| Sgt. Trammell Is Missing In New Guinea Staff Sergeant Glyn Francis Trammell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry F. Trammell of Athens, route 1, has been reported missing in New Guinea, according to a telegram received by his parents Thursday, August 10, from the War Department. There was no particulars. Sgt. Trammell, with the Air Corps, entered the service April ?, 1942 and went overseas in October 1943. He was born in Athens March 23, 1920, attended school at Cross Roads and was employed by the AAA office in Athens prior to entering the service. Memorial Service at Old Goshen A memorial service will be held at Old Goshen Friday, August 13, ???? to charge of the program announced Thursday. Everyone is invited to attend and ??? part. Funeral For Mrs. Kinabrew Held Friday Funeral services for Mrs. H. I. Kinabrew, who died Thursday morning in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness, were held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Cross Roads Baptist Church. The services were conducted by the Rev. S. H. Maples, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Athens, with interment following in the City Cemetery in Athens. The Carroll and Lehr Funeral Home was in charge. Pallbearers were W. M. Riddlesperger, C. F. Lane, H. H. Cade, Travis Todd, W. M. Stephens and Orval Pirtle. Mrs. Kinabrew, the former Miss Lena Loper, was born on June 18, 1903 in the Ash community near Athens and was married on July 24, 1921. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Lester Kinabrew Jr. and Loy Edwin Kinabrew of Cross Roads and Leo Kinabrew, stationed in San Antonio with the army; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Loper of Cross Roads; five brothers, Jerr Loper of Beaird, Garland Loper of Clyde, Roy Loper of Dallas, Joe Loper of Cross Roads and Dale Loper, overseas, and three sisters, Mrs. Lola Appleton of Clyde, Mrs. Eula Moon of Cross Roads and Mrs. Julia Blair of Dallas. All of the survivors attended the funeral services expect Dale and Garland Loper. Garland was unable to attend because of illness. Pvt. Lightfoot Goes To Camp Haan After Furlough At Home Pvt. Barles L. Lightfoot who has been stationed at Fort Bliss for the past seven weeks, has gone to his new station at Camp Haan, California, after spending a ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lightfoot of LaRue, route 2. The furlough was the first he has had since entering the service nine months ago. He received his seventeen weeks of basic training at Camp Callan, California and has an additional seven weeks training before him. He also visited relatives near Baxter and Athens while he was home. Extra News Tidbits: Sgt. And Mrs. Norbit Jones are home on a fifteen day furlough visiting relatives here, and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Jones in Murchison. Sgt. Jones is stationed in Mississippi. Mrs. Aravis Fancher is confined to her home because of illness. |
Funeral Services At New York Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie C. Holley, who died Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at her home in New York community, were held last Tursday at 4 o'clock at the New York Baptist Church. The services were conducted by the Rev. E. M. Johnson, Baptist Minister of Athens, the Rev. S. L. Culwell, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Athens and the Rev. G. W. Paschall, pastor of the New York Baptist Church. Burial was in the New York Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Robert Forester, Dennis Sholars, Mr. Bostick, Jim Bob Gauntt, Calvin Tindel and Raymond Godwin. Mrs. Holley was born on November 1, 1873, and was married to the late J. A. Holley on October 1, 1893. Eleven children were born to that union, eight of whom survive and were with her when she died. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. J. E. Norris of Big Springs, Mrs. W. M. Reynolds of New York, Mrs. G. R. Forester of Athens, Mrs. Artie Parker of Weed, New Mexico and Miss Florine Holley of New York; three sons, John A. Holley of Electria, Jess A. Holley of Hawkins, and J. R. Holley of Olney. In addition to her family, Mrs. Holley reared three grandsons, Sgt. Joe A. Ledbetter, stationed in Wyoming; Technical Corporal W. W. Ledbetter, Camp Bowie, and Johnny Ledbetter, SF 2/c, U. S. N. at sea. Twenty-one other grandchildren survive, amonth them Cpl. Jack Reynolds, somewhere in France; Staff Sergeant Weldon Reynolds, in England and G. R. Forester, MM 1/c, U. S. N. in the South Pacific. Mrs. Dickerson Knows Of No Irregularities “In regard to the investigation of alleged inconsistencies in voting in the July 22 primary, I would like for the public to know that he poll tax receipt books are now being audited by the county auditor and that if any irregularities show up, I will be as interested as anyone to know who is responsible for them, “ Mrs. Ben Dave Dickerson, county tax assessor-collector, said Thursday. The statement was made by Mrs. Dickerson in answer to a question by the Review as to whether or not she had any knowledge of any inconsistencies that might have occurred in the July primary. “The audit by the county auditor should be completed within the next few days, and I will be glad to give the public a statement, for to the best of my knowledge there have been no irregularities in my office,” Mrs. Dickerson added. Wounded Soldier Expects To Return To Service Soon Sgt. Arvel E. Gregg, wounded on July 15 in action in France, told his mother, Mrs. Lillie Gregg, in a letter dated August 3 that he was in a hospital in England and is getting along nicely. He expected to be back in service soon. The soldier said he wished they had left him in France as he likes the climate there much better than that of England. Bombardier Who Blasted Berlin Home On Leave; Not A Scratch In 30 Missions First Lt. Eugene D. Dennis, holder of the Air Medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross, is at home this week without so much as a scratch to show for the many close calls he had during thirty combat missions over Germany and enemy occupied territory. Nor did any of the lieutenant's crew receive injuries, although their plane was literally shot to pierces on some of the flights and was reported missing many times. On one occasion their bomber lost two engines. Lt. Dennis has dropped bombs on Berlin several times in the all-out Allied campaign to smash the Nazi capital, and has blasted many targets in germany as well as in territory taken over by the enemy. He says that he was in Scotland on D-Day, in answer to inquiries as to whether he took part in the invasion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dennis of Athens and has been in the service four years and overseas eight months. He will report to Santa Monica, California, for reassignment upon expiration of his leave. The citation for the awarding of the DFC read, in part: For extra-ordinary achievement while serving as a bombardier on bombardment missions over continental Europe, displaying great courage and skill, Lt. Dennis has materially aided in the success of each mission. The courage, coolness and skill displayed by Lt. Dennis on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the armed forces of the United States.” The award was announced at an Eighth Air Force Liberator Station in England. |
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