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DEATHS
Oemie Hill
Bruce Simms
Bruce Pate Simms, 71, of
Route 1, Como died Mooday at
11:20 pm. at the Wood County
Central Hospital in Quitman.
He was born Jan. 31,1106 in
the Black Oak community to
Joe and Ada Agee Simms.
Mr. Simms married Thelma
Louise Wright in Dallas on Not.
12, 1933.
He was a member of die
1-O.O.F. and attended the First
Assembly of God Church. He
was a retired barber.
Services were conducted at 2
p m. Wednesday in the First
Assembly of God Church in
Sulphur Springs with the Rev.
M.C. Allen and the Rev. W.C.
Mangrum officiating. Burial
was in the Black Oak
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife; a
son, Joe Simms of Dallas; two
daughters, Mrs. Shirley Mit-
chell and Ms. Phyllis Childers,
both of Dallas; a brother, Glen
Simms of Oklahoma City,
Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Vonie
Greer of Mesquite and Mrs.
Hazel Grooms of Dallas; seven
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Larry Duncan, Charles Webb,
Mike Mitchell, Douglas Mit-
chell, Jerry Simms and Frank
Comnuck.
Tapp Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McMullan
Mrs. Frances McMullan, 66,
of 109 Water Oak St. died at 7:20
a.m. Monday at Memorial
Hospital.
Mrs. McMullan was bom
Aug. 23,1913 in Sulphur Springs
to H.P. and Sidney Thornton
Tate.
She married James L Mc-
Mullan in Dallas in 1934 and
attended Saint James Catholic
Church.
She had worked as a librarian
in Sulphur Springs for 25 years,
had taught dancing here for
over 50 years and-helped found
Girl Scouting in Sulphur
Springs. She was a member of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mass was celebrated at 10
a.m. Wednesday at Saint
James Catholic Church with
Father Raymond Orlett as the
celebrant. Burial was in City
Cemetery.
A prayer vigil was held
Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the
Tapp Rineral Home.
Survivors Include her
husband;., a daughter, Mrs.
Anna Hand of Houston; her
mother; a sister, Mrs. Farris
Tatom of Sulphur Springs; and
three grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Delbert Tyler, Henry Mc-
Corkle, Bill Taylor, Tommy
Blackbume, Bob Forte and Joe
Ames.
Grady Jones
Grady Doyle Jones, 60, of 333
N. Denver in Dallas died
Thursday morning in Dallas.
Services were at 10 am.
Saturday in the Lamar and
Smith Chapel in Dallas with the
Rev. Jimmy Pruitt officiating.
Graveside services were at 2
p.m. Saturday in the Seymore
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Clara Ann Wyatt Jones of
Dallas; two sons, Tony Lynn
Jones and James Doyle Jones,
both of Dallas; his father,
Bennie Jones of Dallas; his
mother, Emma Jones of
Kaufman and a brother,
Thomas M. Jones of Naples.
Tapp Funeral Home was in
charge of local arrangements.
Jock W. Glosup
Jack W. Glosup, 76, of Route
4, Mineola died at 7 am.
Wednesday at the family
residence.
Mr. Glosup was born July 27,
1903 in Hopkins County to
George and Abbie Lee Pat-
terson Glosup. He married
Melveme Gargis in Sulphur
Springs on Aug. 17,1934 and was
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Sulphur Springs.
He was retired from the
Dallas Independent School
District system.
Services were held at 2 pm.
Friday in the Tapp Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. L.B.
Morgan officiating. Burial was
in Restlawn Memorial Park.
Survivors Include his wife;
two daughters, Mrs. Jackie
Bowling of Mineola and Mrs.
Othelda Pledger of Dallas;
three brothers, Boyd Glosig) of
Ridgeway, Marvin Glosup of
North Hopkins and Fred Glosup
of Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs.
Georgie Tomlinson of
Clarksville and Mrs. Inis Orr of
Sulphur Springs; five grand-
children and one great-
grandchild.
He was preceded in death by
two sisters, Mrs. Nola Jones
and Mrs. Elmer Glosup.
Ester Garrett
Services were pending
Wednesday at the Tapp
Funeral Home for Mrs. Ester
Elizabeth Garrett, 82, of Route
1, Emory.
