The McKinney Examiner (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 2 of 10
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James Burton Bacon, age 78,
passed away at Collin Memorial
Hospital Friday night, August 24.
He was born Nov. 13, 1883, and
had lived in Texas all his life, 51
had lived in Collin County all
his life.
He was married April 3, 1917,
to Miss Vertie Vann Griffin.
He is survived by two sons,
Robert Lee and James D. Bacon
and one sister, Mrs. Dora Lowe,
Ferris, and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, two sons, three brothers,
and one sister.
He was a retired TP&L em-
ployee.
Services were held at 2:30 Sun-
day afternoon at Harris-Horn
Funeral Chapel, with the Rev.
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Miss Laura Jane Bryant,
daughter of Mrs. Alta McLain,
was complimented with a bridal
shower Friday night. The party
was held in the Fellowship Hall
of the Christian Church with
Miss Joyce Barton, Miss Carolyn
Barton, Mrs. C. F. Hendricks;
Mrs. Billy Bryant, Mrs. Charles’
Ell White and Mrs. Jake Hend-
ricks as hostesses. The bride’s
table was covered in a cut work,
cloth and centered with bachelor
buttons. Miss Bryant was pre-
sented with many lovely gifts.
She is the bride-elect of Sam
Collins of Perrin Air Force Base
and the couple will be married
Saturday, Sept. 1. Among the
out-of-town guests attending the
party were Mrs. Carrie Mills of
Roanoke. Mrs. Amy McLain of
Van Alstyne and Mrs. Beatrice
Johnson of Plano.
Pfc. Bill Drury of Fort Hood
spent Friday here with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drury.
Mrs. Charles McDearmon and
Michele of Irving spent a few
days of the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva
Mp. and Mrs. Bob Estep and
four daughters have moved into
their pretty new brick home.
Sp.-4 Dan Lair of Ft. Bragg,
North Carolina, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Lair.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Massey of
Arlington were Sunday guests in
the home of their brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Jones.
We extend sincere sympathy
to Mrs. S. L. Smith in the death
of her mother, Mrs. Fleta Keith,
at Van Alstyne Wednesday. Sev-
eral from here attended the fu-
neral services for Mrs. Keith at
the Van Alstyne Methodist
Church Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Reaves and
family spent a few days of the
past week with Mrs. Reaves’
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Weir,
at Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smallwood
and Pete of Dallas and Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Parker of McKinney
and Clyde Parker of Irving were
dinnei' guests of Mrs. J. C. Park-
er Sunday. In the afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Parker and
family of Garland and John Cay-
lor of McKinney visited in the
Parker home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reaves and
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reed of Mc-
Kinney of McKinney enjoyed
dinner at Bryans Cafe at Van
Alstyne Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hugh Pope and two sons
of Royse City, Mrs. O. B. Virden
of Weston and Mrs. J. C. Parker
visited a relative, Mrs. Delma
Parker, at Cannon, recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence And-
erson have returned home from
visiting their son and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Anderson, in
Laverne, Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dickenson
spent Friday, August 17 with
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Dickenson in Dallas. Billy
left Monday night, August 20,
for Nancy, France, where he will
be stationed in the Air Force. He
arrived in Newark, N. J., around
11 that same night and called
home.
Sympathy is -extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Chess Haney in the
passing of his brother, Mr. J. W.
Haney of Van Alstyne. Funeral
services were last Tuesday in
Van Alstyne.
-A book review, “Enlistment
for Missions” is being given to
the members of the Womans Mis-
sionary Union. In their first
meeting, Mrs. Burl Coffey led
the invocation, Mrs. Clyde Boyd
and Mrs. W. M. Gibson reviewed
the first three chapters of the
book and Miss Eula Barker led
the benediction. There were 14
ladies present.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Ready re-
turned home from New Orleans,
La., Thursday after spending a
week with their son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ready.
