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Thomas Edward Oliphant, Sr.
Dec 17, 1926 - June 8, 2009
Thomas Edward Oliphant Sr., 82 of Blooming Grove, passed June
8, 2009 in Corsicana. He was born December 17, 1926 in Kerens to H.
I. and Genie Oliphant.
Graveside services will be June 8, 2009 at 3 p.m. at
Rose Hill Cemetery
with Gordon Griffin officiating.
Notes:
Chester Hall
Abt 1935 - Nov 21, 2011
Chester Hall, 76, of Samaria, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at
his residence. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011,
at the Samaria Baptist Church in Samaria with the Rev. Bobby
Whitehead, eulogist. Interment will follow at the
Samaria Cemetery.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary, Corsicana.
Notes:
L. E. Gray
Apr 29, 1926 - Dec 16, 2011
L. E. Gray, 85, of Kerens, passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at the
East Texas Medical Center Hospital in Tyler. Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at Paschal Funeral Home in
Kerens. Funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19,
2011, at the Paschal Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leslie Byrd
officiating. Interment will be in the
Kerens Cemetery. Arrangements
by Paschal Funeral Home, Kerens.
Notes:
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L.E. Gray, 85 of Kerens, Texas, passed away Friday, December
16th, at the East Texas Medical Center Hospital in Tyler, Texas.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Paschal Funeral Home.
Funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Paschal
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leslie Byrd officiating. Burial will
be in the
Kerens Cemetery.
Mr. Gray was the band director for many years in the Witchita Falls
ISD and Quanah ISD.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in law, Bill & Dea Ann Gray
of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and David "Bubba" & Connie Gray of St.
Augustine, Florida; three grand-children, Kelli Gray of Moberly,
Missouri, Luke Gray, Jacksonville, Florida and Casey Gray of
Bradenton, Florida; five great-grandchildren, Allison Gray, Skyler
Gray, Austin Gray, Jordan Painter and Carter Gray
L. C. "Bo Pete" Robinson, Sr.
Aug 6, 1920 - Dec 17, 2011
 L.
C. " Bo Pete" Robinson, Sr., 91, of Corsicana, passed away
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at Navarro Regional Hospital. He was
born Aug. 6, 1920 in Eureka, to the parentage of the late
Lawrence Robinson and Fannie Presley Robinson. He received
his formal education in the Navarro County School District
and professed a faith in Christ and was added to the
Eastside Church of Christ.
L.C. was preceded in death by his parents, wife
Lorene
Robinson, son,
L.C. Robinson, Jr., two granddaughters, Lorie
Walker and Carma D. Robinson; three brothers, Vernon, Jessie
and Lawrence Robinson.
He is survived by seven children, Ruthie Woods and husband
Aubrey of Corsicana, Dorothy Robinson Ross of Abilene,
Raymond Robinson and wife Cheryl, Diann Carter, Ernest
Robinson all of Corsicana, Shelia Robinson of Dallas, and
Gregory Robinson and wife Michelle of Palestine; 23
grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and eight
great-great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Wake services are 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21,
2011 at Ross and Johnson Chapel.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at the
Eastside Church of Christ. Interment will follow at
Woodland
Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary. |
Notes:
Arthur Roland Bazinet
Abt 1924 - Dec 15, 2011
Corsicana — Mr. Arthur Roland Bazinet, 87, of Corsicana, passed away
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at Navarro Regional Hospital. Rosary will
be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.20, 2011, at Corley Funeral Home
Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Interment will be held at a later date at St. John Baptiste Cemetery
in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Arrangements by Corley Funeral
Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Candy June Edrington
Mar 18, 1961 - Dec 19, 2011
Corsicana — Mrs. Candy June Edrington, age 50, of Corsicana passed
away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at her residence in Corsicana. She was
born March 18, 1961 in Denison, Texas. She was cremated, and no
services are planned at this time.
Notes:
Jack Hayworth
Oct 16, 1942 - Dec 17, 2011
Jack Hayworth, resident of Purdon, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17,
2011 at Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana at the age of 69. He
was born Oct. 16, 1942 in Amigo, West Virginia to Robert and Mae
Yates Hayworth. Jack was self-employed as a salesman of auto parts
in the area and had retired a few years ago.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Robert Hayworth and
Mae Hayworth, four brothers, Robert Earl Hayworth, Edger Hayworth,
Clyde Hayworth, and Michael Hayworth, and one sister, Shelby
Hayworth.
Jack is survived by his wife, Hazel Hayworth of Purdon; his
children, Jill Stone and her husband Chad of Paris, Texas, and
Shelby Phillips of West Virginia; his step-children, Chris Hines and
her husband Roy of Corsicana and Jenine Fitch and husband Ron of
Sealy; and four grandchildren, Reagan, Meredith, Sophia, and Sam. He
is also survived by one brother, Fred Hayworth and his wife Phyllis
of Tennessee and four sisters, Jenney Hunter, Mary Bell, Opal
Tingler, and Peggy Canada.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 at
Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Dec. 21,
2011 at the Trinity Assembly of God located at 109 FM 2452 in
Corsicana with Rev. James Williams officiating. Burial will follow
the service at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat. Pallbearers
will be Dwayne Pritchett, David Williams, Ronnie Fitch, Reese Hines,
Billy Wayne Pair, and Lowell Thompson.
The family ask that memorials be made to the Trinity Assembly of God
Building Fund at 109 FM 2452, Corsicana, Texas 75110.
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Betty (Melton) Burnett Holloway
Nov 9, 1927 - Dec 13, 2011
Mrs. Betty Burnett Holloway, 84, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011,
at Park Bend Health Center in Austin.
She was born November 9, 1927 in Corsicana to Arthur and Ione
Melton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Holloway;
sister, Virginia Sherrard; and brother, Arthur Melton.
She is survived by her son, David Burnett and wife Rhonda of
Corsicana; daughters, Becky Myers and husband Larry of Waxahachie,
Pam Koteras and husband Mike of Austin, and Donna McQuiddy of
Austin; grandchildren, Bryan Burnett of Corsicana, J.D. Myers and
wife Cindy of Ennis, Jamie Waits and husband Brian of Fort Worth,
Chris McDaniel and wife Lora of Austin, Shawn McDaniel and wife
Myranda of Austin, Chase Hawk of Austin, and Taylor McQuiddy of
Austin; great-grandchildren, Lexi Myers, Paige Myers, Michael Myers,
Hannah Myers, and Errol Waits; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family was held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec.
19, 2011, at Corley Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery with the Rev. Lonnie Keele officiating.
Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
John B. "Billy" Stokes
Aug 14, 1925 - Dec 16, 2011
John B. “Billy” Stokes, age 86, of Chandler, formerly of Brownsboro,
passed away in the mid-afternoon hours of Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 at
the Chandler Nursing Center in Chandler.
He was born on Aug. 14, 1925 in Brownsboro to John S. and Becky Mae
Windham Stokes; they preceded him in death. Billy was a 1943
graduate of Brownsboro High School and immediately upon graduation
enlisted in the U.S. Army. Staff Sgt. Stokes was a member of the
104th Timberwolf Infantry Division, 413th Regiment which fought for
197 continuous days through Belgium, Holland, and Germany including
the “Battle of the Bulge.” He was awarded the Bronze Star.
After the war, Billy returned to Brownsboro, married, went to
business school, raised tomatoes for a living, and then became
employed at the Opelika Gas Plant. After a few years there, his
employment moved him to Ranger then to the Nipak Plant in Kerens.
His involvement in the local union gave him the opportunity to go to
work for the AFL/CIO United Steel Workers Union as an international
representative serving throughout East Texas and Louisiana until his
retirement in 1986.
Billy loved to fish and hunt. His love for quail hunting took him
and Murl all over east, west, and south Texas along with his special
bird dogs. He was an avid reader on Civil War, WW II, and Texas
History with an extensive library.
Billy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather. He was very proud of his family and spoke often
and wrote of the blessings of family. He had a great faith in Jesus
and was always happy to speak of his faith with anyone. He was a
50-plus year member of Brownsboro Masonic Lodge No. 1050 AM&FM and a
member of the First Baptist Church in Kerens.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Murl Stokes, of Chandler,
formerly of Brownsboro; daughters, Sue Quinn and husband Larry of
Longview, and Brenda Atkeisson and husband Buster, of Kerens;
grandsons, David Atkeisson and wife Leah of Kerens, Brad Atkeisson
and wife Michelle of Fairfield, Caleb Quinn of Longview, and Jeremy
Quinn and wife Tonia of Longview; great-granddaughters, Lauren and
Katie Atkeisson of Kerens, McKenzie Beddingfield of Fairfield, and
Kennedy Quinn of Longview; great-grandson, Cole Beddingfield of
Fairfield; sisters, Myrtis Lauterbach and Dell Avant of Las Cruces,
N.M.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Zeffie Beard of
Chandler; cousin, Barbara Fenton of Tyler; and by numerous other
nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Joe.
Services for John B. “Billy” Stokes were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
18, 2011, at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank
Upchurch officiating. Interment followed at Tyler Memorial Cemetery
with A.L. “Buster” Atkeisson, Brad Atkeisson, David Atkeisson, Caleb
Quinn, Jeremy Quinn, and Larry Quinn serving as pallbearers.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the funeral
home.
