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Page Four—CHEROKElfcAN/HERALD o£ Rusk, Texas—Thursday, August 3,1995
Area Deaths
Barbara Hammond
Funeral for Barbara Faye
4 Hammond, 57, of the Red Springs
community near Tyler, was at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in the Elliott Memorial
Chapel of the Boren-Conner Funeral
Home in Bullard with the Rev. Leslie
Bartley, the Rev. Jamie Eitson and
the Rev. C. A. Allen officiating. Burial
was in Bullard Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Hammond waB pronounced
dead by JP Polly Kite Friday after-
noon at the scene of a one-vehicle
accident near Mount Selman. She
was en route to Rusk at the time her
pickup truck veered off the road and
flipped as she overcorrected twice.
She was born Aug. 5, 1938,'in
Houston and resided in Rusk for
eight years. She had lived most of
her Ufe in the Red Springs area. She
served as a missionary in Mexico,
was a real estate broker and a mem-
ber of the Park Heights Assembly of
God Church in Tyler.
Survivors are her husband, Ken-
neth W. (Red) Hammbnd of Red
Springs; four sons, Bobby Hammond
of Florida, Kenneth M. Hammond of
Tyler, K James Hammond and K.
Bryson Hammond, both of Red
Springs; oné daughter, Margaret
Eurline Hammond of Jersey City,
N.J; a brother, J. P. Morgan of Cave
Springs, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Clinton Nick, Bob
Sanderson, R. E. Hudson, Lynn
Owens, Frank Remmers and Kevin
Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers were Mickey
McHugh, Douglas Williams and
Wadie Mikhail.
Hazel Dupree
Funeral for Hazel Pryor Dupree,
90, of Tomball, formerly of Rusk,
was at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Wal-
lace-Thompson Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Everett
McCollum officiating, burial was in
Russell Cemetery.
Mrs. Dupree died Friday morning
in a Tomball hospital. She was born
Jan. 8, 1905, in Rusk to the late
Jasper and Lutie Pryor. She had
lived in Tomball for a year. She pre-
viously lived in Jacksonville for four
years. She was a'Rusk resident for
85 years, where she was a member of
the First United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Dupree was preceded in death
by her husband, Roy Dupree, on June
13,1986.
Survivors are two sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Grady and Deanna
Dupree of Tyler and Kenneth and
Melva Dupree of Spring; a daughter,
Joann Dupree of Houston; four sis-
ters, Rae Nash of Livington, Joyce
Scoggins of Jacksonville, Frances
Phillips of Hpuston and Beth
Ehruland of Halletsville; a brother,
Joe Pryor of Mexia; fita grandchil-
dren; seven great-grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Steve Dupree,
Gregg Dupree, Josh Dupree, Allen
Minter, John Minter and Mark
Dupree.
Bill Sales ,
Graveside services for William A.
(Bill) Sales, 71, of Rusk were at 10
a.m. Wednesday at the Martin Cem-
etery in Atoy with the Rtev. Don
Copeland officiating. Arrangements
were under the direction of Thomp-
son Funeral Home.
Mr. Sales died Friday in
Lordsburg, N.M.
He was born June 5,1925, in Rusk
and was a lifelong Rusk resident. He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II and was a retired truck driver
and employee of Rusk State Hospi-
tal. He was a Methodist.
Survivors are a son, Raymond
Arthur Sales of Rusk; three daugh-
ters, Joyce Lynn Sales of Fontana,
Calif., Patricia Ann Rodriguez of
California and Robbie Nell Sales of
Rialto, Calif.; two, sisters, Marie
Meyer of Dallas and Hazel Vaught
of Rusk; 12 grandchildren; five great-
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were nephews and
brothers-in-law.
Ima Fleming Parker
Funeral for Ima Fleming Parker,
88, of Brownfield, former Alto resi-
dent, was held June 6 in the Ellis
Funeral Home Chapel in Morton
with the Rev. Ken Peterson officiat-
ing. Burial was in Morton Memorial
Cemetery.
Mrs. Parker died Saturday, June
3, in the Brownfield Nursing home.
She was born June 8,1906, in Jack
County.
She had lived in Brownfield since
Dec. 3,1992, moving there from Alto.
Mrs. Parker also lived in Maple from
1928 to 1964. She was a retired cafe
owner and manager. She operated a
restaurant in Littlefield form 1954
to 1956. She was a member of the A.
Frank Smith United Methodist
Church in Alto.
Survivors include one daughter,
Lena Faye Blalock of Peasanton;
three sons, Floyd Fleming of
Carlsbad, N.M., Carol Fleming of
Brownfield and Elvis Fleming of
Rosewell, N.M.; 12 grandchildren;
19 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Odie Lee Wood
Funeral for Odie Lee Wood, 76, of
the Sweet Union community was at
2 p.m. Saturday in the Church of
God in Christ at Sweet Union with
the Rev. C. C. Crockett officiating.
