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4—THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Ttxos, Friday, Due. 5,1 WO.
Saltillo news >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<
There will be a baby shower
for Mrs. Kenneth Emerson at
the Saltillo Community Center
from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Mrs.
Emerson is the former Beck
Minick Hostesses for the oc-
casion are Mrs. Troy Neal, Mrs.
Bonnie White and Mrs. Billy
Hatched.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Roberts were their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Gengry,
Eric, Laura and Louanna of
Waco, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Jordan, Bobbie and Matthew of
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Jordan, Lynn, Neeley and
Christopher of Mount Vernon.
Other visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Banks of Mount
Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Zack
Banks, Kendall and Kristi of
Tyler, Mrs. J.W. Mattingly of
Mount Vernon and Lanny Buck
of Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Knapik
spent the Thanksgiving
holidays in Dallas with
relatives.
The annual Thanksgiving get-
together for the Tinsley family
was held at the Saltillo Com-
munity Center Thursday. At-
tending were Mrs. G.C. Tinsley,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jennings,
Mount Vernon; Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie Tinsley and son George
Tinsley of Austin, Mr. and Mrs.
Tommie Tinsley of St. Louis,
Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Tin-
sley of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Littlefield, Wayne and
Jennifer, Plano; Mrs. John
Chamless, Julie, Becky and
Paul, Grand Saline; Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Ray Jennings,
Terry, Cynthia and James
Allen, Winnsboro; Mrs. Della
Gates, Rusty, Carmen and
Derrick, Plano; Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Adams, Tyler; Mrs.
Lillian Robertson, Winnsboro;
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chatsman
and son Mitch, Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. John Robertson and
Casey, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Kratz, Randy and Tracie,
Johnson; Sherald Bell, Tira;
Deraid Bell and Melissa, Mr.
and Mrs. J.W. Bell, Saltillo.
Visitors for the holidays and
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Wardrup were
Mrs. Anita Nitsche and Neal,
Dallas; Mrs. Edna Brooks,
Miss Charlotte Cotton, Paris;
Max Wardrup, Tyler; Rhonda
and Tim Floyd, Oklahoma City;
Bill Smith, Mount Vernon, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wardrup,
Sara and Amy, Saltillo. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pierce of Dallas
and Saltillo joined them for a
visit Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ayers
and son Steve of Dallas had
Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs.
Maye Smith.
Mrs. Marie Arthur is a
patient in Memorial Hospital in
Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morris
Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Dennis and boys and Mrs.
James Skelly and daughter
Megan spent Thanksgiving in
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Rev. Bill Weir Jr., pastor of
Midland Methodist Church,
gave a very inspiring message
Sunday morning at Tira
Methodist Church.
All the Bill and Addie Mae
children and grandchildren
visited them during the
Thanksgiving holidays. Their
families and Mamie Sullivan
ate dinner with Johnny and
Hazel Johnson in Cooper
Thursday.
Mary Dee, Peggy and
Shaunda Brice were in Paris
Saturday.
Deanne Chapman and her
mother, Corinne, of Dallas
spent Thanksgiving with Gay
and Ruth Chapman.
Doug and Glynna Brice of
Dallas, Jamie Brice and family
spent Thanksgiving with Lillian
Brice.
Glenda Irvin, the Bill Weir Jr.
family, Cap Herman, Miles and
Minnie Bell Hargrave, and the
Larry Fitzgerald children at-
tended church here Sunday.
Beulah and Oral Griffin
visited with Lois and Dennis
Callaway Tuesday night. T.C.
and Wanda Carl of Ft. Worth
spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with Lois and Dennis.
Violet Lindley is able to be
with her neighbors again. She
visited Lois Weir last week.
Mildred Chapman enjoyed
her children and grandchildren,
eleven of them, during the
holidays. All the family were at
home, except one grandchild.
Joe Dan and Gwynn Kamey
spent the holidays with his
mother, Thelma Clifton. Violet
lindley also ate Thanksgiving
dinner there and Billy Joe
Clayton ate supper with them.
Sandra Wester spent
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, Leslie ami Beulah
Weater. All the Wester families
ate Thanksgiving dinner with
Glynn and Ina Withrow in
Garland.
The Herm Weir families
Sulphur Springs with Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Skeen.
