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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1961
Page
5
Reports list patients Mrs Leonard Phillips visitor in Abilene, various hospital stays in Bronte Winters and Hendrick. Deaths include Royal Bishop and infant Denson with funerals and graveside rites in Wingate and Winters Cemeteries. Numerous out of town relatives attend services and visitations.
Royal Bishop a 68 year old cotton buyer died Sunday at Hendrick Memorial Hospital after a week in care. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Spill Memorial Chapel with Rev. Charles Meyer officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. He was born in Alabama and moved to Texas as a child, later settling in Winters in 1941. Surviving are his wife Thelma, a daughter Mickey McCarty of Abilene, four sisters and two brothers. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church at Wingate.
Mr and Mrs John Kuykendall of Miles welcome a baby girl Jana Lynn born August 15. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ben Lindley of Winters and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs B L Kuykendall of Haskell.
Lance Bradford son of Obie Dee Bradford was honored on his fourth birthday August 4 with a party at home. Refreshments included cake and cakes and favors such as balloons candy suckers and bubble gum. Attendees included M L Guy and family Cathy Craig Chris Steve John Turner James Gehrels Ricky Tommy Denny David Lee Thelma Lea Robert Spoonts Carey Danny Ray Becky Jim James West Bob Hatcher and the honoree’s mother Mrs C D Bradford among others.
Martha Davis 23 daughter of Mr and Mrs LaDell Davis died Friday in Dallas. Funeral services were at 3 30 Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev Cecil Taylor and Rev Ray Elliot officiating. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery. She was born September 19 1937 in Winters and a 1959 nursing graduate from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. She worked at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. She is survived by her parents a sister Cynthia and grandparents in Winters. Pallbearers were Wayne Vinson James Spill Marion Roper Tommy O Mara Robert Gardner Ed Baker Kenneth Vinson.
At Fort Chaffee in Arkansas area reservists Jerry M. Sullivan and Arthur R. Workman participate in refresher training conducted by the 95th Division.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ashley of Plainview spent Thursday in Winters visiting friends and attending the Firemen's barbecue event.
The Wednesday Study Circle at St John Lutheran Church met in the education building with Mrs. Dick Dunlap leading a Bible study from Genesis and Psalms 104. Mrs. Dunlap played piano as the group sang Beautiful Savior and Mrs. Edward Bredemeyer gave the offering meditation.
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