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Old Classmate?
Have you been guilty of looking at others your own age and
thinking...surely I
cannot look that old? You may enjoy this short story, which could be
true....
While waiting for my first appointment in the reception room of a new
dentist, I noticed his certificate, which bore his full name.
Suddenly, I remembered that a tall, handsome boy with the same name had
been in my high school class some 50 years ago.
Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This
balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to
have been my classmate.
After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended LHS. "Yes," he replied. "When did you graduate?"
I asked.
He answered, "In 1954. Why?" "You were in my class!" I exclaimed.
He looked at me closely and then asked, "What did you teach?"
Courtesy
of Nancy Abbott Loveless
REMEMBER WHEN!
By Missy Parrish Stark*
Remember when we walked the halls,
Rushing to our next class;
Or the times we just gathered on the lawn,
Just to talk and sit on the grass!
Or how about the Friday nights,
And all those football games;
When we were so full of hope,
Our visions full of fortunes and fames!
Remember how proud we stood,
On graduation day;
And the sorrow that we felt,
As we went our separate way!
It's hard to believe how much we've changed,
In the fifty-five years that have passed;
But the friendships that we built back then,
Today, they still hold fast.
(*Written by the daughter of Percy Parrish
and dedicated to the Lubbock High School class of 1954.) |
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Lubbock High School Class of 1954
THE LATEST
NEWS
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Jan 2010
Jack
Trumbull (Toni)
Houston, TX
trumbull64@aol.com
As we lose friends and fellow classmates it reminds us of our
own mortality. My thoughts and prayers go out to Freda's
family.
In God We Trust
Jack
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 Sunday, February
28, 2010
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, TX
Freda McLain Owens, 74, of Port
Aransas, TX passed away on February 25, 2010. She was a 1954
graduate of Lubbock High School and is survived by Brenda Owens,
daughter of Lubbock, Beth Owens, daughter-in-law and three
grandchildren all of Port Aransas, and Skeet Brown and Geneva
Griffin, sisters both of Lubbock. Visitation is Sunday, February
28th from 5 to 7:00 PM at Seaside Funeral Home in Corpus
Christi, TX, with services Monday, March 1st at 11:00 AM at the
Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Allister in Port Aransas,
followed by a 1:30 PM graveside service at the Reid Mausoleum in
Seaside Memorial Park next to her husband, Jerry (deceased March
2, 1994). To view tribute please visit
www.seasidefuneral.com.
Freda McLain
Owens (Jerry, dec'd.)
PO Box 1006
Port Aransas, TX 78373
361-749-6442
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 Friday,
February 19, 2010
Sara Watson passed away about 2:30 P. M.
Services will be held at Medina United Methodist Church
PO Box 208, Medina, TX, Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:00 A.
M.Saturday,
February 13, 2010
Jim Watson
sajiwat@hctc.net
On Thursday, February 11, 2010, we had Sara moved from
University Hospital in San Antonio to Bandera
Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Bandera, Texas. It is a
Skilled Nursing Home. We are trying to keep her comfortable.
Please pray for her.
Jim, Jeff and Sam
Jim Watson (Sara)
PO Box 303
Medina, TX 78055
830-589-2964
sajiwat@hctc.net
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Lubbock, TX
Glenda Threlkeld Gailey's husband,
Jerry Gailey ('53),
passed away Saturday morning at 9:30 AM at their home after a
short illness with cancer. Jerry was a 1953 graduate of LHS.
They have two daughters, Donna and Toni of Lubbock and
grandchildren, Morgan and Austin.
Visitation will be 6:00 -
8:00 PM Monday at Lake Ridge Chapel on 82nd Street,
Lubbock, with services at St. Luke's United Methodist Church at
44th and Memphis,
Lubbock, at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 26th.
 Glenda
Threlkeld Gailey
(Jerry '53)
9807 Toledo Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79424
806-793-3766
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Austin American Statesman
Joe Travis Garrison, attorney, of Austin, Texas died in
the early morning hours of January 1, 2010 after a long, hard,
determined battle with lung cancer. He was not a smoker. Visitation
will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, at
Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 North Lamar Blvd. A funeral
service will follow at eleven o'clock A.
M on Thursday, January
7, at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 2200 Justin Lane
with Fr. James Stockton officiating. Interment will be at Austin
Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to a favorite
charity.
(See
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=joe-travis-garrison&pid=138103777
for obituary)
Joe T Garrison
11703 Running Fox Trail
Austin, TX 78759
512-338-1516
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Memorial Service and Celebration of Life
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3:30 P.M.
First Unitarian Church
2801 42nd Street, Lubbock, TX
Sunday, January 31, 2009
Barbara Ohnemus Holder
Lubbock, TX
bardarsr@juno.com
The memorial service for Darwin has been set.
It will be on Saturday afternoon, 20 February, beginning at
3:30. All people that can come are welcome. If you are not able
to come, but would like to write a brief memory of "your Darwin"
to be read, or something longer for a memory book, you can
either e-mail it to me or mail it. If you are going to be able
to join us and would like to tell your memory, please let me
know so that I can insure that you get the opportunity to do so.
Following the service there will be refreshments and a time for
everyone to visit and the sharing of more stories. I am sending
this to almost everyone in my e-mail address book in the hopes
that I do not miss someone important. Thank you for your
patience.
Thank you
Barbara
Wednesday, December
23, 2009
Barbara Ohnemus Holder
Lubbock, TX
bardarsr@juno.com
Joe Dale,
Darwin passed away this morning, 23rd December, at 12:15.
He is finally out of pain. It was a peaceful time surrounded by
loving and caring.
