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Graham Dulaney Roman
Aug 23, 1923 - Mar 25, 1971
Roman Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Graham D. Roman, 47, of Corsicana will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Corley's Funeral Chapel. Rev. Harold Nichols
will officiate with burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
Roman died Thursday in Memorial Hospital.
A native of Corbet, he was a rural mail carrier and farmer. He was a member of the Corbet Missionary Baptist Church and a veteran of
World War II.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Graham D. Roman of Corsicana; one son, Gary D. Roman of Bonham; two daughters, Mrs. Johnny Watkins of
Odessa and Miss Laura Roman of Corsicana; his mother, Mrs. Ethel Roman of Corbet; two brothers, Carl Robinson of Waco and Newton
Roman of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Womack of Corbet and Mrs. Leighton Reed of Austin and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bryant Slone, Robert Bittner, Grant Lake, Jack Omberg, Tommy Wheeler, John Nelson, Leamon Phillips and Theo
Munford.
Nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Notes:
Clyde
Marice Nicholson
Jul 29, 1921 - Jul 22, 1981
Clyde Nicholson
Clyde Nicholson, 59, of Rte. 1, Barry, died Wednesday at Navarro Memorial Hospital.
Service is Friday, 10 a.m., Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Edward Otwell officiating.
Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Navarro County, a farmer and rancher, member of the Methodist Church and a veteran of
World
War II.
He was also the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Nicholson.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Macel Nicholson, of Barry; three sons, Hugh Nicholson, John Nicholson, and Steve Nicholson, all of
Barry; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Francine Johnston, of Bonham.
Pallbearers are Charlie Boyd, Lewis Williams, Loyd Gillen, Bill
Southard, Kenneth Southard and Roland Southard.
Notes:
John David Nicholson
Aug 23, 1950 - Oct 8, 1988
John D. Nicholson
John David Nicholson, 38, of Barry died Oct. 8, 1988, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
Services are pending at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Lana Nicholson of Barry; three
daughters, Kim Gilbert of Rice, Lisa Reagan of Corsicana and Lori
Wallace of Frost; a son, Daryn Nicholson of Barry; two
grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Clyde Nicholson of Barry; and two
brothers, Hugh Nicholson and Steve Nicholson, both of Barry.
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John David Nicholson
John David Nicholson, 38, of Barry, died Oct. 8, 1988, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Blooming Grove, with Barry Fikes and Don Elrod officiating.
Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery. Arrangements are with Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Blooming Grove.
He is survived by his wife, Lana Nicholson, of Barry; son, Daryn Nicholson, of Barry; three daughters, Lori Wallis, of Frost, Kim
Gilbert of Rice, and Lisa Reagan, of Corsicana; mother, Mrs. Clyde Nicholson of Barry; two brothers, Hugh Nicholson and Steve Nicholson
, both of Barry; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ed Janak, Robert (Dock) Rawlings, Jim Owens, Dale Haws, Roy Kenneth Southard and Bill Southard.
Blooming Grove High School Class of 1968 will serve as honorary pallbearers.
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Rhoda Pauline (McGraw) North
Jan 27, 1920 - Oct 5, 1985
Pauline North
BLOOMING GROVE—Pauline “Polly” North, 65, of Blooming Grove, died Saturday at Navarro Regional Hospital.
Service is 3 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Blooming Grove with the Rev. Bruce Cotton officiating. Burial will
be at Rosehill Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry Cleo North of Kaufman and Tommy Otis North of Blooming Grove; three daughters, Wynell McLain of
Rockport, Carol Dunn of Roane and Mary Gowan of Blooming Grove; four brothers, Fred McGraw and Joe McGraw, both of Blooming Grove, and
Erwin McGraw and Earl McGraw both of Corsicana; two sisters, Marie Littlejohn of Milford and Dell Phillips of Corsicana; 15
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Nephews are pallbearers.
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Thelma (Ivy) Orme
Jul 29, 1899 - Apr 16, 1990
Thelma Orme
Thelma Orme, 88, of Corsicana, died April 16, 1990, at Navarro Regional Hospital.
Services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. The Rev. James French will officiate. Burial will be at
Rosehill Cemetery.
She is survived by three daughters, Marjorie Ann Orme, of Corsicana, Artalissa Kyle of Garland and Martha McClure of Wichita Falls; six
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Carroll Lee Saunders, James Page, Richard Saunders, Mack McGraw, Doug Magee and Arthur Garrison.
Notes:
Cynthia Ann (Wilson) Putnam
Aug 31, 1948 - Jan 6, 1987
Cynthia Putnam
Cynthia Ann Putnam, 38, of Blooming Grove, died Wednesday at Baylor
Hospital in Dallas.
Arrangements are with Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Blooming
Grove.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Putnam of Blooming Grove; two sons, Aaron Putnam and Ryan Putnam, both of Blooming Grove; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson of Blooming Grove; her grandmother, Carrie Phillips of Blooming Grove; her grandfather, O. W. Wilson of
Chatfield; three brothers, Chris Wilson of Blooming Grove, Jim Wilson of Chatfield and Mike Wilson of California; and a sister,
Pamela Phillips of Corsicana.
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James Scott “Jerd” Shipley
Aug 16, 1893 - Jul 15, 1959
J. S. Shipley Rites Friday
KERENS, July 16—(Spl.)—J. S. (Jerd) Shipley, 66, retired farmer and former long-time resident, died Wednesday afternoon of a heart
attack at his home in Dallas where he had lived the past eight years.
A native of Emory, he had resided in Kerens for 32 years before moving to Dallas. He was a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral rites will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist church here with the Rev. L. R. Melton of Dallas and the Rev. J.
Garland McKee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kerens cemetery. Inmon Funeral Service will direct.
Pallbearers will be Mid Colvin, Willie Lee Collins, Weston Wallace, Bunk Goins, Leonard Conner and A. G. Godley.
He is survived by his wife of Dallas; one son, J. W. Shipley of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Trent and Miss Gladys Shipley,
both of Dallas; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thursday, July 16, 1959
- h/o Lumae Elizabeth “Mae” (Kearney) Shipley married Oct. 17, 1915; s/o John Shipley and Nancy H. "Nannie" (Melton) Shipley
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Jesse Elmore Simmons, Jr.
Apr 17, 1907 - May 6, 1941
RITES WERE HELD IN KERENS THURSDAY J. E. SIMMONS, JR.
KERENS, MAY 9.—(Spl.)—Funeral services were held at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. E. Simmons at 2 p.m. Thursday for J. E. Simmons,
Jr., 34, of Midland, who passed away Tuesday at 2 p.m. following a car accident.
J. E. was born and reared in Kerens, graduated from the Kerens High School, attended Austin College, at Sherman, the University of
Texas; took his B. S. degree at the University of Colorado, at Boulder; did post-graduate work at Oklahoma U., at Norman, and had
since been affiliated with the Continental Oil Co., as geologist in Denver, Colo., and in Midland, Texas, where he had made his home for
the past five years.
He was a member of the Presbyterian church, member of the West Texas Geological Society, and had served as secretary-treasurer of that
organization and was also a member of the American Petroleum Geological Society and belonged to Alpha Tau Omega.
Survivors include his wife, mother, one daughter, Peggy, 7; one brother, Hal Frances Simmons of State University.
Services were conducted by Rev. Joe N. Everheart, pastor of the Kerens Presbyterian church, with interment in the Kerens cemetery
under the direction of the P. N. Stockton Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Allan Hargraves, Cecil Yadon, J. W. Rettig, John Cornwall, R. C. Tucker, C. D. Vertress, all of Midland; and D.
