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THE GILMEK MIRROR, Gilmer, Texas February 10, 1999 — Page SA
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Loyd Funeral Home Chapel with Church with Rev. L.C. Bell Jr.
will be elected,
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E. Shaw of Gilmer and Billy G.
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A CARING PLACE
LENA CHAMBERLAIN
Phone: 725-5686
Lucas McClelland
completes basic
Gladys Bowie Young, and Rev. .
Dr. Joyce Bowie Guillory.
Viewing will be Wednesday
from noon to 8:30 p.m. Family
hour will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
at the funeral parlor and 10 to
11 a.m. at the church on Thurs-
day.
Speaker will be Harry
Headrick '76 of Longview.
Flease RSVP to Charles Turner
at 725-7292 or 843-5653 by
Feb. 15.
Auditions for new talent are
held every Saturday at 4:30
p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. For res-
ervations or more information
call the Opry House at (903)
845-3600 or 734-4444.
The annual meeting of the :
Diana Boys Baseball Associa- »
tion will be held at 2 p.m. Sat- •
urday, Feb. 13, at the New :
Diana School cafeteria. Offic- •
ers and board members for the *
Bro. Leamon Keeley officiating.
Burial was at Ore City Cem-
etery under the direction of
Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Edmondson died Mon-
day, Feb. 8, in Longview
Bom Aug. 7,1932 in Gadsden,
Ala., she was a homemaker and
a member of the Church of
Christ.
She married Carlton “Oss*
Edmondson on Sept. 10,1950 in
Rossville, Ga., and he survives.
Al so surviving are three sons,
Vince Edmondson of White Oak,
Steve Edmondson of Pine Tree
Brookshire. In addition, there
will be congregational singing
from the Heavenly Highway
hymnal, under the direction of
David Tackett.
The church is located on FM
2088, six miles north ofGilmer.
For more information call 725-
5731 op 797-6065.
The annual Kiwanis Club
Talent Show will be held at 7
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at New
Diana High School’s Norton
Lovell Auditorium.
Tickets are $5, and are avail-
able at area schools or at the
door.
For information contact Lisa
Robinson, 843-3247; or Gloria
McLuckie, 843-5301.
The family of Bernice Jones
would like to thank everyone for
the flowers, visits, food and prayers
during the loss of our loved one.
A special thank you to Hospice of
Longview and Croley Funeral Home.
officiating.
Burial will be at Mt. Lebanon
Cemetery with services under
the direction ofTurner Brothers
Mortuary.
Mr. Shaw died Friday, Feb. 5,
at Good Shepherd Medical Cen-
ter.
He was born Sept. 4, 1920 at
Gilmer and was a lifelong resi-
dent of Upshur County. He was
a member of Mt. Lebanon C.M.E.
Church and was a farmer.
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Navy Hospitalman Recruit
Lucas W. McClelland, son of
Margaret Doonan and Jimmy
McClelland, both of Gilmer,
recently completed U.S. Navy
basic training at Recruit Train-
ing Command, Great Lakes,
Ill.
week and is at the home of her
sister, Mildred Tacket, while
she is recuperating. It was a
malignant tumor, and they are
undecided on giving treatment
until more extensive studies
are made of the case. She still
needs our prayers. *
It was so sad to hear of the
tragic death of Alva Fennell
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All former students, par-
ents, and supporters of Texas
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Recent deaths
Billie Scott
1939-1999
Graveside services for Billie
D. Scott, 59, were held at 11 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 5, at Myrtle Cem-
etery with the Rev. Johnny
Mansell officiating. I
Mr Scott died Wednesday,
Feb. 3, at the Vincor Southwest
Hospital in Ft. Worth.
He was born Aug. 5, 1939 in
Lamesa, and was a graduate of
Lamesa High School.
He served with the U.S. Air
Force during the Korean War,
and was a retired electrical en-
gineer with General Dynamics.
He was a member of VFW Post
8235, Ft. Worth.
He is survived by two sons,
Gary Dwain Scott of Carrollton
and Troy Scott of Weatherford;
one daughter, Gayla R. Mills of
Allen; one brother, Kenneth
Scott of Gilmer; and one grand-
son, Tyler Mills.
A brother, James Scott, pre-
ceded him in death.
J.E. Keever Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
The family of Ahn Fmnell wishes to express our
, heartfelt appreciation to the many friends and neigh-
borsfor their prayers, visits, food, floral offerings and
many other exprestions of love, following the loss of
our beloved mother and sister. 11 ords cannot express
our gratitude. May God bless each and everyone of
you. He ask that you continue to remember us in your
prayers during the difficult days ahead.
J special thanks to Croley Funeral Home and
their staff, Larry Osborne & Rev. Bob Webb for their
show of kindness and love.
