Funeral services for Mrs. Billie O. Sweeney, 51, were held December 24, at 2 p.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church, Spur. Rev. Dick Horn officiated, assisted by Rev. J.E. Lee, Plainview and Rev. J.R. Williams, Stanton.Mrs. Sweeney died December 23 at her home in Spur. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church and had been a resident of Spur since 1949.
Survivors include her husband, Glee Sweeney, Spur; six brothers, Charley Witt, Spur; Dee, Brownsville, Laurence, Kingman, AZ; Weldon, Lakeside, AZ; Lois, Crosbyton; H.E., Spur; and four sisters, Mrs. Ruby Love, Odessa; Mrs. Novelle Smith, Ardmore, OK; Mrs. Estelle Maze, Lubbock and Ms. Dortha Drennon, Morton; stepchildren, Bobby S. Sweeney, Levelland, and Mrs. J.C. Powell, Spur.
Burial was in Spur cemetery.
©The Texas Spur, December 31, 1964
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Funeral services for Robert Glee Sweeney, 65, a farmer and carpenter, were held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Vergil Smith officiating.Mr. Sweeney died August 10 in Crosbyton Hospital. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Peggy Powell, Stamford; one son, Robert Steel, Levelland; five half-sisters, Faye Widner, Veda Criswell, Myrtle Marshal, and Essie Lee Barker, all of Graham; Imogene Bristow, Irving; two half-brothers, James Sweeney, Graham and Claude Sweeney, Fort Worth; nine grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Alto Smith, Clyde Smith, Lois Witt, Alton Maze, Homer Hill and Dan Harrison.
Interment was in Spur Cemetery.
©The Texas Spur August 17, 1967
Transcribed by Becky Hodges, September 2004
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