The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1986 Page: 3 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 3
ies
ver Haven
Saturday,
*r General
held at 3
• at the Red
me Chapel
officiating,
metery by
‘ember 22,
a son of Jess
son, J.K.
e, Rhonda
ne cousin,
ta and one
Ft. Lauder-
■cj
7
Report died
5 at St.
)ld Friday,
in Grant
ith the Rev.
Rev. Joe
urial was in
ant Funeral
pril 28, 1909
mes Oliver
t Talley. On
arried Ethel
a retired
nd Wilcox,
e; two sons,
t a^fcravis
dimmers,
port, Ruth
th Ann Boyer
Hie Shiver of
“en and nine
auldin
89
jldin, 89, of
Red River
Thursday,
Id Friday,
in Lindeman
neral Home
Mueller of-
in Fairview
rn in Linden,
daughter of
arnell Cook,
jin on Feb. 14,
as a member
'orial United
usband; one
Clarksville;
Hale
81
le of Mena, Af
!mena Medica
t 10 a m. Fri
t the First
h in Mena
Home was ir
ts an burial ir
ry in Mena.
Feb. 4,19051<
ie Reece Maj
ided Blosson
Texas Statr
mmerce. Sh<
er in 1928, an<
ching was a
irdtown com
na, she taugh
Ichool Systen
i early 1960
of the Firs
in Mena an<
ed Teacher;
ler marrier
usband. Hornet
e son, James
jna; two sisters
'som and Rubj
in; one brother
Jty; four grand
three great
ers
4-H Horse Club
^ at the
Cc^B There
^ffand 10
Lindy Guest
-ent types of
was a discus-
ion on them and
December 2 at
ity center. It
rty for active
Thursday, November 13, 1986
Sisters Recall
"When Mama Was A Preacher’
By Motile Williams
(Editor's Note: The Clark sisters,
Velma Clark Roa^h, Tommie Clark
Lanier and my mother, Loree Clark
Roach, were guest speakers recent-
ly at a senior citizens dinner at the
First Assembly of God Church in
Bogata. The title of their presentation
was “When Mama Was A Preacher”.
This article is written from some of
those recollections mentioned in their
presentation.)
Mrs Velma Clark Roach, age 82,
the oldest of three sisters, was the
first speaker. She recalled the early
days of 1916 and the revival in which
their mother, Delia Clark, had attend-
ed and felt her "call” into the
ministry
Later, Mrs Clark was ordained as
a linked minister. Velma told of the
long^R'nevs by wagon, to and from
church meetings which wee held in
homes, store fronts and brush arbors.
She recalled the many hardships and
persecutions the family went through
during those days.
One incident she shared happened
during a brush arbor meeting when
she was about 13 years old. A group
of boys of the community where the
brush arbor was being held, attemp-
ting to cause trouble, tried to drive a
team of mules in the brush arbor
among all the people. They were
unable to make the mules go in, but
later that night, as the Clark family
was on their way home, the boys us-
ed the mules to drive the family into
the ditch She recollected the many
timesjn her own life, when trouble
aros^H)w she had drawn strength
fronWm* words of wisdom and the
faith that her mother had given to her.
Velma married Raymond Roach at
the age of 16 They have six children,
one daughter is deceased. They make
their home in Quinlan.
Tommie Clark Lanier, the second
speaker, continued the story and
events in their lives during those days
when their mother carried the gospel.
She told of her service as a mis-
sionary covering areas in Texas,
Arkansas, Oklahoma and a small por
tion of Colorado, ministering to the
blacks, whiles and the Indians Mrs
Clark preached wherever she was
asked, staying in the homes of people
in the areas whee she preached. Tom-
mie recalled her first T-Model car
ride, along w ith her mother and baby
Exclusively at...
MA
V UU V yO)
Jewelers
• American txpress
• l ay away Welcome
1535 Clarksville St.
Williamsburg Centre
784-5321
siter. The car was driven by the
pastor of the church where Mrs. Clark
was to preach. He had picked them up
from the train station. The car was a
one-seater, and the vent cap had been
removed. As they traveled, the steam
from the car would spray into Tom-
mie’s face, almost tightening her to
death. She also shared with the group,
some of her mother’s “antidotes” for
emergency situations. One ok those
was during the time when everyone,
including men and women, boys and
girls, wore black cotton stockings. On
one particular Sunday morning, as
the family was preparing to leave for
church, a hole was discovered in her
mother’s black stocking. There
wasn’t enough time to mend the tear,
so she secured the black shoe polish
from it’s place and dabbed it on the
exposed leg. Then, all was black and
the family proceeded to their
destination.
Mrs Lanier made mention of the
results of their mother’s seeds of faith
now being reaped in the lives of her
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. Tommie married
Erbert Burrow, now deceased, at a
young age They had four children.
She is now married to Rev. J.D.
Lanier, and they live in Midlothian.
Loree Roach, the baby of the Clark
family, summed up the presentation.
Loree was seven years old when their
mother passed away with pneumonia.
Their father had passed away the
previous year Even though she was
very young at her mother’s death,
Loree also holds many memories of
those few years when their mama
was a preacher. She shared some of
those memories she has about her
mother’s patience and love and about
her strong faith in God.
Many of her memories are in-
cidents which happened while staying
in homes during the revival meetings
her mother held On one of these oc-
casions, the lady of the house had
allowed her to cut paper dolls from a
catalogue. The next day, she decided
once more to cut paper dolls, so she
proceeded to get the scissors which
had been hung from a nail on the wall.
