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Francis (Eaton) Redford July 30, 1874 - Nov 4, 1943 RITES ON TUESDAY AT OAK GROVE FOR MRS. BOB REDFORD KERENS, Nov. 2. - Spl— Funeral services for Mrs. Bob Redford, who died at her home Monday at 3:30 a.m. were held Tuesday at the Oak Grove church at 3 p.m. Mrs. Redford sustained a broken hip several weeks ago, and had been ill since. She became worse last Thursday when pneumonia developed. Surviving are her husband, three sons, Faye, Lloyd and Howell Redford, one brother, Tom Eaton, and one sister, Mrs. Lon Scarbrough, all of Kerens; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Stockton's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Notes:
Alma
(McCary) Mince
James
Francis Spivey
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Minnie Katherine (Reid)
Brooks Mrs. Brooks Dies Sunday Mrs. Catherine Brooks, long time Fort Worth resident, died in Fort Worth Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p. m. from the Emhouse Baptist church. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Olen Bonner, pastor. Burial will be in the Pattison cemetery. Mrs. Brooks is survived by a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was a sister of the late Mrs. W. W. Ray of Emhouse. Corley will direct local arrangements. Notes:
Bennie Morris "Bub" Stokes B. M. Stokes, 31 Dies In Austin Benny Morris Stokes, 31, native of Emhouse, died in Austin Monday. Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Pattison cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Olen Bonner. Surviving are four brothers Curtis M. Stokes, Tyler; Bill J. and Calvin Stokes, both of Austin, and Lonnie J. Stokes Cleburne; a twin-sister, Mrs. Kenneth George, Freeport, and other relatives. Pallbearers will be James E. McMillan, Elijah Milton, Jr., James Curry, Kenneth Logan, Lloyd Gillen and Freddie Bonner Notes:
Archibald Alexander
"Archie" Derden Archie Derden Dies Knoxville Archie A. Derden, former Corsicana resident, died in Knoxville, Tenn., Monday. The body will arrive in Dallas Wednesday by train and funeral services are scheduled from the McCammon Chapel Friday at 10 a.m. with burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. Notes:
Archie Derden Rites Friday Funeral services for Archie A. Derden, 89, native Texan, former custodian at the Emhouse schools, and retired farmer, who died in a Knoxville, Tenn., hospital Monday night will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the McCammon Chapel The rites will be conducted by Rev. L. R. Stuckey of San Angelo. Burial will be in the Pattison cemetery near Em- house. Derden had been in Knoxville for the past two months and had resided at San Angelo after leaving Navarro county where he had resided 35 years. Surviving are two sons, Charles Derden, San Angelo, and James H. Derden, Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter, Mrs. Dan M. Smith, Knoxville; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of other relatives. Notes:
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Lucy W. (Livingston) Manning Mrs. Manning Rites Slated For Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. L W. Manning, 89, formerly of Emhouse, who died in San Angelo Monday, will be held from the Corley Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Pattison cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. W. B. Morton, Methodist minister at Coleman. Mrs. Manning resided in Emhouse for many years prior to moving to San Angelo 15 years ago. Surviving are two sons, John Manning, San Angelo, and J. N Manning, Pasadena, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Eva Bolen, San Angelo; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two brothers, L. A. Livingston, Carson Miss., and T. T. Livingston, Prentice, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Franklin, Prentice, Miss, and Mrs. W. P. Herrin, Lake Port, Calif. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Notes:
Troy Byron
Holcomb, Sr Troy Holcomb Dies Tuesday Troy Holcomb, 60, Emhouse farmer, died in Memorial hospital Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Ray Watson, Emhouse Baptist minister, and Rev. Gaither L. Day, Everman Methodist pastor, formerly of North Corsicana Methodist church. He was born in Ellis county July 22, 1900. Surviving are his wife of Emhouse; two sons, Troy Holcomb Jr., Pasadena, and Roy Don Holcomb, Arlington; two daughters, Mrs. Billy Jack Mott and Mrs. Esco McCann, both of Corsicana; five grandchildren; brother, Roy Holcomb, Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. A. B Garland, Corsicana; Mrs. Jo Strickland, Jacksonville; Mrs. W. M. Folks, Liberty, and Mrs. Maggie Richardson, Dallas, and other relatives. Pallbearers will be Homer McNabb, Earl Brown, Lee Ma- honey, Hubert Joyner, Joe Nagy Frank Seely, Leamon Phillips and Ralph Chaney. Notes:
Gussie
Alton "Cap" Brown Brown Rites Funeral services for G. A. (Cap) Brown, 66, of Emhouse were held Friday at 10 a.m. in Griffin Funeral Chapel with burial in Pattison cemetery. Mr. Brown died Wednesday night in Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife, a son, two daughters, a brother, three sisters and six grandchildren. Notes:
Brown Rites Set Friday G. A. (Cap) Brown, 66, of Emhouse died Wednesday night in Memorial Hospital. Funeral services have been set for Friday at 10 a.m. in Griffin Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marion Martin officiating. Burial will be in Pattison cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Lucile Brown of Emhouse; a son, Jerry Brown of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. John Horvath of Corsicana and Mrs. Burl Johnson of Corsicana; a brother, Fate Brown of Emhouse; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Barnes of Corsicana, Mrs. Claude Maggard of Emhouse and Mrs. Erva Harris Houston; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Max Barnes, Jr., Loyd Gillen, George Brown, Bobby Armstrong, Sonny Maggard and Clyde Hollingsworth. Notes:
William
Carmon "Bud" Ray Funeral services for W. C. (Bud) Ray were held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Corley Funeral Chapel. The rites were conducted by Revs. Marion C. Martin and Bull Grimes. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, six sisters, and a number of nieces and nephews. Notes:
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Mary Effie
Lindsey
Miss Lindsey Dies Tuesday Notes:
Nathan
Edward Tinkle
N.E. Tinkle Dies Thursday Notes:
John Edgar Bewley, Sr. Hold Services For J. E. Bewley Funeral services for J. E. Bewley, 76, retired ginner, were held Friday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. C, Bristow, minister of the Jehovah Witnesses. Bewley, 28 -A Northwest Apartments, died Wednesday. Surviving are his wife, two sons, John and Houston Bewley, and a daughter, Mrs. Ernie Montgomery, all of Corsicana; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four brothers, Duckett, V. H. and Sam Bewley, all of Whitesboro, and Leonard Bewley, Alamos, Colo.; three sisters, Mrs. Carter Summy, Longview; Mrs. Arch Center and Mrs. Ernest Kinsey, both of Whitesboro, and other relatives. Pallbearers were John Slate, Rufus Pevehouse. J. E. Reid, Ernest Stokes, Charles R. DeRusha and C. J. Armstrong. Notes:
Reba Lori (Thompson) Bewley
Mrs. Bewley Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Edgar (Reba) Bewley, 79, resident of Corsicana, who died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. J.C. Bristow will officiate, with burial following at Pattison cemetery. She was a native of Grayson County and had lived in Corsicana since 1929. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Ernie Ree Fincher of Corsicana; a son, John Bewley of Corsicana; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Notes:
Mrs. Bewley Pallbearers for the Mrs. Edgar (Reba) Bewley services, which were to be at 2 p.m. Friday, are Ernest Stokes, E.L. Armstrong, E.A. Pugh, Charlie DeRusha, Dan Meador, and Jack Hardin. Notes:
Rose "Rosey" (Allen) Smith Died at Emhouse. Mrs. Rosa Smith, aged 19 years, wife of Hubert Smith, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Allen, died at Emhouse today after a brief illness. The funeral will take place tomorrow. Notes:
Lilla B. (Miller) Bristow Tuesday Rites For Mrs. Bristow Notes:
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Thomas Art Stokes
Hold Services For Tom Stokes Funeral services for Tom Stokes, 25, who died in an Austin hospital Tuesday night, were held from the Corley Chapel Thursday at 3 p.m. The rites were conducted by Rev. Robert Woody, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery. A native of Lufkin, Stokes was connected with the Texas Department of Agriculture in Austin. Surviving are his wife of Austin; a daughter, Leah, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Stokes, Corsicana, and other relatives. Pallbearers were Joe Salahi, H. G. Fooshee, John C. Moore, Herman Gillen, Bennett Stokes and Rex Lane. Notes:
George W. Owen Sr. Owen Rites Funeral services for George W. Owen Sr., 73, who died Wednesday in Dallas were held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel, with the Rev. Dale Rider officiating. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery. He was a native of Emhouse and a veteran of World War I. Survivors include a son, two grandsons, a brother, and four sisters. Notes:
George Owens Rites Friday Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel for George W. Owen Sr., 73, who died Wednesday in Dallas. Interment will be in the Pattison cemetery. The Rev. Dale Rider will officiate. A native resident of Emhouse, he was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by a son, George W. Owen Jr. of Dallas; two grandsons; a brother, Alvin Owen of Italy; and four sisters, Miss Clara Belle Owen of Corsicana, and Mmes. Nell Elkins, Ruth Huling and Nancy Johnson of Emhouse; and two grandsons, George Mitchell Owen and Banton Lane Owen of Dallas. Pallbearers will be Robert Alvin Owen, Charles Leslie Johnson, E. L. Wetzel, Claude Maggard, Paul Mitchell and James McDaniel. Notes:
James Winfred Smith Smith Rites Planned Here James Winfrcd Smith, 39, died Thursday in Waxahachie. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Colonial Funeral Home in Irving with graveside services at 1 p.m. Monday in Pattison cemetery. Notes: The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sunday, June 21, 1970 Smith Rites Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Colonial Funeral Home in Irving for James Winfred Smith. Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m. at the Pattison cemetery. Survivors include his wife; a daughter; his father; and his mother. Corley Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements. Notes:
Bennett Obie
"Bennie" Meador
Bennett O. Meador, a former resident of Navarro County, died Friday in Austin. He had lived in Austin since 1928. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Corley Funeral Chapel with interment in Pattison cemetery. Survivors include one son, Bennie Meador of Austin, one grandson, two brothers, Frank of Dallas and Lucian Meador of Terrell. Five sisters Mrs. T. J. Morman and Mrs. T. W. Edwards of Corsicana, Mrs. Perry Mullican of Tyler, Mrs. Lurley Harris of Point, and Mrs. Jim Holder of Houston; and a number of nieces and nephews. Notes:
Simon Lee
Wooten
Wooten Service Funeral services for S. L. Wooten, who died early Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, were held Wednesday at 5 p.m. from the Corley Chapel, with the Rev. Mickey Loftis officiating. Interment was in Pattison cemetery. Surviving are three brothers and four sisters. Nephews were pallbearers. Notes:
John Milton Carroll
EMHOUSE RESIDENT DIED EARLY SUNDAY; RITES HELD MONDAY J. M. Carroll, aged 70 years, long-time resident of Emhouse, died at his home Sunday morning about 4 o'clock. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Emhouse Baptist Church with burial in the Pattison cemetery. Rev. J. S. Stanley conducted the rites. Surviving are his wife of Emhouse; three daughters, Mrs. Annie Rogers, Miss Mattie Carroll and Mrs. Ada Mae Richards, all of Emhouse; two brothers, W. C. Carroll, Waxahachie, and Frank Carroll, Neches; a sister, Mrs. Sallie Henderson, Palestine; five grandchildren and other relatives. Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home directed arrangements. Notes:
Lizzie Reed (Maggard) Chaney
MRS. DEE CHANEY DIED AT EMHOUSE; RITES ON WEDNESDAY Notes:
James Allen Cole JAMES ALLEN COLE DIED ON SUNDAY; RITES HELD
MONDAY Notes:
Samuel Montgomery Lile Rites On Wednesday For Samuel Lile Funeral services for Samuel Lile, 83, who died at his home at Emhouse Monday, were held from the Corley Chapel Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Roy H. Davis conducted the rites. Burial was in Pattison cemetery. Surviving are three daughters three sons, 35 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and other relatives . Pallbearers were O. E. Allen, Clayton Freeman, Jim Freeman, Ira Henley, Raymond Davidson and Gene McAdams. Notes:
--- SAMUEL LILE, AGED EMHOUSE
RESIDENT, DIED THERE MONDAY
Sarah Lee (Cox) Summerlin Death takes Local Woman; Rites Pending Mrs. Sarah Lee Summerlin, 40. died at her home at 316 West Collin Sunday morning. Service arrangements were incomplete Monday morning. However, it had been determined that services would be held in Griffin chapel with Rev. B. W. Johnson, pastor of Pentacostal Church of God, officiating. Mrs. Summerlin was a member of this church. Burial will be in Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. Survivors are the husband, Corsicana; two sons, Melvin Sullivan and Erwin Sullivan, both of Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Seaux, Corsicana; Mrs. Tom Hoban, Petaluma, Calif., and Miss Mary Sullivan, Corsicana; father, Joe Cox Sierra Vista, Ariz.; mother, Mrs. Flossie Dennis, Corsicana; two Brothers, Charles Cox, Artesia, Calif., and Melvin Cox, Sierra Vista, Calif.,; and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Germany, and other relatives. Griffin is directing. Notes:
----- Summerlin Services Are Held
James Robert “Jim
Bob” Collins Rites Held For Jim B. Collins Services for Jim Bob Collins, 66, Emhouse farmer, election judge, who died In the Navarro Clinic Monday night after an extended illness, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Emhouse Baptist church. The rites were conducted by Rev. C. Ray Watson, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Don Holt, pastor of the Emhouse Methodist church. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery. Surviving are his wife of Emhouse; six daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Wandell, Miss Laverne Collins. Mrs. Jimmy McCann and Mrs. Mildred Farmer, all of Houston; Mrs. Joyce Love, Corsicana, and Mrs. Betty Armstrong, Emhouse; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Russell, Barry, and Mrs. Frank Richards, Corsicana. Nephews were pallbearers. Griffin directed. Notes:
Lionell Crowell “Nello” Daniel L. C. Daniel Dies Tuesday Lionell C. Daniel, 73, retired, former salesman for ice cream cones about the city, died in Houston Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Frank L. Park. Surviving are his wife of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. A. M. Ross, Mrs. J. H. Ruther- ford and Mrs. H. L. Watts, all of Houston; two sons, B. N. Daniel. Muskogee, Okla., and E. C. Daniel, Houston; nine grand- children and one great-grandchild. Notes:
Julia Elizabeth
(Jackson) Bennett Mrs. Bennett Died at Emhouse Wednesday Special to the Sun. Emhouse, Texas, Jan. 7.—The death angel came into our midst at 8:20 o'clock Wednesday morning and took from us our friend and neighbor; Mrs. D. B. Bennett. She was ill for several months and died after weeks of severe suffering. She was 49 years of age, and is survived by four children, three sons and one daughter, also three brothers and two sisters. Notes:
Lillie Pearl (Sharpley) Bennett Mrs. Bennett Dies Wednesday At Midlothian Mrs. Pearl Bennett, 85, former resident of Emhouse died in Midlothian Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held from the Martin Funeral Chapel at Midlothian Friday at 10 a. m. and graveside services will be held at Pattison cemetery at Emhouse at 11:30 a. m. Mrs. Bennett was a native of Emhouse but had resided at Midlothian for the past several years. She was a Methodist. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clifford Patton, Midlothian, and Mrs. Morty S. Cohn, New York City; a grandson, Harold Bennett Patton, Midlothian; two brothers, Will Sharpley, Corsicana, and John Sharpley, Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Carl Simpson, Tyler; Mrs. Luther Pinson, Ennis, and Mrs. Maggie Elrod, Cleburne; two daughters- in-law, Mrs. Rube Bennett and Mrs. Dan A. Bennett, both of Corsicana, and other relatives. Notes:
Mary Elizabeth "Jake" Bennett YOUNG GIRL BURIED EMHOUSE CEMETERY WEDNESDAY 3 P.M. Funeral services for Elizabeth Bennett, aged 16 years, who died in the county hospital Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock following an operation for appendicitis were held at the Methodist church at Emhouse Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with interment in Pattison cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Van P. Morrison. Miss Bennett was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Bennett of Decatur, Wise county, former residents of the Emhouse community. She was here on a visit with relatives at the time she was stricken. Surviving are her parents, two sisters and other relatives. Notes:
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BURIAL OF YOUNG GIRL WILL BE AT EMHOUSE WEDNESDAY
Lee Bryant Lee Bryant Is Found Dead In Residence Lee Bryant, retired cotton mill employee, was found dead in his residence, West Twelfth avenue and South Twelfth street, Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. when a friend became uneasy about not seeing him for several days. E. A. Robertson was unable to get into the house and called the sheriff's office. Deputy Sheriff Howard Pitts broke into the residence with Robertson, it was stated, and found Bryant dead, sitting in a chair. Howe French, justice of the peace, conducted a coroner's investigation and returned a verdict of "death from natural causes." Judge French said Bryant apparently had been dead "four or five days". He was advised by neighbors, he reported, that he last time Bryant was seen was a week ago when he returned to his residence in a taxi from a physician's office. He was a native of Navarro county. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. The rites were conducted by Rev. Jimmie Burton, Baptist minister of Dallas. Surviving are a brother, Jim Bryant, Salt Lake City; a sister, Mrs. Ida Barnes, Fort Worth, and other relatives. Corley directed. Notes:
John F. Burks
Plan Services For John Burks Final rites for John Burks. 76, retired oil field worker, A-7, Northwest Apartments, who died Tuesday morning in Memorial hospital, will be held Thurs- day at 11 a. m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery at Emhouse. The services will be conducted by Rev. Vernon Sydow, Jr., pastor of the Powell Baptist church. Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Tina Biggers, Baytown, and Mrs. Laura Mae White. Dallas; a son, Marvin Burks, Fort Worth; seven grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Cortie Moore, Wylie, Texas. Pallbearers will be A. B. Kent, C. W. Cotten, J. H. Lassiter, C. J. Meador, R. L. Copley, and T. P. Penney. Notes:
Julia Frances (Smith) Burton Mrs. Burton Of Emhouse Dies Mrs. Julia Frances Burton, 87, died at her home in Emhouse Friday night. A native of Kaufman county, Mrs. Burton had made her home in Emhouse for the past 30 years. Surviving are four sons. Temp Burton and Hall Burton, both of Childress; Clyde Burton, Kilgore, and Bill Burton, Emhouse; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great - great-grandchildren; a brother. H. R. Smith, Emhouse three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Lockaby, Scurry; Mrs. A. J. Greer, Childress, and Mrs. Dave Allen, Corsicana, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p. m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery at Emhouse. The rites will be conducted by Rev. C. Ray Watson, pastor of the First Baptist church at Emhouse. Pallbearers will be Frank Seely, Earl Brown, Jim Bob Collins, Swint Huling, Ralph Chaney and H. R. Ponder. Notes:
William James
Collins Good Citizen Passes Away Capt. J. W. Collins, aged sixty-eight years, who had lived on the J. D. Cunningham farm near Emhouse, for twenty-three years, died last night after having been in ill health for many months, and the remains were interred in the Patterson cemetery near Emhouse this afternoon. The deceased is survived by his wife and six grown children. He was a good citizen and a man highly esteemed by all who knew him. Notes:
Benjamin Jesse Collins DIED HERE SATURDAY NIGHT. Well Known Young Farmer Passed Away at P. and S. Hospital Jessie Collins, son of Capt. W. J. Collins and wife, and who was for several years on J. D. Cuningham's farm near Emhouse died at the P. and S. hospital Saturday night from the effect of an operation for appendicitis and complications, near two weeks ago, and the remains were buried in the Patterson cemetery near his home today. Besides his parents the deceased is survived by his wife and six small children, four brothers and three sisters. Notes:
John
Wesley Richards BODY FOUND BY CHILDREN Young -Farmer Took His Own Life in Emhouse Community John W. Richards, aged near forty years, and a member of a well known family of the Emhouse community, hung himself yesterday afternoon in his barn, using a rope suspended from a rafter in the barn. He was at home at dinner and left the house some time after the noon hour, and when his children came home from school they found his dead body, which was still warm, hanging in the barn. A physician was summoned, hut life was already extinct. The deceased is survived by his wife and three children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Richards, and several brothers and sisters. He left nothing to explain his rash act. Notes:
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Nettie (McDonald)
Bryson-Tinkle MRS. NETTIE TINKLE BURIED IN PATTISON CEMETERY THURSDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Tinkle, aged 41 years, who died at the family residence, 711 East Tenth avenue Wednesday morning at 1:10 o'clock, were held from the chapel of the Corley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with interment in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. F. Adams, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church. Surviving are her husband, Joe Tinkle, Corsicana; two sons, Jack Bryson and Mack Bryson, both of Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters. Mrs. Walter Jones, Lyons, Kan.; Misses Inez and Sallie Bryson, both of Corsicana, and Miss Nellie Lee Bryson, Houston; parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. McDonald, Ennis, and several brothers and sisters. Notes:
---- Nettie (McDonald) Bryson-Tinkle
Mamie Julia Waters FUNERAL SERVICES
MAMIE JULIA WATERS ARE HELD WEDNESDAY Notes:
------ EMHOUSE GIRL DIES IN SAN ANGELO;
BE BURIED WEDNESDAY
Ina Bessie (Kendrick) Brown MRS. P.E. BROWN BURIED FRIDAY AT PATTISON CEMETERY Notes:
Stella (Summy) Browning Mrs. Browning Expires Monday Mrs. Stella S. Browning, 1813 North Beaton street, long-time Corsicana resident, was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital about 10 a. m. Monday after she was found critically ill at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McCammon Funeral Home. Surviving are two sons, John H. Browning, Baltimore, and R. E. (Gene) Browning, Jr., Corsicana; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother, A. V. Summy, Hebbronville; and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Lichte, San Antonio. Mrs. Browning was the widow of the late R. E. Browning, Sr., who died May 24, this year. The Corsicana Daily Sun - Monday, July 2, 1962 ---- Mrs. Browning Rites Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Stella S. Browning, 1813 North Beaton street, who was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital Monday morning, will be held from the McCammon Chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m. The rites will be conducted by Bert Mercer, minister of the West Side Church of Christ Burial will be in the Pattison cemetery. Her husband, the late R. E. Browning, Sr., died May 24, this year. The family moved to Corsicana from Waco in 1919. She was found critically ill at the family home about 10 a.m. Monday. Surviving are two sons, John H. Browning, Baltimore, Md., and R. E. (Gene) Browning, Jr., Corsicana; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother, A. V. Summy, Hebbronville; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Lichte, San Antonio, and other relatives. Pallbearers are to be James Nelson, Miller Norwood, J. W. Oldroyd, O. L. Slaughter, Rollin Harris and George Robinson. Notes:
Robert
E. Browning Sr. Hold Services R. E. Browning Funeral services for Robert E. Browning, Sr., retired Oil City Iron Works employee, who died in Memorial hospital Thursday morning, were held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Westside Church of Christ. The rites were conducted by Bert Mercer, minister of the church. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. Browning was the last living charter stockholder of the Oil City Iron Works company. Native of Winsboro, Browning came to Corsicana in 1919 from Waco where he was connected with the Texas Power and Light Company. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Stella S. Browning, Corsicana; two sons, John H. Browning, Baltimore, Md., and Robert E. (Gene) Browning, Corsicana; four brothers, Ernest and Boone Browning, both of Sacramento, Calif., Clyde Browning Truscott, and Van Browning, Stephenville; a sister, Mrs. Ada Cantrell, Plainview; four grandchildren, a great-grandchild and other relatives. Pallbearers were O. L. Slaughter, E. A. Campbell, Roland Harris, George Robinson, Billy Clarkson 111, and Elmer Marr. McCammon directed. Notes:
Ella Mae (Boyd) Vyers Mrs. Frank Vyers Rites Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Ella May Vyers, 61, of Navarro, were held at 4 p. m. Thursday at the Emhouse Baptist church. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Joe Poe, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, and Rev. Roy H. Fielding of Calvert. Mrs. Vyers, a former resident of Emhouse, died in the P, and S. Hospital Tuesday night. Surviving are her husband, Frank Vyers, Navarro; three sons, Raymond L. Vyers, Terrell; Lee Roy Vyers, Independence, Mo., and Sgt. James A. Vyers, Sherman; four daughters, Mrs. Herbert Plant, Haverhill, N. H.; Mrs. Claude Pollock and Mrs. Henry Basham, both of Corsicana, and Miss Dorothy Vyers, Navarro; seven grandchildren, two brothers, Roy Boyd, Avalon, and Dennis Seabolt, Los Angeles; three sisters, Mrs. Su- die Clark, Boyce; Mrs. Ethel Black- mon, Dallas, and Mrs, Aline Terry, Modesta,. Calif.; and other relatives. Pallbearers were Frank Seely, Bud Ray, Claude Maggard, J. B. Collins, A. J. Tinkle and R. H. Brown. Corley directed. Notes:
Emily (Owen) Vyers MRS. EMILY VYERS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOME IN EMHOUSE Notes:
Dewell Adnell Shelton Dewell Shelton Rites Wednesday Afternoon Dewell Shelton, six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shelton, Emhouse. died at 12 midnight Tuesday in the P and S Hospital. Funeral services were held at 4 p. m. Wednesday at Pattison cemetery, Emhouse, by the Rev. Dan Sharpley, pastor of the Emhouse Baptist church. Survivors are the parents, two brothers, four sisters, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Brack, Emhouse. Corley Funeral Home directed. Notes:
Myrtie (Bunch) Owen MRS. G.G. OWEN RITES HELD TUESDAY WITH BURIAL AT EMHOUSE Funeral services for Mrs. G. G. Owen, 73. long-time Emhouse resident, who died with a heart attack Sunday while en route by automobile to visit an ill relative, were held from the McCammon Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. The rites were conducted by Rev. W. A. Stewart, pastor of the Emhouse Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Dan Sharpley, pastor of the Emhouse Baptist church. She was the widow of the late G. G. Owen, former county commissioner and political and business leader of this North Navarro county community for many years. Surviving are four daughters, Miss Clara Belle Owen. Chickasha, Okla.; Mrs. Oscar Elkins, Mrs Charles Johnson, and Mrs. Swint Huling, all of Emhouse; five sons, Clyde Owen, Dallas; Robert Owen, Los Angeles, Calif.; George Owen, Odessa; Sam Owen, Waxahachie, and Alvin Owen, Avalon; a sister, Mrs. Wallace Donoho, and brother. M. D. L. Bunch, both of Corsicana; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and other relatives. Pallbearers were A. C. Richards, C. B. Turner, Edward Anderson, Raymond Gorman. W. C. Neal and Clifton Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family. Notes:
Homer R. Price Black Hills News. H. R. Price of Emhouse died Thursday morning at two o'clock and was buried at four o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Patterson Grave Yard. He left a wife and two sons, Mrs. A. S, Kelley and Mrs. Susan Benton of Black Hills were his sisters. He left a great many relatives to mourn his death. He was a good man and had many friends and was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. Brother Sanders of Fort Worth conducted his funeral. He is a man who will be missed in his church and community. He was sick only a, week. He was a great uncle of the writer. Notes:
--- Good Citizen Passes Away H. R. Price, one of the County's best citizens, died at his home near Emhouse last night. The deceased would have been sixty nine years old on the fourth day of March and had been a resident of this county for many years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, H. N. Price of Emhouse and Dr. J. W. Price of Rosser, Kaufman County. The funeral took place this afternoon from the Methodist Protestant church at Emhouse. Rev. G. W. Sanders of Fort Worth officiating and was largely attended. Notes:
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Edgar Lee Montgomery, Sr.
