Whitewright News Recap of Local Past Events
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs Grady Gillett hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Betty Gillett on her 85th birthday. The Whitewright Rotary Club donated 250 to fence the football field for public school use and support a modern lighted field. Fifteen years ago the Marvin Methodist homecoming was set for July 15. the Fire Department watermelon party on July 24 aimed to raise funds. One year ago editor Bud Camper resigned. Bob Cayce became editor. Obie Rutledge Jr joined Bells School as elementary principal. Mickey Griffis enlisted in the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Gillett
Marvin Methodist Church
Bill Douglas
Whitewright
Buddy Camper
the Sun
North Texas
Bob Cayce
The
Sun
Obie Rutledge, Jr
Obie Rutledge
Bells
Mickey Joe Griffis
United States Marine Corps
Local society brief notes include travel and hospital visits
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond England of Ft Worth and others return from a Seligman Mo Eureka Springs Ark and Broken Bow Ok tour. Rev. Lionel Lindley holds revival in York Neb. Multiple patients and visitors are listed at Whitewright Flow Memorial Denison Sherman Duncan and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond England
Ft. Worth
G.C. Marlow
Floyd Haliburton
Seligman
Eureka Springs
Ark
Broken Bow
Okla
Lionel Lindley
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
York
Neb
D.E. McCoy
Whitewright Nursing Home
Arthur Pettit
Flow Memorial Hospital
Denton
Carl May
Lillis May
Whitewright
J.T. Follis
Denison
McLarry
Greenville Park
David Brooks
Sherman
D.D. Brooks
Tom Brooks
Desert
Sherman Community Hospital
Joe Rich
Amarillo
Fairview Baptist Church
Durant
First Baptist Church
Steven and
Paul Bennett
Garland
Obituary for Albert Partridge 1900 1968 Whitewright Texas
Funeral services for Albert Partridge aged 70 who died Tuesday at the Whitewright Nursing Home were held last Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Earnheart Chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born December 24 1900 in Amity Arkansas he married Gwendolyn Smith July 21 1924 in Ector. Survived by two sons Billy Wayne and Vaughn of Whitewright two sisters Mrs Alfred Bracric of Roaring Springs and Mrs Lennie Bean of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Partridge
Whitewright Nursing Home
Earnheart Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Partridge
Amity
Arkansas
Gwendolyn Smith
Ector
Marvin Methodist Church
Billy Wayne
Vaughn
Whitewright
Alfred Bracric
Roaring Springs
Lennie Bean
Dallas
Jim Murphy Funeral Services Held in Oklahoma
Funeral services for Jim Murphy were conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Herman Woods officiating. Burial followed at Sandy Cemetery in Colbert, Oklahoma, under Grayson Funeral Home. Murphy, born November 19, 1881 in Yoakum Texas, moved to Whitewright in 1919 and served as a deacon. He married Fannin Cummings of Colbert. Survivors include a daughter Rena Williams of Whitewright, a stepson D. Willis Clark of Colbert, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Murphy
First Baptist Church
Herman Woods
Sandy Cemetery
Colbert
Oklahoma
Grayson Funeral Home
Mr. Murphy
Yoakum
Texas
Henry Murphy
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Fannin Cummings
Rena Williams
D. Willis Clark
Colbert, Oklahoma
Weekend Guests From Across The Country Visit Local Families
