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Hattie Ida (Jones) Bates
Jul 16, 1866 - Nov 23, 1919
Mrs. G. W. Bates.
Mrs. Bates, wife of Dr. Bates of Purdon died at the family home
Sunday, Nov. 23. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in
Purdon the following Monday. Mrs. Bates leaves her husband, two
daughters, Allie Mitchell of Purdon and Mrs. D. E. Dickson of
Richland and a brother, Edward Jones of Tucson, Okla., all of whom
were with her when the last sad hour came, except the brother. Her
remains were buried in Dresden cemetery, Rev. Charles Oberschmidt of
Corsicana officiating.
Mrs. Bates was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and
had lived a Christian life. She was kind and considerate of others,
and was truly a good woman who was loved by all who knew her. May he
who doeth all things best for those who love Him comfort the
bereaved family.
The Corsicana Semi Weekly Light
Tuesday, December 2, 1919
Memory
In loving memory of Mrs. Hattie I. Bates, wife of Dr. W. A. Bates,
who died at her home Nov. 23. Mrs. Bates was born July 16, 1865, in
Nevada City, California, and was married to Dr. W. A. Bates, Dec.
16, 1885 in Arizona.
To this union was born two daughters Alva and Winnie. She had been
in bad health for several years and the last two months of her life
she was a great sufferer. But all that a devoted husband and doctors
could do was to no avail except relief at times. From the firs she
realized her condition, had no fears of her hereafter, only sorry to
leave her family for she knew she was so much needed. She said she
felt sorry for the doctor that all her office work would fall on him
together with his many other duties would make it hard for him. An
says oh, what will doctor and the children do when I am gone if they
get sick. I told her God would provide friends and loved ones for
them, like He had for her. She says yes that is right for I have no
relatives, but he has given me friends I love as well and said she
believed God would make all things right. It was the privilege of
the writer to personally know Mrs. Bates, I can there fore from
personal knowledge bear loving testimony in all her relations of
life as a wife, mother and friend.
She daily shone as a living example of the highest type of Christian
womanhood for her rare charm and manner, she was beloved by all who
knew her and death to all is a personal sorrow yet a happy release
to her, she was a woman who lived for truth and right as she saw it
judged by this standard, those whom she has left behind cannot but
accord to her the highest honor and be impressed to try and live so
we can meet her where there is no sad separations, but eternal joy,
let us fix our hope on the Blessed Savior by faith, let us give our
hearts to him in love and our lives to his service and then joyfully
await the blessed hour when he shall come in his glory to call us
one by one to the mansion he has prepared for all those that love
Him.
She was laid to rest in Dresden cemetery, Monday, Nov. 24th, funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Chas. Oberschmidt. She leaves a
husband, Dr. Bates of Purdon, two daughters, Alva and Winnie, two
little granddaughters, Mildred and Dorothy and one brother in
Arizona, and a host of friends to mourn her loss.
Written by one who loved her.
M.A.F.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi Weekly Light -
Friday, December 5, 1919
- Submitted by Diane Richards
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DIED AT PURDON YESTERDAY
Highly Esteemed Lady Had Been Sick Many Months
Mrs. Bates, wife of Dr. W. A. Bates, died at the family home in
Purdon yesterday after a long illness, and the remains were interred
at Dresden this afternoon. Rev. Dr. Charles Oberschmidt officiating.
The deceased had lived at Purdon for many years, and was highly
esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband and two
daughters, Mrs. Allie Mitchell of Purdon and Mrs. Winnie Dixon of
Dawson.
Notes:
Charles J. “Charlie” Elkins
Jul. 16, 1884 - Jan. 6, 1927
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHARLES ELKINS BE HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services for Charley Elkins of Barry, aged 39 years, who
died here at an early hour Thursday morning, will be held some time
Friday with interment in the Dresden cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, four children, mother, Mrs. Bettie
Elkins, Wellington, Texas; two brothers, L. H. Elkins of Wellington,
Texas, formerly tax assessor of Navarro county; Leonard Elkins of
Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. Edna Key of San Antonio, and a number of
other relatives.
Mr. Elkins was well known in the Barry community where he resided
most of his life.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi Weekly Light -
January 7, 1927
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- h/o Lola Doris (Mosley) Elkins s/o Allen Knight Elkins and Mary
Elizabeth “Betsy” (Bennett) Elkins
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHAS. ELKINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Charley Elkins, aged 39 years, who died here at
an early hour Thursday morning, were held Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock with interment in the Dresden cemetery.
The funeral cortege left the Sutherland Undertaking Parlors at 12:30
o’clock. The services were conducted by Rev. J. P. Sewell, pastor of
the Church of Christ of Corsicana.
Surviving are his wife, four children, mother, Mrs. Bettie Elkins,
Wellington, Texas; two brothers, L. H. Elkins, Wellington, Texas,
Leonard Elkins, Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. Edna Key, San Antonio
and numerous other relatives.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Friday, January 7, 1927 - Submitted by
Diane Richards
Patsy "Pattie" (Haden) Taylor
Aug 28, 1857 - June 1, 1929
PIONEER RESIDENT OF COUNTY PASSED AWAY SATURDAY
Mrs. Patty Taylor, aged 72 years, died Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock at her home in the Zion's Rest community. Funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon at the First Christian church and will
be conducted by Rev. Thomas Lenox, pastor. Burial will be in the
Dresden cemetery. The hour of the funeral has not been announced.
Surviving are three sons, Jan Taylor, Olden; Hayden Taylor, Dallas;
James Taylor, Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs.
Lois Thornell, Mrs. Josephine Brown, Pawhuska, Okla.; and Mrs. Cecil
Foster, Corsicana.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi Weekly Light -
Tuesday, June 4, 1929
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Olga "Ollie" (Derryberry)
Carroll
Feb 19, 1886 - Dec 5, 1913
Mrs. Amos Carroll Dead.
