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Bcath goitres goiters foallt ffirttos gcatlt fattccs More Death Notices On Page 43 28 THE NASHVILLE TINNESStAN. Friday. September 26, 1969 Choate Guilty W. P. Cooper! i Attorney, Dies In Wife Killing COOPER William Porter Thursday afternoon Sept.

25 1969, at his residence Welling ton Arms Apts. Survived by his wife. Mrs. Mary Linda Manier Cooper; son, Wm. P.

Cooper. six grandchildren: sister, Mrs. Norman Frost; brother, Edwin W. Cooper. Remains are at Finley Dorris Charlton, West End at Twenty-fifth Ave.

Funeral from West End United Methodist Church. Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Dr. Roy C. Pallbearers will be Luther A. Reazley, III, William Cooper Reazley, Vaughn Washington Cooper, Handley Savers grandsons and Joseph Cooper, James L.

Cooper, Norman Frost Jr. of Birmingham, Richard Stamps, Dayton Manier, Dr. James W. Manier of Mansfield. Wise, William! R.

Manier, III, Marion Smith Dr. Earle Jones, Anniston, Richard Bush Lexington, nephews. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Please omit flowers.

FINLEY DORRIS CHARLTON CO. A William Fred-Thursday morning, September 25, 1969 at a local infirmary. BATE. William Brim age 1207 Stratford Sept. 25, 1969.

Survived by wife, Mrs. Lillian Greenway Bate; three daughters, Mrs. Esther Mathis, Nashville, Mrs. Elise Peters, Arlington, Mrs. Julia Westphal, Old Greenwich, son, Thomas A.

Bate; one brother, Stanley Bate, New York state; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Remains rest at the funeral home of Phillips-Robinson Complete funeral arrangements will be announced later. PHILLIPS- ROBINSON Directors. GENTRY, James William Tuesday, September 23, 1969 at a local infirmary. Survived by wife, Mrs.

Sally L. Gentry, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Remains at the chapel Pettus Owen Wood, 4506 Charlotte Ave. where services will be held Friday, September 26, 1969 at 2:00 p.m. conducted by Rro Leonard Owens.

Nephews w-iT serve as pallhearers. interment Harpeth Hills Memorial Gardens. PETTUS OWEN 8-WOOD 292-3392. HUDSON, Erie T. 313 i Saunders Ferry Hen-dersonville.

Wednesday morning, September 23, 1969. Survived by wife: Mrs. Mary White Hudson; daughter: Mrs. Frank McDaniel, Goodlettsville; son: Erie W. Hudson, Nashville; 4 grandsons; 1 granddaughter; 1 great- granddaughter.

Re mains rest at the funeral home of Phillips-Robinson Co. where funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. Rev. W. W.

Harrison will officiate. Active Pallbearers: L. E. Demonbreun, Waymon D. Settle, Russell Kimber, Veiiin East, Harold Dorris, Ernest Towns, Herman Hudson, Ever-j ett Hudson.

Interment Spring! Hill Cemetery. PHILLIPS-j ROBINSON directors. JONES. Frederick (Fred) 23, 1969, at a local hospital. Survived by wife, Mrs.

Alberta Jones; mother, Mrs. Emma Jones; sister, Mrs. 1 i a Phillips; brother, Johnnie Jones; stepdaughter, Mrs. Evelyn Sharpe; several dren; aunt, Luci grandchil- Chicago. numerous nieces and nephews; 4 sisters-in-law and 4 brothers-in-law.

Other; relatives and friends. Remains1 are at McGavock Martin Bros. Funeral Home where friends may visit this Friday evening from 8:00 until 10:00, o'clock. Funeral services will be held fr om the Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Elder David Cane will offi-j ciate.

Interment Greenwood; Cemetery. McGAVOCK MARTIN BROTHERS. I ARMSTRONG. Miss Bertha Mai Of 919 42nd Ave. N.

entered into rest September 23, 1969 at a local hospital. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Alberta Valler; three devoted grandchildren, SP4 Charles Waller Deborah G. and Lynda R. Waller; three sisters, Katherine, Samuella and Savannah Allen Nashville; one brother, Robert Allen, Chicago, foster daughter, Olivia Braggs, Chicago, two uncles, Julius and Tom Linton; numerous nieces and nephews; a devoted cousin Hughlester Trabue: son-in-law Charles R.