Arrangements by Tyler Memorial Funeral Home, Tyler.
Notes:
Mayme B. (Dials) Martin
Feb 10, 1910 - Dec 15, 2011
 Mayme B. Martin, 101, of Dawson passed away Thursday, Dec.
15, 2011, at Baylor Medical Center.
She was born Feb. 10, 1910, in Waco, the only child of
William (Bud) Dials and Fannie Q. Dials.
Mayme B. attended Paul Quinn College and taught school in
Mart and Dawson. She was passionate in her dedication to
race and community through work with League of Women's
Voters and Meals on Wheels. She volunteered as a Pink Lady
in the Corsicana Regional Hospital and was active in a
Corsicana teachers’ social club, Fluer de Lis. Over the
years, Mayme B. was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in
Waco, Hopewell Baptist Church in Dawson, 2nd Mission Baptist
Church in Corsicana, and for the last 18 years New Birth
Baptist Church in Dallas while she resided at Grace
Presbyterian Village.
Mayme B. is preceded in death by a son, Paul Jr., from her
first marriage; and James A. Martin, her second husband of
more than 30 years, a prominent farmer in Dawson.
Survivors include her devoted son, James A. Martin II,
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21,
2011, at Scott Funeral Home in Corsicana.
Service will be at noon Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Scott
Funeral Home in Corsicana. Interment will follow at
Spring
Hill Cemetery in Dawson.
Arrangements by Scott Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Robert William Dunn
Oct 9, 1953 - Nov 27, 2011
Corsicana — Robert William Dunn, age 58, of Purdon passed away on
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011 at Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana. He
was born on Oct. 9, 1953 in Albuqerque, N.M. Mr. Dunn was cremated,
and no services are planned at this time.
Notes:
Amos Loyd Crocker
May 4, 1889 - June 3, 1959
A. L. Crocker Rites Thursday
Funeral services for A. L. Crocker, 70, former Kerens resident, who
died in Lampasas Wednesday, were held at Lampasas Thursday at 10 a.
m. Graveside rites were conducted at the
Prairie Point cemetery
Thursday afternoon.
A native of Mississippi, he moved to Mineola at the age of three
years and farmed near Kerens for a number of years before going to
Lampasas in 1938 to operate a grocery store. He retired in 1956,
Surviving are his wife of Lampasas; three sons, Johnny Crocker,
Waco; Rowe and Lloyd Crocker, both of Lampasas; four brothers, Alvin
Crocker, Dallas; Lige, Curtis and Ben Crocker, all of Kerens; three
sisters, Mrs. Leslie Levi, Houston; Mrs. Nora Abbie and Mrs. Effie
Sims, both of Corsicana; a half-brother, Robert Crocker, Malakoff;
two half-sisters, Mrs. Eula Jackson and Mrs. Louise Ray, both of
California, and six grandchildren
Inmond directed.
Notes:
Oren Lee Watt
Feb 9, 1883 - Jun 14, 1959
Oren L. Watt Dies At Kerens
KERENS, June 13— (Spl.)—Oren L. Watt, 76, retired farmer, life-long
resident of the Bazette community, died at his home here Friday
night.
Funeral services will be held from the Kerens Church of Christ
church, of which he was a member, Sunday at 3 p.m.
Burial will be in the Prairie Point cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; two sons, D. E. Watt, Athens, and
James L. Watt, Waco; a daughter, Mrs. Clifton Crisp, Victoria; seven
grandchildren, a brother, J. A. Watt, Portland, Ore.; a sister, Mrs.
Robert Pohl, Kerens; step-mother, Mrs. Belle Watt, Kerens; two
half-brothers, Oliver M. Watt, Corsicana, and Curtis Watt, Mabank,
and other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
Bernice Franklin "Dick" Ainsworth
July 3, 1908 - June 9, 1959
Final Rites B. F. Ainsworth
Final rites for B. F. (Dick) Ainsworth, 50, who died in Memorial
Hospital Tuesday were held from the Corley Chapel at 10 a.m.
Saturday.
Rev. Darrell Evenson, pastor of the Powell Baptist church and Rev.
Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, conducted.
Burial was in Prairie Point cemetery.
Survivors are his wife of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. John L. Follis
of Houston; two sons Charleston W. and Kenneth Ray Ainsworth, both
in the U.S.
Marine Corps; mother, Mrs. Sarah Ainsworth of Roane; four brothers,
W. D. and Vernon Ainsworth, both of Kerens; W. A. Ainsworth of San
Benito and
W. P. Ainsworth of Cleveland, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. W. L. Redford
of Lubbock, Mrs. W.B. Ware of Roane, Mrs. M. F. Keathley of
Corsicana and Mrs.
Murphy Bogle of Irving, and other relatives.
The American Legion provided pallbearers.
Ainsworth was a native of Mississippi. He was an employee of the
Texas-Miller Products company here.
Notes:
Jesse Edward Tyner
Jun 12, 1884 - Dec 2, 1975
Jesse Tyner
KERENS - Graveside services were to be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the
Prairie Point cemetery in Kerens for Jesse Tyner, 92, resident of
Corsicana, who died Tuesday morning. Claude Holcomb, North Beaton
Street Church of Christ minister, was to officiate. Services are
under the direction of Paschal Funeral Home.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Allie Tyner of Corsicana; four
sons, E.B. Tyner of Houston, R.D. Tyner of Athens, T. R. Tyner of
Tyler, and H. E.
Tyner of Louisiana; three daughters, Mrs. Opal Warren of Athens,
Mrs. James Curington of Corsicana, and Mrs. Dade Goforth of
Victoria; 27 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, two
great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Chris Tyner of Corsicana; and
a sister, Mrs. Oliven Watt of Abilene.
Notes:
Annie Rebecka McWilliams
Dec 31, 1877 - Nov 10, 1976
Miss McWilliams
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the College Hill Church of Christ
for Miss Annie Rebecka McWilliams, 88, of Abilene, who died
Wednesday in Abilene. The
Revs. Claud Holcomb and Howard White will officiate with burial in
the Prairie Point cemetery.
She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and a
sister-in-law, Mrs. C. E. McWilliams of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be Charles Harrison, W. C. Galloway, Raymond
Gunter, Wayne Norris, Robert Walker, Paul Miller, Paul Dresser and
Harrison Sloan.
Notes:
William Penn Spencer
Apr 25, 1893 - Dec 23, 1974
W. P. Spencer
Final funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel for W. P. (Penn) Spencer, 81, who died Monday in
Mission a
first service was held Tuesday.
The Rev. Mickey Loftis officiated here with burial in the
Prairie Point cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews including Billy Bradford, Thomas Bostick,
Benny Spencer, Jim Spencer, John Darby Spencer and Frank Hoagland.
Honorary pallbearers were Johnny Mills, George Mills, Claude
Marshall, Harve Travis, Clint Baxter and Bully Jones.
He is survived by his widow of Mission; four daughters, two sons, a
number of grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers.
Notes:
Eliza Crocker
May 5, 1872 - July 21, 1947
MISS ELIZA CROCKER FUNERAL SERVICES HELD AT BAZETTE
KERENS, July 23.—(Spl)— Funeral services for Miss Eliza Crocker, age
75, who died July 21 at 7:30 a. m. at Terrell, were held Tuesday
afternoon at 4 p. m. at the Bazette Church of Christ with Minister
Claude A. Guild of Corsicana conducting the rites.
Miss Crocker was born May 5, 1872 and had lived in the Bazette
community for 48 years.
She is survived by two brothers, Sam and Walter Crocker of Kerens
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Interment was in the Prairie Point cemetery with Stockton's Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Lillie
Dee (Chitwood) Barnett
Feb 2, 1872 - Apr 1, 1947
MRS H. A. BARNETT FUNERAL SERVICES PLANNED WEDNESDAY
KERENS, Texas, April 1.—(Spl.) —Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family home for Mrs. H. A.
Barnett, aged 75 years, who died Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock. The
rites will be conducted by Dr. Elmer Page, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
A native of Old Wadeville, Navarro county, Mrs. Barnett was married
to the late Henry A. Barnett in 1894 and they resided at Bazette
until 1922 when they moved to Kerens. Mr. Barnett died in January,
1933.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Fred Hulan, Kerens; three
grandchildren, Mrs, Richard Weed, Harlingen; Joyce and Henry D.
Hulan, both of Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Delia Albritton, Corsicana,
and Mrs. Fannie Sherrill, Kerens.
Burial will be in the Prairie Point cemetery.
Stockton's Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
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MRS. H. A. BARNETT FUNERAL SERVICES PLANNED WEDNESDAY
KERENS, Texas, April 1.—(Spl.)—Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family home for Mrs. H. A.
Barnett, aged 75 years, who died Tuesday morning at 3 o’clock. The
rites will be conducted by Dr. Elmer Page, pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
A native of Old Wadeville, Navarro County, Mrs. Barnett was married
to the late Henry A. Barnett in 1894 and they resided at Bazette
until 1922 when they moved to Kerens. Mr. Barnett died in January,
1933.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Fred Hulan, Kerens; three
grandchildren, Mrs. Richard Weed, Harlington; Joyce and Henry D.