Louis A Put Fennell, Nancy A Pierce Boyd,
Anitu Fennell, O.C. Clork,
Dorothy Altenhophel, Laura Griffin,
Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren
FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Edmondson
1932-1999
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mollie Edmondson, 66, of Ore
City will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Grubbs-
Until now, all the money you’ve put into your home, just stayed there doing
nothing. Now you can borrow up to 80% of this money to do things you’ve
wanted to do, but couldn’t. Check these benefits offered by Gilmer Savings:
Tax Deductible
In nearly all cases the interest you pay is tax
deductible’ But ask your tax expert
. Lower Rates
Diana Baseball Assn. ‘
to meet Saturday
pilmer
avings
anks
and several new business items i
will be brought before the mem- 2
bers at this time.
All persons who will have a
child participating are urged .
to attend.
Early registration will be .
offered and door prizes will be «
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Willie Abron
1945-1999
Funeral services for Willie
Abron, 53, of Gilmer will be held
at noon on Saturday, Feb. 13, at
Gilgal Baptist Church with Rev.
C.L. Moore officiating.
Burial will be at Community
Cemetery with services under
the direction ofTurner Brothers
Mortuary.
Mr. Abron died Monday, Feb.
8, at East Texas Medical Center
at Gilmer.
He was born Aug. 24,1945 at
Pittsburg and was a 32-year resi-
dent of Upshur County. He was
a member of Gilgal Baptist
Church and a forklift operator
for a pipe manufacturer.
He is survived by his wife,
Yvonne Abron; his mother,
Nellie Abron of Sulphur Springs;
three sons, Vince Abron,
Dennard Abron, and David
Abron, all of Longview; five
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305 W Harrison
Gilmer
843-2555
He is a 1997 graduate of
Gilmer High School.
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and Kevin Edmondson of Shaw of Abilene; a daughter,
Ohatchee, Ala.; three daughters, Shirley D. Cummings of
Vicki Edmondson of Attalla, Pittsburg; a brother, Tom P.
Ala., Becky Klima of East Moun- Shaw of Pittsburg; six sisters,
tain, and Lisa Crockett of West ' Jessie B. Andrew of Longview,
Mountain; two sisters, Mavis Ruby L. Duffey of Pittsburg, and
Otwell of Rainbow City, Ala. and Eloise Hunter, Helen R.
Phyllis Magee of Attalla, Ala.; Newsom, Grace Duffey and
nine grandchildren, two great- Vemeda White, all of Gilmer;
grandchildren and several nieces two grandchildren and a great-
Now you can get some of the money
you’ve put into your house...out!
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843-5525 • Member FDIC
Upshur A&M Club
to meet Thursday
The Upshur County A&M
Club will meet on Thursday,
Feb. 18, in the fellowship hall
of First United Methodist
Church in Gilmer at 6:30 p.m.
“Homeward Bound,” The
Hollingsworths, Charles A meal will be served at a
Narramore, and John cost of $6.50 per person.
lived around Gilmer all their and neighbor. Our prayers are
lives. with Jimmy and the family-
The Revelations of Fort She will be missed by many.
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Chili luncheon ( “ T r, \
to benefit college Latch News LENA CHAMBERLAIN
A chili luncheon to benefit ms__________________Phone: 7255686)
Southwestern Christian Col- . . __ . .. .
lege in Terrell is scheduled LATCH, Feb. 4 — Weekend this week. She was loved by Worth were at Coldwater Bap- y
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, guests of Penny and Paula her family and many friends, tist Church Sunday nigh* in a
• Feb. 11 at the Yamboree Ex- Chamberlain were Chrissy and will be missed so much. I great concert of gospel sing- '
hibit Building in Gilmer. Chamberlain and Lainey Skin- suppose she has sold all of us ing. A banquet of all kinds of ,
Tickets are $3 50 in advance ner of Lewisville. Lainey re- at least one pair of shoes in her food was enjoyed afterwards
or at the door. Take-out orders ports that she likes their apart- time at Foster’s Shoe Store. in the fellowship halL ,
are available at no extra ment ad her new school at it seems like every week we The community was shocked
charge. Primrose but she still misses hear of a death of someone we and saddened by the death of
Besides chili, the menu in- her friends at Montie Morris know, but that is the way Betty Stanley on Wednesday. ,
eludes dessert and tea. Kindergarten in Gilmer. things go for the ones that have She was a very special friend
Advance tickets are avail-
able by calling either Leola
Elder at 797-2883; Annie Ven-
ters at 734-7115; Emma Smith
at 843-3156; or Cynthia Mont-
gomery at 797-6468.
Southwestern Christian
College, a predominantly black
school, is supported by congre-
gations of the Church of Christ.
u , . Kiwanis Club Talent
He is survived by his wife,
Erma Shaw; two sons, Charles Show set Feb. 20 .
grandchild.
o Program announced
Jim Bowie, sr. for Gospel Jubilee
1910-1999 . The Gladewater Gospel Jubi-
Funeral services for Jim lee program on Feb. 12 will fea-
Bowie, Sr., 88, of Gladewater ture Precious Fruit, Miracle Trio,
will be held at 11 a.m. Thurs- the Surginer Family, and Jim
day, Feb. 11, at St. James Bap- Crump.
