Ex Runnels County Woman Dies in Houston
Ex Runnels County resident Mrs Lela Northington McAdams 82 died Monday at Methodist Hospital Houston after illness since Jan 19 Funeral was held Thursday at Newby-Davis Funeral Chapel Ballinger with Rev R B Twitty officiating Burial in Evergreen Cemetery She was born March 2 1881 at Buffalo Gap taught school and lived in Winters Ballinger Houston and Big Spring Survivors include son John Q McAdams Jr of Houston daughters Mrs George H Moore of Houston and Miss Marjorie McAdams of Big Spring a brother Marshall Northington Ballinger and sister Mrs Henry G Jones Big Spring plus five grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Northington McAdams
Winters
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Newby-Davis
Ballinger
R. B. Twitty
First Presbyterian Church U
West Texas
First Presbyterian U. S. Church
Ballinger Shakespeare Club
John Q. McAdams Jr
George H. Moore
Marjorie McAdams
Big Spring
Marshall Northington
Henry G. Jones
K. V. Northington Jr
Town and County Garden Club News Meeting in Davis Home
Town and County Garden Club met at Mrs. LaDell Davis home March 13 with Mrs. George Briley presiding. Mrs. Floyd Sims spoke on principal plants their pests and disease. New officers elected for the coming year include president Mrs. Floyd Sims and others. Members plan to attend the State Convention in San Antonio March 26. Members present included J. D. Aldridge George Briley A N Blackerby James Burson Bernice Gardner R B Osborne Willis Jernigan Floyd Sims and guest J C Colburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Briley
Town and County Garden Club
LaDell Davis
R. B. Osborne
J. D. Aldridge
James Burson
Floyd Sims
L. D. Whitecotton
Don Oaks
Wayne Bedford
Bernice Gardner
San Antonio
Mesdames J. D. Aldridge
A. N. Blackerby
Willis Jernigan
J. C. Colburn
Funeral Rites for Mrs Shell Durham Held in Wingate Area
Funeral for Mrs Shell Durham, 89, former Wingate resident, was held at Spill Memorial Chapel with Rev. Charles Meyer officiating. Burial followed in Wingate Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a San Angelo hospital after moving there from Wingate in 1955. Born Lena Ann Dean in Fannin County on December 15, 1873, she married Mr. Durham May 29, 1904, at Wingate. Surviving are her husband, a daughter Mrs G M Watkins of San Angelo, a sister Mrs Ada Gannaway of Abilene, a brother Ed Dean of Wingate, four grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Durham
Wingate
Spill Memorial Chapel
Charles Meyer
Wingate Baptist Church
Wingate Cemetery
Durham
San Angelo
Lena Ann Dean
Fannin County
G. M. Watkins
Ada Gannaway
Abilene
Ed Dean
Esther Sunday School Class Meeting In Williams Home
The Esther Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. A. T. Williams home Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. E. Smith presided. Nadine Smith led the devotional on the topic of the importance of little things from Exodus. Members present included C. T. Hart and Worthington, J. E. Smith, Nadine Smith, Parrie Carwile, and C. E. Whitmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Smith
Esther
First Baptist Church
A. T. Williams
J. E. Smith
T. H. Worthington
C. T. Hart
Parrie Carwile
C. E. Whitmire
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Runnels County
Emelville Shavelson
Adult Picture
Ins Sane
James Leddy
Leddy
Aleety Boot Shop
Town, Country Club
Davis
Williams Home
Dobbins
L. E. Young
Tohoka
D. A. Dobbins
Austin
Robin
Lauri
T. H. Worthington Sr
Annapolis
Navy
Army
J. E. Traylor
Bell's Cashy
Tinkle Street
Chuck
Swift's
Round Sirloin Club
Stokely’s
Stokely
Mea
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