Waller Newark, N.J.; devoted friends, Mesdames Ethel Mai Taylor, Bernice Stevenson, Katherine Polk, a 1 1 i Thompson, Charles Williams and Tom Brown, other relatves and friends. Remains will be at First Baptist Church, West Nashville, this Friday evening where friends may visit from 8:00 until o'clock. Funeral services will! be held from the above church Saturday morning at 11:001 o'clock. Rev. James Cook Jr.

and Rev. Robert Ross will officiate. Flower bearers and pallbearers will be selected from friends. Interment Hills of Calvarv. McGAVOCK MARTIN BROS.

Olive Gertrude Age 75 years, of 17004 8th Ave. No. Thursday, Sept. 25. 1969, at 2:20 a.m.

at a local infirmary. Survived by son, Earl Franklin Fitzgerald eight grandchild eleven greatgrandchildren. Remains are at McCormick Funeral Home, 1503 Buchanan St. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 27.

1969, at Seventh Avenue Church of Christ at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Brother Henry J. Silveman. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Interment Spring Hill Cemelerv.

Mccormick funeral HOME, 255-0651. GRAY, Joseph Warren Wednes day, Sept. 24, 1969, at his resi dence. Survived by wife, Mrs. Bailey Armstrong Gray; two great nieces, Mrs.

Thomas Wells, of Richmond, Mrs. Orville Moore, Universal City, Texas; step-daughter, Mrs. John W. Howard, Mountain Lake, New Jersey. A memorial service will be conducted at his residence, 820 No.

Cur-tiswood Lane, at. 2:00 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, by Dr. Frank Drowota of the Woodmont Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of, America, or Recording for the Blind Oak Ridge, Tenn. Survived by wife: Mrs.

Nadine Choate Nov. 27, 1967, in self defense. He said she reached for a shotgun after an argument in the home of Mrs. Choate's sister and brother-in-law. Choate, who wept during his testimony, was impassive as the verdict was announced and the jury polled.

Several female friends and relatives who attended the trial shed tears at the verdict, however. Choate remained free on bond pending the filing of a motion for a new trial. Leathers granted the attorneys 30 days in which to do so. THE DEFENDANT still faces four additional charges, including two of forgery, one worthless check and one of fraudulent use of a motor vehicle. Defense attorney William C.

Wilson argued to the jury that they could not start their deliberations "any higher than voluntary manslaughter." "The mistake Bert made was that he loved too deeply," Wilson told the jury. THE DEFENSE sought to discredit the testimony of William Gann, the brother-in-law, who was an eyewitness to the murder. Wilson argued that Gann "had something to cover up" by returning home the morning of the murder. Gann himself testified it was too wet to work that day, hut the defense produced a meteorologist from the U.S. Weather Bureau who said it-had not rained for three days before the murder.

Neither the shotgun Mrs. Choate reached for according to Choate or the 22-target pistol he said he tok from her purse was introduced as evidence. Gann denied he had ever owned a shotgun. At one point during their two-hour deliberations, the jury asked to see several exhibits, including photographs of the Ganns' living room. WILSON HAD sought to demonstrate to the jury how-Mrs.

Choate could have gotten four bullet holes in1 the left, side of her head as she reached for the shotgun behind a bar. Jn his rebuttal argument. Brandt said Wilson had been mistaken in locating the bar on the wrong side of the room and that it was "scientifically impossible" for the crime to have taken place the way he described it. By PAT WELCH Rert Willard Choate was found guilty of first degree murder yesterday in the 1967 pistol slaying of his estranged wife and sentenced to 3o years in prison. The Criminal Court jury of nine men and three women was polled by Judge Raymond Leathers.

All agreed with the foreman's verdict: "We the jury find Mr. Bert Choate guilty of murder in the first degree." ASST. DIST. Atty. Gen.