Barbara Holder
Barbara
Ohnemus
Holder
(Darwin,
'52)
3311 77th Street
Lubbock, TX 79423
806-797-3836
bardarsr@juno.com
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I don't know if you are aware that Glenda
Keyton is in Carillon and will be there for at least a
month. She fell December 2nd while walking from the
parking lot to the entrance at Cracker Barrel. She was in U.
M. C. Hospital for several days - 14 stitches in her head and
a very badly broken and shattered arm. She then went to a
rehab hospital (forgotten which one) and now is at Carillon.
She has had problems with her balance for quite some time
which probably caused the fall. Also, she has a chronic and
severe anemia problem. I know she would appreciate cards,
notes, phone calls, etc.
Merry Christmas,
Roberta Elliott Lindly
Glenda M Keyton
4504 21st Street
Lubbock, TX 79407
H 806-799-6748
W 806-744-8995
C 806-548-2264
gmk4867@sbcglobal.net
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 Friday,
December 18, 2009
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lee Boyd Montgomery, Jr., Mary Jane Hartley
Shannon's, partner-in-life, passed away Monday after a
long illness.
Services are Saturday, December 19, 2009 at
1:00 PM at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel, in Lubbock.
Mary Jane
Hartley Shannon
216 E Llano
Lubbock, TX 79407
H 806-317-1146
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Barbara Ohnemus Holder
Lubbock, TX
bardarsr@juno.comJoe Dale,
I hate to add to this list, but Darwin is now
on home health care and will be on hospice before the week's
end. He is not mobile and the pain is still not controlled. We
really do not know where we are with his cancer, but anticipate
that we and the doctors will elect to stop chemo in about a
week.
Thanks
Barbara
Barbara
Ohnemus
Holder
(Darwin,
'52)
3311 77th Street
Lubbock, TX 79423
806-797-3836
bardarsr@juno.com
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jane Corbell Moore
Lubbock, TX
c3406j3027@juno.com
Please send out a prayer request to LHS ex's for Jerry
Gailey ('53). He is
Charlie's (Moore '52) first cousin. You may have already heard
about his cancer since he goes to church with
you but I wanted to be sure we could cover him and Glenda (Threlkeld)
in prayer.
Thanks for considering this request,
Jane Corbell Moore
Glenda Threlkeld
Gailey (Jerry '53)
9807 Toledo Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79424
806-793-3766
jggailey@suddenlink.net
and
Wayne Culp ('55)
called Sunday that Bobby Key has serious
melanoma all over and is taking chemo.
 Robert
J "Bobby" Key
3703 Clearwell Street
Amarillo, TX 79109
806-355-8593
I would suggest prayers and
cards on these. I don't know about phone calls unless you are a
real good friend of Jerry Gailey and Bobby Key since I haven't
talked directly to them. jdb
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Bill Duff
Mena, AR
duff28@arkansas.net
Bill Duff emailed R G Box that Sylvia Thompson Duff died on
October 15, 2009 from cancer. Our prayers,
sympathy and concern are with Bill and his family at this
time.
Sylvia
Thompson
Duff
(Billy)
775 Polk Road 93
Mena, AR
71953-7512
479-394-3307
duff28@arkansas.net
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 Monday,
September 28, 2009
George Nelson
Lubbock, TX
nelsonlawfirm@cs.com
Jimmy Joe Stanford had
heart surgery last week to repair a mitral valve and replace
an aortic valve. He was in surgery a long time, and after
getting into recovery he had a leak somewhere. They took him
back into surgery, opened him up again, and repaired the
leak. I think he had 10-11 hours total in surgery. I
checked with Barbara today. He is being moved into a
room and is evidently doing okay. He is in Lubbock Heart
Hospital on North Loop 289.
George
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Monday,
September 28, 2009
George Nelson
Lubbock, TX
nelsonlawfirm@cs.com
I talked to Jim Watson
a couple of times in the past two days. Sara is in
the hospital in Kerrville with a diagnosis of lymphoma
cancer. They are running tests, including a bone marrow
test, to determine the full diagnosis and basically whether
it is the treatable type or not. I will keep you posted as
I hear more.
George
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  Monday,
August 31, 2009
Ray G. Anthony
Professor Emeritus
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
Rgamopjat1@aol.com
Dear Joe Dale:
I thought this article on Welton Jones
might be of interest to you and the Lubbock High '54
class.
Regards,
Ray
The Texas A&M Former Journalism Students Association, is
inducting influential San Diego arts critic Welton Jones
II ‘58 to its Hall of Honor this Saturday during a 4 P.M.
Reception at Cain Hall ( Room B-111) near Kyle Field (two
hours prior to game time). I’ve include below a story
celebrating his 50th year as an arts critic (2007),
written by sandiego.com's editor.
Best regards,
Kelly Brown
"People often get recognized for their contributions when
they're gone and everybody else gets in on the story. In
this case, in the rock and roll of his work in
coordinating the award winning critical arts reviews on
sandiego.com, we're taking a short pause to talk about
the fellow that got this part of our site started, grew it
to the great resource it is. He continues to lead the team
and the arts community in San Diego has noticed, by
commenting on reviews on the site and other means -
inspiring spirited exchanges like that following his
review of "The Treatment" at Moxie Theater or by "The Two
Gentlemen of Verona" at the Old Globe. Those long involved
in San Diego Arts like the Artistic Director of Balboa
Park's Old Globe, Tony award winning Jack O'Brien, noted
Welton's impact over the years at this year's San Diego
Critics Circle awards ceremony (Jan 21, 2007) "I see
Welton [Jones] out there, who was the first critic here to
review me: he carved his initials on SEVERAL parts of my
body and I have the scars to prove it...."Welton
Jones
Welton Jones started his long and distinguished career at
the lowest possible rung of the ladder of journalism: as a
paperboy in junior high school. In high school, he was
called a good writer but considered himself to be more of
a story teller.
