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THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Spring*, Tw«, Friday, Sapt. S. I1
DEATHS
Grover Sellers
Grover Sellers
Funeral services for Judge
Grover Sellers, 87, of Sulphur
Springs were conducted at 10
a.m. Friday in First United
Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Gaither L. Day, pastor,
officiating.
Judge Sellers, who served as
Texas Attorney General during
World War II, died Wednesday
in Memorial Hospital. He also
had served on both the 6th Court
of Appeals in Texarkana and
the 12th Court of Civil Appeals
in Tyler, where he was sitting at
the time of his retirement.
He began his political career
as a justice of peace and then
won election as judge of the
Eighth District Court.
He was bom Nov. 20, 1892 in
Union Parish, La., son of Elish
Thomas and Sarah Agness
Hodge Sellers Jr. He was
married to Hazel Rutherford
Dec. 28,1916 in Fort Worth. She
preceded him in death July 22,
1979. He also was preceded in
death by a daughter, Helen
Booker, in 1955.
Survivors include a daughter,
Clara Mason of Sulphur
Springs, five grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
Judge Sellers was a
Methodist and a 50-year
member of the Masonic Lodge.
He was widely known
throughout Texas and the
nation. Great and near-great
political figures often sought his
advice and support. He also
raised registered Jersey cattle
and operated a dairy for years
at his home southeast of
Sulphur Springs.
Burial was in City Cemetery,
with nephews serving as
pallbearers. Members of the
Masonic Lodge and Bishop
Ward Sunday School Class were
named honorary pallbearers.
Tapp Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Leonard Petty
Leonard Petty, 76, of Route 1,
Brashear died Thursday at 2:30
a.m. at the University of Texas
Medical Center In Tyler.
He was bora Aug. 25, 1904 in
Hunt County to Thomas Allen
and Etta Long Petty.
Mr. Petty married Lillian
Harrison in Hopkins County on
Sept. 9,1922.
He was a member of the
Divide Baptist Church and was
a retired dairyman.
Services were conducted at 11
a.m. Saturday in the Tapp
Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
Horace Hammonds and the
Rev. Avery Hammonds of-
ficiating. Burial was in the
Brashear Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife;
four sons, Gilbert Petty and
Lavon Petty, both of Brashear,
Ardis L. Petty of Sulphur
Springs and Willard Petty of
Morgan City, La.; three
daughters, Mrs. Jarrell Malone
of Brashear, Mrs. Jerry Dodd
and Mrs. Jack Whittle, both of
Sulphur Springs; two brothers,
A.R. Petty and M.M. Petty,
both of Commerce; 24 grand-
children and 12 great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
three sons, Cecil Petty, Max
Petty and Tommy Petty.
Grandsons served as
pallbearers.
Richard W. Lee
Richard Weldon (Buddy) Lee
of Miller Grove died at 7 p.m.
Monday in Memorial Hospital
The retired painter was born
Jan. 22, 1911 in Miller Grove,
son of Wylie H. and Minnie
Brandon Lee.
He was a member of Central
Baptist Church in Sulphur
Springs.
His wife, the former Ruth
Kruger, survives.
Other survivors include three
sons, James Lee of Cumby,
Richard Lee of Dallas and
Curtis Lee of Clarksville; a
daughter, Ethel Evans of
Cumby; seven grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; and
three sisters, Mrs. Clarence
Mitchell and Mrs. Ray Vaughn,
both of Sulphur Springs, and
Mrs. Claud Rains of Lubbock.
He was preceded in death by
a twin sister, Mrs. Helen
Slatter, in April.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
Tapp Funeral Home, with
burial following in Miller Grove
Cemetery.
Libby Shafer
Mrs. Libby D. Shafer, 62, of
845 South Davis died early
Monday morning at her
residence.
Mrs. Shafer was born Jan. 15,
1918 in Orangeburgh, S.C. to
Timrod and Maude Schiffley.
She married Roland (Nic)
Shafer in Denver, Colo, on June
8, 1947 and he preceded her in
death in 1974.
