Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1980 Page: 1 of 13
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PAGE TWO—THE ARCHER COUNTY NEWS—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1980
Jackie Lee Ferguson
Funeral services for Jack-
ie Lee Ferguson, 2, son of
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L.
Ferguson of Levelland,
were conducted in the
Graham Chapel United
Methodist Church Saturday,
Aug. 30, with the Rev. Gary
Cotton, pastor, and the Rev.
Donny Crowson of Welch
officiating.
Jackie Lee was killed
when he fell into a 30-foot
deep sewage hole on a
drilling location 40 miles
northeast of Sanderson, Tx.
Aug. 26.
He had gone with his
mother to the well location
to visit his father, a tool
pusher for the Sitton Drill-
ing Co. of Lubbock
Apparently the little boy
fell into the hole when he
was playing out of view of
his parents for a short time.
When the child was
discovered to be missing
about 7 p.m. an immediate
search was launched by SO
to 60 people who began to
comb the countryside with
its high lulls, small valleys
and ravines.
Members of the Texas
Highway Patrol, the U.S.
Border patrol and the
Terrel County sheriff’s de-
partment along with com-
pany employes at the well
site took part in the search
which was called off after
darkness fell.
It was resumed the
following morning with a
helicopter, three private
aircraft, 10 to 12 horsemen,
and a number of people in
vehicles taking part in a
widening search.
The drilling company
decided to drain the three
sewage holes near a trailer
house at the drilling loca-
tion. A “rat hole machine"
to blow out the holes was
ordered in from Odessa.
The first two holes were
emptied with no trace of the
child. When all the fluid was
removed from the third
hole, which was about 12
Inches wide, searchers
found a lot of rock and
cuttings at the bottom of the
Lavinia Powell Hooper
hole.
A relief hole was drilled
next to this hole and a man
lowered into it to remove
some of the rock at the
bottom of the sewage hole.
The body of the child was
Lavinia Powell Hooper. 81.
died Monday in the Archer
City Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements were
made by Aulds Funeral
Home in Archer City.
Services will be held in the
First Baptist Church of
Archer City on Wednesday,
October 1, at 4:00 p.m. The
services were conducted by
Rev. Bill Potts, and assisted
by Glen Booth. Burial rights
took place in the Archer City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hooper was a member
of the First Baptist of
Wichita Falls. Her husband
was instrumental in the
forming of several Baptist
Churches.
She was a retired school
teacher, and taught 10 years
in Archer City and 20 years
in Wichita Falls.
She married Rev. C.C.
Hooper July 19, 1916. He
preceded her in death May
18, 1971, Their son, Dr.
Charles Hooper, also pre-
ceded her in death in May,
1978.
Survivors include: three
sisters, Mrs. Charles Aber-
crombie and Mrs. Luther
Key, both of Archer City,
Velma Ann Smith
Services for Velma Ann
Smith, 76, of Megargel,
finally found under thi* Texas, were held Saturday,
debris.
Survivors include his
parents, two brothers,
Stephen and Mark, both
of the home; his grand-
mothers, Mrs. Rena Fergu-
son of Post, Mrs. Bertha
Irwin of Archer City and
Hazel Irwin of Petrolia, Tx.
Pallbearers at the funeral
service were Pete Sitton,
Jimmy Nunn, Bruce Kenley
September 26 in the
Megargel United Methodist
Church. She died Thursday
in an Olney Nursing Home.
The Rev. Avert Cockrell of
Vernon, officiated at the 2
p.m. service. Burial was in
the Westover Cemetery
under the direction of
Lunn's Funeral Home of
Olney. Mrs. Smith was bom
August 31. 1904, in Red
Mrs. Ora Chapman of
Dallas; two brothers; Doyle
Gray of Hooks, Texas, and
Bill Gray of Megargel, and
four grandchildren.
Mrs. J.H. Gill of Dallas;
three brothers Benjamin
Powell of Fabens, Texas; Pat
Powell of Amarillo; Graham
Powell of Cheyenne, Wvo.;
six grandchildren, and six
great -grandchildren.