Hulan, both of Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Della Albritton, Corsicana,
and Mrs. Fannie Sherrill, Kerens,
Burial will be in the Prairie Point cemetery.
Stockton's Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Rosalee McBride
1915 - Sept 1, 1921
McBRIDE. - Corsicana, Texas. Sept. 3. - Rosa Lee McBride, the 7
year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary McBride, died at the family home near
Purdon, this county, Thursday and the funeral took place Friday,
with burial in the Purdon Cemetery. [Richland Cemetery
next to Maggie McBride]
Sept 4, 1921
Notes:
Walter William Farmer, Sr.
Mar 3, 1891 - Aug 13, 1959
Walter W. Farmer, Sr., 68, rancher and farmer at Rogers, Texas, died
Thursday.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rogers with burial
in the Richland Cemetery Saturday at 3 p.m. The Masonic Lodge will
be in charge of the burial rites.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. W.W. Farmer, Rogers; a son, W.W.
Farmer, Jr., Rogers; a daughter, Mrs. Leola Shelley, Beaumont; a
brother, T. O. Farmer, Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. Elvie Crowley,
Grand Prairie; Mrs. R. R. Price, Athens; Mrs. Buford Brewster,
Harlingen, and Mrs. A. B. Runnels, Wortham; and four grandchildren.
Corley directs.
Notes:
John Berry Strange
Feb 19, 1855 - Jan 20, 1929
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD AT KERENS FOR AGED MAN MONDAY
KERENS, Jan.-24,— (Spl)—Funeral services for J.B. Strange, aged 74,
who had been in ill health for some time and who passed away at his
home in Oak Grove, near here, Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, were held
at the family home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Joe N. Everheart, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city.
Burial was in the Prairie Point cemetery.
Mr. Strange was well known in this community, having lived here a
number of years.
He is survived by three daughters and three sons, all residing in
this community with the exception of one who is employed by the
Texas & Pacific railway company with headquarters in Dallas. Nine of
the company men, friends and business associates of young Strange,
attended the funeral services.
Many, beautiful floral offerings by them and many other friends and
relatives of the family marked the last resting place of this aged
man, and in a silent way bore testimony of the love and high esteem
in which Mr. Strange was held by all who knew him.
Notes:
Davie Alco (Bart) Orange
Feb 8, 1892 - May 12, 1983
Mrs. Davie Alco Orange, 91, of Bellville, died Thursday at Brazos
Valley Hospital in Sealy.
Service was Saturday at the Pete E. Etlinger Funeral Home in
Bellville.
Graveside service was 3:30 p.m. Saturday at
Prairie Point cemetery.
Henry Edgington officiated. Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens was in
charge of local arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late William Bart and Olive Doyle Bart.
She attended public schools in Navarro County. She married James
Orange in 1909 who preceded her in death March 7, 1949.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. James R. Robbins, of Caldwell;
three sons, James E. Orange, Sr. of Bellville, Herman D. Orange, of
Brookshire, and Boyce D. Orange Sr. of Sealy; a number of
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Notes:
Caledonia (Turley) Glasgow
Sept 23, 1891 - Jan 13, 1976
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Glasgow, 84, were held Wednesday at 2
p.m. at the Bazette Baptist Church.
Mrs. Glasgow passed away Jan. 13, 1976 in Corsicana.
Rhe Rev. James T. Davis of Corsicana officiated at the service and
burial was at Prairie Point cemetery with Paschal Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Glasgow is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Russell Lundy of
Eustace, Mrs. G.D. Radney of Kerens, Mrs. Ruth Keele of Corsicana,
Mrs. David Williams of Corsicana, Mrs. George Buck of Dawson; four
sons: Melvin Glasgow of Kerens, Bernice Clint Glasgow of Dallas,
Jack Glasgow of Dallas, and Clifton Glasgow of Rosenbert; one
brother, Clint Holiman; one sisgter, Meddie Reagan; 34
grandchildren; 57 great grandchildren; and four great-great
grandchildren.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jan 15, 1976
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o Samuel Cleveland Glasgow; d/o W. Perry Turley & Mary Effie (Ginn)
Turley
John William Strange
July 29, 1882 - Jan 2, 1948
JOHN W. STRANGE RITES IN KERENS MONDAY AFTERNOON
KERENS, Jan 3 (Spl) - Funeral services for John William Strange aged
66 years who died at Aley, Henderson county, Sunday afternoon, were
held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Methodist church
here. Burial was in the
Prairie Point cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Carroll Thompson pastor of the church.
Strange had resided in the Independence community near here most of
his life. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. F.D. Sharpe, Aley; two brothers, L.B.
Strange, Kerens, and Harvey Strange, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Ludie
Ragland and Mrs. Emma Barnett, both of Kerens and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Johnny Ragland, Vester Barnett, Raymond Horn,
Lennie Strange, Alton Strange and Charles Dixon.
Stockton Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Jan 4, 1949
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Valta Mae (Lundy) Crawford
Sept 18, 1911 - Oct 10, 1975
Funeral services wer held Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for Valta Mae
Crawford, 64, former resident of Kerens, at the Paschal Funeral Home
Chapel.
The Rev. Ronnie Daniels officiated at the memorial service and
burial was in Prairie Point cemetery.
She is survived by two brothers, Ward Lundy of Corsicana and Russell
Lundy of Eustace; one sister, Frances Reed of Dallas; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jack Lundy, David Lang, Willie Lundy, Bob Elsom,
Allen Lundy, Larry Paul, and Bobby Rounsavall.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Thursday, Oct 16, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o Aubrey Crawford - d/o Will Lundy and Marietta (Brown) Lundy
Jack M. Marshall
Jan 14, 1902 - June
16, 1975
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Paschal Funeral Home
for Jack Marshall, 73, who died Monday at the St. Joseph Hospital in
Fort Worth.
The Rev. Van Houser, pastor of Kerens First Baptist Church,
officiated and burial was in
Prairie Point cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, J. W. Marshall and Dick Marshall of
Fort Worth and Luther Marshall of Mt. Pleasant; two daughters, Mrs.
Polly Jones of Dallas and Mrs. Lou Ann Bradley of Louisiana; two
brothers, Homer Marshall and W.C. Marshall, both of Kerens; two
sisters, Mrs. Jessie Tillman of Stephenville and Mrs. Ema Rogers of
Arlington; 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Pierce, D.L. Pierce, Joe Baxter, Sammy West,
Lester Walker, and Kenneth Lewis.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune, Thursday, Jun 19, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- s/o Richard Winters "Buck" Marshall & Lula Blanche (Hawkins) Marshall (from death
certificate)
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Jack Marshall
KERENS -- Services are
pending at the Paschal
Funeral Home for Jack
Marshall resident of
Kerens, who died Monday
morning at the St.
Joseph Hospital in Fort
Worth. He was a retired
farmer.
Burial will be at
Prairie Point Cemetery.
Survivors include three
sons, J. W. Marshall of
Fort Worth; Dick
Marshall of Fort Worth,
and Luther Marshall of
Mount Pleasant; two
daughters, Mrs. Polly
Jones of Dallas and Mrs.
LouAnn Bradley of
Louisiana.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Jun 16, 1975
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Vallie Mae (Wise)
Marshall married Jul. 28, 1923 s/o Richard Winters “Buck”
Marshall, Sr. and Lela Blanche (Hawkins) Marshall
-----
Jack Marshall
KERENS—Services were to
be held at 3 p.m.
Tuesday at the Paschal
Funeral Home in Kerens
for Jack Marshall, 73,
resident of Kerens, who
died Monday at the St.
Joseph Hospital in Fort
Worth.
Rev. Van Houser, First
Baptist Church pastor,
was to officiate, with
burial following at
Prairie Point Cemetery.
Survivors include three
sons, J. W. Marshall and
Dick Marshall both of
Fort Worth and Luther
Marshall of Mount
Pleasant; two daughters,
Mrs. Polly Jones of
Dallas and Mrs. LouAnn
Bradley of Louisiana;
two brothers, Homer
Marshall and W. C.
Marshall both of Kerens;
two sisters, Mrs. Jessie
Tillman of Stephenville
and Mrs. Ema Rogers of
Arlington; 12
grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be
Jimmy Pierce, D. L.
Pierce, Joe Baxter,
Sammy West, Lester
Walker, and Kenneth
Lewis.
Notes:
Walter Milton Crocker
Aug 23, 1885 - Dec 13, 1953
W.M. Crocker Services Monday
KERENS, Dec. 14, - (Spl) - Walter Milton Crocker, 68, died at his
home here Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the Inmon
Funeral Chapel. Burial was in
Prairie Point cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. H.G. Starkey, pastor of the
Memorial Baptist Church of Corsicana.
Born in Mississippi, he resided in the Bazette community until a few
years ago when he moved to Kerens.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; three sons, Leroy Crocker,
Corsicana; M-Sgt. Lester Crocker, Germany; and Walter Daniel
Crocker, Malakoff; a daughter, Mrs. E.D. Griffin, New London; eight
grandchildren and other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Martha
Alice "Mattie" (Wilson) Leverett-Knowles
Nov 18, 1838 - Dec 9, 1931
AGED WOMAN DIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT; FUNERAL THURSDAY
Mrs. Martha Alice Knowles, aged 93 years, native of Louisiana, but
resident of Navarro county for 64 years, died at the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Reba Allen, at Streetman, Wednesday night at
10:30 o'clock Mrs. Martha Alice Knowles, aged 93 years, native of
Louisiana, but resident of Navarro County for 64 years died at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Reba Allen, at Streetman Wednesday
night at 10:30 o'clock and the funeral services were conducted at
the Birdston cemetery Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock where
interment was made. The services were conducted bv Rev. W. R. Hall,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Corsicana, of which Mrs.