Mrs. Shafer was a member of
the St. James Catholic Church,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary Post No. 8560 and the
Sulphur Springs Business and
Professional Women’s Club.
She served as organist for
both the St. James Catholic
Church and the First
Presbyterian Church.
Rosary was recited for Mrs.
Shafer at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
the Murray-Orwosky Chapel.
Mass was celebrated at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the St. James
Catholic Church with the Rev.
Thomas Charters of Commerce
as celebrant. Burial was in
Restlawn Memorial Park.
Survivors include two sons,
Christopher Dorman of
Longview and Richard T.
Dorman of Sulphur Springs;
two daughters, Mrs. Ann Smith
of Sulphur Springs and Mrs.
Donna Stoneking of Minden,
La.; and six grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Dr. Ben D. Wood, Kenneth
McKay, Shem Ray, George
Allen, James McMullen and
Jim McCaffrey.
Honorary pallbearers were
Loren Sealy, Joe Ames, Bobby
Goff, Buddy O’Brien and
Robert Forte.
Buddie Gilliam
Buddie Gilliam, 59, of 1209
College St. died Sunday at the
Lisbon Veteran’s Ad-
ministration Hospital in Dallas.
He was bora May 12,1921 in
Winnsboro to Roger and Lillie
Belle Putman Gilliam.
Mr. Gilliam married Pauline
Jobe in Winnsboro on July 28,
1968.
He was a member of the
Baptist church, Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post No. 8560 and
served in the U.S. Army during
World War H. He was a farmer.
Services were conducted at 10
a.m. Wednesday in the Murray-
Orwosky Chapel with the Rev.
M.C. Allen officiating. Burial
was in City Cemetery with full
military graveside services.
Survivors include his wife;
three sons, John Gilliam of
Saratoga, James Gilliam of
Silsbee and David Gilliam of
Vidor; five brothers, George
Gilliam of Vidor, J.F. Gilliam
and Lonnie Gilliam, both of
Saratoga, Grover Gilliam of
Sulphur Springs and Burley
Gilliam of Gilmer; two sisters,
Mrs. Flora Pack and Mrs.
Dwight Bridges, both of Winn-
sboro; and five grandchildren.
Members of the local VFW
post served as pallbearers.
Willie Kitchens
Services for Mrs. Willie Mae
Kitchens, 80, of 301 Oak Avenue
were held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
in the Tapp Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. L.E. Richardson
officiating. Burial was in Yantis
Cemetery.
She died at 1:30 a.m. Monday
at the Sulphur Springs Nursing
Home.
Mrs. Kitchens was born April
14, 1900 in the Seymore com-
munity to Bill and Mattie
Reppond.
She married John Tom
Kitchens in Yantis on May 15,
1929. He preceded her in death
on May 15,1976.
Mrs. Kitchens was a member
of the Davis Street Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a son, Odell
Womack of Alvarado; three
daughters, Mrs. Opal Culver of
Midlothian, Mrs. Reba Hursoll
of California and Mrs. Freda
Rhodes of Garland; a step-
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Bryant of
Yantis; a brother, Marion
Reppond of Sulphur Springs;
two sisters, Mrs. Dora Rowell
and Mrs. Callie Moss, both of
Sulphur Springs; and a number
of grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. \
Serving as pallbearers were
Ronnie Pounds, Freeman
Starrett, Travis Moreland,
Vester Bryant, Jimmy
Womack, Bobby Womack,
Alfred Womack and David
Womack.
Ollie Potts
Ollie Luther Potts, 93, of the
Woodhaven Nursing Home died
at 1:55 a.m. Tuesday at
Memorial Hospital.
He was bora May 20,1887 in
Hopkins County to Phillip and
Margaret McLeroy Potts.
Mr. Potts married Annie Mae
Rowe in Hopkins County on Jan.
7, 1907. She preceded him in
death in 1964.
He was a member of the
Methodist church and was a
retired farmer and rancher.
Services were conducted at
2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the
Greenview Church with the
Rev. L.B. Morgan officiating.
