Fiscal Rites Held Friday for Sidney Davis 53
Funeral services for Sidney Davis 53 of Lumberton who died November 28 in Baptist Hospital after a lengthy illness were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Darlas Fincher pastor officiating. Rev. Cecil Davis of the Loch Pentecostal assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Davis
Lumberton
Baptist Hospital
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Darlas Fincher
Cecil Davis
Loch Pentecostal
Davis Buried in Davis Cemetery Near Kirbyville
Davis native of Kirbyville lived in Lumberton 22 years and was a WWII veteran and Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church member. Pallbearers named along with honorary pallbearers. survived by wife Virgie Weaver Davis, three sons, mother, eight brothers, and four sisters.
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Davis
Kirbyville
Lumberton
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Orange
Pete Trest Forest Lutz
Harlen McKnight
Bill Hornsby
Weldon Brinkley l
Billy Earl Strickland
Pete Farmer
Robert Nelson
Dean Moore
Harold Bean
Fleatwood Young
Bob Read
J. W. Lovett
Ray Burns
Kelsie Chance
Marion Leatherwood
Virgie Weaver Davis
James Larry
Kenneth Davis
Bennie Winford Davis
DeQuincy
Carl H. Davis
Silsbee
Roy Davis
Call
Hilton Davis
Bishop
Easel Davis
Savannah
Leonard Ray Davis
New Orleans
Lula Mae Pickering
Arline Nelson
Birtie Mae Johnson
Starks
Angie Alston
Splendora
Forest Thins Timely Light Triggers Berry Rich Undergrowth
When the forest canopy thins the understory responds to sunlight by producing berries and foliage for wildlife. The change in light stimulates growth of edible fruits and cover, supporting local animal species.
Bridal Shower for Miss Martha Smart Honors Upcoming Marriage
A bridal shower for Miss Martha Smart was hosted November 30 from seven to nine p.m. at the homes of several hosts. Guests enjoyed a red and white theme with Lily of the Valley centerpieces. Miss Smart and Michael Graves plan to marry December 22 at Friendship Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Smart
W. L. Jones
Jerry Galloway
John Rizzato
Stanley Seymour
Eugene McClusky
I. T. Odom
Charles Wright
Johnny Holt
Miss Smart
Michael Graves
Dee
Friendship Baptist Church
Pentecostal Lighthouse Announces Pre Christmas Services
The Pentecostal Lighthouse will hold a special series of pre Christmas services beginning Thursday night December 6. Featured speaker is Rev James Stephenson of the United Pentecostal Church of Zavalla. Special messages will address crises of our generation. The church sits 10 miles north of Silsbee on Highway 92.
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The
Pentecostal Lighthouse
James Stephenson
United Pentecostal Church of
Den 1 Cub Pack 186 Meets for Christmas Party
Den 1 of Pack 186 met on December 4 at Mrs Barbara Fannett home with five boys. They planned a Christmas parade for the month and Chuck Fannett served refreshments. The den attended the Scout Circus in Beaumont. Last week the boys toured the telephone office. Matt Karnes was scribe.
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Den
Dee 4
Barbara Fannett
Chuck Fannett
Beaumont Dee
Matt Karnes
State Tech representative to visit Silsbee and Lamp E rton high schools
James Connally Campus of State Tech will send Waco speaker Dee Alexander to Silsbee High and Lam berton High on December 6 to discuss State Tech career education. He also visits West Hardin High on December 7. State Tech offers over 60 percent career oriented programs and awards an Associate of Applied Science after two-year study. New two-year programs include occupational health and safety technology recreational supervision food services administration and nuclear systems technology. One-year programs train for current and future jobs including upholstery. For details contact the principal's office or the State Tech Admissions Information Office.
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Waco
Thomas Alexander
James Connally
Texas State Technical Institute
Silsbee High School
Lamberton High
Dee
State Tech
West Hardin High School
Tex
Southern Pine Beetle Threat in Texas Forests
The major pest in Texas forests is the Southern Pine Beetle a one eighth inch insect that girdles beneath the bark and kills the tree.
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Texas
Youth earns second in Texas A&M Open Karate event
Ten year old Jerry Creekmore Jr. of Beaumont, a fifth grade student at Amelia Elementary, won a second place Pee Wee Division trophy at the Fourth Annual Texas A&M Open Karate Championship on November 17. He has trained four and a half months and holds a Junior Gold Belt. He is the son of Jerry P. Creekmore and his wife and grandson to several local families in Beaumont and Silsbee.
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Jerry Creekmore Jr
Amelia Elementary
Beaumont
A&m
Jerry
Den 2 Cub Pack 88 meeting and Scout Circus 73
Den 2 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met November 28 at Mrs. Troy Droddy’s home with all members present. They made Santa favors for Silsbee Convalescent Center and visited Dairy Queen for refreshments. On Saturday December 1 the boy performed in the opening and closing exercises of Scout Circus 73. Sammy Tobey, scribe.
