The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1978 Page: 4 of 14
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4—THC HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO. Sulphur Spring*. Texas, Friday. Sept. 15,1978.
DEATHS
i E_Ia_
Ruby Collins
Mr*. Ruby Leona Wright
Collins, 78, 488 Van Sickle St.
died at 2:48 p.m. Wednesday
at Manorial Hospital. She was
a life-long resident of Sulpha-
Springs, having been born here
on Nov. 21, 1899, daughter of
Robert dark and Mattie Sira-
horn Jennings. She was a
member of the First Baptist
Church.
Ha first husband, H. A.
Wright, died in MO. Her sec-
and husband, Carl Collins, pre-
ceded her in death in 1980.
Survivors include a daugh-
ter, Mrs. P. T. McGinnis of
Longview; a son, Hubert A.
Wright of Sulphur Springs; a
sister, Mrs. Kate Bullard of
Fort Worth; eight grandchil-
dren and 19 great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Friday at Tapp
Funeral Home, with Dr. Jack
Robbins and the Rev. L B.
Morgan officiating. Burial was
in City Cemetery with grand-
sons serving as pallbearers.
Abilene. He was a retired
farmer.
Services were at 2:30 p.ns.
Saturday in the Murray-Or-
wosky Chapel With the Rev.
Jimmy Griffin and the Rev.
Jerry Kunkel officiating. In-
terment was in the Arbala
Cemetery where Masonic
graveside services were held.
Survivors include his pus
ents, of Sulphur Springs; his
wife, of Abilene a daughter,
Mrs. John A. McQuinn of Abi-
lene; a son, Kennie Powell
Moore of Abilene; a sister,
Mrs. Tom Gammill of Ar-
bala; and two grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Mack Gammill, Jerry Gam-
mill, John Gammill, Ted
Gammill, Morris Gammill
and Truitt Harmon.
George H. Prim
George Homer Prim, a for-
mer Sulphur Springs citizen,
died at 12:08 a.m. Sunday in
Tyler.
Among his immediate sur-
vivors is Ms wife, the former
Dixie Moody.
Funeral services were held
at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lloyd
James Funeral Home Chapel
in Tyler. Interment follow-
ed in Tyler City Cemetery.
twin sister, Mrs. Tersie Bland
of Dallas; and two grandchil-
dren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Lorell Wilson, Reese Turner,
Jewell Craddock, A. L. Brown,
Travis Irby and A. C. Dunn.
Sherawn Denmark Mrs. 7^ Abies
Sherman Denmark, 63, of
Hughes Springs died Thurs-
day in Hughes Springs.
Services for Mr. Denmark
were at l pm. Saturday in
the Mount Pilgrim Church
with interment in the Mount
Pilgrim Cemetery. \
Mr. Denmark is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Annie Wade
of Sulphur Springs.
Travis Moore
Travis Moore, 84, of Abi-
lene, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednes-
day at Haskell.
Mr. Moore was born Dec.
18, 1013 in Hopkins County to
J. K. and Earcel Barlow
Moore. He married Ruth
Marie Fincher in Big Springs
on Oct. 27, 1987 and was a
member of the Masonic
Lodge No. 560 of Abilene. Mr.
Moore had lived in Hopkins
County prior to moving to
Funeral services for Mrs.
Thereto Halite Abies, 80, of
Route 1, Como, were held at
2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Hack
Oak Baptist Church with the
Rev. Bob May officiating.^
Interment followed in Black
Oak Cemteery under the di-
rection of Tapp Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Abies died at 11:1
a.m. Saturday at Leii
Lodge Nursing Home.
She was born Sept 26, 1897,
to Bob and Helen Neyland.
Mrs. Abies was a member of
the Black Oak Baptist Church.
She was married to Ster-
ling H. Abies in December
of 1910 in Como. Mrs. Abies
was preceded in death by a
daughter, a Mother and five
sisters.
Survivors include her bus-
band; a daughter, Mrs. (Mean
Wallace of Reilly Spring*; a
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W.L. Greer
Funeral serveies for W. L.