Mrs. Amos Carroll died at the family residence near Dresden last
Friday of appendicitis, following an operation. She leaves a husband
and several small children. Her remains were interred in
Dresden cemetery Saturday.
Notes:
- Corsicana Democrat & Truth -
December 11, 1913
- Submitted by Diane Richards
Alice (Vaughn) Melton-Thomas
Feb 6, 1866 - Jan 13, 1950
Mrs. Alice Thomas Died Friday At Residence Here
Mrs. Alice (Melton) Thomas died at the family residence, 930 West
Eleventh avenue, Friday night at 11:45 o’clock.
Funeral services will be held from the Eleventh Avenue Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock with burial in the
Dresden cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. E. L. Craig, pastor of
the church, and Rev. Martin C. Bledsoe, pastor of the Central
Methodist church.
Surviving are her husband, T. T. Thomas, Corsicana; two sons, Hubert
B. Melton, Washington D. C., and Marvin H. Melton, Corsicana; a
daughter, Mrs. A. C. Bunch, Mexia; five grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. A. J. Turk, Hillsboro, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Howard West, Gilbert Southerland, Edd Slaughter,
Roy E. Cawthorne, John W. Nutt and Rufus Nutt.
Corley Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
James Madison McNabb
Nov 10, 1854 - Jan 10, 1937
AGED RESIDENT OF PURDON COMMUNITY BURIED AT DRESDEN
James M. McNabb, aged 82 years, long time resident of the Purdon
community, died at his home in Purdon Sunday morning at 11:30
o’clock. The funeral was held from the family home Monday afternoon
at 2 o’clock with burial in the
Dresden cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Lester
Roloff, Baptist minister, of Waco.
Surviving are his wife, eight children, Mrs. B. Woodard, Purdon;
Mrs. C. B. Gristed, Purdon; Mrs. N. L. Adkins, Purdon; Jimmy McNabb,
Dallas; Marvin McNabb, Rio Vista; Homer McNabb, Purdon; Mrs. H. T.
Caffey, Anson, and Mrs. B. D. Vaughn, of Pampa, and a number of
grandchildren and other relatives.
Corley Funeral Home directed the arrangements.
Notes:
Zack Ethan Melton Sr.
May 5, 1878 - Jan 20, 1946
FUNERAL RITES FOR DRESDEN RESIDENT HELD ON MONDAY
BLOOMING GROVE, Texas, Jan. 21—(Spl) –Zack E. Melton, aged 67 years,
died at his home in the Dresden community Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the
Dresden Methodist church with Rev. F. T. Fisher, former pastor,
officiating, assisted by Rev. T. R. Vaughn. The Masonic Lodge had
charge of the committal service in the
Dresden cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, who was Miss Annie Hollingsworth before her
marriage; three daughters, Mrs. L. M. Clark, Miss Vera Melton and
Mrs. Norman Brister; three sons, Sam, J. E. Jr. and Roy Melton;
seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, mother, Mrs. J. E.
Melton, three brothers, a sister and other relatives.
McCormick's Funeral Service directed.
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light -
Tuesday, January 22, 1946
- Submitted by Diane Richards
William Roy Currington
Oct 16, 1904 - Feb 6, 1931
IN LOVING MEMORY
On Friday night, Feb. 6, 1931, the death angels hovered over the
home of Ben Thompson, and took away our loving brother William Roy
Currington. He was sick only a few days. He was 26 years, 3 months,
and 10 days old when the Lord called him home our of his suffering.
He leaves to mourn his death a father, four sisters, two brothers,
and his uncle and aunt, Ben and Dorintha Thompson. He was laid to
rest in the
Dresden cemetery, Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Yes, our dear brother is gone,
The voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home
That never can be filled.
But God in his wisdom
Looking down from above,
Said I have room for you,
In my garden of love.
So come up higher
And dwell in heaven with me.
You shall share my glory,
Throughout all Eternity.
You shall share my glory
‘Tis so hard to give him up,
His form no more to see
Yet our one consolation,
We’ll meet in Eternity.
Yes dear brother though we grieve
We know you’re happy there,
And some day we, too,
Shall reach that home so fair,
Some day we’ll meet you
And clasp glad welcoming hands,
On the happy golden strand.
Through dark the way,
Still sing and praise,
Some time, some day we’ll understand.
Written by his sisters,
Essie and Zelma Currington
Notes:
- Corsicana Semi Weekly Light -
May 19, 1931
- Submitted by Diane Richards
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William Roy Currington died Friday night, Feb 6. He was buried
in the
Dresden cemetery Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Bruce
M. Cox of Barry conducted the funeral services.
Clarence Currington of Wortham was here to attend the funeral of his
brother, William Roy Currington Saturday.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Feb 13, 1931
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DRESDEN
DRESDEN, Feb. 12.—(Spl.)—Most everybody near Dresden attended the
funeral of Bud Currington, who was buried last Saturday in Dresden
cemetery. Bud was well known in Dresden, having lived there several
years, but the last few years he had lived in the Alliance Hall
community.
Notes:
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ALLIANCE HALL
ALLIANCE HALL, Feb. 12.—(Spl.)—William Roy Currington died Friday
night, Feb. 6. He was buried in the Dresden cemetery Saturday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. Bruce M. Cox of Barry conducted the
funeral service.
Notes:
William E. Hollingsworth
Apr 19, 1913 - Apr 12, 1974
W. E. HOLLINGSWORTH
BLOOMING GROVE—Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at
Bradl4ey Funeral Home Chapel in Blooming Grove for William E.
Hollingsworth, 60, resident of Fort Worth, who died Friday at
Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas.
He was a former city marshall of Blooming Grove.
Rev. Ronnie Chesser, First Baptist Church pastor, will officiate,
and burial will be at
Dresden cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Billy W. Hollingsworth of Fort Worth; a
sister, Mrs. Viva Jones of Corsicana; a brother, Everett
Hollingsworth of Corsicana; and five grandchildren.
