The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 70, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1960 Page: 2 of 36
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G. A. Pruser, 84
Rites Today
DAINTY WEAR
UP FOR SALE
LONDON an - Queen Vic-
toria would not be amused
but a pair of her drawers and
IN VIR
Civ
Former Mitchell Minusciorning
Resident Succumbs ELKO, Nev (AP)—Robert
Mott was jailed Wednesday for
COLORADO CITY (RNS) - washing his clothes—every stitch
William Brit Robertson, 71, of Lou- —in a self-service laundry.
9 A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
2A Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, August 25, 1960
Dies at Winters For Victim
At € L
WINTERS (RNS) — G. A Pru- attempt architecture Almost 20 Ilf AAKhIIn
ser. 84, longtime Runnels County years earlier, he drew the plans VI Pll@HEP
farmer and the architect of St. for Parramore School, now known
John’s Lutheran Church here, died „ Dale School. He also served Funeral for Richard S. Guthrie,
at 11:15 a m. Wednesday in Win-as trustee of the school. 52, Abilene used car dealer killed
ters Memorial Hospital, | Mr. Pruser, a charter member jn a three - car accident east of
He entered the hospital earlier of St. John’s Church, served many Sweetwater Tuesday, will be held
Wednesday, but had been serious- years on the church council until at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Elliott’s
ly ill since January the early 1930’s. Chapel of Memories.
Mr Pruser in 1929 designed Born Jan. 3, 1876 at Belle Plaine, The Rev. Billy Dendrix, pastor of
supervised the construction Iowa, he came to Texas in 1891, the Crescent Heights Baptist
St Jonns Lutheran Church, settling at Valley Creek near Bal- Church, will officiate. Burial will queen’s monogram embroid-
which is still being used linger. He married Bertha Arm-be in Elmwood Memorial Park, ered on it
This, however, was not his first brecht Jan. 3. 1904 at her parents Mr Guthrie, of 1626 Fannin St.,
homo lor" da purchased. farm and willam B .Coofeliza"nd Winfred Jaco, 46,
Six miles south of Winters, where their cars and a third car collided
he lived until his death as shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday on Dies Seymour
A. short services will be at 9:8 U. 5 Highway so outside of DECS Seymour
a.m. Friday at Spill. Memorial Sweetwater. SEYMOUR I RNS I - Winfred
art held in # JohnTchurch. Gccdwmms star was traveling the dare., Seymour resident almos Dodson Jr. or San Antonio: one
win, the Rexi AL K’ Flathmann. ^ Tame divided and Tuesday I Baylor Coumy Hospl brother. Tom Robertson d
Burial will be in Northview Cem- collided headon with the Guthrie tal after a ’18 rt illness Mu or East. Mrs Bob pufon or
etery. Grandsons will be pallbear- car. A third carthen bec 1 Born April 18, 1914 in Cooper, Andrews, Mrs. Arthur Nanney of
ers volved in the wreck. he came to Seymour when Six Big Spring and Mrs. Della An.
Mrs. Pruser died Oct. 28, 1952. Highway Patrolman Leo Sand-,months old. For the past 15 years, drews of Donie Tex., and 20 grand-
A daughter, Mrs. Marvin Onken, ers said Goodwin may have fail-he had been employed by the city children.
Injuries Kill
Abilenian;
Rites Friday
J.
a chemise were put up for
sale Wednesday in London
The seller is Mrs. G. Vine,
whose grandmother I once
worked as linen maid at Queen
Victoria’s home
Satisfied the undies are
genuine M R. Holmes keeper
of the London Museum, said:
"When she died all her person-
al effects were given to her
staff. Each garment has the
ise, Tex., died at his home Wednes- Police said Mott was nude and
day. quietly waiting for the machine
Funeral will be held Friday at to finish when arrested.
2 p.m. from Kiker and Son Chap- Officers took out the clothing
el here. Burial will be in Colo- wet, dressed him, and took him to
rado City Cemetery court. He was sentenced to 23 days
Born April 6, 1889, in Freeston for “offensive and tumultuous eon-
County, Mr. Robertson lived in duct •
Mitchell County for 25 years until ■ -----
1956. ---------------------------------------
Mr Robertson married Rawsie
Belle Daughtry here in 1920 He
was a member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include the wife; four
sons, M. D. and Thomas of Colo-
rado City. William of Louise and
Jeff of Abilene: four daughters.
