Brunch and Fashion Show Open Hurricane Creek Club Season
Van Alstyne hosts a brunch and lingerie fashion show to inaugurate the Hurricane Creek Country Club fall meetings on Wednesday September 8. Mrs. Charles Rice, club president, announces the event with Mrs. Joe Sullivan of McKinney arranging for Henson Kicker Nick of Greenville to model lingerie for fall and winter. The program follows the 10:30 brunch, inviting all Hurricane Creek members to attend.
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Hurricane Creek Country Club
Charles Rice
van Alstyne
Joe Sullivan
McKinney
Henson-Kicker
Nick
Greenville
Rice
Rites Held For G M Whitfield Retired Farmer
Funeral services for George W Whitfield 72 a retired farmer who died Monday at a McKinney hospital were held Wednesday at 2 pm at Flesher Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev J A Moody and Rev Robert Cannon. Burial was at Van Alstyne Cemetery. Surviving are his widow daughters and sons among 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was born in Texas and a member of Van Alstyne Church of God. He married Myrtle West on Sept 21 1924.
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George W. Whitfield
McKinney Hospital
Flesher Funeral Home Chapel
J.A. Moody
Robert Cannon
van Alstyne Cemetery
Texas
J.W. Whitfield
van Alstyne Church of God
Myrtle West
van Alstyne
Bernice Norman
Hutchins
Jean Miller
Dallas
Faye Lay
Garland
Virginia Atkins
Weston
Omega Morris
Carrollton
Ann Climfer
Fort Sill
Okla
Bill Whitfield
Beaumont
Joe Whitfield
Kaufman
Florida Wilson
Lillian Bolton
Grace West
Denton
Tommy
Johnny Whitfield
Fort Worth
Rites Held For W L Lawrence Retired Farmer
Rites were held Saturday morning at Flesher Funeral chapel in Van Alstyne for William Leven Lawrence 80 retired farmer who died Thursday Aug 19 1976 in a McKinney Texas hospital after a lengthy illness. Officiating were Rev Hugh Davis and Rev J I Gregory Baptist ministers burial was in West Hill cemetery at Sherman. He lived in Anna, farmed in Anna and Van Alstyne areas, born March 4 1896 in Texas son of Henry and unknown mother. He married Georgia Belle Brown November 22 1918 in Pecan Grove she died March 6 1946, he married Mary Lackey in 1960 who died December 22 1975. Survivors include four daughters Hylagene Gabert Billie Fay Smith Suetta Rollins Janelle Giles, three sons Everett Bell Lawrence W P Lawrence Jim Lawrence, five step daughters Mary Louise Abshire Virginia Ann Heyser Billy Joy Bradford Shirley Jean Maas Katherine Hill, one step son James B Lackey, one sister Etta Finke Pace, one brother Clarence Lawrence, fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Robbie and Ricky Rollins Billy Dale Lawrence Dana Giles Larry Smith and Ray Burk.
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Anna
Flesher
van Alstyne
William Leven Lawrence
McKinney
Tex
Hugh Davis
J.I. Gregory
West Hill
Sherman
Lawrence
Texas
Henry Lawrence
Pecan Grove
Georgia Belle Brown
Mary Lackey
Hylagene Gabert
Billie Fay Smith
Katherine Hill
Tom Bean
James B. Lackey
Houston
Etta Finke Pace
Denison
Clarence Lawrence
Pottsboro
Robbie
Ricky Rollins
Billy Dale Lawrence
Dana Giles
Larry Smith
Ray Burk
Susan B Anthony award to honor Miss Clara Jo Brown
Miss Clara Jo Brown was to be presented the Susan B Anthony award at a Thursday reception from noon to 4 pm in the Library Community room of Sherman Public Library. The event is sponsored by the Grayson County Coalition of eight national women’s organizations with Sherman affiliates.
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Clara Jo Brown
Susan B. Anthony
Sherman Public Library
Grayson County Coalition
Sherman
Modern Mature Club Supper Draws Sixty Attendees
Lois Lewis reports on the Van Alstyne club supper where 60 people attended. Guests included Edd Henderson of Galveston visiting his grandmother, and new member Mrs. O W Vineyard from Howe with sister as guest. Club thanks fire department and donors for chairs. membership roll remains open.
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Lois Lewis
van Alstyne
Don Flesher
Marie McMahon
Alma James
Louise Douglass
Addie Anderson
Lois Bledsoe
Clifford Call
Ann Sellers
Ora Hopkins
Minnie Gleaves
Mrs. Bee Murphree
Ruth Neill
Ruby Flesher
Velma Arnspiger
Pauline Douglas
Helen Spence
Edd Henderson
Galveston
Mable Milam
O. W. Vineyard
Howe
Reynolds
Troop 44 Scout Camp Tr emphasizes high adventure at Sid Richardson Ranch
News of area scouting shows Troop 44 sending thirteen boys and two adults to a week of summer camp at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch. Two patrols led by senior boys planned activities across Indian Camp Hermits Cave Mountaineering Camp and Cowboy Camp. Each boy participated in climbing, riding, and daily trail cooking, traveling 42 miles by canoe in six days, earning a rare camp trophy for outstanding troops.