D. Christner of Fort Worth. Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family.
Among the many from out of town who were here for the services were: Mrs. J. W. Rettig, Mrs. John Cornwall, Alden Donnely, Earl Payne,
of Midland; Mrs. D.D. Chrisner, Jock Cussack, J. D. Bonham, Sloan Blair, of Fort Worth, Mrs. E. N. Koonsman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P.
Simmons, Mrs. Mabel Higginbotham, Mrs. Albert Meadows, Dallas; Mrs. W. G. McElroy, Waco; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roy Simmons of Austin; Mrs. W.
S. Price, Jr., Gustine; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Muirhead, Wichita Falls; Raymond Lamb, Hobbs, N. M.; Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leverett, of Wortham; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith, of Trinidad; Miss Kitty Cherry, Mrs. Anna Hervey Daniel,
Allen McCluney of Corsicana; Mrs. Virgil Walker, of Trinidad, Col.
Notes:
Jesse Elmore Simmons, Sr.
Jan 21, 1875 - Feb 10, 1920
The death of a man of the strong type and sterling character of J. E. Simmons of Kerens is a loss to any community. Indeed Mr. Simmons'
death is a severe blow to Kerens as it is to the entire county. He was moral and progressive, honest, loyal and enterprising. His name
and influence stood for real manhood. We knew him best and first during the trying period the American boys were fighting back the
desperate Huns. Mr. Simmons never wavered. He loved his country and stood behind our brave boys with all the courage of his patriotic
nature. He was chairman of his district in the several war work campaigns. It is to the credit of J. E. Simmons and Kerens that
Kerens went overt the top without failing in a single instance. Mr. Simmons was just as enthusiastic as in advancing the interests of
his home town and county. He stood four-square for the right every day in the year. He will be missed.
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PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.
He Had led An Active And Useful Life.
J. E. Simmons of Kerens and one of the county's foremost and best citizens, passed away at his home in Kerens last night at 11
o’clock, after less than a week's illness with influenza and pneumonia, aged forty-five years. The deceased came to Kerens in
January 1902 from Dallas, where he had taught for several years in the public schools. Immediately upon removing to Kerens he embarked
upon the dry goods business, which he conducted most successfully to the day of his death. He was first and foremost in all that was for
the good of his town, and in his death Kerens sustains a great loss. During the recent war he was chairman of war activities committees
and never failed to carry his town over the top. He was a Presbyterian, a Knight of Pythias, a Mason and Knight Templar, and
in all these he took an active part in all that went for their good.
Surviving the deceased is his wife and two children, his mother,
Mrs. H. F. Simmons, and a brother, T. L. Simmons of Wortham.
The funeral will take place at Kerens tomorrow afternoon at 1
o’clock.
Notes:
Orris Eleanor (McKinney) Simmons
Aug 2, 1882 - May 4, 1964
Mrs. Simmons Services Held
KERENS, May 7 (Spl.)—Services were held from the Presbyterian Church here Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Orris Simmons, 81, who died in
the Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital at Wichita Falls Monday. Burial was in the Kerens
cemetery.
Mrs. Simmons was a native and longtime resident of Kerens, the widow of a pioneer settler and dry goods merchant.
A son, Col Hal Simmons, USAF, Sheppard Air Force Base; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. May Simmons of Midland; three grandchildren
and other relatives survive.
Pallbearers were Earl Seale, John Beck, Charles E. Blissett, Cliff Coates, Will Sidney Price and M. J. Crawford. Honorary pallbearers
were H. C. Barlow, R. P. Walker, E. H. Norton, Andrew Talley, Joe M. Daniel, Wade J. Price and Luther Westbrook.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, May 6, 1964
- w/o Jesse Elmore Simmons, Sr. married Nov. 29, 1905; d/o Hal C. McKinney & Rebecca Henrietta (Sawyers) McKinney
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Susie Belle (Simmons) Slay
Aug 16, 1902 - Feb 4, 1961
Mrs. Ben Slay Rites Monday
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday for Mrs. Susie Slay, 58, wife of Ben Slay who died at her home on Kerens Rural Route 1
Saturday afternoon after a sudden illness.
The rites were conducted at the First Baptist church in Kerens with the pastor, Rev. Bill Foster, and Rev. Burt Gillis, pastor of the
First Methodist church, Kerens, officiating. Mrs. Slay was a member of the First Baptist church. Burial was in the Kerens
cemetery.
A native of Kerens, Mrs. Alay is survived by the husband, three daughters, Mrs. E. K. Howell and Mrs. Neal McCord, all of Kerens;
and Mrs. John C. Underwood, Jackson, Miss.; three brothers, W. C. Simmons, Shreveport, La.; and G. W. and Roy Simmons both of Vega;
two sisters, Mrs. Melton Welch, Earth, and Mrs. Edna Williams, Dumas; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Johnnie Wright, Robert Allen Bain, J. L. Whorton
Jr., Douglas Howell, Morgan Lowe and Arlon Simmons.
Notes:
William Benjamin “Ben” Slay, Jr.
Dec 25, 1896 - Dec 13, 1961
Train-Pickup Collision Fatal To Ben Slay, 61
Ben Slay, about 61, of Kerens was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday as a result of a train-pick-up
collision on Main street at Kerens shortly after 1 p.m. His body was returned to Kerens Wednesday afternoon by Inmon Funeral Home.
It was stated that an eastbound Cotton Belt System freight train figured in the collision of a pickup truck traveling north on Main
street. Slay was alone in the vehicle. He was rushed to the hospital in an Inmon ambulance.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. E. K. Howell and Mrs. Neal McCord, both of Kerens, and another married daughter who resides
outside of Texas, and other relatives.
Slay's death is the 10th rural traffic fatality in Navarro county for 1961.
Deputy Sheriff Howe French investigated.
Notes:
Friday Rites For Ben Slay Kerens Church
Funeral services have been set for Friday at 10 a.m. for Ben Slay, 67, Kerens area farmer who was fatally injured Wednesday at 1 p.m.
when his pick-up truck was struck by a Cotton Belt Freight train in Kerens.
Rev. Burt Gillis, pastor of First Methodist church will conduct services in First Baptist church and burial will be in the
Kerens
cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. E. K. Howell and Mrs. Neal McCord, both of Kerens, and Mrs. J. C. Underwood, Jacksonville,
Miss.; one brother, Tom Slay, Robstown; and two sisters, Mrs. Willard Mayo, Kerens and Mrs. Raymond Wylie, Corsicana.
Slay was a retired farmer whose home is located two miles north of Kerens on the Bazette road (Farm Road 636). He was a member of the
Baptist church and the Kerens Masonic Lodge.
He was rushed to Memorial hospital in Corsicana in an Inmon ambulance but was dead on arrival. His was the eleventh traffic
death in Navarro county this year.
Slay's wife died about a year ago. Friends remember that he drove into Kerens I his 1950 model Ford pick-up truck on many occasions
during each week.
H. L. Thompson, Kerens negro, was one of the witnesses to the accident which occurred at the intersection of the Saint
Louis-Southwestern (Cotton Belt) railroad tracks and Colket street (main street).
Thompson said Slay, traveling south and apparently not noticing the approaching east-bound heavily-loaded freight train, moved slowly
into the intersection and into the path of the train. The pick-up truck almost made it, but the train struck it behind the rer left
wheel, carrying the vehicle sideways for about 60 feet, practically demolishing it. According to Thompson, Slay was thrown out the left
door but the truck miraculously missed him as the train pushed it farther east.
