Sethel Greens Notes on Whitewright Community
Mrs. Nettie Horton of Dallas visits her daughter and family in Whitewright. Weekend guests include the Faulkner and Hicks families from Abilene and Sherman. The Third Saturday Fellowship is set for May 17 at Firemen's Hall. Local attendance at various family and visiting gatherings is listed, including trips to McKinney, Farmersville, Sherman, Carrollton, Lubbock, Arlington, Plano, and Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Horton
Dallas
Charlie Ayres
O. E. Head
Kenneth Faulkner
Don Faulkner
Ron Faulkner
Abilene
Dick Gibson
Amy
Howe
Jack Hicks
Carmen
Sherman
Orville Head
Tom Bean
Firemen’s Hall
J. W. Gunter
M. L. Williams
F. F. Gilbert
Rayburn Gunter
J. B. Thornhill
Brenda
Jessee Crawford
Howard Hodge Jr
Whitewright
Kathryne Pierce
Carrollton
Annie Lansford
Lawrence Terry
New Mexico
Vernon Lansford
McKinney
Doug Lansford
Bells
Jimmy Lansford
J. R. Summerlin
Dale
Lubbock
Emmett Green Sr
Roxton
Vbvirgil Burchfield
Ina Meady
D. B. Nedgers
Houston
William Jones
Ina Mae Weaver
Bettie Jo
Leonard
Thelma Sanderson
Oneta Key
Thomas Sanderson
Wichita Falls
Ray Rayburn
Elmer Sanderson
Wendell Withrow
Steven
Maie Rea
Junior Key
Greenville
Pete Burchfield
Virgil Burchfield
Harold Thornhill
S. R. Thornhill
James Cowan
Garland
N. K. Richardson
Irving
Joe Bailey Thomas
Denison
Herman Philly
Lewisville
Edith and
Diane Lewis
Mexia
Charles Lewis
Pecos
Emmett Green, Jr
Tisdal Watkins
Hubert Thrasher
Jimmy Anderson
Calvin McKnight
Euless
James Norvelle
Jerry Pierce
Lee Crawford
Clint Hennig
Joe Clint Hennig
Richardson
David Woodson
W. R. Tabor
Dee Neal
Nell Long
Robert Layman
Mary Herpatch
Bonham
Jack Dickerman
Carl Holland
Orville Woodson
Leslie Holland
Denton
Bicentennial program highlights at Whitewright Community Club meeting
The Whitewright Community Club met in Firemans Hall last Thursday with Miss Viva Phillips leading a Bicentennial program. Secret pals were announced and plans set for May 22 to tour Burlington Mills and Nettie Bass Home in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Community Club
Fireman's Hall
Viva Phillips
Velma Sadler
Lewis
Burlington Mills
Nettie Bass
Sherman
Grider
Bennett
Whitewright appoints Doug Person patrolman
Whitewright Chief Leroy DuQuette announces Doug Person as a new patrolman effective May 5. He recently moved from Aubrey via Denton and Kingsville and has four years in law enforcement plus a certification from the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission. He will work Thursday evenings and is permanent. The department also thanks Earl Chesser of Bagett's Mobil for aid to motorists and residents for helping return misplaced head stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy DuQuette
Doug Person
Whitewright
Person
Honey Grove
Aubrey
Denton Police Department
Safeway
Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission
Kingsville
Earl Chesser
Bagett’s Mobil Station
Prope
Letters to the Editor about local tombstone notes and residents
A reader recalls local families linked to tombstone references and a banker couple near the parsonage in Whitewright. He identifies W H King and family ties, mentions four children Bryant Frank Tom Sue, and notes possible burial sites at Oak Hill Cemetery. Names like Jack Lackey Roby Childress Grover Stateville appear as helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright
Texas
Alverson
Finis Stephens
W. H. King
First National Bank
Molly Bryant
Bryant
Frank
Tom
Sue
Tom B. Moore
Canaan
Dallas
Devonport
Mother's Day Dinner Attendees From Across Area
