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Saturday October 12, 2002 

 
 Frank L. Tomlin
WEATHERFORD - Frank L. Tomlin, 78, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, in 
Weatherford.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Park.
He was born March 9, 1924, in Fort Worth.
Survivors are: brother, Jack Tomlin and wife Doris of Odessa; brother-in-law, 
Harold Strother of Everman; and many nieces and nephews. 
 
 
 J.T. Townsend
DENVER CITY - J.T. Townsend, 80, of Denver City died Thursday morning in Hobbs, 
N.M.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist 
Church with the Rev. Bob Webb officiating. Burial will follow in the Denver City 
Memorial Park under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home.
J.T. was born on June 13, 1922, in Hamlin, Texas. He married Mary Jo Cox on Oct. 
3, 1942, in Noodle, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from Oct. 1942 to 
Nov. 1945 at Lubbock and Bryan-College Station in jet maintenance. They moved to 
Denver City in 1949 and he was employed by Shell Oil Co. He retired from Shell 
after 27 years. He then owned and operated J&J Stream Cleaning for 26 years. 
J.T. was a member of the Denver City Masonic Lodge and a deacon in the First 
Baptist Church.
J.T. was preceded in death by 2 daughters, Mary Jeannette and Shirley Jean 
Townsend; one brother, Donnell; and two sisters, Peggy Townsend and Mena Carnes.
Survivors are: his wife, Mary Jo; one son, Jimmy Don of Odessa; two brothers, 
Weldon Townsend of Orange and Cliff Townsend of Midland; one sister, Donnie Sisk 
of Odessa; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-
grandson.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.  
 
 
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