Newlyweds VIPs win trip prize at holiday gathering
A Christmas event drew about 100 VIPs where Charles and Viola Stanford won an all expense paid jet trip to Avoca for seven days on the 40 story Tel there. The party included gift exchanges, a Mousetrap play house, Jacks, Carol singing with Osella Weary, a turkey dinner, and a bingo game with candy canes. Next meal is Friday Dec 28 with December birthdays celebrated. a blood pressure check is planned Monday Dec 31 for volunteers aged 18 and up with nurses available 9:00 to 11:30. January programming will include meals on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with schedules to be announced.
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Jon
Charles
Viola Stanford
Avoca
Sven
Osella Weary
Byrdie Lee Terry
Veryone
Allersons
Public notice of Stamford sale of city land lots 11 12 119
Through action of the City Council of Stamford Jones County Texas the city lists for sale real estate deeded to the city Lots 11 and 12 Block 119 Original Town of Stamford at 620 E Campbell. Sealed bids due by 5:00 PM February 1 1980 at the City Manager's Office. Bids opened February 4 1980 at 1:30 PM. The city may reject any or all bids or waive formalities. City Manager Ken Roberson.
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Stamford
Jones County
Texas
E. Campbell
City of
Ken Roberson
Funeral for Clifford Miller 16 in Abilene
Funeral services for Clifford Miller of Abilene, brother of a Lueders resident, were held at Highway 36 Church of Christ southeast of Abilene with Ed Headrick officiating. Burial followed in Potosi Cemetery. Miller, born April 25, 1963, died April 12 after a long illness at West Texas Medical Center. He was a Wylie High School junior and a member of the Highway 36 Church of Christ. Survivors include his parents Inman and Leonita Miller, five sisters, and multiple grandparents and a niece. Pallbearers were Max Wheeler and six others.
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Clifford Miller
Abilene
Lueders
Highway 36
Church of Christ
Ed Headrick
Potosi
Mr. Miller
West Texas Medical Center
Inman
Leonita Miller
Sister of local residents dies buried here
Martha J. Hunter 52 of Abilene and formerly of Oklahoma City died December 19 in West Texas Medical Center Abilene. Funeral service December 22 at Solomon Temple Baptist Church Stamford with burial at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include son Donald Ray Hunter three daughters Doris Jean Brenda V. Delphia White two brothers two sisters and five grandchildren. She was born May 10 1927 in Anson a housewife and Jehovah's Witness. Funeral directed by Stanford Funeral Home.
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Martha J. Hunter
Abilene
Oklahoma City, Okla
West Texas Medical Center
Donald Ray Hunter
Oklahoma City
Doris Jean Hunter
Topeka
Kan
Brenda V. Hunter
Delphia White
Richmond
Calif
Jack Cochran
Stamford
Riley D. Cochran
Anson
Stella Franklin
Mary Belcher
Alanta
Former local man called to Germany pastor role
Larry Jones son of Mr and Mrs N D Doc Jones of Stamford has accepted a three year call to serve as pastor of Neckar Valley Baptist Church in Sindelfingen Stuttgart Germany effective Jan 1 The church shares facilities with an American and a Yugoslavian congregation and is aligned with the Southern and European Baptist Conventions The Foreign Mission Board will send the Jones children to a private American school near the Army Base and fund German language study for the pastor and his wife Linda Three year assignment with plans to return to the States includes extended family in Abilene Fort Worth Lueders Bastrop and Stamford plus 13 grandchildren.
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Larry Jones
N. D
Doc’' Jones
Stamford
Neckar Valley
Foreign Mission Board of
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Jones
Loren
Lisa
Army Base
Linda
Lance
Longtime Lueders man Allie Hicks dies at 68
Funeral services were held for Allie T. Hicks 68 a longtime Lueders resident who died December 20 in Stamford Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born August 25 1911 in Texas and lived in Lueders for 47 years. He married Ruby Shannon in 1932 in Avoca and was a retired stone mason. Survived by wife Ruby and a son Jesse Hicks of Lueders.
