Noted Albuquerque Attorney Geo Harris Jr Dies at 62
George T. Harris Jr., 62, a prominent Albuquerque attorney and husband of a former Wellington woman, died June 18 after 46 years in the city. He led UNM Law School's first graduating class, served in the Army Air Forces, held numerous bar leadership posts, authored NM disciplinary rules, and counted entre into several legal groups. He leaves wife Martha Jean Henry Harris, sons G Thomas Harris III and Ronald G Harris, daughter Debra Harris Ortiz, six grandchildren, his mother Gertrude Harris, a sister and five nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held June 20 at Central United Methodist Church with Dr. Harry Vanderpool officiating. interment followed Sunset Memorial Park.
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George T. Harris, Jr
Albuquerque
N.M
Wellington
Harris
Martha Jean Henry
Wellington High School
Silas. Henry
University of New Mexico
UNM Law School
United States Army Air Force
Bombardier
Kirtland Field
Foggia
Italy
UNM Law School Student Bar Association
New Mexico Attorney’s Association
N.M. Association of Defense Counsel
Albuquerque Bar Association
New Mexico State Bar Association
Sunset Memorial Park
G. Thomas Harris III
Ronald G. Harris
Debra Harris Ortiz
Gertrude Harris
Donald (Laverne) Coudrier
Wellington farmer Derek Janes dies at 28
Derek Talmadge Janes 28, a Wellington farmer, died Friday July 19 at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo. He was a lifelong Wellington resident. Services were held Sunday July 21 at First United Methodist Church. Burial in Memorial Gardens. He studied at Amarillo College Baylor University and SWT San Marcos. He was active in the Democratic Party and married to Nancy Bigby Janes. Survivors include his wife and parents Earl and Opal Janes and siblings.
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Derek Talmadge Janes
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Wellington
First United Methodist Church
Tom Thomson
Memorial Gardens
Schooler Gordon
Bryan Jacob
Kim Janes
Kyle Janes
Robert Wolf
Daniel Gonzales
John O’ Rear
Janes
Earl and
Opal Janes
Wellington High School
Amarillo College
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Baylor University
Waco
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Baylor
Co. C 505
Texas State Guard
Democratic Party
Jones
Nancy Bigby
Ballinger
Collingsworth
Nancy Janes
Earl Janes
Wayne Janes
Houston
Tim Janes
Lake Jackson
Debbie Gonzales
Marlene Boyce
Big Sandy
Marie Jones Dies After Long Illness in Oklahoma
Wellington resident Marie Jones died Saturday morning in an Altus hospital after a lengthy illness. She was married to Howard Jones and survived by a son Rev. Clifford Harper and two step-daughters, with multiple Harwell siblings and five Harwell brothers among the survivors. Funeral services were held July 22 at First Baptist Church, Wellington, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Marie Jones
Wellington
Altus
Okla
Howard Jones
First Baptist Church
Keith Bruce
Fairview Cemetery
Schooler- Gordon
David Peters
Marshall Peters
Johnny Nash
Tom Wilkins
Elmer Feemster
Jack Neeley
Jones
Garland
Tom and
Maybell Capps Harwell
Collingsworth
Lillie
Eastern Star
Tom Harwell
Wichita Falls
Jack Harwell
Denton
Bill Harwell
Norman
Oklo
Lloyd Harper
Mildred Turner
Earl Harwell
W.C. Harwell
Lester Harwell
Bo Harwell
Jess Harwell
Denise Holland
Brock Brewer Dies in Eufaula Oklahoma at 72
Brock M. Brewer 72 of Eufaula Oklahoma died July 17 after a lengthy illness. A former Quail area resident and WWII Air Transport Command veteran, he was a retired carpenter. He lived in California before moving to Eufaula about ten years ago and was married in Newport Beach in 1953. He belonged to several local Masonic and Eastern Star organizations.
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Quail
Browning M
Brock) Brewer
Eufaula
Okla
Virginia
Brewer
Eva
Tenn
Oklahoma
David Ayles Brewer
Ollie Brewer
Air Transport Command
India
California
Newport Beach
Calif
McAlseter
Eufaula Lake Port
Order of Amaranth and the
Order of the Eastern Star
Safetypup Program Slated in Area Schools
Wellington coordinates safety education with Safetypup the National Child Safety Council puppet. Sheriff John, a former patron, leads local efforts with safety songs and grade level tape cassettes covering strangers, sexual abuse, drugs, emergencies, latchkey tips, and memorizing addresses and phone numbers. Safety messages appear nationwide on milk cartons to educate children and prevent tragedy.
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Sheriff Department
Safetypup
National Child Safety Council
Wellington
John
Richard Keller
Betty J. Borgia
Correction corrects honor roll note for Gaylon Cochran
The notice states Gaylon Cochran was employed by Lewis Grocery through high school and will farm this summer with his father. He also visited Virginia Washington and other points of interest earlier in the season.
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Wellington
Gaylon Cochran
Clarendon College
Lewis Grocery
Virginia
Washington
Mrs Lewis and Daughter Return to Wellington
Mrs Charlene Lewis and her daughter Janie move back to Wellington after a year in Dallas. Janie will start as a Wellington high school freshman this fall. Mrs Lewis's older daughter Betty remains in Dallas and works for Texas Instruments.
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Charlene Lewis
Janie
Wellington
Dallas
Wellington High School
National Child Safety Council Strives in Child Protection Efforts
The National Child Safety Council led by its Missing Children programs coordinates from the NCSC Abducted Children Directory to National Missing Children Milk Carton Program. It distributes educational materials nationwide through police and sheriff offices, FBI, and state agencies. The council, 30 years old, remains the world's oldest and largest child safety organization.
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National Child Safety Council
NCSC
F.B.I
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Geo. Harris, Jr
Derek T. Janes
Wellington Satellite Center
Brock Brewer
Carpenter's Union
Huntington Beach
Michael Brewer
Fufaula
Joel Brewer
Petaluna
Penny Fritekritzke
Conifer
Colo
Emmett Brewer
Brea
Russell Brewer
Yakima
Wash
Truman Wayne
Yerba Linda
Savannelle Brewer
Ellery
Delmas
Dr. Holcomb
Dr. Kumar
Thomas Nursing Center
Larry Adams
Barry Long
Ruby Tenison
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