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Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Shores moved to Crosbyton in 1932. Shores owned and operated a second-hand furniture store here many years. I married his daughter, Helen, Dec. 25, 1939 in Dickens.
To this union the following children were born: Sharon Faye, Michael Clyde and Janice Gayle.
In 1938 I made a bet on the Crosbyton/Ralls football game (which at that time was always played on Nov. 11) with James Anderson. The loser was to push the winner from Crosbyton to Ralls in a wheelbarrow and buy him dinner. I won the bet and on Sunday morning Nov. 13, at 8 a.m. we started to Ralls. Three hours, 17 minutes later we parked at the Ralls Inn. Our meal was on the house.
(Taken from bio written by Clyde Ausmus)Source: "A History of Crosby County 1876-1977" © Crosby County Historical Commission 1978; Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas.
Clyde "Fritz" Ausmus, one of the community´s better known residents, was claimed by death at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Crosbyton Clinic Hospital following a sudden illness. He was 69.Mr. Ausmus reportedly was repairing plumbing in his wife´s beauty shop, adjacent to the family residence, when he became ill. Although he had undergone open heart surgery in recent years, his health had been good.
He was rushed to the local hospital by Crosbyton Ambulance Service.
Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Church of Christ with Glen Gray, minister of the church, and Joseph Johnston, minister of White River Lake Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment was made in Crosbyton Cemetery, under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Crosbyton.
Mr. Ausmus was a lifelong resident of Crosbyton. He was born here Jan. 10, 1913.
The former Helen Shores and Clyde Ausmus were married Dec. 25, 1939, in Dickens.
He was a member of Crosbyton Masonic Lodge 1020 AF&AM and Crosbyton Order of Eastern Star 891
Mr. Ausmus worked as a grocery clerk and butcher for seven food stores here. He started his career 1934 with the Red & White Grocery Store. He also worked for Plains Mercantile, Piggly Wiggly, Modern Foods, Mac´s Food Stores and Foodway before joining the Pinkston Super Market staff on July 10, 1971. He was employed at Pinkston´s until his retirement May 27, 1978.
In a Review article at the time of his retirement. Mr. Ausmus recalled his experiences, starting with the depression years when he worked at the Red & White Store, located in the present White´s Home and Auto building. He remembered that W. Lee O´Daniel´s (former governor of Texas) Hill Billy Flour was among the items stocked.
At Plains Mercantile, located in the present Winn´s facilities, he gained experience in threading pipe, selling hardware, pumping kerosene oil for stoves and kerosene lights, as well as working in the meat market. The firm also sold farm implements such as wagons and plows and bought eggs, butter, and cream from its farmer customers.
He remembered curb service, as well as home delivery in town and occasionally in rural area. The only adding machine in one of the stores was in the office. Purchases were itemized on a store pad.
Store hours in early days on Saturdays were 6 a.m. until "Jack Arthur closed the picture show, whether it would be midnight or 1 or 2 a.m. "
Survivors include his wife, Helen; one son, Michael Ausmus of Crosbyton; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Sharyn) Webb of Lubbock and Mrs. Kenneth (Janice) Brixey of Dallas; one sister, Cassie Crump of Lubbock; and nine grandchildren.
A twin brother, Claude Ausmus, died in 1980.
©Crosbyton Review, February 4, 1982
Services for Helen Shores Ausmus, 84, of Crosbyton were at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 27, 2006 at the Crosbyton Church of Christ with Terry Ellison and Carrol Robertson officiating. Burial followed in the Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Crosbyton.Helen passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Crosbyton Hospital.
She was born on May 21, 1921 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to the late Moses Kirkland and Mirtie (Barber) Shores. On December 25, 1939 she married Clyde "Fritz" Ausmus in Dickens, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 28, 1982.
Helen was a member of the Church of Christ and moved to Crosbyton in 1932 from California. She opened Helen's Beauty Shop in 1954 and operated it until her retirement in 2001. She is preceded in death by three brothers; Herman Shores, Elmer Shores, and Jim Shores and a sister Ethel Ogle.
Survivors include; a son and his wife; Michael and Debby Ausmus of Ralls, two daughters and their husbands; Sharyn and Jerry Webb of North Richland Hills, and Janice and Mike Hancock of McAdoo a sister; Elsie Gramlick of Calimesa, CA, 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 PM to 7 PM Thursday, January 26, 2006 at Adams Funeral Home in Crosbyton.
The family will receive friends from 6 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at Adams Funeral Home in Crosbyton.
Serving as pallbearers will be; H. W. Mullins, Stacy Smith, Clint Smith, Larry Yowell, Don Hill and Brooks Ellison. Honorary pallbearers will be; Harold Ogle, Paul Ogle, Larry Ogle, Ronnie Ogle and Jim Shores.
The family suggests memorials be made to Lubbock Christian University, 5601 19th St., Lubbock, Texas 79407.
©The Crosbyton Review, Thursday, February 2, 2006, page 6
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