Ed Montgomery Expires Friday Ed Montgomery, 54, Emhouse farmer and school bus driver died in the Navarro Clinic Friday night following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. from the Methodist church in Emhouse. The rites will be conducted by Rev. R. V. Lindsey, pastor, Burial will be in the Pattison cemetery. Surviving are his wife of Emhouse; a son, Edgar Lee Montgomery, Emhouse; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Drain, Dallas; four brothers, J. A. Montgomery, Emhouse; J. K, and H. O. Montgomery, both of Anna, and W. S. Montgomery, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Mamie Champion, Austin, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Pallbearers will be Lloyd Gillen, Calvin Drain. C. J. Armstrong, Stokes Armstrong, Marvin Shows, John Gillen, Randall Tinkle and Doyle Collins. Griffin will direct. Notes:
William Neal “Bill” Alexander Former Resident Dies At Fairfield Funeral services for William Neal (Bill) Alexander, 57, formerly of Corsicana, who died at his home in Fairfield Friday, July 16, of a heart attack, were held from the First Baptist church here Sunday, July 18, at 3 p. m. The body lay in state at the church from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour. The rites were conducted by Rev. V. A. Fielding, Fairfield Baptist minister, and Dr. W. M. Shamburger, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. Alexander formerly was connected with the Buie Implement Co. here and was an Implement dealer in Fairfield before his retirement. Surviving are his wife, the former Vera Price; three children, Mrs. Helen Braley, Tyler; Bill Alexander Jr., California, and Tom Hough Alexander, New Mexico; six brothers, Lum, Tom and Edgar Alexander, all of Rusk; Sam and Alton Alexander, both of Houston; Alva Alexander, Pasadena; seven sisters, Ruth, Ava, Emily, all of Rusk; Ruby, Allie and Selverine, all of Houston, and Mary, Baytown, and four grandchildren, and other relatives. Pallbearers were Ewen Nicholas, Teague; Charles Coley, Travis Evans and Henry Cole, all of Fairfield; Tommy Mitchum, Elbert Prince and Aaron Buie, of Corsicana, and Rema Price, Tyler. Notes:
Sarah Jane (Rich) Meador Mrs. Clay Meador Expires Thursday Mrs. Clay Meador, 53, Route 5, Corsicana, died in Memorial Hospital shortly before midnight Thursday following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p. m. from the Corley Chapel. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jack Bell, pastor of the Bethel Baptist church. Burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse. Surviving are her husband, Clay Meador, Route 5, Corsicana; two sons, Homer Meador, Houston, and Billy Meador, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ward, Houston; five grandchildren; four brothers, W. B. Rich, Ennis; Cecil Rich, Clarendon; Horace Rich, Bonham, and Olen Rich, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. G. A. Lockhart, Corsicana, and other relatives. Notes:
--- Mrs. Clay Meador Rites Saturday
Indiana Elizabeth "Anne" (Dixon) Farmer
Mrs. Farmer Of Emhouse Dies Friday Mrs. C. B. Farmer, 80, Emhouse, died Friday morning in Memorial Hospital. A native Navarro countian, she was a longtime resident of Emhouse. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from Corley Chapel with Rev. Delbert Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Pattison cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joel Allen of Emhouse and Mrs. George Robinson of Corsicana; one son, W. H. Farmer of Fort Worth; one sister, Miss Kate Dixon of Emhouse; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers. Notes:
Dovie (Fincher) Green Wednesday Rites For Mrs. Green Funeral services for Mrs. W. W. Green, 57, of Emhouse, who died in Memorial hospital Saturday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Thomas Simmons with burial in the Pattison cemetery. Mrs. Green had been in ill health for some time. She was a Baptist and the family formerly resided in Corsicana. Surviving are her husband, W. W. Green, Emhouse; three sons, Wesley and Larry Green, both of Corsicana, and J. D. Green, U. S. Army; four daughters, Mrs. J. L. Milam, Dallas; Mrs. C. H. McBay, Mannheim, Germany; Mrs. J. H. Porter, Aoia, Hawaii, and Mrs. Jerry McGehee, Corsicana; 25 grandchildren, a brother, John Fincher, Dallas; five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Bennett, Odessa; Mrs. Lela Webster, Mrs. Dessie Ellington, Mrs. O. C. Cook and Mrs. A. W. Green, all of Dallas, and other relatives. Pallbearers will be Frank Seely, Jr., Earl Brown, A. A. Copeland, Tommy Burkholder, Elzie Armstrong, Dave Hall, Jr. Notes:
Annie Mae Carroll Death of Young Lady. Miss May Carroll, aged seventeen years, daughter of Mrs. Fannie Carroll and of the late Dr. Carroll, died at the family home in Emhouse last night after a lingering illness with kidney trouble and the remains were interred in the Patterson cemetery this afternoon. Notes:
James Hodge "Jim" Allen
Died Near Emhouse. James Allen, aged twenty-seven years, and a prosperous young farmer of the Emhouse community, died last night at his home of typhoid fever, and the remains were interred in the Patterson cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. T. Moore officiating, The deceased is survived by his widow and four children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Allen, and three sisters and four brothers. Notes:
Mary Kate (Hook) Baird Mrs. B. C. Beaird Funeral Rites Held On Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Kate Beaird, who died at her home in San Antonio Saturday morning; were held Sunday at 4 p. m. from the McCammon Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Pattison cemetery. The rites were conducted by Dr. Chet Henson, pastor of the First Methodist church. Mm. Beaird, the former Miss Mary Kate Hook, formerly resided in Emhouse and Corsicana. The couple made their home in Dallas for several years. Surviving are her husband, Dr. Beaird, San Antonio; mother, Mrs. Addie Hook of Corsicana, who was residing with her daughter; two brothers, Noel D. (Pete) Hook, Corsicana, and Bruce Hook, Dallas; a niece and a. nephew. Pallbearers were J. S. Hicks, Earl Murray. Charles Winn, Harvey Grubb, Archie Tinkle, Enredge Steen, John Pharris and Joe Farmer. Notes:
Nathan Tinkle Parrish Baby Died in Local Hospital Tuesday; Burial at Emhouse Nathan Tinkle, 14 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Parrish of Emhouse, died at the Navarro Clinic here about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Emhouse at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and were conducted by Revs. C. S. Bell and J. M. Stanley. Burial was in Pattison cemetery. Notes:
Rosa Lee Price BODY YOUNG GIRL KILLED NEW MEXICO IS BROUGHT HOME Notes:
John Alfred “Alf” Baker Resident Emhouse Community Will Be Buried Wednesday Notes:
Samuel Hogg
Allen Sam Allen Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Corley Funeral Chapel for Sam H. Allen, 69, of Corsicana, who died Monday in Memorial Hospital. Burial will be Pattison cemetery. Allen was a native of Oklahoma and had lived in Corsicana since 1963. Prior to moving to Corsicana, Allen lived most of his life in Emhouse. He was a construction supervisor for E. W. Hable and Son, and served with the Seabees during World War 11 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Allen of Corsicana; six sisters, Mrs. Willie May Owen of Waxahachie; Mrs. R. E. Turner of Carrollton; Mrs. W. M. Miley of Hobbs, N.M.; Mrs. Eula Tallant of Corsicana; Mrs. John R. Adams of Beaumont; and Mrs. James Luther of Fairbanks, Alaska; by seven brothers, Elmer Allen of Corsicana; Alvie Ray of Waco; Clarence Ray of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Thomas Ray of Houston; Frank Ray of San Antonio; Floyd Ray of Redondo Beach, California; Garvis Ray of Hobbs, New Mexico; and by a number of nieces and nephews. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Notes:
Garvin Hilton Price Garvin Price Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Garvin Price, 67, resident of Weatherford and native of Corsicana, who died Wednesday in Weatherford. The Rev. Charles E. Williams will officiate, and burial will be at Pattison cemetery. He was a resident of Weatherford for four years and a retired auto mechanic. Survivors include his widow of Weatherford, two sons, Melvin Hilton Price of Quinland and Henry Newton Price of Mesquite; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Nellie May Bray of Irving and five brothers, Ernest Newton Price of Whitney, Merlin C. Price of Mexico, Jake H. Price of Cleburne, David N. Price of Dallas, and Elvin M. Price of California. Notes:
Homer Newt Price Price Notes:
Martha Ann "Mattie" (Brown) Hill
Hill Rites Set Wednesday Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Paschal Funeral Chapel in Kerens for Mrs. Martha Ann Hill, 91, who died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital in Corsicana. She was born in Tennessee and had resided in Corsicana for the past 25 years. She was a former resident of Bazette. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Roy Tomblin, with interment in the Pattison Cemetery. Survivors include three sons: W. T. Hill of Kerens, W. E. Hill of Barry, and C. A. Hill Plainview; six daughters, Mrs. Ruby Oliver of Mineral Wells, Mrs. Maggie Liles of Mansfield, Mrs. Effie Careso of Dallas, Mrs. Odessa Doss of Corsicana, Mrs. Gertrude Ratliff of Corsicana and Mrs. Elzie McCrory of Purdon; one sister, Mrs. Mary Meeks of Mansfield, 30 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Notes:
William Martin Coker
Buried Near Emhouse. The remains of William Coker, who died here late yesterday afternoon, wore buried in the Patterson Cemetery near Emhouse today. Notes: The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thursday, January 20, 1916 Emhouse News. Our community was saddened by the death of Uncle Billie Coker, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charlie Gordon at Corsicana. He formerly lived here, and had many friends. He was buried at the Patterson Cemetery. Notes:
Bula May
(Hilliard) Drain Died At Emhouse. Mrs, Mary Drane, wife of Howard Drane, aged 23 years, died at Emhouse last night after several weeks illness, and the remains were interred at the Patterson Cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The deceased is survived by her husband and two children, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hilliard. Notes:
Lucy M. (Driver) Thornton Died in Louisiana. Mrs. Oscar Thornton, whose husband is the son of J. D. Thornton of Emhouse, died in Alexandria, La., this morning at 8:30, and the remains will arrive here tomorrow at noon on the Houston & Texas Central and interment will be at the Patterson Cemetery near Emhouse, tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. The deceased and her husband had many friends in this county, all of whom are pained to learn of her death. The deceased was 26 years old, and is survived by her husband and her father in Mississippi. Notes:
Maymee Kathleen (Miller) Harris Mrs. Harris Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Mrs. Kathleen Harris of Corsicana who died Tuesday at her home. The Rev. Mickey Loftis will officiate with burial to follow at the Pattison Cemetery. She was a native of Purdon. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. P.W. Simonds of Burleson; and Mrs. Murle Burleson of Abilene; two aunts of Corsicana, Mrs. C.R. Smith, and Mrs. Effie Stamps; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Bill Null, Doyle Chambers, Bill Baggett, Raymond Lewis, Woodrow Sandlin, and Truman Adams. Notes:
Johnnie Catherine (Deere) Drain Mrs. Drain Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Johnnie C. Drain, 78, resident of Corsicana, who died Thursday in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Leroy Reaves will officiate, with burial following at Pattison Cemetery. She was a native of Parsons, Tenn., had lived in Corsicana eight years, and was a member of the Emhouse United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Howard N. Drain of Dallas; three daughters, Mrs. Jewell Godley of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Euda Dosser of Malakoff, and Mrs. Eloise Hill of Dallas; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. W.P. Harlan of San Angelo and Mrs. Bradie Patterson of Linden, Tenn.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Notes:
Cleo (Boulware) Lindsey Mrs. Lindsey Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Cleo Lindsey, 68, resident of Snyder and formerly of Corsicana, who died Monday in Snyder. The Rev. Kenward Goode will officiate, with burial following at Pattison Cemetery. Survivors include four brothers, Bruce Boulware of Eureka, Denver Boulware of Purdon, Marvin Boulware of Snyder, and Webb Boulware of Roscoe; three sisters, Mrs. Eula Sykes of Corsicana, Mrs. Hazel Farmer and Mrs. Lilly Smith both of Tyler and several grandchildren. Notes:
Lula Belle (Tullos) Bell Mrs. Bell Mrs. L. C. Bell, 64, Corsicana, died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Emhouse Baptist Church in Emhouse. Rev. Bill Grimes and Rev. Jake Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Pattison Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Luther C. (Tex) Bell Jr. of Corsicana, Alva G. Bell of Corsicana and W. Jerry Bell of Dallas; a daughter Mrs. Joyce Ann Thompson of Corsicana; 22 grandchildren; two brothers, G. W. Tullos and A. P. Tullos of Tyler; and three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Bullard of Tyler, Mrs. Georgia Mach of Dallas and Mrs. E. O. Brown of Athens. Notes:
Dorsey Andrew
"Skinny" Cotten D.A. Cotten Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Dorsey A. Cotten, 57, who died Saturday. The Rev. Robert J. Potts officiated. Burial was in the Pattison Cemetery for the World War II veteran. Pallbearers were Gary Wayne Talley, Charles H. Cotten, Leslie Alton Cotten, John H. Dillard, Willie Frank Mitchum and Bryan Wallace. Honorary pallbearers included Michael Lynn Cotten, Thomas Wayne Pease and Charles David Dillard. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, two sons, one granddaughter, one sister and several nieces and nephews. Notes:
---- D. A. Cotton
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Luther Curtis Bell Sr. L. C. Bell Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Funeral Home chapel for Luther Curtis Bell Sr., 79, who died Sunday in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. J. T. Davis and the Rev. Bill Grimes will officiate. Burial will be in Pattison Cemetery. A retired farmer, Mr. Bell had lived in Corsicana for the past four years. He was a member of the Emhouse Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow of Corsicana; three sons, Luther C. Bell Jr. and Alva Gene Bell of Corsicana and William J. Bell of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Ann Holloway of Corsicana; 18 grandchildren; a brother, Claude Bell of Corsicana; and one sister, Mrs. Gene McAdams of Corsicana. Pallbearers will be W. J. Cottongame, Earl Schultz, John Gillen, Loyd Gillen, Stokes Armstrong and Frank Seely Jr. Notes:
Artie (Pattison) Bennett Bennett Rites Graveside rites and burial were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Pattison Cemetery for Mrs. Artie Bennett, 86, who died Wednesday. The Rev. J. L Glaze officiated. Corley Funeral Home directed. Honorary pallbearers were H. R. Stroube Sr., Dr. Will Miller, Sidney Marks, Bennett Stokes, Anthony Nicholas, Lester Pattison and John Bennett. She was a member of a pioneer Texas family who came to the Pattison community in 1836 and were among pioneers receiving headright survey grants from the Republic of Texas for sections of land. Many relatives still live in Navarro, Limestone and Waller counties. Surviving are two daughters, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister and several nieces and nephews. Notes:
Drurey Burton Bennett FORMER RESIDENT EMHOUSE BURIED THERE ON SUNDAY Notes:
Brad Wesley Bankston B. W. Bankston Graveside services will be Monday at 2 p.m. for Brad Wesley Bankston, who died Saturday in Dallas. The Rev. Cecil Thompson will officiate with burial to be at the Patterson Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Bankston of Dallas; his grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. C. L. Ennis of Dallas, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bankston of Duncanville; three great- grandmothers, Mrs. W. B. Rich of Ennis, Mrs. Gladys Carter of Dallas, Mrs. Carle Rogers of Dallas, and one aunt, Mrs. Debbie Cast of Greenville. Corley's Funeral Home will direct. Notes:
Ethel Florence (Smotherman) Beard Rites Saturday For Mrs. Beard Funeral services for Mrs. A. E. (Ethel) Beard, 82. will be at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Emhouse Baptist church with burial in Pattison Cemetery. Rev. A. O. Hendry, pastor, will officiate. Mrs. Beard died at the family home in Emhouse Wednesday night. Survivors are her husband of Emhouse; five sons, Earl Beard, Port Arthur; Melvin Beard, Houston; Lester and Wayne Beard, Mexia; Robert Beard, Lubbock; two daughters, Mrs. Janie King, Amarillo, and Mrs. Vesta Hunter. St. Petersburg, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Kitty Dover, Fort Worth; Mrs. Ruth Coleman, Beaumont, and Mrs. Golden Sinclair, Ennis; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives. McCammon Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Pallbearers will he Claude Maggard, Dwayne Bennett, B. W. Campbell, Swint Huling, Frank Seely and Earl Brown. Notes:
Clay Johnson Meador C. Meador Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Corley Funeral Chapel for Clay Meador, 72, ranchhand, who died Friday in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. James T. Davis will officiate, with burial in the Pattison Cemetery. Nephews will be pallbearers. A native of Emhouse, Meador had resided in Corsicana the past 10 years. He is survived by his widow of Corsicana; two sons, Homer Meador of Conroe and Billy Meador of Brownsboro; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ward of Tyler; two step-sons, Noah Champion of Caddo, Okla., and Thomas Champion of McAlester, Okla.; four step-daughters, Mrs. Lillian Babbs, Mrs. Dorothy Bishop and Mrs. Dealve Boles, all of Lufkin, and Mrs. Parlee Evans of Rosenberg; a number of grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Ray of Emhouse and Mrs. Nora Rich of Ennis. Notes:
Raymond Worsham R. Worsham BARRY — Funeral services for Raymond Worsham, 69, of Barry have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at the Barry Methodist Church. Worsham died Saturday afternoon in Memorial Hospital. Griffin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rev. Don Taylor will officiate. Burial will be at Pattison Cemetery at Emhouse. Worsham was born in Emhouse and was a lifelong farmer in that area. Survivors include his widow, Geneva, of Barry; four sons, Jerry of Snyder, James of Avalon, Raymond Lee of Nacogdoches and Charles of Barry; three daughters, Mrs. Aubry Marr of Barry, Mrs. Hollis Hinkle of Fort Worth and Mrs. Raymond Gordon of Barry; two brothers, Jerry of Fort Worth and Joe of Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. George Mitchell of Barry; and fifteen grandchildren. Pallbearers include Arthur Henderson , Marshall Massengale, Roy Massengale, Henry Ray Nicholson, Bill Bryant and John F. Reed. Notes:
Elsie Alyne (Vyers) England-Lewis Mrs. Lewis Graveside services were to be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pattison Cemetery in Navarro County for Mrs. Elsie Vyers Lewis, who died Monday in Fort Worth. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. at Shannons Funeral Chapel in Fort Worth. Survivors include her husband, five sons and three daughters. Notes:
Mrs. Lewis Mrs. Elsie Vyers Lewis died Monday in Fort Worth. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon's Funeral Chapel there. Graveside services are Scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pattison Cemetery in Navarro County. Local arrangements are being handled by Corley Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband Jack Lewis of Fort Worth; five sons, and three daughters. Notes:
Birdie Lee (Collins) Watson Mrs. O. E. Watson Dies Here Late Thursday Night Notes:
--- Mrs. O. E. Watson, 66, Is Buried at Emhouse Notes:
Alva Leston "Alvey" Wilcox Rites For Couple Slated Wednesday; Emhouse Burial Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Wilcox, found dead in their apartment Monday in Ellisville, a suburb of St. Louis. Mo., will be held from the Corley Chap- el at 2 P. m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Pattison Cemetery near Emhouse. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the North Corsicana Methodist church, and Rev. Marvin C. Bledsoe, pastor of the Central Methodist church. A coroner's jury ruled Tuesday that Wilcox shot and killed his wife and then killed himself with the same shotgun, according to an Associated Press dispatch from St. Louis. Wilcox was employed by an oil company at St. Louis, The couple was reared In the Emhouse community. Surviving is a son, Herbert Wilcox, St. Louis. Wilcox, 42, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Nora Wilcox, Corsicana; three brothers, J. L. and Curtis Wilcox, both of Corsicana, and R. V. Wilcox, Temple; and three sisters, Mrs. J. O. Anderson, Grove; Mrs. W. R. Loggins, Franklin, La., and Mrs. A. F. Smith, Ennis. Mrs. Wilcox, the former Jewell Farmer, aged 38, is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. E. Farmer, Corsicana; three brothers. D. E. Farmer, Navarro; W. A. and H. L. Farmer, both of Corsicana: and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Griffin, Ellasville; Mrs. W. W. Horn, Navarro, and Mrs. M. J. Staley, St. Louis. Notes:
---- Wilcox Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday
Jewell (Farmer) Wilcox Rites For Couple Slated Wednesday; Emhouse Burial Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Wilcox, found dead in their apartment Monday in Ellisville, a suburb of St. Louis. Mo., will be held from the Corley Chap- el at 2 P. m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Pattison Cemetery near Emhouse. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the North Corsicana Methodist church, and Rev. Marvin C. Bledsoe, pastor of the Central Methodist church. A coroner's jury ruled Tuesday that Wilcox shot and killed his wife and then killed himself with the same shotgun, according to an Associated Press dispatch from St. Louis. Wilcox was employed by an oil company at St. Louis, The couple was reared In the Emhouse community. Surviving is a son, Herbert Wilcox, St. Louis. Wilcox, 42, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Nora Wilcox, Corsicana; three brothers, J. L. and Curtis Wilcox, both of Corsicana, and R. V. Wilcox, Temple; and three sisters, Mrs. J. O. Anderson, Grove; Mrs. W. R. Loggins, Franklin, La., and Mrs. A. F. Smith, Ennis. Mrs. Wilcox, the former Jewell Farmer, aged 38, is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. E. Farmer, Corsicana; three brothers. D. E. Farmer, Navarro; W. A. and H. L. Farmer, both of Corsicana: and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Griffin, Ellasville; Mrs. W. W. Horn, Navarro, and Mrs. M. J. Staley, St. Louis. Notes:
--- Wilcox Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday
Burns Edward Wooten B. E. Wooten Dies Monday Morning; Rites Pending Burns Edward Wooten. 24, formerly of Corsicana. died in a Veterans Administration hospital in Memphis, Tenn., Monday morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but interment will be in the Pattison Cemetery near Emhouse. The body is scheduled to arrive here Wednesday morning. Surviving are his wife, parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. Wooten. all of Memphis. Tenn.. and several brothers and sisters. Corley Funeral Home will direct. Notes:
--- Funeral Services For B. E. Wooten Held On Thursday
Millford Newton Price M. N. Price Dies Wednesday Night At Family Home Notes:
--- M. N. Price Rites Were Held Here Friday
William Ellis “Bill” Stewart W.E. Stewart Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for W. E. (Bill) Stewart, 72, of Emhouse, who died Thursday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. Bill Grimes and Rev. Leroy Reaves will officiate, and burial will be at Pattison Cemetery. He was a native of Emhouse, a retired employee of Continental Oil Company, and a member of Emhouse Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Velma Stewart of Emhouse; a son, William Royce Stewart of Angus; three daughters, Mrs. R. M. Drain of Corsicana, Mrs. J. D. Chaney of Pittsburg, Tex., and Mrs. Logsdon Weaver of Dallas; 12 grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; a brother, Wilburn Stewart of Vancouver, Washington; and a sister, Mrs. Maggie Melton of Emhouse. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Notes:
Sudie Esther (Reid) Wallace-Brown Mrs. Brown Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Sudie (Wallace) Brown, 84, of Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in Patterson Cemetery near Emhouse. She was a native of Emhouse and had lived in Corsicana all of her life. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include seven sons, Earl Brown and Merrill Brown, both of Corsicana, Douglas Brown of Dumas, Clarence Brown of Brownfield, Gerald Brown of Ennis, Wallace Brown of Newhall, Calif., and Ralph Brown of Friendswood, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Kerr of Dallas and Mrs. Lorain MacCaughtry of Los Angeles, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell Reid of Corsicana; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Neal Crawford, Hoyt Moore, James Doolen, Bill Bergey, Doyle Moore and Dick Wahl. Notes:
Johnie Otha McCrory, Sr.