Knowles was a charter -member.
Mrs. Knowles was born in Clabourn parish, La., Nov. 18, 1838. She
was married to Matthew Woodson Leverett, June 10, 1859. Mr. Leverett
was killed in the battle of Shiloh while in the Confederate army.
Mrs. Knowles was married to G. L. Knowles in 1865. Mr. Knowles died
in 1921.
The family came to Navarro county in 1867. Her only child, C. M.
Leverett, preceded Mrs. Knowles in death.
Surviving are ten grandchildren, Ernest Leverett, Mrs. C. W. Curry,
Mrs, Reba Allen, Mrs. Claude Barton, Creighton Leverett, Mrs. Will
Sanders, Mrs. Aline Montgomery, Mrs. Naomi Kennemore, Scott Leverett
and Mrs. Mattie McAnally, and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Knowles had been an invalid for a number of years. She had been
a member of the Presbyterian church since childhood.
Pallbearers were John A. Clark, Paul Curry, Norman McIver, Frank
Jenkins, William Allmon, Joe Beauchamp, John DuBose and John
McGilvany.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland Funeral Home.
Notes:
Raymond James Brumfield
Jul 12, 1917 - Jan 4, 1964
R. J. Brumfield Rites Thursday
Raymond James Brumfield, 46, dock worker for the Roadway Express
company, Dallas died in Dallas Wednesday.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 1 p.m. from the Cave-Smith
Chapel with graveside rites Thursday at 3 p.m. at the
Eureka
cemetery where interment was made.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Brumfield, 4351 Highland Drive,
Lancaster; four daughers, Mrs. Alva Deranger, Lancaster; Mrs, Mary
Eastwood, Mrs. Hazel Groce and Mrs. Geraldine Danford, all of
Dallas; four grandchildren, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther L.
Brumfield, Purcell, Okla.; four sisters, Mrs. Lillie Tredwell, Mrs.
Wanda Faye Thomas and Mrs. Louise Matthews, all of Purcell, Okla.,
and Mrs. Lillian Coker, Lexington, Okla.; three brothers, Robert
Brumfield, California; Russell Brumfield, Purcell, Okla., and Luther
Ray Brumfield, Pampa. and other relatives.
Notes:
Velma Mae Greer
Oct 20, 1909 - Jul 4, 1950
Velma Mae Greer Rites Wednesday
Funeral rites were held Wednesday afternoon at Eureka for Miss Velma
Mae Greer, 40, who died at her home there shortly after noon
Tuesday.
A native of Kaufman county, Miss Greer had been a bookkeeper or a
Los Angeles, Calif. firm for some time.
Rev. Peyton Goodman conducted services from the home. Burial was in
the Eureka
cemetery.
Surviving are her father, A. R. Greer; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Inez
Fite, both of Eureka; four aunts, Miss Molly Greer, Mrs. J. F. Mayo,
Mrs. H. H. Hodge, and Mrs.
Blanche Hamilton, all of Eureka; an uncle, Luther Greer of
Galveston: and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Tim Grantham, Paul Chandler, Buck Montgomery,
Curtis Chandler, Aaron Montgomery and Don Chandler.
Corley Funeral Home was in charge.
Notes:
Weldon Darwood Harris
Jan 8, 1931 - Sep 25, 1950
Cpl. Harris Rites Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Cpl. Weldon Darwood Harris, 19, U. S Marines,
recently killed at Seoul Korea, will be held from the McCammon
Chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Eugene
Harris of Kilgore and Rev. Peyton Goodman of the North Corsicana
Methodist church.
Burial will be in the Eureka
cemetery.
The body arrived in Corsicana Monday morning on the Rock Island
Lines train, accompanied by Sgt. Guillermo H. Tovar, U. S. Marines.
Cpl. Harris had served in the Pacific Theater three years.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris, Dallas,
formerly of Eureka; two brothers, Sgt. Charles H. Harris,
Montgomery, Ala., and Kenneth Harris,
Dallas, and grandparents, Mrs. Effie Bonner, Corsicana, and Mr. and
Mrs. H. I. Singleton, Eureka, and other relatives.
Notes:
Cloya Janie (Marlow) Petty
July 17, 1863 - June 4, 1948
EUREKA RESIDENT DIES FRIDAY; RITES ARE HELD SATURDAY
Mrs. Cloya Janie Petty, aged 84 years, died at her home in the
Eureka community Friday night.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
Eureka Methodist church. Burial was in the
Eureka
cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the church.
Born in Illinois, July 17, 1863, Mrs. Petty came to Texas when 11
years of age. She had been a Methodist since 11 years of age.
Mrs. Petty was married to Jasper Petty in Corsicana, August 12,
1883. Petty was the second white child born in Corsicana after it
was established 100 years ago. He died May 29, 1938.
Surviving are two sons, Tommie Petty, Eureka, and Clarence Petty,
Buffalo; four daughters, Mrs. W. E. Parker, Texas City; Mrs. M. L
Nutt, Eureka; Mrs. O. Beaumont, Houston, and Mrs. O. E Pritchett
Corsicana; 33 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, several
step-children and step grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Walter Earl Parker, Boo Grace, Robert Pritchett,
Emmett Petty, Lloyd Petty and Cliff Flanagan, all grandsons.
Corley Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Saturday, Jun 5, 1948
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o Jasper Petty - Marriage records show 10 Aug 1883 (different from
article) - d/o William M. Marlow
Roberta Henderson
Dec 24, 1928 - June 1983
Graveside service will be held Thursday at 2 pm. at the
Eureka
cemetery for Ruberta Henderson, of Hobbs, N.M., and formerly of the
Eureka area.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Henderson, in
December, 1981.
Survivors are a son, Robert M. Henderson; a daughter, Rhoda Cobb;
and her mother-in-law, Mrs. T.B. Henderson of Oakwood.
Notes:
Helen (Clark) Matthews
abt 1837 - July 5, 1919
VENERABLE LADY PASSES AWAY
Remains Were Interred at Eureka This Afternoon
Mrs. Helen Matthews, aged eighty-two years, wife of J.N. Matthews,
died at the family home on North Twelfth street, between West Second
and West First avenues, at 2:30 this morning after a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted at the home this afternoon at 3
o'clock by Rev. J.W. Booth, assisted by Rev. G.W. Riley of Millican,
after which the remains were taken to Eureka for interment. The
deceased is survived by her husband and these step-children; W.T.
Matthews, A.M. Matthews, P.L. Matthews, Miss Ida Matthews and Mrs.
H.M. Owen of Corsicana, Mrs. J.H. Floyd of Kerens, Mrs. G.W. Riley
of Millican and Mrs. D.S. Mattox of Mexia. Mrs. Mattie Houston is
also a niece.
Notes:
Ora (Cayce) Sands
June 27, 1885 - Nov 20, 1969
Mrs. Will Sands Rites Saturday
Mrs. Will Sands, 84, died Thursday in Evergreen Nursing Home. She
was a native of Chatfield and a member of the Methodist Church.
Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Corley Chapel. The
rites will be conducted by Dr. C. H. Cole, the Rev. Larry Shanks
will assist.
Survivors include four sons, W. N. Sands of Midland, W. C. Sands of
Overton, Morris Sands of Weatherford, and Lloyd Sands of Dallas. Two
daughters Mrs. D. G. Wells of Riverside, Calif., and Mrs. Tracy
Smith of Tulsa, Okla., 13 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Morris Kirby, Byron Kirby, Ed Ellington, Jimmy
Little, Jr., Leon Chenaualt, Afton Sheets, Wayne Burkhalter ,
Charles Richardson and Bill Spivey.
Notes:
Travis Earl Ward
Nov 16, 1909 - Apr 4, 1966
Travis E. Ward Dies In Dallas
Travis E. Ward, 56, painter of 3902 Maryland, Dallas, died early
Monday morning in Dallas.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in the
New Chatfield Cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Marvin W. Earnheart, pastor of the Oak Cliff
Baptist Temple church of which he was a member.
Native of Limestone county, he had resided in Dallas 21 years.
Surviving are his wife of Dallas, the former Miss Fern Tarrer of
Corsicana; six sisters, Mrs. Tracy Mays, Mrs. Ben Riddell and Mrs.
Fred C. Smith, all of Mexia; Mrs. W.J. Goeke, Mrs. Earl Ellison,
Mrs. E.E. Faircloth, all of Dallas; three brothers, W.A. Ward,
Mexia; L.J. Ward, Goldthwaite and T.C. Ward, Dallas and other
relatives.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Apr 5, 1966
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Anna Johanna "Bobbie" (Sherrer) Burkhalter
July 4, 1919 - July 3, 2007
Anna Johanna “Bobbie” Sherrer Burkhalter, 87, of Chatfield passed
away Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at Ennis Care Center.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Chatfield Methodist Church with
the Rev. Harold Braddock officiating. Interment will follow at
New Chatfield Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Mrs. Burkhalter was born July 4, 1919, in Bay City to Frank Sherrer
and Elizabeth Behmer Sherrer. She was a homemaker and a member of
Chatfield Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Turner Burkhalter in
January 2007; son, Wayne Burkhalter Jr.; parents; brother, Frank
Sherrer; and sister, Betty Sherrer Mayer.
