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Mrs. W. H. Jack Sr.
Apr 17, 1949, Dallas, Texas

Mrs. W. H. Jack Sr., died Apr. 1949

Mrs. W. H. Jack Sr., 81, who had lived in Dallas with her daughter, Mrs. M. S. Dillard, since 1936, died Saturday in a Dallas hospital.
Mrs. Jack was a native of Tennessee. She came to Texas as a bride. Her husband first practiced law in Kaufman and then practiced many years in Corsicana. She came to Dallas after his death in 1936. She lived at 6624 Lakewood.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Jack is survived by three sons, C. S. Jack of Kansas City, Mo.; J. C. Jack of Medford, Ore., and W. H. Jack Jr., of Dallas.
Funeral services will be held Monday at the First Methodist Church in Corsicana where Mrs. Jack taught Sunday school many years. Burial will be in Corsicana.

Apr 18, 1949, Dallas, Texas

Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Jack Sr., mother of W. H. Jack Jr., Dallas attorney, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Methodist Church in Corsicana.
Mrs. Jack died in a Dallas hospital Saturday. She was 81.
Mrs. Jack had lived in Dallas since the death of her husband in Corsicana thirteen years ago. He was an attorney there.
Besides her son in Dallas, Mrs. Jack is survived by two other sons, C.
S. Jack of Kansas City, Mo., and J. C. Jack of Medford, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. M. S. Dillard of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Sallie Bushart of Fulton, Ky., nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

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Ora (Butler) Ivey
Feb 14, 1864 - Nov 23, 1936

IVEY - Corsicana, Texas. Nov. 23. - Mrs. Ora Ivey, 72, a native of Corsicana, died at her home Monday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday. Mrs. Ivey was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lena Blanding of Corsicana; two sons, E. V. Ivey of Kerens and W. Eric Ivey of Dallas; one sister and three brothers.

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FUNERAL SERVICES TUESDAY MORNING FOR MRS. ORA IVEY

PIONEER RESIDENT OF CORSICANA DIED AT AN EARLY HOUR MONDAY

Mrs. Ora Ivey, aged 72 years, native of Corsicana, died at her home, 515 West Third avenue, Monday morning at 6 o’clock. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock with interment in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe N. Everheart, Presbyterian minister of Kerens. Mrs. Ivey had been a member of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church here for many years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lena Blanding, Corsicana; two sons, E. V. Ivey, Kerens, and W. Eric Ivey, Dallas; a sister, Mrs. C. T. Banister, Corsicana; three brothers, J. E. Butler, Corsicana; J. H. Butler, Corsicana, and G. H. Butler, Shreveport, La.; several grandchildren and other relatives.

Mrs. Ivey was well-known here and was a member of a pioneer and prominent family of Navarro county.

Funeral arrangements are being directed by the ----------Funeral Home.

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FUNERAL SERVICES TUESDAY MORNING FOR MRS. ORA IVEY

PIONEER RESIDENT OF CORSICANA DIED AT AN EARLY HOUR MONDAY

Mrs. Ora Ivey, aged 72 years, native of Corsicana, died at her home, 515 West Third avenue, Monday morning at 6 o’clock. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock with interment in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe N. Everheart, Presbyterian minister of Kerens. Mrs. Ivey had been a member of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church here for many years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lena Blanding, Corsicana; two sons, E. V. Ivey, Kerens, and W. Eric Ivey, Dallas; a sister, Mrs. C. T. Banister, Corsicana; three brothers, J. E. Butler, Corsicana; J. H. Butler, Corsicana, and G. H. Butler, Shreveport, La.; several grandchildren and other relatives.

Mrs. Ivey was well-known here and was a member of a pioneer and prominent family of Navarro county.

Funeral arrangements are being directed by the Corley Funeral Home.

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Caroline Ivey
Died Jan 1928

IVEY. - Corsicana, Texas. Jan 19. - Mrs. Caroline Ivey, 93, a resident of Texas eighty years and of Blooming Grove, Navarro County, seventy-seven years, died at Athens Wednesday morning and the funeral took place Thursday afternoon in Blooming Grove.
The services were conducted by the Rev. George W. Kar_eguy, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Blooming Grove. She is survived by two sons, J. D. Stokes, Dallas, and Stroud Barnett, Hillsboro; two sisters, Mrs. D. M. Fultz, age 88 years, Dresden and Mrs. E. M. Mabry, age 76 years, Blooming Grove. She is also an aunt of Mrs. Fred Fleming and Mrs. Mary H. Sulleuberger of Corsicana.

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Rosalia Israelsky
Died Nov 1931

Dallas Resident 57 Years Dies.
Mrs. Rosalia Israelsky, 82, native of Prussia and resident of Dallas fifty-seven years, died Sunday at her home, 2825 South Boulevard, South Dallas.
Mrs. Israelsky was born in Prussia in 1849. She was the widow of the late August Israelsky, who came to Texas from Prussia in 1872. Mrs. Israelsky came to Texas the same year and Mr. and Mrs. Israelsky were married in Corsicana. They moved to Dallas in November, 1874. Mr.
Israelsky was a retail merchant. He died in 1906.
Mrs. Israelsky was a member of Temple Emanu-El. She was active for many years in work of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood.
Surviving are a son, Ike Israel; a daughter Miss Sadie Israelsky, and two granddaughters, Elsie Rose and Josephine Israel, all of Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Dr. David Lefkowitz, rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, will officiate. Burial will be in Emanu-El Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dr. H. R. Levy, Walter Brin, N. E. Mittenthal, Herbert Marcus, Bernard Joseph, Philip Lipsitz, Dr. E. Aronson and I. Rosenbaum.