Burial was in Greenview
Cemetery.
Survivors include a son,
Clarence Potts of Morro Bay,
Calif.; two daughters, Mrs.
Louise Stokes of Houston and
Mrs. Ethel Cannon of Sulphur
Springs; a sister, Mrs. Alice
Freeman of Sulphur Springs;
six grandchildren; three great-
grandchildren and two great-
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Orville Potts, in 1950.
Memorials may be made to
the Greenview Cemetery
Association.
Alvin Hathcox
Alvin J. Hathcox, Route 1,
Como, died at 12:55 a.m.
Saturday in Medical Center
Hospital, Tyler. He was a
farmer and a member of the
Baptist church.
He was bora Sept. 4, 1904 in
Allean, Ark., son of Lon and
Nora Crabtree Hathcox.
Survivors include three
sisters, Ludie Warren of
Oklahoma City, Sue Blanchard
of Colorado Springs, Colo., and
Lena Holt of Yantis; and two
brothers, C.W. Hughes of
Sulphur Springs and Raymond
Hughes of Fort Worth.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Sunday at Tapp Funeral
Home, with burial following in
Black Oak Cemetery.
M.E. Fargason
Funeral services for Marshall
E. Fargason, 90, Route 2,
Winnsboro, were held at 2:30
p.m. Saturday in the Perryville
Baptist Church with the Rev.
H.V. Gray and the Rev. Wyatt
Bradberry officiating. Burial
was in the Perryville Cemetery.
Mr. Marshall, a retired
sawmill owner, died Thursday
in a Gilmer nursing home after
a lengthy illness.
He married Elizabeth Hester
in 1916. She survives. Other
survivors include a son, Bill
Fargason of Beaumont; four
daughters, Mrs. Hester Pilcher
of Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Ruth
Hahison of Fort Worth, Mrs.
Winnell Williams of Fort Worth
and Mrs. Gail Robertson of
Breckenridge; two brothers;
one sister; five grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Ruth Crosby
Services for Ruth Moore
Crosby, 70, of Runaway Bay
were held last Thursday in the
Hawkins Funeral Chapel in
Bridgeport with the Rev.
George Lewis officiating.
Burial was in the Restland
Memorial Park in Dallas.
The former Dallas resident
died Aug. 25 at the Saint Joseph
Hospital in Fort Worth.
Mrs. Crosby was bom Nov.
17,1909 in Brashear to Henry E.
and Eva B. Moore.
She married John L. Crosby
in Vickery in June, 1934.
Mrs. Crosby was a member of
the Methodist church and was a
member of the Insurance
Women of Dallas.
Survivors include her
husband; three sisters, Mrs.
Billie Thompson of Argyle, Mrs.
Colleen Haddock of Denton and
Mrs. Florine Williams of Lake
Whitney.
8.F. Points
i
B.F. Points, 83, of Pickton
died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday at his
residence.
Mri Points was born Dec. 7,
1896 in the Pine Hill community
to John Franklin and
Clementine Ham Points.
He married Cecil Turner in
Cumby on July 12,1930.
Mr. Points was a number of
the Methodist church and had
owned and operated a grocery
store in Pickton.
Services were conducted at 2
p.m. Thursday in the Pickton
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Carl Reynolds, the Rev. Jessie
Hopkins County
court records
LAND TRANSFERS
Warranty deeds for the
Miller and the Rev. Don Stanley following land transfers have
officiating. Burial was in the been recently recorded in the
Old Pickton Cemetery. County Clerk’s office:
Survivors include his wife; a Tom F. Washington to the
son, John Points of Grand East Caney Cemetery, two
Prairie; a daughter, Mrs. acres in the James Gahagan
Louise Palmore of Naples; a survey;
brother, Nuel Points of Como; Alta Ann McKnight to
and three grandchildren. Thomas H. Fitch, 69.7 acres in
Serving as pallbearers were the Johnson Wren survey;
Thurman Alford, Johnney J.R. and Bonnie Faye Beck to
Folmar, Gene Mays, Bascomb Willie Pearl Beck Henry,
Mays, Maurice Harrelson and James Beck, Wayne Beck, Joy
Lewis Randolph.
