De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2007 Page: 7 of 16
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Roy and Donna Kubiak would like to announce the engagement of
their daughter. Jennifer Kay Kubiak to William Patrick Darden, son of
Wesley and Patricia Darden of Stephenville, Texas.
The bride is a 1993 graduate of DeLeon High School and a 1999
graduate of Tarleton University. She is currently employed at the Erath
County Attorney’s office.
The groom is a 1996 graduate of Stephenville High School and is
currently employed for Dairy Cow Compost.
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lance on Sunday evening to the musical. Also thanks to the ladies
allowed, hospital. Bernard Keith and Vonnie that donate food and drinks, each
month for the concession stand at
Willis. They attended church on
early to enjoy Community Center. Sunday morning at the First
Avie Taylor of DeLeon spent Baptist Church.
James a few days in the local hospital fol-
Roberson, The Fiddler and The lowing surgery to repair a broken
Unknown Band will furnish the arm. She was returned by ambu- last Saturday night at the monthly
music for this dance. No alcohol
and no smoking
Admission is $4.00 each. Guthery both of Desdemona, visit-
Visitors with Gary and Jody ed on Sunday evening with their the Community Center.
Walston during the past weekend sister, Avie.
John Fair spent Wednesday
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held on Saturday, May 12, at the Walston.
Desdemona Community Center
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Saturday, April 28, saw us Wesley Hardin Days, May 19.
with a great day at the museum. The museum will open at 10:00
Delrna, Reitha and Dorothy were a m. on that Saturday, and be open
on hand to welcome guests. We all day.
had visitors in from Comanche, Other visitors who came bear-
Waco, Liberty Hill, Burleson and ing gifts were Frances Williams
Euless. Hawkins from Burleson, her son.
Among our visitors was Gail Mark Hawkins of Euless, and
Gough from Liberty Hill, Texas. France’s brother, Robert and wife.
She came with some family trea- LaRita Williams from Comanche,
sures. Her mother was Audie Frances and Mark brought the old
Greer Williams, the daughter of school desk from the Mercer’s
John N. Greer, a pioneer postmas- Gap School, as well as several
ter at Mercer’s Gap. Mrs. school pictures from there. The
Williams had painted a picture of museum already has the Mercer’s
the family home here in Gap school bell. Preston Cox said
Comanche in 1975. It was an old as soon as he could he would con-
Victorian red house that stood at struct a stand where the bell could
the comer of Oak and Austin be displayed to the left of our front
streets, where Karen’s Tax Service porch. Frances also brought a
office is located today. The house write up about the Mercer’s Gap
survived for over 100 years. In its school and several school pictures,
later years it was painted white, I talked to LaRita and asked
and was “tom down” in 1999. 1 her if Robert and Frances was
believe the last family living there related to Audie Greer Williams,
was the Coulter family. She said they were not, their father
Audie Greer Williams son, was Rock Williams, but they
Vic Williams was bom in this talked to Gail Gough on Saturday,
house in 1922. He was educated at and could not find any family con-
TexasTech, served in the Army Air nections.
Corp band during WWI1, and Please come to visit us, we
returned to Tech to arrange the love having company, and we have
Tech official song “The Matador may things of interest for you to
Song*’, and also, the “Fight Raiders
Fight” song in 1948. He went on
to have a long career in Texas
music schools, teaching thousands
of students, and writing 29 other
school songs and fight songs. Gail
also brought two pictures of the
house, one from 1916 and one
from 1950. Senior Citizens Dance will be and their grandson, Trevor night thru Saturday in the Veteran’s
Also, David and Esta Stewart, held on Saturday, May 12, at the Walston. Hospital in Temple,
and Ellis and Joyce White from Desdemona Community Center Jo Holdman is feeling much Linda (Hall) Hahn of i
Waco, visited with us. David and School Gym. The concession better since her recent surgery. She Arlington, spent the past weekend f
Esta had visited us on April 14, st;u1j wj]| Open at 5:30 p.m. serv- was able to attend the monthly visiting with her sister, Carol Sue |
along with Russell and Carolyn jng sandwiches, homemade pie musical last Saturday night at the
and drinks, come
supper before the dance begins at
7:00 p.m. ‘til 9:30 p.m.
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Kestner, Laura. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2007, newspaper, May 3, 2007; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1243827/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.