonia Nacogdoches judged by a panel and peers. Ribbons gifts from Mize Department Store with luncheon fashion show precede judging.

Fredonia Nacogdoches Cherokee County Linda Martin Mary Goodspeed Linda Singletary Mize Department Store Jerry Vining Jackie Rogers Helen Colston Russell Davis Jacqua Rogers la- Nelle Clifton Glenda Polite Jeanine Chapman Lonna Shaffer Don Parsons Terry Vining Richard Singletary Kenneth Jackson Lynda Clifton Edward Chapman Delores Bobbitt Barbara Good Speed Linda Dingletary

Harris Rites Held for Forest Area Man

Funeral services for Thomas M Harris 9 of Forest Community near Alto were at 4 p.m. Monday at Forest Baptist Church with Rev Gene Tomlin officiating. Burial followed at Hester Cemetery. Harris died Saturday afternoon in a San Angelo hospital after a short illness. He was a native of Goldthwaite and longtime Forest resident, a Baptist, retired farmer and rancher. Survivors include two sons J B Harris and Porter Harris of Alto. two daughters Mrs A M Weatherbee and Mrs K K Kennedy of San Angelo. two sisters Mrs Luther Lee of Beaumont and Mrs Fula Folks of California. three grandchildren and eight great grand children.

Thomas M. Harris Forest Alto Forest Baptist Church Gene Tomlin Hester Cemetery T. Allen Harris Harris San A Io Weatherbee Am K. Kennedy San Angelo Luther Lee Beaumont Fula California

John H Bradberry Fanera death notice at Mt Hope

John H Bradberry 77 of Selman City died Friday morning in an Overton hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Mt Hope Methodist Church with burial in Mt Hope Cemetery under Crawford Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. He was a retired Cities Service pump man and member of Mt Hope Church. He left a wife Hester and four children James Bradberry Buren Hale W L Hawkins Jr and A M Scott plus two brothers a sister four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers included Hulan Bradberry Travis Bradberry Bure Green Joe Bradberry Ray Bradberry and Franklin Pigg.

John H. Bradberry Selman City Mt. Hope Methodist Church A. N. Tiller B. W. Waltman Mt. Hope Cemetery Crawford A, Crim Henderson Braeberry Overton Shelbyville Rusk County Cities Service Or Co Mt. Hope Frank Bradberry Frank Pigg Center

Funeral services for Mrs Ada Barnes in Alto

Mrs Ada Barnes 75 of Alto died Saturday night after a long illness. Funeral held 2 p m Monday at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Phillip Watson and Rev Bill Cunningham. Burial Oakland Cemetery near Rusk. Burial directed by O T Allen and Son Funeral Home of Alto. Survivors include four stepchildren two brothers three sisters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a Baptist, native of Rusk, former Ennis resident, lived in Alto five years.

Ada Barnes Alto First Baptist Church Phillip Watson Bill Cunningham Oakland Cemetery Rusk O. T. Allen and Son Funeral Home

USCGR Gilcrease Graduates From Training Center

Boatswain's Mate Third Class Jerry Lee Gilcrease of Alto completed the Leadership School at the U S Coast Guard Reserve Training Center Yorktown Virginia. The two week program covered military leadership Coast Guard history world affairs human behavior and group dynamics for annual active duty training.

Jerry Lee Gilcrease USCGR Ford R. Gilcrease Alto U. S. Coast Guard Reserve Training Center Yorktown Coast Guard

Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits

Rusk residents hosted relatives visiting from Oklahoma and Louisiana. Brent Lindsey returned home with his grandparents after a week with them. Shreveport and Houston guests joined Mrs. Pinson and Mrs. Colvard, while Mr. and Mrs. Harkins and Mrs. Guinn hosted relatives nearby.

Gerald Smith Neal Lawrence Smith Winnie Denton Brent Helen Wemple Shreveport William Thompson Houston Jack Pinson

Alto teen joins 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam

Private First Class Marion D Lindsey 19 son of Mr and Mrs Doyle A Lindsey Alto was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam July 1 as a rifleman with Company A 2nd Battalion 18th Infantry near Di An. Lindsey enlisted December 1966 and trained at Fort Polk Louisiana after Alto High School 1966 graduation.

Marion D. Lindsey Doyle A. Lindsey Alto Vietnam 18Th Infantry di An Lindsey Army Ft. Polk Pvt Alto High School

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Irene Odom John Barton Doyle F. Goodspeed Jr Sandra Risinger Rayford A. Cagle Hulan Bradberry Travis Bradberry Bure Green Joe Bradberry Ray Bradberry Franklin Pigg Mrs Gilcrease Rusk Folks Pvt M. Lindsey E. E. Colvard McAlster Okla C. J. Harkins Edwin Guinn Dallas Charles Burch L. D. Guinn Kroehler Aan Americ Dearborn Kelvinator Okuup Deacon's Mata Tees SBR A. Aei A. S Treas Kroefiler Axy Bearden Mattress—Springs ICAI Ibkroehler Sofa Jerator i A Ione
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