Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1977 Page: 3 of 28
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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY JUNK It, 1977-PAGK SA
Obituaries
Marion Burden
Atha Benedict
KUNA Lit HUM |l|«( Livingston accepts i
achievement aa
Sam Houttoo State University.
Webb receives award
Funeral services for Mari-
on Trellis Burden, 85. were
held Monday. June 13 at
Corrigan Funeral Home Chi-
pel with the Rev. George
Standley and Royce Penning-
ton officiating.
Interment followed at Sea-
mans Cemetery in Chester.
Pallbearers were James
Burden. James Robert Hun-
ter, Glen Aldredge, Wayne
Burden. Hint Havis and Dav-
id Burden.
Burden, a former resident
of Barnes near Camden, died
11.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church in Cor-
rigan. She married the lafe
Roy Jesse Burden. Sr. in
1910 in Camden.
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Survivors are: three sons -
Travis Burden and W. J.
‘'Bill" Burden, both of Luf-
kin and Roy Jesse Burden of
Laredo; three daughters -
Mrs. Lois Havis of Barnes.
Mrs. Irene Aldredge of Or-
ange and Mrs Dons Hunter
of Pasadena; 18 grandchil-
dren: and 20 great grand-
children.
Ronald Webb, senior math
major at Sam Houston State
University in Huntsville, was
named recipient of the Out-
standing Senior Mathmetics
Award at the First annual
Academic Honors Program
sponsored by the College of
Science.
The award is given to a
senior with the highest^
achievement in math cour-
ses.
, Webb also served as vice-
president of Pi Mu Epsilon,
the SHSU chapter of a natio-
nal mathematics organiza-
tion.
Dr. James Smith. Assis-
tant Professor of Mathema-
tics. presented the award to
Webb, who is a resident of
Livingston.
Angie Ivey
Local student begins
drama work at
; AUSTIN - Forty-three
Texas high school students
including Carlton Cotton of
Livingston High School have
begun a rigorous three
weeks of drama work at The
University of Texas as
.participants in the 15th
annual High School Theater
Workshop.
Sponsored by the UT
Drama Department, the
workshop continues through
July 2.
Following an 8 a.m.-to-lO
p.m. daily schedule, the
workshop gives the
youngsters intensive in-
struction in subjects such as
acting, stage movement,
costume crafts, directing,
makeup and technical
theater.
Members of the UT drama
faculty teach the classes and
technical sessions.
What the students learn
will be put into practice in
the production of portions of
three long plays plus a one-
act play, to be staged July 1
at 7:30 p.m. and July 2 at T
p.m. in the Laboratory
Theater. Admission is free.
The plays include "Pic-
nic" by William Inge, "The
Playboy of the Western
World” by John M. Synge,
“The Crucible" by Arthur
Miller and the one-act
"Pigeons” by Lawrence
Osgood.
Guest directors will be in
charge of the workshop’s
major productions.
Lynn Murray, state drama
director for the University
Interscholastic League, is
directing the High School
Theater Workshon.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Angie L. Ivey, 83, of Corri-
gan. were held Sunday at
Corrigan Funeral Home Cha-
pel with the Rev. Harold
Seago officiating. Interment
followed at Ryans Chapel
Cemetery in Burke.
A member of the Stryker
Baptist Church. Ivey was a
resident of Corrigan for ma-
ny years.
She died June 9 at St.
Luke's Hospital in Houston.
Survivors include two
sons, Leon Ivey of Houston
and Louis Ivey of Corrigan;
two daughters. Mrs. Mabel
Alldredge and Mrs. Marie
Rilfour. both of Houston;
three sisters. Mrs. Ola Tho
mas of Village Mills. Mrs
Catherine Robinson and
Mrs. Eva Bead, both of
Houston; one grandson.
Glenn R Honeycutt of Hous-
ton; five granddaughters.
Darlene Horowitz of Hous-
ton. Cynthia Ivey. Barbara
Ivey. Martha Ivey and Peggv
Ivey; nine great grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were John
Paul Purvis, Jake Sherman.
G. C. Read. Ronald J. Horo-
witz, Carl Ellis and Glen R.
Honeycutt.
Corrigan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Maggie Lee Parks
Funeral services for Mag-
gie Lee Parks, 89, were held
at Pace Funeral Home Cha-
pel, Wednesday, June 8,
with the Rev. Mark Lewis
officiating. Interment follow-
ed in the Restland Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Parks w(as born the
daughter of Johpny and Cora
Culver. A native of Arkan-
sas, she was born -in Forest
City and received her educa-
tion in Arkansas public
schools.
Married to Herman Parks
she had two sons. She made
her home in Dallas for many
years and had lived in Liv-
ingston for one and one-half
'years.
Survivors include her sons
Jack Parks of Livingston and
Jim Parks of Houston: one
brother. Mack Culver of
Memphis. Tenn.; two sis-
ters, Lucy Laws of Forest
City, Ark. and Lula Hood of
Brinkley, Ark.
Pallbearers were C. A.
Buffington, Eddie Lahon.
John Shiefeld, John Barber.
Ordinance slashed by Lions
(from page l)
show.
Aubrey Lumpkin, LLLC
treasurer, argued that gam-
bling occurs in other activi-
ties besides the carnival in-
cluding rodoes.