Notes:
Clara Mae (Cates) Pricer-Gray-Crye
Aug 1, 1931 - Apr 8, 1974
Mrs. Crye
BLOOMING GROVE, Funeral services were to be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at
the Central Baptist church for Mrs. Clara Crye, 42, who died
suddenly in Waco.
Rev. Ken James, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
Arrangements were with Bradley Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Duane Crye of Waco ; two sons Homer
Pricer of Axtell and Dicky Pricer, with the U. S. Army, Germany; a
daughter, Mrs. Mary McGraw of Blooming Grove; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Barbara Needham of Belmead; parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cates of
Blooming Grove; a brother Elton Cates of San Antonio; five sisters,
Mrs. Aline Atwood of Tyler, Mrs. Marcine Pollard of Arlington, Mrs.
Dixie Leathers of Mt. Calm, Mrs. Katie Golden and Mrs. Doris Hinkle,
both of Mesquite, and five grandchildren.
Notes:
Bruce Carleton Cagle
Jan 6, 1916 - Dec 26, 1976
Bruce Cagle
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral
Chapel for Bruce Cagle, 60, of Corsicana who died Sunday in Dallas.
The Rev. Claude Holcomb officiated with burial following at the
Dresden Cemetery.
Cagle was a native of Corsicana and was a retired machinist with
Bethlehem Supply. He was a veteran of both
World War II and
Korea.
Survivors include two brothers; Buford Cagle Dallas and Raymond
Cagle, Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. A. G. Harper, Odessa; one niece,
Mrs. R. D. Carter, Odessa.
Notes:
Norman Chambers
Jun 27, 1898 - Jun 12, 1976
N. Chambers
Services are pending at
Griffin's Funeral Home for
Norman Chambers, 77, who
died Saturday afternoon.
Claude Holcomb will officiate
with burial following in Dresden Cemetery.
Survivors include one
brother, James Chambers of
Corsicana; one sister, Mrs.
Jewel Freeman of Littlefield;
and a number of nieces and
nephews, including Mary
Frances Atkinson of Corsicana.
Notes:
James Franklin “Jim” Howard
Aug 30, 1889 - July 25, 1963
Jim Howard, 73,
Dies Thursday
James Franklin (Jim) Howard, 73, of 421 West Sixth avenue, died in
Memorial Hospital Thursday night following a short illness.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon
Chapel with burial in the Dresden Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Howard, Corsicana; four sons, Don
Howard, Louisiana; Jack Howard, Dallas, and Jordan Howard, Kansas
City, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. L. L. Waggoner and Mrs. Troy Sharber
both of Dallas; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and other
relatives.
Notes:
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Hold Services For Jim Howard
Funeral services for James Franklin (Jim) Howard, 73, of 421 West
Sixth avenue, who died in Memorial hospital Thursday night, were
held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon chapel with burial in the
Dresden Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill R. Coleman, Powell Baptist
minister.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; four sons, Don Howard,
Corsicana; Charles Howard, Louisiana; Jack Howard, Dallas; and
Jordan Howard, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. L. L. Waggoner
and Mrs. Troy Sharber, both of Dallas; 14 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild and other relatives.
Pallbearers were J. W. Klutts, Lonnie Hair, J. W. Wilkerson, Addie
Ray, Buddy Kennemore and J. C. Payne.
Notes:
Martha (Buckingham) Gillean
Aug 1, 1886 - Sep 8, 1963
Mrs. Gillean
Rites Monday
Mrs. Martha Gillean, 77, nativ of Gallatin, Tenn,, but resident of
Frost most of her life
died Sunday morning. She was the widow of the late Bruce Gillean of
Frost.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the McCormick
Funeral Service chapel in Frost with burial in the
Dresden Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Frank Williams, pastor of the First
Methodist church in Frost.
Surviving are a cousin, Mrs. Ruth Russell, Gallatin, Tenn.; three
nieces, Mrs. John Ulrich, Albuquerque, N. M.; Mrs. Thomas D. Ross.
Madison, Tenn., and Mrs. Don Harrington, Amarillo.
Pallbearers were Odis Hamby, W. F. Bonnett. Raymond Jones, J. C.
Young, Tom Hooser, and Frank Johnson.
Notes:
Ross Ellise "Ray" Selby
Nov 10, 1887 - Jun 6, 1963
Ross E. Selby
Services Held
Funeral services for Ross E. Selby, 75, of Ennis, who died in Fort
Worth Thursday, were held Saturday, at 3 p.m. from the Keever Chapel
in Ennis. Burial was in the Dresden Cemetery.
Native of Ferris, he moved to Navarro county near Frost when a child
and he was a farmer until his retirement in 1958 and then moved back
to Ennis. He resided in the Raleigh community for a number of years.
Surviving are his wife of Ennis; two sons, Emmett and Wayne Selby,
both of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Corrigan Moore, Avalon; 12
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Gordon
Bankston; two half-sisters, Mrs. Pearl Swanor of Axtell and Mrs.
Bessie Ashley of Baytown.
Notes:
Bettie Jean (Portwood) Gorden
Nov 22, 1929 - May 4, 1953
Frost Resident
Expires Monday
Mrs. Betty Jean Gordon, 23, of
Frost, died in Memorial hospital
Monday morning.
Funeral services will be held
from the Corley Chapel Tuesday
at 11 a, m. with burial in the
Dresden Cemetery. The rites will
be conducted by Rev, G. L. Johnson,
pastor of the First Assembly
of God church.
Surviving are her husband, Edwin
F. Gordon, and three sons,
James Edwin, Jimmy Ray and
Jerry Don Gordon, all of Frost;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Portwood;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Helen French and Misses Willie
Lorene and Nannie B. Portwood,
and grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie
Glasgow, all of Corsicana.
Notes:
Ruth (Hadley) Hale
Apr 8, 1892 - Feb 12, 1977
Mrs. Hale
Services were to be at 2 p.m.