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John W. Irwin
Died Jan. 1922

IRWIN - Corsicana, Texas. Jan. 5. - The body of John W. Irwin, who died at the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital from septicemia, developing as the result of a carbuncle, was shipped to Wortham, where burial took place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. He is survived by his wife and one son, Louis M., both of whom resided in Wortham.

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Vida Mae (Clarkston) Irwin
Apr 2, 1890 - Jan 17, 1929

Mrs. Vida Mae Irwin Dies.
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas. Jan. 17. - Mrs. Vida Mae Irwin, 38, wife of F. L. Irwin, died Thursday following a short illness with influenza and the funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Bazette where burial took place. Surviving are her husband, three daughters, Miss Frankie Bell Irwin, Corsicana; Mrs. A. S. Clemons, Mexia, and Mrs. R. E. Wildge, Corsicana.

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Edna Innerarity
Died Aug 1951

Mrs. Innerarity funeral Services To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Innerarity, 80, a resident of Dallas for thirty-three years, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Weaver-Ivy Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs. Innerarity died Wednesday at the home of her son, Paul Innerarity of Corsicana. She had made her home in Dallas at 3314 McKinney.
Born in Minnesota, Mrs. Innerarity moved to Arkansas with her parents when she was a child and lived there until her marriage to John B. Innerarity in 1910. The couple lived in Houston until his death in 1918 when Mrs. Innerarity moved to Dallas. He was a railroad auditor.
Mrs. Innerarity was a member of Memorial Methodist Church, 5107 Capitol.
Surviving besides her son are three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Robert Ridley will officiate at the funeral services. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

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John Edmon Inmon
Jul 24, 1876 - Jul 28, 1941

INMON - Corsicana, Texas, July 30. - Funeral service was held Wednesday at the Long Prairie Church for J. E. (Ed) Inmon. Kerens public weigher and farmer. He was found dead at his form late Monday. It was thought a heart attack was caused by his efforts to get his stalled automobile to start. Surviving are his wife, ten children, Mrs. C. L. Ford, Bronson; Mrs. H. J. Harlan, Goose Creek; Miss Maple Inmon, Amarillo; Miss Katherine Inmon, Monahans; Mrs. George R. Wright, Mrs. E. H. McKendrick, Laredo; Mrs. C. A. Noble, Oklahoma City; Mrs. James Wright, Miss Anges Inmon and Alfred Inmon, all of Kerens; twelve grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. LeRoy McAfee, Corsicana.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR J. E. INMON AT LONG PRAIRIE

KERENS, July 30.---(Special).—Funeral services for J. E. (Ed) Inmon, aged 65 years, life-long resident of this community, were held at the Long Prairie church Wednesday morningwith burial in the Alligator cemetery. Inmon was found dead at his stalled automobile on his farm Monday night about 8 o’clock. It is believed he suffered a heart attack several hours earlier while trying to get his car out of a mudhole.

Inmon had been public weigher and was prominent here.

The rites were conducted by Rev. C. C. Sessions, pastor of the First Methodist church and Rev. A.E. Harrison, pastor of the First Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife of Kerens, nine daughters, Mrs. C. L. Ford, Bronson; Mrs. H. J. Harlan, Goose Creek; Maple Inmon, Amarillo; Katherine Inmon, Monahans; Mrs. George R. Wright, Mrs. E. H. McKendrick, Laredo; Mrs. C. A. Noble, Oklahoma City; Mrs. James Wright and Agnes Inmon, both of Kerens; a son Alfred Inmon, Kerens; twelve grandchildren a sister, Mrs. LeRoy McAfee, Corsicana and other relatives.

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William George Coleman "Billy" Ingram
Dec 26, 1867 - Oct 6, 1953

W. G. C. Ingram, 88, Blooming Grove, dies
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas. - Rites for W. G. C. (Uncle Billy) Ingram, 85, who died at his home in Blooming Grove, were held from the First Methodist Church in Blooming Grove. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

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Retired Merchant Rites Wednesday
William George Coleman Ingram 85, retired merchant, was found dead in his bed Tuesday morning at his home in Blooming Grove.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. from the First Methodist Church in Blooming Grove, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Roy Davis, pastor; Rev. C. T. Brockette, retired Methodist minister, and Rev. Pat Brown of Cleburne, former pastor of the Blooming Grove church.
"Uncle Billy," as he was affectionately called by Blooming Grove residents, was born in Arkansas, and came to Northwest Navarro county more than 60 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary T. Ingram, Blooming Grove; two sons, Oscar C. and Elmer D. Ingram, both of Blooming Grove, a daughter, Mrs. Letha Biggar, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Laura D. Redwine, Arkansas; four Grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are R. Bruce McCormick, Drew Gillen, G. A. Patterson, Arthur Garrison, Seth Grant, H. S. Whorton.
Masons will have charge of the graveside rites.
Ingram was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows and WOW lodges.
McCormick Funeral Service directs.

