Hood County News from Granbury, Texas • Page 12

1 PAGE 12, HOOD COUNTY NEWS, GRANBURY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1972 Four Seniors Receive Dramas Sixty Mr. Mack Gee Sixtv-four members of the the Word of God together as well as in crafts, games and refreshments. Commencement will be Friday, June 9, at 7:30 p. m. All families and friends are Invited to attend.

Southside Baptist Church will hold its Vacation Bible School June 5-9, each morning from 9-11 a. m. Any child who would like to come is welcome. If you need a ride please call 573-1297 or 573-3034 as soon as possible. The bus will run every day.

1972 senior class at Gran-bury High School received diplomas Sunday night at combined Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. Minister Lloyd Frederick of the Granbury Church of Christ gave the Baccalaureate address and High School Principal Willie Crossland made the presentation of awards. recognition of exceptional attitude, skill and aptitude were awarded to Jason Porter in math and physics; Deborah Campbell, English; Christie Durant, history; Ruby Mo Clain, biology; Cyndie Wim-berly, homemaklng; Jackie McGuffin, business; Larry Price, agriculture; Rudy Collier, industrial arts andJ.M. Cogdill, Student Students in the class with an average of 90 or above are Gary Best, Deborah Campbell, M. Cogdill, Christie Durant, Carolyn Ftnley, Sherry Cif-ford.

Ruby McClaln, Jacque-lyn McGuffin, Paula Meyer, Marsha Parkinson, Jason Porter, Larry Price and Wendy St ace. Warren- Martin received the Band Booster Club's $250 Scholarship. Perfect attendance' awards for high school went to Carl if you find someone without a smile lend him one of yours Theme for the week will be "Explore Tomorrow with There will be study of and awards Special r. 7TZ I he God who gave us lite, gave us Liberty at the same time Thomas Jefferson in Funeral services were conducted at 3 p. m.

Sunday in the First United Methodise Church for Mack C. Gee, life-long resident of Hood County. Services were conducted by the Rev. Fred Adams and the Rev. Leo Gee.

Mr. Gee died Friday in Vicksburg, where he had been living with a daughter for eight months. The reared farmer was born May 30, 1891 in Hood County, the son of C. A. and Maggie Henelee Gee.

He married Bessie Pearl Johnson July 28, 1912. He had been an active member of the Methodist Church all his life. Survivors are his sons, Lewis of Corsicana, Burl of Irvin, Truman of Fort Worth, the Rev. Leo Gee of Big Spring; daughters, Mrs. Edith Bunch and Miss Oma Gee of Vicksburg, Mrs.

Nadine Livesay of Albuquerque, N. 21 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Dolly Massey of Cleburne and brothers, Jim and John of Granbury. Pallbearers were Herbert Johnson, T. B.

Gee, Charles Gee, Wlndell Gee, Stetson Massey and Dormle Johnson. Burial was In Gratibury Cemetery with Martin's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. James Thorp Final rites for James G. Thorp, 46, of Wheatland were conducted here at 2 p.

m. Thursday in the Martin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Riley officiating. Mr. Thorp died May 23 in his home after an apparent heart attack.

He had lived in Wheatland 13 years and was owner of Thorp's Drive In in Fort Worth. The veteran of World War II was born Sept. 12, 1925 in Granbury. He attended Granbury and Tolar Schools. He was a 1943 graduate of Tolar High School.

He married Rebecca Gillespie, October 16, 1948 in Temple. Survivors include his wife, daughters. Miss Gay Thorp of Fort Worth, Mrs. Robert Wrinkle of Fort Worth; sons James of Fort Worth, one grandchild; father, Joe of Granbury, mother, Mrs. J.

H. Jones of Fort Worth, sister, Mrs. Larry Wilkins of Irving; grandmother, Mrs. P. G.

Thorp of Granbury. Pallbearers were Jess Merry, Bill Watson, Mike Ver-seckes. Bob Wrinkle, C. W. Yeldington, Leo Burns.