After graduating from Lubbock High School, he started
college at Texas A&M in the fall of 1954 and majored
in journalism as a compromise. Having never written for a
newspaper, he went to work for The Texas A&M Battalion
before even registering with the college, earning $5 the
first month. The summer of 1956 he worked for the
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and for the Houston Post
the next summer of 1957 before his senior year. That year
he was up for Editor of the Battalion. When he didn't get
that, he decided to write about theater and taught himself
how.
He was rated 1A in the draft but followed his
girlfriend to New York City. He worked fulltime as a copy
boy at the New York Herald Tribune in the fall of
1958 for three or four months. The future scion of theater
critics in San Diego must have given a thumbs down to New
York and joined the US Coast Guard in the fall of 1958. He
made Ensign in February of 1959. While stationed in
Juneau, Alaska he had a daughter, Diana. After leaving the
Coast Guard, he returned to Texas and went to work for the
Houston Post. He worked the police beat as a result of
working an all-nighter and soon rose to be the senior
police reporter. All the time he was describing the police
blotter, though, he aspired to the entertainment post.
During that time he co-founded a local theater group. He
resigned from the paper, went broke, and had a son, Welton
III, all in 1961. He moved to Shreveport in late 1961 and
was hired for the entertainment beat . His first review
was of the Shreveport Opera doing "Lakme!", and began to
pay off his debts. The Coast Guard Reserve recalled him to
NYC which began what became an annual trip to the city.
In 1965, he joined the San Diego Union as the
Sunday department entertainment staff writer, writing
reviews daily, continuing what he started eight years
earlier. He held the reviewer's post from 1965 until 1971,
missing his annual trek to New York. He took the post of
entertainment editor in 1972, although he got no extra
pay. He resumed his New York trips, though. He became the
official theater critic for the Union in 1984. The
Union merged with the Tribune and Welton became
the Critic-at-large in 1994, a post he kept until
retirement in 1999.
In 2000, he began writing for this site, sandiego.com.
He's been instrumental in pulling together a team of
erudite, enthusiastic and dedicated writers that cover
nearly all of the professional performances in town,
winning wards in both 2006 and 2007 as the dominant arts
reviewing group in the city. As of October 2007, just a
few months ago, Welton's been on the job for 50 years and
he's still going strong and not just writing and leading
the review team at sandiego.com.
His theatre activities include: Passion play tour,
Galveston Little Theater, started Juneau Little Theatre,
started Major Productions Inc. (went broke). Still
corresponds with one actress from that company. Shreveport
helped form a couple companies; directed The "Boyfriend"
for Barksdale AF Base. Stage managed and wrote Shreveport
Press Club Gridiron show. SD New Heritage Th. Inc. 1968 2
original musicals: "The New Black Crook', "Chinchilla!"
(directed/produced); Del Mar series of 1 act plays
1973. For Women’s Ensemble Theater, he did sound design
for "Uncommon Women" and others. SDG&S 84 Patience, 85
Orpheus, 86 Iolanthe, 86 Savoy; 87 Florodora, 88 Yeomen,
88 Utopia Ltd., Theater has been a lifelong passion. In
1981 he had already written a 50 minute traveling show,
"Songs for a Queen", which toured the San Diego schools
for the SDG&E outreach program. In 1986 he wrote "The
Savoy Theater Cat", an insider view of the Gilbert and
Sullivan collaboration. Since retiring, Welton has
written, produced and/or directed "The Gift of the Magi"
(2001), "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (2002), "La Pastorela"
(2005), and "The Pirates of Point Loma" (2007). He was
co-founder of the San Diego Press Club and is currently a
member of SOHO’s board of directors.
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  Tuesday,
August 11, 2009
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Joyce
Sullivan Raines
(David)
1902 25th Street
Lubbock, TX 79411
806-747-5762
j35raines@nts-online.net
Joyce L. Raines,
lifelong resident of Lubbock, passed away on August 9,
2009 at her home at the age of 73. She was born on October
29, 1935 in Lubbock to the late M.M. "Jack" and Hazel
Sullivan. She married David Raines on March 25, 1979 in
Lubbock. Joyce was an AT&T operator for 25 years and a
member of Broadview Baptist Church.
Joyce is survived by her husband, David; children, Chuck
Harjes and wife Sandi of Albuquerque, N.M., Cindy Anderson
and husband Steve of Celina, Texas, Terrie Mierke and
husband David of San Diego, Calif. and Randy Harjes of
Lubbock; grandchildren, Andrew, Brad and Cameron Harjes,
Corey Graham and wife Jenni, Ross, Alex and Jill Mierke,
Trish Harjes and husband Justin Kelley, and Devin Harjes;
and great-grandchildren, Cayman, Nate and Kylee Graham,
and Tristin Kelley.
Services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2009
at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Reverend Bruce Cotton
officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial
Park under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home. Family
will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from
6 until 7 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Lubbock, 1102 Slide
Rd Ste 3, Lubbock, TX 79416. The family would like to send
a special thanks to Gwen, Yolanda, Nicole and Bruce.
Online condolences may be made at
www.sandersfuneralhome.com.
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Memorial Services
Sunday, May 31, 2:00 PM
First United Methodist Church
507 West 2nd Street
Muleshoe, TX.
