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THf HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Friday, March 29,lǤ-4.
DEATHS
Shirley Bassham
Shirley Bassham, 45, of the
Nelta community, died at 10
a Jn. Thursday at her residence.
Mrs. Bassham was born Dec.
30, 1934 in Hopkins County to
Frank and Pauline Pierce Jobe.
She married Bill BmMmp in
Cooper on July 13,1952 and was
a member of the Nelta Church
of Christ. She was employed at
Sears.
Services were conducted at 2
pjn. Saturday in the Murray-
Orwosky Chapel with the Rev.
Morris Hill officiating. Burial
was in the Nelta Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband; her parents, of
Sulphur Springs; two sons, Bill
Bassham Jr. of Richardson and
Brett Bassham of Nelta; a
sister, Linda Seawright of
Sulphur Springs; and a brother,
Gary Jobe of Port Lavaca.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jimmy D. Bassham, Larry
Bassham, Jerry Bassham,
James Bassham, Don
Seawright and C.R. Williams.
L.R. Morrison
Lee Roy Morrison, 91, of Star
Route died at 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial
Hospital.
He was bom Sept. 11,1888 in
Ashville, Ala. to James and
Martha Chamness Morrison.
Mr. Morrison married Lillie
Mae King in Brashear in 1909.
He was a member of the
Brashear United Methodist
Church and was a member of
the Cumby Masonic Lodge. He
was a retired farmer.
Services were held at 2 p.m.'
Friday in the Murray-Orwosky
Chapel with the Rev. C.W.
Gilbreath officiating. Interment
was in the Arbala Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife;
four daughters, Mrs. Martha
Courson of Sulphur Springs,
Mrs. Kathleen Petty of
Greenville, Mrs. Mildred Young
of Campbell and Mrs. Jessie
Fay Duncan of Quitman; three
sons, James T. Morrison of
Garland, Audrey L Morrison of
Canton and Ray Morrison of
Yantis; a sister, Mrs. Fannie
Abels of Greenville; 23 gran-
dachildren, 41 great-
grandchildren and several
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Howard Morrison, in
1976.
Grandsons served as
pallbearers.
Lillian Wise
Services for Mrs. Lillian
Lorraine Wise, 79, of Route 1
were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in
the Tapp Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. L.B. Morgan of-
ficiating. Interment was in the
Forest Park Cemetery in
Greenville.
Mrs. Wise died Thursday at
8:25 p.m. at the Grand Prairie
Community Hosptial.
She was bom Aug. 16,1900 in
Texas to Hubbard T. and Nellie
Jane Wilkinson.
In 1927, she married William
Amos Wise in Greenville. He
preceded her in death in Oc-
tober, 1941.
She was a member of the
Baptist Church and was retired
from the Echo Publishing
Company.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Wilma Nell Jones of Ir-
ving; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren and
two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
a brother, Starr Wilkinson, on
Oct. 20, 1976.
Serving as pallbearers were
Buford Jones, Clifford
Woodard, Robert White, David
Jones and Larry Brown.
Lyda Hendricks
Lyda Nelson Hendricks, a
native of Sulphur Springs, died
Monday in a McKinney
hospital.
Services were held in the
Turrentine Funeral Home of
McKinney with interment in
McKinney's Memorial Park.
Survivors include two sisters,
Mrs. Eloise Humphrey of Fort
Worth and Mrs. Josephine
Turrentine of McKinney.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Tom Kendricks.
Mrs. Hendricks was a
member of the First Christian
Church in Sulphur Springs.
Camp Infant .
Graveside services for the
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederic Camp were held at 2
pm. Saturday in the Cherry
Grove Cemetery with the Rev.
Curtis Rose officiating.
The infant was born Feb. 27,
1980 in Memorial Hospital. She
died Thursday at 8:30 pm. in
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her
parents; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. D.B. Berry of Sulphur
Springs; and a great-
grandmother, Mrs. Hattie
Berry of Gilmer.
White Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. C.C. Wester
Mrs. Carl C. Wester, 76, died
March 13 and was buried in
Phoenix, Ariz. March 17.
