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12A Records Paris December 19, 1994 AROUND Today, DKX 19 DIABETES SUPPORT The Diabetes Support Group will IIKJCI ul ft p.m. McxKlay, Dec-. 19, at Hilluest Baptist Church, corner of 25th NE and E. Cherry Sis. Christmas will be celebrated with a Santa Claas.

The group meeis monthly to discuss various topics dealing with diabetes. Everyone is encouraged to attend. For information contact Diana Marshall, 737-3358, or Lisa Spunn, 737-7306. Dec, 21 SANTA SCHEDULES PARK VISFT Santa Claas will be in his house at Bywalers Park from 6-8 P.JU. Wednesday, Dec.

2 to take requesls. TRADITION CONTINUES For the 38th year, Grace Lutheran Church, 739- 19th SE, will present the "Living Nativity." It will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday. Before and after, shopkeepers will man stores, allowing spectators to sample herbs, spices and other items common to the Bethlehem marketplace. Hot chocolate will be provided.

Saturday. Dec. 24 CHRISTMAS DINNER A Christmas meal will be served at Christians In Action Saturday, Dec. 24. The menu will include ham, turkey and dressing, green brans, com and all the fixings.

Serving starts at 1 1 am. and ends at 2 p.m. Those wishing to provide something or to help is asked to call 784-6857 ot come by 248-2nd SW. Those wishing to sign up for Christmas food boxes need to do before Dec. 18.

REUNION COMMnTEt MEETING A planning meeting for the 28th year reunion of the Paris High School graduating class of 1967 will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 29, at the Paris Public Library. Class members interested in halping make plans are asked to attend.

Contact Judy Nutt, 785-3795 or Eric Clifford, 785-7332, for more information. Let us, mid your neighbors, stay in formed on what's happening in Paris. Send your information to Around Town, P.O. Box I07H, Pmis, Texas, 75460, or fax W3-785-1263. NATIONAL Weather The forecast for noon, Tuesday, Dec.

20. -10s -Gs Os 10s 20s 308 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. WARM STATIONARY 1994 Accu-Weather. Inc LOCAL WEATHER Weather information for a 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Monday, courtesy of observer William B.

White. Sunday's High 62 24-hour Low 38 Overnight Low 38 At 8 a.m. Today 36 High Last Year 53 Low Last Year 29 Record High 77 in 1977 Record Low 5 in 1924 24-hour Rainfall 0.00 Total Rainfall To Date 47.54 Rainfall To Date Last Year 50.43 Sunset Tonight 5:24 Sunrise Tomorrow 7:25 Paris area Tonight, becoming mostly cloudy. Low in the middle 40s. South wind near 5 mph.

Tuesday, mostly cloudy. High 60 to 65. Southwest wind near 10 mph switching to north late in the day. Extended Wednesday and Thursday, mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s.

Lows in the 40s. Friday, cloudy area-wide. A chance of rain west and central. High in the mid TEXAS Weather Tuesday, Dec. 20 forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures 50s to lower 60s.

Low in the 40s. Oklahoma Tonight, partly cloudy. slight chance of showers or thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma. Lows from the upper 20s in northwest Oklahoma to near 40 in the Red River valley. Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly to mostly cloudy.

Highs in the 50s Lows in the lower 20s northwest to lower 30s south. Tuesday. Dec. 20 HUGO City Council of Hugo, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers.

On the agenda is appointment of a city councilman to fill the vacant seat in the Third Ward, an official appointment of a committee to review steps toward changing the form of city government and filling of a vacancy on the cemetery board. HUGO Hugo Municipal authority board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers. Wednesday, DecJEj DEPORT Rivercrest High School Choir will perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Rivercrest auditorium.

Admission is free and open to the public. Saturday. Dec. 31 JAM SET New Year's Eve Jam at Love Civic Center begins at 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

31. Show features Yogi's Sugar Show Band from Dallas with special guest, blues artist Charlie Robinson. Dance for age 21 and older. Identification will be checked at the door. Advanced tickets are $10; $15 at the door.