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Den 2
Cub Scout Pack 88
Troy Droddy
Silsbee
Dairy Queen
Dee. 1
Scout Circus
Kelly Brothers Complete Basic Training at Fort Polk
Pvt Richard A. Kelley and Pvt Bruce E. Kelley finished eight weeks of basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana. They will join Pvt First Class Mark A. Kelley at Fort Hood, all three in the Second Armored Division Hell On Wheels Unit. They are sons of Mrs Inez Kelley of Evadale and the late Woodrow Kelley. Richard attended Victor Schools while Mark and Bruce went to Evadale Schools.
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Richard A. Kelley
Bruce E. Kelley
Fort Polk
Fort Hood
Mark A. Kelley
Second Armored Division
Hell On Wheels
They
Inez Kelley
Evadale
Woodrow Kelley
Richard
Victor
Mark
Bruce
Cub Scout Pack 88 Committee To Meet
Cub Scout Pack 88 will hold its regular committee meeting Tuesday December 11 at 7 pm at the home of Mrs. H V Stines on the old Spurger highway behind Layton's store north of Silsbee. Den mothers, assistant mothers and committee men are invited. The district roundtable will meet at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Jenemant Thursday at 7 30 pm. A group will depart from First United Methodist Church in Silsbee at 6 45 pm.
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Cub
H. V. Stines Ion
Spurger Highway
Layton's
Silsbee
St.Luke’s Episcopal Church
Jenumeant
First United Methodist
Christmas Program at First Baptist Church
The Youth Department of the First Baptist Church at 625 North 2nd Street will stage its annual Christmas Program this Sunday at 6:00. Intermediate members perform Gift Wrap Please, Junior Group dramatizes Hearty Gift, Beginners recite, and Santa Claus will visit. Rev. Sampson Booker is the pastor.
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First Baptist Church
North 2Nd Street
Santa Claus
Sampson Booker
Dixie Diane Gore and Charles Edward Zeller Wed in Beaumont
Dixie Diane Gore and Charles Edward Zeller exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony at Good Shepherd Baptist Church. The couple, both of Beaumont, will reside at 2399 North in Beaumont after Rev. Eugene Dickey officiated with a senate of family and friends in attendance.
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Dixie Diane Gore
Charles Edward Zeller
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Lurline McPheeters
Stanley C.gore
Max Zeller, Jr
Eugene Dickey
Linda Marshall
Insects and Diseases Consume Global Wood Supply
The article notes a yearly loss of timber to pests and disease so vast it could construct a three foot wide by one inch thick circular band around the earth at the equator, underscoring the scale of forest damage.
Alpha Delta Kappa Members Hold White Elephant Sale
Twenty two members of Texas Beta Eta Chapter Alpha Delta Kappa gathered November 29 at Mrs Irene Holland home. After a brief business meeting a white elephant sale raised funds for the scholarship fund with Mary Ella Sheffield assisting hostess duties.
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Texas Beta Eta
Alpha Delta Kappa
Irene Holland
Mary Ella Sheffield
Card of Thanks for Sidney Davis Loss
The Davis family expresses gratitude for food flowers prayers visits and sympathy during the illness and loss of Sidney Davis. Their acts of kindness will be remembered. Mrs. Sidney Davis and Family.
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Sidney Davis
Thanking Friends for Support After Dolores Adaway
The Adaway family thanks friends for prayers, food, flowers, and donations during Dolores Adaway's illness and death. Gerald Adaway and children, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sirmons extend gratitude for support received.
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Dolores Adaway
Gerald Adaway
Calvin Brown
Bobby Sirmons
We can make just about anything work except a lazy husband
A humorous ad line notes that most tasks can be arranged or solved, but a lazy husband remains an exception. The quip plays on domestic life and efficiency, suggesting partners’ roles and expectations in a lighthearted way.
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Tommy McLaughlin
Robert Jones
Carl Ferrell
Robert Stanton
Tommy Corley
Greg Swinney
Jaycee
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Silsbee Jaycees
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Chenault Field Place
Lake Charles
von Reece
AVAI
Miitony Thome Medaleton
Pontiac
Headmore
Madison
Moon Hite Crest
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NEW Casa Rank Woon
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Vahtan
Austin
Richard Meers
Vernon Gray
Rupert Horka
Bob Burgess
Larry Cude
Morris Moore Chevrolet
James Dodson
Mr. Cude
Morris Moore
Chevrolet, Inc
Jerry P. Creekmore
Thomas V. Creekmore
Spraden B. Jones Sr
Sammy Tobey
Kelly Brothers
Cub Scout
C. E. Zeller
Santa Fe Railroad
Robert McDaniel
Pansy Yawn
Steve Symons
Dale Zeller
Mike Zeller
S Craig Micars
James Smart
Jack Gore
Lisa Gore
Mexico
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Charles E. Zeller
Gainesville, Texas
First Assembly of God Church
New Covenant
Assembly of God Church
Highway 92 North
General Repair Service
Leon Avery
Sears
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Silsbee Flower Shop & Jewelry
Pine Plaza Shopping Center
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