The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1982 Page: 3 of 4
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DEATHS
Mrs. Nona Tapp
Mrs. Nona Dell Tapp, 75, 330
N. Davis Street, died at 10 p.m.
Monday in Memorial Hospital
following an extended illness.
She was horn June 3,1907 in
Walters, Okla., daughter of J.G.
and Gene Lloyd Bridges. She
was a member of First Baptist
Church.
She was married to Charlton
Tapp June 27, 1931 in
Texarkana. He survives. Other
survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Gena Caruthers; a sister, Mrs.
Reba Baucom; a brother, Huell
Bridges, all of Sulphur Springs,
four grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will held
Wednesday in Tapp Funeral
Home, with Dr. Charles Red-
mond and the Rev. L.B. Morgan
officiating.
Burial was in City Cemetery,
with Billy Murray, G.V.
Hughes, Charlie Tolly, Richard
Saulsberry, Johnny Caruthers
and David Baucom serving as
pallbearers.
The family has suggested, if
desired, that memorials be
made to the American Cancer
Society.
Carl Randolph
Carl Randolph, 509 Lee, a
long-time Sulphur Springs
furniture store owner and
operator, died Tuesday mor-
ning in Memorial Hospital. He
was 80.
Bom June 25,1902 in Pickton,
he was the son of Robert and
Lizzie Nichols Randolph. He
married the former Addie
Coats, Sept. 3,1922 in Como.
He is survived by his wife; a
son, Carl Mac Randolph; two
grandchildren, Robbie Huffines
and DeLana Huffines, all of
Sulphur Springs, and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Thursday in the First Batish
Church with Dr. Charles
Redmond and the Rev. L.B.
Morgan officiating.
Internment was in Restlawn
Memorial Park with Johnny
Dodson, Doyce Gilmer, Jim
Bob Dodson, James Alford, Bill
Morris and J.L. O’Dell serving
as pallbearers
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the Buel Berry
Bible class and the Busy Men
Bible class.
Mrs. Hoskinson
Prudence Hoskinson, 86,1016
Georgia Street, died Tuesday
afternoon in Memorial
Hospital.
Bom April 12,1896 in Custer,
Ky., she was the daughter of
James L. and Dora Lawson
Kirtley. She married Albert
Hoskinson in 1927 in Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by
her husband in 1960 and a son in
1941.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mary M. Edwards
and Ruth Edington of Sulphur
Springs and Marie Kiker of
Garland; a son, Earnie
Hoskinson of Sulphur Springs; a
sister, Susan Kirtley of
Elizabethtown, Ky.; two
brothers, Woodrow Kirtley of
Sulphur Springs and James
Kirtley of Campbellviile, Ky.;
13 grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday in the Tapp Funeral
Home chapel with the Rev.
Clyde Morrill and the Rev.
Lewis Holmes officiating.
Internment was in Restlawn
Memorial Park.
Dovie Williams
Dovie L. Williams died
Tuesday in the Heritage Nur-
sing Home in Quitman. She was
78.
A long time Arbala resident
before moving to Quitman, Mrs.
Williams was bom Feb. 13,1904
in Hopkins County, the
daughter of David L. and Betty
Mixon Owen.
A retired school teacher, she
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Sam Munn of Mineloa and Mrs.
H. Clay Cheek of Commerce,
and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Roy
Owen of Quitman.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday in the Tapp Funeral
Home chapel with the Rev.
Charles Tanner officiating.
Internment was in the
Roseland Memorial Park in
Mineloa with Sterling
Beckham, Ledorus Kenney,
Marvin Mansell, Wayne
Melton, Sam Munn and Milton
Wesson serving as pallbearers.