Mrs. Garrett died at 1 a.m.
Wednesday at the East Texas
Chest Hospital in Tyler.
Grover Braddy
Grover C. Braddy, 87, of
Birthright died Thursday at 5
p.m. at Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Braddy had recently
moved to the Birthright com-
munity from Irving.
He was bom Oct. 3, 1892 in
Shawnee, Okla. to John and
Frances Ford Braddy.
Mr. Braddy married Onie
Alice Averitt in Texarkana on
Sept. 29, 1919.
He was a member of the
North Hopkins Church of
Christ, the Masonic Lodge and
was a retired Western Union
employee.
Services were at 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Murray-
Orwosky Chapel with Darrell
Tubb officiating.
Survivors include his wife; a
son, Charles lOalton Braddy of.
Irving; a daughter, Mrs.
Woodrow Pritchett of Bir-
thright; a sister, Mrs. Leitha
Forehand of Redlands, Calif.;
four grandchidren and a great-
granddaughter.
Albert Nelson
Albert Nelson, 77, of 110
Randolph died Saturday in
Denver, Colo.
He was bom June 30, 1902 in
Reilly Springs to Tom and
Daisy Dirham Nelson.
Mr. Nelson married Mamie
Walton in Quitman in 1925 and
she preceded him in death on
April 17,1979.
He was a member of the
Miming Chapel Baptist Church
and a retired employee of the
Tapp Furniture Store.
Services were at 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Morning Chapel
Baptist Church with the Rev.
D.L Ellison officiating. Burial
was in the Sandifer Cemetery.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Letha Carbin
of Tulsa, Okla., Eura Lee
Trotter of Denver, Colo, and
Mae Dell Person of Oakland,
Calif.; and two grandchildren.
M.L. Burkham
Melvin L Burkham, 60, of
3412 Ruby St. in Mesquite died
Friday at die Mesquite Com-
munity Hospital.
He was bom in Hopkins
County to Thomas and Zona
Wilks Burkham and married
Doris Horn.
Services were conducted at 10
a.m. Monday in die Sparkman-
Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel
on Garland Road with the Rev.
Jeff Pritchard and Dr. Tom
Harris officiating. Graveside
services were at noon in the
Tira Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Doug Burkham and
Howard Burkham, both of
Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Cathy
Morrison of Lilbum, Ga.; two
sisters, Mrs. Fannie Karaey of
Dallas and Mrs. Estha Gridner
of New Mexico; and four
grandchildren.
Murray-Orwosky Funeral
Home was in charge of local
arrangements.
Mrs. Oemie S. Hill, 79, of
Route 1, Como died Saturday
morning at the Winnsboro
Manorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hill was bora June 10,
1901 in Cass County to James
Fletcher and Lenna Jackson
Smith.
She was married to Elmer
Hill in Cass County on Aug. 18,
1918 and was a member of the
Como First Baptist Church.
Mrs. HOI had lived in Como
fa the past 18 years.
Services were held at 2:30
pm. Sunday in the Como First
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Blake Dunigan, the Rev. L.B.
Morgan and the Rev. Rudy
Borland officiating. Burial was
in the North Hopkins Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband; a daughter, Mrs.
Adell Mitchell of Longview; a
son, Odell Hill of Dallas; a
brother, Lewis Smith of
Cooper; four grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
Deacons of the Como First
Baptist Church will serve as
pallbearers.
Murray-Orwosky Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Dickerson
Mrs. Georgia Kelty
Dickerson, 68, of Dallas died
Friday afternoon at Doctor’s
Hospital in Dallas.
The forma Sulphur Springs
resident was born in November,
1911 in Sulpur Springs to Mr.
and Mrs. T.J. Kelty.
She married A.B. Dickason
in Sulphur Springs. He
preceded ha in death in 1972.
Mrs. Dickerson was a
member of the Catholic church.
Services were held Monday
morning at the Sparkman-
Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel
on Garland Road.
Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Don Brock of
Dallas and Mrs. Tom Bischof of
Fort Worth; three brothers,
Maurice Kelty of Sulphur
Springs, James Kelty of Dallas
and Dr. Dennis F. Kelty of
Clarksville; four sisters, Mrs.
