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Alan Shapley, Lt. Gen., USMC (Ret.), 70, a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict, died May 13 [1973] of a lung tumor at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Md. A 1927 graduate of the Naval Academy, he commanded the Marine detachment aboard battleship Arizona and won the Silver Star for rescuing […]

Charles Fred Widdecke, Maj. Gen., USMC (Ret.), 54, who with the 22nd Marines, took part in the attacks on several of the Marshall Islands and in the invasion of Guam during World War II, died May 13 [1973] in La Paz, Mexico, after suffering a heart attack while on a fishing trip. For the Guam […]

Marcus M. Post, 51, of 95 W. Highland Drive, Camarillo, died Sunday [April 29, 1973] at St. John’s Hospital after a short illness. Born May 5, 1921, in Moorpark, Post lived in Ventura County all of his life. He is survived by his wife, Catherine; a daughter, Mary Hall of Westlake Village; a son, Marcus […]

Services for Charles B. Yancey, 50, 4922 West 10th Street, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Conkle Speedway Funeral Home, with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery at Greencastle. Mr. Yancey, born at Hymera, had lived in this area most of his life. He died Wednesday [April 4, 1973] at the West 10th Street […]

Edgar H. Lemke, 49, of 431 E. Park St., died of an apparent heart attack at 12:30 a.m. today [March 31, 1973]. Mr. Lemke was under the care of a physician for heart trouble for the last six years. He died at 136 Bunn St., property which he owned and rented. He was reportedly called […]

PRESCOTT – Frederick Cannon Petet, 64, a retired Marine, died Friday [March 23, 1973] in Ft. Whipple Veterans Administration Hospital near here. Masonic graveside services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Ft. Whipple VA Cemetery, Ruffner Funeral Home announced. Mr. Petet, a native of Cameron, Mo., came to Prescott […]

NACODOCHES – Funeral services for Royce V. Francis, 49, of Garrison, were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Garrison Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Brown officiating, assisted by Rev. Carl Greer. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Garrison. Mr. Francis died Thursday [March 15, 1973] in Methodist Hospital in Houston. Survivors include his […]

Harold V. Lear, age 78, 224 Ruschli St., Crown Point, Indiana, passed away at his residence Monday, February 19, 1973. Survivors: wife, Beatrice; three sons, John R. of Portage, William J. of Durham, North Carolina, Steven V., at home; three daughters, Mrs. Marian Dencho of Hammond, Mrs. Theresa Durich of Crown Point, Mrs. Pat Hamilton […]

Robert W. Vreeke, 48, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Sunday afternoon [February 4, 1973] at Veterans Hospital, Wood, Wis. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Keith Haag will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Vreeke, was born March 29, 1924, […]

Thomas Kelsey Lofton [January 20, 1973], born 52 years ago in Mississippi. Was member of El Bekal Shrine, Five Points Lodge No. 779 F&AM, VFW and DAV. Survived by wife, Helen of Garden Grove; mother, Flossie Lofton; son, Robin Belza; brother, Dan Martin Lofton. Service Wednesday 2 p.m. Mottell’s Mortuary. Friends may call all day […]