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Texos, Friday, July 14,1911-1.
f CATFISH
kitchen
* v uoyd n oasis
STEVE HELEN
Grand opening
Cuff Notes
— Anenblcd by —
JOE WOOSLEY
A crowd of well wishers from the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce turned out Friday af-
ternoon to help Doris and Lloyd Rogers and Steve and Helen Osborn officially open their new
restaurant, The Catfish Kitchen, on Mockingbird Lane. —st«n Photo
Brief notes: The Church of
Nazarene’s pastor William
Chandler is winding up a six
year stint in Sulphur Springs
and preparing move to
another assignment in Colgate,
Okla... In terms of service, he's
one of the senior ministers in
Sulphur Springs ... He has been
active in many aspects of life in
Sulphur Springs other than the
church and has gained many
friends... He has been a fairly
frequent — and pleasant —
visitor at the news office and
he’ll be missed ... When
Longview JJycees ran into
trouble because they had no
licensed person to discharge
their big display of Fourth of
July fireworks, former local
citizen Steve Eitelman gave
Ralph Oldham a hurry-up call
for assistance. Qldham
arranged for his valued and
experienced assistants to get a
license and he personally went
to Longview to help the Jaycees
stage their big aerial displays
... “I was glad to help them out
in a tight,” Oldham said this
week, “but I sure hated to miss
the local fireworks." ... In-
cidentally, Oldham, one of
Texas’ premier hog farmers, is
encouraged by the upturn in
pork prices. He is running his
facility at near capacity to meet
the strong demand being ex-
perienced.
More notes: There has been
considerable speculation about
the activity around the site of
the old Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital building on
North Davis Street ... The
grounds have been neatly
trimmed and there is evidence
of work being accomplished on
the building, which has been
vacant for a number of years...
About all that is known so far is
that a building permit for some
remodeling work has been
issued by the City of Sulphur
Springs. The permit was for
312,000... After the new hospital
was constructed, the old
building was utilized as a
nursing home for some time ...-
Available local records indicate
the building is owned by
Blackmon & Associates of
Dallas ... Carroll D. Nichols,
long-time vo ag teacher at
PiCkton and then Como-
Pickton, says he is enjoying
retirement, but there’s a
drawback ... "I can’t get
everything done that I had
planned to do,” he lamented
recently... He’s still very much
involved in community affairs
and a strong civic and church
leader in that section of Hopkins
County.
Last notes: A necessary step
toward the construction of a
new office building in Sulphur
Springs was taken during the
week ... Ramey, Allison &
Sheffield law firm took out a
permit for a building containing
4,132 square feet on Rosemont
Avenue, across from the new
jail or criminal justice facility.
The permit listed the estimated
cost at $140,000 ... Rockwell
International has a new internal
truck terminal under con-
struction in the Industrial Park
in Sulphur Springs on Como
Street. The facility will serve a
variety of Rockwell plants as
long-distance freight is routed
here and trans-shipped to ex-
pedite the movements more
efficiently ... The company will
not be in competition with local
freight firms ... Escal
Fabrication & Construction
Company Inc. is building the
facility fpr Rockwell ... Bill
Baker will be the manager of
the terminal, which will employ
possibly two handlers. Baker,
incidentally, will report to
George Brantley at Rockwell’s
headquarters in Pittsburgh ...
While the new facility is under
construction, Rockwell is
renting the old Red Ball ter-
minal for the freight operation.
wtftftww Family Rejwwwaw
Stinson Family
The families of the late
George, Sam and Rose (Stin-
son i Larson gathered July 3 at
the lake of P.J. Ponder in the
Greenpond Community for
their annual family reunion.
None of the Sherman Stinson
family were able to attend.
A covered dish luncheon was
enjoyed "by Julius Mapes and
wife, Sally, of Yantis. Julius is
the grandson of the late George
Stinson. Elmo Hagood and wife,
Vergene, and Raymond and
Opal Hagood. Elmo and
Raymond Hagood are grand-
sons of Rose i Stinson) Larson.
Children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren of S.S.
Stinson present were Mrs. Ethel
Ponder and family, P.J. Ponder
and wife, Barbara, and
children, Gregg and Christie;
Randy Hopper, grandson of
Ethel Ponder; the Rev. and
Mrs. Carl Acker of Como; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Teer of Sulphur
Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Waymon
Pullens and grandson,
Christopher, of Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. John Buzley and children,
Danny L. Teer, Becky, Melissa,
Ronda and Roy of Como; Mr
and Mrs. Danny W. Frasher,
wife, Elaine, and children,
Jason and Jodi, of Irving; Mr.
and Mrs. Voyd Gillem and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Barnes of Quinlan.