While there Mr. Ready and son,
Bryan, and Mrs. Bill Bryant
went fishing and caught 2 big ice
chests full of speckled trout,
caught 3 big ocean blue cat, and
Mr. Ready (himself) caught a
flounder. They had a wonderful
time.
Craig Walden, who has been a
surgical patient in the Scottish
Rite Hospital in Dallas the past
3 or 4 weeks is home now. He
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Walden, were so grateful for
all the nice Get Well and Birth-
day cards and gifts of money
sent him while there. They will
always remember this thought-
fulness.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Thomas and
family were in Wheeler last
week a few days attending the
bedside of Mrs. Thomas’ mother,
Mrs. J. B. Wheeler, who was
stricken ill. She is some better.
John Davenport of Jackson-
ville, Florida, nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Bryant, returned home
this week after visiting them the
past three weeks.
Col. and Mrs. Basil Bryant and
children of New York have con-
cluded a 2 weeks visit with her
father, Mr. Bob Craft.
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Tolleson
and family have moved here
from McKinney. We welcome
them to our community.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Ready and
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
(Real Estate)
BY VIRTUE OF AN Order of
Sale and Execution issued out of
the Honorable District Court of
Collin County, Texas, 59th Ju-
dicial District, on the 24th day of
August, 1962, in the case of Flora
Swinney, Plaintiff vs. Bickle &
Shaw Construction Company,
Inc., Defendant, No. 25246, by
virtue of a judgment rendered in
said court on the 23rd day of
June, 1962, I did on the 24th day
of August, 1962,- at 10:00 o’clock
A. M., levy upon the following
described tract and parcel of
land situated in the County of
Collin, State of Texas, as the
property of the said Bickle &
Shaw Construction Company,
Inc., to-wit:
Lot 168 of Land-O-Lakes Ad-
dition to Lake Lavon, in Collin
County, Texas, and on the 2nd
day of October, 1962, being the
first Tuesday of said month, be-
tween the hours of 10:00 o’clock
A. My and 4:00 o’clock P. M., on
said day, at the Courthouse door
of said county, I will offer for
sale and sell at public auction,
for cash, all the right, title and
interest of the said Bickle &
Shaw Construction Company,
Ine., in and to said property.
DATED at McKinney, Texas,
this 24 day of August, 1962.
J. S. HAND, Sheriff
Collin County, Texas
By Robert D. Damsay
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Mattie Neal of McKinney also
went with them.
Mrs. Mae South and son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie South, and daughters of
Wynne, Arkansas, are guests of
Mrs. Belle Miller and other An-
na relatives.
Colonel Tom B. Strother of
Washington is at the bedside of
his mother, Mrs. Della Strother,
who recently underwent surgery
at the Medical Arts Hospital at
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Lewis,
Mrs. Harry Drury, Diane Drury
and Linda Estep joined other rel-
atives at Vickery Park Saturday
evening for a picnic supper and
swimming. The get-together was
honoring Weldon Lewis and Mrs.
Drury on their birthdays which
will be Sept. 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bandy were
week end guests of his mother,
Mrs. Claud Bandy, at Copeville.
Sherry White, Mickey Settle
and Betty Adams spent last
week with Miss White’s two
aunts, Mrs. Kincaid Morgan at
Dallas and Mrs. Bettie Kannen-
berg at Irving. The girls have
been attending the S.M.U. Cheer
leader school.
Needham Sanstrom underwent
surgery at the Wysong Hospital
last week where he had been a
patient for a few days. It is
hoped he will soon show im-
provement.
A pre-school get-together of
the teachers was held at the
school Monday where plans were
mapped for the new school year.
Mrs. George Sweeney of Van
Alstyne and Mrs. Don Chapman
of Forth Worth attended preach-
ing services at the Baptist church
Sunday morning with their
brother, A. L. Harkins.
Mrs. Peggy Hall and two sons
have arrived here to make their
home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Burks, while their hus-
band and father, T-Sgt. Dudley
Hall Jr., is on a tour of duty in
Vietnam.