Robert Brandt said he was "surprised at the length of the sentence." "That's flat time," Brandt pointed nut. "A conviction for a capital offense does not provide for parole." Dan Garfinkle, who headed the team of three defense lawyers, said it was "one of the most shocking verdicts 1 have ever had. 1 can't see how I he jury can arrive at the conclusion that it was first degree murder." THE 38-YEAR-OLI) defendant, who testified yesterday, claimed he killed Mrs. Juanita New 1-40 Stretch Will Be Open Today A 9.2-mile stretch of Interstate 40 between Crab Orchard and Westel Springs will open at noon today, but motorists have mote than a year to wait to drive the Knoxville-Nashville route completely on the superhighway. Opening of the new section will leave 8.S miles of the interstate over Rock wood Mountain uncompleted, largely because of massive landslides which have pushed the eastbound lane down the mountain.

Highway department engineers said last week they hope to open three lanes across the mountain about this time next year, but that final completion may be two years away, fetretch opening today extends 1-40 continuously for about 95 miles east Nashville. JONES, Miss Jane 1400 10th Ave. passed away Wednesday, September 25, 1969. at a local infirmary. Survived by mother, Mrs.

Elsie Ann Brooks; stepfather, Mr. Lee Brooks; sister, Mrs. Ruby Jones; brother-in-law, Milton Jones; grandmothers, Mrs. Lizzie Batey and Mrs. Mary Jane Jones; three aunts, Jen ny Ewing of Orangewell, Ohio, Josie Leach of Cleveland, Ohio, Beulah Ewing, Clarksville, five uncles, Robert Ewing, Orangewell, Ohio, Romus Leach, Cleveland, Ohio, Arthur Ewing, Clarksville, Willie Ewing of Indiana, and William Batey, Washington, nephews, Milton Jones, Larry Bernard and Michael Jones, all of Nashville; niece, Paulette Jones; two devoted friends, George Hale and Patricia Dotson; other relatives and friends.

Remains are at the Johnson's House of Atena. Visitation (this) Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. Funeral Saturday, September 26, at Ebenezer A Methodist Church on Elm Hill; Rd. at 11 a.m. Conducted by the Rev.

S. M. Davis. Remarks by Rev. J.

F. Grim- mett. Pallbearers a d( flowerladies selected from! friends. Interment Greenwood Cemeterv. JOHNSON'S HOUSE OF ATENA, 254-3472.

MEEKER, VV. Sept. 24, 1969 at St. Thomas Hospital. Survived by husband, E.

B. Messer; daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Cooper of Bay Minette, Alabama and Mrs. Harry E. Hunt of Chattanooga, 8 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren; sisters, Mrs.

Gertrude Welsh and Mrs. Evelyn Dent and brother Eugene Welsh all of Nashville. Remains are at The Chapel of Martin's Bracey-Welsh, 209 Louise Ave. Funer al Friday morning, Sept. 26, i 1969, leaving at 10:45 o'clock for Requiem Mass from Cathedral of The Incarnation, 2002 West End at 11 o'clock.

Interment Calvary Cemetery. Roasary will be recited this eevning at 7 o'clock. MARTIN'S BRACEY-WELSH INC. 291-0610. PATTERSON, Denton -Suddenly jn Chicago, Monday, Septem-1 her 22, 1969.

Survived by wife, Mrs. Geneva Patterson; three children, father and step-; mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson; sister and hrnlher-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Theo-plous Gipson. The remains are at Winter's Chapel, Ashland City. He will lie in state from 10:00 a.m. til time of burial at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27, 1969. Interment! Mt.

Lebanon Cemetery. WIN-! TER'S FUNERAL DIRECTORS. A Magnificent blend of LAWH0RNi w. e. At a local nfirmary, September 24, 1969.

Survived by son: Walter Lee Lawhorn; sisters: Mrs. Sallie Thomasson, Gallatin; Mrs. Ola Lamastus. Nashville; brothers: N. F.

Lawhorn, Kingsport; H. H. Lawhorn, Washington, D. 4 grandchildren. Remains are at the Chapel of Roesch, Patton Cosmopolitan, 1715 Broadway, where funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m.

Friday with Rev. M. E. Redford officiating. Interment Harris Cemetery, Pleasant View.

Pallbearers: William Gibbs, Walter Lawhorn Carson Harris, Claude Lawhorn, Clyde Lawhorn, Morton Thomasson. ROESCH, PATTON COSMOPOLITAN, 1715 Broadway, 244-6480. MILLER, Mrs Roxie Shank Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, 1969, at her residence, 021 Blank Survived by husband, Mr. G.