Others were Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Barnes and William Joe
of Sulphur Springs, Mr and
Mrs. Doug Hollman of Garland;
the family of the late Bonnie
(Stinson) Barrett, Mr. and Mrs.
G.C. Barrett of Chester; Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Wayne
Barrett and Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Barrett and son, Paul, of Alvin;
Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Stinson
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Micky
Stinson, Karri and Stefani, of
Quitman; Mr. and Mrs. Ogal
Cook and family, Travis Cook,
Tony and Lance, of Como, and
daughter, Karen Dodd, and
granddaughter, Brandy, of
Lareda; Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Flora and family and daughter,
Renee, and Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Flora, all of Como.
Visitors of the families were
A.C. Dunn of Como, Tim
Frasher of Dequeen, Ark.,
Keisha Hoover of Como and
Mrs. Ruth Davis, mother of
Barbara Ponder, of Comanche.
Sullivan Family
The annual Sullivan family
reunion was held Saturday,
June 26 at the Cue Sullivan
home in Sulphur Bluff with 38
present.
A meal with Hopkins County
stew was served on the lawn at
7 p.m.
Those traveling the longest
distance were: James E.
Tucker of Miama Springs, Fla.,
and Era Morse Hambrick of
Phoenix, Ariz.
Others present were; Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Tucker of San
Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. Murrell
The Good Life
ByERICLUM
County Extension Agent
Agriculture
rhe Hopkins County
riculture Extension Service
i cooperation with Martin
rtilizer and Farm Country)
s planned an excellent
emporary Summer Forage
ur” for the Beef and Dairy
xiueers of Hopkins County,
rhe tour will begin at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, July 13. The tour
11 assemble at the Post Office
Brashear. From there the
ir will proceed to the Don
£ool result demonstration at
: H.R. Evans Farm west of
ashear. The varieties in this
monstration are planted in
•ee acre plots. The varieties
sorghum-sudan to be ob-
rved are: Warner Seed
mpany — Sweet Bee;
irpool Seed Incorporated -
1301A & GOT-CHA;
ymaster Seed Company —
) & Sweet Sioux IV; and
Kalb Seed Company — SX17.
1 of these varieties drill
:ded and fertilized at the
Tie rate.
U 10:45 a.m. the tour will
iceed to the farm demon-
ation plot located at the
Iphur Springs Airport. This
suit demonstration is in
operation with Martin
rtilizer, Farm Country,
ymaster Seed Company and
nlee Seed Company,
rghum-sudan varieties to be
served are: Conlee Seed
mpany — Dp-Mor and
ymaster Seed Company —
eet Sioux IV, S-99, and H.S.
Foage sorghum (silage)
rieties to be observed are
ymaster Seed Company -
251 & FS351. Milo (grain)
rietes to be observed are:
ymaster Seed Company
80 & GR1018. The com
rieties to be observed are;
ymaster Seed Company —
l, 8951, 8201, 8990 and 7251;
J Conlee Seed Company —
Following the conclusion of
the tour, refreshments will be
sponsored by Peoples National
Bank.
Ag Workers Building
Many newcomers to Hopkins
County drive through the City
Park and wonder why the
Professional Ag Workers
Building is there and its use.
The Professional Ag Workers
Association was organized in
June of 1962 as a non-profit
organization. The association
was then incorporated in April
of 1970 and received its charter
from the state in June 1970.
The original purpose of the
association was to develop a
better understanding of the
agriculture problems of
Hopkins County and to coor-
dinate and unify the efforts of
agriculture workers to the
betterment of land and farm
income. The association has
always existed as a service
organization to the residents of
Hopkins County.
The building was contracted
in 1970 through donations given
by individuals, groups, and
businesses. The budding serves
the people of Hopkins County
and surrounding areas as a
place to hold educational
meetings, organization
meetings, family reunions, and
as a place for local businesses
to hold meetings.
The fees for the use of the
building are very reasonable
and the building may be
reserved on a first come, first
serve basis.
The building is rented
through the Hopkins County
Extension office at 127 Jef-
ferson St., or phone 885-3443.
The building is equipped with a
large meeting room, kitchen
and restroom facilities. The
building also has central heat
and air.
