R Q West Dies at 62 in Drasco Home
R Q West 62 died at his Drasco home after a lengthy illness. Funeral held August 30, 1975 at Drasco Baptist Church with Rev Emmett Brooks and Rev James Vermillion officiating. Burial at Bluff Creek Cemetery under Spill Funeral Home. He was born September 11, 1912 in Bluff Creek and moved to Drasco in 1935. He married Annie Hancock in Abilene October 3, 1936 and was active in First Baptist Winters and Drasco Baptist as deacon. Survivors: wife, parents J E West of Brownwood, three daughters Wanda Mundy Denton Rebecca Dorotik Eola Cindy Smith Winters, three sisters, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Q. West
Drasco Baptist Church
Emmett Brooks
James Vermillion
Bluff Creek Cemeter
Spill Funeral Home
Mr. West
Bluff Creek
Taylor County
Runnels County
Drasco
Annie D. Hancock
Abilene
First Baptist Church of
Winters
J. E. West
Brownwood
Bill
Wanda) Mundy
Denton
Wallie
Rebbeca) Dorotik
Eola
David
Cindy) Smith
Morris Childress
Fresno
Calif
Roy Woods
Mike Goudge
Rockland
Methodist Women Meet at Fellowship Hall Collecting Delegates
The United Methodist Women met in the church Fellowship Hall with Mrs. Ralph Arnold presiding. Mrs. M. L. Dobbins was elected delegate and Mrs. Thad Traylor alternate to the Brownwood conference meeting on October 6. The district meeting is set for September 20. Sixteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
Fellowship Hall
Ralph Arnold
Paul Gerhardt
M. L. Dobbins
Thad Traylor
Wingate News District reunions and farm update
Local gatherings include the Heithcott, Talley, Brannon and Bryan families meeting in churches and centers around Wingate. The grain mill resumes operation as farmers bring in maize. Apples grown by Mrs. Wheat are unusually large and bright red. Ruby Bryan undergoes medical tests in Houston with no clear diagnosis yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Helm
Madge Robinson
Mabel Bagwell
Heithcott
Ray Dunn
Bobby Dunnan
Graham
Carl Green
B. H. Denson Jr
Leslie Allmans
B. H. Denson Sr
Flossie Kirkland
Arlington
Carlton Robinson
Clarence Talley
Shep Methodist Church
Brannon’s
Shep Community Center
David Bryans
Houston
Ruby
Winters group attends West Texas Billy Graham Crusade
Seventy seven people from Winters rode two chartered buses to the opening night service of the West Texas Billy Graham Crusade in Lubbock. About 40,000 attended the meeting at Jones Stadium on Texas Tech University campus. The Winters trip was sponsored by the Winters Ministerial Alliance, with others traveling by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
West Texas
Billy Graham Crusade
Lubbock
Jones Stadium
Texas Tech University
Winters Ministerial Alliance
Junior Culture Club Officers Symposium Held August 28
The Junior Culture Club hosted an officers symposium with a hamburger supper at Mrs. Randy Loudermilk’s home. Hostesses included Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. John Sims, and others. yearbooks were handed out and new members welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Loudermilk
George Davis
John Sims
Larry White
Tommy Russell
Mel Swoyer
Robert Parramore
Nancy Grundy
Loudermilk
Linda Mitchell
Valendia Knight
Pam Crooks
Rosetta Dunlap
Mary Lynn Presley
Brilla Magee
Rhea
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.Q. West
Bede England
D. C. Hill
J. C. Belew
Herman Browne
D. W. Williams
Travis Downing
Buck Smith
Runnels
SSS
SP Sessa
ESAS
Wingate News
Billy Graham
Junior Culture Club
Parramore
Dianne Davis
Lottie Loudermilk
Mesdames Dianne Davis
Rhea Sue Parramore
Christine Bishop
Mona White
Naida Barker
Wanda Sims
Valinda Knight
Susan Blake
Linda Priddy
Benny Hood
Matthiel Russell
Dottie Loudermilk
Randy Springer
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