Thompson said the crossing lights were burning and the train's whistle was being sounded.
Railroad officials listed S. C. Hart, Tyler, as the conductor of the train and H. C. Welch, also of Tyler as the engineer.
The train according to Thompson, came to a stop about one-third of a mile from the intersection.
One Kerens resident said it was the fourth such accident at the intersection in his memory.
Deputy Sheriff Howe French initiated the investigation, assisted by Constable A. H. Holloway of Kerens. Bob Turner state highway patrolman is continuing the investigation.
Inmon is directing.
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James Houston “Hugh” Sheppard
Aug 7, 1889 - Feb 2, 1960
J. H. Sheppard Rites Thursday
KERENS, Feb. 3—(Spl.)—J. H. (Hugh) Sheppard, 70, retired oil field worker, died in Baylor Hospital in Dallas Tuesday following long
illness.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Kerens cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Bill Foster, pastor, assisted by Rev. Houston Sheppard, Dallas, Baptist minister.
A native of Frost, Sheppard resided at Carlisle, Texas, prior to moving to Kerens five years ago.
Sheppard was a Baptist and a veteran of
World War I.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; a daughter, Mrs. Doris McKee, Dallas; two sons, Jim Sheppard, Lubbock; five brothers, Owen
Sheppard, Blooming Grove; Wiley Sheppard, Ennis; Joe Sheppard, Seminole; Dan Sheppard, Bakersfield, Calif., and Ed Sheppard,
Kerens; a sister, Mrs. Dallie Gedeon, Los Angeles, and 10 grandchildren and other relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, Feb 3, 1960
- h/o Lucy Iva (Scarbrough) Sheppard married Apr. 7, 1923 s/o
William Martin “Bill” Sheppard and Marthan Arena (Langston)
Sheppard
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Nila Mae (Griffin) Sheppard
Dec 15, 1888 - May 16, 1977
Mrs. Sheppard
KERENS—Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church in Kerens for Mrs. Joe (Nila Mae) Sheppard, 91, resident of
Kerens 65 years and native of Frost, who died Monday morning.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Van Houser will officiate, with burial following at
Kerens
City Cemetery. Arrangements are with Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
Survivors include her husband of Kerens, a son, Joe G. Sheppard of
Ruston, La.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Janet Barnett of Kerens; a
great-grandson, Ben Barnett of Kerens; and a sister, Mrs. B. B.
English of Tahoke.
Pallbearers are John Seale, Hobart Hilliard, W. P. Ingram, Eddie
McNeese, Grocer McClintock, Lynn Holloway, C. E. Blissett and O. L.
Lockhart.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, May 17, 1977
- w/o Joseph A. “Joe” Sheppard d/o George Allan Griffin &
Emma Elizabeth (Neese) Griffin buried in Frost Cemetery, Frost,
Tx.
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Mary Jane (Pevehouse) Sheppard
Mar 27, 1865 - Feb 26, 1929
NAVARRO COUNTY NATIVE BURIED AT KERENS WEDNESDAY
MRS. T. J. SHEPPARD WHO DIED IN DALLAS, PIONEER RESIDENT THIS COUNTY
KERENS, Feb. 27.—(Spl.)—Mrs. T. J. Sheppard, aged 62 years, pioneer
resident of Navarro county, died at her home in Dallas Tuesday. The
remains were sent to Kerens Wednesday morning, and funeral services
were held in the First Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock, with the Rev. W. A. Corkern officiating, assister by Rev.
J. Howard Williams, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Corsicana.
Interment was in the Kerens cemetery.
She is survived by her husband and eight children, A. J. Sheppard,
Purcell, Okla.; Joe Sheppard, Kerens; E. P. Sheppard, Wilson, Okla.;
Henry Sheppard, Cross Plains; Roy Sheppard Dallas; Mrs. Basil Noble,
Childress; Mrs. Lester Harrell, Temple; Mrs. M. P. Frank, Dallas;
eight grandchildren also survive.
The deceased was born and reared in the Frost community, and moved
to Kerens in 1904, where she and her husband made their home until
they moved to Dallas in 1919. She was a lifelong member of the
Baptist church.
Pallbearers were Earl Seale, E. E. Nettles, Fred Jennings, E. B.
Speed, Roy Noble and R. D. Owen.
Notes:
Claudius "Big
Daddy/Claude" Sherrill
Apr 11, 1864 - Oct 29, 1940
FUNERAL HELD FOR CLAUDE SHERRILL IN KERENS WEDNESDAY
KERENS, Nov. 1.—(AP)—Funeral services were held at 2 p.m Wednesday
at the family residence for Claude Sherrill 76, who died at an early
hour Tuesday morning from a heart attack.
Mr. Sherrill, who was engaged in farming, was born and reared in
Navarro county. In 1885 he was married to Miss Mary Frances Chitwood,
who survives with the four children, Calvin Sherrill of Houston,
Fate Sherrill, Athens; Clay Sherrill, and Mrs. Roscoe McConnico,
Kerens. Survivors also include 18 grandchildren, and 10
great-grandchildren.
Rev. A. E. Harrison, pastor of the First Baptist church was in
charge of services, with interment afterward in the Kerens cemetery,
directed by the P. N. Stockton funeral home.
Pallbearers were grandsons, James, Woodrow, Lawson, Sam, Merrill,
and L. C. Sherrill.
Among the large number of out of town relatives and friends here for
the service, were: Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sherrill and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin McWhitter and L. C. Sherrill, Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Fate
Sherrill and two children, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Jeffery, Lewis Gamble,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gibson, Athens; Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Sherrill,
Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrill, Amarillo; Mrs. Clyde Mitchell, Walter
Jackson, Mrs. J. L. Evans, Malakoff; Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Shields
and children, Miss Julia McConnico, Waco; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Merrill, Mrs. Curtis Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Keathley and daughter, Mrs. Delia Albritton, Miss Jewel Allbritton,
Corsicana; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sharp and daughter, Ann, Dallas.
Notes:
Jimmie Thomas Sherrill
Dec 5, 1884 - Jun 12, 1974
J. T. Sherrill
KERENS—Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. here Friday in Paschal
Funeral Home for Jimmie Thomas Sherrill, 89, who died Wednesday at
Memorial Hospital in Corsicana.
Sherrill, a retired farmer was a resident of Corsicana since 1966
and native of Kerens, Burial will be at
Kerens
City Cemetery, Rev.
James Davis of Corsicana officiating.
Survivors include his widow, Leona Sherrill of Corsicana; a son,
Emerson Sherrill of Corsicana; two stepsons, Robert S. and Jimmie L.
Sherrill, both of Corsicana; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Lillie
Jocobson of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Mamie Halloway and Mrs. Joyce
Thedford, both of Corsicana; and Mrs. Velma Waters of Mesquite; and
several grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Notes:
Robert Barton Sherrill
Oct 25, 1872 - Jan 11, 1944
R. B. Sherrill Died In Local; Burial at Kerens
Funeral services were held at Kerens for R. B. (Barton) Sherrill,
who died at the P. and S. Hospital here Tuesday night. He was 73
years of age and had resided at Kerens all of his life until a few
years ago when he moved to the Logan Ranch in Henderson county.
Surviving are his wife, six children, a brother, and other
relatives.
