Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 2

A THE ABILENE RKPORTCT-NEWS AbUeae, Snnday Hmtag, Fetewfy II, Deaths and Funerals Abilene JU Mrs. R. A. Nichols Mrs. A.

Nichols, mother of an Abilene man, died Saturday at 11 a.m. in Shamrock after a long illness. Funeral services are pending at the Clay Funeral Home ir Shamrock, where she was a lifelong resident. Survivors include four sons Dr. Theo Nichols of 1509 Elmwood Drive, R.

A. Nichols Jr. ol Shamrock, T. A. Nichols ol Shamrock and Jack Nichols of Pampa; one daughter, Mrs.

Everett Roark of Muleshoe; and p.m. Friday in a local hospital. seven grandchildren. Villarreal Infant Mass for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert A. Villarreal of 302 N. 5th will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Catholic Church with Howlctt offic; Burial will be In Cedar Born Nov.

54, Rev. John Granbury, he married Vollle jn at Sweetwater in 1901. Cemetery with arrangements by North's Funeral Home. The infant 'died p.m. Friday at Hondrlck Hospital about six hours after II was born.

(( Survivors Include the parents, a brother, Ray; three sisters, Mary, Elizabeth, Cynthia, all of the home; paternal grandfather, Sandiago Villarreal of Breck- enridgc; maternal grandparents, and several aunts 302 N. and uncles. James Woodard Funeral for James Wade Woodard, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Woodard of 2726 S.

13th, is pending at Elliott's Funeral Home. The youngster died shortly after being taken to Dyess AFB Hospital Friday afternoon after he choked on and balloons he swallowed. He was born at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The child's father is in Vietnam, Survivors includcjjtjie parents; three Daniel, and Curlis, all of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Busier King of Hawley; "nd the paternal grandmother. Mrs. Annie Abilene. Bollo Woodard of Big Country Lester McElroy BRECKENKIDGE (RNS) -Lester L. McElroy, 81, retired Breckenridge school system employe, died at 1:30 a.m.

Saturday in Cox Memorial Hospital in Abilene. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Sallerwhite Chapel of Grace with Jimmy Cox, minister of Walker Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Brcckenridge Cemetery. He was born Feb.

20, 1880, in Beliefonte, and came to Texas as a child. He married Ella McKinncy in 1909 in Palo Pinto County. They moved to Brockcnridgc in 1324. He retired 12 years ago after serving as custodian i Brcckenridge schools for ,10 years. He later operated the 0.

M. WISEMAN former Abllcnian Wiseman Service Will Be Tuesday Funeral for 0. M. (Oman) Wiseman, the brother of 0. D.

Wiseman of Abilene, will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Ballinger with the Rev. C. Y. Lewis, pastor of Mt.

Morlah Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in a Ballinger cemetery. The former Abilene resident died Feb. 7 in San Francisco, and the body was to be flown to Abilene Sunday. The body will remain at Curtls- Starks Funeral Home until service time.

Survivors I ttfb children; his mother, Mrs. Willie Brown of Odessa; his father; the Rev. 0. D. Wiseman of Austin; two sisters, Mrs.

Novella McGriff of Phoenix, and Mrs. Dorothy trlggs" Ballinger; a brother, 0. Brtckehridge Ice Co. for several wife; Charlie Greenlee oi Abilene, Mrs. R.

A. Vjck of Luting, and Mrs. F. W. Billingsley of Tyler; two sons, R.

A. of Alvln and Don of Batavia, a brother L. of Breckenridge; a sister, Mrs. a a i Breckenridge; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Grandsons pallbearers.

will serve as Pruift Sawyers BIG SPRING (RNS) Pruitt Lyons Sawyers, 88, died at 4:43 Funeral will be at 10 Monday in a 11 i Rosewood Chapel with the ReV. John Beard, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park. Nov. 54, 1881, in Mr.

Sawyer was one of the cowboys and was a noted horse trainer. He worked for the late Hardy Morgan for many years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Riley of Big Spring and Lowell of Dallas; three Mack A. Fable of Borger.tMrs. J.