She climbed up on a five gallon lard
bucket in an attempt to reach the
scissors. As she stepped on the buck-
l'd, the lid caved in causing her to
bury two feet deep in syrup. Not only
did she ruin these kind people’s five
gallons of syrup, but she also ruined
her brand new patent leather slip-
pers Other memories she shared
were incidents and occasions of great
kindnesses and love expressed by
their mother in helping the sick, the
needy, and the giving of herself in
whatever way she was needed. Loree
married M E. Roach at the age of 15
They live in BogSta and have five
children One daughter is deceased
Senior Citizens
Dinner Held
A dinner for the senior citizens of
First Assembly of God Church in
Bogata was held Thursday night,
November 6 in the Fellowship Hall
The meal was prepared by Rev
and Mrs Larry Allgood and Mr and
Mrs Ralph Cawley. Fall decoralins
accented the tables.
A program was presented In Mrs.
Velma Roach, Mrs, Tommie Lanier
and Mrs I/iree Roach entitled "When
Mama Was A Preacher” Rev J D
Lanier, former Bogata and Johntown
resident and pastor, spoke briefly to
I he group
There were approximately 20 in
attendance
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Talco, Texas
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES:
SUNDAY MORNING Bible Classes 9:45 AM. WORSHIP 10:45
EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 6 00 P M.
WEDNESDAY: Bible Classes 7:00 P M
Ye Shal Know The Truth And The Truth WHI Make You Free.
John 8:32
Friendly Welcome Awaits You At The Church Of Christ
Mrs. Eudy Honored On Birthday
Mrs Partflfe forty of BoutU was <>"<1 Mrs. T R Eudy of Parts, Mrs.
recently honored with a surprise bir- Lillian White of P.ris Mr. Debbie
thday party Sullivan and Patricia Eudy of Paris,
Those attending were Mr and Mrs. Joyce Jj^JonJnJndR^jf jjjjj’
Plano, Mary Ldu, Shirley Howsley, Bryan Alford, Mrs. Omie Lee Gatlin,
Nicoleand Trey of Houston, Mr. and Mrs Elsie Hughes and Donnie Eudy,
Mrs. Russell Doxier of Dallas, Mr. «U of Bogata and Mrs Georgia L.
and Mrs Newt Hackler of Paris, Mr. Black of Johntown
The Clark Sisters
Velma Roach. Tommie Lanier
and
Loree Roach
RIVERCREST BAND STUDENT
of the Week Is Timmy Jones, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy F. Jones
of Talco. Timmy is 17 years old, a
Rivercrest senior, plays the tuba
and has served in the band for
seven years. (Staff Photo by
Mollie Williams)
r SCHOOL
[ Lunek Menu
Talco-Kogata CIS!) Menu
Nov. 17-Nov. 21
Monday
Mexican salad
Beans
Rice
Crackers
Cookies
Milk
Tuesday
Chili and beans
Crackers
Cheese slicks
Cole slau
Milk
Wednesday
Sloppy joes
Purple hull peas
Sweet relish
Clops
Cake
Milk
Thursday
Corny dogs
Lima beans
Cole slau 1
Pudding
Milk
Friday
Cheeseburgers
Beaus
Chips
lee cream
Milk
"We confess to small faults
only to convey the impres-
sion that we have no big
ones." La Rochefoucauld
NORA WATKINS has been chosen
as the November Employee of the
Month for Red River Haven Nur-
sing Home. Nora has been
employed as a medication aide on
South Hall for five years. She is
married to John Watkins and they
have six children, three boys and
three girls and two grandchildren.
Nora resides in Bogata and enjoys
sewing and cooking. She will
receive a special parking place at
the home for November and a f 10
employee of the month certificate.
have a
nice
weekend
CHECK PRICE
GET VALUE!
Omr+IMKn, woak aflat waafc. month aWar mon», ywr after yarn, Prtoo
■afc mam row>n4uadicaraidtruck*W»anaN9wo«h*nawoar4aa»>«
•or* tori
New 1987 Crown Victoria
i JU55S12T?.........8 9,488.00
4,888.00
V4MUW
,995
TRUCKS ABO VANS
nouMnw ariiamm $ §,*§*.90 ;
on,000.00:
• •• 4 «,.« •
»*. ?• * .
____o 9,888.00
J.'l 8,888.00
afsassst
ssraSSi"
$18,980.00
V '
^810400.00
780.00*
800.001
•S8.00*
780.00*
r«rid*L
WbMMM
Wayd Laawanra
Charles Mm
JMMoCaHfley
PM* Darin
OaanMoNaal
PranWaPrtoa
BoMry Price
naatMaa
NU4U
MM7U
jknjudkin* aaa-san
AaaL Sato* Manage,
Pal Marred - M 6 SOI
tmoowaar
.... ._
Mourn:
Monday Friday 7 JO a.m. la too p m
BMWday 7 JO am. la LOO a.m.
THANKSGIVING^. SPECIALS...
WEDNESD/^I
NOVEMBER 26H.
NOW THRU
CLOSED ALL DAY
THURSDAY,
THANKSGIVING
DAY!
1803 Ferguson Rd
TRI-STATE MOBILE HOMES
Mt. Pleasant, Tens
214 572 7901
You’re in Control
With Home
Energy Management
No one likes ;
paying bills, especially when
they seem out of your control.
If you'd like to gain more con-
trol over your electric bill, we ;
at Texas-New Mexico Power
Company can help with infor-
mation about home energy
management. You can help
avoid costly energy waste and
get a greater value for your
energy dollar by using energy
efficient appliances.
Call or write us today about
energy efficient appliances.
We'll provide you with informa-
tion you can consider when
purchasing a water heater,
heating/cooling system or any
other electrical appliance.
We're here to help.
- ,
EL-46 86
Atogn&oflW Professionals
Offer** you me Best enaep
■ - ’ - j.........-
m
mtmmmm
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Nichols, Nanalee & Nichols, Thomas. The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1986, newspaper, November 13, 1986; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth911853/m1/3/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.