Mrs. Fred Zemeskal of Tivoli,
Tex., Mrs. Phillip Schroeder of
San Francisco, Calif., Mrs. Emil
Orsak of Louise and Mrs. Fred
Funeral for Mrs. W. T. Coker, a ueusmsea, ....._______________— , - - cussusca.
70, who died Wednesday of injur- died in an auto accident in 1955 ed to return to the proper side water department. ------------------------------------------
ies received in an auto accident Surviving are two sons, George of the highway at the end of a Funeral will be held at 2:30 prandlens, 4
near Lubbock, will be held Fri and Fritz both of Winters; five detour on which traffic is routed p.m. Thursday at the First Bap- pan francisco $ Golden Gate
day at 2:30 p.m. in Elliott's Chapel daugh ters, Mrs. Ellis Ueckert. to one side of the highway for tist Church, with the Rev. Lloyd enuse a length of 4.260 feet.
of Memories. Mrs Ernest E. Thormeyer and 300 yards. . McIntosh of Childress, the Rev.
The Rev. Charles Kueck, pastor Mrs. Edmond Holle, all of Win- Born Dec. 14. 1908 in: Brady, J. M. Buck, pastor of the Sey- DOWNTOWN a
of the College View Baptist ters. Mrs. John Kraatz of Fort Mr. Guthrie married Willie Mae mour Assembly of God Church, __________
Church, wi 11 officiate, assisted Worth and Mrs. Floyd Barney of Dewbre in Brownwood in 1937. and the Rev. Ross Anderson, pas- 111
by the Rev. Mack Richardson, Lunenburg. Mass: one sister. He was a member of the Cres- tor of Calvary Baptist Church, CA.
retired Baptist minister. Burial Mrs. Nannie Sawyer of Sea- cent Heights Baptist Church, officiating.
will be in Elmwood Memorial graves; one brother, Fred Pruser
Park, of Hatchel; 26 grandchildren and
23 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Coker and her husband
were returning to Abilene Sunday
when they were involved in the
auto accident a few miles north-
west of Lubbock. Mrs. Coker died
at 10:30 a m. Wednesday in a Lub-
bock hospital.
Mr. Coker also was injured, but
has been released from the hos-
pital.
Mrs. Coker was born Tishie Pick-
Surviving are his wife; one Burial in Riverview Cemetery
daughter, Mrs. Darlene Guthrie here will be directed by Harrison
Webb of the home; two sons Funeral Home.
Richard D. of 5385 Pueblo, and Suviving are bis wife, Mrs.
Dwaine L. of the home: his moth- Anna Belle Jaco of Seymour; two
er, Mrs. Ola Guthrie of Brown-brothers, Ray of Seymour and
wood; three sisters, Mrs. J. L Tobe of Wichita Falls; three sis-
Alford and Mrs. B. F. Deere, ters, Mrs. Bob Simmons of Gon-
both of Brownwood, and Mrs. zales, Mrs. James Graves of Sey-
Clinton King of Paonia, Colo.: mour and Mrs. Rowena Carring-
five brothers, Clifford of Hollis, ton of Wichita Falls; and his
Okla., Cecil of DeLeon, Billy of mother, Mrs. Cora Jaco of
SWEETWATER - Mrs Josie San Angelo, L. E. of Wichita Seymour
Wesley, 84, died at 10:50 a m. Falls, and Charles of Weleetka--
Wednesday in Simmons Memorial Okla., and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Wesley
Dies at 84
ens on Jan. 11, 1890 in Indian
Territory. She married Coker at ---------
Coolidge, Tex., in 1906. They Hospital, Pallbearers will be Floyd Jen-
moved to Abilene from Lockney Funeral will be held Thursday nings, J. P. Chaney, Clifford Mor-
in 1949. I at 5 p.m. in Patterson Funeral ris, J. T. Tallant, R. C. Cranfill,
She was a member of the Col- Chapel with the Rev. R. L. Jack Vanhauss and Fred Varna-
legerview Baptist Church, e Butler, retired Methodist minis dore Jr.________________________
Surviving are the husband; four ter, and District Judge S. -
daughters, Mrs. A. A. Watson of Mauzey officiating. Burial will be ,
