You Know You’re In A Small Town When
Wesl small towns feature a list of quirky local truths from Ace Hardware manager Lyle Boysen. The piece notes Wellington as a town that could fit the category and paints a portrait of rural life with humor about polka nights, dirt sports, local paper camera habits, and community quirks such as not using turn signals and neighbors knowing each other’s routines. The tone invites readers to recognize their own town in the anecdotes and jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Boysen
Ace Hardware
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wellington
Nonsensical OCR List of Names and Places
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and place names with inconsistent punctuation and typos. No coherent event or context is recoverable beyond the scattered, unconnected proper nouns and locations.
Obituary notices for Lowry Brashears Richards in two towns
Obituary items report Clifford Charles Lowry 93 died December 24 1989 in Hollis Oklahoma with services in Dodson and burial in Erick. D.V. Brashears 67 Shamrock obituary notes WWII service and multiple survivor details. Gladys Rainer Richards 84 obituary lists birth Foss Oklahoma 1905 and Wellington affiliations.
Ray C Crownover dies in Deerpark Washington 1989
Ray C Crownover of Deerpark Washington died on Wednesday December 27 1989 funeral services were held Friday December 29 burial at West Cemetery Spokane He was born December 14 1914 in Sidney Arkansas to WA Crownover and Lucy Smith Crownover He married Ruth Brown He served in 1942 with time in Alaska and Germany He and Ruth had four children Donna Jimmy Bill and Roger all of Spokane Five grandchildren and one great grandchild survive along with his wife two brothers and three sisters and four more children and grandchildren listed in the obituary
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Aberdeen
Mr. Brashears
Davis
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Shamrock
U.S. Army
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Brashears
Rose Brashears
Janice Otte
Reba Prestidge
Bill Brashears
Lawton
Okla
Kenneth Brashears
Houston
Gaylon Brashears
Stratford
James Brashears
May Bray
Porium
Mildred Aaron
Jewel Aaron
Norma Jean Hiett
Reina Tate
Oklahoma City
Ray C. Crownover
Deerpark
West Cemetery
Spokane
Ray
Sidney
Ark
Lucy Smith Crownover
Ruth Brown
Dodson
Alaska
Germany
Ruth
Donna
Jimmy
Bill
Roger
Rud
Jack Crownover
Gilmer
Texas
Thurman
R.W. Cveona
Tabor
Mirs
Kenneth
Winona) Hudson
Clovis ‘Goucilie
Castle of Arms
Death of Donald M Curry 77 in Wellington December 1989
Donald M Curry 77 died December 27 1989 in Wellington. Services held December 29 at First United Methodist Church with Rev Jesse Dea officiating. burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. He was a Wellington Postmaster and longtime postal employee, born June 14 1912 in Wellington, son of R F Curry and Lawrence Alsace Stall Curry. He married and had several relatives including two sons Donna Tarver and Joyce Snider, and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Donald M. Curry
Collingsworth General Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Jesse Dea
Memorial Gardens
Cemenry
Schooler-Gordon Mineral
IR. Bowen, Jr
Trust
Holland
Jim Sikes
Joey Whanuel
Don Jones
Eddie Davis
Wir, Curry
Wellington
R.F. Curry
Lawrence Alsace Stall Curry
Fits
Lever
Willington
Mrr
Carry
Longtine
Serace
Pappy Seale
Colingsworth County
Teelma Curry
Dawphvers
Donna Tarver
Dallas
Joyce Snider
Lawton
Oklahoma
Virginia Ghotson
Nell Gordon
Hunt
June Tompkins
Phoenix
Arizona
Larry Snider
John D. Snider
Rebecca Snider
Maxie
Cheryl Tyeves
Moody Wellington longtime farmer dies after short illness
Waymon S. Moody 73 of Wellington died January 1 1990 at St Anthony's Hospital Amarillo after a brief illness. Services were held January 3 at First Baptist Church with Dr Keith Bruce officiating. Burial with Veterans of Foreign Wars graveside rites. Moody born August 1 1916 in Weatherford Texas was a farmer and veteran of World War II. He married Freda Wall in 1941 and leaves wife daughter Anita McGuire two grandchildren Leslie and Trey McGuire and sister Viola Colson. Memorials to Boys Ranch or a charity are requested.
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Waymon S. Moody
Wellington
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
Keith Bruce
Memorial Gardens
Glynn Moore Post
Schooler Gordon
Joe Peters
Billy Joe Wall
Johnny Wall
Oran Sain
Richie Brotherton
Jay Jones
Dennis Hinson
Travis Lockhart
Jesse Peters
David Peters
Marshall Peters
Gene Morrow
Dick Campbell
Buford Riley
David Sellers
Mr. Moody
Weatherford
Texas
William Henry
Annie Mae Moody
Collingsworth
Freda Wall
United States
France
Freda
Anita McGuire
Pullman
Washington
Leslie
Trey McGuire
Viola Colson
Billy Moody
Conley Moody
Boys Ranch
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the Wellingto Wellington
West Avenue
Henry W. Wells
Neil Wilbur
Lynda McGill
Ramona Hichtower
Panhandle
Jack Stein
Virginia Robey News
Priscilla Sullivan
Bee Ford
Texas Press Association
Member Panhandry
Priea Association
The
Wesl
Nick Gilley
Caldwell
Thelma Losvre
Sterling, CO
Howard D. Ball
Lompoch
Grover R. Graham
Richmond
Katherine Toner
San Leandro
Evelyn Cerullo
Oalt Harbor
Byrd
Garland
John Calvin
Harper
Bartlesville
Rex McGowne
Jahmeson
Wichita
Pwane Scott
Longview
Russell ‘Brewer
Yakima
Muriean Strickland
Baton’ Rouge
Ana Mac Winkler
Conway
Sepman Aplion
Chatham
John W. Hmmert
Long Ala
Joe'l. Brod % Tyler
James ‘L. Stevenson
Tucson
Sul
Pam
Texas Ferrers
Unnuon
Blue Cross Bilwe Stuiekd
Seve
Norbert Scmlecel
Shamirook
Clifford Lowry
Clifford Charles Lowry
Harmon Memorial Hospital
Hollis
Church of the Nazarene
Paul Garrett
Erick
Mark Williams
Erick, Oklahoma
Patterson-Greer Funeral Home
Robert Lock
Phil Schapka
Steve Mann
Billy Boyd
John Stewart
V F. Schapka
Mr. Lowry
Jack Co
Bethany
Frank King Post
Lowry
Sayre
California
Charlia Mann
Emma Lee Pitman
Wilma Jean Schapkra
W.A. Lowry
Fred Lowry
Joshua Tree
Iva Lee Lewis
D.V. Brashears
Calvary Christian Fellowship Church
Joe Jernigan
Charlie Richards
Albuquerque
N.M
Shamrock Cemetery
Richerson Funeral Home
Gladys Richards
Gladys Rainer Richards
North Fairview Cemetery
Schooter-Gordon
Carl Wischkaemper
Delbert White
David Baumgardner
P.J. White
Jack Wardlow
Earl Patterson
Millard Brown
John Holton
Bill Hatch
Mack Saied
Billy D. Williams
Harold Keller
Marvin Knoll
Richards
Foss
Thomas Hunter Rainier
Sally Rainer
Belles Lettres Club
Order of the Eastern Star
Agricultural Stabilization
ASCS
Betty Winslet
Mary Ann Lowe
Mae Massey
Rachel Campbell
Bessie Rainer
Tom Rainer
Billy Rainer
Donald Curry
Waymon Moody
Valentine
Bettiez
P.O. Box
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