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Jessie Ingham
Died Sept 1939

Ingham Services Held
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Sept 5. - Funeral services for Miss Jessie Ingham, 81, who died here, were held at Hamilton Cemetery. Miss Ingham had been a resident of Navarro County sixty-one years. She was a sister of the late J. B. Ingham and Mrs. L. Q. White.

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  • Submitted by Dana Stubbs
  • Sept 5, 1939
  • May be daughter of Samuel D. Ingham, Sr. but middle initials of both siblings don't match up to family data...(J. D. Ingham & Mrs. L. I. White)
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Jonas Joseph Jacobs
May 30, 1868 - Jun. 23, 1940


J. Jacobs, Retired Merchant, Succumbs
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, June 23. - J. Jacobs, 72, retired merchant, died here Sunday. Funeral services will be held here Monday morning. A native of Hungary, Jacobs had resided here forty-five years.
Surviving are four sons, Harry Jacobs, and Julius Jacobs of Corsicana; Sol Jacobs of Conroe and Abe Jacobs of Waco; two daughters, Mrs. Rosa Leightman of Corsicana and Mrs. L. Eron of Longview; a brother, Kalman Jacobs of New York City, and six grandchildren.

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FUNERAL SERVICES HELD MONDAY FOR RETIRED MERCHANT

J. JACOBS DIED AT FAMILY HOME HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

J. Jacobs, aged 72 years, retired merchant, died at his home, 124 West Second avenue, Sunday afternoon. Funeral rites were held at the family home Monday morning at 11 o’clock with burial in the Hebrew cemetery. The services were conducted by Rabbi Harry Shapiro.

A native of Ramit, Hungary, Mr. Jacobs had resided in Corsicana for the past 45 years. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, D. O. O. K. S. and Sons of Hermann.

Surviving are four sons, Harry Jacobs and Julius C. Jacobs, both of Corsicana; Sol Jacobs, Conroe, and Abe Jacobs, Waco; two daughters, Mrs. Rosa Leightman, Corsicana, and Mrs. L. Eron, Longview; a brother, Kalman Jacobs, New York City, and six grandchildren.

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John Thomas McCulloch
Nov 17, 1875 - Jul 6, 1953

J. P. McCulloch  Rites
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, July 8. - Rites for John P. McCulloch, 77, retired Navarro Mills farmer, who died here Monday were held Tuesday from the Navarro Mills Baptist Church with burial in the Navarro Mills Cemetery. Surviving are his wife: six sons, Harve McCullough of Corsicana; Wilmer McCullough, J. T. McCulloch and Claude McCulloch, all of Dallas; Billy McCullouch of Dawson and Elmer McCullough of Navarro Mills; two daughters, Mrs. Clara Parrish of Corsicana and Mrs. Velma Goodman of Houston; three brothers, Lush McCullouch of Hillsboro; Art McCulloch of Fort Worth and Harve McCulloch of Itasca; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Putman of Odessa and Mrs. W. A. Tadlock of Wilson; twenty grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

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John McCulloch Services Tuesday

DAWSON, July 7—(Spl.)—John P. McCulloch, 77, retired farmer, who resided in this area most of his life, died in the Twilight Home in Corsicana Monday afternoon.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from the Navarro Mills Baptist church. The rites were conducted by Rev. W. T. Allmon Hubbard Baptist minister, and Rev. Olin Bonner, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Navarro Mills cemetery.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; six sons, Harve McCulloch, Corsicana; Wilmer McCulloch, Dallas; Billy McCulloch, Dawson; J. T. McCulloch, Dallas; Elmer McCulloch, Navarro Mills, and Claude McCulloch, Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Clara Parrish, Corsicana, and Mrs. Velma Goodman, Houston; three brothers, Lush McCulloch, Hillsboro; Art McCulloch, Fort Worth, and Harve McCulloch, Itasca; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Putman, Odessa, and Mrs. W. A. Tadlock, Wilson, Texas; 20 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and other relatives.

Nephews were pallbearers.

Wolfe Funeral Home directed.

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P. McCormick
Died Feb. 1885

P. McCormick, 69 years old, 525 Bryan street: pneumonia. Interment at Corsicana.

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Thomas H. McCord
Died 1951

Thomas McCord Rites Are Held at Corsicana
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Nov. 3. - Funeral services for Thomas H. McCord, 70, who died at his home in Dallas, were held Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Kerens, with burial in the Kerens cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, of Dallas; two sons, E. H. McCord of Kerens and C. H. McCord of Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Bert Climist of Dallas; a brother, John McCord of Sugarland; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Sublett of Huntsville and Mrs. Frank Work and Mrs. Cecil Sword, both of Dallas, and five grandchildren.