1818 Grape St. Mrs. W. F. Smith in Sweetwater Cemetery Longime AOX
of Floyd, N.M. Mrs. Helen Cut- Mrs. Wesley was born Nov. “: LVHS *
trell of Burnett and Mrs. Moselle 1875 in Woodland, Miss., married Daridant Cureumhe
Calhoun of Dimmit; four sons, w. Garrett Mosley in Mississippi and keslGeiiI JUCCullIDS
T Coker Jr of Dove Creek, they moved to Weatherford, Okla,
Colo., J. A of Gardena, Calif., during the early 1900s. For the KNOX CITY (RNS) — Mrs. Sa-
J. D. of Alvin and Edward of past 27 years she lived with a die Ruth Paulk, 68, longtime res-
Dimmit; two sisters, Mrs. Cora daughter in Sweetwater, Mrs. J. ident of Knox City, died at noon
Little, Old Anson Rd., and Mrs. S. Schooler. She was a life Wednesday in Blanche’s Nursi .g
Nora McDaniel of Rio Vista; two member of the WSCS of the Meth- Home at Haskell, where she had
half brothers, E. M. Pickens of odist Church and a member of been seriously ill for the past
Houston and Charles Pickens of the Sunshine 42 Club, a graduate week.
Waco: 18 grandchildren and 22 of. Houston Women’s College in Funeral will be held at 10 a.m.
great-grandchildren. MSHssn of Friday in the First Baptist Church
Grandsons will be pallbearers. - Surviving are Mrs. Schooler of Knox City. Officiating will be
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Knoxvme Tenhen five eranden. Murrell Johns, pastor of the Knox
dren and two great-grandchildren. City church.
Pallbearers will be Tom Flack, Burial in the Knox City Ceme-
Jack Perry, Jimmy Dulaney, E. tery will be directed by Pinkard-
MERKEL — Funeral for James p Reese Jr., Raymond Bishop. Smith Funeral Home.
Lewis Ashford, 87, will be held Garland Vinson and Tom Bailey,
at 3 p.m Thursday in Starbuck --------------------------—
Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. J . , . ,..
Alvis Cooley, pastor of First Meth. Abilenian S Sister
odist Church, officiating, and the Diec. Ritec Friday
Rev. H S. Earp. Assembly of God Iesi Wires Friday
Here’s that •
extra hour
you’ve always
wanted
—but could never find
pallbearers.
Ashford Funeral
Today at Merkel
Born March 5, 1892. in Philadel-
phia. Pa., she married Clarence
Paulk in 1910 at Crockett, Tex.
Mr. Paulk died in February, 1959
A resident of Knox City for the
past 40 years, Mrs. Paulk was a
Funeral for Mrs. C. W Gilli- member of the First Baptist
minister, assisting.
Burial will be in Trent. Ceme- land, a sister of Mrs. c M. Fran- Church here.
tery. . ... ces of Abilene, will be held at 4 Pallbearers will be B. Hendrix,
Mr. Ashford died at 10:10 p.m. p.m. Friday in the First Method- D. L. Owens, Wayne Matson, Gen-
Tuesday at his Merkel home aft- ist Church chapel in Wichita try Day Kenneth Bradford and
er a three - week illness. He had Falls. Dickie Marion
lived in Merkel since 1939, mov- A Wichita Falls resident many ---------------
ing here from Trent. years, Mrs. Gilliland died of a
Born Jan. 11, 1873 in Wolfe City, heart attack Tuesday night in
he married Minnie Mae Hamp- Tulsa, Okla., while visiting a son,
ton Nov. 17. 1895 in Hunt County, j, E. Gilliland.
They moved to Trent in 1918. Surviving are the son, J E. Gil-
where Mr. Ashford farmed until liland, the sister, Mrs. Frances,
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retirement in 1939.
342 Riverside Dr. and a niece.
Surviving are his wife: two Mrs. Roger Garrett of 1135 High
sons, Leon of Westbrook and Otis land St., Abilene,
of Cisco: one daughter, Mrs. Ola -------------------
Beasley of Trent: eight grand- How To Hold
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