B. Short of Amarillo, and Mrs. W. M. Collins of Plalnvlew; 14 grandchildren; 23 a gr ndchlldren and 4 great-great- grandchildren.

Mrs. Aut Dial STAMFORD Mrs. Emma Dial, 93, died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday In Stamford Memorial a 5P da y. In i i a Hospital.

Funeral vyill be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Kinney Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Boles, pastor of Central a officiating. Burial will be in'New Hope Mrs. Keen Dial was born Emma May, 12, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Her husb'and, Aut Dial, died June She came to Jones County with her family when she was a baby and had lived in the area all her life. had resided at the Slamf6rd.Jnn for five years. a sister, Salome (Babe) Keen of Stamford. i Pallbearers include i i Lawson, Joe Bcnton, John R. Rice, Ben Loop, J.

L. Woodson and Harry Lavender. Kenneth Rone GORMAN (RNS) Funeral for Kenneth Rone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rone of Eastland, will be at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday in Higginbotham Funeral Chapel with the Rev. A. B. Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Gorman Cemetery.

The four-year-old died Friday afternoon in Eastland Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 2, 1965 at Baird. Survivors Include his parents; three brothers, and Larry, all Doyle, of the Ricky, home; paternal grandparents, Mr. and U.S.

Tuna Boat Seized in Ecuador GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) An armored Ecuadorean pa- Irol boat captured a U.S. tuna fishing vessel Saturday and impounded it in the port of Punla Saunas, port officials announced. The officials said the tuna boat was fishing 30 miles off the Ecuador coast, well within the 200-mile limit the country claims. They said the vessel, identified as the City of Panama under Capt. Leonard Drumop, would be fined four times the value of Its cargo of 352 tons of tuna and would be required to obtain an Ecuadorean license.

It was the first capture this year in the "tuna fishing war" that has periodically strained U.S. relations with Ecuador and Peru since the "Declaration ol Santiago" in 1952 set their tent lorial limits at 200 miles. The United States recognizes only the 12-mile limit. Chile also is a party to the declaration, but it is south of the rich tuna grounds and has stayed out of the controversy. Peru and Ecuador have seized nearly 100 U.S.

tuna boats since the declaration was signed and imposed several hundred thousand dollars in fines. Four-nation talks were begun last year in an attempt to iron out the dispute. Foreman Named -NEWTON, Tex. (AP) Charles A. Brown of NewUHi haa been named foreman of a new graftd'jury far Newton County to serve for the next six months.

All members of the grand jury have served, on previous grand D. Juries, Dlst. Judge O'Neal Ba- coo Hid, Mrs. C. G.

Rone of Gorman; maternal grandmolher, Mrs. Thelma Bingham of Gorman. Pallbearers will be Leroy Kent, Burt Ray Kenl, Jimmy Jordon, Otis Jordon. Dude Henshaw SWEETWATER (RNS) Graveside for Dutle D. Henshaw, who was found dead in his Lubbock apartment at 9 p.m.

Thursday, were at 3 p.m. Saturday In Slaters Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Cecil Guthrie, pastor of Nolan Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements were handled by Cate-Spencer Funeral Home. Mr, Henshaw was found in his apartment by his landlady.

Justice of the Peace Ralph Shaffer ruled death by natural causes Friday morning. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Miles Taylor of Sweetwater. Nolan and Mrs. Ida Rice of Monday at First Baptist Church in Gorman with the Rev.

Russell Pogue officiating, assisted by the Rev. Shuron Polnac, pastor. Burial will be in Weaver Mrs. Ernest Pope CROSS PLAINS Funeral for Mrs. (HNS) Emma or)e 70 wlll Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains wilh the Rev.

Ray E. Martin of Coleman officiating Burial will be in Burkett Cemetery. Mrs. Pope died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Eastland Memorial Hospital after an 11-day Illness.

Bprh Nov. 8, 1896, at Burkett In Coleman County, she had lived in Cross Plains eight years moving there from Grand Prairie. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Little Rock, Ark. She married Ernest L. Pope Oct.