V. Miller; son, Mr. Charlie Barker of Chattanooga, two brothers, Mr. Hugh Shank, of Bremen, Mr. Joseph Shank, Ruf-falo, New York; one sister, Miss Lucy Shank, Marietta, one niece, Mrs.

Erma Glass, Bremen, daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mildred Barker, Chattanooga, two grandchildren; one great granddaughter; a host of friends. Visitation with the family, Friday night, from 'til 10, at the W. E. Hamilton Chapel, Funeral, Saturday at.

11:00 o'clock, at the Hamilton Tabernacle Church, conducted by the Rev. W. E. Hamilton. Flowergirls and pallbearers selected from friends.

Interment Mt. Ararat Cemetery. W. E. HAMILTON SONS in charge, 255-0582.

WALSH, Mrs. Versa Mai Of 221 Neely Bend Madison, Wednesday evening, September 24, 1969 in Madison Hospital. Survived by brother, Joseph L. White, Springfield; niece, Mrs. Morris L.

Rans-dell, kin i 1 1 nephew, J. Weldon Harris, Miami, Florida, Harvey Edward Allison, Harlingen, Texas. Remains are at Cols Garrett Funeral Home, Goodlettsville, where services will he conducted Saturday morning, September 27 at 10:30 o'clock by Rev. Wray Tomlin. Honorary pallhearers: Members of the Ladies Wes-Icv Bible Class of City Road Methodist Church, Members of Madison Senior Citizens, Dr.

F. B. Cothern. Charles Chilton, J. C.

Garrett, W. L. Kernel. Active: Ed Foster, Bobbv Vance, Bill Lish, Walton Garrett, Morris Ransdell, Robert Taylor. Interment Spring Hill Cemetery.

COLE GARRETT DIRECTORS, Goodlettsville. yesterday and today" William Porter Cooper, 84. of; Wellington Arms Apartments. retired Nashville attorney, died yesterday afternoon at home Services will be at 10 a.m tomorrow at West End Methodist Church. Dr.

Roy C. Clark will officiate. Rurial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. THE RODY is at Finley Dor-ris and Charlton Funeral Home.

Cooper was born May 3, 188'j. and was a life-long resident ol Nashville. He was educated in the public-schools here and later attended Wallace University School and was a 1908 graduate of Van-derbilt Law School. HE WAS one of the founders of the YMCA Law School in 1911 and was an active teacher at the school until ill health William P. Cooper Law school founder forced his retirement from active law practice about seven years ago.

On Dec. 7, 1921, Cooper married the former Miss Mary Linda Manier. She survives. Cooper was the first post commander of the Davidson Count American Legion Post 6. post later became Post 5.

The HE WAS a member of the American, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations and served as president of the Nashville Bar Association. He was a member of the West End Methodist. Church. Other survivors include W. T.

Cooper a sister, Mrs. Norman Frost; a brother. Edwin Cooper, and six grandchildren, all of Nashville. Philippines 'Open Doors' MANILLA (AP) The Philippine Immigration Bureau has announced an "open door policy" for tourists. Authorities said pictures and fingerprints would no longer be required expect from visitors about whom they have deregatory information.

Death Notices Our-Of-Town Lavergne, Tenn. MONTGOMERY. Kellie Lynn Age 11 months, died September 25, I960, at. General Hospital, from injuries received in an auto accident. She is survived by her parents, Gary Lynn and Rena Bannister Montgomery, grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. M. E. Bannister, Lavergne, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Montgomery, Lavergne. Funeral services at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Setpember 26, 1969, at Woodfin Morturary, Smyrna, Rev. J. O.

Carter will officiate. Interment Roselawn Memorial Gardens. WOODFIN MORTUARY, Smyrna, charge of arrangements. DISCOUNT SALVAGE RD. SALE LADIES UNIFORMS Permanent Press White Colors sixes 9 thru 24' 2 BARGAIN TABLE ANY ITEM 49 come early for this SALE MENS PANTS 50' slightly damaged Iff; Ik 'Ss' A The Minute Mail Lemon.