Michael Armstrong of Arbala
spent Thanksgiving with his
grandmother, Mrs. Dollie Pearl
Armstrong.
Misses LeeAnne and Caral
Beth Briley of Sulphur Springs
spent Friday night with their
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth
Briley.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bridges
and daughter Janie, Mr. and
Mrs. James Bridges and girls of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Bridges of Denton were
weekend visitors with Mrs.
Ethel Fate. Mrs. Fate and her
guests were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Wafford in
Mount Vernon for
Thanksgiving.
Paul Dennis of Garland
visited Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Morris Dennis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hatchell
and Julie had Thanksgiving
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H.L.
Stevens in Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Thelma Hatchell and
Mrs. Aleane Bryant visited
, Ernest Hatchell in the Hopkins
County Nursing Home Satur-
day.
A son weighing nine pounds,
two ounces was bom to Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Wafford Tuesday,
Nov. 25, in Memorial Hospital in
Sulphur Springs. He has been
named Adam Heath. His
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Bo Wafford of Mount Vernon
and Mrs. Neva Whitten of
Saltillo. Mrs. Ethel Fate of
Saltillo is his great-
grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stoddard,
Larry Brannon and daughter
Rene of Duncanville visited
Mrs. Jewel Penn and Mrs.
Velmer Flowers Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Bessie Ward visited Mr.
and Mrs. A.W. McAfee in
Sulphur Springs from Wed-
nesday until Sunday.
Mrs. J.W. Mattingly of Mount
Vernon, Mrs. Lewis Simms of
Irving and Mrs. Carl Roberts
were in Mount Pleasant last
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swain
were luncheon guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Buster Morris in
Greenwood Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Hatchell
visited Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Hatchell Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie McAfee Ward,
Mrs. Marie Arthur and Mr. and
Mrs. A.W. McAfee ate
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny McAfee in
Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Delia Odom was
honored with a birthday party
at the home of Mrs. R.M. Ar-
thur Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Twenty-four guests registered
and a number of gifts were sent
from those who could not at-
tend.
Mrs. Virginia Caldarera died
Sunday morning in Dallas.
Funeral was held in the Cedar
Temple Baptist Church with
n @\a/s ,rvvv^'
enjoyed early Thanksgiving
supper at them Community
Center Wednesday night. It was
also a supper honoring Kirk and
Alice Hall and Gilbert and Edna
Jones of North Dakota, who
spent two weeks with Robert
and Yvonne Weir and returned
to North Dakota Thanksgiving
morning. The men fished
almost every day while here
and thought Texas weather was
very mild, and fishing was
good.
The Brenda Smiddy families
had Thanksgiving dinner at the
Community Center Thursday.
Harmon and Lois Weir ate
dinner with their daughter,
Patsy and family Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mosier and
Lucy Vanway of Sacramento,
Calif., her son and family ate
Thanksgiving dinner with Gay,
Ruby and Donna Weir.
Funeral services for the
community’s oldest citizen,
Jessie Gamer, were held in
Murray-Orwosky Funeral
Chapel Friday afternoon with
burial in Tira Cemetery. She
was 95 years of age and was
very active until recently. Her
daughter, Lois Rawson, and a
son, Bud Gamer, reside in this
community.
Audrey Anderson visited
Elsie Pace Sunday afternoon.
The E.R. Beardens enjoyed
family Thanksgiving dinner in
the home of Marvin and Gene
Evans in Peerless. Almost 50
enjoyed the get-together.
Lois Rawson visited Mary
Dee Brice Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Horn,
Albert Horn and a friend spent
Thanksgiving holidays with
Ann and Ernest Shaw and other
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Bradberry and Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Bradberry attended the
silver anniversary in Dallas of
their daughter and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. David Cordell.
burial in Laurel Land. Mrs.
Caldarera was a sister of Mrs.
Lyda Rogers.
Bennie Merl Dolvin, Frankie
Lobe and sons Roger, Anthony
and Jeramy of Farmersville
and Mr. and Mrs. John Wayne
McClung and daughters, Shona,
Laura and Jennifer of Mount
Vernon ate Thanksgiving
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Markey and son Michael visited
them in the afternoon.
Mrs. Delia Odom ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Tully and children to
Fort Worth Thursday to have
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Hammond.
Jack Arthur of Houston spent
from Friday until Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Arthur. He
visited friends in Saltillo and
with relatives in Mount Vernon
and Sulphur Springs while here.