Proceeds go to Rainbow of Color Rodeo. Tickets available at Majesties. For more information, call Sharon Gordon at 784-1376, George Fisher at 7850573; or Ruby Thomas at 739-4250. Friday. Jan.

6 COMMERCE Friday, Jan. 6, is the deadline for new students wanting to apply for admission to East Texas State University for the spring semester. Freshmen and transfer students planning to attend ETSU for the first time need to submit applications, transcripts, and test scores to the Admissions Office by 5 p.m. Jan. 6, said Assistant Director of Admissions Suzanne Woodley.

New students also need to make plans to attend orientation orl Monday, Jan. 9, or Tuesday, Jan. 10. Let us, and your neighbors, know what's happening in your community. Send your information to Across TJK Valky, P.O.

Box 1078, Pans, Texas, 75461 OBITUARIES Dorothy Edna Frank Dorothy Edna Frank Dorothy Edna (Mickey) Frank, 72, a 30-year resident of Richland Hills, now of Biardstown, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 1994, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Glory Baptist Church. Mrs. Frank was born Dec. 23, 1921.

She was a retired executive secretary for Southwestern Petroleum Co. of Fort Worth, Six Flags over Texas at Arlington, and Creative Computer Corporation of Dallas. She was an active member of Glory Baptist Church where she served as secretary. Her husband, Cameron Walker Frank, preceded her in death. Surviving are three children, David Frank of Joshua, Donna Frank of North Richland Hills and Leslie Frank Cunningham of Biardstown; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Anne Evelyn Lloyd. The family requesls that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a public library in her memory. Ralph Weldon Webb Ralph Weldon Webb, 85, 2301 College died at 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 1994, at Heritage Care Center.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Keith officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

There will be no graveside committal services at the cemetery. Friends and family will be dismissed at the funeral home following the service. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr.

Webb was born Aug. 24, 19()9, in Paris, a of Clarence B. and Jane Martin Webb. He married Evelyn Walters Aug. 17, 1941.

He attended Paris sctuxris and Paris Junior College. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from East Texas State University and did post graduate study at Peabody College in Nashville, and at Boston College. He taught at Paris High School from 1937 until April 1942 when he enlisted in the Navy.

After receiving officer training at Dartmouth College and Princeton University, he was assigned to the Motor Torpedo Training Station at Melville, R.I. and at Boston Receiving Station. He was discharged in 1945. He taught at Paris Junior College from 1947 until 1974. He was dean of students when he retired.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he served on the official board for many years and was a member and teacher of the Builders Sunday School Class. He had been a member of the Lions Club since 1946, serving as president as district cabinet secretary. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Jim (Patricia) Moore of Rockwall; and two grandchildren, Brennan Moore of Austin and Allison Moore of San Marcos. Pallbearears will be Joe McDowell, Jerry Stephens, John Carter, Verlin Stewart, Gene Thielman and E.G.

Hancock. Ross H. Smallwood Ross H. Smallwood, 68, of Tulsa, died there Friday, Dec. 9, 1994.

He was a native of Paris. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at Garnett Road Church of Christ with burial in Floral Haven Cemetery. Mr.

Smallwood was born in Paris, Jan. 27, 1926, and moved to Tulsa in 1947. He created the Gate City Glass Co. in 1951 and managed it until retiring in 1988. He was also an inventor and founded the E-Z Lure Co.

to manufacture several of his creations in the fishing industry. He was a charter member of the Tulsa Bass Club and a Mason. Surviving are his wife Bitsy Duncan Smallwood, and a daughter, Linda. Hazel L. Templeton Hazel L.

Tompleion, 63, of Paris died Friday, Dec. 16, 1994, at McCuistion Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

James Elsom officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Templeton was born Aug.