Survivors include her children, Sherry Bancroft of Roane, Judy Jones
of Ennis, Janet Wilson of Chatfield and Peggy Drane of Corsicana;
and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
An online guest book is available at www.griffin-roughton.com by
selecting the Anna Johanna “Bobbie” Sherrer Burkhalter obituary.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Notes:
Gladys Lucile (Lane) Baldwin
Mar 28, 1913 - Apr 20, 1936
ROLAND WOMAN BURIED TUESDAY IN WHITE's CEMETERY
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Lucile Baldwin, aged 23 years, of
Richland, who died in Terrell Monday after a lingering illness, was
held at White's cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, where
interment was made.
Surviving are her husband, B. L. Baldwin; one son, William Lester
Baldwin; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lane, all of Richland; five
brothers, Gilbert Lane, Gladewater; Albert Lane, Blooming Grove;
Aaron Lane, Corsicana; Byron Lane, Barry, and Charles Lane,
Richland; and a sister, Mrs. J. E. Baldwin, Richland.
The funeral was directed by the Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Emma (Love) Jackson
March 2, 1878 - June 27, 1957
Mrs. Jackson Dies Thursday
Mrs. Emma Jackson, 79, longtime Angus resident died of a heart
attack at Angus early Thursday. She was the widow of the late N.S.
Jackson of Angus.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in the
Grape Creek cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. John Wesley Ford, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Mamie Jackson, Kilgore; a half-sister,
Mrs. Jimmie Brickel, Faulk, Ark.; a half-brother, John Hays, Fort
Worth, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jack Megarity, Walter Stewart, Roe English,
Edgar Elliot, W.O Caffy and Burt Jones.
Notes:
Annie Mae (Middlebrook) Ferguson
Aug 9, 1886 - Oct 23, 1952
Navarro Resident Dies Thursday
Mrs. Anna Mae Ferguson, Navarro, died in the Navarro clinic Thursday
morning.
Funeral service will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel. Burial will be in the
Grape Creek cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Charles R. Ferguson, Los Angeles; two brothers,
Will Middlebrooks, Mildred; and N.J. Middlebrooks, Purdon; two
sisters, Mrs. Fannie Montgomery, Eureka, and Mrs. E.A. Eliot,
Corsicana, and several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Notes:
James Acie Golden
Sep 6, 1922 - Dec 12, 2011
James Acie Golden, 89, of Corsicana passed away Dec. 12, 2011.
He was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Watanga, Okla., to Clarence and Ona
Golden Sr.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ona Mae
Alexander Golden; brothers, Clarence “Buddy” Golden and Kenneth
Wayne Golden Sr.
Survivors include his nieces and nephews, Kenneth Golden and wife
Karla of Silver City, Kathy Balenting and husband Tommy of Munger,
David Golden and wife Rene of Silver City, Patricia Cunningham and
husband Keith of Dresden, Mike Golden of Silver City, Phil Golden
and wife Terry of Blooming Grove, Debbie Dillingham and husband
Barry of Corsicana and Tim Golden of St. Louis, Mo.; and a number of
great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at
Younger Cemetery with Dr. Gary Johnson officiating.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Calvary Worship Center.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Lois Katherine (Sumrall) Kilman
Dec 13, 1921 - Dec 13, 2011
Lois Katherine Kilman, 90, of Corsicana, passed away on her
birthday, Dec. 13, 2011.
She was born to Albert and Lessie Sumrall on Dec. 13, 1921. She
enjoyed playing bingo.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lesley Kilman Sr.; son,
Michael Kilman; and daughter, Barbara Adsit.
Survivors include children, Carol Turnbo and husband Donnie of
Corsicana, Lesley Kilman Jr. of Redway, Calif., and Shirley
Etemandfar and husband Jerry of Nevato, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 32
great grandchildren; and nine great great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at noon Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at
Military Baptist Church in Sumrall, Miss.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
Hal Coates Johnson
Mar 23, 1890 - July 8, 1976
Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Friday at the
Kerens cemetery for
Hal C. Johnson, 86, resident of Corsicana and native of Kerens, who
died Thursday morning.
The Rev. Eugene Wood officiated.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eunice Johnson of Corsicana; a
daughter, Mrs. Robert G. Bezucha of Dallas; two grandchildren, and
two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Campbell Gillespie, Marvin Tekell, S.L. Dublin, H.W.
Keathley, Paul Moore, Hugh Stewart, Charlie Bee, John Weilea, Dr.
Gurley Sanders, and Andrew Talley.
He was a retired colonel and served in the U.S. Army in
World War I
and World War II.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jul 29, 1976
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
William Benjamin Slay,
Sr.
Oct 8, 1862 - Feb 10, 1949
William B. Slay Dies Thursday; Services Friday
KERENS, Feb 10 - (Spl) - William B. Slay, aged 86 years, retired
farmer of this community, died at the P.and S. Hospital, Corsicana,
at 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning, following a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from the Kerens Baptist church Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Milton O. Davis, pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
A native of Roanoke, Ala., Slay came to Burleson county, near
Caldwell, in early childhood.
Slay had resided 2 1/2 miles north of Kerens for 37 years.
He had been a member of the Baptist church 67 years and had served
many years as a deacon.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Slay, Robstown, and Sam Slay, Kerens;
three daughters, Mrs. Willard Mayo, Kerens; Mrs. Jim Crowley,
Livermore, Calif., and Mrs. Raymond Wylie, Montfort; 15
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a half-sister, Mrs. E.P.
McKinney, Dallas and other relatives.
Stockton Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Friday, Feb 11, 1949
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Anna
Elizabeth (Smart) Williamson
Aug 26, 1869 - Mar 12, 1941
NATIVE OF NAVARRO COUNTY BURIED IN KERENS THURSDAY
Mrs. Anna Smart Williamson, 71, life-long resident of Navarro
county, and a citizen of Kerens for the past half-century died at
her residence in Kerens at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning after a brief
illness.
Funeral services were held from the residence at 8 o'clock Thursday
afternoon with interment in the
Kerens cemetery.
The deceased was a native of Chatfield and the widow of the late Dr.
A.C. Williamson who died at Kerens in 1904. She is survived by three
daughters; Mrs. Harry Babcock of Washington, D.C., Mrs. C.T. Ashford
of Houston, and Mrs. V.D. Bruner of Kerens; one sister Mrs. Mary
Kimes of Kerens; several grandchildren and other relatives. She was
an aunt of Clyde Kimes of Corsicana.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Mar 14, 1941
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
George Edward Bibb
Jan 9, 1868 - Jan 21, 1958
G.E. Bibbs Dies Here Tuesday; Rites Wednesday
G.E. Bibb, 90, native of Morgan county, Ala., died in the Twilight
home Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Wednesday at 2:30
p.m. with burial in the Kerens cemetery. The rites were conducted by
Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Bibb had resided in the Corsicana vicinity for 70 years. He was a
retired employee of the Texas Power and Light Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Willie Bibb, Corsicana; three sons,
Eldon Bibb, Odessa; Everett Bibb, Houston, and Jesse L. Bibb,
Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Melvin Penney, Kerens; Mrs. Colin
McVicar, Nacogdoches, and Mrs. H.E. Stovall, Houston; a sister, Mrs.
C.A. House, Dallas; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Leon Tackett, Henry Ickles, William Ickles, Foy
Yoakum, Clayton Bridges and Johnny Tackett.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Jan 24, 1958
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Ruby Nell
(Albritton) Baker
Aug 27, 1922 - Feb 5, 1978
KERENS - Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church in Kerens for Mrs. Nell Baker, 55, resident, who died
yesterday at Baylor Hospital.
The Rev. Van Housser will officiate, with burial following at
Kerens City Cemetery.
Paschal Funeral Home will direct.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kerens.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Baker of Kerens; a son, Don Baker
of Kerens; her mother, Mrs. A.B. Albritton of Kerens; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be L. B. Howell, Homer Carroll, Tom Washburn, A.B.
Massey, O.C. Conner, Henry Atkeisson, Hobart Hilliard, and L.L.
Conner.
Notes:
Joe Baker
Apr 15, 1917 - July 28, 1993
Joe Baker, 76, of Kerens, died July 28, 1993 in Kerens.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Paschal Funeral Home in
Kerens. Dr. Royce Measures and the Rev. L. L. Connor will officiate.
Burial will be in Kerens City
Cemetery. Family will receive visitors
from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Paschal Funeral Home.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was an employee of
Carroll's Hardware Store for many years. He was a veteran of
World
War II, serving with the 36th Division.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Baker, in 1978.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Don and Judy Baker of
Kerens; two granddaughters, Stacey Jett of Manor and Stephanie Scott
of Houston; one great-grandson, Brent Jett of Manor; two brothers,
Stoner Baker of Kerens and Charlie Baker of Cedar Creek Lake; and
one sister, Myrtle Absher of Kerens.