Marie Moore and Mrs.1
Margaret Ray, both of Sulphur
.Springs, Mrs. Ann Deen of Fort
Worth and Mrs. Kathleen
Johnston of San Antonio; and
five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
two brothers, Basil Kelty and
Bill Kelty, and by two sisters,
Irene Ballard and Louise
McKee.
Mrs. Kenneth Blalock, Route
5.
Mrs. Lula Barred, Dike.
Kannon Wright, 904 Sunset
Lester Entx, Brashear.
Mrs. T.C. Phillips, 219 Craig.
Mrs. Zelphia H. Merritt, 112
Reservoir.
Mrs. Inez King, 761 Ingram.
Mrs. Estelle Mayo, 235
Rogers.
Mitsey Price, Saltillo.
Bitsey Price, Saltillo.
Mrs. David Wallace, Route 2.
James Barnhart, Como.
Mrs. Zelma Jones, 114 Hodge.
Mrs. Lillian Smith, Route 1.
Brooke Bell, 716 Hodge.
Mrs. Jackie Adams, 310
Davidson.
Roy Harbison, Emory.
Scott Taylor, Pickton.
Jennifer Booker, 1223
Georgia.
Mrs. Jimmy Riddle, 438
Woodlawn.
Lori Rosamond, 221 Jill.
Master Christoper Chaney,
Route 5.
Jennifer Glover, 620 Bell.
Mrs. Mack Gibson, 131
Garrison.
Carl Anderson, Route 5.
Master Jeramine Smith, 408
Beckham.
Charles Harred, Cano.
Mrs. Donald Hopper, Route 4.
Tonya Clifton, 202 Reservoir.
Melissa BeU, Saltillo.
Mrs. E. J. Dodd, 1112
McGrede.
Jackie Petty, Route 5.
Clifton Chesta, Saltillo.
Mrs. Edward Dial, 611
Fuller.
Ray Brown, Route 5.
LaTash Smith, Como.
Mrs. H. D. Hanson, 605 Plano.
Miller Coka, 116 Goodman.
Dewey Dickens, Brashear.
Mrs. William Penson, Route
Brandy Goines
Services were pending at
mid-weeek with the Wilson
Funaal Home in Alba fa
Brandy Michele Goines, nine-
week-old daughter of Johnny
Dewayne and Patty Ann McKiel
Goines of 524 Plano, Apt. 5 in
Sulphur Springs.
She was born Dec. 27, 1979 in
Grand Saline and died early
Friday morning at the family
residence.
Survivors include her
parents; and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Moore of
Keames and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Brickey of Alba.
Admitted
Carissa Kirkland, Route 3.
Mrs. Christine Flannigan, 314
Magnolia.
Mrs. John Ray, 312 Beckham.
Kori Rainey, Route 4.
Grover Braddy, Route 1.
Mrs. Hazel Sartin, 935
Gilma.
Bobby Dial, Route 1.
Mrs. Minnie Bridges,
Hopkins County Nursing Home.
Moris Collins, 506 S. Moore.
Mrs. Zephyr Hargrave,
Leisure Lodge Nursing Home.
Billy Ray Edwards, 119
Front.
Mrs. Willie Thomas, 516
Connally.
Lucius Pogue, 416 Church.
Mrs. Willie Fennell, 1200 N.
Jackson.
James Self, 508 Woodlawn.
James Clark, 216 Spence.
Mrs. Rodney Maynard,
Route 4.
Rudy Ellis, 850 Putman.
2.
Robert Leon Campbell, 910
Alabama.
Mrs. Thomas Petty,
Brashear.
Mrs. Tullie Harris, General
Delivery.
Mrs. Finis Attlesey, 501 Gail.
Ms. Margaret Henly, 908
Freeman
Laura Cumming, 133 N.
Locust.
Mrs. Bonnie McMullen,
Hopkins County Nursing Home.
Mrs. Vivian Bramlett,
Brashear.
Mrs. Myra Wrigttt, 430
Church.
Elmer Turner, 944 Church.
Bonnie Johnson, Como.
Archie Barnes, Route 3.
Mrs. Jean Brown, 209
Bellview.