Chrissy is attending TWU in
Denton.
Fennis says there ought to
be a law that states that kids
and grands should not be al-
lowed to move so far off. They
are missed so much, but then
we know they are doing what
they have to.,
I’ve heard about the ground
hog all my life, and I don’t pay
him any attention, but since
he has been around longer than
I have I do mention him every
Feb. 2. We know who controls
the weather, but according to
the old saying we will have
pretty weather for a while.
We sure have been having
some good favorable weather
for gardening lately, and
Fennis headed for “he garden.
To his surprise, he learned that
he is not able to do what he
wants, but he gives it all he's
got which makes him happy,
and we wouldn’t want that joy
to be taken away from him.
That’s his pride and joy.
My hobby is crocheting and
doing the Latch report. They
give me a good feeling that I
tist Church with Rev. Samuel __ . , have always wanted to have.
Lawson and Dr. L.C. Bowie offi- The program is presented I‛ve never felt like I could do -
dating and under the direction every Friday at 8 P.m: atthe anything of any value. What I
of Dearion and Davis Funeral Opry House in downtown Glad- do might be called a talent; if
Parlor ewater. There is no admission so, then it is a God-given one.
Mr Rowie died Feb 4 in charge; a love offering is taken We went to U.T. at Tyler
Austin to help with expenses Monday for Fennis’s checkup
He was born May 25,1910 in t A For moreeinformation call 734- with his doctor there and will
Big Sandy and was a Baptist, 4444 er 845-3600 learn soon what the results are.
c ? Gladewater Opry daWlabeweagantnegamgpane
Bobby Bowie, Dr. Lenard Bowie, program announced of the morning that brought
back some old memories. We
Entertainers appearing at the older ones know how to cope
Gladewater Saturday Night with it, but it c ild create a
Opry on Feb. 13 will be Sharon problem for the unger gen-.
Johnson, Robert Blackshear. eration and the on that have
Jared Spruiell, Linda Flesher, all electric homes.
Pam Reagh, Robyn Munson, We lit our lamps and candles
Lauren Snyder, Claire Whitlock, and cooked our breakfast by
and Kim Hoover. them. We are one of the lucky
The Opry House is located in ones that use butane gas stove,
downtown Gladewater at 108 E. We appreciate the people that
Commerce. Admission is $6 for hunted down the trouble and
adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 had things going before 8 a.m.
for children ages 6-12, and chil- Audrey Causey came
dren under six are admitted free, through her surgery fine last
daughters, Veronica Starling of Progressive Smith
arlingtonMarlandaanisufllen Brothers concert set
of Dallas, and Twila Abron and The Progressive Smith
Lasheenia Abron, both of Brothers of Shreveport, La.,
Gilmer; a brother, Homer Abron will be singing at 7:30 p.m.
Jr. ofGilmer; five sisters, Gloria Saturday, Feb. 20, at Friend-
Glass of Los Angeles, Calif., ship Baptist Church
Anna Smith of Amarillo, and . The Rev. C.E. Williams is
Della Cleveland, Marlyn Clayton pastor. Everyone is invited,
and Irene Roland, all of Sulphur ap - ,
Springs; and nine grandchil- niomeward Bound
dren. to host singing
Dicksie Manning at Bettie UMC
1920-1999 The Southern Gospel group
Dicksie Manning, 78, of “Homeward Bound" will host a
Gilmer died Thursday, Feb. 4, in singing at 6:30p.m. Saturday,
Gilmer Feb. 13, at Bettie United Meth-
She was cremated. odist Church.
She was born Nov. 17,1920 in Music will be presented by
Corsicana. She was a retired
bookkeeper and a member of the
Methodist church.
She is survived by a daugh-
ter, Floydell Borchardt of Big
Sandy; a sister, Louise Pierce of
Gilmer; three grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren.
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D.J. Shaw
1920-1999
Funeral services for D.J.
Shaw, 78, of Pittsburg will be
held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
11, at Mt. Lebanon C.M.E.
Gilmer VFD plans
taco soup supper
Gilmer Volunteer Fire De-
partment will hold a taco soup _ . ___-.. no
sP7perfrom4:30to7p.mSatP given-Ferinfermation cal Ron .
urday, Feb. 20, at the Yambo- Day at 6635549:
reeExhibit Building . , Apryl Gipson listed
Tickets are $5 for adults and K_:a.gnaca
$3 for children age 12 and un- on ■ resicent S —ISt
der. Apryl Dawn Gipson has been
All proceeds will benefit the listed on the. President’s List
Gilmer VFD for equipment and at Texas Tech University for
training the fall semester
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