Pallbearers will be L.V. Howell, Traavis Horn, Homer Carroll, Chuck
Weems, David Odom and Temple Pryor.
Notes:
Hawlowe A.
(Jordan) Hemphill
May 8, 1888 - Nov 1, 1982
KERENS - Harlowe A. Hemphill, 94 of Kerens, died Monday.
Service is 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Paschal Funeral Home chapel.
Burial in Kerens City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hemphill is survived by three daughters, Frances Lee, of
Kerens, Nancy Pitsch, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Johnnie Coyner,
of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, H.B. Joyner, of Houston; 10
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Notes:
Mary Catherine
(Logan) McCluney
April 7, 1851 - June 20, 1937
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. McCLUNEY AT KERENS TUESDAY
KERENS, June 23 (Spl) Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Catherine
McCluney, aged 80, who died at her home in north Kerens Monday, were
held Tuesday morning at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Joe Everheart
assisted by Rev. C.E. Wilkins and Rev. M.O. Cheek, officiated.
Burial was at the Kerens Cemetery. Mrs. McCluney who was born at
Woodland Mississippi in 1856 came to Texas in 1896, living in and
around Kerens up to the time of her death. She was married to W. A.
McCluney in 1874, who with two sons Cliff and Clem, preceded her in
death. Surviving are ten children - E.L., Emmett, Finis, Logan
McCluney and Mrs. W.E. Williford all of Kerens; Eugene McCluney of
Cleburne; Mrs. Sam Beasley of Ennis; Mrs. Leona Anderson of
Corsicana, Mrs. Winifred Berry and Mrs. Clifford Turner of Dawson;
two brothers, R.M. Logan of Kerens and J.E. Logan of Hohenlinden,
Miss., and three sisters, Mrs. J.M. Brownlee of Stark Florida, Mrs.
C.C. Cross of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs. A. M. Holly of Houston,
Miss.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Friday, Jun 25, 1937
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- Her dates are from the cemetery book. The obituary states that she
was born in 1856. I could not find her death certificate.
Clyde (Daniel) Beck
Feb 4, 1885 - May 14, 1983
KERENS - Mrs. Clyde Daniel Beck, 98, of Kerens, died Saturday at
Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas after a short illness.
Service will be Monday, 10 a.m., Kerens Presbyterian Church with
Rev. H.R. White officiating. Burial will be in
Kerens City Cemetery.
Paschal Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was a lifelong resident of Kerens and a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, J.C. Beck, preceded her in death.
Survivors include one son, John K. Beck, of Kerens; two
grandchildren, Nancy Clyde Beck, of Kerens, and John Keitt Beck, of
Kerens; and three step-daughters, Mrs. Alice Lattimore, of Dallas,
Mrs. Alice Clyde Harwell, of Corsicana, and Mrs. Virginia Burnes, of
Dallas.
Pallbearers will be Robert Logan, Troy Rogers, Richard Jennings,
Billy Bob Tekell, Aubrey Early and R.A. Bain.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - May 15, 1983
-
w/o Jonathan Caleb
“John” Beck married Nov. 16, 1916 (Buried in Frost cem. Frost, Tx;
d/o Theophilus Smith Daniel, Sr. & Lelia Martin (Wiesner) Daniel
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Lewis H Collins
Sr.
Sept 20, 1900 - June 22, 1975
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Paschal Funeral
Home in Kerens for Lewis Collins, 74, who died Sunday in Navarro
County Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. Van Houser and the Rev. Charles Pringle officiated and
burial was in Kerens City Cemetery.
Mr. Collins was a native of Kerens and a retired plumber.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dora Collins of Kerens; a daughter,
Mrs. Vera Frances Gray of Kerens; a son, Lewis Collins, Jr. of
Livingston; two sisters, Mrs. Perlie Dobbs of Kerens and Mrs. Kiney
Thomason of Kerens, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jun 26, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Vera Frances (Collins) Gray
Sept 7, 1923 - June 25, 1975
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Vera Francis
Gray, 51, who died early Wednesday following a long illness.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. at Paschal Funeral Home with the
Rev. Van Houser officiating. Burial will be in
Kerens City Cemetery.
Mrs. Gray was a native of Kerens. She had lived for 25 years in
Pasadena where she worked for NASA Space Center. She was a member of
the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Pasadena.
She was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Collins; one son,
Terry Webb of Pasadena; one daughter, Jeri Sweeden of Dallas; two
grandchildren, Tiffany and Teresa, of Dallas; one brother, Lewis
Collins, Jr. of Livingston.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jun 26, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Kate (Moore) Morrison
Aug 30, 1895 - Dec 20, 1976
Services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Paschal Funeral Home in
Kerens for Mrs. Kate Morrison, 81, of Wharton who died Monday in a
Kerens Nursing Home.
Burial followed at the Kerens
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Morrison is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Freddie Douglas,
Wharton, and Mrs. H.B. Richardson, Freeport, La.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Dec 23, 1976
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- d/o Sam Houston Moore & Annie (Borders) Moore
Howard Edwin "Dick" Hale
June 20, 1914 - Dec 17, 1976
Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Paschal Funeral in Kerens
for Howard E. Hale, 62, who died Friday in Dallas.
Hale was the brother of Mrs. Earl Henderson, Kerens, and Mrs. Bunk
Goins, Kerens. The Rev. Jim Barr officiated and burial was at the
Kerens City Cemetery.
Other survivors include five sons, Ronnie Hale, Dallas, Randall
Hale, Dallas, Harrold Hale, Garland, Jack Hale, Dallas, Gaylan Hale,
Dallas; three daughters, Janice Fanhart, Dallas, Margo Wycasey,
Dallas, Ferda Hale, Dallas; eight grandchildren; four brothers,
Robert Hale, Ferris, J.B. Hale, Dallas, Henry Hale, Dallas, Grady
Hale, Beaumont.
Hale's nephews served as pallbearers.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Dec 23, 1976
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- s/o Dennis Hale and Nona (Allen) Hale
Ruth
(McElvaney) McCluney
Mar 11, 1908 - Feb 28, 1975
Services Held Sunday For Ruth McCluney
Services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Kerens Presbyterian
Church for Mrs. Ruth McCluney, 66, a resident of Kerens, Mrs.
McCluney was killed Friday in a car accident three miles west of
Ennis on Highway 287.
The Rev. Johnny McCord of the Waxahachie Central Presbyterian Church
and the Rev. Don Odell of the Kerens Presbyterian Church officiated,
and burial was in Kerens City
Cemetery with Paschal Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements. Harold Blankinship, of Corsicana, was
accompanied by Mrs. Tim Crawford at the organ.
Mrs. McCluney was a member of the Kerens Presbyterian Church. She
was a house parent of the Presbyterian Children's Home in Waxahachie
for many years and had recently retired from that job.
Survivors include her husband, Finis McCluney of Kerens; one son,
Wayne McCluney of Fort Worth; one granddaughter, Laura Ann McCluney
of Fort Worth; two brothers, G.A. McElvaney of Corsicana and T.H.
McElvaney of Garland; three sisters, Mrs. A. Brent of Corsicana,
Mrs. Frank McGeehee of Mississippi, and Mrs. Bill Reid of Cleveland.
Pallbearers were Tim Bradford of Grapevine, Tommy Nenneley of
Dallas, Dickie Rea of Odessa, Jack W. Anderson of Richardson, Jack
A. Anderson of Corsicana, Hal Bieb, Al Travis and Paul Cooper, all
of Waxahachie, and Aubrey Earley of Kerens.
Notes:
- The Kerens Tribune - Mar 6, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
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Kerens woman dies in crash
ENNIS - Mrs. Ruth McCluney, 66, of Kerens died Friday as the
result of a head-on collision that occured at 4:30 p.m. three miles
west of Ennis on Highway 287.
Mrs. McCluney's 1972 Chevrolet Impala collided head on with a
Kimbell Produce truck after her car crossed the center lane,
according to Ennis Police dispatcher, Thomas Mitcham. Neither Mrs.
McCluney nor the driver the driver of the truck, Anthony Steliga Jrt.
of Arlington, were carrying passengers.
Verna Lucille (Mathis) Phillips
May 11, 1897 - Sept 2, 1975
Mrs. Blair Phillips, 78, passed away Tuesday morning at Henderson
County Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She had been a
resident of Kerens most of her life.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m. at Paschal
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Smith officiating. Burial will
be at the Kerens City Cemetery.
Survivors: one granddaughter, Mrs. James Tullos of Athens; two
sisters, Mrs. Dick Allen of Kerens and Mrs. Earl Washburn of
Beaumont; two brothers, Buster Mathis of Kerens and Carl Mathes of
Malakoff and two great grandchildren.
Notes:
- The Kerens Tribune - Thursday, Sep 4, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o Calvin Blair Phillips;
d/o J.W. Mathis & Dasey (Watson) Mathis
---
Mrs. Phillips
KERENS—Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Paschal Funeral
home in Kerens for Mrs. Blair Phillips, 78, of Kerens, who died
Tuesday in Athens County Hospital. Burial will be in the Kerens City Cemetery.