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Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
Indian Camp
Hermits Cave
Mountineering
Cowboy Camp
Bob Dickerson
Jerry Salmon
Gene Dickerson
Randy Martin
Charlie Cate
Damon Salmon
Scott Hix
David Bradley
David Rogers
Scott Edwards
Mike Bell
Brian Henderson
Brent Wood
Greg Billups
Greg Chapman
Philmont
New Mexico
Talequah
Okla
Par rish Family Visits Van Alstyne Relative
Personal trip report notes Mr and Mrs Donnie Parrish and daughter Cynthia visiting Van Alstyne this week at grandmother Mrs Gladys Parish’s home. The Donnie Parish family is from Port Chester New York.
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Donnie Parrish
Cynthia
van Alstyne
Gladys Parish
Donnie Parish
Port Chester
N.Y
Cadette Troop Attends Dallas Oz Musical
Cadette Troop 95 of Van Alstyne joined Mrs. Don Bell for an Aug 14 Dallas Summer Musical outing to The Wizard of Oz. Girls Kay Ainsworth Lori Bell Carolyn Green Karen Holloway Jeanette Hammock Dianna Ireland Shelly Kight Teresa Neill and Michael Bell accompanied the group for the show and post performance dinner in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne Girl Scout Cadette
Dallas
Don Bell
Kay Ainsworth
Lori Bell
Carolyn Green
Karen Holloway
Jeanette Hammock
Dianna Ireland
Shelly Kight
Teresa Neill
Michael Bell
Girl Scouts
Meadowbrook visitors share greetings with residents
A long list of Meadowbrook residents and visitors appears in the social column as many households received guests and callers. Notable names include Sedalia Baptist Church attendees Fay Hansard Alma James Glydie Thornton Robi and E.B. Fielder and Jettie House plus Lena Barrett Lena Strickland and Georgia Bell among others. The note ends with a welcome to new resident Mrs. Ruby Murray.
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Sedalia Baptist Church
Fay Hansard
Alma James
Glydie Thornton
Robi
E.B. Fielder
Bea Nunnallee
Carol
Rhonda
Jason
Justin Ashton
Lina Terry
Coffey Hunter
Estal Lay
Mary King
Kay Jones
Irene George
Bertie
Annie Krantz
Ricky McClain
Rikki Morris
Terry Baker
Dess Parish
Jettie House
Elma
David
Florence Crawford
Jimmie Arrington
Gwen Skipworth
Dena Griffin
Lena Barrett
Claude McKinney
Bob
Dot Haney
Everett
Claudine
Michele Garrison
Catherine Cannon
Robt
Mike Garrison
Michael
Harold Veazey
Norman Gray
Cecil Tornton
Ora Russell
Virgie Mae Bell
Billie
Suzanne Shelton
Georgia Bell
Johnnie Fields
V.R
Jennie
Cathy Drake
Cecil
Estelle Morrison
Neill Goss
Lena Strickland
Myron Jr
Heather Pickens
Myron Pickens Sr
Madeline Mount
Marie Rutledge
Marie McMahan
Bessie
Kevin Hix
Ruby Walker
Tim
Ruby Overbey
Vinieta Bowden
Grace Dobbins
Jesfie Beard
James Dockray
Jewell Stephens
Don Hawkins
Marsue
Jason Hartley
Myrtis Brown
Gertrude Stout
Donna Swett
Becky D'Angelo
Karen Morgan
Becky
Billie Ireland
Dorris Roberts
B.G. Whitt
Guy Johnston
Maude Starnes
Warren
Nina
Sid Hedrick
Dora Brooks
Ervin Hedrick
J.P. Williams
Vangie Spears
Elaine
Burl
Tommy Cunningham
Burlee Cunningham
Emma Gattis
Loyes Harris
Jack Jeter
Dollie Jeter
Edna Brashears
Morris Burns
Barry
Viola Gray
Jonnie Vee Robertson
Ruby Murray
Tom Bean News Family Gatherings Span Weekend
Tom Bean area residents share visits and events from Sunday. Jerral Haarmeyer and Shane of Gillham Arkansas join Jack and Mrs Wortham. Ruth Elliott returns from Sigourney Iowa to be greeted by sisters Hazel Cobb and Bertha Pelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wortham
Jerral Haarmeyer
Shane
Gillham, Ark
Eugene Anderson
Bells
Bill Wetzel
Brandon
Tom Bean
Ruth Elliott
Marilyn Elliott
Sigourney, Ia
Hazel Cobb
Longview
Bertha Pelley
Howe
Gary Counts
Boulder
Colo
Rex Carpenter
Don Carpenter
Charles Counts
Gary
Colorado
Carpenters
J. L. Welch
Billy R. Hill
Gainesville
James Bourland
Ronny Bourland
Joey Welch
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Joey
Gary Bader
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