Notes:
Arvel Blair Shelton
Dec 31, 1906 - Jun 2, 1951
Funeral Services Held For Victim Of Road Accident
One man was killed and two injured in an automobile collision
Saturday afternoon on Highway 31 four miles east of Corsicana.
Arvel Blair Shelton, 44, Kerens Route 1, was pronounced dead on
arrival at the Navarro Clinic in a McCammon ambulance.
Jethro Ralph Nanny, 26, Route 4, Waco, suffered a compound fracture
of the left arm, and Ralph Dick Coatney, Route 2, Kerens, sustained
a cut left hand. Nanny and Coatney were brought to the P. And S.
Hospital by private automobiles where they were treated. Nanny later
Saturday was taken to a Waco hospital and Coatney was released after
first aid.
Two Going West.
H. E. Tucker, highway patrolman, said automobiles driven by Nanny
and Coatney were traveling west and Shelton was going east at the
time of the accident. The officer said that Nanny attempted to pass
Coatney's car as Shelton approached, tried to get back behind
Coatney's vehicle and struck it—then collided headon with the
Shelton automobile.
Shelton's death was the seventh highway traffic fatality in Navarro
county in 1951.
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Services Monday.
Funeral services for Shelton were held Monday at 3 p.m. from the
First Baptist Church in Kerens with burial in the
Kerens
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. J. W. Ousley of Waco, Rev. Milton
O. Davis, pastor of the church and Rev. Carroll Thompson, pastor of
the First Methodist church in Kerens.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hester Shelton, of Kerens; two sons,
Pfc. Nelson Shelton, U. S. Air Forces, Guam, and Jerry Shelton,
Kerens; parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Shelton, Sr., Kerens; four
brothers, Brack, Roland, T. M., Jr. and Lester Shelton, all of
Kerens; four sisters, Mrs. Rufus Massey, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs.
Mid Tyner, Mrs. Clint Baxter and Mrs. Ben R. Cherry, all of Kerens,
and other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, June 4, 1951
- h/o Hester Caroline (Nelson) Shelton-Bailey s/o Thomas
Marion "Tom" Shelton, Sr. & Lelia Elizabeth (Huggins) Shelton
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Edgar Lee “Ed” Sheppard
May 29, 1886 - Mar 14, 1973
Ed Sheppard
KERENS—Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Paschal
Funeral Home Chapel in Kerens for Ed Sheppard, 87, of Kerens, who
died Wednesday morning at his home. Rev. Olen Boles, First Baptist
Church pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at
Kerens
City Cemetery.
He was a member of the Bazzett Baptist Church, a retired farmer, and
native of Frost.
Survivors include a widow, Mrs. Lula Sheppard of Kerens; three sons,
Merle Sheppard and Horace Sheppard, both of Corsicana, and Toy
Sheppard of Kerens; two grandchildren, Nelda Horn of Navarro, Tex.
and Juanita Sheppard, Cuero, Tex.; a great-grandson, Mike Horn of
Navarro; a brother, J. O. Sheppard of Stephenville; a sister, Mrs.
Dalla Gedion of Los Angeles, Calif.; and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, March 14, 1973
- h/o Lula “Lude” (Green) Sheppard married Nov. 15, 1906 s/o
William Martin “Bill” Sheppard and Marthan Arena (Langston)
Sheppard
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Henry Thomas Carroll Conger, Sr.
Jan 3, 1892 - Dec 2, 1974
Carroll Conger
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Carroll Conger Sr., 82, resident of
Corsicana, who died Monday at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home.
Rev. David Hale will officiate, and burial will be at
Kerens
Cemetery.
He was a native of Blooming Grove, a retired farmer, and resident of
Corsicana most of his life. He was also a member of Northside
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana; four sons, Weldon Conger
of Malakoff, James Conger of Athens, Carroll Conger Jr. of Dallas,
and Raymond Conger of Kerens; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Ruth of Malakoff;
12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, three
great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Maude Grace of Corsicana,
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
King Bennett Seale
Dec 17, 1890 - Apr 23, 1971
Seale Rites
Funeral services for Mr. King B. Seale, 80, of Kerens will be
Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Paschal Funeral Home. Rev. Don Kelley of
First Methodist Church and Rev. Ralph Stovall of the First Baptist
Church, will officiate with burial in the
Kerens
City Cemetery.
Mr. Seale died at 7:15 a.m. Friday in Kerens. A retired farmer, he
was Born Dec. 17, 1890 in Kerens.
Survivors include one brother, Earl Seale of Kerens; two sisters,
Mrs. Andrew McClung of Kerens and Mrs. Howell Brister of Dallas and
several nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Clifton Mitchell Seale
Feb 10, 1894 - Mar 26, 1971
Seale Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for Clifton M. Seale, 77, of Kerens will be at 2
p.m. Sunday in the Paschal Funeral Home. Revs. Don Kelley and Ralph
Stovall will officiate with burial in the
Kerens
City Cemetery.
Seale was killed Friday afternoon when his automobile was struck by
a freight train in Kerens.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Clifton M. Seale; one daughter,
Mrs. Jo Ann Bridges of Greenville; two brothers, King Seale and Earl
Seale, both of Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen McClung of Kerens and
Mrs. Howell Brister of Dallas and one grandchild.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sunday, March 28, 1971
- h/o Daffie (Holmes) Seale married Apr. 5, 1923 s/o William
Mitchell Seale and Mary Jeanette “Nettie” (Posey) Seale
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Earl Tennyson Seale
Jan 25, 1889 - Sep 7, 1971
Seale
Services for Earle Seale are to be today at 10:30 a.m. in the First
Baptist church in Kerens.
Seale, 82, died at his home Tuesday.
Rev. Ralph Stovall was to officiate and burial was to be in
Kerens
City Cemetery.
Seal was the former president of the First National Bank of Kerens
for several years. When he retired from banking business in 1962, he
had served the bank 50 years.
He was also a World Ware I
veteran and served on the city council and
took part in several civic organizations.
He is survived by his widow, Undine; two sisters Mrs. Andrew McClung
of Kerens, and Mrs. Howell Brister of Dallas; two sisters-in-law,
Mrs. Finis L. Seale and Mrs. Clifton M. Seale of Greenville and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Mary Jeanette “Nettie” (Posey) Seale
Oct 9, 1860 - Jul 18, 1941
MRS. NETTIE SEALE, PIONEER RESIDENT OF KERENS, IS BURIED
KERENS, July 22—(Spl.) Mrs. Nettie Seale, a pioneer citizen of
Kerens, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew McClung
on July 18, at 8:42 a.m. Mrs. Seale had been in failing health
since March, 1930, but on Sunday night, July 13, suffered a stroke
from which she did not rally.
Nettie Posey, was born October 9, 1860, at Neches, Anderson county,
the daughter of Andrew Ford and Rachel Ellen Posey. At the age of
seven she, her parents moved to the community, where later Kerens
was built. She was married Dec. 22, 1882, to W. M. Seale.
She is survived by six children and eight grandchildren. Her sons
are Earl Seale, King Seale and Clifton Seale, and her daughters,
Mrs. Andrew McClung and Mrs. Howell Brister, all of Kerens; and
Finis Seale of Corsicana.
Her eldest son, Ford Seale of Denison, preceded her in death on
April 10, 1941.
Though she had been an invalid for many years her cheerfulness and
beauty of character inspired all who came in contact with her. Her
family was her every thought and they repaid her with a beautiful
devotion. She had been a member of the Baptist church since
girlhood.