She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by one granddaughter, Mrs. James Tullos of Athens;
two sisters, Mrs. Dick Allen of Kerns and Mrs. Earl Washburn of
Beaumont, two brothers, Buster Mathis of Kerens and Carl Mathis of
Malakoff; and two great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Calvin David Franklin
Oct 7, 1881 - Dec 19, 1968
Tenn-Pvt Co H. 41 Regt US Vol Inf
Spanish American War
KERENS - (Spl) - C.D. Franklin, a native of Tennessee, 86 years old,
died Thursday in a veterans hospital in Dallas. He lived in
Waxahachie for 14 years, and spent most of his life in Kerens.
He was a retired farmer and a veteran of the Spanish-American War.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church
in Kerens with the Rev. Charles Pringle officiating. The Rev. Jack
McDaniel from Waxahachie will assist. Interment will be in
Kerens City Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mable of Waxahachie: three sons, Robert H.
of Trinidad, Harmon Lee of Dallas and Calvin D. of Kerens: a stepson
J.T. Rudd of Waxahachie; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren
and two great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Billy Prince Berry
Nov 13, 1924 - Apr 10, 1974
Tex-Cpl US Marine Corp WWII
Kerens Postmaster Billy Berry Dies
Funeral services are pending at Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens for
Billy P. Berry, 49, Kerens postmaster and fire chief, who died in
Dallas Wednesday in Morton Hospital after a short illness.
He served in World War II and Marine Corps.
He was active in Boy Scouts, served on the Kerens School Board,
Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Methodist Church where
he served as a Sunday school teacher.
Rev. Glen Jones will officiate and burial will be at
Kerens City Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Francene Berry of Kerens; a
daughter, Miss Lydia Berry of Dallas; two sons, Dan Berry of Dallas
and Bill Berry of Germany; his mother, Mrs. George Arnett of Kerens;
and a brother, Ted D. Berry of Houston.
Pallbearers will include O.R. Spurlock, Billy Shelton, B.W.
Crawford, Homer Wassom, Dick Blissitt, Jim Bob Ivey, and Lynn
Holloway.
Honorary pallbearers will be Freddy Banks, Homer Bobbitt and members
of the Kerens Fire Department.
Notes:
Pleasant Jackson Harper
Mar 5, 1894 - Jun 18, 1962
P.J. Harper Of Ennis Expires
Funeral services for P.J. Harper, 68, Southern Pacific brakeman, who
died in an Ennis hospital Monday night, were held Wednesday at 2
p.m. from the Keever Chael with burial in the
Kerens Cemetery. He
was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the American Legion
and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his wife of Ennis; two sons, Robert Dobbs, Dallas, and
Billy Joe Dobbs, Corpus Christi; two grandchildren, three brothers,
J.W. Harper, Richardson; Charlie Harper, Dallas, and Paul Harper,
Milwaukee; and two sisters, Mrs. J.M. Acord, Dallas, and Mrs. Sam
Dillard, Atoka, Okla.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Friday, Jun 22, 1962
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- s/o James Riley Harper & Martha Matilda (Bateman) Harper
Prosper Hope Brister
Feb 28, 1878 - Jan 2, 1945
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD IN KERENS FOR P.H. BRISTER
KERENS, Jan. 6 - (Spl) - Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist church in Kerens for P. H.
Brister, well known former automobile and business man of Kerens.
The services were conducted by Rev. J.W. Ousley, pastor of the First
Baptist church assisted by Rev. Maggart Howell, pastor of the First
Methodist church. Interment was in the
Kerens Cemetery.
He passed away at his home in Kerens on Tuesday, Jan. 2nd at 1:20
after a long illness. He was born on Feb. 28th, 1878, at Caldwell,
Burleson county, Texas, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Brister. He moved with his parents to Navarro county in 1893 and was
married at Kerens in 1899 to Maggie C. Jones.
At the age of 16, he united with the Baptist church at Bazette and
after moving to Kerens united with the First Baptist church and was
later made a Deacon of this church, serving as such for about 20
years. He served on the finance committee of the church during the
time of the construction of the present church structure and was
active in other civic affairs, serving for two terms as alderman on
the city council.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Howell Brister of Kerens and Noel
Brister of Ft. Worth; one sister, Mrs. W.M. Gray of Kerens, and two
grandchildren.
P.N. Stockton, local funeral director, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Jan 9, 1945
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Clara Anis (Rachael) Luker
Mar 4, 1888 - Jul 18, 1975
Mrs. Luker
KERENS—Services were at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Paschal Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Clara Luker, 87, resident of Kerens, who died Friday
in
Memorial Hospital, Rev. Glenn Jones officiated, and burial was at
Kerens City Cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Larie Gooden of Houston; a
step-daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Streetman of Houston; nine
step-grandchildren, nine great-great-step-grandchildren ; and a
brother, Ed Rachae of Alabama.
Notes:
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Paschal Funeral
Home Chapel in Kerens for Mrs. Clara Luker, 87, resident of Kerens,
who died Friday in Navarro County Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. Glenn Jones officiated and burial was at
Kerens City Cemetery.
She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Larie Gooden of Houston; a
step-daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Streetman of Houston; nine
step-grandchildren, nine great-great-step-grandchildren; and a
brother, Ed Rachae [sic] of Alabama.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jul 24, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Minta Josephine (Simmons) Lowe
Sep 20, 1880 - Jul 21, 1975
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral
Chapel for Mrs. Minta J. Lowe, 94, of Corsicana. Mrs. Lowe died
Monday at Navarro County Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. Harold Lansford and the Rev. Elvis H. Egge officiated and
burial was in the Kerens City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowe was a native of Navarro County and had lived in Corsicana
for 32 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, W. M. Lowe of Corsicana, R.R. Lowe of
Kerens, and T. C. Lowe of Powell; one daughter, Mrs. Mack Bell of
Corsicana; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; three great
great grandchildren; one brother, J. H. Simmons of Dallas; two
sisters, Mrs. Curtis Smith of Happy and Mrs. Travis Peters of
Malakoff and a number of nieces and nephews.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jul 24, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o John Robert Lowe; d/o George W. Simmons & Charity Ann
(Horn) Simmons
Gertrude
E. "Gertie" (Tucker) Webster
Feb 28, 1888 - Feb 5, 1952
Mrs. G.D. Webster, 63, long-time resident of Kerens, died at the P.
and S. Hospital in Corsicana Tuesday morning after a lengthy
illness.
Funeral rites were held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the First Methodist
Church of Kerens, with the pastor, Rev. W.F. Smith, conducting.
Burial was in the Kerens cemetery.
Mrs. Webster was born in Hopkinsville, Ky., in 1889 and came to
Texas as a young girl with her mother, Mrs. Julia Tucker. She had
lived in Kerens since that time, marrying Garfield Webster of that
city in 1902.
She is survived by her husband of Kerens; a son, John David Webster
of Snyder, Texas; four daughters, Mrs. Stoner Baker and Mrs. Edna
Davis, both of Kerens, Mrs. Margaret Love of Tampa, Florida and Mrs.
E. M. Armstrong of Marshall; 15 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Feb 8, 1952
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Harry Sheffield Hervey
Sep 29, 1903 - Aug 8, 1943
RITES HELD TUESDAY IN KERENS CHURCH FOR HARRY HERVEY
KERENS, Aug. 11, - (Spl.) - Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Presbyterian church here for Harry
Hervey, 39, of Dallas, who died Sunday morning at 10 a.m. at St.
Paul's Sanitarium, with Rev. Finis Hodges, pastor, assisted by Rev.
Roy Johnson and Rev. J.W. Ousley, conducting the service. Interment
was in the Kerens cemetery, and pallbearers were Johnnie Clayton,
C.I. Coates, Wayne F. Smith, Trinidad; William Bain, Jack Anderson
and Albert Berry.
Mr. Harvey was a native of Kerens. He graduated from high school
here and up until eight years ago made his home here. In 1928 he was
married to Miss Lorainne [sic] Bain. In 1935 he and his wife moved
to Dallas and from that time until a year ago when he became ill,
was connected with the Safeway stores there.
Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Hervey; two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Daniel, Corsicana; Mrs. Ralph Ager, San Benito, and two brothers,
Charles Hervey and Albert Mitchell (Bill) Hervey of San Benito.
Out of town people attending the funeral were: Mrs. Arthur McColm,
Mrs. Wilson Fielder, and Miss May Hervey, Dallas; Ray Binns, Waco;
Mrs. Ralph Kilgore, Rosebud; Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Mitchell, Mrs. Street Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Marks, Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Lewis, Mrs. Johnnie McFadden, Mrs. Byrd J.
Willard, Horace Hervey, Miss Lordinia Hervey, Mrs. Matthew Arnold,
Miss Ruby Miller, and Miss Nora Rogstad, all of Corsicana.
Notes:
Lorraine (Bain) Hervey
Jun 26, 1908 - Nov 11, 1956
Former Kerens Resident Dies At Long Beach
KERENS, Nov. 13 — (Spl) — Mrs. Lorraine Hervey, 48 of Dallas, former
resident of Kerens, died Sunday afternoon while on a visit to Long
Beach, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from the First
Baptist Church, Kerens. Rev. Frank Gillham will conduct. Burial will
be in the Kerens cemetery.