Monday at the Corley Funeral
Home Chapel for Mrs. Ruth
Hadley Hale, 84, resident of
Corsicana, who died Saturday
at Evergreen Nursing Home,
The Rev. Gene Gardner and
the Rev. Uriah Stegman were to
officiate, with burial following
at
Dresden Cemetery.
She was a native of Dresden,
lived in Navarro County all her
life and lived 60 years in Corsicana.
Survivors include her
husband, H. B. Hale of Corsicana;
a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Starks of Corsicana;
and a brother, W.D. Hadley of
Corsicana and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Harry
Rogers, Robert Baldauf, Frank
Leathers, Wayne Mitchell,
Leslie Hadley, and Don Hatley.
Notes:
Jeanetti Ardell “Nettie” Burns
Nov 13, 1874 - Mar 4, 1975
Miss Burns
FROST - Services will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the
Frost Methodist Church for
Miss Jeanetti Ardell Burns, 100,
who died yesterday in the Silver
Leaves Nursing Home in
Garland.
Rev. Frank Williams will
officiate, and burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Bradley
Funeral Home in Frost.
Survivors include three
nieces, Mrs. Myrtle Grant of
Dallas, Mrs. Jewel Moore of
Fort Worth, and Mrs. Lean
Mahaney of Lubbock, three
great-nieces, one great-great-niece,
and four great-great-nephews.
She was a member of the
Frost Methodist Church 94
years and was a resident of
Frost most of her life.
Notes:
Claisa Othella "Clara" (Green) Stewart-Toten-Wright
May 6, 1895 - Jan 17, 1975
Mrs. Wright
Services will be held at 3:30
p.m. Sunday at the Corley
Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Clara
Wright, 79, who died Friday in
Overton.
Rev. Harold Lansford will
officiate, and burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband V.A. Wright of
Overton; a son, James C.
Wright of Houston; three
daughters, Miss Maydell
Wright of Overton, Mrs. Bobbie
Grace of Fayetteville, N.C. and
Mrs. Billie Hale of Kilgore;
three sisters, Mrs. Martha
Young, Mrs. Ollie Green, and
Mrs. Sue Webb all of Corsicana;
and 17 grandchildren.
Pallbearers include Collin
Green, J.C. Green, Marion
Green, Benny Green, Irvin
Green, and Truitt Green.
Notes:
Dorothy May Barnes
Oct 7, 1907 - Jan 16, 1975
Dorothy Barnes
Graveside services will be
held at 2 p.m. Sunday at
Dresden Cemetery for Miss
Dorothy Barnes, 67, resident of
Groves, Tex., who died Thursday
in Port Arthur. Arrangements are by Corley Funeral Home in
Corsicana. She was a retired school teacher and former
resident of
Barry.
Survivors include two
brothers, Roland Barnes of
Corpus Christi and Kirksey
Barnes of Barry; and a sister
Mrs. Reba Allbritton of Groves.
Notes:
Miss Barnes
Graveside services will be
held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Dresden Cemetery for Miss
Dorothy Barnes, 67, resident of
Groves, Tex. who died Thursday
in Port Arthur. Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home. Rev.
Walter
Marcum will officiate.
Survivors include two
brothers and a sister.
Pallbearers include Lowell
Reed, Roger Johnson, Jimmy
Nicholson, Byron Percy, Roy
Massengale, and Leone Reed.
Notes:
Earl
"Shorty" Hollingsworth
May 6, 1900 - Jul 9, 1959
Dresden Man Dies
Thursday Mowing Lawn
Earl (Shorty) Hollingsworth, 59, long-time Dresden resident, died at
his home Thursday morning. He was mowing grass at his home when
stricken.
Hollingsworth was a school bus driver for the Blooming Grove School
District for many years.
A neighbor, W. E. (Doodle) Boyd who was building a store near
Hollingsworth's house discovered his neighbor after the seizure.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at noon Friday but will be held
from the
Dresden Cemetery, probably sometime Sunday. A son is en
route from Germany, the Red Cross reported.
Hollingsworth was born at Frost and had resided at Dresden for 21
years. He was a farmer, bus driver, and formerly operated a store at
Dresden.
Surviving are his wife of Dresden; two sons, Gene Hollingsworth,
Dallas, and Billy E. Hollingsworth, U. S. Army in Germany; six
brothers, Will and Harvey Hollingsworth, both of Frost; Roy
Hollingsworth, Milford; Clyde Hollingsworth, Barry; Jim
Hollingsworth, Blooming Grove, and Claude Hollingsworth, Waco; a
sister, Mrs. Eula Jackson, Frost; two grandchildren and other
relatives.
McCormick Funeral Service will direct.
Notes:
Hollingsworth
Rites Planned
Funeral services for Earl
(Shorty) Hollingsworth, 59, of
Dresden, who died of a heart
attack Thursday morning, will
be held from the Dresden Methodist
church, probably Sunday
afternoon. The time is uncertain
pending the arrival of a
son, Billy E. Hollingsworth,
U.S. Army in Germany, en
route home for the rites.
The services will be conducted
by Rev. John Harper, pastor
of the Central Methodist
church of Corsicana. Burial
will be in the
Dresden Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of
Dresden, two sons, Gene Hollingsworth,
Dallas, and Billy E.
Hollingsworth, U. S. Army; six
brothers, Will and Harvey Hollingsworth,
both of Frost; Roy
Hollingsworth, Milford; Clyde
Hollingsworth, Barry; Jim Hollingsworth,
Blooming Grove,
and Claude Hollingsworth, Waco;
a sister, Mrs. Eula Jackson,
Frost; two grandchildren and
other relatives.
McCormick Funeral Service
directs.
Notes:
Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" (Spencer) Brown
Feb 9, 1867 - Jan 4, 1923
Died at the P. and S.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, wife of Giles Brown, aged 53 years, died at
the P. and S. hospital at 5:30 this morning and the remains will be
interred tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
Dresden Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her husband and a daughter.