(Pete) Greer were held at
2:30 p.m. Monday in the Mur-
ray-Orwosky Funeral Home
chapel with Dr. Jack Robbins
and the Rev. Morris Hill offi-
ciating.
Mr. Greer, who resided at
906 S. Davis, died Sunday in
Memorial Hospital at the age
of 72.
Born in Hopkins County July
0, 1906, be was the son of Will
and Willie Gafford Greer. A
live-long resident of Hopkins
County, he married the for-
mer Mlgnon Campbell in
Hugo, Okla., Aug. 31, 1929.
He is survived by his wife;
two brothers, Alvis Greer of
Route 5, Sulphur Springs, and
Truettt Greer of Pottsboro;
and one sister, Mrs. Mary
Robinson of Dallas.
Burial was in Restlawn Me-
morial Park with Howard
Temples, Kenneth Greer, Jack
Greer, George Robert Greer,
James Adams, and Don Cul-
bertson Jr. serving as pall-
bearers.
Members of the Jimmy Ross
Sunday School class of the
First Baptist Church served
as honorary pallbearers.
Samuel Waskom
Funeral services for Samuel
E. Waskom of Dallas are
pending with Tapp Funeral
Home.
Mr. Waskom died early
Wednesday morning in Dallas
He was 60.
B.G. Coleman
Funeral services for Bobby
Gene Coleman, who died Mon-
day in Mesquite at the age
of 48, were held Thursday
at 10 a.m. in the Tapp Fu-
neral Home chapel with the
Rev. Frank Yates officiating.
Born Dec. 23, 1920 in the
Nelta community, he was the
son of Grover and (Hive
Pearce Coleman. He married
the former Peggy Dillard
Nov. 14, 1054 in Sulphur
Springs. The couple moved to
Mesquite 18 years ago.
He is survived by his wife;
one daughter, Mrs. Toni Hut-
son and a grandson, Jason
Hutson, both of Mesquite; and
three sisters, Matilda Bland
of Nelta, Cherry Lou Feem-
siter of Dallas, and Jo Ann
Skidmore of Sulphur Bluff.
Burial was in the Nelta jj Flournoy, GO, Route 4,
Cemetery with Murray Daw- Winnsboro, were held at .2
son, O. C. Willingham, Rob- «m Sunday at the McCrary-
ert Metcalf, Garth Flippin, Edwards-Caln Funeral Home
T. W. Alford, and Coleman winnsboro, with the Rev.
Hudson serving as pallbear- Jesg MjHer and the Rev.
ere.
Honorary pallbearers were
Gene Tanton, Gene Neal,
Oscar Herman, Travis Bag-
well, Mack Brown, and Dur-
wayne Irvin.
J.H. Flournoy
Funeral services for Joseph
Com rtf unity delegation
1 < -
demands road repairs
C.F. Merchant Jr.
Former Hopkins County resi-
dent Calvin Felix Merchant
Jr., died at his home inf
Bokchito, Okla., Friday morn-
ing. He was 55.
Born August 28,1023 in Tex-
as, he was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin F. Merchant Sr.
He married the former Judy
Bradshaw Jan. 15, 1977 in
Texas.
A member of the Methodist
□lurch and a veteran of World
Larry Braley officiating. In-
terment was ni the Pickton
Cemetery
Mr. Flournoy, who was ehi
sick leave from Lone Star
Steer Co., died at 8 pjn. Fri-
day in a Tyler hospital. He
was born Sept. 1,1918, in Hop-
kins County, son of Bedford
and Ruby Warren Flournoy.
He was married to Louise
Lammons Sept 27, 1944 at
Pickton. Survivors include his
wife, a son, Gerald Flournoy
of Pickton; a daughter, Mrs.
Mary Jo Douglas of Sulphur
w®e- . Flournoy of Jacksonville and
Graveside services were
held Sunday at 11 a.m. in the
Harmony Cemetery.
Tapp Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Ernest B. Davis
Earnest B. Davis of Route 1,
Dike, died Friday at 4 p.m. in
Baylor Hospital while under-
going open-heart surgery. He
was 65.