A former pastor, Rev. W.A. Corkern, now of Orange, who was pastor of
the Kerens Baptist church at the time of her active membership, and
knew the serene beauty of her life, conducted the funeral services
at 10 a.m. July 19 at the home of Mrs. McClung, assisted by Revs. A.
E. Harrison, present pastor, and Joe N. Everheart, pastor of the
Kerens Presbyterian church.
Special music was furnished by Miss Cecil Ross, Mrs. F. E. McCown,
Messrs. Ford Ivey and Bat L. Murphey, vocalists, and Mrs. John R.
Simmons, accompanist.
Interment was in the Kerens
cemetery, where she was tenderly laid to
rest in a beautiful lot, adjoining that of her lifelong friend, the
late Mrs. J. J. Walker.
Active pallbearers were Luther Westbrook, R. P. Walker, H. A. Quaite,
R. H. Mays, A. R. Carroll, E. H. Gray of Kerens; J. O. Burke and
Tate Lindsey of Corsicana. Honorary pallbearers were the many
friends of the family.
Among the large group present from out of town were: Mrs. F. J.
Lindsey, Mrs. Clyde Stroud, JR., Mrs. Arthur Wareing, Mrs. F. C.
Paul, Mrs. J. V. Noble, Mrs. Olive Noble, Mrs. Ben R. Blackmon,
Alton Justiss, A. L. McCleary, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Davidson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bennett, Mrs. Glenn Rodgers,
Miss Glen Alma Ridgers, W. B. Levy, E. E. Babers, N. Suttle Roberts,
James Cerf, William Lee Holman, Mrs. Elmer Keith, Mrs. J. G.
Comfort, Artie Mayfield, of Corsicana, Miss Dorothy Sherrill,
Dallas, Mrs. H. G. Askew, Tyler, R. M. Blanchard, Miss Annie Davis,
Palestine, Mrs. E. M. Westbrook, Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fullwood,
William Fullwood, Dallas, Mrs. W. A. Corkern, Billy Beth, and
Mavince Corkern, Orange.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tuesday, July 22, 1941
- w/o William Mitchell Seale; d/o Adren Ford Posey and Rachel
Ellen (Knox) Posey buried at Prairie Point cemetery
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Wilmer Haynes Jr.
abt 1944 - Dec 20, 2012
Wilmer Haynes Jr., 68, of Corsicana, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20,
2012, at Navarro Regional Hospital. Funeral services are at noon on
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church with Pastor
Alfred Cox Jr. as Eulogist and Pastor Grady G. Anderson Jr.
officiating.
Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Ross and Johnson Mortuary, Corsicana.
Notes:
William "Ted" Charles Green
abt 1931 - Dec 21, 2012
William “Ted” Charles Green, 81, Corsicana, passed away Friday, Dec.
21,
2012 at Navarro Regional Hospital. Funeral services are 3 p.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Bethlehem Baptist Church with Pastor
Dairy G. Johnson, officiating. Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary, Corsicana.
Notes:
Clifton Earl Flanagan
Aug 29, 1915 - Jan 21, 1993
Clifton E. Flanagan, 77, of Corsicana, died Jan. 21, 1993.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Horace Cobb officiating. Burial will be in the
Eureka
Cemetery.
He was a veteran of the US. Army during
World War II and had been a
foundry laborer for Oil City Iron Works for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Flanagan of Corsicana; one son and
daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Elna Flanagan of Tyler, one sister,
Irene Esquire of Dallas; two granddaughters, Geni Marie and
Katherine Ann Flanagan, both of Tyler; and a host of nieces and
nephews.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Notes:
Florence Christine Bancroft
Jan 6, 1959 - Feb 4, 1993
Christine Bancroft, 34, of Eureka, died Feb. 4, 1993.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the
Eureka
Cemetery. The Rev. Rodney Bancroft will officiate. The family will
receive friends for visitation from 7 to 8 p.m., Saturday at Corley
Funeral Home.
She was born Jan. 6, 1959 in Angus.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Bancroft of Corsicana; her
mother, Pauline Bates of Corsicana; four sisters, Doris Vaughn and
Catherine Thornton, both of Corsicana, Barbara Jones of Columbus,
Ohio, and Linda Quinn of Ennis; one brother, Loyd Wilkerson of
Corsicana; four step-sons, Mitchell Bancroft of Houston, Leslie
Bancroft, Thomas Wayne Bancroft, Thomas Wayne Bancroft and Rex
Bancroft, all of Corsicana; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Margaret Ruth
(Robinson) Lamb
Jul 8, 1930 - May 14, 1993
Margaret Ruth Lamb, 62, of Corsicana, died May 14, 1993 in
Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday at Corley Funeral
Home with the Rev. H.D. Nance officiating. Burial will be in
Eureka
Cemetery.
She was born July 8, 1930 in Eureka, Texas. She was a member of
Trinity Christian Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by four sons, Robert Allan Lamb, Lloyd Dale Lamb,
Roy Dean Lamb and Donald Ray Lamb, all of Corsicana; two sisters,
Mildred Young and Christian Jock, both of Eureka; one brother,
Harvey Robinson of Eureka; 13 grandchildren; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Notes:
Jessie
May (Mosley) Bell
abt 1926 - May 25, 1993
Jessie (Mosley) Bell, 66, of Corsicana, died May 25, 1993, in Park
Row Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Home, with Dr. Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the
Eureka
Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, David Bell of Eureka; two daughters,
Doris Ashley of Waxahachie and Elizabeth Brown of Eureka; two
brothers, Johnny Mosley and Darell Mosley, both of Corsicana; four
sisters, Lola Thomas of Navarro Mills, Sue Petty of Corsicana,
Barbara Jo Jones of Lancaster and Donnie Williams of Texarkana; four
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Danny Petty, Harold Petty, Cloyd Bell, Steve
Wilson, Jackie Cooper and Dickie Cooper.
Notes:
Mary Frances (Wheeler) Miller
Nov 15, 1936 - Feb 25, 2013
Mary Frances (Wheeler) Miller, 76, of Mount Calm, passed away
Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at her home. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Wade Funeral Home in Hubbard. Funeral
services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at First
Baptist Church of Mount Calm with the Rev. John Lawrence
officiating. Interment will follow in
Liberty Hill Cemetery near
Dawson. Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home, Hubbard.
Notes:
Mildred Lorraine Remmers
Apr 27, 1919 - Feb 21, 2013
Mildred Lorraine Remmers went to be with her beloved Lord and Savior
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at the age of 93. She was born April 27,
1919.
She is survived by her daughter Linda Remmers Brister and son-in-law
David L. Brister of Corsicana, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
and great-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to give special thanks and love to the
wonderful staff of Twilight Home in Corsicana, which Mildred
lovingly referred to as her “castle” for the last two years. The
staff so sweetly and lovingly cared for her in a way the family
truly appreciates. Mildred made many wonderful friends whom she
adored and who also adored her.
Funeral services were Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 in Texas City.
Arrangements by Emken-Linton Funeral Home.
Notes:
James Decker aka Michael Oshay
Feb 20, 1935 - Feb 17, 2013
James Decker, known by some in Corsicana as Michael Oshay, resident
of Kerens and Corsicana, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in
Corsicana. Funeral services with military honors will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at the Dallas / Fort Worth
National Cemetery in Dallas. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Saturday, Feb 23, 2013
- Submitted by Karen Rost
- James Decker known by some in Corsicana as Michael Oshay,
resident of Kerens and Corsicana, passed away at Navarro
Regional Hospital on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the age of 77.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 25, 2013 at
10:30 a.m. at the Dallas / Fort Worth National Cemetery.
