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It's time to repay our elders' service
MAYOR PHILLIP SPENRATH
      During this past week, one of our great senior statesmen was called to his eternal home, free from pain, and is now with friends and family who have gone before him.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Barbee family sends their thanks
      Dear friends, The family of Fred Barbee wants to thank you for all your kindness and generosity of spirit. And to the Revs. Joyce McCormick and Dick Gould as well as pianist Ted Lashley and vocalist Chris McCormick, thank you for one of the most beautiful services anyone has ever been to - many...
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Barbee 'true friend' to El Campo
      Editor, the Leader-News: It is with great sadness to learn of Fred Barbee's untimely passing. The Barbee family has lost a great husband, father, father in-law, and grandfather. The city of El Campo has lost one of her favorite sons and the citizens of this community have lost a dear friend.
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Coke man blew in with storm, made career the 'Real Thing'
JERRY AULDS
      Besides hailing from Wharton County, both CBS News anchorman Dan Rather and retiring El Campo Coke main honcho James Socha share another more unique connection - Hurricane Carla's howling winds helped launch each man's career back in 1961.
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