For more information con-
tact the County Extension
office. v
Hopkins of Gainesville; Janette
Bailey of Alexandria, La.; Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmie Edwards and
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Edwards
Jr., Sarah and Rachel of
Conroe; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Edwards and Joseph of
Houston; Elwanda Edwards of
Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Gurley and Deborah of Irving;
Mr. and Mrs. Houston
Buckhart of Winfield; Mrs.
Mammie Sullivon of Tira; Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Lynch; Mrs.
Bertha McCormack, Mary Ann
and Dianna of Birthright; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Morse of Talco;
Mr. and Mrs. Wickie Neal of
Sulphur Spring; Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Davidson of Dallas; Ms.
Darlene Coker of Mesquite;
and Mr. and Mrs. Cue Sullivan
and Geraldine of Sulphur Bluff.
Eppars Family
The annual Eppars family
reunion was held Sunday, July
4 in the Dike Community
Center.
A variety of meat, vegetables
and dessert dishes were en-
joyed by all.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Couch and Jeff, Mrs. J.F.
Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Rick
Harrison, Amy and Brook,
Robby Roberts, Larissa, Jason
and Michael, Wanda Roberts,
Melissa and Jody Eppars,
Phyllis Eppars, Odus Eppars,
Mr. and Mrs. Milburn Hettich,
Courtney and Meredith, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hettich, Mr.
and Mrs. Duane Jones, Gina
Vittetoe, Mr. and Mrs. Terry
Gregg, Leslie and Marcie, Mr.
and Mrs. W.B. Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Atwell Davidson and a
visitor, Melissa Coppedge.
Katie Sewell has been ad-
mitted to Baylor Hospital in
Dallas, where she will undergo
surgery on Monday. She is in
the Truitt Building, Room 3223.
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Rural beauty spot
It is a little difficult to find, but the rural beautification com- community Friday to present the Hargrave family with a
mittee located and selected the home and yard of Rex Hargrave certificate and a sign denoting the award. This month's winner
and his wife Beth as the Rural Beauty Spot of the Month for July. is located about a mile east of the Tira Community center off the
Bruce Newport (right) of the Chamber of Commerce, along with first oil road left.
Herm Weir, Paul Herschler and Ed Phelps traveled to the Tira -stall Photo
Local FHA Member
Travels to Georgia
Court records
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Burdett
of Eagletown, Okla., and Mrs.
Grace Kirby of Dallas were
weekend visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Hoyt P. Gideon.
Lindsey and Clint Felton of
Mesquite spent the weekend
with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Felton.
Donna Hines, a sophomore at
Sulphur Springs High School,
will be one of the 190 Texas
Delegates attending the 1982
Future Homemakers of
America National Youth
Leadership Meeting on July 11
through 16 at the Atlanta Hilton
in Atlanta, Ga.
Representing more the 61,000
members of the Texas FHA
Association, Miss Hines will be
among approximately 2,000
delegates throughout the nation
attending the conference. She
will be accompanied by Mrs.
Colleen Hines, her mother and a
local homemaking teacher.
The theme of the meeting is
"Operation Outreach: Move to
Improve.” Delegates will learn
to improve their self image and
reach out to others - to develops
leadership skills for the future
and know how for strengthening
chapter action and the
organization as a whole.
Mrs. Hines and her daughter
will be joined by Kathy
Forrester, state vice president
of projects, of New Boston, and
travel in advance of the Texas
Delegation to participate in a
special two-day workshop. They
will receive training in a
project, ‘‘The Student Body”,
which focuses on nutrition of the
high school student.
Before returning home the
Area VI delegates will fly to
Knoxville, Tenn., and spend two
days at the Worlds Fair.
Minor injuries to six
reported in accidents
Six persons were injured, none
seriously, in three seperate traffic ac-
cidents over the weekend in the Sulphur
Springs area.
Four of the six were injured in a head-on
collision in the 1100 block of Industrial
Sunday afternoon.
According to the police report, Julie
Gale Boles, 24, of 1225 Main Street, was
headed west on Industrial and attempted
to pass another vehicle.