Mrs. Velera Loving and Mrs.
Lorene Bedgood attended the
wedding of Linda Dodd in
Sulphur Springs Friday. Linda
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Dodd of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Leslie and
son Greg of Odessa returned to
their home Saturday after
spending the Thanksgiving
holidays here with her mother,
Mrs. Lillian Droughton, and
sister, Mrs. Mary Screws.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Holbert
and daughter Ashley of Com-
merce, David Harris of Sher-
man and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Simmons and children of
Pickton spent Thanksgiving
with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Les Harris. Mrs. Mazelle
Baze and children were also
with them for Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. McAfee
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. C.W. DeShazo in
Huntsville.
The Bob King family of
Houston and Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Moore of Sweetwater
spent the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Bug King.
M.D. Brem of Arlington spent
the weekend at his country
home here.
Mrs. Golden Wilburn of
Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Jewel
McAfee visited Rua Arthur in
Franklin County Hospital
Sunday.
Mrs. S.T. Martin died in
Rotan and was buried in
Sulphur Bluff Saturday. Mrs.
Martin was an aunt of Mrs. E.A.
Hastings of Saltillo.
Neil Anderson
Dairyman
moves to
new post
Neil Anderson, local
dairyman from the Gafford
Chapel community, has ac-
cepted a position with Midwest
Breeders Cooperative in
Shawano, Wis., effective Dec.
1. He will be the member
relations and promotion
manager for the 25,000-member
artificial insemination
organization.
Anderson will be responsible
for directing the development
of displays, special visual
presentations, and equipment
for fairs, conventions,
meetings, and other special
event activities. He will be
arranging facilities and
coordinating schedules for
member meetings in addition
to producing monthly employee
newsletters and developing
sales training materials.
Anderson is a 1974 graduate
of Sulphur Springs High School
and received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Dairy
Science from Iowa State
University. He and his father,
Billie N. Anderson, have
operated a partnership dairy
the last three years and during
that time he has received
recognition for his work in
conservation and local civic
affairs.
Allergy problems related to
his dairy work forced Anderson
to seek employment elsewhere.
Delray Jenkins has returned
to his home in Marshollow,
Iowa after a Thanksgiving
holiday visit here with relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson
and children Rhonda and Ronny
of Grand Prairie spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Waldo Corley.
Mrs. Florene Branon, Mrs.
Christine McEachem and Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Fuller had
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Ree Fuller at Lake
Cypress Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Pearson
of Houston are at their country
cottage here for a few weeks.
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Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Cleo Neal Thanksgiving were
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnes of
Dorchester, Mr. and Mrs. O.C.
Neal, Mr. and Mrs. B.A.
Daughtery and Velera Tinker of
Mount Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Pettit, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Rogers, Tracy and David
and Larry Pettit of Garland,
Mrs. Myrtle and Dora Ann
Deaton of Como, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bell and daughters and
Mr. and Mrs. Roby Ledford of
Sulphur Springs, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Deaton, Melinda and
Amy, of Dike.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pettit
and Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Neal
were business visitors in Paris
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deaton,
Melinda and Amy and Mr. and
Mrs. Cleo Neal had
Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs.
Myrtle Deaton and family of
Como Sunday.
There will be a wedding
shower Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2
p.m. for Mr. and Mrs. Shawn
Dillard, the former Danette
Smith, at the Dike Community
Center. Everyone is invited.
Having Thanksgiving supper
with Mrs. Teence Bartley
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Bartley, Clay and Cara,
Mrs. June White, Lesa and Jud,
and Mr. and Mrs. Durwayne
Irvin.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Stewart during the holidays
were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Stewart of Liberty, Mo., Mr.
and Mrs. Murlin Stewart and
baby of Mesquite, Mr. and Mrs.
Derrell Stewart and children of
Ore City, Amie Stewart of
Carrollton, Mr. and Mrs. Alford
Puttete of Bogata, their
daughter Patricia and grandson
Paul of Garland, Russell
Stewart and Mr. and Mrs.
Golman Rasure of Dike.
Herman Burkham is a patient
in Memorial Hospital.
Visiting Mrs. Ruby Hargrave
Thanksgiving were Rev. Robert
and Diana Hargrave of Neosha,
Mo., Rev. Glenn and Mrs. Billie
Hargrave and Judy of
Daingerfield and Mrs. Peggy
Wallace of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Aron McKinzie
visited their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Watson of McCamey.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.E.