Misses Jane Coffman, Shirley
Adams, Linda Evans and Kay-
lene Hudgins, sang for the youth
revival at the Melissa Baptist
Church Friday evening.
The Juniors from the Baptist
Church here will go to Lake La-
von Saturday, Sept. 1st, for a
day’s retreat.
The Rev. Ronald Sumter de-
livered his farewell message
Sunday morning at the Christian
Church. Rev. Sumter will be the
associate pastor at the First
Christian Church in Mesquite.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hagin have
been attending the bedside of
their daughter, Mrs. Frances Nel-
son of Richardson, who under-
went surgery at Gaston Hospi-
tal at Dallas on Monday. She is
reported to be showing improve-
ment.
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The Rev. A. L. Leake spoke at
the Baptist Church Sunday in
the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. Glen Mathews, who .with
his wife and daughter are vaca-
tioning in North Carolina and
West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ell
White, Jane, Sue and John, were
visitors at “Six Flags Over Tex-
as” on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck O’Neal and
children of Snyder have been re-
cent guests of Mrs. O’Neal’s
mother, Mrs. Ollie Randles.
Billy Bob Sherley and Joe
Greer have returned from Wors-
ley, Alberta, Canada, where they
have spent the summer. Both
young men will return to T.C.U.
for their sophomore year this
year.
Dr. and Mrs. William Smith
and family of Carthage, were
week end guests of his mother,
Mrs. Jimmie Lee Smith, and his
aunt, Miss Mary Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bentley
spent the past week end with
relatives at Lincoln, Arkansas.
Mrs. Diamond Kemp and
daughter, Miss Ruby Kemp, and
Mrs. Kemps’ brother, Harve
Rutherford, of McKinney, at-
tended the funeral of their cous-
in, John Price, at Bonham Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burks are
grandparents of a daughter born
July 20th to their son-in-law and
daughter, M-Sgt. and Mrs. Bill
Wardlaw, at Randolph Air Force
Base at San Antonio. She has
been named Patricia Ellen.
Mrs. Mary O’Neal of Dallas
spent the week end with her son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Brinlee.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Powell,
Paula Jo and Bentley, were re-
cent visitors at “Six Flags Over
Texas.”
Mrs. Wayne Baldwin and chil-
dren have returned to their
home at Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa, after a week’s visit with
her husband’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Baldwin, here.
Mrs. Margaret Hurst and chil-
dren visited her brother, Henry
Peysen, at Fort Sill whom she
had not seen in 8 years and who
was leaving for a tour of duty
overseas.
John and Sue White accom-
panied their grandmother, Mrs.
E. O. Slaughter, and their great
uncle, Roscoe Wilson of McKin-
ney, to Sulphur, Oklahoma, Tues-
day, where they had a wonder-
ful time swimming, picnicking
and visiting the George Dalton
family of Princeton, who were
already there on vacation. Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore are
proud grandparents of a new
grandson born August 21, weigh-
ing 9 lbs. to Mr. and Mrs. John
Ready in California. Mrs. Ready
will be remembered as the form-
er Syble Moore. The Readys
have 3 other sons who welcome
the new brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Robison and
family of Greenville and Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Robison and family
of McKinney visited their father,
Mr. Claud Robison, and sister,
Cordelia Moon, and nephew,
Pate, last Sunday.
Mrs. Tommy . Holland and
daughters of Abilene spent last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Bell.
The Youth Revival at the Bap-
tist Church ended Sunday night
with baptismal services being
held at the close of the service.
Those being baptised were Mrs.
Gladys Spurgin, Mrs. Sandra
Brewer and Miss Judy Lorance.
The evangelist for the meeting
was Rev. Court Sheppard of Abi-
lene, and Bro. Burr Haggard of
Linden led the singing. Very in-
spiring services were held each
night and morning.
Mike and David Kemp of Mc-
Kinney, grandsons of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Kemp, were surgical
patients in Wysong Hospital last
week. Both are home and doing
fine.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Ready are
spending a few days with their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Ready, in Oklahoma City,
at present.
