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Lubbock County Obituaries

Slaton, Tex., Jan. 1 – Frank J. Evans, division superintendent of the Slaton division of the Santa Fe Railway, with headquarters here, died today after a brief illness, from pneumonia. Mr. Evans was born at Valley Falls, Kan., where the body will be sent for burial. Before coming to the southwest he was in the employ of the Santa Fe at Emporia and Wichita, Kansas. (The Pueblo Cheiftain, January 2, 1919, page 10)submitted by Peggy Thompson

Thursday March 31, 1994 Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Lubbock, Texas.
H.R. Beavers Lovington, N.M. (Special)- Services for H.R. "Bud" Beavers, 71, of Lovington will be at 10 a.m., MST today in Third and Central Church of Christ with Sam Kitching, minister, officiating. Graveside service will be at 2p.m. Friday in Snyder (Texas) Cemetery under direction of Smith Rogers Funeral Home. Beavers died Monday, March, 1994, in Nor-Lea General Hospital. He was born on Nov 25, 1922 in Hope, Arkansas. He married Erdice Reynolds on July 12, 1946 in Snyder. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and was a member of the Church of Christ, Veterans of Foreign wars Post 9477 and American Legion Post 68. Survivors include his wife; a brother Forrest of Snyder; and four sisters, Esta Lee Haney of Snyder, Darlene Ramage and Mary Lou Boothe, both of Carthage, (Texas) and Betty Jo Brown of Kirkland, Washington.  Pallbearers will be Jerry Smith, Meredith Smith, Todd Smith, Michael Smith, Mark Smith and Bob Williams.
courtesy of Lee Peacock Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson


Lubbock Avalanche Journal Aug 2 1984, Texas.
Charlie Beavers Snyder (Special)-- Services for Charlie Beavers, 93, of Snyder will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Eastside Church of Christ with minister Tom Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell-Scale Funeral Home. Mr Beavers died at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday at Cogdell Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Hope Ark. He was a resident of Snyder since 1928. He married Essie Emma Lafferty March 22,1914 in Hope Arkansas. She died March 27 1981. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ. He is survived by two sons. Forrest of Snyder and H.R. of Lovington N.M.; five daughters Mrs Ray Haney of Snyder, Mrs Bill Brown of Mission, Calif, Mrs Joe Smith of Lovington. N.M., Mrs Gerald Ramage of Carthage and Mrs. J.M. Boothe of Cathage; a sister Bess Galloway of Hope, Arkansas; 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
courtesy of Lee Peacock Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson


Lubbock Avalanche Journal March 29, 1981 .
Mrs. Beavers Snyder (Special)--Services for Mrs. Charlie Beavers, 89, of Snyder will be at 3;30 pm today at Eastside Church of Christ with Sanford Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Snyder cemetery under direction of Belle Seale Funeral Home of Snyder. Mrs. Beavers died at 6:15 p.m. Friday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. The Hope Ark, native lived in Snyder for 53 years. She was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ. She married Charlie Beavers March 22, 1914 in Hope Arkansas. Survivors include her husband;five daughters, Mrs. Ray Haney and Mrs. Bill Brown both of Snyder, Mrs. Gerald Ramage, and Mrs. J. M. Boothe both of Carthage, and Mrs. Jose Smith of Lovington N.M.; two sons, Forrest of Snyder and H.R. of Lovington, N.M.; two sisters Mrs. Ada Capurani and Miss Lois Lafferty, both of Hope Arkansas; 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
courtesy of Lee Peacock Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson


Obituary--Rudy Earl Gryder, Died 5  Jan 1977
Funeral services for Rudy Earl Gryder, 63, of 2503 58th St., will be at 2 p.m. today at the Southcrest Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Broadhurst officiating.  Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under direction of Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. Gryder, a Lubbock resident for the past 40 years, died Wednesday afternoon in Highland Hospital. Gryder, a veteran of World War II, was a Lubbock used car dealer. he was also a member of the Southcrest Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Doris; one daughter, Jerilea of the home; two step daughters, Mrs Sharon Grant of Muleshoe and Jencie Lee of Idalou; and six step grandchildren. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs Vera Cornelison of Temple and Mrs. Gladys Glasglow of Bryan.
Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson 


Services for Alice Gryder, 82, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Friday in W.W. Rix  Chapel with the Rev. John Ballard, Associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under direction of Rix Funeral Directors. She died Tuesday at her home. Justice of the Peace L.J. Blalock ruled the death due to Natural causes. She was born in Forney and moved to Breckenridge to Lubbock in 1937. She married J.L. Gryder on Dec. 24 1927 in Sherman. He died in 1966. She was a former Hemphill-Wells employee, retiring in 1982. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter. Mrs Gene Aicher of Lubbock; a brother Claude Howell of Dallas; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gene Aicher Jr., Brian Carter, Roger Buck, Randy Williams and Brian Edwards. 
Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson 


Obituary--James Gryder November 14, 1984 Wednesday
Services for James M. Gryder, 53, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. today in W.W.
Rix Chapel with the Rev. John Ballard and their Rev. Tom Kennedy both of the First Baptist Church officiating.
Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under direction of Rix Funeral Directors.  He died Monday afternoon at his home. Justice of the Peace L.J. Blalock ruled the death was due to natural causes. Gryder was born at Breckenridge. He was a concrete finisher. He had lived in Lubbock most of his life. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the singles class at the First Baptist Church. His father, James Lester Gryder, died September 1966. Survivors included his mother, Alice, and a sister, Mrs. O.G. Aicher of Lubbock.
Transcribed by Mary Lafferty Wilson 
 

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