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Monday, June 26, 2017Township, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 67. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Dilworth) Ennis, who passed away in 2013. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Betty (Lynn) Ennis, of Bristol, and the late Samuel J. Ennis. William graduated from Bristol Junior-Senior High School and later earned a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and business from Penn State University. After graduation, he was employed by Continental Bank, enjoying an early career in banking in Philadelphia. More recently, he had been employed as a supervisor for U.P.S., Willow Grove. He also worked as an auto mechanic at the Texaco station in Flourtown. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Glenside. An avid fisherman, he also loved to lay out model trains.In addition to his mother, William will be lovingly remembered by a daughter, Jennifer A. Ennis, and her partner, Michael Heayn, of Quakertown; two grandchildren, Jakob and Tabitha; a brother, John Ennis, and his wife, Jo-Ann Osnoe, of Yardley; and two nephews, Kyle and Logan. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Hillside ...
Monday, June 26, 2017He enjoyed spending time with his family, attending his grandkids ballgames, fishing, and building things in his shop using his lathe, creating working miniature models of steam engines and Ft. Worth Cable Tool rigs. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Jack enjoyed life to the fullest, working hard, playing hard, and spending time with his family.Jack is preceded in death by his parents, son Randy King; father in law Kenneth Baugher, mother in law Mable Baugher, brother in law Mick Baugher and sister in law Norma Miller. He is survived by his wife Leona, of the home in Drummond; three children, son Rick King and wife Becky, of Garnett, KS; son Steve King and wife Betty, of Drummond ; daughter Jackie Ekman and husband Daryl of Drummond; eleven grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, and many friends.Memorials in Jack’s name may be made to the Drummond Fire Department with Ladusau-Evans Funera Home serving as custodian of the funds.Condolences may be made and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
Monday, June 26, 2017Heidi Marie Bonds, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Clinton, Arkansas, passed away June 9, 2017. She was born in Conway, Arkansas on December 9, 1992 to Danny Lewis Bonds and Carol Lorice Echoff. Heidi worked in Child Care, enjoyed horseback riding, poetry and music. She loved animals and living life and attended First Baptist Church of Clinton.Left to cherish her memory are her father Danny Lewis Bonds and wife Arline; mother Carol Lorice Echoff, sister Sheila Kriston Wright of North Carolina; and a nephew Everett Austion Wright . Heidi is also survived by uncles Ronald Bonds, Raymond Bonds, James Echoff and David Kelley; aunts Holly Therkeld and Ruby Landis; cousins Matthew Bonds, Mark Bonds, Sarah Bonds and Jordyn Bonds; as well as other family and friends.Visitation will be Thursday, June15, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Clinton Funeral Service. Services will be Friday, June 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Clinton First Baptist Church with Brother Ricky Burroughs officiating.Arrangements entrusted to Clinton...
Monday, June 19, 2017Red Cross.Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Mildred Pennartz of Windthorst; five daughters, Thelma Vieth and husband, Bobby of Odessa, Pearl Middleton of Ft. Worth, Anna Marie Pennartz and husband Robert Smith of Wichita Falls, Teresa Warner of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Neysa Colvin and husband, Steven of Weatherford; six sons, David Pennartz of Loving, Allen and wife, Clydene of Wichita Falls, Ralph Pennartz and wife, Nancy of Wichita Falls, Joseph Pennartz and wife, Julie of Windthorst, Troy Pennartz of Wichita Falls, and Roy Pennartz of Windthorst; one sister, Helen O’Niel of Florida; twenty-six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by two sons, Clyde and Bruce; two daughters-in-law, Frances Pennartz and Neoma Pennartz; five sisters and four brothers.The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310 or the American Red Cross Blood Center 1809 5th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301.Read or Share this story: http://wtrne.ws/2sHDDFy...
Monday, June 19, 2017Paradise Valley, the commercial district, covered the area approximately where Comerica Park and Ford Field are today downtown, said Detroit historian Ken Coleman. His book, Million Dollars Worth of Nerve, profiles the power-players of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, a residential neighborhood that existed generally where Lafayette Park is now, bounded by Gratiot Avenue to the north, Congress to the south, the Grand Trunk Railroad (the present day Dequindre Cut) to the east and Brush Street to the west.Exactly where the neighborhoods started and ended is up for debate, Coleman said."It's not like these communities were codified in boundaries at City Hall. They were loose in general."Still, what's clear is that the two areas were vibrant, bustling with activity.Joe Louis co-owned a restaurant, the Brown Bomber's Chicken Shack, with Sunnie Wilson on East Vernor (it reportedly lost the legendary boxer $40,000, according to LIFE magazine).Charles Diggs, later the state's first black state senator, was a leading funeral home owner there, as was James Cole, whose funeral home business survives to this day. (Two months ago, the funeral home provided services for Orsel McGhee,...
Monday, June 19, 2017Winlock American Legion Post.At the final ceremony of the day, veterans and volunteers left a wreath and a rose at the memorial wall and joined in a prayer asking to make veterans’ sacrifices worthwhile.“Help us preserve the high ideals for which our brothers and sisters died,” Master Sgt. Edward (Sparrow) Sparrowgrove said while leading the prayer.