Weekend visitors included Ray Dobson of Fort Worth and Opho Miller of St. Louis staying with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Muirhead. Joe Miller hosted Neal Waldrop of Lubbock and Terry Miller with son Douglas in Dallas, while Charles Shoemaker and children from Cleves Ohio returned home after visiting Carson Burchfield's family. Arthur Atterberry of Trenton joined Leila Bell, and Cecil Hendrix family vacationed at Lake Texoma. Navy man David Reed from Puerto Rico is on leave, Argus Ingram of Dallas visited Vada Ingram in a Whitewright nursing home, C M Jones spent the weekend at Lake Tawakoni, and Lynn and Lee Rangely of Corpus Christi visited Mrs. Jim Grider, with Claude Riddle of Sherman also visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shoemaker
Cleaves
Ohio
Carson Burchfield
Arthur Atterberry
Trenton
Leila Bell
Cecil Hendrix
Lake Texoma
David Reed
United States Navy
Puerto Rico
Argus Ingram
Dallas
Vada Ingram
Whitewright
C.M. Jones
Lake Tawakoni
Lynn Rangely
Lee Rangely
Corpus Christi
Jim Grider
Claude Riddle
Sherman
Dallas Family Returns From Florida Vacation
A Dallas family reports various social activities and updates. Chaplain Newt Cole, former pastor, was badly injured by a softball impact and faces a body cast while hospitalized in San Antonio. Local visits include Carey North Carolina guests, Dallas observers, and hospital notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Sanderson
Linda Sanderson
Dallas
Miami
Key Biscayne
Florida
Newt Cole
First Baptist Church
Cole
Lackland Air Fore Base
Wing T-2
Wilford Hall
San Antonio
Paul Geers
Bob Moore
Carey
North Carolina
Harry Stanley
Aubrey Bangley
Corpus Christi
Jim Grider
Velma Sadler
Marvin Smith
Leonard Robinson
East Whitewright
Freddie Whipple
Parkland Hospital
C.L. Culpepper
The
Baptist Church
J.B. Summit of
Sherman
Jerry Johnson
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Ruth Smith
City
Johnson
Bethel
C.M. Jones
Funeral Attendees Gather for Ralph Lyles in Savoy
Mr Virgil Thornhill of Fort Worth a former Whitewright citizen visited Whitewright Tuesday. Mrs Sue Lyles and the Lyles family from Dallas attended the funeral of Mr Ralph Lyles 47 of Dallas who was buried at Savoy on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Thornhill
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Sue Lyles
Jim Lyles
Joe Lyles
Dallas
Millard Sanders
McKinney
Wesley Brown
Larry Miller
Kentuckytown
H.G. Vandagriff
Ralph Lyles
Savoy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raymond Spencer
Fern Fain
Jr-Sr
Jimmy Bassett
Darlene Deberry
Narvin Alexander
Poky’ Kelly
O.A. Bennett
Springfield
Baptist Seminary
Fred Garner
Dave Brown
Seattle
Washington
Roy Hamilton
Mesquite
Sallie
Winnie Hamilton
R.H. Darwin
Percy Darwin
Tennessee
L.H. Darwin
Allen Harper
Duncan
Jim Freeman
E. Worsham
J.A. Harper, Sr
Denison Hospital
Randy Newman
Orlando
Leslie
A.W. Newman
Ricky
Randy
P.H. Connally
Pearl Hickson
Katy Hospital
Denis
Hickson
David Snow
Jim Graider
Chad Neathery
Karnheart
Bill Muirhead
Ray Dobson
Opho Miller
St. Louis, Mo
Joe Miller
Neal Waldrop
Lubbock
Terry Miller
Douglas
Bill Binion
Stuart
Jerry L. Smith
Randy and
Grady
John Vestal
Malcomb Walters
J.E. Dickenson
Melissa
Gilbert Keck
Nocona
J.H. Gosnell
Community Hospital
Perna Badgett
Audrey Hunter
Larry W. Cain
David A. Price
Earl Miller
Plano
Oman Earwood
Blue Ridge
Noel Miller
Mark Ayres
Janette
A.R. McMurry
Milton Sims
Rolla Vestal
Houston
Bobby Burchfield
Leonard Jaycees
Glen McCollum
Log Lake
Williams Grocery
McCollum
Edwards
Chevrolet
Whitewright, Texas
Digel
BAYER
Levan Ti
Prestige Gift Headquarters
Paul Stephens
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