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Dawson Honored On 80th Birthday

C.C. Dawson, 3805 N. Donald, was honored on his 80th birthday, Sunday, November 4th, at an Open House held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lemmons, 5732 NW 31st Terrace. Mrs. Lemmons is a daughter of the honoree.

Guests included Mrs. C.C. Dawson, wife of the honoree, and the couple's other children:

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dawson and Kerry (son), Bethany; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dawson and Debbie (son), Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cramm, Jean and Jerry (daughter), Midwest City; Mr. and Mrs. L.N. Close (daughter), Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rollins and Ricky (daughter), Enid. Unable to attend were Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Dawson (son) from Amarillo, Texas.

Other visitors during the day included: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dawson (brother), and Mr. Elmer Dawson (brother), all of Dodge City, Kansas; Mrs. W.P. Warner (sister), Ford, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Karns (sister), Mrs. Forrest Ladd, Rev. and Mrs. Darrell Slack, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens, Mrs. Johnny Rayburn, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Purtee and Stacy, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Emrich, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Close, Bret and Jeana, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pearsall, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Proffit, Mrs. Pearle Rollins, and Mrs. Carroll McLain, all of Bethany;

Also, Miss Carolyn Karns, Pratt, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Close, Don, Shelly and Kevin, Yukon; Mrs. Pearle Pearsall, Dodge City, Kansas, and Mrs. A.F. Balsmeier, Hutchinson, Kansas.

–Newspaper clipping saved by Verna (Dawson) Karns.
[Cliff lived in Bethany, Oklahoma at that time, and the celebration was held in Oklahoma City. The year was 1967.]