Thursday,
May 28, 2009
R. G. Box
Lubbock, TX
chuggerspook@nts-online.net
Joe Dale.
Charles Flowers passed away this
afternoon. This is so very sad for all of us.
To know that Charles won't be
around, will take a long, long time for me to get
used to.
RGCharles Flowers (Jerie)
1908 West Avenue G
Muleshoe, TX 79347
806-272-4234
chasnell@fivearea.com
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Tuesday,
April 28, 2009
Welton Jones
San Diego, CA
Friends,
I’m back from a 24-day, 8,000-mile road trip through 22 states
and
one Canadian province in my Toyota Celica. Spent a week in
Boston
doing some research and attending a ballet history seminar at
Harvard. Rode across Texas with my brother but otherwise did all
the
driving myself. Holly joined me for the last week. Only mishap
was a
nosedive spinout during a Northern Michigan blizzard. Friendly
tow-
truck pulled us out and we were on our way within hours, only
slightly battered.
Saw Yellowstone Park, Kit Carson Museum, Custer’s Last Stand
site,
top of Mississippi River, U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame in
Shreveport,
great-great-grandniece of Jaguarina (complete with family bible
and
10 ancient pictures), Trader Joe’s of Boston (a back Bay
storefront!), Harvard Faculty Club, a live wild wolf and many
motel
rooms.
Now I’m back, determined to stay put for a long while and ready
to go
to work on the many projects that have been postponed.
Welton |
Thursday,
March 26, 2009
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, TX
Mary Sue Darden Malone, 73, of Lafayette, LA, formerly of
Lubbock, died Monday, March 23, 2009. Services will be 3:00 P.
M. Saturday at Church of the Covenant Methodist Church in
Lafayette. Delhomme Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA.
Sue is survived by her beloved husband of 52 years, Vernon Ray
Malone; two daughters, Lori Anne Boatner and Lisa Diane John and
her husband Steve; one son, Michael Eldridge Malone and his wife
Denise; three sisters, Diana Nettles of Lubbock, Texas; Janis
Crismon Mountain Home, Texas; Linda Pimlott of Arlington, Texas
and two brothers; David Darden of Lubbock, Texas and Chuck
Darden of Shallowater, Texas. Sue and Vernon have four
grandchildren: Jennifer Thomas, Ryan, Jeremy and Spencer Malone
and two great grandchildren: Alyssa and Sadie Thomas.
 Mary Sue Darden
Malone
208 Decatur Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70503
903-561-2207
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Services are Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:00 A. M.
First Methodist Church, Bryan, TX
506 E 28th Street, Bryan, TX (979)-779-1324
Reception 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday night
Hillier Funeral Home 2301 E 29th Street, Bryan, TXTuesday, March 17, 2009
Joe Dale & Joan Bethany Bryan
Lubbock, TX
jajdb@suddenlink.net
1954 LHS Alumni
Kathryn, Jo-Ann Turnbough Anthony's daughter, just
called. Our class secretary, 1954 All-Westerner Girl, and co-editor of the 1954 LHS
annual, Jo-Ann Turnbough Anthony, died this morning in
College Station, her home, after a long struggle of 13
years with cancer and leukemia. She has two daughters,
Kathryn of Houston, and Elizabeth of New Jersey and three
grandchildren. She told me on January 15th, when we were
at her home, that she was going to come to the 55th reunion.
She and Ray celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on
January 17th. We will be going to the funeral. She was a great
friend since the second grade, and Joan's best friend.
More details later.
Joe Dale & Joan Bethany Bryan
  Jo-Ann
Turnbough Anthony (Ray)
200 Hearthstone Circle
College Station, TX 77840
979-774-4860
jta4@aol.com
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 March
4, 2009
Patsy Jo Schmidt Stewart
2722 63rd Street
Lubbock, TX 79413Cathy Gordon, daughter, called today that
her mother, and our classmate, Patsy Jo Schmidt Stewart
passed away in January, 2009. We expressed our sympathy and
condolences to the family on behave of the 1954 LHS Alumni.
Joe Dale Bryan |
  Bill Burford (Pat)
3510 Turtlecreek 8E
Dallas, TX 75219
214-219-1750Friday, February 20, 2009
Burford, William Eugene William Eugene
Burford was born May 16, 1936 to Rosa Mae & Emmett Burford in
Lubbock, Texas. He attended Texas Tech University. Bill has been
President and owner of Texas Art Gallery for over forty years.
He conducted auction sales specializing in Western and European
art, antiques, silver and rare wines for over 30 years. He also
held a Texas Auctioneer License. Through the years, he has
conducted auctions for numerous charities including Art About
Town, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Houston Grand Opera, Notre Dame
School, The National Kidney Foundation of Texas, Northwood
University, Texas Tech University and the Wesley Rankin
Community Center. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of
Methodist Health System Foundation & Committee of Trustees for
Highland Park United Methodist Church. He is survived by his
wife, Patricia K. Burford; daughter, Sherrie Schork & husband
Alan & their children, Erin Bridges & husband Lee & Sara Schork;
stepchildren Debbie Leeuw, Vicki Leeuw, Jim Leeuw & wife Sheri &
their children, Tyler, Taylor, Jordyn, Blake, Hunter, Patrick &
Ella. He was preceded in death by one grandson, Chad Leeuw.
Memorial services will be held at Highland Park United Methodist
Church in the main sanctuary, Monday, February 23, 2009 at 10 am
with Rev. Bill Smith officiating. A reception will follow the
service at Texas Art Gallery, 5570 West Lovers Lane, Inwood
Village Suite #396. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Texas Tech University Scholarship Fund, Methodist Health System
Foundation or Highland Park United Methodist Church. |
January 22, 2009
R. G. Box
chuggerspook@nts-online.net
Joe Dale.