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Monday, June 26, 2017Township, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 67. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Dilworth) Ennis, who passed away in 2013. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Betty (Lynn) Ennis, of Bristol, and the late Samuel J. Ennis. William graduated from Bristol Junior-Senior High School and later earned a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and business from Penn State University. After graduation, he was employed by Continental Bank, enjoying an early career in banking in Philadelphia. More recently, he had been employed as a supervisor for U.P.S., Willow Grove. He also worked as an auto mechanic at the Texaco station in Flourtown. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Glenside. An avid fisherman, he also loved to lay out model trains.In addition to his mother, William will be lovingly remembered by a daughter, Jennifer A. Ennis, and her partner, Michael Heayn, of Quakertown; two grandchildren, Jakob and Tabitha; a brother, John Ennis, and his wife, Jo-Ann Osnoe, of Yardley; and two nephews, Kyle and Logan. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Hillside ...
Monday, June 26, 2017He enjoyed spending time with his family, attending his grandkids ballgames, fishing, and building things in his shop using his lathe, creating working miniature models of steam engines and Ft. Worth Cable Tool rigs. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Jack enjoyed life to the fullest, working hard, playing hard, and spending time with his family.Jack is preceded in death by his parents, son Randy King; father in law Kenneth Baugher, mother in law Mable Baugher, brother in law Mick Baugher and sister in law Norma Miller. He is survived by his wife Leona, of the home in Drummond; three children, son Rick King and wife Becky, of Garnett, KS; son Steve King and wife Betty, of Drummond ; daughter Jackie Ekman and husband Daryl of Drummond; eleven grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, and many friends.Memorials in Jack’s name may be made to the Drummond Fire Department with Ladusau-Evans Funera Home serving as custodian of the funds.Condolences may be made and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
Monday, June 26, 2017Heidi Marie Bonds, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Clinton, Arkansas, passed away June 9, 2017. She was born in Conway, Arkansas on December 9, 1992 to Danny Lewis Bonds and Carol Lorice Echoff. Heidi worked in Child Care, enjoyed horseback riding, poetry and music. She loved animals and living life and attended First Baptist Church of Clinton.Left to cherish her memory are her father Danny Lewis Bonds and wife Arline; mother Carol Lorice Echoff, sister Sheila Kriston Wright of North Carolina; and a nephew Everett Austion Wright . Heidi is also survived by uncles Ronald Bonds, Raymond Bonds, James Echoff and David Kelley; aunts Holly Therkeld and Ruby Landis; cousins Matthew Bonds, Mark Bonds, Sarah Bonds and Jordyn Bonds; as well as other family and friends.Visitation will be Thursday, June15, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Clinton Funeral Service. Services will be Friday, June 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Clinton First Baptist Church with Brother Ricky Burroughs officiating.Arrangements entrusted to Clinton...
Monday, June 19, 2017Red Cross.Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Mildred Pennartz of Windthorst; five daughters, Thelma Vieth and husband, Bobby of Odessa, Pearl Middleton of Ft. Worth, Anna Marie Pennartz and husband Robert Smith of Wichita Falls, Teresa Warner of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Neysa Colvin and husband, Steven of Weatherford; six sons, David Pennartz of Loving, Allen and wife, Clydene of Wichita Falls, Ralph Pennartz and wife, Nancy of Wichita Falls, Joseph Pennartz and wife, Julie of Windthorst, Troy Pennartz of Wichita Falls, and Roy Pennartz of Windthorst; one sister, Helen O’Niel of Florida; twenty-six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by two sons, Clyde and Bruce; two daughters-in-law, Frances Pennartz and Neoma Pennartz; five sisters and four brothers.The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310 or the American Red Cross Blood Center 1809 5th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301.Read or Share this story: http://wtrne.ws/2sHDDFy...
Monday, June 19, 2017Paradise Valley, the commercial district, covered the area approximately where Comerica Park and Ford Field are today downtown, said Detroit historian Ken Coleman. His book, Million Dollars Worth of Nerve, profiles the power-players of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, a residential neighborhood that existed generally where Lafayette Park is now, bounded by Gratiot Avenue to the north, Congress to the south, the Grand Trunk Railroad (the present day Dequindre Cut) to the east and Brush Street to the west.Exactly where the neighborhoods started and ended is up for debate, Coleman said."It's not like these communities were codified in boundaries at City Hall. They were loose in general."Still, what's clear is that the two areas were vibrant, bustling with activity.Joe Louis co-owned a restaurant, the Brown Bomber's Chicken Shack, with Sunnie Wilson on East Vernor (it reportedly lost the legendary boxer $40,000, according to LIFE magazine).Charles Diggs, later the state's first black state senator, was a leading funeral home owner there, as was James Cole, whose funeral home business survives to this day. (Two months ago, the funeral home provided services for Orsel McGhee,...
Monday, June 19, 2017Winlock American Legion Post.At the final ceremony of the day, veterans and volunteers left a wreath and a rose at the memorial wall and joined in a prayer asking to make veterans’ sacrifices worthwhile.“Help us preserve the high ideals for which our brothers and sisters died,” Master Sgt. Edward (Sparrow) Sparrowgrove said while leading the prayer.
