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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1969
Page
7
The column notes 48 in church Sunday services and lists numerous visitors and relatives from Bakersfield to Denison. It mentions fifteen plus families and individuals visiting residents, with several single names and towns noted throughout. A funeral notice for Claude D. Binion, 84, is included with service details and survivors.
Mrs Ruby Clayton Cross 62 of El Paso died Wednesday July 9 1969 in El Paso Funeral services were held at 11 a m Monday at Master Memorial Funeral Chapel She was born November 17 1906 in Ector daughter of Henderson and [illegible] Clayton Survivors include her husband two stepsons three nephews Donald Clayton Easley Clayton Raymond Clayton and three nieces Randolph Morris Mrs James Ramey Mrs Billy Jean Barnes Details from the obituary indicate extended family in Sherman Dallas Ector and Lubbock units.
Funeral services for Hobart M. Pike 72 were held at 3:00 p m last Sunday in Mullican Little Funeral Chapel. He died at 6:10 a m Saturday in Sherman Hospital. Rev. Harry Stanley and Rev. Thomas Beall officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Bells. He was born August 15 1896 in Adair County Kentucky, married Ina Mae Nelms December 9 1917 in Grayson County. He was a World War I veteran, a Baptist, and retired from Hardewicke-Etter Co in Sherman where he worked 20 years. He had lived in Texas since 1903. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, two brothers, three sisters, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Roy Duke, Wesley Washburn, Jack Pritchard, Ray Smith, J B Wilson and Fred Shearer.
Funeral services were held for Sgt Ronald Strickland who died after a 40 foot fall from a cliff near Camp Pendleton and while on military leave. Born January 3, 1948 in Blue Ridge he served from 1966 with a Vietnam posting. Burial at Stony Point Cemetery with full military rites. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Strickland and several brothers.
The family expresses appreciation for kindness prayers flowers and food after the death of Boyd Strickland also known as Sgt Ronald Boyd Strickland.
A caricatured column highlights IRS activity during filing season. It notes Dallas District handling 1.6 million returns with 300k calls and 125k walk‑ins, ranking Wichita Falls highest among 18 offices and contrasting city versus rural visit patterns.
Social Security district manager Gus Jones warns students and beneficiaries working full or part time this summer must report earnings. Auditions for the Commerce Talent Show soar July 19 at Commerce High School with top losers advancing to East Texas Talent Tour.
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