Willie Nash
Willie C. Nash, 76, of Route 5,
died Friday at 1:30 p.m. at
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Nash was born Feb. 25,
1903 in Hopkins County to
William and Mollie Washington
Nash.
tie marrried Josie Johnson in
Hopkins County in 1928.
Mr. Nash was a member of
the Arbala Road Church of
Christ and served in the U.S.
Army during World War II.
He had worked for the
railroad prior to his retirment.
Services were conducted at 2
p.m. Monday in the East Caney
Baptist Church with Elder
Ralph Williams officiating.
Burial was in the East Caney
Cemetery.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Archie Jean
Davis and Mrs. Nobieleen
Lewis, both of Sulphur Springs,
and Mrs. Edna Marie Calhoun
of Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas of Sulphur
Springs and Mrs. Sweettie Mae
Petty of Oakland, Calif.; five
brothers, Ester Nash of
Abernathy, Carl Nash of
Lubbock, LJoyd Nash of San
Antonio, Dave Nash of Sulphur
Springs and Eddie Ben Nash of
Dallas; 11 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Beck Sullivan, Roy Beck, Jerrel
Beck, Kenneth Beck and
Martha Beck Heard, 157 acres
in the G.C. Wetmore survey;
Herschel N. and Wylma E.
Guy to Hollis Wayne and Ovetra
Williamson, lot one of block
three of the Hillside Addition;
Robbie Earl Corley, Billy M.
Corley, Toy Corley and Pansy
Corley Henry to Lois Jean
Miller, two tracts in the
Elizabeth Melton survey;
Clyde Bassham to Mozelle
Bassham, 13.83 acres in the
Luther Saint Clair survey, 39.39
acres in the H.S. Waller survey
and 72.65 acres in the James
Barrett survey;
Mozelle Bassham to Clyde
Bassham, 13.83 acres in the
Luther Saint Clair survey, 39.39
acres in the H.S. Waller survey
and 82.65 acres in the James
Barrett survey;
Verna Lee Sandifeer, Gerry
Don and Mary Lynn Sandifeer
and Jerry Dell and Elaine Shree
Sandifeer to the Veteran’s Land
Board of Texas, 34.635 acres in
the Daniel Fuller survey;
M.D. and Agnes Brem to
M.D. Brem Jr., six acres in the
Mason Moseley survey;
James D. and Deborah K.
Spargue to H.W. and Carol Ann
Halcomb, five acres in the
Santos Coy survey;
E.L. and Kay M. Ashcroft III
to L.D. and Kate Coke, three
tracts in the Mary Ann Bowlin
survey;
Wendell and Helen Sapaugh
to Joe Dan and Pam Kennedy,
two tracts in the Mary Ann
Bowlin survey;
Joe Dan and Pam Kennedy to
Wendell and Helen Sapaugh, a
tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin
survey;
Gary S. Roberts to James O.
and Frances B. Nymeyer, 9.87
acres in the S.C. Hart survey;
Gerald E. and Ruth A. Eberts
to Samuel F. and Joy B. Rogers,
23.729 acres in the Edward
McLaughlin survey;
T.J. and Laree Payne to
Ardis, Tutt & Peugh, one acre in
the Mary Ann Bowlin survey;
Kenneth W. and Wanda
Crowson to Herschel L. and
Billie Sue Crowson, 100.716
acres in the William D. Conner
survey and 71.44 acres in the
William Reed survey;
Jere W. Gist to Royce
Raymond and Bobbie Chitsey,
112.568 acres in the Charles
Liner survey;
C.R. and Wilma Fitzpatrick
to Dan R. and Karla Campbell,
lot two of block two of section
one of the Highland Creek
Addition;
J.D. Hammond to Roberta
Wylie, a tract in the Elizabeth
Melton survey;
Darrell Massey to Janice M.
