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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
3
Ethel Green notes list weekend visitors and ongoing visits among Whitewright residents and relatives. Families from Austin Dallas Arlington Mesquite Plano Killeen Irving Denison and Oklahoma City are reported as guests or hosts. The 1950 class reunion plans are set for July with events at the Holiday Inn Sherman and a parade in Whitewright.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter plan their 50th wedding anniversary. Mrs Nanna Francie of Sherman spent the weekend with Miss Lillian Neathery. Mr and Mrs Jack Martin and son Kevin of Dallas visited Mr and Mrs G C Stateville and attended the First United Methodist Church homecoming. Mr and Mrs James Stuteville of Richardson visited at Mr and Mrs G C Stuteville. Mr and Mrs Roy Hamilton of Mesquite visited Miss Winnie Hamilton. Mrs Fred Garner visits Mr and Mrs Ernest Owens in Garland.
Services were held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Trenton for Mrs. Elbert Atkins manager of T W Ayres Dry Goods Stores who died Sunday after a brief illness. Rev Billy Joe Self and Rev Raymond Laramore conducted the services. She was a Fannin County native, married Jan 19 1925 in Whitewright, and a member of the First Baptist Church. Pallbearers included Randy Atkins Monty Trusty Dennis Atkins C B R D and Norman Butler.
The Nursing Home Spotlight features Mrs Maye Thomas Thorpe, a lively long-time Pottsboro resident with roots in Pilot Grove. She taught English, ran a gift shop with her husband, and has 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The note lists family ties, visitors, hospital updates, and a local civic tone with community notices and a feature on faces.
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