Neal during the holidays were
Mr. and Mrs. David Neal of
Rowlett, Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Neal of Greenville and Mrs.
Inez Linsey of Seymore.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stewart
spent Thanksgiving day with
their granddaughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Rushing of Mount Sterling.
Mr. and Mrs. Zane Burkham,
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Burkham,
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Burkham and
daughter and Paul Burkham of
Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Burkham of Grapevine spent
the holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Neal, Randy and
Tammey, on Thanksgiving
were Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Duncan of Sulphur Springs, Mr.
and Mrs. Dub Collins, and Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Collins, Chad
and Chuck.
Visiting the Durwaye Irvins
on Thanksgiving Day were Mr.
and Mrs. Rusty White, Lesa and
Jud, and Mrs. Gladys Neal and
Billie June.
Pigeon show
slated here
The first pigeon show ever
staged in Hopkins County has
been scheduled for June 26-27-28
in the Civic Center in Sulphur
Springs.
Directors of the Southwest
Roller Club at their fall show in
Duncan, Okla. during the
weekend voted to hold their
next event in Sulphur Springs.
It is the Southwest Roller Club
yearling young bird show.
Hank Johnson of Austin,
president of the club which has
members in all states but with
the strongest concentration in
the southwest, said that he
earlier had visited the facilities
in Sulphur Springs prior to
making the choice.
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Spending the Thanksgiving
holidays with Elvis and Lucille
Neal were Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Boggs and girls of San Antonio,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Case,
Kevin, Kelly and Kimberly of
Woodbine and Mr. and Mrs.
G.P. Neal and boys. All the
children enjoyed horseback
riding a id games.
Robb) and Jana Bland and
children from Odessa and Keith
Bland from Houston came
Thursday to spend the holidays
with Robert and Sue Bland.
Cherry and Robert Feemsters
of Dallas spent Saturday with
Robert and Sue also. While
Keith was here he shot two
beautiful green ducks on Robert
and Sue’s pool.
The Gene Tantons of
Mesquite visited the Bert
Barletts over the holidays. They
all ate Thanksgiving lunch with
Odessa Bearden and then
birthday dinner for Gene at his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Tanton’s in Saltillo on Friday.
Having Thanksgiving dinner
with Billy and Debra Moore
were Debra’s sister, Donna and
Robert Hill and family and her
brother, Terry Tanton and
Cindy Mclntire.
Sharing Thanksgiving dinner
on Saturday with Arnold and
Mae Moore were Jim and Jan
Moore and family of Caddo
Mills, Billy and Debra Moore
and boys, Doug and Sara
Williams and boys and Bill and
Minnie Bums.
Spending Thanksgiving
dinner on Thursday with the
Raymond Johnson’s were
Larry and Jonna Johnson,
Jimmy Eastride and Eden and
Mark of Bonham, Zackery and
Lynn Tucker and son Phillip of
Dallas. Don Fry of Sherman
came on Friday for some
hunting and stayed overnight.
Ron Sable of Bonham also came
on Friday. The Johnson’s have
been at their son, Larry’s, in
Bonham the past month putting
a new roof on their home and
helping with other remodeling.
Garth, Roberta, Mike and
Sally Flippin and Montie
Whisenhunt had Thanksgiving
dinner with Fannie Flippin in
Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wimberly held
a family reunion with 25
members present. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. J.D.
O’Connor and son of Bryan, Mr.
and Mrs. L.B. Rogers of Grand
Saline, Lynn Rogers of Tyler,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rogers of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Richards
and daughters of Dallas, Mr.
and Mrs. Hosea of Alba, Rick
and Annette Hosea of Houston
and Mike Griffin of Dallas.
Billy Moore was honored with
a surprise birthday party given
by his wife, in the home of his
aunt and uncle, Doug and Sara
Williams. Attending were Jim
and Jan Moore of Caddo Mills,
Bill and Linda Hays, Doug,
Sara and Dee Williams and
Paul Hill of Sulphur Bluff.
Billy and Alice Flippin spent
Thanksgiving in Irving with
their daughter, Sylvia Petty
and family. Modena Ruth and
ronnie Whitlock also went with
them.