Burial was in Union Prairie Cem-
etery near Crockett. Arrangements
were under the direction of O. T.
Allen & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Wood died late Tuesday, July
25. She was born Nov. 27, 1918, in
Crockett and had lived most of her
Ufe in Crockett. She was a home-
maker and a Baptist.
Survivors are a daughter, Ida Lee
Bean of the Sweet Union commu-
nity; a stepdaughter, Ema Lee Smith
of Clear Lake Oaks, CaUf.; a sister,
Margie Mae Baker of Maraña, Ariz.;
11 grandchildren and 17 great-
grandchildren.
Ervin Singletary
Funeral for Ervin Singletary, 61,
of Los Angeles, Calif, was 10 a.m.
Friday. Mr. Singletary died July 19
in Los Angeles.
He was born June 11,1934, in
Rusk, the Bon of Ervell Singletary
and Tessie Bradley Singletary. He
married Frankie Singletary of Rusk
on May 9,1953. After moving to Los
Angeles in 1952, he joined the Jour-
ney Missionary Baptist Church,
where he served as deacon.
He was preceded in death by his
father and mother.
Survivors are his wife, Frankie
Singletary; two brothers, Tommy
Shedd of Rusk and Ernest Shedd of
Los Angeles; a sister, Johnie Mae
WiUiams of Rusk; six daughters and
four sons-in-law, Edrena Burkley,
Vera and Larry Feagin, RoseUine
and Effa House, Sherry and Chris-
topher Lewis, Diniania Singletary
and Rejean and Kevin Brown; a son
Ervin Singletary Jr., aU of Califor-
nia; 26 grandchildren; 10 great-
grandchildren; grandsons-in-law,
Bobby Clark Jr. and Avery Dennis
Jr.; and several aunts, cousins, rela-
tives and friends.
Participating in the service were
Pastor C. Brown, Rev. K Walker,
Elder F. Hunts, Deacon Moore,
Evelyn Knight, Belinda Rand, Rev.
Abraham and choir, Sarah Fuller,
Pastor Willard Keelso and Crystal
Lewis.
Pallbearers were Rev. Feagin,
Deacon Conners, Gregory Watkins,
Deacon Martin, Wesley Dykes,
Daniel Fernandez. Honorary paU-
bearers were Tommy Shedd, Ernest
Shedd, Ervin Singletary Jr., James
Shaw Jr. Bobby Clark Jr., Avery
Dennis Sr., Howard Burkley Jr., Leb
Bradley Jr. Kevin Blawin, Eric Burch
and Louis Lloyd.
Myrtle Opal Sharp
Funeral for Myrtle OpaJ Sharp,
94, of Jacksonville was at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Thompson Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Don
Copeland officiating. BuHal was in
Jacksonville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Sharp died Tuesday, July 25,
at her home. She had lived in
JacksonvUle all of her life. She was a
homemaker and a member of the
Rocky Springs Baptist Church at
DialviUe.
Survivors are a brother-in-law and
his wife, Curtis and Myrtle Sharp of
JacksonviUe; a sister-in-law, Gorda
Jacobs; a niece, Marlene Chadick of
Mobile, Ala.; a nephew, Robert Odom
of Rusk; 10 great nieces and neph-
ews; 18 great-great nieces and neph-
ews.
Pallbearers were Ray Loviette, Bill
Edwards, Chris Wood, Robert James
Meador, Mark Odom and Wade
Odom.
Grandpa Spraggins
Graveside services for Travis O.
(Grandpa) Spraggins, 79, of New
Summerfield were at 5 p.m. Thurs-
day at the Myrtle Spring Cemetery
in Ponta with O. R. Perkins officiat-
ing. Arrangements were under the
direction of Thompson Funeral
Home.
Mr. Spraggins died Tuesday in a
JacksonviUe nursing home. He was
born Feb. 26, 1916, in BuUard and
was a member of the New Summer-
field Baptist Church. He was a lube
technician and a rancher. He was a
former Scoutmaster for the Boy
Scouts of America.
Mr. Spraggins was preceded in
death by a son, Travis Ray Spraggins.
Survivors are his wife, Wilma
Spraggins of New Summerfield; a
daughter and son-in-law, Kay and
Travis Thigpen of Bedias; two broth-
ers, S. L. Spraggins and Jess
Spraggins, both of Tyler; a Bister,
WiUie Mae Gardner of Tyler; two
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Births
Jessica Lynn Enriquez
Jose Antonio and Laura Enriquez
announce the arrival of Jessica Lynn.