I received
a phone call from Kenneth Rhorer this morning. He and his
wife and Robert Goad and his wife were in Lubbock this past
week. Wednesday, Robert and Kenneth were coming out to visit
me to see my blacksmith shop, etc.; however, they had to
return to El Paso that day, and I did not get to see them.
Yesterday ( 1-21-09 ), Robert passed away. Probably a heart
attack. Kenneth will let me know. Sad.
R. G.
 
Robert Goad (Linda)
9617 Stonehaven
El Paso, TX 79925
915-591-7165
rgoad913@aol.com
GOAD, ROBERT LEE, 73, Visitation: 2-5 p.m. January 25, 2009 at
Sunset Funeral Home East. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. January 26,
2009 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Interment will be
private. Survived by wife Linda Goad, son Barry Goad, daughter
Brandi Le Blanc, sisters Sara Nabours, Glori Rhorer & Kathy
Flaten.
Published in the El Paso Times from
1/24/2009 - 1/26/2009
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Clell "Jim" Spann
2304 - 55th Street
Lubbock, TX 79412
806-795-1857
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
December 18, 2008 |
 August
14, 2008
R. G. Box
chuggerspook@nts-online.net
Joe Dale.
The
Whitharral Lions Club
will have their
annual BBQ this Saturday, August 16th.
It will start about 5 PM.
They have been doing this for over 20 yeas and
have over 300 people attending. Our class mate, Jim Copeland,
has been cooking ever year since it started. He
asked that we put this information on our web site
to get more people there.
Have a good day, and I'll see
you at the BBQ.
Box
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July 6, 2008
Funeral Services for Joe
Putman are 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 8th at John
Wesley Methodist Church, 5830 Bermuda Dunes,
Houston, TX 77069.
July 5, 2008
Mary Ann Munn
Putman's, husband, Joe, passed away late July 4th.
He had been ill for some time. Our sympathies and
condolences are with Mary Ann and her family at this
time. Services are pending but will probably be
Tuesday, July 8th. More details will be posted
later.
Mary Ann Munn
Putman (Joseph III)
16002 Kempton Park
Spring, TX 77373
281-370-2241
mary_ann_putman@yahoo.com |
 We have received the sad news from Carroll Allen
that his longtime friend and our classmate, John Delashaw, passed away on May 31, 2008. We
offer our sympathy to John's wife Joan and the rest
of the family. |
Vernard Alexander of Midland died Tuesday, May
6, 2008.
He coached for the Lubbock schools for six
years and was coaching there when the Lubbock
Westerners won two state championships. The
family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home,
Midland, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday,
May 9, 2008, at Resthaven Memorial Park. A memorial
service will be held at the Glass chapel at First
United Methodist Church, Midland, at 1 p.m. Friday,
May 9, 2008 |
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April 22, 2008
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
Maybe some in your class don't remember Kay
Hintz. Kay and Sandra Hitch, Marsha Dowdy, Kay
Harrison, and Elaine Sherrod did the artwork for
1954 yearbook. While in Tech, and before
moving to California, she worked as a commercial artist for Dunlaps.
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Kay Roberta Hintz Kirk
May 28, 1937- March 29, 2008
Passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008.
Kay Roberta Hintz grew up in the
Midwest, with stops in Iowa,
Oklahoma, and
Texas. She graduated from Lubbock
High School in 1954, and attended Texas
Tech. She moved to the Bay Area in 1960,
where she met Russell Frances Kirk, the
man she would marry and raise a family
with. After 45 years of life together,
Russell passed away last August after
losing his own fight with cancer.
Kay was a loving mother and grandmother,
who enjoyed spending time with her
family. She was an avid crossword
puzzler who rarely missed the daily
puzzle and always had her trusty
dictionary by her side. She enjoyed
creative endeavors such as painting and
sewing, as well as traveling, cooking,
reading, and piecing together the
occasional jigsaw puzzle. In addition to
raising three kids, for many years Kay
operated her own bookkeeping business
and later worked at various day care
centers, loving the babies.
She is survived by her children Mitch,
Brian and Susan, her granddaughters Leah
and Nicole, her sister Ann and brother
Karl, and several nieces and nephews and
their families. We love her dearly and
she will be greatly missed. San
Jose News
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To send cards to her children:
Susan Kirk
1696 Kennewick Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Mitch Kirk
596 E. Arbor
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Brian Kirk
8372 Loyal Way
Seattle, WA 98117
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April 5, 2008
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
It is with great sadness that I tell you that Kay
Hintz Kirk passed away last week 3-29-08. her
husband, Russell, died last August after a brief
battle with cancer, and Kay just couldn't live
without him. She was hospitalized in January, and
her sister went to CA to help her. After Ann
left, her kids got nursing help at home, and Kay
seemed better for awhile. She was hospitalized
again 2 weeks ago, and just couldn't make it.
Kay and their children, Mitch, Susie, and Brian
(and 2 granddaughters) had a wonderful celebration
of Russell's life last October at their favorite
restaurant in Sunnyvale CA. I was so happy to be
able to attend. Understandably, Mitch, Susie, and
Brian are devastated now, and can't cope with
another big memorial service. There will be a
private family ceremony.
I will send another message after I get addresses
for sympathy cards.
Joni
Kay
Hintz Kirk
(Russell, dec'd.)