Dale, Cindy and Jennifer
Beale went to Woodbine on
Wednesday night to spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with
Clark,Vivian and Michael
Edwards. Also there were
Cindy’s mother and brother
from Dallas.
Wayne and Jean England had
Sunday lunch with Que and Lula
Sullivan in Sulphur Bluff.
The Scherer show was held
Saturday night at the Com-
munity Center and was well
attended. They receive several
nice things. Thanks go to all of
those who gave and came.
The Chit-n-Chat was held in
the home of Cindy Beale where
everyone exchanged Christmas
presents, good food and lively
fellowship. Present were
Lucille Neal, Sue Bland, Janice
and Jane Joslin, Era, Barlett,
Debra Moore, Ruth Johnson,
Jan and Cara Bartley, Opal
Stevens, Alice Flippin, Mari,
Cindy and Jenny Beale,
Roberta Flippin, Maxine
Johnson and Jim Winberly.
Thanksgiving guests with
Martha and Leonard Kiker
were their son, Barclay Kiker,
and his wife Joyce and son
Mark of Lubbock, grandson
Ronnie Kiker of Arlington, son
Billy Kiker, wife Marie and
Sheila, Cindy and Marci, and
Cindy’s friend, Peter Robinson
of Lubbock, daughter Bonita
Lou Bassham, husband George
and Mrs. Flonnie Bassham of
Sulphur Springs. Michael and
Peggy Bassham and girls of
Kilgore and Carolyn and
Jimmy Freemand and children,
also from Kilgore, Linda and
Verna Ulrich and children of
Garland and Sharon, Dagen,
Keith ad Jennifer of Dallas and
Martha’s sister, Oda Jones.
The Sulphur Bluff Extension
Homemakers will meet next
Monday at the Community
Center for a Christmas party.
Everyone is asked to bring a
gift and a guest.
-~~~North Hopkins news-™
Donald Spencer is doing
nicely at home since his
dismissal from Memorial
Hospital Monday following a
heart attack several weeks ago.
The home of the Wilburn
Penny family in Birthright was
badly damaged by fire Monday
afternoon. It is thought to have
been caused from a faulty hot
water heater.
Wendell and Kathryn
Brandenburgh hosted all of
their children for Thanksgiving
Day, including Larry,
LaDonna, Leah and Daniel
Brandenburgh, Jerry, Lou
Jane, Dean, Amy, Kristi and
Kari Brandenburgh, all of
Sulphur Springs; Kathy, Ricky
and Amanda Glosup, Peggy,
Eddie and Shaunda Brice,
Chrysteen Decco, all of North
Hopkins; Richard, Judy,
Rickey, Micheal and Margie
Butterfield of Daingerfield.
Visitors in the home of Jess
and Mae Dee Orr during the
Thanksgiving holidays were J.
Kin Orr of Baton Rouge, La.,
Jack Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Mickeal
Morgan and Soni (the Orrs’
great-granddaughter), all of
Mesquite, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly
Whalen of Gonzales, Mrs.
Florene Adams and Mrs. Leona
Jobe of Sulphur Springs and
Mrs. Vera Orr of Peerless.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood
and family of Pasadena spent
the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Lillian Wood, and his
sister, Billie (and Herbert)
Jeter at Cooper.
Terry and Jo Withrow of
Sherman, Lou Withrow, E.W.
and Sue Withrow, Kathy,
Karen, Mendy, Danna and
Kari, all of Dallas, were
Thanksgiving holiday visitors
of Bonnie and Merl Withrow.
Paula, Charley, Amy, Lisa
and Dawn Dickey of Martin
Springs, Robert, Shirley, Perry
and Paul Evans of Floyd, and
Pam Evans of Dallas spent
Thanksgiving with their
mother, Pauline Evans.
Becky and Harvey Mayfield,
Jeff and Daniel of Wills Point
spent Sunday with her parents,
J.B. and Imogene Williams.
Elizabeth Vaden spent
Thanksgiving day with the
Bobby Vaden family of Sulphur
Springs. I.G., Nell and Carolyn
Vaden of Lufin spent the
weekend here with Elizabeth.
Lois and Alfred Willis,
Jeanette and Jerry Willis spent
Thanksgiving with the Bob
Howell family in Garland.