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Allie T. Hicks
Lueders
Lueders Church of Christ
Stanford Funeral Home
Hicks
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Texas
Thomas
Alice Hicks
Coleman
Oklo
Leeders
Ruby Shannon
Avoca
Ruby
Jesse Hicks
Ex-county commissioner to be buried in Anson
J E Touchtone 66 of Anson and former Jones County commissioner dies after a long illness. Funeral at Anson Church of Christ with Curt Ramey officiating and burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Survivors include wife Leta, son Terry, daughter Christi, brother Claude and three sisters. Palbearers listed. honorary pallbearers include church elders and deacons.
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J. E. Touchtone
Anson
Jones County
Anson General Hospital
Anson Church of Christ
Curtis Ramey
Sunset Church of Christ In
Fort Worth
Tommy South
Dale King
Mount Hope Cemetery
Lawrence Funeral Home
Mr. Louchtone
Truby
Business College
Abilene
Leta Faye Barbee
Lubbock
Air Force
Touchstone
Lion's Club
Terry Touchstone
Christi Harris
Claude Touchstone
Jessie Shannon
Leota Sherrell
Merkel
Ruby McCoy
Leon Thurman
Earl Boler
Jim Jones
Norman Blankenship
Gene Rodgers
Bill Lepard
Earl McCaleb
Bill Godfrey
Ernest Spraberry
John Sosebee
George Brown
Longtime Stamford resident Modesto Alvarez dies at 83
Modesto Alvarez 83 longtime Stamford resident died at 12 20 p m Sunday after a short illness Funeral was held at St Ann s Catholic Church with Father Stephen White officiating Burial followed at Highland Cemetery under direction of Stanford Funeral Home Rosary was recited Tuesday evening He was born February 23 1896 in Uvalde married Petra Alvarez in 1918 in Stamford She died in 1970 Survivors include three sons Julio B Alvarez and E V Alvarez of Stamford Sisto Alvarez of Pomona Calif one daughter Josie Moreno of Paducah two sisters Modesta Diaz of Abilene and Petronila Casas of Chicago 26 grandchildren and 30 great pallbearers listed
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Modesto Alvarez
Stamford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Stephen White
Highland Cemetery
Stanford Funeral Home
Mr. Alvarez
Uvalde
Petra Alvarez
Alvarez
Stamford Compress
Julio B. Alvarez
E. V. Alvarez
Sisto Alvarez
Pomona
Calif
Josie Moreno
Paducah
Modesta Diaz
Abilene
Petronila Casas
Chicago
Rey Alvarez
Raney Alvarez
Steve Moreno
Joe Don Moreno
Ronnie Garcia
John Chazer
Nicholson R. Fletcher dies. Hamlin resident dies in Stamford
Fletcher R. Nicholson 67 of Hamlin brother in law to a Stamford resident died at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral held at Church of the Nazarene Hamlin with Rev Marshall Stewart. burial at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include three brothers, three sisters, and a sister in law Colleen Nicholson.
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Fletcher R. Nicholson
Hamlin
Stamford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Church of the Nazarene
Marshall Stewart
Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
Foster Funeral Home
Mr. Nicholson
Plainview
George A. Nicholson
H. M. Nicholson
Fort Worth
M. A Nicholson
Odessa
J A. Nicholson
Plano
Lucille Owen
Faye Dean
Sara Gold
Ruidoso
N. M
P. R
Colleen) Nicholson
Birth of Adam Jordan Rinn in Austin hospital
Mr and Mrs Ray Gene Rinn of Seguin announce the birth of a 6 lb 3% oz baby boy named Adam Jordan born December 7 in an Austin hospital. He is 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dan Rinn of KIDNEY DANGER SIGNS- BACKACHE, etc.
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Ray Gene Rinn
Seguin
Adam Jordan
Austin
Dan Rinn
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Spurgeon King
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Ecclesiastes
the Living Bible
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Stamford, Texas
JRB Supermarket
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John Earl Anders
John Earl Anders, Jr
Stamford Electric
Joe Hudspeth
Goodyear
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