Martin's Funeral Home was in charge of interment in the Friendship Cemetery. Burton Rudy Collier, Lynette Hopson, Ann Abies, Stanley' Thomas, Janice Gregory, Gall Stembridge, Loretta East, Barry Hodges Joy Allison, Debbie Cindy Price, Gwen Sledge, Shanna Steele, Mellnda Miles, Bobble Ray, Freddy, Anderburg, Brenda Burks, and Sue Stembridge. Richard Bennett, school board president presented the diplomas and the High School Band played the processional and recessional. The class sang "May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You," and the "School Song." Other members 6t the class are Loye Kay Anderson, Marsha Durant Anderson, Gary Paul Bennett, John Glen Bergdall, Deborah Elayne Black, Travis Dale Blalock, Rickey Laine Bowser, Richard Dean Brock, Carl Ray Burton, Sharon Cameron, Terrl Rena Carswell, Dillard Glenn Crook, Billy M. Croy, Lu Ann Daniel, David V.

Durant, Jo Ruth Durant, Daniel EUzondo, Jesse Wayne Fant, Cynthia Faye Flint, Samuel Lee Fox, Deborah Jean Geye, Jayme Neil Gregory, Mary Eileen Hearn, Gerry Dwayne Heathlngton, Phillip Dewayne Huddleston, Sheila Groeschel Knight, Richard Brent Locke, Warren Dean Martin, Robert Louis Massey, Ricky Don Maxfield, William Lee Mozlngo. Freddie Wlndell McMeans, Darrell Gene Nelson, Charles Lee Over-street, Timothy Lee Pear-cey, Pamela Sue Prewett, Owen Travis Price, Gary Ramsey, Dennis Wade Riddle, Peggy Joyce Rigby, Anthony Wayne Smith, Deborah Kay Strain, Linda Sue Terry, Pamela Richardson Terry, James Robert Tomlln, Teresa Lynette Tomlinson, John Lynn Williamson and Karen Beth Wylie. slhoyDdirii'ff, be tflhe ft konw Mr. C.W. Siffon 6 Flag Goes Dqily Six Flags Over Texas has began dally operation following a record-setting spring season which saw rflbre than 400,000 persons visiting the family entertainment center.

Six Flags will bf open daily from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. through Aug. 27. Curtis Wayne Sitton, 61, died Sunday, May 21 in a Corpus ChrUti hospital after a long Illness.

He had been a resident of Alice since 1961. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Sitton. They lived in Granbury from 1921 until 1925.

Sitton was president of C. W. Sitton Drilling Co. of Evansyille, Ind. He had extensive oil gas in Illinois, Indiana and Texas.

He was member of the Methodist Church and Elks Lodge. Funeral services were held Wednesday May 24 in Holmgreen Morturary Chapel in Alice with burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survivor's are his wife, Lorraine; mother, Mrs. Susie Sitton of Johnson City; five daughters, Mrs. Francis Hans of Alice, Mrs.

Anita Schroeder of George West, Miss Susie Lea Sitton of Alice, Mrs. Lois Ann Risinger of San Diego, and Mrs. Thelma Sue Green of Atlanta, a son, R. W. Sitton of Evansvllle, a sister, Mrs.

Bllfle Sue McGovern of Garland; a brother, J. W. Sitton of Johnson City; and 13 grandchildren. fjphe temptation of drug abuse to our youth has become a serious problem. A lot of them are the kind of kids you'd least expect to become addicted.

If you are a parent and you are frightened by all this, you should be. Authorities say that of all the many young people who start experimenting with drugs, out of curosity, ONE in every THREE will become a regular user. Don't be the last to know. Be informed on DRUG ABUSE and "How to tell if your kids are on Hundreds of informative materials are available at no charge. Your government, local health and medical Units, Red Cross and many more all want to help.

REMEMBER TO VOTE SATURDAY III You TALK About Ethics, Rep. Holmes! you save, may be your own The 'life' youngster. Run it up Don't run it down Why Didn't You VOTE for Ethics? COPYRIGHT 1972 COMMUNITY ADVERTISING 3HONOR AMERICAC Richard Bennett Real Estate Highway 377 East of Granbury 573-3535 Cherry's Mart 103 North Houston 573-1234 Granbury Redi Mix Commercial-Industrial- Residential Concrete 573-1166 1115 West Pearl 573-3281 m's Dub's Place One Stop Service for 38 Years 573-1488 East Side of Square Granbury State Bank Home of Lake Granbury 573-1125 Granbury, Texas, Quality Service 57 3-TI57 ort orth Hi ghvv ay When thy Mutscher team had its back to the wall, Tom Holmes and the team voted 9 times Against ethics reform. Holmes voted Against the creation of the Ethics Commission and the investigation of the Sharpstown mess. (House Journal, Mar.

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