Jess Orr took his mother and
dad, Mae Dee and Mr. Jess, to
Paris Thursday night to eat
supper.
Glyn E. and Kathy Withrow,
Becky and Levi of Irving spent
Sunday with Marsha, Verda
and Francis Withrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Powell
spent the holidays in Arkansas.
Their son, Ben, returned home
with them after a week's visit
with his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ferrell
had their Thanksgiving dinner
at the North Hopkins cafeteria.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Sedell Ferrell, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Ferrell and Jackie,
Mrs. Charles Ferrell, Lorie and
Unny, Mrs. Danny Williams,
Cody and Stacy, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Jennings, Mr. and Mrs.
John David Jetton, Pamela and
Penny and E. Joslin, all of
North Hopkins; Johnny Ferrell,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Glenn
Ferrell, Glenn and Ronnie, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Wright, Nancy
and Randell, Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Morris, Keith, Clif-
ford, Mrs. Melvin Hooten,
Micheal, Becky and Sharon,
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Richardson
and Melissa, Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Ferrell and Bridget of
Sulphur Springs, Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Prince, Gerry and a
friend, all from Rockwall.
Freeman and Ruth Parish,
Donny Littlefield and Angie of
Greenville, Don and Mary
Wintermute of DeSoto, Mo.,
Jimmy, Betty, Robby and
Emily Parish of Savoy spent
Thanksgiving with the Ann
Willis family in Garland.
J.C. Ferrell of Emblem
hosted a Thanksgiving dinner
on Friday to the following:
Betty McDonald and Jennifer
Pledger, Susan Herdon, Jeremy
and Jamie Beth of Dallas, Lona
Mae McDonald of Duncanville,
Betty Ferrell, Dean, Kelly and
Chad, Sally Williams, Floyd
Douglas Williams, Mattie Lee
and Dorcy Hammonds, Howard
and Gertrude Mobley, all of
Emblem; Bobby Mobley and
Aaron of Jacksonville, Hazel
and Mitchell Ferrell of
Ridgeway, Carrie Parker of
Oakland, Dee Dee Parker of
Sulphur Springs, Nola Erion of
Purley, Jessie Price of Como,
Billy Ward of Cumby, and
Debbie Williams, Penni and
Jason.
Sulphur Bluff news-~~~~
Morris Stevenson of
Muskogee, Okla. came Wed-
nesday to visit aunts Opal and
Merle Stevenson and take his
mother, Mae Stevenson, to
spend Thanksgiving with him,
Louise and their children and
families. Mae will have a
medical check-up while there.
John Jay, Joy and Johnny
DeBusk of Dallas spent
Thanksgiving Day with their
aunts, Merle and Opal
Stevenson.
Lonnie Joe and Rhonda Hare
and children of Wichita Falls
came Wednesday to visit his
grandmother, Madie Dawson,
returning home on Monday
morning.
Trixie Smith left Wednesday
to spend holidays with her son,
Ken Dixon and family of
Rockwall. On Saturday, she
went on to Fort Worth to visit a
sister, Evelyn Taylor, and
husband Ray. She returned
home late Monday. Her son,
Ken, received an injury Sunday
as a nail he was driving flew,
hitting his cornea. He was
treated at Baylor Hospital and
released.
Spending Thanksgiving Day
with Ralph and Mary Vance
were daughers Jane, Cam,
Chris and Julianna Hill of Blue
Springs, Mo., Elain and Rex
Acker, Katy and Debbie,
friends of Sharon Wood, Nina
Kellum Alford and two
children, Debbie Harbaugh,
Linda and Steve Long, Lonnie
Joe Hare and family and Madie
Dawson.
Word was received Saturday
that Bessie Martin of Rotan had
died Friday night in Fisher
County Hospital. She was born
Bessie Chester, daughter of
John and Virginia Elizabeth
Hufsteadler Chester, Oct. 11,
1904. She married Sylvester
Martin Jan. 12, 1931 in Rotan.
They had lived here several
years, returning to Rotan only a
month ago. She is survived by
her husband, two sons, Earl
Martin of Austin and Weldon
Hart of St. Jo; a daughter,
Pansy Thompson of Medina;
five grandchildren; two great-
grandchildren; sisters Myrtle
Julian, Alma Skeen, Mary Lou
Dennis, Virginia (Dood)
Woodson, Alvis McArthur; and
brothers Jim, Ollie and Bert
Chester. She was preceded in
death by her parents, a sister,
Verna Thompson, and three
brothers, Loyd, Johnny and
Oliver. Funeral services were
held in First United Methodist
Church in Rotan, with burial
following there. Billy and Hilga
Chester and Alma Skeen, L.D.
