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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1965
Page
5
Loeb School hosts PTA carnival with hot dogs chili and a horse drawn wagon ride from Broussard's Mortuary Beaumont. Oct 12 PTA meeting features yearbook honor and speaker Ernest Conden as Layman Day concludes service at 10 45 a m. Families attend skating trips hospital updates and local visits fill the week.
Funeral services for Henry Blackmon 73 of Silsbee are set for 2 p m today at First Pentecostal Church with Rev A C Hoke and others officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home direction. He died Tuesday night after a long illness. He was a native of Leesville La and a retired Kirby Lumber timber scaler. Surviving: wife Lillie Blackmon. five sons Ray Edward Nathaniel Paul Joe all of Houston. seven daughters T J Ward Jeff Thomas Claude Simmons all of Silsbee Marvin Moody Paul Smith Gene Mansfield of Victor Y G Durham of Spurger. two sisters Lena Isbell Lois Blackmon of Silsbee. one brother Leroy Blackmon Merryville La. 30 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Ruby Mae Thompson thanks friends for the cards flowers calls and gifts during her stay at Hotel Dieu Hospital. She denies a nervous breakdown and notes confinement was for another illness and invites contact with her doctor Dr. James Powell at 3205 South 4th Street Beaumont Texas. May God bless each of you.
Local notes report visits and travels of residents. Elizabeth McClelland I returns home from a Bowie Maryland visit. James Hays family attends Silsbee Center game then visits relatives in Longview. Eugene Holt heals after surgery in Beaumont. Ed Whitten and family visit in Madisonville. R E McClelland travels to Gilespie Illinois to visit daughter and family. W T Hobson Jr visits Richmond. J J Taylor and daughter Ann visit Center. Felix Sharp Jr stationed at Selfridge AFB visits Cook home. Buddy Ray visits grandparents in Center. A Houston area trip includes an Astro game in the Astrodome and a home visit with the Buchen family.
We wish to thank friends for the cards, flowers, and visits during our time of sorrow. Your kindness provided comfort and support to our family.
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