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Wilfred Garrett Amburgey, 92, passed away peacefully Sept. 25, 2014, at the Hospice Care Center. He was born May 13, 1922, in Weiser, Idaho, to George and Bertha Amburgey. In 1929, he, his parents and his siblings Margaret, Gilbert and Opal moved to Longview. He continued to reside here for the remainder of his life. […]

John A. McGruddy Sr., March 15, 2006, of Rox, age 82. Husband of the late Veronica T. (nee McMahon); father of Vera Cessna, John A. McGruddy Jr., Sharon Wiley, Deborah Morris, Mary Ann Zeisloft; also survived by 10 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by grandson, Charles “Chuck” Cessna III. Relatives and friends are invited to viewing […]

Lt. Col. William E. Sperling III, USMC, Ret., passed away Tuesday. October 17 [2000] at Villa Coronado. He had just celebrated his 87th birthday on Friday, the 13th. Sperling was originally from Bound Brook, New Jersey, and was a 1935 graduate of Rutgers University. He enjoyed a long and distinguished military career. During World War […]

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS – William L. Wild, a retired shipping clerk with Swift Meat Co., died Tuesday [July 27, 1993] of cancer at his home in North Richland Hills. He was 68. Funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Vigil will be at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home. […]

A.J. Osban, 64, OKC, passed away Nov. 19, 1985 at South Community Hospital. Born July 9, 1921 in Beggs, OK. He was a retired security guard for the OKC Board of Education. He was a WWII Marine veteran, member of the Baptist Church. Survived by his wife, Geneva of the home; sons, Jim of OKC; […]

John Kobal, 63, of Lehighton, R.4, died Thursday [January 5, 1984] in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. He retired in 1981 after 34 years as a conductor for the now Conrail Railroad. Born in Lehighton, he was a son of the late Stephen and Mary (Hrenko) Kobal. He was a member of the Lutheran wing […]

In Washington, D.C., Francis J. Kulluson, 56, husband of the late Cecilia (Cobey) Kulluson, of Camp Springs, Md., formerly of Hartford, died June 3, 1978, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D.C. Mr. Kulluson was born in Easthampton, L.I., N.Y., on Aug. 18, 1921. He was educated in the Hartford schools and was graduated from […]

Names of war heroes reported by the War Department as prisoners of war, missing and killed in the service of their country from April 25 to May 1 are included upon this honor roll, with the names of next of kin: Marines: Corp. Rufus P. Hixon, whose widow is Mrs. Betty Hakalo Hixon, Price, killed […]

The War Department Saturday listed two more state men who have given their lives for their country. Nineteen are missing in action and twenty-one have been wounded. Dead [July 21, 1944]: Pfc. Robert R. Kyzar, USMC, son of Mrs. Rose Lee Kyzar of 1211 Gill St., Columbia.

The Navy Department has notified Mrs. Helen Engel, Indiana, R. D. 3, that her son, Robert F. Engel, was killed in action on July 21, 1944, at Guam. He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Engel, and one sister, Mrs. Laberna Buchanan.