Steven, Richard, Sheryl and
Gary Wilson of Dallas visited
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ditt Luscombe, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Burch Stiles are
vacationing in the western states
with their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jeanes
and family of Houston.
Mrs. J. R. Shelley is home
from the hospital and doing fine.
Mrs. Tom Watson was in the hos-
pital but is home and feeling
better. Mrs. Horace Gaither is in
the hospital in Sherman. Grady
Wright Jr., has been returned
home from the hospital where he
spent a few days following a fall
from a tree which injured his
back.
Sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Elizabeth Duff and Mr. Bob
Craft in the passing of their
brother, Mr. Thomas A. (Bud)
Craft, on Saturday. Funeral serv-
ices were held on Sunday after-
noon at 4 p. m. Interment was in
the Melissa Cemetery.
A surprise birthday celebra-
tion was given honoring Mrs.
, Georgia Smith Saturday night at
her home by her husband, Stan-
ley. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Settle and family of
McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Settle and son of Anna, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Bennett and son,
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Settle and
daughter of Westminster, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Kee and fam-
ily. Mrs. Smith received several
gifts and by her husband was
given an automatic washer.
Those visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Martin dur-
ing the past week and week end
were her brother and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Meek of Pecos,
and Mr. and Mrs. William Forbes
and Mary of Kerrville.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Felty and
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Reynolds at-
tended the Wright Reunion at
Bright Star near Emory Sunday.
There were 60 families repre-
Bonham, Texas.
He is survived by his wife; two
sons, Tom and Raymond Craft of
McKinney, and three daughters,
Mrs. R. B. Hendricks, Mrs. Shaf-
fer Jones and Mrs. Ben Pitts, all
of McKinney.
Two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Duff of Melissa and Mrs. Lula
Hughes of Dallas; three brothers,
Jack and J. D. Craft Sr., of Mc-
Kinney and Bob Craft of Melis-
sa. Nine grandchildren, eleven
great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild, also surt
vive.
Preceding him in death were
two daughters, Mrs. U. B. Ger-
ron and Mrs. Claud Crouch, his
father, mother, two sisters and
two brothers.
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Mike Sheppard, 20,
Dies in Gilmer
Mrs. J. M. Foster Sr. received
word over the week end of the
death of her nephew, Mike Shep-
pard, 20, of Gilmer, who passed
away there Saturday night. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim-
my Sheppard, and was a grand-
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cranfil H.
Cox Sr., all of Gilmer. His pa-
ternal grandmother also resides
in Gilmer.
Funeral services were held at
4 p. m. Monday in the First Bap-
tist Church' at Gilmer, with in-
terment there.
He was well-known in McKin-
ney where he had visited on
many occasions. His mother will
be remembered as the former
Miss Mary Jo Cox. He was an
honor graduate of Gilmer High
School and the past two years at-
tended Washington and Lee Uni-
versity in Virginia and was plan-
ning to enter Texas University
in September. He was a member
of the Baptist Church and in his
youth active in Boy Scouts and
sports.
Surviving are his parents, a
brother, Ben Sheppard of Gilf-
mer; grandparents, and a host
of other relatives.
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Thomas A. Craft
Dies at Home Here
Thomas A. (Bud) Craft died
at his home, 1801 Oak Street,
Friday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 a. m. He
was 89 years old. Rev. Clyde T.
Boyd, Melissa, conducted servic-
es at Turrentine-Jackson Chapel
at 4 p. m. Sunday with inter-
ment at Melissa, Texas.
Mr. Craft was born March 30,
1873, in Huntsville, Ala., being
the son of the late Thomas A. and
Julia Goodwin Craft. He came to
Texas at the age of 10 and resid-
ed here the remainder of his life.
Making his home at Melissa,
he engaged in farming and was a
retired farmer at the time of his
passing. He was a member of the
Methodist Church.
He was married to Myrtle
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