1696 Kennewick
Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-738-0493
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 January
14, 2008
Marilyn Goodwin Clark
John had a significant stroke on Christmas
morning that affected his speech. This was the
temporal, parietal region for those of you in the
know. He has no physical deficits other that the
verbal and auditory defects. He is doing well with
speech therapy three times a week, but it will
take a while. His therapist has great hopes for a
full return.
We seek your prayers and know the love is there. I
just needed to let you know.
Always,
Marilyn Goodwin Clark
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August 16, 2007
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
Kay Hintz Kirk's husband, Russell,
passed away quietly early this morning. No
plans made yet for a memorial. Their kids are
there, youngest son has been working from their
home, daughter took week off & went home, oldest
son lives there. Russell was diagnosed in early
June, with cancer everywhere. Really sad.
Kay Hintz Kirk
1696 Kennewick Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-738-0493
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 July 31, 2007
JOE BOB MARTIN
Lubbock
JBTUBBS@NTS-ONLINE.NET
JUST LEARNED THAT HANK ZORNS DIED YESTERDAY
7/30/07. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN, HANK WAS PRINCIPAL
AT MONTEREY HIGH; WENT TO CHURCH WITH HIM; GREAT GUY.
Joe Bob Martin |
  Thursday, June 28, 2007
Saturday, July 7,
2007, Gerald (Jerry) and Carolyn Lea
McCasland, Class of "54, will celebrate their
50th Wedding Anniversary. She has
been trying to smooth off the rough edges all
these years but Jerry is a slow learner.
Regards,
Jerry
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 June 20, 2007
Thanks for the
information. I have managed to hold on to mine
all these years and when I see the cost of a
replacement I am glad. If I had lost mine though
I would gladly pay that price for a replacement.
It has been extra special to me because it is
unique.
Roy Jobe
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June 18, 2007
Thanks to Torry Anderson
for securing this information.
LHS SENIOR RING
(TRADITIONAL "CIGAR BAND")
COST: Silver
Celestrium
10K
14K 18K
Boys
$279
$454 $459
$464
Girls
$279
$394 $399
$404
(This includes $20 for
back date fee to 1954 (or other prior year) and
gold price increases to April 3 according to
addendum)
Add $35 for a 3 point
diamond or $15 for a CZ set above the building in
the clouds.
Order from: Shirley
Cope
Box 6127
Lubbock, TX 79493
Phone: 806-795-0525 |
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March 21, 2007
 Theresa Boling Nelson's
son, Gerry Shane Nelson, 41, was buried at Peaceful
Gardens Memorial Park in Woodrow (south of Lubbock).
Theresa's phone and address are:
Theresa Boling Nelson
RR 1 Box 189
Slaton, TX 79364
806-767-1446 |
 Thursday, March 8, 2007Revis Jordan Gowen's son, Jordan Gray, died unexpectedly
early Monday morning apparently of pneumonia. Services are Friday
at 1:00 P. M. at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in
Marble Falls, Texas. |
 Tuesday,
February 13, 2007
Charles Moore passed away this morning at 10
A.M. from pneumonia. The funeral will be Thursday at
the 1st Baptist Church, 1008-8th Street, Shallowater,
TX at 2:00 P.M.
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From: DeeDee Baker
To: R G Box
Friday, January 26, 2007
Re: Update on Charles MooreMr. Box,
I just wanted to let you know that we have moved Dad
to Littlefield. He
is in a nursing home there. The home is called
Littlefield Hospitality. He is in room 8. It is just
going to be better for him to be around more family.
I have two sisters and a niece that live in
Littlefield and, of course, Dad's two sisters live
in Lubbock. I think the more visitors that he can
have the better. This place seems to be very good
and are going to continue with his therapy five days
a week.
It was very hard for me to leave him there and come
back to Abilene. I am going to miss him being around
me and my kids everyday. If you could just get an
e-mail out to everyone and let them know where he is
and how he is doing, I would appreciate that very
much.
Thanks for all of your concern,
DeeDee Baker
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Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 
Joe Dale.
Gene looks
good. Just like his old self. Have a good day.
Box
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007
Joe Dale,
Gene Mathis had
parathyroid surgery Dec. 20th, and quadruple heart
surgery Dec. 26th. He is at home doing fine. He
can't talk at all. Will let you know when he is
able to have visitors.
R G Box
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From: DeeDee Baker
To: R. G. Box
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Subject: Update on Charles Moore
Mr. Box,
I am writing to update you on what is happening with Dad. He is now in Mesa Springs skilled nursing unit here in Abilene. Progress is very slow. We are looking at long term nursing home care.
I have had to make a hard decision concerning this. I would love for Dad
to stay here in Abilene with me at a local nursing home, but it is getting very difficult for me. I am now 7 months pregnant and with the new baby coming soon, my time will be very limited. My sisters and I have decided to move Dad back to the Lubbock area where we have more family that can tend to Dad on a daily basis. Both of my sisters and a niece live in Littlefield, and we have found a very nice nursing home there for him to stay, Littlefield Hospitality. My sister also knows the physical therapist there and, hopefully, he can get more personal care and rehab. Hopefully, we will get Dad moved in the
next week or so. Also, moving him closer to Lubbock, both of his sisters (Beverly and Sharon) will be able to help out and visit more often. We just feel that it will benefit Dad more to have more visitors on a daily basis.
Thanks for all of your concern and prayers.
DeeDee Baker |
DeeDee Baker
To: Donald R Barton
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Re: Charles MooreHello,
Thank you for checking on Dad. I'm not sure
where we last were when you
heard from us. Dad went to the rehab facility
and was doing pretty good, but then had
another stroke and had two blood clots go to
each lung. He spent about a week in the
critical care unit. He probably should have
died instantly. He has hung in there and is
medically very stable and going through some
more rehab in the skilled nursing unit at
Hendrick Medical Center. He still doesn't
talk and can't move his right side at all.