"I have pictures of promi-
nent Livingston citizens
passing money behind the
chutes during rodeos."
Lumpkin said.
"If a grown person is
stupid enough to go out there
and lose a bundle, let him.
Lumpkin said.
Martin and Lumpkin both
stated that the Lions would
be willing to work on a
committee to set up guide
lines for carnivals.
Concerning circuses on ci-
ty-owned property, Pedigo
said he had not received any
complaints and that the ordi-
nance concerning circuses
might be reconsidered if the
circus would not have a
midway (rows of booths and
display stalls).
The circus held this year
by the Polk County Chamber
of Commerce did not have a
midway.
Pedigo told the members
of the LLLC that their
request would be considered
and responded to at a later
meeting.
Also at the meeting, bids
were opened. Five bids were •
submitted. These bids will be
appraised by the city mana-
ger and city engineer and the
bid awarded at the next
council meeting.
In other business, the
council approved the Boswell
sewer estimate No. 7, autho-
rized bids for two new city
trucks, authorized the drill-
ing of a water well test hole
at Cemetery Hill and approv-
ed an addition to the shelter-
ed workshop.
A public hearing was call
ed tor next council meeting
for the annexation petition h\
Odell Jackson and extending
sewer service to St. Luke's
Methodist Church was dis-
cussed.
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Funeral services for Atha
Esterday Benedict. 85. were
held Friday at the graveside
in Restlaftd Memorial Park
ytath of Livingston. Palmer
Davis of the Masonic Lodge
of Shepherd m charge of
services. Interment followed
tr. Restland Memorial Park.
Benedict was bom the
daughter of Philamon and
Ola Emma Stelzer Benedict
May 10. 189j inYPortland.
Indiana. She died June 8 at
Livingston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Portland.
Benedict attended public
schools there. At the age of
18 she moved to Kingsville,
five nules soulh of Farmville,
Va.. which she considered
her permanent residence
until she moved to the Big
Thicket Lake Estates
subdivision in Polk County in
19T6.
For mans vears she had
resided in various parts of
,k.. -ountrv and Mexico
«here her husband was
employed as an industrial
engineer in the manufactur-
ing industrv
George
Ham
Funeral services for
George Richard Ham, 51,
were held at graveside
Monday June 5 at Laurel Hill
Cemetery with the Rev. Neal
Baker and Rev. Don Shannon
officiating.
Ham was a native of
Coldspnng and a member of
the Texas Registered Public
Surveyors. Ham is a veteran
of World War 11 and the
Korean War. serving in the
United States Air Force.
Survivors are: mother-
Mrs. Lou Emma Ham of
Coldspring. sisters-Mrs.
Daphne Ham Kettler and
Kaiherine Ham Evans of
Houston. brothers-Bill Ham,
Dcnnie Lee Ham, Delmar
Jeff Ham of Houston. Joe
Mott Ham of El Paso, Henry
Ham of Coldspring; and
many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Dale Fox,
Jimmie Dale Fox, Sid Steel-
hammer, Kenneth Nixon,
James K. Hohnson, J. C.
Walters. Bob Blackwell, J.
R. Page. Luke Reynolds and
James E. Faulkner.
Florence-Crosby
Benedict was married In
1917 in. Farmville, Va^ to
Loyal C. Benedict, and tho
couple raised three children.
She was a member of fhe
Presbyterian Church. Her
love and devotion to family
and many friends will long be
remembered.
Survivors include her
husband. Loyal C. Benedict
of Big Thicket Lake Estates;
one daughter. Mrs. Janet
Benedict Sliter of Houston;
two sons, Vernon H. Bene-
dict of Big Thicket Lake
Estates and Kenneth D.
Benedict of Houston; one
sister, Arab Esterday Dish-
man of Farmville, Va.; eight
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
There were no pallbearers.
Pace Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for Flo-
rence Crosby. 56. were held
at the First United Methodist
Church of Livingston Mon-
day at 3 p.m. with the Rev.
Mark Lewis officiating.
Interment followed in the
Restland Memorial Park
Cemetery'.
Pallbearers were Jack
Jackson. E. F. Lewis, Ernest
Reuter. Jr.. Charles Frank-
lin. H. D. Alston and Perry
Pace.
Crosby, born Dec. 21,
1920, was born the daughter
of A. L. and Bell St. John
Reaves. A life lohg resident
of Polk County, she was born
in Livingston. She attended
the Livingston public
schools.
After graduating from Liv-
ingston High School, the
attended Duke University,
and later she attended Sam
Houston University at Hunts-
ville. .
She received her Bachelors
and Masters degrees at
SHSU.
She had been a teacher for
27 years, 17 years in the
Livingston Independent
School District. Ctosby was s
member of the First United
Methodist Church In Livings-
ton.
Survivors include: ope eon
• Mike Crosby of Houston;
one daughter • Sandra Croa-
by of Houston; three bro-
thers - Say Reaves of Hous-
ton. French Reaves of China
and Bud Reaves of Houston;
three sisters • Billie Marsh of
Livingston, Opal Die of
Geveland and Ruth Wiley of
Cutoff, La.; two grandchil-
dren; and • host of other
relative! and friends.
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May, Frank. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1977, newspaper, June 16, 1977; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781516/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.