She and her husband, who
survives, formerly lived here
and were members of pioneer
families. She was the former
Dorothy Moorehead, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Moorehead.
She was bom Feb. 16, 1904.
The family lived in El Paso
before moving to Phoenix in
1958.
In addition to the husband,
survivors include a daughter,
Gretchen Ann Wester, and a
sister, Virginia Conradt of
Santa Fe, N.M.1
Forney C. Wester of Sulphur
Springs is a brother of Carl
Wester.
The Rev. George McKinney
conducted services. Burial was
in Greenwood Memorial Park.
A.R. Millsap
A.R. (Alva) Millsap, 82, of 133
Lee died at 10:05 p.m. Sunday
at the Hopkins County Nursing
Home.
He was bom April 18, 1897 at
Park Springs to James and
Beulah Millsap.
Mr. Millsap married Ola
Foster in Sulphur Spings on
Oct. 28,1917. She preceded him
in death in November, 1968.
He operated Fosters’
Department Store in Sulphur
Springs and was a member of
Shooks Chapel United
Methodist Church.
^Services were conducted at 2
p.m. Tuesday in the Tapp
Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
LB. Morgan officiating. Burial
was in City Cemetery.
Survivors include a sister,
Mrs. Ada Mayes of Sulphur
Springs; two grandchildren,
Dan Daniels and Pattle
Brantley, both of Sulphur
Springs; and three great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
a daughter, Maribelle Daniels,
who died on July 1,1974, and by
a brother, Elvie Millsap, who
died in 1964.
Serving as pallbearers were
Forney C. Wester, Lonnie
Campbell, Jack Porter, Billy
Jones, Glenn Moore and Artie
Steves.
Ada Massey
Services for Mrs. Ada B.
Massey, 77, of Route 1, Dike
were held at 2 p.m. Monday in
the Tapp Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Gary Harred and the
Rev. William E. Chandler
officiating. Burial was in the
Tira Cemetery.
Mrs. Massey died at 2:20
p.m. Satuday at Memorial
Hospital
She was bom Sept. 27, 1902 in
Wood County to John C. and
Lela Dot Smith Vickers.
She married Weldon W. (Put)
Massey in Hugo, Okla. in 1932.
He preceded her in death on
Aug. 12, 1976.
Mrs. Massey was a member
of the Independence Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a son, L.J.
Massey of Dike; three
daughters, Mrs. Darline
Harred of Sunny Mead, Calif.,
Mrs. Marline Harred of Dallas
and Mrs. Mur line Miller of
Duncanville; five sisters, Mrs.
Opal Calloway of Snider, Mrs.
Martha Rodgers of Fort Worth,
Mrs. Virgil Hardin of Odessa,
Mrs. Viola Chapman of Dike
and Mrs. Juanita Petty of
Greenville; nine grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Junior Rodgers, Herschel
Crowson, Ellis Gaddy, Andy
Wright, Jerry Petty and J.E.
Chapman.
Earl Coke
Earl Coke, 74, of Route 1, died
at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday at
Manorial Hospital
Mr. Coke was boro Aug. 31,
1905 in Hunt County to Henry P.
and Mary Wood Coke.
He married Myrtle V. Jones
in Ridgeway on Aug. 12, 1928.
He was a member of the
Mahoney Methodist Church
and was a retired farmer.
Services were conducted at
1:30 p.m. Thursday in the
Murray-Orwosky Chapel with
Cumby.
Alfonso Dioedioso, Route 1
Floyd Blankenship, 310
Whitworth.
Grover Cantrell, Route 5.
Miller Coker, 116 Goodman.
Lucius Hogue, 418 Qnrch.
the Rev. John Gants officiating. Mrs. tmun Buskin, Como.
Burial was in the Ridgeway Gladys St. Clair, 414 College,
wmrtery. William Watson, 812 Finney.
Survivors include Us wife; Mrs. J.C. McPterson, Route
two sons, Danny Coke of 4.
SUlphur Springs and Gerald Jerry McCoy U, 2836 Church.