Notes:
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In Memoriam.
The Death Angel visited the home of J. L. Brown January 4, 1923, and
claimed for its victim his dear loving companion, Mrs. Betsy Jane
Brown. They resided on Tenth avenue, Corsicana. She was taken ill
Sunday night, being sick only a short time. She bore her suffering
with patience.
To know Mrs. Brown was to love her. She lived a Christian life at
home and before her home folks. She was devoted to her church duty
as long as she was able. We can only say to her bereaved ones, weep
not as those who have no hope, for our loss is Heaven's gain. We can
only look forward to the time when we can meet her. We wouldn’t call
her back to this world of sorrow, pain and woe, which we know she is
at rest.
Mrs. Brown was born in Colbin, Oklahoma, on February 9, 1969. She
was married to J. L. Brown in the year 1889. To this union was born
only one girl. She professed faith in Jesus Christ in 1893 and
united with the M. E. Church the same year. She lived a life that
was a shining light to every one. She leaves a husband, a daughter,
three grandchildren, a brother, two sisters and a host of friends to
mourn her loss.
Bro. J. A. Watts preached the funeral service before a sorrowing
congregation. She was then laid to rest in
Dresden cemetery January
5th.
We can only say to the sorrowing ones, to look to Jesus for comfort,
because he has promised to be with us in our troubles.
A FRIEND.
Notes:
Richard Griffin
Apr 18, 1911 - Feb 8, 1918
Died at P. & S. Hospital.
Richard Griffin, aged six years and ten months, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Griffin of Richland, died in the P. & S. hospital last night
following an operation fro puss on his lungs some days ago, and the
remains were interrered at
Dresden this afternoon, the family having
formerly lived in that community. Besides his parents the little
fellow is survived by several brothers and sisters, two of the
former being with the army at Camp Kelley, San Antonio.
Notes:
Shirley Ann Scoggins
Dec 13, 1953 - Dec 13, 1952
Graveside Rites
Held For Infant
BLOOMING GROVE, Dec. 15—(Spl.)—Graveside rites were held Sunday at
4:30 p.m. at the
Dresden Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. Scoggins.
The infant died at Memorial Hospital, Corsicana, Saturday afternoon.
McCormick Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Ermit Jefferson Sykes
May 31, 1900 - May 24, 1974
E. J. Sykes
BLOOMING GROVE --Funeral
services were held at 4
p.m. Saturday at the First
Baptist Church for E .J. Sykes,
73, who died Friday morning at
the Evergreen Nursing Home.
Burial was at
Dresden Cemetery with Rev. Ronnie Chesser officiating.
Arrangements were handled by
Griffin Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife,
Modenia Sykes of Dallas; one
son, Ballard Sykes of Dallas;
one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
Bryant of Waxahachie; two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Bryant of
Blooming Grove, and Mrs. W.E.
Patterson of Waxahachie; one
brother, Troy Sykes of Corsicana;
five grandchildren; one
great-granddaughter; and a
number of nephews.
Grandsons and nephews
served as pallbearers.
Notes:
James Clinton "Clint" Hollingsworth
Sep 15, 1892 - May 26, 1958
Native Of Frost
Expires Monday
FROST, May 27 — (Spl.) —
Funeral services for James Clinton
Hollingsworth, 65, who died late
Monday afternoon at his home here
will be held at 4 p.m. today (Tuesday)
from the Frost Baptist Church.
Rev. O. L. McCollum, Ennis Baptist
minister and formerly pastor
of the Fairview Baptist Church at
Raleigh, will officiate, assisted by
Rev. Oral Cogswell, present pastor
the Fairview church.
Hollingsworth was a retired farmer
and a native of Frost.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers,
and interment will be in the
Dresden Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow,
Frost; a son, James Hollingsworth,
Waco; a daughter, Mrs. Nettie Sue
Jenkins of the Hamrock community
near Italy; seven brothers—
Will and Harvey Hollingsworth of
Frost, Claude Hollingsworth of
Waco, Jim Hollingsworth of Blooming
Grove, Earl Hollingsworth of
Dresden, Clyde Hollingsworth of
Barry and Roy Hollingsworth,
Mertens; a sister, Mrs. Eula Jackson,
Frost; three grandchildren; and
other relatives.
McCormick Funeral Service will
direct.
Notes:
Andrew Jackson Smith
May 13, 1888 - Oct 12, 1943
RITES ON WEDNESDAY
FOR A. J. SMITH
BURIAL AT DRESDEN
Funeral services for A. J. Smith,
age 55, who died at his home here
Tuesday, were held Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the
Corley Chapel. Rev. Jock Goff
officiated and burial was in
Dresden Cemetery.
Surviving ars his wife, Corsicana;
a son, LeGrand Smith, Corsicana;
three daughters, Mrs. Grover S.
Melton, Corsicana; Mrs. Allman
Watt, Frost; Mrs. C. R. Brown,
Emhouse; two brothers, Jess
Smith, Ranger; Elbert Smith, Vallejo,
Calif., and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Leon Melton,
E. L. Brown, Sam Curry, Fred
Warren, Donald Palmer and Jack
Medley.
Notes:
INFANT
DAUGHTER Bentley
born & died Feb. 7, 1943
Infant Daughter
Of Purdon Couple
Buried on Monday
Funeral services for the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Bentley of Purdon were held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Dresden Cemetery where interment,
was made. Rev. T. R. Vaughn
conducted the rites. The child
died at the family home Sunday
night.
Surviving are the parents,
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Minefee, Purdon; Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Bentley, Powell; four brothers,
Albert, David, Dale and Donald
Ray; a sister, Katy May, all of
Purdon, and other relatives.
Corley's Funeral Home directed
the arrangements.
