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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
2
Four 4 H Record Book Workshop sessions wrap up with clubs New Hope West Side and Clover Leaf preparing entries due by July 17 at the County Extension Office. District level competition advances winners to State with District 9 later hosting horse and dress events.
Carre Faulk husband of Marvis Verner of Wells participated in decommissioning ceremonies for Naval Transport Squadron Three at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey. The squadron commissioned 25 years ago supported Berlin and Hungarian Airlifts and later Vietnam airlifts. On decommissioning the unit received the Military Airlift Command Flight Safety Award and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Grace Corley Rambin 67 of Garrison at Bethel Baptist Church Appleby with Rev Virgil Stanaland and Rev Norvil Jones officiating Burial was in Bethel Cemetery under Cason Monk Funeral Home Mount Enterprise she died Sunday night at Mount Enterprise after an extended illness She was a native of Cushing lifelong Nacogdoches County Baptist Survivors include husband Guy Rambin three sons B A Rambin Sidney Rambin Floyd Rambin four brothers Carl Corley Garnett Corley Gatlin Corley Laz Corley one sister Mrs Lola Pegues nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Pallbearers were Marshall Corley Aubrey Corley Mervel Corley Rufus Rambin Charles Rambin Doyle Rambin Forrestee Meadows and Billy Joe Shipley
Funeral services for Lillian Mae Thomason 85 were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Rocky Springs Baptist Church near Dialville with Rev Don Copeland officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Born April 17 1882 in Alto she lived in Cherokee County all her life and died June 24 in a Rusk Nursing Home. She was a Church of Christ member. Survivors include son Earl Clayton Thomason of Houston four daughters Verna Coleman Ira Cribbs Hazel King of Rusk and Inez Halbert of Jacksonville four sisters Mamie Tobias Alto Ella Lee Harry Dallas Velma Weatherly Houston and Cordie Brock Beaumont eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bill Cobb Paul Cobb Ronnie Taylor Wylie Thomason Lee Parker and Haskel Johnston. Arrangements by Wallace Funeral Home.
Representative Wright Patman announced that the Rural Electrification Administration approved a 456000 loan to Eastex Telephone Cooperative Inc at Henderson. The funds will serve 254 new customers, upgrade lines to 1 2 and 4 party configurations, build 38 miles of new line, and install toll free routes between Elysian Fields Waskom DeBerry Mt. Enterprise and Henderson areas.
Funeral services for Elige Ellis Alexander 74 of Mixon were held at Brown Funeral Home with Rev Grover Talbert officiating. Burial followed in Mixon Cemetery. He was found dead in a pasture near his home. A retired farmer he had lived in Mixon for years. Survivors include his wife one daughter Edith Brewer of Rusk and three sisters Luch Jowell Lennie Alexander and Hollie Durham. Pallbearers were W Nor thcut Don Maxwell Wesley Alexander Lou Alexander John Wilson and Vascom Robison.
Michael Monroe Bell age 15 died Sunday after his car left Highway 69 four miles north of Rusk. He was pronounced dead at Jacksonville Hospital. Witnesses said the car appeared to lose control. He was a Jacksonville High School junior and worked part time at a local food store. Survived by parents Silas and [unreadable] Bell and three sisters. Funeral Monday at Beal Chapel Baptist Church in Jacksonville with burial at Sardis Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. arrangements by Wallace Funeral Home.
Lions and Lioness Clubs of Rusk will jointly install officers Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Pineview Restaurant. W D Bill Mauldin a former district governor Lions 28 1 will officiate. Robert von Doenhoff will be incoming Lion Club president and Mrs Elizabeth Bivin will become Lioness Club president. The rites occur during a dinner meeting.
Next Sunday at 11 00 a m the Rusk Presbyterian Church will hold worship with a message titled Perils of Power from Isaiah 10 13 to mark Citizenship Sunday The Session will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m All are invited to attend the services of this church
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