Coke of Jefferson; two Kenneth McNiel, 423 7th
daughters, Mrs. Billie Hill of street.
Houma, La. and Mrs. Joyce Mrs. Willie Ogles, 512 S.
Pope of Mesquite; a sister, Davis.
Mrs. Allie Ross of Cumby; 18 Ronnie Whitlock, Bike,
grandchildren and nine great- Suzanne Whiteheafi, 202 Park
grandchildren. circle Drive.
Serving as pallbearers were Wendy French, Route 4.
Hester Jordan, Bryant Lawson, Finis Attlesey, 501 Gail.
C.B. Knotts, Harold Reynolds, B.F. Points, Pickton.
Lawson Ray Peugh and Mrs. Ronald Smith, 1011
William Byrd Hooten. Bergin.
Honorary pallbearers were Laura Cummings, 133 N.
Vessie McCauley, Leroy Click, Locust.
Larry Knotts, Rob Hill and Jesse Leverton, 1010 N.
Marvin Keelin. Jackson.
Leonard Hall, 504 Fuller.
Christopher Pryor, 321
Weaver.
Olivia Reynolds, Dike.
John G. Long, 1512 Live Oak.
Mrs. Ruby Wyly, 604 W.A.
Street.
Admitted Fird Rhodes, 1421 Airport
Euless Williams, 314 Oak Road.
Avenue. Thomas Pritchett, Brashear.
John Sheffield, Route 5. Mrs. Emily Burrows, Leisure
Mrs. Robert Wesson, 212 Lodge Nursing Home.
Bellview. Lovie South, Como.
Mrs. Perry Clark Sr., Keith Adair, 827 Brinker.
Sulphur Springs Nursing Mrs. Wendell Grimes and
Home. baby boy, 1611 Main.
John Humphries, 817 College. Mrs. Norman Tucker and
Veroice Brumley, Pickton. baby girl, Box 594.
Michael Weatheread, Route Mrs. Robert Graham and
4. baby boy, Route 5.
Mrs. Nelia Reeves, 911 Ardis. Jeremy Darrow, 702 Cran-
Mrs. Bert Clapp, Hopkins ford.
County Nursing Home. Johnathan Wilhite, Saltillo.
Mrs. Dee Mabe, 642 Tate. Thomas Johnston, 608 Lee.
Mrs. Horace Smith, Route 5. William Rasco, Route 4.
Jerry McCoy H, 2836 Church. Mrs. Ned Lindley, 539 S.
Mrs. Bernice Ballard, 903 Moore.
College. Mrs. Chester D. McKeever,
Jimmy Lee Chester, Route 2. Route 5.
Allen Deaton, Route 2. Mrs. Bernice Ballard, 903
Mrs. Ernest Brown, 611 College.
Lamar. Mrs. Johnny Marshall and
Mrs. Frank Parker, Route 4. baby girl, 1324 Main.
Mrs. Julia Morris, 500 Carta. Mrs. Jimmy Fite, Route 3.
Mrs. Ronald Smith, 1011 Wesley Crist, Yantis.
Bergin. —
Mrs. Norwood Tanton, Route cockroach is one of the
n earth s oldest insects.
BrM notes: Location has business...He is mentioned in
been spotted tor a deep oil test Dick Hitt’s discourses upon the
at Yantis on Bill Jack Hathcox’s cultural events of the cen-
sprawling cattle operation. tury...While attending graduate
While the rig has not been school at ETSU, Maroney did a
brought in yet, drill site has team nickname survey. He
been cleared and pits dug...The learned that there are 178
site is near the old Hathcox different team names in the
homeplace and just across from 1,117 high schools surveyed,
the dairy barn...It’s reportedly including 90 Bulldogs, 85
aiming for a depth of 15,200 Eagles, 76 Tigers, 56 Panthers,
feet...A hole of that depth will 53 Wildcats, 43 Lions, 39
require several months to drill Mustangs and 36 Hor-
and will cost a bundle of nets...Phillip Sartin called
money...Dr. JohnS. Bagwell Jr. attention to the article...An
of Dallas recently remarked to area firm serving Northeast
a Sulphur Springs patient that Texas is expected to locate an
he did not have any of the famed expanded service force here by
editorials of his grandfather, mid-summer. Perhaps as many
the late John S. Bagwell, and as 10 families or more will be
that he would like to have relocated to Sulphur Springs.