5, 1913, in Coleman. He died May 4, 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pete Golson of Cross Plains; a son, Bill of Little flock; a brother; Luther Rhoads of Coleman; two sisters, Mrs. Zelma Medcalf of Poplar, and Mrs.

Tillle Baker of Snyder; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. C. Campbell BRADY Mrs. C.

(Eslella). Ci will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell died at 2:15 p.m.

Brady Hills Nursing was born March 4, 1893, in County. Survivors include her husband, Charlie; a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Alexander of Stockton, one son, Willie of Stockton; a stepson Henry Campbell; a foster son, Willie Wells of Hitchcock; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Orville Polk STRAWN Funeral for Orville Polk, owner of the Polka Jones County and came to Mitchell County In 1906. He married Viola Latty in Westbrook Oct, 15, 1922.

He was a member of Bailey Chapel Methodist Church. Survivors Include his wife; four sons, Ben E. of Irving; Gerald and Kenneth, both Westbrook, and James G. Odessa; a daughter, Mrs. Eddie Edens of La Puenle, five Mrs.

Roy Messimer, Mrs. John Hawkins arid Mrs. Dick Gregory, all of Wostbrook, Mrs. J. L.

Rees of Dallas and Mrs. Roy Hodnclt of Sundown; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Ida McCulley GORMAN (RNS) Mrs. Ida L.

McCulley, 77, of Petersburg died at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at Lubbock's Methodist Hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Huckaby; two daughters, Mrs. A.

C. Tate and Mrs. Virginia Cemetery under direction of Wells, both of Stephenville. Higginbotham Funeral Home of Gorman. She was born March 24, 1892, in Comanche County.

She moved from Gorman to Petersburg in 1952. Survivors include a son, J. C. of Goldsmith; three daughters, Mrs. Sherman Overslreet of Petersburg, Mrs.

George Bingham of Odessa, and Mrs. Bob Perrln of Sundown; nine grandchildren; 10 a a children; a brother, Walter Capers of Breckenridge; a sister, Mrs. Beth Elliott of Fort Worth. Robert Sanders BALLINGER (RNS) Robert R. Sanders, 17, died in Shannon Memorial Hospital at 9:45 a.m.

Saturday following a two day illness. Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Wilson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery under direction of AUeh Davis Funeral Home.

orn Feb. 7, 1953, in San Angelo, he was a student gt Central High School in San Angelo. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Jean Angelo; his Sanders of Ballinger'; a brother, Joe Mathis of San-Angelo; a sister, Mrs. Mandy San Angelo; maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Carlos Mathis of San Angelo; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Annie Alexander of Ballinger. Mathis of Sail father, Buck M. Downlo married George Downie April 30, 1965, in Cisco.

She was a member of First Christian Church. She was a school teacher and a rancher. Pallbearers will be J. C. Carr, J.

D. Carr, Rudolph Sehaefer, Jimmy Lee, A. B. Crosthwait, Chester Norbell, Hugh Brown, and Vivian Jacobs. Survivors include her husband.

William Copeland STEPHENVILLE (RNS) -Funeral is pending for William D. Copeland, 94, Huckaby community, at Stephenville Funeral Home. Mr. Copeland died at 2:25 p.m. Saturday at i Nursing Home.

Born Sept. 21, 1872, he was a retired Winnie farmer. He married Graham, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include three sons, M. A.

of Fort Worth, W. H. of Albuquerque, N.M., and A. of ing Tuesday at the Downtowner Joe Gray STANTON (RNS) Joe jBailey Gray, 61, died at 2 a.m. Saturday at his home west of Stanton after a sudden illness.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the First United Dot Cafe, will be at 3 p.m. Sun-' Mefnotlis Church in Stanton day at First United Methodist' witn 'he Rev. Richard Payne, Church of Slrawn with the Rov. pastor, and the Rev.

