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PROVIDENCE, RI. — A patient on leave from the Veterans Hospital in Brockton. Mass., walked into a gun shop here this afternoon [September 2, 1965], asked for some cartridges and a pistol and killed himself before the eyes of the proprietor. Hospital officials identified him as Russell E. Bannon Jr., 44, of Providence. They said […]

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Strong-Thorne Mortuary for Neulon A. Brown Jr., 4408 Eleventh NW, who died yesterday [July 14, 1965] at a local hospital after a short illness. He was 44. Surviving are his widow; his mother, Mrs. M. G. Robinson, San Angelo, Tex.; his father, N. A. Brown, San […]

Julio A. Bonacci, a technician with Vogel-Ritt, Inc., 4721 Chestnut St., died Wednesday [May 19, 1965] in Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He was 40 and lived at 2942 Berkley Rd., Ardmore. He served with the Marine Corps in the Second World War in the Pacific combat area for more than four years. Surviving are his […]

Cleveland M. Beebe, 40, a resident of 236 Gabriel Lane, died suddenly in an Alexandria hospital at 9:30 p.m. Sunday [January 24, 1965]. He was a pipefitter. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patsy Hogg Beebe; a son, Charles Thomas Beebe of Alexandria; three daughters, Mrs. Patricia Byrd, Miss Suzianne Beebe and Miss Shirley […]

Edward A. Brasus [January 9, 1965], devoted son of Margaret and the late Charles Brasus. Funeral Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 10:30 a.m., from Sullivan Funeral Home, 2701 W. 63rd St., at Washtenaw Avenue, to St. Rita Church. Member of Darius-Girenas Post, No. 271, A. L. Interment St. Casimir Cemetery.

Will Ballard Banta, former resident of Quitman and employee of Service Pipeline was killed Saturday night [September 19, 1964] in a car accident at Levelland where he had been living for the past two years. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the First Baptist Church at Quitman with Rev. Leroy Collum and Rev. Mark […]

A man found shot in the back of the head early today on Quaker Ave. near 82nd St. was identified just before noon as Robert O. Burdett Jr. Detective Capt. L. W. Forrester said the slaying victim, about 41, formerly resided at O’Donnell. The identification was made by an aunt, Mrs. Ralph Burdett, at Franklin-Bartley […]

On December 22, 1962, [Chicago] Police Officer Paul Batson was on patrol with his partner heading eastbound on west Armitage Street. They witnessed a white Chevrolet convertible traveling on the wrong side of Armitage at a high rate of speed, which forced the officers’ vehicle into the curb. The officers gave chase, but the driver […]

Saturday, June 23, 1962, Stanley [R. Byeseda], husband of Harriet Thompson; father of Sharon M. and Linda M.; son of Mrs. Antonia Byeseda; brother of Eddie, Virginia, Caroline and Margaret. Friends received at A. Staab & Sons Funeral Home, 34 Crafton Ave., Crafton. Blessing service Tuesday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m.

Deaths on highways had sent the weekend Memorial Day death toll in Texas to at least 26 by early Monday. Traffic accidents claimed 15 lives. The Associated Press weekend violent death count started at 6 p.m. Friday. Robert Buller, 38, died in a one-car accident Sunday [May 29, 1961] south of Livingston, his home town.