copies...Now that request is ---
being fulfilled, as veteran Echo
salesman Marvin Myers has Last notes: H. E- (Mooney)
reached back in his files and Enl°w has started preliminary
pulled out a copy of The work toward remodeling the
Hopkins County Echo...It was a exterior of the old
special edition published just Hollingsworth Garage building
prior to the formal opening of on Main Street, which he
the Carnation Company...The recently purchased...He is
Echo Man, as the late Mr. considering several options for
Bagwell was known, was a the use of the building...Harold
great booster for Hopkins Arnold of Sulphur Springs, who
County and his editorials commutes to Tyler about four
reflected his love for the area days a week to work, observes
and the people...He wrote his that business type construction
editorials in longhand and his is continuing strong in East
scrawling tested the skill of Jeff Texas...Amold is projecting
Campbell and the late Albert rapid advancement in energy
Coleman as they set his copy on monitoring devises to reduce
the Linotype machines. heating and cooling costs in
-- larger public buildings...He
More notes: B. F. Ashcroft serves as a director of the
hedges a little when he is asked Hopkins County Hospital
about the completion date of the District, which recently voted
new warehouse and offices for to switch to electricity in an
the Sulphur Springs Coca Cola effort to control temperature
Bottling Company now going up costs more effectively...Aubrey
on Industrial Drive near the Humphrey is planning to give a
KCS crossover of 1-30...“It’ll be little more time to his dairy
June, maybe,” he says...The operations at Como when he
current (March) edition of D steps down as superintendent of
magazine holds interest for schools at Alba-Golden. He was
friends of Larry Maroney, superintendent at Como about
former Sulphur Springs coach- 15 years ago before the district
teacher now in the real estate consolidated with Pickton.
hospitals
North Hopkins news
Mrs. Laverne (Gregg) Ferrell and Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Scoville has been in a Mesquite
Julius Routh, 610 Main.
Mrs. Ella Westbrook, 701
Texas.
Royce Wilemon, 123
Nicholson.
Johnnie Neal, Sulphur Bluff.
Mrs. Una Lou Longino, 504 N.
Davis.
Mrs. Janet Simpson, Holiday
King.
Sam McCord, 525 Gilmer.
Artie Gaines, Cumby.
Paula Linker, 320 Weava.
3.
Mrs. Lela Alexander, 809
Church.
Mrs. Marvin Stubbs, 1124
McGrede.
Gladys St. Clair, 414 College.
Mrs. Inez Williams, Route 1.
Mrs. Tullie Harris, Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. Guinda Hinton, Route 2.
Mrs. Chester McKeenver,
Route 5.
Harlan Harred, Dike.
Mrs. Alvin Mahan, Emory.
Mrs. Patti Willis, 125 Fore.
Thomas C. Prtichett,
Brashear.
Mrs. Gail Crain, 1116
McGrede.
Misty Bevill, Yantis.
Mrs. G.A. Rodgers,
Brashear.
Mrs. Mattie Milter, Cumby.
Jerry Berry, 806 Alabama.
Mrs. Nolan Murphey, Como.
Roaalyn Nash, 722 Calvert
Mrs. Marie Sontag, 214 S.
Locust.
Mrs. Nell Tittle, 1317
Lakeview Drive.
Clarissa Bawner, 414 Van
Sickle.
Mrs. Thomas Geary, Dike.
Dismissal
Shannon Weston, 322 S.
League.
Carissa Kirkland, Route 3.
Mrs. Randy Whittle, Box 184.
Henry West, Cano.
Mrs. Gussie Rushing, 1333
Jefferson.
Mrs. Earl Griffin, Brashear.
Buster Ewing, Route 3.
James D. Allen, 1333 Jef-
ferson.
