Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas (2024)

July 23, 1978

Publication:

Abilene Reporter-Newsi

Location:

Abilene, Texas

Issue Date:

Sunday, July 23, 1978

Page:

12

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1 '1 Ji-u pavrkn4'1 WliH XMMWW1 12-A THE ABILENE REFORTER-NEVS AbileiieTexaeAiii Mora July 231978 Deaths Funerals Abilene a stepson Roy Hendrix of Arlington and four grandchildren Pallbearers will be Frank Trammell David Shaw Larry Gee Dr Bud Allredge Sr HG Bardwell and John Gandy be at 2 pm Sunday at Cate-Spencer Funeral Home ChapeL Ken MeClung -music director of First Baptist Chureh will officiate Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery Born Sept 17 1910 in El Paso she was self-employed as a Watkins dealer She had lived in Sweetwater for 80 years Survivors include a sister Maudie Faye Plunkett of Fresno Calif a son Randall Leon Hendrix of Sweetwater ML Pinkston ML Piokitoa IS of Fort Worth formerly of Abilene and Clyde died at 10 am Sat-wday in a Maryland hospital after a long flbem Mrricea are paadtag In Fort Worth -Bon Sept 1 1912 In Callahan County he attended aehoote in Taylor County He was a plumber in the Abilene and Clyde area for about 30 years before retiring and moving to Fort Worth in the lMOs Survivors Include his wife Gladys a daughter Susan of the home three sons ML of Mesquite Tommy of Dallas and Henry of View three sisters Leuvene Thaiiss of Tuscola Mrs Odell Davis of Clyde and Mrs Wettoo Bowman of Abilene and two brothers Earl of Merkel and Walter of Abilene Dr Glenn Cannon Optometrist Formerly located at TSO in the Westgate Mall Now located at Survivors include his wife two daughters Ceola Houston of Fairbanks Alaska Rosa Lee Jones of Carlsbad NM seven sons' LS of Farmington NM Elbert of Stock-ton Calif Freddie Ray of Snyder Hoxa of San Diego Calif the Rev Billy Joe of San Jose Calif Ernest of Snyder and Pearl Lee of Snyder two stepsons James Price Jr of Snyder and Stanford Price of Seaside Cslif a stepsister Virginia Jackson of Monterrey Calif and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren Evelyn Garrett SNYDER Evelyn Garrett 53 of Snyder died at 8:25 am Saturday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Services will be at 2 pm Sunday in Bell-Seale Funeral Home Chapel The Rev Ken Andress pastor of First Baptist Church will officiate Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Garden in Snyder Born Nov 9 1924 in Asper-mont she had been a resident of Snyder the last 21 years Survivors include a daughter Mrs Jerry Mitchell of Snyder three sisters Mrs EM Jones of Aspermont Mrs AJ Kidd of Rotan and Mrs DF Hight of Farwell and two grandchildren rie Linn 77 of Brown wood died at 10:30 pm Friday at a local nursing home Services will be at 3:30 pm Sunday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel The Rev Stanley Wilson pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and the Rev Bill Johnson pastor of Melwood Bsptist Church will officiate Burial wDl be in San Saba Cemetery Born Aug 23 1898 in Big Valley she was a homemaker She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church She wss a long-time resident of Brown-wood She married WV Linn in Goldthwaite in 1922 Survivors include two daughters Mrs Billie Clements of Brownwood and Mrs Dortha Rauscher of Virginia a sister Mrs Cecil Ellis of Waco two brothers Bryan Oglesby of Goldthwaite and Chester Oglesby of Washington five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren' Frank Janies SNYDER Frank James 85 of Snyder died at 2 pm Friday In Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder after a lengthy illness Services will be at 10 am Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church In Snyder Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Gardens in Snyder directed hy Bell-Seale Funeral Home Born Nov 13 1892 in Welder he married Odessa Price in 1953 in Snyder He had been a resident of Snyder since 1939 He was a member of the Baptist Church TATE Star Survivors include her tie Williams of San Antonio a stepson Garland Hillmer of San Antonio three sisters Catherine Switier of Blanket Mary Champion of Falls Church Va and Janie Cooper of Abilene a brother David of Ada Okla and several nieces and nephews Big Country John Lee Parker GARDEN CITY John Lee Parker 17 of Garden City died at 11 am Friday in a Big Spring hospital following a lengthy illness Services will be at 3 pm Sunday in First United Methodist Church in Garden City The Rev Don Long pastor of First Baptist Chureh in Wink and the Rev Jim Winn pastor of First Baptist Church of Garden City will officiate Burial will be in Garden City Cemetery with Masonie graveside rites by Garden City Lodge No 171 AFfcAM directed by Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home of Big Spring Bon May 5 1891 in Limestone County he married Eva Keathley April 27 U13 in Garden City He was a member of the first graduating class in Garden City He moved to Garden City in 19N from Coleman He owned and operated a drug store from May 19U to February US He was portal clerk from 1919 to 1950 He served as county treasurer from ltU to 1994 and taught school and had ranching interests He was a member of the Garden City Lodge No 971 AFAAM for years He was master of the lodge in 1921 He was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Survivors Include his wife of the home a son Judge Weldon Parker of Garden CHy a daughter Mrs Natalie Ramsey of Albuquerque NM a sister Peart Aber nathy of Santa Anna a sister-in-law Lita Parker of Santa Amu six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren He wu preceded in death by a daughter Virginia Karol Masons will serve as pallbearers The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Cancer