Massey, 3.040 acres in the Isaac
Ramsey survey.
I MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following couples have
recently filed applications for
marriage licenses:
Elliott Laurence Cash to Lois
Mae Davis and John Mark
Gamer to Judy Nell Weatherly.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Divorces for the following
couples have been recently
granted and filed in the District
Clerk’s office:
Tammy Cooper and Alton
Wayne Cooper, Rebecca
Parnell Snow and Donald Gene
Snow, Angela Gayle Davis and
Danny Joel Davis and for
Teresa Sue Long and Larry
Kent Long.
Area youths
take honors
Members of the Miller Grove
FFA chapter were recent
winners at the Hunt County
Junior Livestock Show. The
chapter captured several
awards including one breed
champion, one senior cham-
pion, one junior champion, four
reserve champion awards, and
the dairy herdmanship plaque.
In the Brown Swiss dairy
division, Vicki Mabe was the
big winner with her senior
champion and breed champion
cow. Donald Birchfield was a
close second with the junior
champion and reserve cham-
pion awards won by his heifer.
Reserve senior and junior
champion honors were won by
Eric Mabe. Other chapter
members exhibiting blue ribbon
animals in the Swiss division
were Ricky Jennings, Mark
Garrett and Brian Lennon.
In the Guernsey division,
honors were won by Donald
Birchfield and Bret Garrett.
Donald received the reserve
junior champion and reserve
breed awards for his efforts.
Bret received a blue ribbon for
his Guernsey.
All the members were
pleased to have been selected as
the winners of the dairy herd-
manship award.
Cuff Notes
— Auembld by —
JOE WOOSLEY
Brief notes: Looking ex-
ceptionally healthful, retired
Dean of the Texas Senate A.M.
Aikin remarked on a recent
visit in Sulphur Springs that he
felt well, but that his feet and
knees weren’t ready for much
Mockingbird.
Myra Sink, Route 1.
Diondi Flanagan. Como.
Mrs. Earl Busby, Yantis.
Sherry Bolton, Cumby.
Mrs. Carl Acker, Como.
Mrs. Nancy Jones, Como.
Admitted
Brad Carroll, Dike.
Hoyt Randolph, 121 Russell
Drive.
Mrs. Lila Busby, Yantis.
Nancy Marshall, Route 1.
Mrs. George G. Ogles, Yantis.
Fletcher Froneberger, 413
McGrede.
Hershel Reddick, Route 1.
Mrs. Grady Vanoven, Route
1.
Mrs. Olga Gilbreath, Route 1.
Mrs. Ora Campbell, Route 1.
Sherry Bolton, Cumby.
L.D. Murray, Route 3.
Mrs. Lillie Moncrief, Route 5.
Robert Alford, Route 4.
Mike McKissick, Route 4.
Robert Morris, Como.
Loyd Lunceford, 1116 Texas.
Mrs. Leila Waits, 1200 North
Jackson.
Doretha Clements, Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. Lillian Smith, Route 1.
Master Larry Evans, 815
Fuller.
Mrs. Warner McGlamery,
Pickton.
Mrs. Lora Mcllory, Point.
Johnny Johnson, 120 Calvert.
Tonya Clifton, 112 Resevoir.
Mrs. Delma Swatsell, 947
College.
Elow Adams, Route 5.
J.R. Hare, 1335 South
RrnaHwAV
Orbie Albrow, 1441 College.
D.L. Burns, 204 Peach.
Mrs. Pauline Gober, 706
Houston.
Kelly Hopper, Route 4.
Mrs. Mary Goodman, Como.
Mrs. Doris Smith, Como.
Shelley Vickery, 1207 Elm.
Mrs. Billy Bailey, 210 East
Spence.
Mrs. Vicki Fite, Route 3.
Mrs. Doyle Fowler, Route 1.
Dismiued
Wylie Pierce, Cumby.
Geane Rogers, Brashear.
Mrs. Clyde McDonald, 113
West Spence.
Mrs. Jackie Ethridge and
baby boy, 310 Helm Lane.