Herbert Poole, Route 2.
Randy Whittle Jr., Box 184.
Mrs. Kenneth Romans,
Cumby.
Mrs. Jean Brown, 209
Bellview.
Thomas Petty, Brashear.
Lonnie Scarborough, 307
Radio Road.
Mrs. Jeff Champion, 615
Ingram.
Mrs. Homer Grayson,
Brashear.
Mrs. Dorothy Weatherall, 210
Duckworth.
Earl Harris, Como,
Mrs. Frank Williams,
Cumby.
Mrs. Jim Lee, 1110 Carta.
Lloyd Clark, 928 Jefferson.
Mrs. Elaine Malone, Route 2.
Scotty Thompson, Route 4.
James Clark, 216 W. Spence.
'Mrs. Hucie McLeroy,
hospital having tests made and
so far all reports are good.
Mrs. Mary Ferrell is slowly
improving from a bout with the
flu bug.
Jack Orr of Mesquite, Mrs.
Mrs. Jess Orr.
Amy and Chris Petty of Tira
spent last Thursday with their
aunt, Mrs. Nada Crouch and
family while they were on
spring break from Cooper
school.
Danny and Patti (Ferrell)
Williams and Cody are proud to
announce the arrival of Stacy
Pauline, weighing six pounds
and eight ounces, on Friday,
March 21, in Citizens General
Loy Orren, Horace Fuller,
Paul Carr, Clovis Adair and
Aubrey Morris Dennis attended
a Masonic meeting in Mount
Pleasant Thursday night Work
was done in the masters
degree.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jolly of
Mount Vernon and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Roberts were in
Dallas Wednesday to visit Mrs.
Emma McGill, who resides in
the Mary Trew Rest Home.
They all had lunch with Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Aiken.
Luncheon guests of Mrs.
Jewel Penn and Mrs. Velma
Flowers Thursday were Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hoagland
and daughter Becky of Sulphur
Springs and Bill Cavender of
Groves.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Peterson
of Purley had lunch with Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Monroe Sun-
day.
C. W. DeShazo of Sheridan
and Don DeShazo of McAllen
visited over the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McAfee and
with their mother and grand-
mother, Mrs. W. A. DeShazo,
who is in Franklin County
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hawkins
of Quanah visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Barnes Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis Walker and baby of
Cooper visited Mr. and Mrs.
Barnes Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dennis
and family of Middle Grove,
N.Y. are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morris
Dennis.
Mrs. Florene Branom spent
from Sunday until Tuesday
with her sister, Mrs. Christine
McEacbem.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams and
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Roberts
Williams.
Mrs. Lorene Bunch of Dallas
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lou
Ada Gregg and Malcom.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Gold-
smith were in San Antonio
Sunday through Wednesday
attending an AMPI meeting.
Shirley (Gunn) and Bill Lane
of Mesquite are in the process
of moving in their mobile home
and setting up residency here
near her mother, Laverne
Scoville on FM 71 east of Bir-
thright.
J. W. and Wynelle Duffer of
Lancaster spent last week at
their temporary home on Route
3 in the Pealess community
while both were on vacation.
Wynelle is a sister of Mrs.
Sedell (Mary) Ferrell.
Misses Debbie Goldsmith,
Saltillo news
attended singing at Shooks
Chapel Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tanton
returned Friday night from a
vacation trip to Padre Island,
where they spent a week.
Monday was Boyd Wardrup’s
birthday and he had to help him
celebrate it Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Floyd of Oklahoma City, Mrs.
Edna Brooks of Paris, Mrs.
Anita Nitsche and son Neal of
Dallas, Max Wardrup of Tyter,
Mrs. Travis Appleton of
Trenton, Mrs. Mozelle Arthur
of Houston and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wardrup, Amy and
Sara, and Mrs. Billie White and
Mrs. Lane Contreras.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Conley
spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Nex Norris in Dainger-
fleld.