It's hard to tell what is going on in his
mind, but he
appears to be very angry and not wanting to
participate a whole lot in rehab. If this
continues, the hospital will probably not
recommend a rehab facility and will send him
to another skilled nursing unit, possibly long
term nursing home care. They will make their
decision by the end of this week.
Please pray that dad will understand and
start working harder in therapy.
I feel like they have just basically given
up on him and are tired of working with him.
We are at the mercy of the physical,
occupational, and speech therapists. Dad is
progressing some, but not fast enough to make
a good impression on them. Please just pray
that they won't give up on him and will
recommend him for a rehab facility. Thanks for
all of your thoughts and prayers.
DeeDee Baker (youngest daughter of three)
Abilene, TX
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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006
 Johnanna McFarland Giles'
mother, Johnnie McFarland Porr, 89, passed away Nov.
27th. Visitation is Wed., Nov. 27th from 6 to
7 at Sanders Funeral Home, Lubbock, and graveside
services are 2:00 P. M., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 at
City of Lubbock Cemetery.
Johanna McFarland
Giles (Perry),
10627 Fairlane, Houston, TX 77024
713-467-9127 |
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November 28, 2006
Sylvia Turner
White passed away today at 6:15 P. M. from
pneumonia. She had been very sick for quite
sometime. I just spoke with her sister, Liz
Turner Galloway. Sylvia was class of '56.
Please put on our web site latest news. Thanks.
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Tonie Ball
To: R. G. Box
Cc:
DeeDee Baker
Monday, November 27, 2006
Re: Charles Moore
Dear Mr. Box,
Thank you for forwarding Dad's situation to all of
his friends. We truly appreciate all of the thoughts
and prayer. We were wondering if you could forward
this thank you and update to everyone for us.
Sincerely,
Connie, Tonie and DeeDee
Dear Friends:
My name is Tonie Ball. I am Charles' 2nd daughter
out of 3, Connie being the oldest, and DeeDee
(Deanna) being the youngest. Connie and I live in
Littlefield (West of Lubbock) and DeeDee in Abilene. I thought I would take a minute and thank each of
you for all of your wonderful words of encouragement
that you have sent to Dad and give you each an
update on his condition.
Dad is in Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene. We
helped him move to Abilene in 2001 after the loss of
our mother in 2000. He has lived there since,
enjoying his grandchildren of DeeDee's (Deanna).
She has 2 boys and one on the way (due in April). He
has been working part time and golfing a lot.
He was in great health until the day of his first
stroke on Oct. 28, 2006. He had another stoke on
Sat., Nov. 11th and had a blood clot in his lung and
one in both legs. He was in ICU until Sat., Nov.
25th and now is in room 3707.
Please feel free to call the hospital and go and
visit anytime. The direct phone number to his room
is 325-670-3707. He would truly love to see all
of his old friends that he could.
I'm sorry to report, at this time, he isn't talking.
His first stoke left him to where he can't talk or
swallow. He does know what people are saying (we
think) for the most part. He responds by shaking his
head and squeezing our hands. We have all of your
precious emails and will be reading them to Dad as
soon as he recovers enough to understand them all.
DeeDee is the one that lives in Abilene and is by
his side daily; Connie and I try to go on weekends.
Please feel free to call DeeDee anytime at
325-721-2094 and leave a message if she can't get to
the phone. She will be more than happy to hear from
you and answer any questions you might have. Thank
you again, for all of your thoughts and prayers, and
we will do our best to keep you informed.
God Bless you all,
Connie Trotter 806-729-7763
Tonie Ball 806-445-7179
and DeeDee Baker 325-721-2094
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DeeDee Baker
(Charles Moore’s daughter)
Dbaker@wylie.esc14.net
November 27, 2006
Re: Charles Moore
To: Donald R Barton
Hello,
Thank you for your e-mail. It means so much to
me to know that so many people care about my
wonderful Dad, almost as much as I do!! He
has been living in
Abilene for the last 4 years.
He is now at
Hendrick
Medical
Center here in Abilene. As of today he is in
room 3707. He will probably be moved to the
skilled nursing unit on the 6th floor in the
next couple
of days.
I am letting him know that all of his old
buddies are asking
about him. He is not very responsive right now,
and he can't talk. I'm not sure if he knows what
we are saying all the time. I will let him know
that you are thinking about him.
Thank you for your concern.
DeeDee Baker
325-721-2094
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Barbara Ohnemus Holder
3311 77th Lubbock
bardarsr@juno.com
24 Nov 2006
I
just got the e-mail message about Joanne Dean's
passing yesterday morning. Each time Joe Dale sends
out one of these messages there are some of us that
feel the loss more than others. It seems as if
Joanne is one that will be missed by many. She has
been a very special person in many of our lives. It
is an especially unusual time for Darwin and me as 52
years ago last night Joanne played the organ at
First Christian Church for our wedding! Joanne, we
will always remember what you did to help us
beginning our long and successful journey. Thank
you. |
 Funeral is Sunday, Nov.26th, 2:30
P.M. at Countryside United Methodist Church in Topeka,
KS. Burial will be Monday in Marion, KS
Thursday, November 23, 2006
From Roberta Elliott Lindly
Re: Joanne Dean Forsyth (Ken)
7044 SW 33rd,
Topeka, KS 66614
785-478-9415
Joanne
I received a phone call from one of
Joanne's daughters about 1:30 P.M. today -
Thanksgiving. Joanne died this morning. The funeral is
tentatively scheduled for Sunday afternoon assuming the
church is available (Sunday afternoon). Evelyn & I had
already purchased airline tickets to go tomorrow and
return Saturday, so I don't know if there will be a
change in our plans or not. When I know more about
funeral arrangements, I will notify you.