Mrs. Hervey was born in Karnes county, but came to Kerens at an
early age. She was a graduate of Kerens high school. She married the
late Harry S. Hervey in 1927, and he preceded her in death in 1943.
Survivors include her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bain
Sr., both of Kerens; two brothers, W. L. Bain Jr., Kerens, and Jack
Bain, Tyler; a sister, Mrs. Rowe Mousner, Hutchins, Texas; a number
of nieces and nephews including Jack Daniel, whom she reared, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jack Anderson, Joe Arnett, Van Speed, George
Arnett, Pate Thompson, Whit Scarbrouh, John R. Logan and Weymon
Price.
Inmon funeral home will direct.
Notes:
Robert "Bob" Emmitt Ford
Feb 19, 1894 - Dec 19, 1976
Services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of
Kerens for Bob Ford, 82, resident of Kerens who died Sunday at
Memorial Hospital.
Dr. J.W. Osley officiated with burial following at the
Kerens City Cemetery.
Ford, a resident of Kerens since 1911, was a retired farmer and drug
store owner and he was a deacon of the First Baptist Church in
Kerens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bob Ford, Kerens; two sons, Robert
Brown Ford, Grand Prairie, Charles Lucian Ford, Fort Worth; one
daughter, Mrs. Annie B. Witt, Grand Prairie; three grandchildren;
five great grandchildren; one sister Mrs. J.B. Smith of Tyler; and a
number of nieces and nephews..
Pallbearers were L.L. Conner, Tom B. Washburn, Loyd Quinn, Marvin
Henderson, W.L. Bain, Homer Carrol, Ben R. Cherry and Calvin
Franklin.
Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of the First Baptist Church of
Kerens.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Dec 23, 1976
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
Masile (Mitchell) Kerley
Apr 13, 1911 - Jul 22, 1975
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the chapel of
Paschal Funeral Home for Mrs. Weldon Curlee, 64, who passed away
Tuesday morning at Navarro County Memorial Hospital following a
lengthy illness.
Mrs. Curlee was a lifelong resident of Kerens and was a member of
the Church of Christ.
Mr. Albert Brown officiated at the service and burial was in
Kerens City Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, J.W. Curlee; one son, Joe Wesley
Curlee of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. Ann Lowe of Ennis; one sister,
Mrs. Clondice Parker of Kerens; four grandchildren, Renee and Andrea
Lowe and Jim and Jeff Curlee; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Dick Allen, Dwayne Crawford, Freddie Banks, A.L.
Saunders, Tom Washburn, Jim Green, Cliff Currington, and Curtis
Moore.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jul 24, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- w/o Joseph Weldon Kerley; d/o J.W. Mitchell & India
(Bell) Mitchell
---
Mrs. Kerley
KERENS—Services are set for Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Paschal
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Masile Kerley, 64, who died Tuesday at
Memorial Hospital. Albert Brown, Church of Christ Minister, will
officiate, and burial will be at Kerens City Cemetery.
A native of Kerens, she was a member of the Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband, J. W. Kerley of Kerens; one son, Joe
Wesley Kerley of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. Anne Lowe of Ennis; one
sister, Mrs. Klondice Parker of Kerens; four grandchildren; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Dick Allen, Dwain Crawford, Freddie Banks, A. L.
Saunders, Tom Washburn, Jim Green, Cliff Curington, and Curtis
Moore.
Notes:
Ellen (Owen) Page
Jan 19, 1854 - Aug 17, 1943
MRS. ELLEN O. PAGE DIED HERE TUESDAY; RITES IN KERENS
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen O. Page, age 86 years, who died
Tuesday at the Corsicana Hospital and Clinic, were held at Kerens
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. A. A. Peacock conducted
the rites and interment was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Mrs. Page was born and reared in the Rural Shade community, having
lived there until she moved to Corsicana 10 years ago.
Surviving are a son, O.S. Page, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Maud
Smith, Kerens; two brothers, Cleta? Owen, and Homer Owen, Kerens,
three sisters, Mrs. Lula Sears, Mrs. James Walker and Mrs. Luther
Wharton, all of Kerens; six grandsons, two granddaughters, three
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Sutherland-McCammon directed the arrangements.
Notes:
Sam Jackson Bell
May 28, 1876 - Nov 27, 1934
SAM J. BELL FOUND DEAD IN TRUCK FROM ATTACK OF HEART
Sam J. Bell, aged 58 years, truck operator, was found dead in his
truck on Commerce street about 7:30 o'clock Tuesday night. Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel
of the Corley Funeral Home with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
Death apparently was from a heart attack. Bell was found in his
parked truck.
Prior to moving to Corsicana about 15 years ago, he resided in the
Kerens community.
Surviving are four sons, Mack Bell, Corsicana; Lynn Bell, Corsicana;
E.D. Bell, Lubbock; and T.J. Bell, Lake Charles, La.; two daughters,
Mrs. E.L. Farmer and Mrs. O.W. Farmer, both of Corsicana; four
brothers, J.N. Bell, Tilden; L.J. Bell, Kerens; W.H. Bell,
Jacksonville, and D.J. Bell, Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. J.W.
Mitchell and Mrs. Monty Darby, both of Kerens and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Grady Lancaster, Richard Cunningham, S. Patrick and
John Butler.
J.L. Hines, former minister of the Church of Christ, now of Dallas,
conducted the rites.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, Nov 28, 1934
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- h/o Ida Rachel (Jackson) Bell;
s/o Thomas J. C. Bell and Elizabeth
W. “Bettie” (Darby) Bell buried in Long Prairie
John Finley McSween
Jun 10, 1891 - Jul 7, 1952
Kerens Resident Expires Monday
J.F. McSween, 61, retired Kerens farmer, died at the P.and S.
Hospital Monday morning following an extended illness.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; a son, John Robert McSween,
Denton; two sisters, Mrs. B.C. Treadaway and Mrs. H.W. Gilliam both
of Corsicana; two brothers, R.C. McSween, Denton and Claude Gilliam,
Gladewater, and other relatives.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete early Monday afternoon.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Randolph Bell Farmer
Jan 6, 1928 - Mar 22, 1955
R.B. Farmer Dies Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Randolph Bell Farmer, 27, leukemia victim, who
died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning, will be held from the
Corley Funeral Chapel Friday at 10:30 a.m.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Bill Perdue, pastor of the Roane
Baptist church. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
Farmer, native of Navarro county, was stricken several weeks ago in
Wyoming where he was employed as a computer by the Nance Exploration
Company. He was transferred to Memorial several days ago from the
Scott and White Hospital in Temple.
Farmer was a graduate of
Emhouse High School, attended Navarro
Junior College and graduated from the University of Texas.
A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy 3 1/2 years.
Surviving are his wife and two daughters, Vickey and Lynda Farmer;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.W. Farmer, Morgan City, La.; a sister, Mrs.
Carmack Watkins, Corsicana; three brothers, Johnnie, Jimmy and
Charlie Farmer, all of Morgan City; grandmother, Mrs. W.B. Farmer,
Corsicana and other relatives.
Notes:
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Randolph Bell Farmer
Jan 6, 1928 - Mar 22, 1955
Friday Service For R. B. Farmer
Funeral services for Randolph Bell Farmer, 27, of Wyoming, who died
in Memorial Hospital Wednesday, were held from the Corley Chapel
Friday at 10:30 a.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Perdue, pastor of the Roane
Baptist church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Farmer was reared in Navarro county. A graduate of Emhouse High, he
attended Navarro Junior College and graduated at the University of
Texas. He served 3 1-2 years in the U. S. Navy during World War II.
At the time he was stricken with leukemia several weeks ago, he was
a computer with the Nance Exploration Company in Wyoming. He was
transferred to Memorial Hospital last week from the Scott and White
hospital in Temple.
Surviving are his wife and two daughters, Vickey and Lynda Farmer;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Farmer, Morgan City, La.; sister, Mrs.
Carmack Watkins, Corsicana; three brothers, Johnny, Jimmy and
Charles Farmer, all of Morgan City; grandmother, Mrs. W. B. Farmer,
Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Earl Loyd Watkins, Tommy Watkins, James E. Hodge,
Bruce Brown, James Bullington and Billy Jack Mott.
Notes:
Hattie Albernettie (Smith)
Cooper-Stockton
Oct 26, 1888 - Jun 5, 1975
Services were held at 4 p.m. at the Paschal Funeral Home for Mrs.
Hattie A. Stockton, 86, resident of Kerens, who died in Navarro
County Memorial Hospital June 6.
The Rev. Van Houser officiated and burial was in
Kerens City Cemetery.
Mrs. Stockton was a native of Coffeyville, Upshur County, and moved
to Kerens at an early age. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two foster sons, Ira Ney Frost of Garland and
Jimmie Phillips of Kerens; four sisters, Mrs. Virgie Washburn, Mrs.
Clyde Phillips, Mrs. Opal Cooper, all of Kerens, and Mrs. Dee Horn
of Corsicana; a number of neices [sic] and nephews.
Pallbearers included Theron Horn, Clem Crowley, Victor N. Crowley,
P.L. Crowley, John Nelson, and Ottis Ray Spurlock.
Notes:
- Kerens Tribune - Jun 19, 1975
- Submitted by Karen
Rost
- d/o J. N. Smith & Elizabeth (Dearmore) Smith (from death
certificate)
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