Those attending a school of
instruction of O.E.S. in Com-
merce Thursday were Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Loy Orren, Mrs. Lorene
Bedgood, Mrs. Wanda Carr,
Mrs. Julie Fuller, Mrs. Ida
Hall, Mary Lou Estes, Lisa
Speed, Janet Gibby and their
adviser, Mrs. Debra Dunham,
were in Tyler Friday and
Saturday attending the Area VI
FHA meeting. They wae ac-
companied by Mrs. Joyce
Goldsmith and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Gibby and Donna.
Jerry and Susan Ferrell,
Glen and Ronnie, of Crush
Road visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sedell Ferrell, Sun-
day night.
Mrs. Chrysteen Decco
returned home Tuesday from
visits with relatives in Kilgore,
in Arkansas and other places of
interest. They flu bug found
her, though, and she is not
feeling too good but she is glad
to be home.
Students and teachers at
North Hopkins will enjoy
Easter holidays beginning
March 31 to April 7.
Adair, Mrs. Ardys Dennis, Mrs.
Patsy Smith and Mrs. Irabelle
Glaze Barnes from Saltillo, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon Morris
and Mrs. Merlene Carr of
Mount Vernon.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morris
Dennis joined a group of the
Good Son Club of Sulpha
Springs for a camp outing at
Lake Cypress Springs for the
weekend.
A tetter from Eugene Griggs
of Madera, Calif, says that he
and his wife Louise will be in
Saltillo and areas around
Saltillo in April. Thie will
arrive April 8 for a few days
and Gene says he would love fa
sane of his old friends to visit
hime. Gene is the son of Porta
Griggs and the late Norene
Cowser Griggs, and lived in
Saltillo before moving to
California. He is the nephew of
Mrs. Ethel Fate and Mrs.
Estelle Vetter of Saltillo.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Artha
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Minta
were business visitors in
Longview Wednesday.
C. E. Wingo & Son
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885-5051
Florine Adams and Mrs. Leona
Mrs. Dalton Herman, Route Jobe of Sulpha Springs were
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Gregory, 519 Hospital, Greenville. Grand- Deanna VanDeveneta, Laura
Mulberry. parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Penny, Bonnie Harris, Cindy
'Sulphur Bluff news
There was good attendance Sue and Woodrow Weils,
at the Rural Progress Club
meeting. Howeva, due to a
conflict, the speaker, Joe In-
man, was unable to be present
He plans to be present at a lata
date.
Pete and Ueta Haale of
Austin came Friday fa the
weekend with Trixie Smith.
Opal Sellers of Lubbock was
here to be with ha daughta,
Clydene Fielden, who un-
derwent surgery test week in
Tyter Medical Center. Clydene
was dismissed to her home
Saturday, doing fine.
June Bassham was dismissed
Saturday from the Mount
Vernon hospital to her home.
She is doing fine.
J. E. Clifton remains a
patient at the Mount Vernon
hospital. Mabel Clifton has
been confined to the home with
cold and flu. They are both
some improved.
Ralph and Mary Vance were
in Dallas Friday to be with
their daughter, Elaine Acker,
who underwent major sagery.
Mary remained there. Elaine is
doing all right.
Mona and Ray McClung of
Dallas visited her sister and
brother, Velva and Bud
Emerson, for the weekend.
Velva returned home with them
for a week’s visit.
Nelta
news
Dorothy Harness*, L D. and
Billie Dean Chest*, an «f ::
Uncasta, spend the weekend ::
here at the Chest* home and :
visiting relatives.
Attending the quilting
seminar at the Civic Cent*
Tuesday were Cindy and Mari ;•
Beale, Lutie Patterson, Adeil ;•
Philbrick, Carolyn Albers, Ere ■'
Bartlett, Sue Bland, Geraldine
Sullivan, Debbie Moore and
Hilga Chester. The group had
three tables of quilt tops,
finished quilts, pillows and
other quilted handmade ar-
ticles.
Dike news
Billy Gregg and daughta,
Brenda McKinzie, were in
Borger Thursday for the
funeral of his nephew, Mack
Gregg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lynn spent
the weekend in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Young are
the proud parents of a baby son.