Born on Sunday, July 23, at 12:45
p.m. in the Mother Frances Hospital
of Tyler.
Welcoming new Jessica in to the
world were four and a half year old
sister, Briseida; Jose's mother from
Mexico and several uncles.
Mr. and Mrs. Enriquez are resting
at home in Rusk with new baby
Jessica Lynn.
Area Briefs
OH Tammit!' continues
The event of the season in Chero-
kee County occurs at Cherokee Civic
Theatre Aug. 4-5. "OH Tammit!" is
the original stage play written by
Ruskite Randy Moore. This show
has a little bit of everything: com-
edy, drama, original orchestrated
music, dancing and singing.
The story revolves around the
Talbert family and other Tammit
citizens who give us a glimpse be-
hind the scenes at the "Apache Civic
Theatre" as actors put on a full scale
musical comedy about the early set-
tlers of Tammit, Texas.
TJC Commencement
Summer commencement at Tyler
Junior College is planned for 7:30
p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 in Wagstaff
Gym. The registrar's office reports
there are 235 candidates for gradu-
ation, with 171 expected to partici-'
pate.
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The Summer Reading Program
ended July 25th at the Rube Ses-
sions Memorial Library, with 24
children receiving certificates indi-
cating that they had read or had
read to them twelve or more books.
Certificate were awarded to Hadyn
Ford, Camryn Ford, Jessica Jack-
son, Lindsay Evans, Lena Lewis,
Ashlea Choate, Lacey Carver, Scott
Doss, Jonathan Grayson, Alissa
FuUer, Ben Carver, Stormy Goodwin,
Jeffrey Grayson, DaKota Grayson,
Ariel Wilson, Brittany Wilson, Chris-
topher McMiUen, Adria Chapmon,
Samantha McMillen, Tate Hearn,
CoUin Hodges, Cheyenne WiUiams,
Cassidy Glover and Candus Glover.
Jessica Jackson, who is in the third
grade, read 31 books during this
time. A total of 118 children and 78
adults attended the seven weeks of
story time.
Those helping the three Tuesdays
in July were Kim Dew, Dana Schulze
and Janet Martin. On July 18, the
fire truck was brought over by fire-
man Roy Henry, from Welle Fire
Department, who demonstrated the
different uses of the fire truck. The
children especially enjoyed the
Siroftg sprays of the water. Then he
took all the children for a few blocks
ride on the truck with the siren go-
ing. All the children were excited
and thrUled over the ride, as weU as
two or three adults who also went.
The last day we walked to Dairy
Queen and were treated to ice ream
by Dairy Queen, which was appreci-
ated and exyoyed.
Our Story time program was a
great success and we want to thank
Joni Hicks who was in charge of the
program, for the many hours of work
she put into this program and for the
very good and talented helpers who
read and told stories. The Ubrary
certainly appreciates and thanks all
who helped to entertain the children
with the wonderfiil stories. We want
to encourage the parents to continue
to bring their children to the Ubrary.
Those who did not receive their Cer-
tificates, have through August 31st
to finish their reading logs.
NEW BOOKS: "Inside the White
House" by Ronald Kessler: "If the
general pubUc knew what was going
on inside the White House, they
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institution of the presidency and the
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"In Retrospect" by Robert S.
McNamara: The tragedy and les-
sons of Vietnam. From the preface:
"We of the Kennedy and Johnson
administrations who participated in
the decisions on Vietnam acted ac-
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principles and traditions of this na-
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of those values. Yet we were wrong,
terribly wrong. We owe it to future
generations to explain why."
Both titles are very interesting
and informative reading.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 7
spaghetti and meat sauce •
rotisserie style chicken • buttered
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Normandy • garlic bread •
strawberry shortcake • salad and
fruit bar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8
steak fingers with cream gravy •
chicken filets • French fries •
English peas with pearl onions •
zucchini and tomatoes • tossed
salad • Texas toast • pineapple
pudding • salad and fruit bar
WEDNESDAY, AUGUSTS
meat loaf • cubed turkey steaks •
tacos • pinto beans • mashed
potatoes • brussels sprouts • fried
okra • cornbread • cheesecake
with chocolate swirl • salad and
fruit bar
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
baked turkey slices with gravy •
cod fillets • cornbread stuffing •
Broccoli with rice casserole
•Italian green beans • roll •
buttermilk pie • fruit and salad bar
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
grilled chicken sandwich •
" Salisbury steak • bacon cheese-
burger • field peas • french fries •
baby whole okra • lettuce/
tomatoes/onions/pickles •
cornbread «lee cream with cookies
♦ fruit and salad bar
EVERY DAY... VARIETY OF
"HEART-HEALTHY" FRUITS &
SALADS
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one of the 1,511 Baylor University
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