Hood County News from Granbury, Texas • Page 2

PAGE 2, HOOD COUNTY KEWS, GRANBURY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1974, Allen Cochrane Ranger College Honor Student obituaries 1 AQea Cochrane, freah-; man student at Sanger Junior Coflege, has bee named to the Deur Honor KoO with honors for the 1973 fan To qaaBfy tot this honor a student must be enrolled full time daring the previous long-session semester inTes-Idenie, complete at least twelve semester hour of dasswort. and maintained a 3.0 grade point average which lm a ft He is the sou of Mf.

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He was owner and operator of Durham Insurance Agency and Real Estate. Hfe was associated with his father in the Chevrolet business for a time. Durham was reared in Dublin and Granbury and was a graduate of Granbury High School. He attended Tarleton State University and Texas Christian Universy. He was a member of Moslah Temple Shrine and of the Granbury Masonic Lodge 530.

He was an active member of the Granbury Lion's Gub. He was outstanding in getting new members for the Club. He was held over as director. He presented many outstanding programs both locally Mrs. R.L.

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He accompanied two Docare Programs to Mexico. He was a member of the Granbury Church of Christ. Durham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Kate Durham of Granbury; one daughter, Mrs. Kay Lee of Longview; a nephew Curtis Mayes, of the home; his mother, Mrs.

E.E. Durham of Granbury; one sister, mrs. Maxie Overs treet of Granbury; and one brother, Charles Lee Durham of Weatherford. Interment was in Granbury Cemetery. Martin's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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W.T. (EfBe) Sparkman a life long resident of Granbury, died Monday, February 4, at the age of 86. Mrs, Sparkman was born July 9, 1887. She married W.T, (Lonnie) Sparkman on December 25, 1907. He preceded her in death on April 9, t5.

Mrs. Sparkman was a member of the First Baptist Church in Granbury. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dixon Turner of Mineral Wells, Mrs. Arthur Barboza of Fort Worth, and NEWSIine 5732422 Country Inn ir Skillet 1995 $100 Nt.

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DeWitt Priddy has been ill for almost three weeks-not actually down 4n bed but just dragging along. Everyone but Kent in our family has had their owlf the flu; Ray, a bad cold and the doctor said i had the "walking Lipan schools have been dismissed the first two days of this week, Monday an Tuesday, Feb. 4 and 5, because of the epidemic, i Mrs. Vernon (Vesta) Corn-elison tripped and fell while at the Fat Stock Show Rodeo Sunday, Jan. 27 and sprained her ankle.

After a few painful days, Vesta says she is feeling much better. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Blair and children of Mineral Wells were Sunday dinner guests of "Mrs. Alta White and Carl White.

The drought we're experiencing around lipan has created some dangerous situations. The Lipan Volunteer Fire Dept. has made several was this past most notable one being to the Olin Morris farm last 'riday afternoon. The high, ury grass and strong breeze produced a combustible mixture that burned several areas and threatened a chicken house loaded with hay and burned almost to the threshold of their home. Neighbors pitched in with the Morrises until almost midnight to quench the flames.

Until we receive a drought-breaking rain everyone please be extremely careful with burning refuse around their homes or notify the ftre department in advance of your intentions to burn anything that might endanger your home or a neighbor's. Those honoring Mrs. Mai Huffstutler on her birthday with a delicious dinner in the Huffstutler home were Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Zumwalt of Blum; Mr.

and Mrs. Houston Zumwalt of Granbury; Mrs. Ruby Zumwalt of Mexia and Mrs. Emma Howell of Lipan. Mrs.

Emma Howell visited her granddaughter and family, the Beck's, in Fort Worth recently. Miss Myrtle Holley of Plainview passed away Jan. 22. Miss Holley was born Feb. 24, 1892 in Lipan and had moved from hen 42 years ago.

Edgar Young has been very ill and in the Stephenville Hospital. He and his wife, Tommy, are now in the rest home in Stephenville. From all reports we've received the Young's like the home very much. Mr. and Mrs.

Nathan Rogers are in the rest home in Stephenville and feeling tome better. Know that this is comforting newa to their daughters, Mrs. Verna Wins-lett and Mrs. Mary Wheeler, as both girls have been upset have had some experience with fires at their homes. I had mentioned the ftre at the Buck Winslett home in an earlier column and the Wheeler home had suffered smoke damage and loss of a cookstove due to grease drippage onto a burner in the oven.

Aunt Pearl Gafford is in the rest home in Weatherford'. Feeling much better and likes home very much. Mrs. Thelma Winslett has been very ill and is still in the Weatherford Hospital. Mrs.

Laverna Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Gary Burd of Monte Vista, Colo-, rado, niece and nephew, have been visiting Mrs. Myrtle Brown and Mrs. Leona Ford. Walter Millard Edwards, 67, of Star Route, Box 19, Mineral 'Wells died Wednesday, January 30, at his home. Graveside services were held Friday, February 1 in Lipan at Evergreen Edwards was born February 6, 1906, in Mineral Wells and married to Blanche Cross who preceded him in death in 1941.

Surviving him are one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Ann Wolken of Amarillo; two sons, Don Edwards of Santo and Charles G. Edwards of Mineral Wells; one brother, William Edwards of Santo and four sisters, Zula Brock and Bulah Brock of Lipan, Norma Rizer of Fort Worth and Bernelle Holder of Azle. 4 A graduate of Lipan High School, class of 1938, Dr. joel R.

Baker, Lexington, was in College Station, Jan. 21-23, for Livestock meeting. He lectured on care and feeding of horses. He is a Nutrition Specialist with Horse Division of Kentucky State University. He visited his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Sloan Baker, in Breckenridge and his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Gilbert in Lipan.

Roy Glenn, age 77, a native of Hood County, died Jan. 23, 1974. He was a retired irrigation farmer, livestock-man and road commissioner of Pecos County. Burial was in Fort Stockton cemetery. His father, Daniel Kelley Glenn, was a merchant in Granbury during 1880.

His mother, Mollie Sears Glenn and her brother', Witt Sears, were among the first students enrolled in Clark School when it opened in Thorp Springs in 1873. Roy Glenn and Catherine Flood married in 1924, she survives him. Other survivors are three sons, Roy, William, Phillip; two daughters, Mildred Virginia and Mary Catherine; and three sisters, Miss Chattie Glenn, Mrs. Jewell Railey and Mrs. Olive Walker.

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Moore were in one-car accident at 6:00 a.m. Monday, February 4, that completely demolished their automobile. The accident occured in front of the Kenneth Addison home on the Dennis Rd.

Moore said he lost control of his car when it veered into an embankment His wife, Patsy, was treated for kg bruises in the Granbury Hospita and released. "COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE" Official State Inspection Station Sparkman Mrs. doyle Porter of Clifton; four sons, Harold Sparkman of Lubbock, Herman Sparkman of Gustine, Roy Sparkman of Baton Rouge, La. and Glenn Sparkman efj Granbury; 14 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren; and four sis- ters, Mrs. D.W.

Parker, Miss Florence "Mosley," Mrs. Clara Griffith and Mrs. Bruce Price, all of Granbury. Funeral services were held Tuesday "afternoon, February 5, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Hadley officiating.

Interment was in Granbury Cemetery. Martin's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Dinner (fiOOS (SDOGOFfiu 7a.m. to 11p.m. weekdays Sundays 9 to 9 1001 S.

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