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Izora McCleskey, Mrs.
Died Oct 1952

Mrs. McCleskey Dies in Corsicana
CORSICANA, Texas, Oct. 26 - Mrs. Izora McCleskey, 84, Route 1, Mertens, died in the Memorial Hospital here Saturday morning. Native of Alabama, she had resided in Navarro County sixty years.
Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist Church in Irene Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery at Mertens.
Surviving are four sons, Marvin McCleskey, Graham; O. B. McCleskey, Beaumont; the Rev. Ray E. McCleskey, Dwight, Kan., and Ramsey McCleskey, Wheeler; three daughters, Mrs. R. W. Guinn, Frederick, Okla.; Mrs. O. H. L. Morris, Mertens, and Mrs. J. H. Walker, Nocona; three stepsons, D. E. McCleskey, El Paso; S. C. McCleskey and Arthur C. McCleskey, both of Irene; two stepdaughters, Mrs. G. S. Melton, Irene, and Mrs. W. A. Merrell, Bryan; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren: three brothers, O. O. Williamson, Mertens; L. L. Williamson, Irene, and William Mathison, Houston; two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Adams, Dallas, and Mrs. Emma Massengale, Houston.

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Charles S. McCombs
died Jan. 1950

Attorney, Ex-Lawmaker, Charles McCombs, Dies
Charles S. McCombs, 50, Dallas attorney, former member of the Texas Legislature and Presbyterian lay leader, died Tuesday in a Dallas hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the City Temple Presbyterian Church. Dr. Harry Sarles and Dr. Floyd Poe will officiate.
Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park.
McCombs lived at 3532 Mockingbird Lane.
He was born in Corsicana, but his family moved to Dallas in 1901.
He finished public schools in Dallas and received his law degree fro the University of Texas in 1922. He practiced law in Dallas since his admission to the bar.
McCombs had been a member of the City Temple Presbyterian Church since 1907. He was chairman of the board of trustees and would have been installed as an elder next Sunday. He was also chairman of the church's centennial observance committee for 1950 and was a member of the executive board of the Reynolds Presbyterian Home.
He served Dallas in the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first Legislatures, back in the 1920's. He was a Democratic elector in 1932.
McCombs ran for chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee in 1944. The race ended in a notable court fight. McCombs got 8,079 votes to W. S. Bramlett's 6,682 in the runoff election. But Bramlett had led the field of three candidates in the first election and argued that there should have been no runoff. He contended that the office, a party office, did not come under the order specifying runoff elections for county offices. The court ruled for Bramlett.
McCombs was vice-president and general counsel of the Paramount Fire Insurance Company of New York and a member of the Federation of Insurance Counselors and the Mortgage Bankers Association.
For eight years, he served as Nicaraguan consul at Dallas.
McComb's hobby was the study of Civil War history. He was a member of the Civil War Roundtable of Chicago and delivered a paper at the roundtable's 1949 meeting about Confederate recapture of Galveston. His interest in history also was reflected in his memberships in the Texas State Historical Association and the Texas Folklore Society.
He was a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association and the Bar Association of the City of New York.
McCombs is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. O. A. McCombs, and a sister, Mrs. D. Olive Waterstreet, all of Dallas.

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Henry W. Faulk
Jan 13, 1919 - Jul 19, 1940

FAULK - Corsicana, Texas. July 19. - Henry Faulk, 21, of Emhouse, died in a local hospital Thursday night.
Funeral rites are planned Saturday afternoon here, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Faulk, Emhouse; two brothers Robert and Grady Faulk, Emhouse, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Richards and Mrs. Martin Brazell, both of Corsicana.

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Henry Faulk Died Thursday Evening; Burial Saturday

Henry Faulk, aged 21 years, a resident of Emhouse, died at the P. and S. Hospital Thursday night.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the chapel of the Corley Funeral Home and interment will be made in the Oakwood cemetery. Rev. S. R. Goff, pastor of the North Side Baptist Church will conduct the rites.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Faulk, Emhouse; two brothers, Robert and Grady Faulk, Emhouse; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Richards and Mrs. Martin Brazell, both of Corsicana,

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HENRY FAULK HELD ON SATURDAY

Funeral services for Henry Faulk, aged 21 years, of Emhouse who died at the P. and S. Hospital Thursday night, were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the chapel of the Corley Funeral Home.

Rev. S. R. Goff, pastor of the North Side Baptist church conducted the rites and interment was in the Oakwood cemetery.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Faulk, Emhouse; two brothers, Robert and Grady Faulk, Emhouse; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Richards and Mrs. Martin Brazell, both of Corsicana.

Pallbearers were B. M. Brazell, O. E. Stone, Billy Bascomb, Elton Thompson, Fred Richards and A. C. Richards.

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Margaret Evelyn (Morrel) Farmer
Apr 11, 1840 - Mar 8, 1925

Mrs Farmer, Pioneer of Navarro County, Is Dead
Special to The News
BLOOMING GROVE, Navarro Co., Texas, March 16. - Mrs. M. E. Farmer, who died south of town, was the last of a large family of pioneers, her father, R. V. Morrell, having come to Texas in 1848, settling in Corsicana. He was once owner of the land where the home of Roger Q. Mills, Texas United States Senator, was located. Mrs. Farmer was married to the Rev. P. E. Farmer, now dead, in 1857. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom six survive. They are Mrs. Mary Fagala, Mrs. L. L. Smith, Mrs. Frank Mathews and Mrs. George Estell of Blooming Grove and Mrs. M. L. Waller, San Antonio, and John J. Farmer of California.

