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LOVE STORIES
daughters, Carla Jean and
Letha Gail, were born in
Ardmore.
They moved to Borger, Texas
in November of 1962 to work
for JM Huber Corporation
in the analytical laboratory.
Charles worked in testing
carbon black, ink, clay,
silicas, and in improving The couple have been very active photographer, and they keep up
the test methods, designing in the Borger area in a lot of with their five grandchildren and
new testing methods for carbon ways and at a lot of venues. They three great grands weekly by
black oil, and analyzing rubber both sang in the Frank Phillips Zoom. Plus, they are currently
and plastic samples for the Community Choir at several local leading singing at Fritch
Tech Service Group. He also concerts, and notably in Carnegie Methodist Church. Whew! We’re
did computer programming for Hall in New York City twice. exhausted just writing about it.
the analytical lab. He received Charles served on the Borger
the ASTM (American Society City Council for 15 years and the From their humble beginnings in
for Testing and Materials) Borger Economic Development rural Oklahoma, the Gillinghams
Distinguished Service Award in Corporation. He received the have amassed a lifetime of
1998. Charles retired in 1999 as Hutchinson County Museum awards, accomplishments, and
Supervisor of the Analytical and service award, and the couple accolades. But it is precisely
Rubber Labs. Polly worked as a received the Borger Chamber of because of their humble servants’
Laboratory Technician at the City Commerce Citizen of the Year hearts that their latter days are
Wastewater Plant and eventually award in 2006. They serve in the even better than the former days.
became the Supervisor there. County Heart Association, Friends
of the Alibates Flint
They joined Wesley Methodist Quarries, Friends of
Church and sang in the church the Library, Friends
choir, which Polly eventually of the Museum,
led, and they held many other HutchCares (seniors
offices and responsibilities in the living at home),
church. Polly enjoyed teaching Gideons, Meals on
the elementary Children’s Sunday Wheels, Snack Pack
School class, and they also served 4 Kids, Chamber
as sponsors of the youth ministry. of Commerce Red
Charles served as President of Coats, and Kairos
the Northwest Texas Conference prison ministry.
Methodist Men, and Polly Both he and Polly
was very active with the local are trained weather
Methodist Women and served as spotters. Charles is
an officer for the Northwest Texas an accomplished
Methodist Women.
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