Johnnie McCrory Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Johnie O. McCrory, 71, of Purdon, who died Monday in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Robert Seago will officiate, with burial following in Pattison Cemetery. He was a native of Ellis County, living most of his life in Emhouse. He was a retired farmer who lived in Purdon for 25 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Elzie McCrory of Purdon; one son, Oscar McCrory of Lancaster; one daughter, Mrs. Strain Armstrong of Orange; two grandsons and one granddaughter; five brothers, Hollis McCrory of Purdon, Edgar McCrory of Emhouse, Oren McCrory of Corsicana, Howard McCrory of Hubbard, and Bill McCrory of Athens; six sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Stubbs, Mrs. Margaret Wright and Mrs. Winnie Fulton, all of Corsicana, and Mrs. Sadie Terry of Orangefield, Mrs. Vera Keel of Wilmer, and Mrs. Helen Middleton of Fort Worth; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Grady Turner, Tuck Putman, Johnny Bates, Dewey Scruggs, C. E. Thomas and Hugh Brewer. Notes:
Hattie Louella (Hopkins) Baker Mrs. Baker Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. J. A. (Ella) Baker, 85, resident of Corsicana, who died Tuesday morning at Memorial Hospital. Claude Holcomb, North Beaton Street Church of Christ minister, will officiate, with burial to follow at Pattison Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Thurman Baker of Corsicana, W. M. Baker of Richardson and Jerry M. Baker of Irving; four daughters, Mrs. V.H. Barlow of San Benito, Mrs. Sam Fulton and Mrs. Sidney Smith, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. Jerry Brown of Emhouse; 20 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Ray M. Hopkins of Corsicana and Samuel E. Hopkins of Orange. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, and two daughters. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Notes:
Ida Lee (Armstrong) Price Mrs. Price Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Emhouse Methodist Church for Mrs. Ida Lee Price, 94, resident of Emhouse, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Roy Davis and The Rev. Leroy Reaves will officiate, and burial will follow at Pattison Cemetery. She was a native of Mississippi, lived in Corsicana 75 years, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Weldon W. Price of Greenville; and a daughter, Mrs. Vera Wooley of Dallas. Pallbearers include: Frank Seely Jr., Alvie Armstrong, Hoy Posey, Charlie Joe Armstrong, Charles Leslie Johnson, Ralph Chaney, Martin Shows, and Stokes Armstrong. Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home. Notes:
William Harney Farmer W. H. Farmer Graveside services were to be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Pattison Cemetery for Wilburn Harney Farmer, 69, resident of Azle and former resident of Navarro County, who died Tuesday in Azle. The Rev. Marvin Rich and the Rev. H. A Hanks were to officiate. Services were at 1 p.m. at the Ash Creek Baptist Church in Azle. Local arrangements were with Corley Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena Farmer of Azle; three daughters, Mrs. Jean F. Harris and Miss Ruthie Farmer, both of Azle and Mrs. Fannie F. Weaver of Fort Worth; three sons, Dwight Farmer of Arlington, Johnny Farmer of Fort Worth and Elvin Farmer of Azle; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Allen of Garland and Mrs. Johnnie Robinson of Corsicana. He was a native of Abilene and resident of Azle 14 years. Notes:
Luther Johnston Ware Luther Ware Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Paschal Funeral Home, Kerens, for Luther Ware, 68, resident of Council Grove, Kans. and a former resident of Navarro County, who died Wednesday. The Rev. Bob Hamilton will officiate, with burial following at Pattison Cemetery. He was a retired employee of LTV of Dallas and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Luther Ware of Salina, Kan.; a daughter, Mrs. Lynn Holloway of Kerens; a brother, Tommy B. Allen of Fort Worth; a sister, Mrs. Janie Roberts of Corsicana; and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Notes:
Ralph Connor Chaney Ralph Chaney Services for Ralph Chaney, 71, of Emhouse, who died Saturday, will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Corley Funeral Home. The Rev. J. N. Foreman and the Rev. Burt Gillis will officiate, with burial in Pattison Cemetery. Chaney was a native of Emhouse and worked as a grader operator for Precinct 1, Navarro County. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ralph (Opal) Chaney of Emhouse; one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Pat) Martin of Corsicana; three granddaughters; two brothers, N. H. Chaney of Bend, Oregon; Royce Chaney of Atlanta, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Jewel Grier of Waco; Mrs. Edythe Tyner of Corsicana; Mrs. Faye Cartlidge of Corsicana; and Mrs. Johnnie Kate Quinn of West Columbia, Texas. Pallbearers will be Clint Bell, Homer McNabb, Nathan Cook, Charles Korn, Charlie Armstrong, Frank Seely Jr., Roy Posey and Claude Maggard, Honorary pallbearers are the men of Precinct l. Notes:
Hugh Monroe Parrish, Sr. Hugh Parrish Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Hugh Parrish Sr., 80, resident of Corsicana, who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Burial will be at Pattison Cemetery. He was a native of Black Hills, and formerly lived in Emhouse. He was a resident of Corsicana 28 years, employed by the Production Credit Office for 25 years, and a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Stewarts and Board of Trustees. He was also a 50 year member of the Barry Masonic Lodge and the Corsicana Eastern Star. Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, four sons, Hugh M. Parrish of College Station, Billy Joe Parrish of Denison, Roy O. Parrish of Grand Prairie, and Benny Parrish of Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. Frances Cowart of Dallas, Miss Sarah Parrish of Corsicana, Mrs. Joann Bullingtron of Bedford, and Mrs. Jeanette Sessom of White Right; 12 grandchildren, a great-grandson, and a brother, W.M. Parrish of Marlin. Notes:
Allie Mae (Richards) Carroll-Treadaway Mrs. Carroll Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Cordell, Okla., for Mrs. Allie Mae Carroll Treadaway, 93, of Cordell, a former resident of Navarro County. She was a native of Kellum and had lived in Cordell since 1944. She was a member of the Baptist Church. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pattison Cemetery in Navarro County. Corley Funeral Home had charge of local arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Reuben Richards of Corsicana and Miss Mattie Sue Carroll of Cordell, Okla,; nine grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren. Notes:
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