Mrs. O L Winkle honors with a Sunday dinner at the Smithey home in Grand Prairie. Guests include families from Kermit Mansfield Ardmore Dallas Allen and Fort Worth stockyards with extended kin. The Fort Worth Stockyards leads cattle market and tops dollar show and sale series. 1975 events run May through November with seven monthly sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Winkle
Paul Smithey
Grand Prairie
Lowell Taylor
Kermit
Billie Geer
Ronnie Geer
Calvin Winkle
Mansfield
O. L. Winkle Jr
Borg
Fort Worth
Birthday Boys Celebrate Fifth at Anderson Home
Scott Anderson and Kevin Slaughter marked their fifth birthday with a cartoon themed party at the Anderson residence on Saturday May 3. Guests included Kim Brown Lori Brown Ray Miller Donnie Miller Kathy Johnson Deena Alexander Renee Jester Curtis Bordeau James Slaughter and Priscille Riker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Anderson
Eddie Anderson
Kevin Slaughter
Don Slaughter
Anderson
Kim
Lori Brown
Ray
Donnie Miller
Kathy Johnson
Deena Alexander
Renee Jester
Curtis Bordeau
James Slaughter
Priscille Riker
Nursing Home Honors Mothers During Sunday Services
Several mothers at the nursing home were recognized with pink corsages during Sunday church services. Highlights include Mrs. Alice McAlester the oldest mother, Mrs. Mary Bryant the youngest, and others noted for having many living children. The event featured special music by local musicians, with 72 in attendance. A Secret Grandmothers project, a Whitewright High School class co op picnic, and Bible study by Rev. Byron were also part of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McAlester
Homer Gentry
Whitewright
A. G. Smith
Dallas
Mary Bryant
Lloyd Bryant
Oma Smith
Jennie Daughrity
Freda Dockery
B. D. Smith
Wills Point
J. C. Daughrity
Leonard
Mary Lou Kissinger
Bonham
Howard Starnes
Jack Yowell
Johnny Gentry
Don Carpenter
Diane Ashlock
Kemp
Whitewright High School
Pearl Vestal
Mary Alma Hicks
Estella Biggerstaff
Zelma Hopper
Eva Jones
Ruth Hicks
Ruth Cox
Nettie Blanton
Minnie Smart
Bob Bryon
Mother's Day Socials and Community News In Whitewright Area
Families visiters and relatives from Pilot Grove Whitewright Trenton Garland Dallas and Fort Worth extended sympathy to Mrs Sallie Smith. James Creecy marked 103rd birthday with church recognition and open house at the Elementary school. Betsy Gail born May 3 to Betsy and Bradley grandparents listed. May birthday party featured music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Mary Ruth Hicks
J. A. Ayers
Dallas
Lizzie Nolen
A. C. Stephens
Arlington
Bulah Vandergriff
Dorothy Whitson
Houston
J. W. Fielder
Dess Whitson
Grace Smith
Nannie Pitcock
James Creecy
Jean Norman
James Ownby
Rayford Beach
Pearl Vestal
Mattie Harris
Bill Tom Bradley
Savoy
Betsy Gail
Wallace Wilson
Whitewright
Wayne Bradley
van Alstyne
Bradley's
Jim Bob
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Sethel Green
Louis Franklin
Larry and
Joyce Franklin
Princeton
Roy Ellison
Christi
Mrs
Farmersville
H. H. Rayburn
Norman Watkins
Viola Wright
Don Collins
Sherman Hospital
Claude Meadow
Esther West
Mary Darwin
Wilson Jones Hospital
Terry Reese
Jerri Kelley
Tom Bean High School
By LeRoy DuQuette
Steven’s Discount Fashions
Saad
First National Bank of
FDIC
Walter H. Bogle
DuBarry Lane
P.S
Memory Lane
Mrs. Winkle
Ft. Worth Stockyards
By Rosalie Geers
Hoyt Skipworth
Pilot Grove
Thomas Fagan
Jimmy Skipworth
Billy Skipworth
Vanessa
Arthur Coker
Peggy Butts
Charles Skipworth
First United Methodist Church
Millard Allen
Bixby
Okla
Emma Jones
Fred Durham
Trenton
Clarence Griffin
Desert
Clara Sterling
Lester Funderburgh
Plano
Carrie Bly
Sallie Smith
John Bow
Pam
Alaska
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