Notes:
Marshall Jackson Massengale
Aug 20, 1912 - Apr 08, 2000
Marshall J. Massengale
Marshall J. Massengale, 87, of Barry passed away Saturday, April 8,
2000 in Mansfield.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Corley Funeral Chapel with the
Rev. Paul Porter and the Rev. Britt Young officiating. Interment
will follow in at
Dresden Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Mr. Massengale was born Aug. 29, 1912 in Barry. He was a farmer and
rancher, a 50-year member of AF&AM Masonic Lodge No. 839 of Barry
and a member of the Barry United Methodist church.
He was preceded in death by sister, Lois Gillen; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Massengale; brother Roy Massengale; and three sisters,
Viola McGraw, Ethel Stover, and Clara Williams.
Mr. Massengale is survived by his wife, Lena Dell Massengale of
Barry; two sisters, Nannie Placker of Corsicana and Mable Russell of
Cedar Creek; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Macle A. "Macie" (Williams) Posey
May 5, 1916 - May 7, 1998
Macle Posey
Macle Posey, 82, of Corsicana passed away Thursday, May 7, 1998, in
Corsicana.
Services are 4 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Chapel, with Rev. B.
Suzy Welch and Rev. Frank Williams officiating. Interment will
follow at
Dresden Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Greg Murray, Matt Murray, Calvin Drain, Howard
Drain, Brent Duren, Darel Posey and Gary Costen.
Mrs. Posey was born in Barry on May 5, 1916 to Dave and Ora
Williams, the fifth of six children. She was a member of Emhouse
Methodist church since 1956.
Mrs. Posey is survived by her husband of 57 years, Roy Posey of
Corsicana; son, Charles Posey of Dallas; sister, Juanita Stillwell
of Athens; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Posey was preceded in death by her brother, Loyd Williams; and
sisters, Frankie Craig, Bessie Moore and Fay Harper.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Nannie Lee (Barr) Massengale
Jun 21, 1905 - Jun 11, 1994
Nannie L. Massengale
Nannie Lee Massengale, 88, of Corsicana, died June 11, 1994, in
Corsicana.
Services were 10 a.m. Monday at Corley Funeral Home, with Rev. Frank
Williams officiating. Burial was in
Dresden Cemetery.
She was born June 21, 1905, in Cryer Creek. She was a member of
Barry First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Massengale.
Survivors include one son, Billy W. Massengale of Fort Levenworth,
Kan.; one granddaughter, Catherine Massengale of Lubbock, Texas; and
one sister-in-law, Lenna Dell Massengale of Barry, Texas.
Pallbearers were Steve Nicholson, Hugh Nicholson, Dan Nicholson, Jim
Nicholson, Joe Reed and Jerry Reed.
Notes:
Alva Martin Russell, Judge
May 9, 1900 - Feb 24, 1987
A. M. Russell
A. M. “Judge” Russell, 86, of Barry, died Tuesday at Cedar Creek
Lake.
Services will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Corley Funeral Home with Rev.
Tom Edwards officiating. Burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
He was a native of Navarro County, retired carpenter and farmer, a
Mason and a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Russell of Barry; a daughter,
Billie Jo Ragsdale of Cedar Creek Lake; two grandsons; three nieces;
and a nephew.
Pallbearers will be J. E. Watson, Leone Reed, J. F. Reed, Lowell
Reed, Carroll Boswell, Ike Beam, George Mitchell, Roger Johnston,
and Ovel Stotts.
Notes:
Roy William Massengale
Sep 15, 1903 - Dec 22, 1991
Roy W. Massengale
Roy William Massengale, 88, died Dec. 22, 1991, at Navarro Regional
Hospital.
Services were 1 p.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Chapel, with the
Rev. Steve Smith and the Rev. Frank Williams officiating.
He was a member of the Board of Stewards, Secretary and Treasurer of
the Barry Methodist Church for 50 years. He was a retired farmer and
rancher and was a Texaco dealer for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife, Nannie Lee Massengale of Barry; one son,
Billy W. Massengale of Fort Levenworth, Kas.; one granddaughter,
Catherine Massengale of Lubbock; one brother Marshall Massengale of
Barry; one sister, Mable Russell of Barry; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jim Nicholson, Joe Reed, Jerry Reed, James Edwin
Watson, John Wade Braly and Carroll Boswell.
Notes:
Victor Mills "Red" Malone
July 5, 1926 - Nov 7, 1974
FROST—Funeral services
are set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at the Mertens Baptist Church
for V.M. (Red) Malone, Jr., 48,
who died Thursday in Waco
following a brief illness. The
Rev. Bill Smith, pastor, will
officiate, and burial will be at
the
Dresden Cemetery under
the direction of Bradley
Funeral Home.
He was an employee of
Precinct Four in Navarro
County.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Syble Malone of Frost; two
sons, Timothy Malone and
David Malone of Frost; a
daughter, Mrs. Vickie Hanna of
Corsicana; one brother, Floren
Malone of Frost; seven sisters,
Mrs. Laverne Elmore of
Mertens, Mrs. Maureen DeVore
of Mexia, Mrs. Kathryn Horton
of Mertens, Mrs. Jackie Anderson
of Waco, Miss Jerry
Malone of Garland, Mrs. Judy
Schronk of Waco, and Mrs. Joy
Kelly of Frost; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bill
Elmore, Billy Elmore,
Woodrow Watson, Billy
Hargrove, D'Wayne Watson,
and Noble Downey.
Notes:
John William Ritter
Mar 12, 1891 - Feb 9, 1974
John Ritter
Funeral services will be
Monday at 2 p.m. in Corley
Funeral Chapel for John Ritter,
who died Saturday in Memorial
Hospital. Burial will be in
Dresden Cemetery.
He was a native of Frost and
had lived in Corsicana since
1959. He was retired from the
Lone Star Gas Co. He was a
veteran of World War I and a
member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. John Ritter of Corsicana;
one son, John Melton Ritter of
Houston; one daughter, Mrs.