Little miss Olivia Reynolds is
home from a stay in the
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham were visitors in
Cooper Thursday.
Ray Lynn spent Thursday
night with his daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Roddy
Packet of Dallas.
Mrs. Mary Carley and
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Webb
and daughter Christina of
Sulpha Springs visited ha
mother, Mrs. Helen Goode and
other relatives of Palestine
liUUl d U1)J UJ
Padre Island, Mexico and other
points of interest from this area
are Elvis and Lucille Neal, Bert
and Era Bartlett, Cathy and
Gene Tanton and family of
Mesquite, and Gene and Opal
Tanton of Saltillo. A good time
was reported by all and they
said gasoline was a few cents
cheaper than in this area.
Getting together for an
outdoor fish fry Saturday night
were Johnny, Gail, Allen and
Chad Joslin, Floyd, Mary and
Malcom Joslin, William, Edith,
Edie, David, Roscoe and Joe
Don Joslin, Elmer (Doc)
Petrea, Jack, Glenna and Tina
Hargrave, Buddy and Nell
McMahan, Billie and Brandon,
Cockrell, Robert, Mozelle and
Tom Joslin, Jacie, Lisa, Randy
and LaShonda Hargrave and
the A. E. Petreas.
William, Cecil, Dalra,
Janiece, Joe Don, Katie, Jana,
Asa, Davis and Edie Joslin,
Barbara Jetton, Dewayne,
Billie and Brandon Cockrell
surprised Edith Jolsin with an
early birthday party Friday
night. Cecil and Darla left
afterwards for Oklahoma to get
Jennie, who has been visiting
relatives there.
Sympathy is extended to the
families of Shirley Bassham
and Ada Massey.
Mark, Kimberly and Amanda
Bassham have recently moved
a house in the community.
Roberta Flippin has been on
the side list again.
Ronnie Whitlock has been
dismissed from the hospital
and was at church Sunday.
Maxine Johnson, Jan and
Cara Bartley and Mrs. Maxie
Potts were in San Antonio for
Mrs. Potts’ granddaughter’s
wedding. Jan decorated the
wedding cakes and others
helped with some of the
arrangements.
Stephen and Jason Moore
were in Paris recently to watch
Steve Williams race his car in
the Pine Tree Derby, an event
sponsored by the Cub Scouts.
Debra Moore, Era Bartlett,
Cindy and Mary Beale attended
the quilting seminar.
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bakham
of Midwest City, Okla. and Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Rodgers of
Bedford visited Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Burkham over the
weekend.
Mrs. Myrtle Mills and Mrs.
Madie Dawson were in Paris
for Mrs. Mills to get an eye
check.
Rev. and Mrs. Jimmy Ross
and children visited Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Lynn Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Ruby Hargrave, Mrs.
Hester Stewart and Mrs. Irene
Burkham attended the funeral
of Mrs. Ada Massey in Sulpha
Springs Monday afternoon.
Bill Caviness of Port Artha
spent Sunday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Burkham.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Lemon,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Best of
Greenville, Mr. and Mrs.
Julesduchn of Sulpha Springs
and Mr. and Mrs. James
Garrison of Bromide, Okla.
visited Mr. and Mrs. Cruise
Medina test week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindle Cagle of
Tatum, N.M. visited Mr. and
Mrs. W.E. Neal Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Hargrave of Neasha, Mo. had
lunch with his grandmotha,
Mrs. Ruby Hargrave, Wed-
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham and Mrs. Nell Medina
were in Dallas Thursday to be
with Mr. and Mrs. Zane
Burkham while their son had a
kidney transplant. His otha
brother give him a kidney. At
test report, there were doing
fine.
Mrs. Myrtle Mills visited
Mrs. Thelma Voss of Sulpha
Springs Sataday afternoon.
Lesia Medina is on the sick
list.
Stephanie, Jeff and Todd
Walker of Garland spent last
week in Sulphur Springs with
their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bascom Walker, white
their mother, Mrs. Max
Walker, attended the state
DAR convention in Austin as a
delegate.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1980, newspaper, March 28, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780652/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.