Robinson DeLay; mother Mrs. W. T. DeLay; brothers: Jack and Wayne (Pete) DeLay, all of Nashville, and Parlhenia Burton. Remains are at.

his residence. 231 Craighead Ave. Funeral from Woodmont Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock conducted by Dr. H. Franklin Paschall and Rev.

Herman Jacobs. Pallbearers will be Tommy Pierce. Taylor Manning, E. B. Manning, Melvin Cornwell, Coleman Wright, Ralph Jops, Casey Jones, Shelby Brewer, Jack Brewer, Jack Brown.

Duncan Demonbreun, Fred Johnsey, Harry Johnsey, Dr. Robert Sadler, Robert iitmi- .1 i Williams, win iainan wuson liams. Wallace Wilson, J. C. Dixon.

Ed Brazeiton, Henry Ford Rrazellon, Roy Johnston, Dr. Hugh Edward Green, Greer Garrett, Gil Gideon, Hugh Coltharp, Billy Matthews, John Crowe, Elmer Mattox, Dennis Tavlor, Will C. Hill. Robert Jelks, Dr. Jack Kaley.l Hugh Howser.

Dr. Sam Garrett. Julian Brewer, Fred Crosson, Henry Buntin, Bill Leftwich, Billy Allen, Douglas! McDonald, Alonzo Bates, Cle-tus Wray. Honorary Pallbear-i ers will be Ward Akers, Exec-cutive Board Middle Tenn. Council Boy Scouts of America, Gene H.

Tolley, Hershel Tolbert, Richard Parker, Frank E. Lawrence, James E. Johnson, Robert C. Holt, Archie R. Crain, Ralph K.

Manus Gene R. Henslev, Members of the Boy Scouts Council Staff, Martin Barren, Tolbert Donnell, Hollis Don-nell, Clark Meadows, A. C. Read, Clint Beaslev, Dale Lovell, W. T.

Hardison. Gene Stone Landon Cheek, Charlie Turner Billy Hancock. Jeff Cantrell, V. H. Flippen, Comer Sadler, I.

W. Williams, A. B. Ward, Jerre Ward, James Ward, Members of the Portland, Tenn. Rotary Club, Members of the Good News Bible Class of First Baptist Church, Dr.

William Ewers, Dr. Ralph Massey, Dr. Car- ter Williams, Dr. Ira Johnson. Dr.

John Tudor, Dr. Russell Birmingham. Dr. Gordon Teddy, Dr. Bill Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Sam Sou ires, Har ry Hurt.

John Hurt, Judge Larry Phillips, Elmer Lovell Joe C. Carr, Henry Homeyer, Doug Corven, Lytton Clark, Halbert Harville, Judd Collins, John Matthews, F. Anderson Vaught, William Graddy, John Glenn, James Daves, Oscar Hofstetler, J. Edgar Jones, Dr. Wallace Faulk, Isham Gregory, Charles C.

Gregory, Jimmy Smith, R. G. Powers, Joe Maxwell, Russell Read, Joe Torrence, Mayor Beverlv Bri-ley, Howard Wharf, Stirton Oman, Gov. Buford Ellington, Frank Clements, William Wade Marshall Ledbetter, Sam Neal, B. B.

Horner Senator Albert Gore, Jess Neeley, C. C. Humphreys, Frank Howard, Raymond Johnson, Fred Russell. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Middle Tenn.

Council Roy Scouts or The Student Loan Fund of the Good News Bible Class of First Baptist Church. FINLEY DORRIS CHARLTON CO. INFANT COOK. William Henry III Suddenly September 25, 1969. at a local hospital.

Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliam Henry Cook II, Donelson, sister, Sharon Donelson, half-sister, Carolyn Diane Smith, half-brothers, i Fredrick Ira Smith and Russel Wayne Smith, all of; Virginia grandparents, Mr. I and Mrs. W.

H. Cook Nashville, great-grandmother, Minnie Houk. Remains are at Hibbett and Hailey Funeral Home. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday September 27, 1969, at 11:00 a.m. by Rev.

Jeff Fryer. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. HIBBETT HAILEY DIRECTORS, 883-2361. Other lemons are lemons.

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