Johnnie Fay Scanlin of
Houston; four grandchildren;
one brother, Earl Ritter of
Dawson; and one sister, Mrs.
Erma Spain of Malakoff.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Elvin Doyle "Chick" Reed
Apr 14, 1912 - Apr 10, 1982
E. D. (Chick) Reed
E. D. (Chick) Reed, 69, of Corsicana, Died Saturday at Navarro
Memorial Hospital.
Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Corley Funeral Home Chapel. Rev.
Eugene Wood and Dr. Tom Graves will officiate with burial in
Dresden Cemetery.
He was a native of Barry and member or the Barry Baptist church. He
had been in the real estate and insurance business for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Chick Reed, of Corsicana; two
daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Supercinski of Longview, and Mrs. Sandra
Hancock of Nacogdoches; one sister, Mrs. Marshall Massengale, of
Barry; two brothers, Lowell Reed and Leone, Reed, both of Barry; and
six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Scott, Vernon Harwell, Wendell Brister,
Howe French, C. A. Livingston, Johnny Chirofis, Coy Phillips and
Charlie Watkins.
Notes:
Jerry Ronald Carroll
Mar 29, 1948 - Apr 5, 1965
Thursday Rites
Emhouse Youth
Final rites for Jerry Ronald Carroll, 17, who died Monday, will be
held from the
Emhouse Baptist church Thursday at 3 p.m. with burial in the
Pattison cemetery.
The service will be conducted by Rev. A. O. Hendry, pastor of the
church, and Rev. Mickey Loftis, pastor of the Navarro Mills Baptist
church.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Carroll, Emhouse; a
brother, Charles L. Carroll, Germany; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Heath Blake, Purdon, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Howard Brewer, David McDaniel, Pat Seely, Bobby
Brown, Charles Collier, Johnny Seaton, Ronald Lynch, Travis Parrish,
Lloyd Gillen, Jr., and Frankie Horton.
Notes:
Rawl Rufus Ritter
Dec 2, 1895 - Apr 14, 1971
Ritter Rites
Funeral services for Mr. R. R. Ritter, 75, of Corsicana will be at 2
p.m. Friday in the Corley Funeral Chapel. Rev. Bruce Hibbitt will
officiate with burial in the
Dresden Cemetery.
Ritter died Wednesday at his home.
A retired carpenter and a veteran of
World War I, he was born on
December 2, 1895 in Navarro County. He was a member of the
Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. R. R. Ritter of Corsicana; one
daughter, Mrs. Richard Ingram of Corsicana, two grandchildren; two
brothers, Earl Ritter of Dawson and John Ritter of Corsicana and one
sister, Mrs. C. O. Spain of Malakoff.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Nora Compton
Jul 12, 1884 - May 3, 1971
Compton
Funeral rites were held
Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Griffin
Funeral Chapel for Miss Nora
Compton, 86, longtime Corsicana
resident who died Monday. The
Rev. Bruce Hibbitt officiated.
Burial was in the
Dresden Cemetery.
Surviving are one sister and
several nieces and nephews.
Notes:
--
Compton
Miss Nora Compton, 86, a resident of Corsicana for 21 years, died
Monday in Mel-Haven Convalescent Home. She was a member of
Missionary Baptist Church and Corsicana Rebekah Lodge.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Griffin
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Hibbitt officiating.
Burial will be in the
Dresden Cemetery.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Cora Bates of Corsicana, and
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Clarence Putman, George Chappell, Hubert
Percival, J. H. Compton, Basil Herod and David Herod.
Notes:
N. Evelina "Effie" (Johnson) Hollingsworth
Mar 15, 1853 - Feb 13, 1934
PIONEER RESIDENT
FROST COMMUNITY
BURIED WEDNESDAY
FROST, Feb. 17.—Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Hollingsworth, 81,
pioneer resident of this community, who died Tuesday, were held
Wednesday with burial in the
Dresden Cemetery. The services were
conducted by Rev. E. P. Cagle.
She had been living on the family farm six miles south of Frost for
the past 60 years.
Surviving are six children, Sam Hollingsworth, Miss Lillie
Hollingsworth and Oscar Hollingsworth, all of Frost; Coleman
Hollingsworth, Dallas; Mrs. Annie Melton, Dresden; and Mrs. Flossie
Selby, Emmett; 23 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Stubblefield
Nov 4, 1883 - June 18, 1948
G. C. STUBBLEFIELD
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD AT FROST
FROST, June 19—(Spl.)--G. C.
Stubblefield; 64, retired farmer,
died at his home here Friday following
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held from
the Baptist church here Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial was
in the
Dresden Cemetery The
rites were conducted by Rev. C.
C. Ellis, pastor of the church.
Surviving are his wire, Frost; a
son, Cecil Stubblefield, Frost, and
a daughter, Mrs. Annie Pearl Ferguson,
Brandon.
He had resided here a number
of years.
McCormick's Funeral Service directed.
Notes:
Roger Phillips
Mar 13, 1942 - Mar 13, 1942
Infant Died Local Hospital; Burial At Dresden Saturday
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Phillips, Frost Route 2, died
Friday afternoon at the P. and S. Hospital.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
Dresden where interment was made.
Surviving are the parents, grandparents, and other relatives.
Corley Funeral Home directed arrangements.
Notes:
David Fletcher Fields
Sep 6, 1841 - Aug 31, 1911
West End News.
