The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 10, 1973 Page: 2 of 22
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Mrs. Clarence Burkett Retires
From Teaching After 40 Years
Mrs, Clarence Burkett retir-\
ed from teaching at the close of
the past school year after
having spent forty years in the
classroom.
Mrs. Burkett, the former
Minnie Wesley, took a special
examination for a teacher's
certificate upon her graduation
from high school at the “ripe old
age" of 18. She states that she
would have been unable to do
this if she had graduated one
year later, for the state
legislature passed a law outlaw-
ing the practice.
She taught that year at Live
Oak, a community school near
Webb's Store, northwest of
Burkett. The following summer
she began college training at
Daniel Baker College in Brown-
wood, then returned to Live
Oak for another term.
She attended college every
summer thereafter"110111 she
received a BS in Education
from Daniel Baker in 1937. She
took the MA in Education at
Hardin Simmons University in
1952.
In the meantime she had
taught at Independence, an
other community school near
Burkett, at Burkett, Cross
Plains, and at Coleman, where
she continued to teach after
receiving her masters. Some 24
of her forty years in Inching
were spent in Coleman, where
she taught the third and then
second grade at West Ward.
She remained at West Ward to
begin teaching second grade
when the two ward schools
were combined and third,
fourth, and fifth grades sent to
South Ward.
She states that those were
40 short, happy years, ail but
MRS. CLARENCE BURKETT
two of them being spent in
Coleman County schools. She
says she will really miss the
children who were a part of her
life.for so long, but she thinks
now she should try to do some
of the things she has always
wanted to do but did not have
time. She cphcludes, "I don't
intend to hit the rocking chair
for quite some time, hopefully
never."
Mr. Burkett was a farmer
and stockman when he and
Mrs. Burkett were married, the
family home being a farm at
Burkett and later in the Glen
Cove community. It was at Glen
Cove that he received the
injury that put a stop to alt his
thoughts of farming as a way of
life. He has been, confined to a
wheel chair since the accident
in which his back was seriously
injured in 1948.
But Mr. Burkett did not
confine himself “to a rocking
chair." He had a watch repair
and leather tooling business at
his home for several years.,
Later he became dispatcher,
and then municipal judge for
the City of Coleman.
He planned his retirement to
take place at the same time as
his wife's so that bot,h will be
free to travel and otherwise
enjoy retirement.
The Burketts have a son, Joe
Burkett, and a daughter, Mrs.
Ralph jshonts lAnn); two
grandchildren, Vallerie Shonts
and Jennifer Burkett, and a
grandson, Charles Michael
Shonts. The son and his wife,
the former Gail Boldt of
Coleman, live at Lubbock and
the Shonts at Memphis, Ten:
nessee.
Mr.-qnd Mrs. Burkett (Clar
ence and Minnie! left soon after
school was out on the first of
their hoped for numerous
traveling "sprees," They drove
5000 miles through Arkansas,
Tennessee. North Carolina,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New York, into Canada, then
through Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,
and hack through Memphis to
check on the new grandson.
They state they especially
enjoyed the trip through
Memphis, the Smoky Moun
tains and Niagara Falls. They
say the summer has been
pleasant, that they are sure
there will be no regrets when
fall cpmes, and that they are
looking forward to more trips in
the future.
Half the world seems to enjoy
talking about the extravagant
way the other half lives.
Bear in mind that uncontrolled
cars are lethal weapons.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Sitterle of Houston announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their daughter, Susan K, to
Brock Lewis Merritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L.
Merritt of Hart, Texas. Miss Sitterle, 1969
graduate of Westbury High School, will receive a BS
in Business Education from Texas Technological
University in December. Her fiance, graduate of
Dimmitt High School, is an Animal Science major at
Tech. They will be married November 24 at
Westbury United Methodist Church in Houston. The
bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. A. L. King
and the late Mr. King of Rockwood.
Mrs. Smith
Dies Friday
At Temple
Mrs. Velma Smith, 65,
former resident of Coleman
County, died at 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 5,1973, in Scott
and White Sanitarium at
Temple. Funeral services were
conducted in Stevens Memorial
Chapel at 3:30 p.m. Saturday
by the Rev. J. B. Chick, pastor
of-First Baptist Church at
Bangs. Interment followed in
Gouldbusk Cemetery under
direction of Stevens Funeral
Home.
, Mrs. Smith, daughter of Mrs.
Einma Hallmon of Rockdale and
trie late John T. Whitely, was
born March 1, 1909, in
Rockdale. A homemaker and
member of the Baptist Church,
she moved to Bangs several
years ago from Coleman, where
she had spent most of her life.
Surviving are her mother;"
three sons, Edward Smith of
San Angelo, Eugene and
Walter Smith, both of Coleman;
two sisters, Mrs. Grace Haynes
of Oregon and Mrs. Etta Fields
of San Antonio; three brothers,
Louie Whitely of Missouri',
Howard Whitely of Houston,
and Johnny Whitely of Rock
dale; 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are three
half-sisters, Alice Chaddock,
Ruby Ellis, both of Rockdale,
Ruth Robinson of Texas City;
one half-brother, Walter Hall-
mon of Rockdale; and three
step-brothers, Albert, Clyde
and Elton Hallmon,- all of
Rockdale.
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Rebekah Class
Installation
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Coleman. Texas. July 10. 1973—-->
co-chairman, Winnie Breeding,
secretary-treasurer and Flow-
ers and Gifts chairman, Clyde
Larance, Card chairman, Mar-
ion Lusk, Ola Green; Miss
Daughtry; and three guests,
Mmes. O. S. Driskill, Lucille
Horne and Steve Brown.
Officers unable to be present
*”=" ----- —----- were Mmes. Ross Greer,
Thursday at a meeting of assjstant teacher, J. L. Scott,
Rebekah Class of First Baptist ^unt secretary treasurer,
Church, following a salad R L DeRusha, Birthday
luncheon at the Fellowship c),airman, an(j Jesse Bell,
Hall. Mission Action Food co-chair ^
Miss Flora Dee Daughtry, m man
charging the officers with their _._
duties, compared faithful Chris yBIT HERE FROM 1 "
tians to the strings of a violin, „„„„„
and closed the service by TENNESSEE
reading a poem "The Master’s Visjtjng recenUy with Mr
Touch , and leading the group ^ Mrs. Anderson jr_
in prayer. and children were Mr and Mrs.
Attending were Mmes. Lena Gene Jones and Gin of
Bowen. Outreach leader Ro Memphis. Tenn., and Mrs.
land Jameson, teacher. Zolon De,phia RajH of E1 Paso
Melton, John Morris, Mary r __
Cox, group leader Alvie PERFECT PAIR 'r
Brewer, group leader and
assistant Outreach leader, Neal Theories that stand the test
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