Mrs. Kathy Melton, Box 731.
Mrs. Rodney Maddox, 309
Beckham.
Mrs. Effie Carpenter, Como.
Dismissed
Mrs. Ivy Vaughan, Brashear.
Sidney Speck, Route 4.
Mrs. Celia Wright, 108
Colorado.
Mrs. Garnett Thompson, 845
S. Davis.
Wesley Crawford, Route 3.
Earl Coke, Route 1.
Mrs. Lou Edna Palmer, 723
Church.
Mrs. Undine Pogue, 112 Ross.
Raymond Tayla, Pickton.
Don Thompson, 120 N. Moore.
Norman Boggs, 1520
Mockingbird.
Thomas Gulledge, 327 S.
League.
Mrs. Rudy Garrett and baby
girl, 204 Lou.
Mrs. Barbara French, 1003
Fisha.
Mrs. Floy Woods, 400 Radio
Road.
Mrs. Thelma Murray, 1200 N.
Jackson.
Mrs. Reginald Edge, 949
College.
Mrs. Elsie Booker, 340 Azalea
Lane.
Mrs. Cordelia Toon, Leisure
Lodge Nursing Home.
Gary Swanson, Pickton.
O.B. Sinclair, 613 Plano.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson, 839
Finney.
Kristopha Coppedge, Route
2.
Bobby Dial, Route 1.
Kori Rainey, Route 4.
Mrs. M.L. London, Como.
Michael Kinard, 808 BeU.
Guy Mays, Brashear.
Mrs. Kenneth Blalock, Route
5.
Mrs. Rodney Maynard,
Route 4.
Mrs. Jimmy Thompson and
baby girl, Route 5.
Donald Moore, 501 Pampa.
Rudy Ellis, 850 Putman.
Mrs. Dwight Tubb and baby
girl, Dike.
Francis Skelton, Route 2.
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Thelma Ballard, 327 Weaver
Drive.
Mrs. David Wallace, Route 2.
Mrs. Lula Hatred, Dike.
James Self, 366 Woodlawn.
Mrs. Jimmy Riddle, 438
Woodlawn.
Mitsey Price, Saltillo.
Bitsey Price, Saltillo.
Mrs. Christine Flanagan, 314
Magnolia.
Brooke Bell, 716 Hodge.
Ted Thompson Sr., 425
Houston.
Kannon Wright, 904 Sunset.
Brandie Brown, 210 Resa-
voir.
Morris Collins, 506 S. Moore.
Mrs. Ward Gober, 706
Houston.
Kathy Melson, 805 Fuller.
Ms. Inez King, 761 Ingram.
Master James Clark, 216
Spence.
Master Billy Ray Edwards,
110 Front.
Scott Tayla, Pickton.
Mrs. Jackie Adams, 310
Davidson.
Diane Kenney, Star Route.
Lori Rosamond, 221 Jill Lane.
Karissa Kirkland, Route 3.
James Barnhart, Como.
Mrs. Lonny Pounds, Yantis.
Mrs. Jay McClendon, 1604
San Jacinto.
Sidney Clayton, 222 Ross.
Mrs. Wade Taylor, 100
Calvert.
Mrs. T.C. Phillips, 219 Craig.
Jennifer Glover, 820 Bell.
Julie Glover, 820 Bell.
Jeff Champion, 615 Ingram.
Mrs. Jimmy Clifton, 638
Cranford.
Mrs. Homer Campbell, Route
1.
Mrs. Ella Westbrook, 701
Texas.
Mrs. Jack Cunningham,
Emory.
Mrs. Dewey Butler, 117 E.
California.
Mrs. Estelle Mayo, 235
Rogers.
Leo St. Clair, 214 Houston.
Geane Rodgers Jr.,
Brashear.
Mrs. Tommy Johnson, 708
W.A. Street.
Mrs. Ronald Perkins and
baby girl, Route 3.
Mrs. Jimmie Luce, 519 Plano.
Robert Campbell, 910
Alabama.
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Twxos, Friday, March 14,1964-3.
Dike news
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
James Reynolds dnriig the
weekend included Mr. rad Mrs.
