Old Glory News Teachers plan holiday activities
Old Glory news notes teachers plan holiday activities and school resumes January 5 with statewide tests in reading writing and arithmetic for third fifth and ninth graders. Principal Eula Peters will travel to Coleman in January to select library books. Several local families share holiday events and sports tournament results including Guthrie Spurs Rochester and McCaulley.
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Eula Peters
Coleman
Peters
Evangelist Rev McDowell guest at Butler home
The Rev. and Mrs. Fred McDowell stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Butler and daughters on December 13. Rev McDowell serves as Associational Missionary for the Wichita Archer and Clay Association and has conducted evangelist tours to Argentina and Brazil. He preached at Sweet Home Baptist on December 14.
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Fred McDowell
Jerry Butler
McDowell
Wichita, Archer and Clay Association
Argentina
Brazil
Sweet Home Baptist
Pallbearers Named for Ernest Hill
Pallbearers for Ernest Hill were Marvin Sample, Kenneth Reber, Brit Thompson, Charlie Thompson, Eddie Hill and David Hill.
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Ernest Hill
Marvin Sample
Kenneth Reber
Brit Thompson
Charlie Thompson
Eddie Hill
David Hill
Longtime Stamford Resident Johnnie Watson Dies at 80
Johnnie Watson, 80, a longtime Stamford resident, died Sunday in Brady after a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St John’s Methodist Church. interment followed at Highland Memorial Cemetery. She was born March 23, 1900, in Gustine and married Allen Watson in 1918. Survivors include a son Bob of Haskell, a brother Mac Matthews of Haskell, a sister Mrs. Tillman MacDonald of Brady, three grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Jim West, David Ballard, Billie Joe McDeever, Bob Harrison, Stanley McKeever, and Bill Lawson.
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Stamford
Johnnie Watson
Brady
St. John’s Methodist Church
Cyril Stone
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Stanford Funeral Home
Mrs. Watson
Gustine
Allen Watson
St. John’s
Dorcas
Bob
Haskell
Mac Matthews
Tillman macDonald
Jim West
David Ballard
Billie Joe McDeever
Bob Harrison
Stanley McKeever
Bill Lawson
Long illness ends life of area farmer Jimmie Wills
Jimmie Matthew Wills 75 died after a lengthy illness Saturday at Stamford Memorial Hospital. Services were held Monday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Hatcher and Rev. Neal Shephard officiating, burial in Bethel Cemetery. Born August 13, 1905 in Aquilla, he moved to Jones County as a child and married Lorena Clark in Abilene on June 23, 1934. The Wills family farmed near Lagerton for 30 years before retiring. he was an usher at Trinity Baptist. Survived by his wife, two sons Gauvayne of Kermit and Bob of Sonora, two daughters Bonita Meinzer of Kermit and Joyce Tredemeyer of Austin, three brothers G P and Claude of Lueders and Murray of Stamford, 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Stamford Memorial Hospital
Trinity Baptist Church
Jim Hatcher
Neal Shephard
First Baptist Church
Lueders
Bethel Cemetery
Funston
Stanford Funeral Home
Wills
Aquilla
Jones County
Lorena Clark
Abilene
Lagerton
Trinity Baptist
Gauvayne
Kermit
Bob
Sonora
Bonita Meinzer
Joyce Tredemeyer
Austin
G.P
Claude
Murray
Stamford
Stamford Man Abner Gressett Dies At 88 In Lubbock
Abner D. Gressett, 88, died Monday morning at his son's home in Lubbock. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stone with Pastor officiating. Burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery. Born October 15, 1892 in Flat, he lived in Jones County since 1913 and served in WWI with the 36th Infantry, wounded in Meuse-Argonne. Survived by three sons and a daughter, two brothers, a sister, 12 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Previous wife Vergie Lee Brannon died in 1970. He was a member of St. John's.
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Bob
Lubbock
St. John’s Methodist Church
Cyril Stone
Clyde Cook
Central Baptist Church
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Gressett
Flat
Jones County
Vergie Lee Brannon
Fort Worth
36Th Infantry
France
Meuse- Argonne
U.S. Army Adjutant General
St. John's
Dalton
Medford
Ore
Ray
Spearman
Pauline Potter
Dallas
Music directors named at Central Central Baptist Church
Central Central Baptist Church in Stamford announces John Ayres of Abilene as Director of Music with his wife Irene as pianist. Adis Robertson of Roswell New Mexico is named Director of Youth, arriving January 1. Ayres previously served at Calvary Baptist in Stamford. A witty remark from Franklin P. Jones is quoted about stenographers.
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Central Baptist Church
John Ayres
Abilene
Irene
Ayres
Stamford
Calvary Baptist Church
Adis Robertson
Roswell
N.M
Miss Robertson
Holiday visitors fill Rockdale area gatherings
Residents from Stamford Abilene Haskell Mingus Strawn and Hermleigh share visits over the holiday period. Families including Early Raughton McKeever Cobb Mickler Ivy Goree and others gather for meals and companionship. several attend a basketball tournament in McCaulley and VIP events.
Former Stamford Resident Myrtle L. Hendricks Dies
Myrtle L. Hendricks, 69, a former Stamford resident, died Monday in Hollywood Hills California. Funeral services are at 12 noon Wednesday at the Church of the Hills Hollywood Hills. She was daughter of John and Maggie West and is survived by daughter LaDonna R. Charles son George C. Hendricks sister Lois Johnston and four brothers M T West J K West L L West and J H West.
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Stamford
Myrtle L. Hendricks
Hollywood Hills
Calif
Church of the Hills
Forest Lawn Mortuary
Hendricks
John
Maggie West
LaDonna R. Charles
George C. Hendricks
Lois Johnston
el Monte
M.T
J.K. West
San Bernadino, Calif
L.L
Killeen
J.H
Sulfur Springs
Stamford Young Farmers Auction Set for March 21
The Stamford Young Farmers group schedules a state auction on March 21 at the Tri County Livestock arena with Bobby Fletcher as auctioneer. All consignments welcome and for more information contact any Young Farmer.
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Stamford Young Farmers
Tri-County
Bobby Fletcher
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