Her grandsons and
nephews served as pall-
bearers.
and Ernest Rogers. Honor- River County, Texas, and
ary pallbearers included had lived in Megargel 10
Mason McClellan, Johnny years. She married H.
Green, Lyndell Grainger, Smith, Jr., in Clarksdale,
Ron Sitton, Rusty Lamb and Texas. She was a housewife
Gregg LeSter. and a Methodist. Survivors
Jackie Lee was born Feb. include her husband; three
17,1971 in Lubbock and had sons. Bernard of Arlington,
lived in Levelland since Texas; Gary of Fort Worth;
shortly after his birth. and William of De Soto,
Burial was in the Terrace Texas; two sisters, Mrs.
Cemetery. Marie Hall of Megargel and
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Severin “Sub” Poirot
Severin Steven "Sub"
Poirot, 70, died Monday at a
Henrietta hospital.
Rosary was recited at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins-
Hilliard Funeral Home with
the Rev. Joe Pemberton,
pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, officiated. Funeral
mass was celebrated at 10
a.m. Wednesday at St.
Mary’s with Pemberton,
assisted by the Rev. Jerry
Mosman, former pastor,
officiating. Burial was in
Hope Cemetery.
Poirot was born Dec. 26,
1909, in Windthorst, Texas,
and had lived in Clay County
43 years. He was a retired
rancher, a member of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, and
an honor society member of
the Knights of Columbus.
Poirot married Mary Rose
Weber on Aug. 3, 1937, in
Henrietta.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Dale of Moore,
Oklahoma, and Jerry of
Denton, Texas; a daughter,
Darlene Walter, of Hettick,
111.; three sisters, Sister Jane
Poirot of Jonesboro, Ark.,
Tacoma Gilliand of Wichita
Falls and Margaret Wolf of
Windthorst; three brothers,
Marcel and Delphy, both of
Wichita Falls, and Jake of
Amarillo, and five grand-
children.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:30 Adult Education-Windthorst School
8:00 Windthorst City Council-High School Library
8:30 Scotland Knights of Columbus, KC Hall
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
11- 1 Country Music-Archer Service Center
12:00 Covered Dish Luncheon-Archer Service Center
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
10-5 Archer County Museum
8:00 Serenity Chapter Alcoholics Anonymous-Archer Service Center
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
12- 5 Archer County Museum
2:00 Archer County Historical Commission-Archer County Museum
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
10:00 Commissioners Court-Archer City
1:00 ANAG-Service Center
7:00 St. Boniface Altar Society-Members Home
7:00 Archer Gty band Boosters-Band Hall
7:00 Megargel School Board-School Office
7:30 Holliday School Board-School
7:30 Archer Gty School Board-School
7:30 Windthorst School Board-School Library
7:30 Archer Gty 4-H-Distrlct Courtroom Courthouse
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
9:00 Archer City Mother’s Gub-Scbool Cafeteria
12:00 Archer Gty Lions Gub Luncheon-Lions Bldg.
After School-Brownie Girl Scout Troop-Holliday
7:30 Community Educatlon-Holllday
7:30 MUD-Bowman Community Center
7:30 Lakeside City Women’s Gub-Munictpal Bldg.
7:30 Hollidav PTA-School Cafeteria
8:00 Megargel Gty Council-City Hall
W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
9-12 Food Stamp Representative-Archer Service Center
10:00 Holliday Arts & Ceramic Club-Community Bldg.
1:00 Handcrafts Workshop-Archer Service Center
7:30 Scotland City Council-KC Hall
8:00 Windthorst Kettler Council #1824, Knights of Columbus-KC Hall
8:00 Windthorst 4-H Club-School Cafeteria
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WIOTHORSf
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ANNOUNCING
New Banking Hours
to Serve You Better
Effective October 27th
Service
Banking
9a.m.-2p.m.
9a.m.-6p.m.
Mondays-Thursdays
Fridays
Paying
And
Receiving
Transactions
Only
9a.m.-12 noon
7:30a.m.-9a.m.
2:00p.m.-3:30p.m.
7:30a.m.-9a.m.
Saturdays (Bank lobby)
Monday-Thursday
(Walk-up Window)
Fridays
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