Roy Reynolds, Laura Lea and
Betty from Eufaula, Okla., and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adcock, Cary
rad Courtney of Sttgter, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neal
were Dallas visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Derrell Stewart
and children of Ore City visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Stewart, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neal and
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Payne of
Shaggy enjoyed a fish supper in
Mount Vernon Friday night
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stewart
of Levelland are visiting
relatives in the community.
Those visiting Mrs. Annie
Smith, Katherine Young and
Georgia Davis last week were
Mrs. Fain Chapman, Mrs.
Connie Rudolph and Annie and
Mrs. Tommy Maltey, Mrs.
Grace Holder and Virginia
Patterson of Grand Prairie and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young,
Tracy and Carla of Pine Forest.
Marcie and Marty McKinzie
of Cumby are spending the
week with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Aron McKinzie.
Mrs. Annie Smith will
celebrate her 88th birthday
settled in Dallas, When he
lived until moving to Mesquite.
He married Darts Horn, whs
survives. He also is survived by
a daughter, RuHrie Kaftertw
of Tennessee, two sons,
Douglas of Dallas and Howard
of Mesquite, and four grand-
children, two sisters, Mrs.
Fannie Karaey of Dallas and
Esta Fay of New Mexico. He
was buried Monday in Tira
Cemetery.
Randy and Tammy Neal
were in Honey Grove Saturday
where they exhibited their
Holstein animals. Randy
received a reserve champion
Holstein female award.
Harold, Melinda and Amy
Deaton, Randy and Patsy Neal
were in Houston last week.
Amy, Melinda and Randy
exhibited their Holstein
animals.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Collins,
Chad and Chuck, Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Neal, Randy and Tammy
and Mrs. Theresa Duncan
visited Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Collins Sunday. Larry Duncan
was in Houston attending a
school.
Gene Neal flew to
Springfield, Mo. last week to a
Mid-America meeting.
March 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Bartley,
Clay rad Cara had suppa with
his mother, Mrs. Teence
Bartley Sunday night
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Gregg last week were Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Temples, Mr.
and Mrs. Zimmie BeU, Lynn
Temples and granddaughta
Brooke Sprague and Mrs. Mary
Gregg of Sulphur Springs, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gaunce of
Dallas, Mrs. Betty Jo Tubb of
Flora, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Odell, Jill and Cody of Como,
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle McKinzie,
Marca and Marty of Cumby,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lynn, Mr.
and Mrs. Aron McKinzie, Mrs.
Irene Burkham, Mrs. Teence
Bartley, Mrs. Lorene Davis,
Mrs. Lucille Neal and Mrs.
Marie Burkham.
Joel Burkham and a friend of
Dallas visited his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham, Sunday.
Melvin L. Burkham died at
his home in Mesquite Friday,
March 7, at 5 a.m. He was bom
Jan. 21, 1920 to Thomas and
Zona Wilks Burkham in Dike,
where he lived until he went
into the armed forces, where he
served several years. He
Sulphur Bluff news
BACK HOME from
Washington, D. C. are County
Judge Joe R. Pogue, County
Auditor Marvin Stubbs and
County Commissioners L. T.
(Son) Martin and Mervin
Chester. They wae in the
capital to encourage con-
tinuation of fedaal revenue
sharing funds and other
legislation for counties. They
had a conference with
Congressman Sam B. Hall
during their visit in
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nugent
and sons have moved into their
new home on Highway 71 East.
J. E. Clifton was dismissed
from the Mount Vernon
hospital last Thursday. Much
improved, she was able to
attend Sunday School Sunday.
Don and Katie Patterson and
J. K. and June Bassham went
to Fort Worth Friday, where
Katie entered the Natural
Fiber Fashion Show. She won
fourth place in after five class.
They were met at the Con-
vention Center for the tractor
pull by a bus of 21 Young
Farmers and Young
Homemakers. They report a
very enjoyable trip and show.
Jane Hill of Blue Springs, Mo.
spent Saturday night with her
parents, Ralph and Mary
Vance. With them Sunday night
and Monday were ' Linda
(Acker) and Steve Long and
Mickey Sanders of Dallas. The
Longs moved a house in on the
lot they have purchased near
the Vances, for weekend and
vacation hone.