With a sad heart,
Roberta
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Please say a special prayer today for Joanne Dean
and her family.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
From Roberta Elliott Lindly
I received a long distance call from Joanne Dean
Forsyth's daughter about 6:45 P.M. tonight. Joanne
is not expected to live much longer. She is in hospice
and too ill to go home. This is a terribly busy time of
year for me, but I plan to go to the funeral if at all
possible. Please pass the word on to other classmates
in Lubbock re: Joanne. Joanne & Ken live in  Topeka,
Kansas.
I can't believe I'm losing another close friend.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Roberta
Roberta |
Monday, November 20, 2006
From R. G. Box
Charles Moore had a stroke 3 weeks ago (he played
18 holes that day). The stroke left him unable to walk;
also, he could not use his hands and could not talk.
After he started to improve, they
moved him into
therapy.
Yesterday, he was moved back into ICU due to a blood
clot in his lungs. However, he can understand when his
daughter talks to him.
His daughter is DeAnna Baker. If you would like, send an
email to DeAnna and she can read it to Charles. I think
it would be wonderful if Charles received many emails.
Please put this message on our web site. Have a good day
and say a prayer for Charles.
R. G. Box
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 Wednesday,
October 25, 2006Shirley Ann Fullerton Crump died
yesterday, October 24, 2006, in Lubbock. Funeral
Services will be Thursday at 10:00 A. M. at Broadview
Baptist Church in Lubbock with burial at Resthaven
Cemetery. |
 October 14, 2006 Joe Dale
John Wesley Chism passed away this morning (Saturday),
October 14, 2006, at 4:00 A.M., according to his son,
Jay who was with him.
Graveside services will be @ Resthaven Cemetery in
Lubbock @ 1:00 P. M., on Tuesday, October 17th, and are
being handled by Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock. No
other services are planned. 
We lost a fine friend.
Would appreciate you sending this on your broadcast.
Clinton Smith
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 Tuesday,
October 3, 2006Anyone wanna play golf with Barton and
his one iron? |
 Monday, July 17, 2006This is Jon's wife Pat - I am
sorry to inform you that Jon died this past Saturday night
of pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. He had been sick
awhile, but once it started to get bad it was a matter of
weeks, then just hours, but at least his suffering has
ended.
Just so you can post this on the website or pass the
news around. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11, in
Kaufman, Texas.
Thank you all for being his friends. |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2006
 Gene, please enter this
information about Alan Andrews on the Latest News page in
the LHS web site. Pass along the directions that the next
time anybody sees Al not to laugh or point at the bald
spot or the combover or the rug. Thanks, Tom Brady
In a message dated 5/23/2006 12:30:25 PM Central Daylight
Time,
aland@dfwonline.net writes:
Well, it has been one (1) week since folks started cutting
and slicing on various parts of my aging body. As a result
I have a hole in the top of my head that is larger than a
silver dollar, two (2) slashes on my neck that have never
hurt and what looks and feels like a large burn spot on my
left leg, up pretty high. This is the one that hurts. I
have been reminded that this is very much like a by-pass
patient that has veins/arteries removed from his leg to
patch in the heart. In my case, this is where they got the
skin to graft to the top of my head.
The medical report this morning is basically " There Ain't
No Cancer Anywhere ". All the pathology tests came back
negative.
Again, I am positive that all this GREAT news is the
result of you and so many others placing me on your prayer
list and keeping me there. Patty and I thank you from the
bottoms of our hearts. I'm gonna take it easy about
another week and then 'full speed ahead' back into the
battle.
Again, many many thanks. We Love You !!!!! Al & Patty
Andrews |
 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:50 PM
I called Benny today. He is in a rehabilitation house down
the street from Seton Hospital in Austin. He is doing very
well. He has had a rejection rate of R-2, but they believe
that rejection can be controlled with medication, so they
are not too worried about that. Benny is looking forward
to getting
back on the golf course and doing some traveling. He got
the heart of a 62 year old man who died in Seton Hospital.
The man had had by-pass surgery, but the heart is beating
at a 70 rate, and they say a 60 is excellent.Benny's
heart was beating a 15-20, so he is getting some
circulation that he has not had for while. The report is
very good for complete recovery. Charles Flowers has
visited with Benny in the hospital, but Benny said that
luckily that visit did not cause him a relapse. Thanks for
reminding me to report.
 George Nelson
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28 Mar 2006Benny McCollum underwent heart transplant
surgery in Austin last Thursday. He is in Seton Hospital
in Austin and as of Monday Night was doing well. I am
sure he would appreciate the prayers of everyone. I will
try to keep you advised.
George
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 27 Mar 2006 R. G. Box's 96 year old
mother died March 23rd. The funeral was
today. His address, email and phone are:
6723 110th Street
Lubbock TX 79424
806-794-3670
chuggerspook@nts-online.net
in case you want to contact him. Sorry, I should
have sent this sooner.
Joe Dale Bryan
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From Celina Roberts Price
17 Mar 2006We are doing well. Tom
had a mild heart attack last week, but is doing well after
a little vacuum work and a new stint. We miss all of you
there! Blessings and Hugs.
Celina Price
tcp@hctc.net
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December 23, 2009