Mrs. Troy Palmer, 924
Freeman.
Mrs. Lola Browning, Como.
Mrs. Georgia Glossup, 616
Main.
Mrs. Thelma Doss, 423 Van
Sickle.
James Randolph, 410 Craig.
Jerry Basham, Dike.
Nancy Marshall, Route 1.
Dudley Clayton, 405 East
Ross.
Mrs. Jerrell Echols, 215
Beckham.
Haskell Martin, Route 1.
Mrs. C.D. Coker, Route 3.
Mrs. Joe Taylor, 530 South
Locust. I
Arthur Warren, 807 Fuller, baby boy, 209 Helm Lane,
Mrs. Michael Newman, 229 Mrs. Ola Crump, Route 5.
walking or standing ... Senator
Aikin is a fine example of a
career public servant who
served long and well and sur-
vived all political wars with an
enhanced reputation for his
sound judgments and honesty...
Early enrollment figures at
Como-Pickton listed 519
students on the rolls, with more
expected after Labor Day ...
Property owners in Franklin
County are facing a hefty 27.77
percent tax increase according
Brewer. to the official proclamation ...
Clovis Thompson, Cumby. While attending a luncheon
Mrs. J.C. Neal, Dike. meeting of the Sulphur Springs
Mrs. Hub Kennedy, 401 school board Friday, trustee
Whitworth. Gary Odom, a dairyman by
Mrs. Leonard Burkhart, 601 occupation, said he was afraid
Jefferson. the season has ended for hay
Mrs. Effie Richardson, production on his farm east of
Pickton. town... “I only got one cutting,”
Master Michael Crist, Star he added, and noted that even
Route. with moisture (rain clouds were
James Basham, Route 3. in the area at the time) he
Hoyt Randolph, 121 Russell doubted that grass could be
Drive. revived enough for more hay...
William Shores, 254 Texas. Hay production varies like a yo
Johnny Johnson, 120 Calvert, yo, up with timely rains and
Mrs. William Donald and down with drought conditions...
baby boy, Emory. County Agent Ron Woolley
Vemell Washington, 421 East reports that alfalfa hay already
Front. is demanding $130-$140 per ton
Mrs. Blanche Prim, Route 4. ... And just last year the local
Mrs. Bessie Bridges, 1209 area farmers were harvesting
College. bountiful and record amounts.
Loyd Baxter, 816 Church. _
Mrs. Robert Snyder, Route 2. More notes: It used to be a big
Tony Cason, 512 Church. event when the first bale of
Cletus Brown, 402 Radio cotton was ginned each year ...
Road. The grower would get his
Charles Steen, 1204 picture in the newspaper and
merchants would raise a cash
bonus... Which brings to notice
that Burney Burns of Lake
Creek has come up with Delta
County’s first bale, ginned Aug.
22 ... Construction work is
reported underway on the
Mrs. Ora Campbell, Route 1. Queen Maria, a modern-day
Melody Hill, Emory. paddlewheel boat which is
Mrs. Sue Whatley, 222 Pon- expected to sail on Lake Bob
der. Sandlin in 1981 ...It will be fitted
Mrs. Erma Grubbs, 201 Oak out as a floating excursion boat
Avenue. and restaurant. The Glenn
Mrs. Charles Adair, 104 Fowlers of Mount Vernon are
Austin. developing the project... Glen
Lloyd Bays, 215 Rogers. Fry of Sulphur Springs is
Ronnie Whitlock, Dike. looking forward to attending the
Mrs. Danny Clark and baby 50th anniversary reunion of his
girl, Como. graduating class at Throck-
Robert Morris, Como. morion High School next month
Master Chad Mahand, 303 ... He recently exhibited
Craig. newspapers from his hometown
Mrs. James Maddry and baby of the 1930 era and was in-
boy, Route 5. terested in recalling some of the
Mrs. Mary Gill, 168 East advertised prices, including
Middle. new cars for less than $600.