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BLOOMING GROVE NEWS
( Blooming Grove Times)

Mrs. Farmer passes away.
Mrs. P. E. Farmer, living on the old homestead south of town, passed away Sunday at 1 o'clock.
The deceased was one of the oldest settlers in the community, she being 87 years. 10 months and; 27 days of age coming here when this section was sparcely settled.
At an early day they settled on the present farm south of town and here a large family grew to maturity.
It was a Baptist family and the father was so devout that, he made it a habit to go out Sunday afternoons to nearby communities and preach to the unsaved. In all this missionary work Mrs. Farmer was his most sincere helper.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon and interment was had in White Church cemetery.

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Rev. Peter Elberry Farmer
Nov 2, 1822 - Jan 24, 1917

Obituary moved to Rev. Peter Elberry Farmer Biography Page

William Thomas Farmer
Aug 11, 1903 - Sep 18, 1927

Automobile Turns Over, Man Is Killed
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Sept. 18. William Farmer, 24, was instantly killed Sunday near Farris when an automobile in which he and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Howard were riding overturned. The body was brought to Corsicana and the funeral will take place Monday, with burial in Zion's Rest Cemetery. The other occupants of the car received only minor injuries.
The party was on the way to Dallas. A short curve and some loose dirt caused the car to turn over three times.

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WILLIAM FARMER, LOCAL PAINTER, KILLED NEAR FERRIS SUNDAY MORNING

William Farmer, Corsicana painter, aged 24 years, was instantly killed one mile south of Ferris, Ellis county, Sunday morning about 4:30 when the automobile in which he was riding with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Howard turned over three times on a sharp curve when the car struck loose dirt. His neck was broken, his head crushed and other injuries received. Mrs. Farmer was driving the car at the time of the accident. None of the other occupants received injuries. They were en route to Dallas at the time of the fatal accident.

It is thought that Mr. Farmer either jumped or fell out of the automobile and the car rolled on him, crushing him.

The body was brought to Corsicana on the noon interurban.

The funeral services were held at the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church Monday afternoon with interment in the Zion’s Rest cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Paul Utley, pastor of the Max Avenue Methodist church, assisted by Rev. M. A. Turner, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.

The deceased was a member of the local painter’s union and the Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I. O. O. F.

Surviving are his wife, two small children, father, Harve Farmer, Corsicana; one brother, and numerous other relatives.

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  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Monday, September 19, 1927
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Eunice (Patterson) Farmer-Babb married Aug. 28, 1920 buried in Oakwood cemetery s/o Thomas Harvey “Harve” Farmer buried in Oakwood cemetery and Mattie Pearl (Bunch) Farmer buried in Zion’s Rest cemetery

John Henry Farmer
Jul 17, 1864 - Apr 23, 1945

J. H. Farmer, 80, Passes as Dawson
John Henry Farmer, 80, father of Mrs. Hastings Harrison, 3125 Westminster, died at his home in Dawson, Navarro County, Monday night.
Mrs. Harrison was there. Son of a Methodist minister, Farmer was born at Dawson and lived there all his life.
A pioneer Texan, Farmer witnessed reconstruction after the Civil War. He was a subscriber to the Dallas News since he grew to manhood. He served as Constable, County Commissioner and was a member of the Board of Education. He was for fifty years a Mason. He was a trustee of First Methodist Church. He counted notables as intimate friends, including Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey and William Jennings Bryan, whom he introduced from the rear of his private train when Bryan made his visit to Texas. Farmer was appointed as postmaster of Dawson by President Grover Cleveland.
Farmer is survived by his wife, two daughters Mrs. Harrison and Miss Josephine Farmer, Dawson; two sons, Haden H. Farmer, Tulsa, Okla., and Gilmer Farmer, Dawson; five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church in Dawson. Masonic services will be held, with burial in Dawson.

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JOHN HENRY FARMER RITES HELD TODAY; BURIAL AT DAWSON

Funeral services for John Henry Farmer, 80, life-long Dawson resident, who died Monday night after an extended illness, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the First Methodist church in Dawson. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery with the Masons in charge.

Farmer, a former constable, postmaster, county commissioner and school board member, had been a prominent Methodist and Mason for more than half a century. He was the last surviving member of the Navarro county commissioners court that awarded the contract for the construction of the present courthouse in 1905.

Surviving are his wife, two daughters, two sons, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Sutherland – McCammon Funeral Home directed.

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J. N. Farmer
Died Sep 28, 1916

J. N. Farmer of Corsicana early yesterday morning at the Baptist Sanitarium. Mr. Farmer, who was 63 years old, came to Dallas a week ago for medical treatment. He is survived by his wife. The body was sent to Corsicana yesterday afternoon.