J.W., Margaret and Debbie
Gurley of Dallas spent the
weekend with parents, Que,
Lula and Gaaldine Sullivan.
Public School Week was
climaxed with stew and supper
at the gym and open house at
school, with very good at-
tendance.
The children of Mrs. Hattie
North Hopkins news
Dewey Estes is recuperating
nicely at home after spending
several days as a patient in
McCuistion Medical Center in
Paris.
Margie Martin was in Dallas
Monday for a regular ap-
pointment with her eye docta.
A number of people from this
area attended the following
funeral services: Homer
Campbell at Murray-Orwosky
Funeral Hone on Thursday;
Jade Glosup of Mineola at Tapp
Funeral Home on Friday;
Grover Braddy at Murray-
Orwosky Funeral Home on
Saturday; Mrs. Elmer Hill of
Como at Murray-Orwosky on
Sunday; and Melvin Burkham
of Dallas on Monday.
Marsha Withrow spent the
weekend in Garland with her
mother, Mrs. Pat Cannon, and
family.
J. C. and Dortheal Denny
were Sunday visitors of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Willis.
Billie Sue and Garvin Cross
of Dallas, Callie Wallace and
Denise spent last Thursday
with their mother, grand-
mother and great-
grandmother, Mrs. Myrtis
Posey. Other visitors of Mrs.
Posey during the last few days
were Verna Mae Jones of
Tawakoni and Dallas and Mrs.
Oleta Lancaster of Sulpha
springs.
Francis and Verda Withrow
spent the weekend in Irving
with their son, Glyn Edwin and
family.
Mrs. Chrysteen Decco is
visiting in Kilgore with ha
sister, Mrs. Donnie Cook and
Wanda.
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Patterson honored their mother
with a birthday dinner Sunday
at the Community Center. It
was her 95th. Five of her
children were present, Rosie
Huie, Maggie Bannister,
Claudy Patterson, Sallie Huie,
Ben, Jr. (Dut) Patterson; five
grandchildren, 12 great-
grandchildren, and five nieces.
All told, there were 53 there,
with several local friends
dropping by in the afternoon.
The EHC Club met Monday
at the center with nine mem-
bers, one child and Janie
Crump present. The program,
“Living Married Successfully”
was presented by Janie. It was
enjoyed. There was good
response and discussion. The
Extension Service agents
always are welcome.
Visiting Madie Dawson for
the weekend were Martha Jo
and William Ford, Butch and
Debbie Focd, Marilyn Redwine
and Ashley, all of Wichita
Falls. Others visiting were
Mordant and Evelyn Bevis, Bill
and Shirley Lane, C. R. and
Birdie Down.
Weekend visitors with Clara
Randolph and Theresa were
her children, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Hubbard and Cathy,
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Reynolds
of Fort Worth, Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Jackson and Christie of
Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Johny
Burns of Greenville and Cecilia
Bums of Cooper. They fished
and enjoyed a fish fry Sunday.
Delray Jenkins visited and
had supper Monday night with
Billy and Hilga Chester.
The Raal Progress Club will
be postponed for a week, due to
the revival being held in the
community. The meeting will
be held March 19 at 7 p.m. with
Joe Inman as guest speaker.
Landmark
business
locks up
Perry Bros, variety store No.
11, which had been a fixture on
the downtown square (118 Main
St.) for more than a half of
century, was closed down
permanently Saturday night.
Larry D. Vickers, managa,
and other employees of the
downtown operation were
shifted to the Perry Bros, store
No. 100 at 1179 Broadway in the
Spring Village Shopping
Center.
The Perry Bros, store on the
square sustained heavy loss by
fire on Jan. 19, 1970 when a
destructive blaze swept White’s
Auto, Perry Bros, and King’s
Department store, with some
damage to Tapp Furniture
Company. The insured loss
totaled than $200,000 for the
businesses.
The store building was
rebuilt and enlarged, resuming
operations about eight months
later.
It was reported that mer-
chandise in the closed stae will
be moved to other operations.
A SURPRISE informal party
honored Dr. William Dietze in
his office Tuesday morning.
The figure “40” was featured in
the decorative scheme.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1980, newspaper, March 14, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth779885/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.