Mrs. Lilly Moncrief, Route 5. -
Leon Lindley, 458 Van Sickle. Last notes: Norris Lee Minter
John Hare, 1335 South Jr., 39, of Mount Vernon
Broadway. became the second drowning
Michael McKissick, Route 4. victim of 1980 in Lake Cypress
Olga Gilbreath, Route 2. Springs last week ... Inflation
Robert Alford, Route 4. note: A house that cost $1,375 to
Master Michael Davis, 210 build in 1933 (or $1,632 including
Duckworth. lot) sold for $17,000 in Sulphur
Mrs. Robert Ulesson, 212 Springs a few days ago ... A
Bellview. handy new reference book in
Mrs. Grace Moore, Cumby. the newspaper office has been
Mrs. Randy Steele, Como. passed out by Superintendent
Larry Gee, 512 North Davis. Ed Stevens... It lists the names,
Creshel Young, Route 5.
addresses and assignments of
L.D. Murray, Route 3. all personnel employed by the
Ms. Martha Fletcher, Route local school district ... Judy
5- Gilreath, a member of the local
Rick Worater, 227 Ponder. school board, has volunteered
L^„(*mPb!Il her services free of charge to
the system if a shortage of
substitute teachers develops...
Shared interests
Cumby High School's cheerleading Gaines sisters — Debbie,
left, a freshman, and Donna, a junior — share a lot of common
interests except during the pro football season; Debbie is a
Pittsburgh Steeler fan and Donna is a dedicated follower of the
Dallas Cowboys. The two are one of the few teams of varsity
cheerleading sisters in Northeast Texas.
—Photo by Suo McCrow
Sisters cheer for
same team - mostly
Steelers and Cowboys meet.
The family also includes a
younger sister, Paula, 13, a
seventh grader and drummer in
the drill team, and two Persian
cats, Junior and Amanda. The
girls’ parents are active
members of the Cumby booster
club, and say they spend most
of their time “just trying to
keep up with these three
teenagers.”
Blonde Donna says her
primary loves are “sports,
school, Big 10 Chevys, cowboys
that wear big belts, and Charlie
Waters (the Dallas All-Pro free
safety).”
She is a member of the
student council, has been an
officer in the Cumby FHA for
two years, is a two-year veteran
of the drill team, and has played
varsity basketball, softball and
volleyball.
She plans to attend East
Texas State Univerity after
graduation, majoring in home
economics and physical
education.
Donna’s confidant and per-
sonal friend is a stuffed pink
panther named Mag. “I
couldn’t do without Mag,” she
says, “Mag knows all my
secrets.” -
Like her older sister, brunette
Debbie also has a stuffed pal —
a teddy bear named Root Beer.
Sporting new braces — which
she calls her “railroad” — on
her teeth, Debbie moved up to
her varsity cheerleading spot
this season after serving as
junior high cheerleader for two
BySUEMcCRAW
News-Telegram
Special Correspondent
CUMBY — Most of the time,
peace and harmony reigns in
the home of sisters Donna and
Debbie Gaines. But a couple of
times a year — including
tomorrow night — watch out...
Hie two sisters share a
number of common interests,
including acting as
cheerleaders for the Cumby
Trojan teams. They are one of
the few sister combos in Nor-
theast Texas involved in high
school cheerleading at the
varsity level.
Hie daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Gaines also share
more than pon-poms and
megaphones. Each has a
special friend, a stuffed animal.
Both plan to attend college.
Each is an accomplished
athlete in her own right.
But on certain weekends of
the National Football League
season, the two sisters reach a
parting of the ways.
Donna, 16, a junior, is a loyal
fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
Sister Debbie, 14, a freshman, is
a Pittsburgh Steeler fan. So on
Friday nights, they’re both on
the same side — hoping to cheer
the Trojans on to another
successful season. But Satur-
day night, when die Steelers
and the Cowboys tangle in an
NFL pre-season football game,
it’s a different story.
After the weekend, though,
it’s bade to business as usual for
the duo—until die next time the
seasons.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1980, newspaper, September 5, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780644/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.