Chester, Sue Wells and Dorothy
Henneesee were in Rotan for
the services.
Delbert and Dorothy Hays,
Horace and Loraine Irby spent
last weekend in Bossier City,
La. They attended the
Louisiana Hay Ride, reporting
an enjoyable trip.
Tommy and Ina Sue Holcomb
enjoyed having their children
during the holidays even though
they were not all there together.
Susan and Gary Salter and
children of Lake Charles, La.
were here the weekend before
the holidays. Amy and Danny
Moss of Lake Jackson arrived
later. Jamie and Jimmy Dale
Fite and son, Margaret and
Roger Caudle and sons, all of
Sulphur Springs, were there.
Joyce and Glen Taylor and
Opal Sellers of Lubbock arrived
Friday to visit their sisters and
daughters, Clydene Fielden and
Nancy Bolton and families. On
Saturday, the girls, Joxce and
Glen, Clydene and Ben and
family, Nancy and Michael and
boys enjoyed a belated
Thanksgiving dinner with their
father, Clyde Bassham and
Mozelle.
Billy Joe and Sherry Dorner
of Victoria came Wednesday to
visit his parents, Joe and Sybil
Dorner. Bert, Barbara, Jeff,
Gina and Joey Dorner enjoyed
having the entire Dorner family
with them for Thanksgiving
dinner and supper. Present
were Joe and Sybil, Billy Joe
and Sherry, George, Patricia,
Timmy Brian and Karen
Dorner, Pete, Delores and
Barry Bassham, Jack,
Imogene, Rick, Deborah and
Sharon Arthur of Garland, Gary
and Tewane, Cindy and Vonda
Dorner, James, Suzanne and
Jason Bassham, all of Sulphur
Springs, Linda and Marvin
Mrs. Finley (Margaret)
McLarry, a member of the Art
League of Hopkins County, will
be exhibiting her work at the
Sulphur Springs Library during
December.
Mrs. McLarry, who has been
employed as a secretary with
the Sulphur Springs School
District for 11 years, credits her
seventh grade teacher, Mrs.
Newell Cambron, with en-
couraging her to take private
art lessons.
She took her first private
lessons in 1930 with Miss Eunice
Best, now Mrs. William S.
Wright of Amarillo, who taught
her art appreciation, color,
designs, perspective, and to
Chapman of Arkansas, Scott
and Stephanie Anderson of
Mount Pleasant. The families
visited through the weekend,
with some of the men enjoying
deer hunting.
J.E. Clifton was admitted to
the Mount Vernon hospital last
Sunday.
First Monday lunch was well
attended and enjoyed.
Donations were real good.
There will be a bridal shower
at the Community Center
Saturday night, Dec. 6, at 7
o’clock honoring Bobby and
Linda Williams. Everyone is
invited to attend.
The Extension Homemakers
Club will meet Monday at the
center. A Christmas party and
gift exchange will be held.
Everyone is welcome to the 2
p.m. meeting.
The Rural Progress Club will
have its annual Christmas
party and gift exchange
Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
Everyone is welcome and in-
vited to attend at the Com-
munity Center.
paint in oils and watercolor.
Mrs. McLarry says she has
painted for her own enjoyment
over the years.
“I enjoy oils over acrylics or
watercolors, and will attempt
any subject except portraits,”
Mrs. McLarry said. She noted
that she uses free time during
the summer to paint. She has a
goal of three paintings this
coming summer.
“I plan to continue learning
new techniques and painting as
long as I possibly can,” she
said.
The public is invited to in-
spect Mrs. McLarry’s paintings
on exhibit at the library
throughout the month.
Featured artist
Mrs. Finley (Margaret) McLarry, a member of the Hopkins
County Art League, will be exhibiting her work at the Sulphur
Springs Library during the month of December. Although oils
are her favorite medium, Mrs. McLarry also works in water-
color and acrylic.
Local artist sets
Library exhibit
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1980, newspaper, December 5, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781061/m1/4/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.