Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2007 Page: 3 of 8
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ELECTRA STAR-NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 PAGE THREE
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Sam Kenshalo
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Full Master Mason on Jan 10,
1948 and was a member of the
Faith Masonic Lodge, No 1158,
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Bobby was bom August 7,
1932, southwest of Electra,
Texas in the home of his parents
William "Bill ” and Beaulah
Peterson. Bobby served in the
United States Navy. He worked
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Greeter. He was a former
member of University United
Methodist Church for 34 years,
; as a Usher, Usher
Coordinator, Greeter, Building
Committee Chairperson,
Administrative Board member,
Newsletter Team and President
Michelle °f the Fellowship Sunday School
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plate, a history book, historic
photo post cards, a raffle, sale of
old City street signs, coffee mugs
and a tour c. ---------
homes will all be available to
centennial participants with
proceeds used to pay celebration
weekend bills
Electra’s Centennial
Committee began fundraising
projects in 2006, with the help
of a number of organizations
Electra Heritage Society's Youth
Work Programs teens produced
the Pioneer History and Recipe
Book. For sale at $12.00 it is a
collection of food, photographs
and family stories. The Grand
Theatre commemorative plate is
$20.00 and matches in size and
style the 75tW anniversary plate
issued 25 years ago. Mugs for $5
carry the Centennial logo,
featuring a stylized Texas flag.
Post cards are sold in sets of
twelve different historic photos
and priced at $10 per set. Raffle
donations for a Centennial Wall
Hanging featuring historic
Electra photos are available from
volunteers headed by Billie and
Marvin Willis for $1 each or 6
for $5. The hard cover book
Electra-100 Years: A Classic
Texas Story sells for $40. Main
j Street Electra’s Tour of Historic
i Electra Homes set for Saturday
! afternoon October 13 has tickets
h for sale at $15 covering 5 tour
homes and details of the street
| sign sale under the direction of
Cranford will be
SPECIAL EDUCATION CHILD FIND
The Special Education Program for Children with
Disabilities provides services for children age birth
through 21. If you are aware of a child who is
suspected of having a disability, please contact West
Wichita County SSA (940) 438-2335 or Region 9
Education Service Center (940) 322-6928, (940) 322-
8297 for information about screening and evaluation at
no cost to you. _____________ - -
Chamber . of
and Goldsmith’s
Drug Store in downtown Electra
r will be headquarters for the sale |
of these Centennial fund-raising I
I items, with other downtown I
merchants also carrying the stock I
I. as a courtesy to the Centennial I
I Committee. Proceeds from all I
members
and urban
home health
well as their Parents
To Meet
A meeting of all parents of
EDUCACION ESPECIAL CHILD FIND
El program de Edticaci6n Especial para niftos con
incapacidades ofrece servicios para nihos recir.n nactdos
hast! la edad de 21 alios. Siusted sabe de un niho que
quisis tendri una incapacidad, favorde ponetsc’
cornacto con West Wichita County SS4I(940)^j^335
oReeoft 9 Education Service Center (940) 322-6928,
(940) 322-8297 para obtener informacidn sobre estos
servicios. Esto servicios
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The happiest momenta of my
life have been the few which I
have passed at home in the
bosom of my family.
—Thomas Jefferson
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Having children makes you no
more a parent than having a
piano makes you a pianist.
—Michael Levine
Bobby Gene Peterson, 75 of
Electra, Texas passed away
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
in United Regional Health Care
System in Wichita Falls, Texas.
A Celebration of His Life
was held 10 a.m. September 22, .
2007 at Hampton Vaughan
Chapel with Dr. Steven Joiner |
was in
28, 1960 in Electra, Texas. He
was a member of First United
of Houston, Texas; Methodist Church of Wichita
Clarence Peterson and wife Janie Falls, the Keystone Sunday cjVJ| service at Sheppard Air
one aunt, School Class and he was a Force Basc for 35 years m the
of Carrolton, Greeter. He was a former Power Productlon Branch of
Civil Engineering Training.
Aircraft. Carpentry. Instructor.
Carpentry/Mason
Board of achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher
official for a full course load.
7 ■ 1 Katherine is the daughter of officiating. Interment
home health Scott and Keli Strange
administrators from across the Electra.
State of Texas. Strange’s term of
office will last for two years.