Born Nov. 1, 1012," he was
the son of Lud and Tullle
Thomas Davis. He married the
former Lorene Bennett in Sul-
phur Bluff, May 24, 1934.
A retired county worker, he
is survived by his wife and
three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy
A. (Patricia) Eagle, and Mrs.
Billy W. (Patsy) Pettit, both of
Houston, and Mrs. Archie
(Diana) Collins of Dike. Other
survivors include six grand-
children and one great-grand-
child.
Funeral services were
held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the
Murray-0 r w 0 s k y Funeral
Home chapel. Burial was in
the Bennett Cemetery in Dike
with Eugene Collins, Arlis Her-
man, Jay Sandifer, A. D.
Gowen,. Alton Tubb, Glen
George, and Fred McIntosh
serving as pallbearers.
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Mr. Flournoy was a mem-
ber of First Baptist Church in
Pickton-and a veteran of World
Warn..
Randal Bouldin, representing the
Thomasville Community, appeared before
the County Commissioner’s Court Monday
morning asking for improvements on a
road through the community.
Bouldin presented the commissioners
with a petition signed by 113 persons that
live in the community or use the roads
frequently, stating that the road was bad
and that the citizens had been trying to get
it fixed for over a year and a half.
“It’s (the road) become a hazard to the
community,” said Bouklin. “We’re not
getting an equal nor adequate share of the
expenditures from the County,” he said.
Precinct Three Commissioner Gene
Tanton said that the road was about to be
repaired but, “There’s no oil, we should
have some by the 19th.”
Bouldin and the nine persons from the
community asked Tanton to meet with
them to show him the road and to discuss
the situation. “I don’t know what good a
meeting would do,” said Tanton.
Bouldin explained that when the City of
Sulphur Springs Wastewater Treatment
Plant was built, the roadway was cut to
lay an inflow pipe. He said that the road
has never been restored it to its original
con$)itioftand that there is presently a 20-
yard wide hole in the road. He added that
county officials had said they would repair
the road but It still hasn’t been fixed.
Bouldin and several of the Thomasville
residents noted tint the road is so narrow
that two vehicles cannot , pass without
going into the ditches and also has large
pot holes which, according to Bouldin,
have been a contributing cause of several
accidents and much car repair.
In other court action, commisainers
approved an order requesting some
$38,426.38 in lateral road funds for the
construction and improvement of county
roads and approved a sub-division plat
just off State Highway 11 near the Century
Lake road.
Commissioners approved the purchase
of a tape recorder for recording future
meetings of the group and took under
consideration a request from County Clerk
Mary Attlesey for additional workers in
the county clerk’s office for the next fiscal
year. She cited the increased work toad
caused by the speedy trials act and the
additional documents that are being filed
in the office. Commissioners also ap-
proved a plaque to be placed in the Civic
Center by the contractor.
Commissioners discussed the operation
of the Civic Center, reaffirming their
decision at the last meeting to turn the
management of the facility over to the
□vie Center Board.
Sheriff's report shows 112 arrests
Hopkins County Sheriff’s De-
partment deputies made 112
arreste in August, had 13
theft/ reported, three burg-
laries and a stolen vehicle.
Some $13,105 in goods were
taken, of which $8,125 was re-
covered.
Sheriff John E. Tittle re-
ports 43 fraud cases, usually
involving theft by check. He
said the cases involved 20
men and 23 women and that
most of the activity Involved
persons between the ages of
25 and 29.
Hopkins County deputies
handled 11 public intoxication
cases and 10 driving while in-
toxicated incidents.
Tittle said, “We had 13
thefts reported and cleared
two of them. There was one
vehicle stolen «nd it was re-
covered”. There were no
cleared cases on the three
burglaries.
During August there was
12,100 In cash taken, none of
which was recovered. A
$7,000 vehicle was stolen and
then recovered by local offi-
cers. Reports show $1,329
in office equipment taken, of
which $100 worth was recov-
ered Tittle said there was
no recovery of $250 in elec-
tronic items taken or in the
$475 in firearms stolen during
the month o
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1978, newspaper, September 15, 1978; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781098/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.