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I. N. Farmer
Died Oct 1951

Corsicana Funeral Held For I. N. Farmer, 87
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Oct. 5. - Funeral services were held here Friday for I. N. Farmer, retired farmer and former resident of Kerens. Farmer, 87, died at Eureka. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery, north of Kerens.
Surviving are four sons, W. W. Farmer of Rogers, L. M. Farmer and D. N. Farmer, both of Larue, and T. O. Farmer of Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. A. B. Runnels of Eureka, Mrs. R. R. Price of Athens, Mrs. W. B. Brewster of Harlingen and Mrs. Elvie Crowley of Grand Prairie; twenty-three grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

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Elmina Lewis (Boling) Farmer
Sept 4, 1872 - Dec 3, 1955

Mrs. Elmina Farmer

Mrs. Elmina Lewis Farmer, 83, of Dawson, Navarro County, died at her home Saturday afternoon following a long illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon from the First Methodist Church in Dawson where Mrs. Farmer was a member for 63 years. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Bert M. Gillis assisted by the Rev. W. O. Estes.
Born at Red Hill, Marshall County, Ala., in 1872, she came as a bride to Texas in 1892 and resided at Dawson for the remainder of her life. She was the widow of the late John Henry Farmer.
Survivors include two daughter, Mrs. Hastings Harrison of Dallas and Miss Josephine Farmer of Dawson; two sons, Gilmer Farmer, of Dawson and Haden H. Farmer of Tulsa, Okla.; a brother, Thomas M. Boling of Arab, Ala. & five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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Fred Jerome Fails
Feb 27, 1903 - Dec 11, 1951

Corsicana Rites Held For Fred J. Fails, 48
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Dec. 14. - Graveside rites for Fred J. Fails, 48, who died in Houston, were held at Oakwood Cemetery here. Earlier, services were held at Athens. He formerly resided here.
Surviving are his wife, of Houston; four sons, Wayne Fails, Dallas; Randall Fails and Gerald Fails, both of Houston, and Bobbie Fails, United States Air Force; two daughters, Carolyn and Judy Ann Fails, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Sudie Fails, Athens; two sisters, Mrs. Evany Embry, Brownwood, and Mrs. Christine Duvall, San Antonio; two brothers, J. R. Fails and Sherman Sails, both of Athens, and four grandchildren.

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Graveside Rites For Fred Fails

Graveside rites for Fred J. Fails, 48, formerly of Corsicana, who died in Houston Tuesday, were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery where interment was made. The rites were conducted by Rev. John Duckett of Houston.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hassell-Foster Chapel in Athens.

Surviving are his wife of Houston; four sons, Wayne Fails, Dallas; Randall and Gerald Fails, both of Houston and Bobby Fails, U. S. Air Force; two daughters, Carolyn and Judy Ann Fails, both of Houston; mother, Mrs. Sudie Fails, Athens; two sisters, Mrs. Evena Embry, Brownwood, and Mrs. Christine Duvail, San Antonio; two brothers, J. R. and Sherman Fails, both of Athens, and four grandchildren.

McCammon directed local arrangements.

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Walter Earl Berry
Oct 21, 1894 - Apr 21, 1950

Brother of Dallas Residents Will Be Buried in Hubbard
Funeral services for Walter Earl Berry of Hubbard, brother of three Dallas residents, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the First Methodist Church at Hubbard, Hill County. Burial will be in the cemetery at Hubbard.
Berry, state agent for H. L. Davis and Son Insurance Company of San Antonio, died Friday in a Dallas hospital after a month's illness. He was 55.
Berry was born in Dawson, Navarro County, and had lived at Hubbard for fifty-three years. He had been state agent for the Davis insurance firm the past eight years, and had been in the insurance business most of his adult life. Berry was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was a former member of the board of stewards at the Methodist Church at Hubbard.
He is survived by his wife; two brothers, Joe L. Berry of 4328 Bryn Mawr and M. W. Berry, Hubbard; two sisters, Miss Willie Mae Berry and Miss Elizabeth Berry, both of 4121 University. The sisters are teachers in the Dallas public school system.

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Sarah (Fluker) McCammon
Dec 13, 1847 - Feb 11, 1930

Mrs. J. M. McCammon, 82, of Corsicana, died at her home Tuesday night.
Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery Thursday. Mrs. McCammon is survived by one son, W. Perry McCammon of Corsicana; three daughter, Mrs. A. B. Douglass and Mrs. C. W. Taylor of Corsicana and Mrs. C. G. Allen of Fort Worth; three grandsons, James Wiley McCammon and Albert Douglas of Corsicana and Y. Q. McCammon of Fort Worth; two granddaughters, Miss Sarah McCammon of Corsicana and Mrs. Edward McFaddin of Hope, Ark.

Feb 13, 1930

Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. McCammon, 82, a resident of Corsicana for fifty-eight years, were held Thursday from the residence of her son, W. P. McCammon, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving are one son, W. P. McCammon, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. A. B. Douglas and Mrs. C. W. Taylor, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. C. G. Allen, Fort Worth, and five grandchildren.