W. H. J. L. Glaze of Bangs and (hoJUhlmpn, pastor, First Baptist Rev.

Kenneth Bass, pastor, of- flciating. Church, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial will be in Mt. Marion Cemetery, directed by Gilbreath Funeral Home. Mr.

Gray was born April 21, 8 in Seymour. He was a far- anti operated a welding Cemetery under directions Edwards Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Mrs. W. C.

Polk of er Strawn; a daughter, Mrs. B'llie sn at lhe lim of his dealh. He Sue Waller of Grapevine; three had oee a resident of Stanton sisters, Mrs Eva Turnbow and 2 eals moving here from Modene Polk, both of Strawn, Pe cos County, and Mrs. Hazel Du Bose of Fort! Gra marr ied Ila Obera Worth; three brothers, Teen and' Snlllh Nov 4 1934 Big Calvin, both of Arlington, and Spring. He was a member of the Warren of Slrawn- three grand- sl Un ted Methodist Church, children Survivors include his wife of Walden Gililland the home; one son, Bobby Joe of Pecos; one daughter, Mrs.

Jesse of Big Spring; two TUSCOLA (RNS) Walden! sj sters, Mrs. Minnie Riley of T. Gililland, 77, died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday at West Texas Medical Center in Abilene after a long illness. Funeral will be a 3 p.m.

Sunday at First Baptist Church at Lawn with Elder Tommy Hart of ne Phews. New Castle and Mrs Juanita Ashley of Long Beach, three brothers, Mack of Rising Star, Andy children; several nieces and Coleman and the Rev. Freddie Johnston, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dewey Cemelery under direction of Fry- Funeral Home of Tuscola. Nephews will bearers.

serve as pall- Mr. Gililland was born April 10, 1893, at Alba. He married Flora Bell McMillon June 26, 1925, at Bradshaw. He was a World War I veteran. He was a member of Missionary Baptist Church and Taylor County until his retirement.

Survivors include 'hjs wife; two sisters, Mrs: Nor? Ffaley of Blooming Grove, and Mrs. Carrie Reed of Roswell, N.M.; several nieces and nephews. Ben Ellett COLORADO Funeral for Ben 68, of Carr Community, be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Klker'and Son Finwrpl Chapel with the Rev. Gene Parmenter, pastor of Westbrook Methodist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev.

Frank Hodnett, pastor of Westbrook First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westbrook Cemetery. Mr. EUett died at his home at p.m. Friday after goffering in apparent heart attack.

was born June It. 1901, in Mrs. Downie CISCO Mrs. Teresa Weddington Downie, 70, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday in Eastland Hospital following a brief illness.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rust Martin Rhync Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mart Agnew and the Rev. Lloyd Howard officiating. Eurial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Born Oct. 17, 1899. Mrs Lonnie of of Olney; Pioneer and four grand- THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS twice dairy excepi once Andrew B. Sntllon PfHldtnt inf publisher D. F.

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Brantley COMANCHE (HNS) Mrs. Lillic Pearl Brantley, 76, of Comanche, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at a local hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery; with the ministers Willard Morrow of Fort Worth and Dale Scott of Comanche officiating.

Mrs. Brantley was born Aug. 19, 1893, in Daingerfield. She married R. A.

Brantley Sept. 2, 1911, in Daingerfield. She was a member of Pearl Street Church of Christ, and had lived in Comanche nine yeai'S. Survivors i her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Cora G.

Evans of Arlington, and Lillie Daisy Brantley of the home; a son, Royce D. of Mineral Wells; a brother, Tom Newell of Dallas; two grand children; three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Donald Hall, Jack Willtrout, Calvin Weathers, Monsell O'Brien, Odis Matthews, and Henry Huffman. Marjorie McAdams WINTERS (RNS) Marjorie Emma McAdams, the'daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

John Q. McAdams, died a a morning a. Big Hospital. The former Winters resident was a longtime member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral will be at a.ii): Tuesday at Spill Memorial Chapel with the Rev.

Chester Wilherson officiating, i burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. George Moore of Houston and a brother, John Q. Jr. of Houston; her stepmother, Mrs.