David Pearson, Executive
Director of THHHA, said, '' Our
future depends on the leadership Qqqh'S List
Elizabeth Cumpton, received in the oilfield in the Electra area,
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McCarty and husband Allen, by his parents, William and
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Keli Strange,
recently been
Secretary-Treasurer of the Board
of Directors for the Texas
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Association (THHHA). Keli The Dean’s List
Strange is the director of Electra acknowkdges^students^ who have
Home Health. The
Directors is the
governing body for THHHA and
consists of seven 1------ ---------
Sam Rea Kenshalo, 80, MH
passed away on Thursday, Sept
13, 2007 in Wichita Falls
Funeral services were held at
>■ First United Methodist Church of
Wichita Falls on Monday, Sept I
I 17, at 10:00 a in with Dr Paul
Goodrich, Dr Larry' George, Dr
| Bob Lee, and the Rev John |
I Dillard officiating Burial took IM!
I place at Crestview Memorial
I Cemetery following the service
I under the direction of Lunn's
Colonial Funeral Home SM
Mr. Kenshalo was bom Nov
3, 1926, in Chillicothe, Texas, HI
to Sam Kenshalo and his wife
Voleta. He was a veteran of
World War II serving in the & A M He received his 50
United States Army as a year servicc p)n from the Lodge
Technician Fifth Grade Sam jn j 99g was a|so a mcmbcr
Texas; Donald Peterson and wife married Dorothy Bowery on May oF Qrcjcr of Eastern Star.
Mary of Moore, Oklahoma, two 28, 1960 in Electra, Texas. He p,^ chapter No. 713, and was
Survivors include his wife uncles, Gordon Bussey and wife was a member of First United a past patron
Peggy Peterson of Electra; man’s Mary of Houston, Texas; Methodist Church of W ichita gam was ernpiOyCcj in the
best friend. Sissy; two sons, L.„
Terry Peterson and wife Debora of Electra, Texas;
of North Richland Hills, Texas Sylvia Fuller
and Joe Peterson of Wichita Texas; four nephews and nieces
Falls; six grandchildren, Michelle
these activities will go to cover yearatocome.
costs of the Centennial
Homecoming Weekend and
remembrances
Your Touchstone Energy* Partner
Semester of 2007 at Texas
health agencies and departments Wesleyann University in Fort
as well as the community of Worth, Texas
Electra.” She is the daughter of Scott
THHHA is a professional and Keli Strange of Electra,
association whose
consist of rural
hospital-based
departments as
sponsoring hospitals. It was
founded 13 years ago as an
alternative resource for home
care agencies that are solely eHS seniors will be held
hospital based. THHHA provides Monday, October 8 at 6 p m. in
IpnHershio in addressing the the Electra Junior High
issues and Cafcteria
contributions of the home health An parents are urged to
providers that are owned and atten(j this meeting to plan the
operated by Texas hospitals. after graduation lock in.
An array of choices for individuals, will help to pay the
Centennial mementoes and bills for Electra’s Centennial
weekend activities, along with Homecoming Weekend this
generous donations from local October 11-14 ,
businesses, governments and A cookbook, a collector s
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Amanda Peterson and Brittany Beaulah Peterson
Peterson of North Richland Hills, granddaughter,
Texas; Bryan Peterson, Amy Peterson.
Peterson and Katie Peterson of Pallbearers
Wichita Falls, Texas; great grandchildren:
grandson, Dylan Ray Peterson of McCarty, Bryan
Electra, Texas; two brothers, Amanda Peterson,
E.D. "Buddy” Peterson and Peterson, Brittany Peterson and
wife Barbara of Wichita Falls, Katie Peterson
and
Supervisor
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Kenshalo, and a son,
Sam K Kenshalo of Wichita
Falls He was preceded in death
by his parents and a sister,
Dorothy Maddox
The family suggests
memorials to the Children's
Youth, or Music Ministries of
First United Methodist Church,
the Good Samaritan Fund or
Youth Ministry' of University
United Methodist Church or the
Senior Center Services of North
For more information, call Texas
the Chamber office at 495-3577 Tributes may be sent to the
Ple2S provide ' remembrances of or the Main Street Office at family . at
of histohb Electra for 495.375g www.lunnscolomal.com-.
of talented administrators like
Keli. We appreciate her .
willingness to serve and to recognition for making the He married the love of his life
impart her knowledge about the Dean’s Honor List for the Spring P“ggy Seale on November 29,
needs of hospital-based home Semester of 2007 at Texas 1952.
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Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2007, newspaper, September 27, 2007; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1238167/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 Electra Public Library.