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PIONEER CORSICANA WOMAN DIES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

MRS. J. M. M'CAMMON TO BE BURIED FROM HOME OF SON THURSDAY

Mrs. J. M. McCammon, aged 82 years and for 58 years a resident of Corsicana, passed away at her home, 417 West Third avenue, at 10:45 Tuesday night following an illness of some four weeks, and burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery Thursday afternoon, the funeral services being held at the home of her son, W. P. McCammon, 420 West Sixth avenue, with the Rev. Illon T. Jones, pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian church of San Antonio, former pastor
of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church here and a close friend of Mrs. McCammon conducting the services.
Active pallbearers will be R. N. Elliott, R. A. Caldwell, J. A. Jarrell, C. S. Stroud, Ed. M. Polk, Sr., W. A. Mowlam, N. C. Goodman, R. B. Molloy, Robert Watt and J. H. Woods, Cecil Foster, and Cal E. Kerr. Music will be furnished by the choir of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church, assisted by Mrs. Ruth Williams, Mrs. P. C. Townsend and Mrs. Albert Guess.
Mrs. McCammon is survived by one son, W. Perry McCammon, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. A. B. Douglass and Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Corsicana, and Mrs. C. G. Allen, Fort Worth; three grandsons, James Wiley McCammon and Albert Douglas, Corsicana, and Y. Q. McCammon, Fort Worth; two granddaughters, Miss Sarah McCammon, Corsicana, and Mrs. Edward McFadden, Hope, Ark.

Came on First Train.

In the passing Mrs. McCammon Corsicana loses another pioneer and much beloved woman. She was born in Gastonburg, Ala., Dec. 13, 1847, and was married to the late James Monroe McCammon in that city in 1867. They came to Corsicana on the first passenger train that entered this city over the Houston and Texas Central railroad, which was the first road to build to Corsicana, Nov. 21, 1871, and with the exception of a short time spent at Kerens, she has resided in this city continuously since, and her unfailing kindness and interest in her neighbors and friends had endeared herself to a wide circle of Corsicana's citizenship.
Mrs. McCammon was greatly beloved by all old-time residents of this city who knew her through life, and her kindly interest in young people had also made hosts of close personal friends among the younger generation.
She was deeply interested in the affairs of her city, state and nation, and up until the time was too ill to read and take such interest she kept abreast of the times and
was interested in the news of the day. She also kept up with her friends, both among the elderly and the young people, and her kindly interest in all matters of a civic nature and the things that counted for the betterment of her fellow man was an outstanding feature of her long and fruitful life.
She was a woman that did a great deal of unheralded and unknown good. Deeds of charity, acts of kindness and words of comfort were scattered throughout her life in Corsicana, and many there are who could testify to her ministrations that the general public knows nothing of. Truly it can be said that a real mother in Israel has passed to a well earned reward.

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FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MRS. M’CAMMON

PIONEER AND MUCH LOVED CORSICANA RESIDENT BURIED IN OAKWOOD

Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. McCammon, aged 82 years, native of Alabama, but resident of Corsicana for 58 years, who died at her home, 417 West Third avenue Tuesday night at 10:45 o’clock following an illness of four weeks, were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence of her son, W. P. McCammon, 420 West Sixth avenue, with interment in Oakwood cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Ilion T. Jones, pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian church of San Antonio, formerly pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church here, and close friend of Mrs. McCammon.

Music was furnished by the choir of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church, assisted by Mrs. Ruth Williams, Mrs. P. C. Townsend and Mrs. Albert Guess.

Surviving are one son, W. P. McCammon, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. A. B. Douglass and Mrs. C. W. Taylor, both of Corsicana; and Mrs. C. G. Allen, Fort Worth; and five grandchildren.

Mrs. McCammon and her late husband came to Corsicana on the first passenger train that ever ran into Corsicana on Nov. 21, 1871. The family has resided in Corsicana since that time with the exception of a short time spent in Kerens.

Active pallbearers were R. N. Elliott, R. A. Caldwell, J. A. Jarrell, C. S. Stroud, Ed M. Polk, Sr., W. A. Mowlam, N. C. Goodman, R. B. Molloy, Robert Watt, J. H. Woods, Cecil Foster and Cal E. Kerr.

The McCammon and Lang Lumber Company was closed all day Thursday and the Corsicana public schools closed at 2:40 o’clock out of respect for the funeral hour.

Sutherland Funeral Home directed the funeral.

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SOLOS AND READING FEATURE LIONS CLUB PROGRAM TUESDAY

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT ADOPTED ON DEATH TWO CORSICANANS RECENTLY

Solos by Mrs. W. R. Sneed, accompanied by Miss Ruth Huffman, club pianist, and a reading by Miss Mabel Bonner, featured the Lions Club program Tuesday noon. Resolutions of respect were adopted by the club on the recent death of Mrs. J. M. McCammon, mother of W. P. McCammon, member of the club; and also G. E. Mitchell, recent member, after they were presented by J. H. Woods of the courtesy committee.

G. E. Mitchell

It is with deep regret that the Corsicana Lions Club has learned of the death of our recent fellow member, Mr. G. E. Mitchell, at his home in this city at 10:45 o’clock, Saturday night, February 22, 1930.