She pulled into the other lane, saw an
oncoming cdr and tried to get back in the
proper lane. She stepped on her brakes and
lost control of her 1968 model car. She
swerved back into the correct lane then
back across the center stripe and collided
with the other vehicle driven by Maggie
Smithers, 306 Park Circle.
Ms. Smithers had two passengers in her
car, Wade Smithers and Jeremy Smithers.
All of the persons involved in the ac-
cident were taken to Memorial Hospital,
where they were treated and released.
Both cars were heavily damaged in the
accident.
Autry Boyd escaped serious injury early
Sunday morning when he lost control of his
1911 model pickup 9.3 miles south of
Sulphur Springs on Highway 154. The
vehicle overturned and slid into a parked-
vehicle in a private drive.
According to investigating officer DPS
trooper Don Willingham, Boyd was north
bound on Highway 154. He lost control of
the vehicle, which veered into a ditch and
overturned, sliding into a parked pickup
truck owned by Marvin Boyd.
The overturned truck was destroyed in
the accident while the parked truck was
moderately damaged.
Boyd was taken to the Wood County
Hospital, where he was treated and
released.
Harry Emmons, Route 1 Como, was not
seriously injured when he lost control of
his vehicle on FM 69, 3.6 miles east of
Sulphur Springs.
Investigating officer DPS trooper
Harlan Patterson reported that Emmons
was headed north on FM 69 and failed to
make a turn. Emmons continued down an
embankment of 1-30 and slid across both
the eastbound and westbound lanes before
the car came to a halt.
The vehicle was heavily damaged but
Emmons received only minor injuries.
Marriage License
Applications for marriage
li<?&n*e have been filed recently
for tne following couples in
County Clerk Mary Attlesey’s
office:
Gregory Dean Brannon and
Stephanie Ann Coffman;
Jimmy Don Smith and Susan
Renee Wolvington; and Eugene
Johnson Dodd and Rosie
Nickols.
Divorces Granted
Divorce has been filed and
granted recently for the
following couple in District
Clerk Ola Beckham’s office:
Teresa Thomas and Edsel B.
Thomas Jr..
Land Transfers
Edward L. Ardis to Charles
Helm and Lewis Helm, 2 acres
in the Santos Coy survey;
Fred Moseley Jr. and Ann
Moseley to Jerry Shoaff and
Mary Shoaff, 1.316 acres in the
George Downing survey;
Elmer G. Horn and
Rosemary Horn to Clark N.
Edwards and Vivian I. Ed-
wards, 15.968 acres in Charles
Zancosurvey;
Lynda M. Sprague to Hugh B.
Sprague, tract in Nacogdoches
University survey
J.D. Rasure to W. D.
Graham, 2 tracts in the Efffward
Thompson survey and part in
the James Webb survey;
Roby Griffin and Juanita
Griffin to Larry D. Peek and
Laura Kay Peek, 5*4 acres in
the Agoton Caro survey;
Vernon Towensend, Dovie
Townensend Bunch, Garland
Townsend, Jessie Townsend,
Olen Towensend and Troy
Townsend and William John-
son, Joan Johnson, Eloise
Johnson, O.C. Johnson and Odis
Johnson to Jesse T. Rasure and
Mary E. Rasure, 48 3-10 acres in
the Jasper County School Land
survey;
W.M. Taylor to Eugene
Palmer and Maletta Palmer,
.29 acres in J.J. Gant survey
and Levi Midget survey;
Dalton W. Froneberger and
Gladys Froneberger to
Rockdale Missionary Baptist
Church, a lot in the Jose
Y’Barbo survey;
Gladys Price, Pizzini Price,
Odessa Baxter, Frankie Price,
Bobby Price, Vera Herrington
and Marie Jones to Frankie
Price, lot on South Davis Street
in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey;
G.O. Allen and Jean Allen to
Bobby L. Moon and Patricia A.
Moon, 4 acres in the G.C.
Wetmore survey;
Rex Flippin and Jo Ann
Flippin to James P. Metallo and
Dorothy Metallo, 15.28 acres in
theR.R. Hargrave survey;
Homer Campbell and Marie
Campbell to Walter Krecek and
Shelia Krecek, 5.66 acres in the
W.G. Chester survey.
Hopkins (Totmfg grip
Clorke Keys
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Guy Felton
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