He was born on February 20, 1935 to Loren Decker and Helen Lesh
Decker. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and while living
in Corsicana he would mow yards. At times he would travel to
Indiana and help with the harvesting and farming in the area.
Hobbies included hunting and fishing. He served his country in
the United States Army during the Korean War in 1952.
He was preceded in death by his parents Loren and Helen Decker.
Survivors include his children John Decker and Brenda Decker of
Huntington, Indiana and Amy Oshay of Corsicana. Grandchildren
Alyssa Sanchez of Corsicana and Rachel Quillen and Kristen
Bosworth both of Bluffton, Indiana and the mother of his
children Geraldine Oshay of Corsicana.
Chevelle Martine Smith
Feb 12, 2013 - Feb 17, 2013
Chevelle Martine Smith was born on Feb. 12, 2013, and passed away on
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb.
27, 2013, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana. Graveside
services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Veronica Dillard
abt 1916 - Apr 6, 2012
Veronica Dillard, 96, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. Graveside
service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012, at
Resthaven
Memorial Park with Bill Honea officiating. Arrangements by
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Ponciano Aguilar
abt 1964 - Apr 21, 2012
Ponciano Aguilar, 47, of Corsicana, passed away on Saturday, April
21, 2012. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. in the Chapel at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
Monday, April 23, 2012, at Resthaven
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Jackie (Adams) Thomas
Mar 17, 1948 - Aug 27, 1993
Jackie Thomas, 45, of Ennis, died Aug. 27, 1993, in Bluffton, Ohio.
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral
Chapel, with Solon Bailey officiating. Burial will be in
Resthaven
Memorial Park.
She was born March 17, 1948, in Marshall, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Adams.
She is survived by her husband, Roy Thomas of Ennis; two daughters,
Kelly Thomas and Kacey Thomas, both of Ennis; her mother, Mrs.
Lillian Adams of Corsicana; two brothers, Mike Adams of Corsicana
and Garry Adams of Freestone; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Hazel Thomas
of Eureka; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Randy Thomas, Mark Thomas, Ronnie Haynie, Jim
Hayden, David Hayden and Sonny Morris.
Memorials may be made to the Ennis Public Library, 501 W. Ennis
Ave., Ennis, Texas.
Notes:
Funeral services for Mrs. Jackie Thomas, 45, of Rt. 4, Box 82, Ennis
were held Tuesday, Aug. 31, at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel in
Corsicana with Mr. Solon Bailey officiating. Interment followed in
the Resthaven
Memorial Park in Corsicana.
Mrs. Thomas died as a result of injuries received in an automobile
accident in Bluffton, Ohio Aug. 27.
She was born in Marshall, Texas March 17, 1948 the daughter of Earl
and Lillian Adams. She was preceded in death by her father Earl
Adams and survived by her husband, Roy Thomas of Ennis; two
daughters, Kelly and Kacey Thomas of Ennis; her mother, Mrs. Lillia
[sic] Adams of Corsicana; two brothers, Mike Adams of Corsicana and
Garry Adams of Freestone, Texas; her mother-in-law Hazel Thomas of
Eureka, Texas and a number of nieces and nephews.
Randy Thomas, Mark Thomas, Ronnie Haynie, Jim Hayden, David Hayden
and Sonny Morris served as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Ennis Public Library, 501 W. Ennis
Avenue, Ennis Texas.
Notes:
- The Press - Friday, Sep 3, 1993
- Submitted by Karen Rost
Michael Lewis Penrose II
Oct 30, 1957 - Sep 5, 1993
Michael Lewis Penrose II, 35, of Corsicana, died Sept. 5, 1993 at
his residence.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
Resthaven
Memorial Park with James T. Davis officiating. The family will
receive visitors beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Penrose of Corsicana; three
sons, Joshua Penrose of Corsicana and Michael and Jason Penrose of
Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Charity Penrose of Corsicana and
Alisha Penrose of Phoenix, Ariz; his father, Harold K. Penrose of
Gun Barrel; his mother, Dionne Penrose of Gresham, Oregon; two
brothers, Harold K. Penrose III of Kaufman and Randy Johnson of
Corsicana; two sisters, Pamala Marie Tower and Dianna Lynn Smith,
both of Gresham, Oregon; and his grandmother, Charlotte Bush of Gun
Barrel.
Notes:
Maude Adell
(Lambert) Anderton-Underhill
Apr 6, 1903 - Sep 9, 1993
Maude Underhill, 90, of Corsicana, died Sept. 9, 1993 in Corsicana.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Corley Funeral Chapel with the
Rev.
John Conley officiating. Burial will be in
Resthaven
Memorial Park
in Corsicana.
She was born April 6, 1903 in Oklahoma and was a member of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include six daughters, Polly Hernandez of Farmers Branch,
Betty Joe Underhill and Pauline Massey, both of Corsicana, Dorothy
Mackey and Wanda Blevins, both of Mesquite and Jimmie Lou Melton of
Irving; two sons, Willie Anderton Jr. of Retreat and Billy Gene
Underhill of Gainesville; one brother, Dock Lambert; one sister,
Myrtle Harrison of Angelton; 14 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Underhill.
Pallbearers will be Michael Hernandez, Ricky Hernandez, Terry
Mackey, John Mackey, Larry Anderton and Eric Melton. Honorary
Pallbearers will be Chris Hernandez and Bryan Matthews.
Notes:
Agnes S. York
Feb 3, 1908 - Sep 28, 1993
Agnes S. York, 85, of Corsicana, died Sept. 28, 1993, in Corsicana.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the First United
Methodist Church in Corsicana, with the Rev. Connally Dugger
officiating. Burial will be in
Resthaven
Memorial Park
under the
direction of Corley Funeral Home.
She was born Feb. 3, 1908, in Dexter and was a member of the First
United Methodist Church in Corsicana.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe York.
Survivors include two sons, Gerry York of Dallas and Joe D. York of
Corsicana; three grandsons, Steve York of Los Angeles, Calif., Ron
York of Corsicana and Carter York of Austin; one granddaughter,
Kelly O'Connor of Dallas; and four great-grandchildren, Hillary York
and Cameron York, both of Corsicana, and Claire and William O'Connor
of Dallas.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church
in Corsicana.
Notes:
Billy Joe Nichols
Jan 16, 1927 - Sep 28, 1993
Bill Nichols, 66, of Corsicana, died Sept. 28, 1993, in Corsicana.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday in the Corley Funeral
Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Tompkins and the Rev. Horace Crowder
officiating.
Burial will be in
Resthaven
Memorial Park.
He was born Jan. 16, 1927. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air
Force. He was ordained as a minister on Dec. 6, 1960, of Bethel
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dessie Nichols of Corsicana; one son and
daughter-in-law, Rickey and Rosanne Nichols of Pflugerville; one
daughter and son-in-law, Alicia D. and Raymond Rogers of Corsicana;
two sisters, Martha Christian and Betty Gilcrease, both of
Corsicana; three grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Opal Nichols
of Corsicana.
Notes:
Vernell Parhm
Oct 28, 1926 - Aug 15, 1993
Vernell Parhm, 66, of Corsicana, died Aug. 15, 1993 at Navarro
Regional Hospital.
Wake services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Ross and Johnson
Mortuary Chapel. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the
First Independent Baptist Church with the Rev. Alvin E. Smith
officiating.