Mr. Mitchell was a native son of South Carolina, but nearly forty years of his life had been spent in our midst. He was a man of exemplary life, a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city, connected also with important business interests for many years in Corsicana, Mexia and Athens.

Last funeral services for him were held at his home on Monday afternoon with burial in Oakwood cemetery.

We wish to express to his widow, Mrs. Mitchell and to his three daughters, our true and sincere regard for his life and memory and our sympathy for them in their grief and great loss of the husband and father.

Submitted for delivery with our kind wishes for them in the years to come.

C. W. TAYLOR, President,
WM. ROCHELLE, Secretary,

Resolutions on the Death of Mrs. J. M. McCammon

Mr. C. W. Taylor,
President, Corsicana Lions Club:

Your committee on resolutions to whom were given at the last meeting of the club instructions to prepare and present to the next meeting of the Corsicana Lions Club, suitable resolutions of respect and expressions of sympathy for our esteemed friends and brother Lion W. P. McCammon in the loss of his splendid mother, Mrs. J. M. McCammon, recently deceased, and we beg to submit the following report:

On the 11th day of the current months of February 1930, Mrs. J. M. McCammon, venerable mother of our brother Lion, W. P. McCammon, her life’s work being well done, her race well run, passed on to rest as the weary wheels of life stood still. Her life was a long and useful one, characterized by much that is best and brightest in human life and activity, and through many years of usefulness and of thoughtfulness for her children and her friends. Her friends were many and they lived in her affections to the end, which came softly to her, surrounded by her children and grandchildren at 10:45 on Tuesday night, February 11, 1930. We know that she will be sorely missed by her children, her grandchildren, her friends who knew her and well knew of her life and its many thoughtful deeds of kindness.

And we beg to extend to our brother, W. P. McCammon, and to his mother’s children, grandchildren and friends our sincere sympathy and kind regard in this their time of deep distress and grief and to command the memory of her good and useful life.

We also submit that these resolutions be made a part of the minutes in the records of our club, that a copy be delivered by our secretary to Mr. W. P. McCammon.

Respectfully submitted,
J. H. WOODS,
E. D. McCARVER.

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Mary Frances "Fanny" (Bailey) McCammon
May 27, 1854 - Nov 15, 1945

Mrs. M. F. McCammon, 91, a native Texan and resident of Corsicana most of her lifetime, was buried here Friday. She died Thursday night. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two daughters, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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MRS. M. F. M’CAMMON DIED LAST NIGHT; RITES HELD FRIDAY
Mrs. Mary Frances McCammon, aged 91 years, native Texan, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam Spikes, 1238 West Fifth avenue, Thursday night.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock from McCammon Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. W. R. Hall, Marlin, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church; Rev. Warren Hall, and Rev. Andrew Byers, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. McCammon was a long time member of Presbyterian church.
A native of Montgomery Texas, Mrs. McCammon was born May 27, 1854, and came to Corsicana early in life. She was the widow of the late Thomas McCammon, pioneer Corsicana resident.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Boltz and Mrs. Spikes, both of Corsicana; two grandsons, two granddaughters, one great-grandson and one great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers were Clay Nash, Allen Edens, Sr.; F. C. Paul, C. W. Taylor, Chas. McQuiston, J. L. Jackson, W. W. Gage and Robert Davidson.

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Former Resident Dies Little Rock

Mrs. Mittie McCammon, 86, former Corsicana resident, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. F. McFaddin in Little Rock, Ark, late Saturday while on a visit. Mrs. McCammon had made her home with a son, Y. Q. McCammon at 2215 Avondale, Fort Worth, for many years.

Funeral services will be held from the Central Methodist Church of Fort Worth Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery here Tuesday at 2 p.m. where a brief ceremony will be held.

Mrs. McCammon was a charter member of the Central Methodist Church in Fort Worth, organized by her father, the late Rev. R. C. Armstrong.

She had made her home in Fort Worth since the death of her husband, the late James Quay McCammon, a well-known Corsicana wholesale grocer.

Mrs. McCammon was a member of the 93 Literary Club in Fort Worth for 50 years, and was a member of the Daughters of Colonial Wars, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and DAR.

Surviving are her son, daughter, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Flanary, Dallas, and Mrs. O. K. Simmons, Fort Worth, and other relatives.

McCammon directed.

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Doris Jean McCarter
Jun 17, 1936 - Jan 30, 1944

Doris Jean, age 7, passed away at home, 2930 Elva-st. Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCarter of Dallas. Body forwarded to Corsicana, Texas, Sunday by Weiland's, 2909 Live Oak.

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LITTLE DALLAS GIRL BE BURIED NAVARRO TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Dorothy Gean McCarter, age 7 years, died at the home of her parents in Dallas Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McCarter at Navarro and interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery.

Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McCarter, Dallas; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McCarter, Navarro, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Collum, Corsicana.

Sutherland – McCammon will direct the arrangements.

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Ira McCarter
Died Sep 1921

Ira McCarter of Eureka, this county, died yesterday at the P. & S.
Hospital. Burial took place in the Eureka Cemetery today. He is survived by a wife and three children.

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