Society or to a favorite eharlty Morrell Brown BRECKENRIDGE Murrell Brown 75 of Bracken-ridge died at 3:20 am Saturday in Stephens Memorial Hospital after a brief illness Services will be at 3 pm Sunday in Satterwhite Chapel of Grace The Rev Frank Brooks pastor of First United Presbyterian Church will officiate Burial will be in Breckenridge Cemetery Born July 17 1903 in Breckenridge he was a graduate of Oak Cliff High School He attended Southern Methodist University and married the former Juanita Adair Aug 23 1931 in Albany They had lived in Breckenridge since their marriage He was an accountant for ME Daniel Estate since 1947 He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Chureh He wu the former secretary-treasurer and elder of that church He was a former president and pro of Breckenridge Golf Club Survivors include his wife two sons Phil of Richardson and Rod of Marshall a brother Lance of Breckenridge and three grandchildren Pallbearers will be Billie Creigh Richard Crenshaw Chaunce Thompson Sloan Thompson Thad Kelley and John Hagler Carrie Linn BROWNWOOD Mrs Car mother Mary Rushing of Abilene a stepdaughter Dot- PTICAU 4520 Buffalo Gap Rd Abilene 692-7243 Coral Hillmer Coral Hillmer 55 of 1IN Meadowbrook died at 1:15 pm Saturday at her home after a long iUneoa Services will be at am Monday at El-Uott-Hamil Chapel of Faith Highway in The Hev Don Cabbie chaplain at the Abilene State School will officiate assisted by the Rev Dr Ralph Perk-las a Baptist minister Graveside services will be at 5 pm Monday at the Range Cemetery In Runee Born Sept UK in Lue-ders she graduated horn Loaders High School and attended John TSrleton College at Ste-pheavilk She married Law-ranee Hillmer Dee 2 ISO in San Antonio He died June 1 1IN She was a PBZ operator for Ahilene State School for nine years She was a member ofthe University Baptist Church She was a member of the River Oaks Chapel No 910 of the Order of the Eastern Mary Johns SWEETWATER Mary Louise Johns 67 of Sweetwater died at 5:30 pm Friday at Rolling Plains Hospital in Sweetwater Services will 41 THUS LBGILLT IWNEI CHOICE OF TERMS WE 0WH OUR SERVICE DEPRRTMERT urn hist IT EIH FREE DELIVERY FREE RORMAL IHSTALLATIOR EMM Funerals Today Coup Avoided Arnold Albert Black 76 of 1034 Orange at 2 pm at El-liott-Hamll Chapel of Memories 542 Hickory BROWNWOOD Richard Sonny Start 84 of Zephyr at 2 pm in Davis-Morris Funeral Home ChapeL COMANCHE Boy Abby 70 of Oomatritc at 2 pm in Comanehe Funeral Home chapel MERKEL -Late Mao Ear-tlett 55 at 2:30 pm at the United Methodist Church in Merkel burial in Row Hill Cemetery SANTA ANNA Ray Caldwell 82 of Santa Anna at 4 pm Sunday at Henderson Funeral Home ChapeL MARBLE FALLS Ruby Leverne Tatom 88 at pm Sunday at the First Baptist Chureh BLACKWELL Eta Reece Sweet 72 of Blackwell at 2 pm in First United Methodist Church in Blackwell SEYMOUR Letter kngh 74 of Seymour at 3 pm Sunday at Vera Baptist Church INTRODUCING THE Model RFE395P LA PAZ Bolivia (AP -Geu Juan Fereda who ended President Hugo Banter's even-year rule with a one-day rebellion says he had to take control of the country to vent the rise of leftist extremism Thn former air force commander elao claims Ms takeover of the presidency Friday repreeented the will of the majority of Bolivians and had the nanimous support of the armed forces Pereda 48 launched the early morning rebellion of air force and army units in the astern oil dty of Santa Crus to back his claim that he won the presidential election two weeks ago Armed civilians becking Pereda also seised radio rtations in Cochabamba and Oruro There were no known easuKiee -Banner 52 aa army general who had planed to itep aside for an eieetod prertdent Aug 8 sent two representative to try to negotiate with Pereda who ironically wu the government's own candidate in the lection When that failed Banter apparently decided he had to ehooae between redg-natlen and civil wu Ha in a nationwide broadcast Friday night he wu stepping down in favor of a thramaa interim military Junta Thru hours later Per-da flew the miles from Santa Crus entered the presidential palace triumphantly and wu sworn in president by the Junta Although the country wu under a 19 pm-te4 am curfew and a state of siege that dented eoustitutionsl guarantees life appeared to have returned to normal Saturday Many troop could be seen in this 13000 foot -high capital city during the tense hours between Bauer's resignation and Pereda'a takeover But the afreets of La Pu wore quiet Saturday end shops opened usual Cochabamba and Santa Our also were reported returning to normal Many observers feared however that the power swttcfa might net be accepted peacefully by tin miners and the urban working elaai aely Indian or part-Indian Mans who atroogly up-ported MUrt-backcd former Prartdset Henua Sites Zuaio in the elections Ill mlnars at Am big Catavi mine began a Mtewr atrike Friday In support of Sites After being sworn in Pereda affied Ms countrymen to unite behind Mm and help develop the nation Bolivia ia the poo real country in South America with a per-capita great national produet of 9850 come a revolutionary to the crisis planted extremiam" Pereda laid Whirlpool Cook Counter Range Whirlpool 30" RANGE WITH AUTOMATIC OVEN mmm MOREIONICONSOLES Quality (turaa Include: Automatic MEALTIMER' dock Buy your Zonith nhore you can have: 1 YEAR FREE IH-H0ME 1 YEAR PARTS WARRARTY 6-TEAR PICTURE TRIE WARRARTY control Llft-up SPILLGUARD cook top with raicadodgo all around Big ovnnwith removable door window and Interior HgM Two and two high-pand plug-in tur-laca unit and more Me It's the exciting new took in ranges Come see how the smooth tempered black glass 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