Burial will be in the Timothy Cemetery in Chatfield under the
direction of Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Survivors include six daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Paul
Lusk of Grand Prairie, Cerlister and Leroy Johnson, Loretta and Fred
Hall, Doyce and Dennis Cox, Joyce and David Sims, all of Corsicana
and Jearline and Sam Williams of Fort Worth; four sons and a
daughter-in--law, Charlie Parhm, Frank Parhm, Willie Parhm, all of
Corsicana, and James and Pamela Parhm of DeSoto; 24 grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Alma Dee (Jones) Thomerson
Jan 9, 1911 - Aug 15, 1993
Alma Thomerson, 82, of Corsicana, died Aug. 15, 1993 at Navarro
Regional Hospital.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rose Hill Cemetery
with Dr. David Hale officiating. Burial is under the direction of
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Survivors include one son, Clarence Thomerson of Corsicana; one
daughter, Laverne Slider of Crete, Ill.; one brother, two sisters;
five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
Rose Hill Cemetery Association.
Notes:
Betty Mae (Farmer) Kiser
Jan 24, 1904 - Aug 24, 1993
Mrs. Betty Farmer Kiser, 89, of Dawson died Aug. 24, 1993 at her
residence in Dawson.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Wade Chapel in Hubbard with the
Rev.
David Bugg officiating. Burial will be in
Dawson Cemetery with Wade
Funeral Home in Hubbard in charge of arrangements.
She was born Jan. 24, 1904, in Blooming Grove. She was raised in
Dawson and then lived in the Midland-Odessa area before moving back
to Dawson
28 years ago. She was a home maker and a member of the Eastern Star
in Denver City. She was a member of the Baptist church.
She married Leo Kiser March 5, 1923, and he preceded her in death on
Nov. 10, 1987.
Survivors are two sons, Harol Kiser of Nacogdoches and Billy J.
Kiser of DeQueen Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Lou Stephen of Atlanta
Georgia; two brothers, Gus Farmer of Dallas, Frank Farmer of
Gladewater; two sisters, Purdie Thompson of Fort Worth, Lollie MaGee
of Kilgore; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Notes:
Minnie Joyce (Haynes) Hawkins
Jul 11, 1951 - Aug 15, 1993
Minnie Joyce Haynes Hawkins, 42, of Corsicana, died Aug. 15, 1993 at
her residence.
Wake service will be 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary
Chapel. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson
Memorial Church of God in Christ with Elder Charles Washington
officiating.
Burial will be at the Silent Grove Cemetery in Cheneyboro under the
direction of Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Survivors include her husband, O.B. Hawkins of Corsicana; one
daughter, Kendra Haynes of Corsicana; one son and daughter-in-law,
Kenneth and Tena Haynes of Corsicana; eight grandchildren; her
mother, Mattie Haynes of Corsicana; one brother, Wilmer Haynes Jr.
of Ennis; and one sister, Dora Allen of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be Donald Anderson, Brent Anderson, Michael Thomas,
Curtis Randle, Michael Williams and Perry Littleton.
Notes:
Mary Pearl (Ingram) Bradley
Aug 18, 1902 - Apr 14, 1993
Mary Pearl Bradley, 90, died April 14, 1993 at the Corsicana Nursing
Home.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday in the J. E. Keever Mortuary
Chapel in Ennis with the Rev. Bill Hughes and the Rev. Cay Humbert
officiating. Burial will be in the
Rice Cemetery.
She was born Aug. 18, 1902 in Kerens, the daughter of Washington C.
and Pearl Noble Ingram. She was reared and graduated from high
school in Kerens and attended the Texas University for two years,
East Texas State University, Southern Methodist University and
Navarro College.
She married John Kestler Bradley of Rice on Oct. 18, 1925, and they
resided in Rice where she taught school for 24 years. She was active
in the PTA since 1932, serving at all levels including 13 years on
the State Board. She is past District President, State Chairman,
State Vice President and recipient of State and National Life
Memberships. She was an honorary member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society
of Key Women Teachers and received the Distinguished Retired Teacher
Award in 1974.
She was a member of the Haynie Methodist Church in Rice where she
was a steward and a church Sunday school teacher. She also was a
member of the 20th Century Club, the Rice Cemetery Association, the
Pan American Round Table, the Kinsloe House, Retired Teachers
Association and served on the county boards for the Heart Fund,
Cancer Society and United Fund.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John and one son, Robert
Ingram Bradley.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Joyce
Bradley of Corsicana; one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Henry
Jackson of Ingram, Teas; a daughter-in-law, Beverly Bradley of Ft.
Worth; one brother, Walker Ingram of Kerens; 11 grandchildren; and
17 great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were David Johnson, John Finley, Tim
Walthall, F.W. Robinson, Alan Hicks, Joe Allison and Leo Long.
Honorary pallbearers were K.R. Robinson, Zachary Dillon, Jeff Steen,
Bob Gage and Charles Ray Jones.
Notes:
John Cleborne Allen
Mar 13, 1905 - May 13, 1993
J.C. Allen, 88, of Weslaco, died May 13, 1993, in Weslaco.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the First United
Methodist Church in Weslaco, with the Rev. Ken Harrison officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted by the Corsicana Masonic Lodge
#174 in the Rice Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 18. Visitation
will be until 8 p.m. Friday. McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in
charge of arrangements.
He was born March 13, 1905, in Rice, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Allen. He attended school in Mesquite and graduated in 1922. He
resided in Weslaco since 1944, where he was in the insurance
business as a special agent, supervisor and marketing specialist and
a past secretary of Texas Insurance Fieldmen Association. He was a
member of the Southwest Conference Football Officials Association
for some 23 years. He was a faithful member of the First United
Methodist Church in Weslaco, the Lion's Club and a longtime
secretary of the Weslaco Masonic Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mrs. Kitty Sue Hughes.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Adelia Turner Allen of Weslaco; one
daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Walter Thompson of Weslaco; five
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Local relatives are J.T.
and Bobbie Allen of Rice; Jim and Debra Allen of Rice; Margaret and
Gene Thomas of Eureka; Gene Allen of Wortham; and Mrs. Dorothy
McCarson of Ferris.
Notes:
Lorin Wesley Murff
April 6, 1929 - July 14, 1993
Lorin Wesley "Mud" Murff, 64 of Arlington, died July 14, 1993, at
his residence after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Meadowland Baptist
Church. Burial will be 3 p..m. in the
Rice Cemetery under the
direction of Moore Funeral Home in Arlington.
He was a longtime resident of Arlington and a member of the
Meadowland Baptist Church for 35 years. He was a vice president of
Royal Business Forms and began his printing career at Ennis buriness
Forms. He later moved to Arlington. He served in the U.S. Air Force
from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean conflict. He served as a
counselor for Cancer Mount at Baylor Hosiptal. He was an avid
fisherman, hunter and rancher.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Murff of Arlington; one son, Rick
Murff of Denver, Colo.; one daughter, Gloria Frazier of Arlington;
one sister, Ann Alewine of Groesbeck; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Baylor Cancer Center or the American
Cancer Society.
Notes:
Mary Frances (Jamison) Henson
Jan 10, 1910 - Aug 16, 1993
Mrs. Mary Frances Henson, 83, of Beaumont, Texas, died August 16,
1993 in Beaumont.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Corley Funeral Chapel,
with the Rev. Don White of Forrest Park United Methodist Church in
Beaumont officiating. Burial will be in
Rice Cemetery.