14, 1931, in Paris, a daughter of George Washington and Veto Callie May Stapleton Hill. She married William Carter Templeton in July 1950. She was a member of Lighthouse Gospel Church. Surviving are husband; three sons, Tommy Templeton of Mesquite, Bobby Templeton and Donald Templeton, both of Paris; three daughters, Alice McCoin and Mary L. McCoin, both of Detroit, and Caroline Templeton of Atwater, a sister, Lora Dell Self of Little Rock, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Jack Hatch, Jason McCoin, Don McCoin, Floyd Mix, Roger Wysong and Bruce Barnett. Dwain Weetns HONEY GROVE Dwain Weems, 53, of Honey Grove, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 1994, at Northeast Medical Center in Bonham. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m..Monday, Dec. 19, at Aliens Point Baptist Church with buriai in Aliens Point Cemetery by Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home.

The Rev. Kevin Mitchell and lay speaker Rocky Ford were to officiate. Mr. Weems was Aug. 13, 1941, in Celina, a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Truman Weems. He was self-employed as a welder and fabricator and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was an assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 51 in Honey Grove. He was a member of Aliens Point Baptist Church. He married Barbara June Wesberry Aug.

2, 1975. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Laura Kelso of Honey Grove and Joy Weems of Honey Grove; three sons, Michael Dwain Weems of Garland, Ronnie Weems of Farmersville and Thad Weems of Honey Grove; two sisters, Margaret Quillan of Princeton and Mary Jo Sherrod of Farmersville; four brothers, Marvin Usry of Canton, Donnie Weems of Princeton, Jerry Weems of Lewisville and David Weems of Princeton; and six grandchildren. Named as pallbearers were Kurt Fogelberg, Michael Blair, Michael Weems, Rocky Ford, A.P. Herd, and Albert Nance. Members of the Men's Sunday School Class of Aliens Point Baptist Church were honorary bearers.

Michael Arden Parsons Michael Arden Parsons, 8, of Blossom died at 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 1994, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec.

20, in Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with burial in West Post Oak Cemetery. The Rev. Chief Warden will officiate. The family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

He was born Oct. 30, 1986, in Paris, a son of Mike and Donna Oats Parsons. Surviving are his mother, Donna Parsons of Blossom; his father and stepmother, Mike and Drethia Parsons of Belk; two brothers, Hardy Zane Parsons of Belk and Jake Olen Parsons of Blossom; his grandparents, Zane and Bonnie Oats of Cooper, and Rae Parsons of Belk; and several aunts, uncles and cousins from Cooper. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Hardy Parsons. Pallbearers will be James Cogburn, Mike Howse, Phil Wilson and Timothy Norris.

Lucille Hall Alexander Lucille Hall Alexander, 57, of Vallejo, Calif, died Sunday, Dec. 11, Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo. Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, in Mt.

Pisgah Baptist Church with the Rev. S.F. Evans officiating. Burial will be in Fairland Cemetery by Maxey Funeral Home. Mr.

Alexander was born June 27, 1937, in Red River County, a son of Willie and Hattie Mae Wortham Hall. He attended Gibbons High School and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church where he served on the usher board. He was employed by Campbell Soup. Surviving are a son, James Alexander of Vallejo; her father who lives in Paris; four brothers, Jesse Hall and Junior Hall, both of Paris, Melvin Jones of Wichita, and R.D.

Jones of Dallas; four sisters, Lennie Mae Washington and Virginia Carter of Dallas and Lola Hooker and Dorothy Nell Jones, both of Paris; and three grandchildren, Jamilla Z. Justin E. and James Alexander all of Vallejo. DEATHS Troy Smith, K5, of Powderly died Monday, Dec. 19, 1994, Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home.

Lillian Mitchell of Paris died Sunday, Dec. 18, 1994, Maxey Funeral Home. Ida Mae Pinson, formerly of Clarksville, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 1994, Clarksville Funeral Home. Katharine Armstrong of Paris died Thursday, Dec.

15,1994, Maxey Funeral Home..