John Q. McAdams. Smith Pledges Welfare Effort AUSTIN (AP-Gov. Preston imlth pledged the "power" of u's office Saturday to solve the itate's latest welfare problems )ut said he would call a special egislature session "last resort." Motor Inn. McCoy, the governor of the Federation, is president Of Ad Craft of Arkansas, an advertising, public a i agency and screen process printing company.

He is also an assistant pro fessor of advertising at the University of Arkansas. A registered lobbyist in the Relations Society of America. He also serves on the attorn ey general's committee for consumer legislation drafting subcommittee. only as a "In my 19 years in public service it has seemed to me that the answer to every crisis hi welfare administration has been to spend more money at higher costs to the taxpayers," Smith said. "That's the last resort tie last and least dependable al- lernaUve," the governor added a statement distributed by an aide.

Smith's remarks were in response to a proposal Friday by Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes that the governor call a special session head off April 1 reductions In benefits. The State Public Welfare GENE McCOY advertlstog professor Advertising Club To Hear Speaker From Little Rock Gene G. McCoy of Little Rock, will speak at the Abilene Board cut the level of aid to Advertising Club luncheon meet- 'amilies with dependent children rom 75 per cent to 66 per cent of "budgeted needs," which vary according.to a set of rules.

District 10 American Advertising The board also reduced rtiedical assistance for welfare recipients the Court of Supreme Judicial DistrL. The board said the growth of Affirmed In Part, and 20 per cent. rerniums to Blue Cross-Blue Shield, which operates the "medicaid" program that pays hospital and doctor bills for welfare recipients. Smith said his office "is fully aware of the grave crisis facing the state's Department we are doing everything in our power to find a solution." However, he said, "A special ission would be costly and probably would result In higher taxes for the citizens of this state We must consider the interests of other citizens, who are struggling to stay off public welfare rolls in rising inflation and' for whom additional taxes might well be the burden that breaks their backs." An often-quoted rule of thumb is that a special 30-day session costs about $500,000, and it has been estimated that at least $42 million in new taxes would have to be raised to fund the welfare program at its current level until Sept. 1, 1971.

IdB Bl I HURTS iiill edlw ware had In Elavanth rid of Ttui: children- family aid rolls had exceeded all estimates, and that the present rate of spending joth programs would run a deficit, which is prohibited by law. Medical spending is divided Arkansas General between nursing home care and represents the American Advertising Federation and Public The following Remanded In Part Randall v. Lubbodt National el al. (Opinion by JudM Walter) Vubbodt i Motion Submitted Redd Pest Control of Texas v. Felix H.

Rosser. Appellant's motion for extension of time to file the record. Taylor AAotton Granted Redd Pest control of Texas v. Felix H. Rosser.

Appellant's motion for extension of time to file Ine record. Tayolr POLICE WIN ABILENE 500 Abilene police early Saturday morning had an opportunity to test the speed of their patrol cars a juvenile discovered a racing should be confined to "race tracks." Police spotted the fast- moving vehicle shortly after 1 a.rn. in 'the north part of. Abilene -and gave chase. The I "retreat" by the fleeing youthj wound up and down north side; streets and alleys, then moved! to the south side for a short "sprint" there.

But the south-side wasn't toi the liking of the fleeing driver! so he headed back north toward Anson with the speedometer needle 100 riipii mark. He was finally stopped on U.S. 277 near the Highway Department and officers! discovered only had! the youth flaunted just about all the traffic violations possible. was in a stolen i The owner of the car didn't even know it was missing until police notified him that it had been recovered. Congratulations! Travis Morton He is a member of our LEADERS CLUB Wesjern National Life Insurance Company's Leaders Club gives special' recognition to those agents who have' achieved outstanding annual sales production as well as outstanding service to policy owners.

The next time you see him, offer your congratulations, He is deserving of them. WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Travis Morton 1201 SaylesBlvd. Abilene, Texas 79605 915-677-5592 WAFFLE WEAVE All hemmed edget Cotton of Blue Giten and Gold.