She was born Jan. 10, 1910 in Navarro County. She was a former
resident of Corsicana.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Henson Sr.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Vernell Thomas of Corsicana
and Mrs. Evelene Hasop of Beaumont; one son, Lee Roy Henson Jr. of
Rice; two brothers, Oscar Jamison of Cedar Creek and Okey Jamison of
Odessa, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Pritchett of Corsicana; eight
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Steve Hashop, Fred Hashop, Ricky Hashop, Terry
Hashop, Jeff Hashop and Ronald Hale Jr.
Notes:
Larry Neal Shelton
Dec 25, 1953 - Aug 23, 1993
Larry Neal Shelton, 39, of Rice, died Aug. 23, 1993 at Navarro
Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home with Dale Schultz officiating. Burial will be in the
Rice Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy Shelton of Rice; two daughters,
Nikki and Natalie Shelton of Rice; his father, Bill Shelton of Fort
Worth and mother, Joy Dlabaj of Ennis; three brothers; four sisters;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Douglas Lane, Jerry Eddins, Kenneth Rawlings,
Roy Lynn Williams, Louis Reznicek and Gene McDougald.
The family has established the Larry Shelton Memorial Education Fund
for Nikki and Natalie Shelton. Memorials may be sent to the First
State Bank, P.O. Box 206, Rice, TX, 75155.
Notes:
Dixie Lynn (Vardeman) Wilson
Apr 5, 1933 - Jan 17, 2013
Dixie Lynn Vardeman Wilson, 79, of Elm Mott and formerly of Hubbard,
passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in a Waco hospital. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 at Wade Funeral Chapel
in Hubbard with Rev. Joe Bailey officiating. Interment will follow
in Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.
19,
2013 at the funeral home. Arrangements under the direction of Wade
Funeral Home, Hubbard.
Notes:
John L. McDaniel
abt 1926 - Jan 12, 2013
John L. McDaniel, 86, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, Jan. 12,
2013 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. Wake service will be 6 to 8
p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at Greater Love Outreach Fellowship, 700
East Park Ave., Corsicana. M.R. Smith Parlor for Funerals in charge
of arrangements.
Notes:
Raymond Edward McGraw
Jan 11, 1944 - Jan 6, 2013
Raymond McGraw of Blooming Grove, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013,
at his residence. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8,
2013 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Bobbie Duncan
Jan 2, 1920 - Jan 5, 1993
Bobbie Duncan, 73, of Wichita Falls, died Jan. 5, 1993, in her
residence.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the
Campbell-Elrod Cemetery in Navarro County with the Rev. Lary Thompson officiating.
The family will accept visitors from noon-9 p.m. Thursday at Corley
Funeral Home in Corsicana.
She was born Jan. 2, 1920, and was a former resident of Corsicana.
She was a retired waitress and had worked at the Holiday Inn. She
was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Wichita Falls.
Survivors include two sisters, Ressie Pease of Corsicana and Lucille
Woodard of Alvin; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Arthur Edgar "Buck" Allen
Apr 3, 1906 - Jan 20, 1993
A. E. "Buck" Allen, 86, of Athens, died Jan. 20, 1993, at his
residence.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with
Odis Munns officiating. Burial will be at
Campbell-Elrod Cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
He was a member of the Zion Hill Church of God in Walton, Texas. He
formerly worked at E. W. Habell and Sons and with the city of
Corsicana.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Ann Allen of Athens; four sons,
Edgar E. Allen of Kaufman, Tommy Joe Allen and William Ray Allen,
both of Corsicana and Johnny Frank Allen of Athens; one daughter,
Cliffie Janette Cox of Athens; two sisters, Effie Gladys Owen of
Euless and Cliffie Mae Crabtree of Fort Worth; 23 grandchildren and
33 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Notes:
Bettye Maye (Neeley) Thomas
July 15, 1924 - May 25, 1993
Bettye Maye Thomas, 68, of Dallas, died May 25, 1993, in Dallas.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the
Campbell-Elrod Cemetery, with Dr. David Hale officiating. Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Windol Thomas of Dallas; two
brothers, Bobby Neeley of Mesquite and Bill Neeley of Dawson; one
sister, Helen Reed of Mesquite; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Larry Bonner Ferguson
Nov 15, 1939 - Feb 8, 2013
Larry Ferguson, 73, of Cleburne, formerly of Streetman, passed away
Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Cleburne. Graveside service will be held 10
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at
Cade Cemetery in Streetman.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Betty Jane (Pullin) Biggs-Cashion
Jul 5, 1939 - Feb 28, 2013
 Betty
Jane Pullin Cashion was 73 when she left us and went to
Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wiley
Funeral Home. No services are planned at this time.
Betty was born in Blooming Grove on July 5, 1939, and was an
only child.
She was a retired hairdresser of more than 40 years. She
loved spending time with her dogs Katie, Ziggy, Bella,
Pixie, Bandit and Nikki. They shared a daily snack together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, F.E. and Lillian
Pullin; and beloved dogs, Tinker, Whiskey and Suzy.
We love you Nana! We already miss you and can't wait to see
you again in Heaven.
Survivors include her children, Elaine Triplett and Kirk
Briggs; grandchildren, Tabitha Phillips, and Janae Lewis,
Bobby Triplett; great grandchildren, Devin Phillips, Brent
Phillips, Garrett Clay, Sterlin Mann, Amber Swann, Baylee
Triplett, Mason Strickland, and Katharine Strickland; and
great great grandchildren, Wyatt Green and Amie Green
Arrangements by Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. |
Notes:
Dalton Keith
Farmer
Feb 23, 1936 - Aug 1, 2013
 Keith
Farmer, 77 of Kerens, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1,
2013. He was born Feb. 23, 1936 in Navarro to Dalton
Edward and Lillie Mae McCarter Farmer.
He was a lifetime member of Hopewell Baptist Church.
After his retirement from Chattanooga Glass he began
ranching and enjoyed fishing and gardening.
He is preceded in death by wife Doris Marie Farmer,
parents Dalton Edward and Lillie Mae, brother Truman
Farmer, sisters Aliene Griffin and Oneta Morgan.
He leaves behind his loving partner, Nancy Berry;
children Pam Avent Tanner and husband Lewis, Mike Farmer
and wife Sharon, Eddie Farmer, Vickie Holmes and husband
Leonard. He is also survived by two brothers, Morris
Farmer and wife Lena, and Veron Farmer and wife Mary, as
well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home chapel with Benny Horn
officiating. Burial will follow at
Hopewell
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matt Scoggins, Lee
Farmer, Lance Farmer, Kenny Berry, Danny Purvis, Bryan
Jenkins, Cody Grace, and Gary Berry. Honorary
pallbearers will be Jody Farmer, Lynn Bottoms, Bunk
Bottoms, and R.K. Randall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hopewell
Baptist Church. |
Notes:
Bobby Allen
Dyer
Sep 25, 1956 - Jul 28, 2013
Bobby Allen Dyer, 56, of Red Oak passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013.
Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel with Lee Carlton “B.C.” Davis
officiating. Burial will follow at
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery.
Notes:
Ruby Mae
Grayson
abt 1921 - Aug 1, 2013
Ruby Mae Grayson, 92, of Malakoff, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1,
2013 at Heritage Oaks West. Funeral services are 3 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 3, 2013 at Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Interment will
follow at Woodland Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
Ruby Mae Grayson, 92, of Malakoff, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1,
2013 at Heritage Oaks West. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 10, 2013, at the Inspiring Body Of Christ Church Chapel, 7701
S. Westmoreland Rd. in Dallas, with Pastor Rickie G. Rush
Officiating. Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
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