Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1970 Page: 3 of 10
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STAMFORD AMERICAN PAGE THREE
Stamford, Texas, Thursday, January 1, 1970
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Here Sunday
Funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at First Baptist
Church for Mrs. Elsie Medlin
who died at 3 a. m: Saturday
at the Stamford Inn where she
had been since April 20, 1967.
The Rev. Jack Southerland,
pastor, officiated at the sery-.
ice. Burial was in Highland
Memorial’Uemetery under di-
rection of Kinney Funeral
Home.
She was bom Elsie Weaver
Jan. 12, 1885, in Bell County
and married: J. T. Medlin June
1, IM, at Nflilan. He died
May 10, 1965. .They moved to
Stamford from Georgetown in
1926 She was a school teacher
and a member of the
Baptist Church.
Survivors Include me
Weaver of Stamford;
daughter, Mrs. M. M. GamLlin
of Beaumont; three grand
children and five great-grand-
children; eno brother, S. 11.
Weaver of Lubbock; one >i.sler,
Mrs. Claude llurlbut of Lub-
bock. ' ■ %
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ford Beggs and Bill Thompson.
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daugHtr born
A: daughter, Jodi Michelle,
was bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Rice, Nov. 29,
in Odessa. . - •
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Rice and Mr. and
Mis. Callie Vinson. K Great
Grandparents are Mr. and
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Dies Monday,
Rites Wednesday
Tom L. Thane, 64, died at
7 p. m. Monday at Hendricks
Memorial Hospital in Abilene.
Funeral services will be^held
at 4 p. in. Wednesday at St.
John’s United Methodist
Church with Rev. Ted Steene-
lock, pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church, Abilene, officiating.
Burial will be in Highland
Cemetery under direction of
Kinney Funeral Home.
Mr. Thane was bom Dec.
27, 1905. On April 2, 1929 he
married Miss Helma Stremmel
at Sagerton. She died Aug. 27,
1952.
He was retired after farming
in this area for many years.
Survivors include two sons,
Melvin Thane of Abilene and
Leland ’Thane of Stamford;
six grandchildren; five
brothers, Willie oF Abilene,
Henry of Haskell, Robert, B.
W. and Edwin of Stamford;
four sisters, Mrs. Nora Ofield
Of Old Glory, Mrs. Fred Buer-
ger of Stamford, Mrs. Elsie
Shaake and Mrs. Nora Ber-
strom of Haskell.
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Stew-
art of Graham. Mr. and Mrs. -
BiH E. Lawson are the par-
ents of the bridegroom.
Nuptial music was presented
by .Cecil Porter, organist, and
Ray Herring, soloist..
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown , .
of white Italian reeinbroidered x ‘
lace in silhouette style over
white peau de sole satin with •
scoop neckRne, elbow^length
sleeves anti swag train.
Her- cathedral length illusion ;
veil was held by a hand bead-
ed bow. She carried white
roses surrounded by white car-
nations and lillies of the valley.
Celia Brow of Lubbock was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids
jjifre Jaci Crook of Fort Worth
’’and Marilyn Hom of Andrews.
‘ They wore empire .dresses
of ice blue peau de sole with
-noire velvet skirts. Thy car-
ried lighted candles surround-
ed by white carnations and
wore beaded bow headpieces.
Renee Stewart was flower
girl and Billy Medlin was ring
bearer. Denise Lawson/ tw ’
bridegroom’s sister, and Sdott
Stewart, brother of the bride-,
lighted the candles
Mr. Lawson served his son-
tis best man. Groomsmen were
Steve Shepard of Graham, and „
Jirti Lowom. Ushers w&re
Alan Plumlee. Randy Setwart
of Graham, Don Michaels of
Lubbock, Steve Overby, Russ
Russell and Chuck Lawson.
The reception was hosted by
the bride’s parents at their
home/
- The bride.is a graduate of
Graham ' High School and
Dallas Merchandising College.
She attended Texas Tech and
was a member of Gamma
Phi Beta sorority. She is em-
ployed by Skyline Industries ”
in Fort Worth.
The bridegroom graduated
- from Stamford High School
and is a junior physical ed-
ucation. major*akTexas -Chris-
tian University where he is
' a member of the varsity foot-
ball team. „ —' • .
After a wedding trip to Cor-
pus Christi, they will make
their home at 3137 Cockrell
Ave., Ft. Worth.
The rehearsal brunch, was
hosted by the groom’s family.
Holiday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Gambill Were Mrs.
J. W. Gotcher and Connie of <: •
San Angelo, Miss Ann Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Ami Schooling.
Miss Pat Rogers and. Miss
Connie Hawkins all cffDallas.
They also visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Lawson, Denise and Beth
and Mr. dhd Mrs. John E$rl.___>
Anders, BiH and Ricky.
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’ MRS. JOEL ETHRIDGE LAWSON HI
Linda Stewart, Joey Lawson
Marry in Graham Ceremony
Linda' Kathleen Stewart and
Joel Ethridge Lawson HI were
married Friday, Dec. 26,. at
First Baptist Church, Graham.
The Rev Hubert Foust, pastor,
officiated.
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1970, newspaper, January 1, 1970; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190479/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.