Eastern Star officers installed at Stamford Chapter 269
Stamford Chapter No 269 of the Order of the Eastern Star held an open installation on Friday June 8 at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple Gladys Martin was installed as Worthy Matron and Herman Cox as Worthy Patron for the year Other officers followed with names and roles including Martha Green Henry Hank Graham La Verne McNeil Sue Link Mildred Smith Aubrey Smith Mary Mayfield Lou Jean Lovvorn Adah Vergie Mae Cox Ruth Zada Smith Martha Marie Davis Electa Peggy Childress warder Johnny Childress sentinel Luella Johnson Florence Wilson Debbie Thompson and more The installing officers were Mrs Reatha Mullins Mrs Lena McGee Allen Davis Mrs Elizabeth Wilson etc The Bible presentation was by Patti Martin and square and compasses by Albert Lynn Martin Presentations and gifts followed with attendees from multiple towns Betsy Thompson sang with Thomas Thompson at the piano A benediction was given by Dr Cyril Stone Guests registered from several towns After a reception in the dining room Mrs Spoon buried then funeral services for Fannie Mae Spoon 87 were held at Kinney Funeral Home Chapel Pallbearers listed.
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Stamford
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gladys Martin
Herman Cox
Martha’ Green
Henry
Hank) Graham
la Verne McNeil
Sue Link
Mildred Smith
Aubrey Smith
Mary Mayfield
Lou Jean Lovvorn
Adah
Vergie Mae Cox
Ruth
Zada Smith
Martha Marie Davis
Electa
Peggy Childress
Johnny Childress
Sentinel Luella Johnson
Florence Wilson
Debbie Thompson
Esther
Reatha Mullins
Haskell
Lena McGee
Knox City
Allen Davis
Old Glory
W .D. Smith
Elizabeth Wilson
Mary Hagle
Patti Martin
Amarillo
Albert
Lynn Martin
Martha Green
Sam
Karla) Smith
Vicki Hertel
Betsy Thompson
Thomas Thompson
Area natives to note 50th anniversary Sunday
Mr and Mrs Virgil Dopson of Abilene will be honored Sunday June 17 with a 50th wedding anniversary reception from 2 to 4 pm at the United Savings Building in Abilene. Hosts are their children Don Dopson of California and George Terry of California. They have five grandchildren.
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Virgil Dopson
Westmoreland
Abilene
United Savings Building
North 12Th and
Mockingbird
Don
Dopson
Brea
Calif
Geroge Terry
South Gate
Lueders
McMurry Grants Degrees At 56th Commencement
John Stephen Harrell of Stamford earned a bachelor of science in natural science among 113 McMurry College graduates at the fifty sixth annual spring commencement in Radford Auditorium. Guest speaker Sarah Weddington, presidential assistant and alumnus, urged graduates while Dr. Thomas Kim awarded honorary doctorates to Weddington and W. B. Rushing of Lubbock.
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John Stephen Harrell
Stamford
McMurry College
Radford
Sarah Weddington
Carter
McMurry
Thomas Kim
Mr. Weddington
W. B. Rushing
Lubbock
Harrell
Debra Shurley laid to rest at Bethel Lutheran Church
Debra D. Shurley 14 of Ericksdahl died at 10 45 a m Monday after a long illness. Funeral held 4 p m Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Church with Rev Stan Leaf officiating. Burial in Bethel Churchyard Cemetery. Justice of the Peace Mozelle Nance ruled natural causes. Survived by parents Wayland and Shurley, one brother Wade, paternal grandparents Alfred and Mrs Shurley, and maternal grandmother Violet Ivy.
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Debra D. Shurley
Ericksdahl
Bethel Lutheran Church
Stan Leaf
Bethel Churchyard Cemetery
Stanford Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Mozelle Nance
Miss Shurley
Stamford
Wayland Shurley
Bricksdahl
Wade Shurley
Alfred Shurley
Avoca
Violet Ivy
Local woman buried here Saturday
Maggie Lucy Morgan, 68, longtime Stamford resident, died Friday morning after a heart attack. Funeral was Saturday at Kinney Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Highland Memorial Cemetery. She was born 30 August 1910 in Weatherford and married Melvin Morgan in 1925. Survivors include daughter Mrs Allan Fowler and grandson Jeff Fowler. Pallbearers named.
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Maggie Lucy Morgan
Stamford
Kinney Funeral Home
Cyril Stone
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Morgan
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Weatherford
Melvin Morgan
Local church youth plan car wash fundraiser
First Assembly of God youth plan an 8 am Saturday car wash with washes for 4 dollars and pickups or vans 5 dollars. Pickup and delivery included. Proceeds fund summer camp. Youth supervised by adults. Births listed include Vito Lane Jessie L Amanda Dawn Zachary Laine with parent details.
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First Assembly of God
Vito Lane
Jose Alfred Valenzuela
Jessie L
Domingo Flores
Amanda Dawn
Billy James Bush
Zachary Laine
Lloyd Derrell Taylor
Plainview Baptists Set Revival Soon
Plainview Baptist Church near Stamford will host a revival June 20 to 24 with nightly 7 pm services and two Sunday sessions at 11 am and 7 pm. Evangelist David Rycroft, a 22 year old Hardin-Simmons University senior, leads, with Bob Beck, also 22 and an HSU senior, as music director. A youth rally featuring Elmcrest Baptist Church’s youth choir will be held June 22 at 5 45 pm, followed by a hot dog supper. Pastor Gordon Malkowskis invites all, with driving directions via Aspermont highway and dirt roads, adjusted for rain.
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Plainview
Elmcrest Baptist Church
Abilene
Gordon Malkowski
Aspermont Highway
Sisters visit Kings family in San Angelo on June 7
Mrs Hazel Overton and her sister Mrs Iva Mae Flowers visited their sister's family the J C Kings on Thursday June 7 in San Angelo. They were met there by Mrs Overton's daughter Mrs.
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Hazel Overton
Iva Mae Flowers
J. C. Kings
San Angelo
Mrs. Overton
Odessa traveler visits extended family in Wacoon
Leemore Cook of Odessa accompanied them to Wacoon Friday. There they visited Mrs. Overton, Flowers, and Mrs. E. L. Hinson with her two daughters and their families, the Marvin Peltons and the Joe Kozinskys. They returned home Sunday evening.
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Marvin Peltons
Joe Kozinskys
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Pyndale Hots
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Martha
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First National Bank
Stamford, Texas
JRB Supermarket
Joe Hudspeth
Bunkley
Association OF
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Jones County Implement CO
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West Texas
John Earl Anders
John Earl Anders, Jr
Cablevision
West Hamilton
Tex
Stamford Electric
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the Fabric Shop
J. L Herman
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Alignment
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