Dear Editor and Chats: This leaves us with sad hearts. On last
Thursday morning Mr. D. F. Fields, who lived near Raleigh, was
called to answer his last roll call. Mr. Fields was one of the old
ex-Confederates and on Friday morning a large crowd gathered at the
home of Mr. Fields and found his dear companion, children and other
relatives weeping and mourning over one they loved. There were ten
of the old veterans in the crowd who acted as pallbearers, as
follows: I. N. Wilkinson, 71 years of age; J. C. Matthews, 70; Uncle
Frank Hagle, 77; R. J. Wright, 74; S. S. Hollingsworth, 64; Wesley
French, 64; Rev. Watts, 64; J. A. Tullos, 65. At 10 a. m. the hearse
was on hand to convey the remains to the
Dresden Cemetery and a
large crowd followed them to their last resting place. Rev. Walter
Griffith of Frost made a short but appropriate talk at the grave. He
spoke highly of Mr. Fields’ bravery as a soldier and of his life as
a Christian gentleman since the war and as a good citizen which all
present knew were but facts. Mr. Fields was 70 years of age and will
be badly missed in his community and at the old soldiers’ reunions,
for he never failed to attend one far or near. Your scribe has been
knowing Mr. Fields nearly 40 years. He was a good husband, a good
father and a good citizen; a true democrat and seemed to feel proud
of the lost cause and the few old comrades who were left to tell the
tale. Now, dear ones, all we can do is to say farewell and try to
live so that when we are called to go that we will be ready to meet
Bro. Fields where all is love and death and parting shall be no
more. This whole community joins me with a sad heart in sympathy for
his dear old companion and children and other relatives. Now I want
to say to you old gray-heads who served in the civil war, go slow
and aim true, for our time here on this good old earth is short.
There were only ten of the old veterans who attended the funeral of
Mr. Fields and their ages ran as follows: 71, 70, 77, 74, 64, 64,
64, 65, 78, 80, and their ages amount to 707.
Notes:
Mary Matilda “Molley” (Gillean) Chamberlin
Aug 16, 1857 - Oct 5, 1925
PROMINENT FROST
LADY DIED AT HER
HOME ON MONDAY
Special to the Sun.
Frost, Oct. 6.—Mrs. Molley
Chamberlain, aged 68 years, died
at her home here Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock and the remains
were interred Tuesday afternoon
in
Dresden cemetery at 4 o'clock.
The deceased was a member of the
Roman Catholic church.
The deceased is survived by six
nous, Alf Chamberlain, Frost; Ben
Chamberlain, Frost; Leo Chamberlain,
Dallas; Prince Chamberlain,
Port Arthur; Lou Chamberlain,
Port Arthur; Lawrence Chamber, Port Arthur;
one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Crockett, Robston,
brothers, H. C. Gillian, Frost, Dr. Gillian, Dallas, and Ed Gillian,
Dallas, also survive.
The deceased has been a resident of this community practically all
of her life.
Notes:
Death of Frost Lady
Mrs. Molley Chamberlain, aged 68, died at her home in Frost Monday
afternoon at 1 o'clock and the remains were enterred [sic] Tuesday
afternoon in
Dresden cemetery at 4
o'clock.
The deceased was a member of the Rowan [sic] Catholic church. She is
survived by six children.
Notes:
- The Blooming Grove Times - Friday, Oct 9, 1925
- Submitted by Karen Rost
Ruben Taylor Burns
Jan 8, 1877 - Feb 25, 1945
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR R. T. BURNS
ARE HELD AT FROST
FROST, Feb. 28.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for R. T. Burns, 68, who
died in a Fort Worth hospital Sunday night, were held from the
Methodist church here Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock with burial
in the
Dresden cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. T. D.
Ellis, pastor of the church.
Pallbearers were J. W. Hinkle, Ernest Hooser, Chester Strain, L. O.
Ellis, J. B. Jones and Raymon Jones.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Northcutt, Fort Worth, and
Miss Nettie Burns, Frost; a nephew Orval Mahaley, Frost; and two
nieces, Mrs. Jewel Moore, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Carl F. Grant,
Dallas.
A native of Alabama, Burns had resided in Frost and the Frost
community for more than 40 years. He was a Baptist and Woodman.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun -
Wednesday, Feb 28, 1945
- Submitted by Diane Richards
William Park Northcutt
Sep 28. 1874 - Apr 5, 1920
Died at Frost Last Night.
W. P Northcutt, a former citizen
of Barry, but who had lived in Frost
for several years died there last
night of Bright's disease. The deceased
was forty-five years old and
is survived by his wife and three children.
Interment took place there
this afternoon.
Notes:
Fernando Cortez Ramage
Dec 1, 1867 - Jul 20, 1944
F. C. RAMAGE DIED
FROST COMMUNITY
THURSDAY
AFTERNOON
F. C. Ramage, age 76 years,
died at his home in the Frost
community Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services were held from
the residence Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock with Rev. E. D. Ellis
conducting the rites. Burial was
in
Dresden cemetery.
A prominent farmer in that section
for many years, he was well
known. Mrs. Ramage preceded
her husband in death by only five
days, having died last Monday.
Surviving are a son, R. L. Ramage,
Borger; four daughters,
Mrs. Arthur Cagle, Blooming
Grove; Mrs. W. C. Raburn, Mt.
Calm; Mrs. John Boyd, Grand
Prairie; Miss Ona Belle Ramage.
Frost; three brothers, 23 grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Grover Smith,
Curtis Williams, Otis Hill, Henry
Hardeman, Claud Tullos and Gus
Tullos.
Corley's Funeral Home had
charge of the arrangements.
Notes:
Mary Jane “Mollie” (Robinson) Hollingsworth
May 12, 1872 - Apr. 22, 1944
FUNERAL SERVICES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON MRS. HOLLINGSWORTH
FROST, Texas, April 24—(Spl)—
Mrs. Mary Jane Hollingsworth,
aged 71 years, was accidentally
drowned early Saturday morning in
a tank on the family farm in the
Raleigh community, it was learned
here. Funeral services were held
from the Raleigh church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Burial was
in the
Dresden cemetery.
A native of Louisiana, Mrs. Hollingsworth had resided in Navarro
county most of her life. Mr. and
Mrs. Hollingsworth had been married
53 years and were pioneer residents
of the Raleigh community.
The rites were conducted by Rev.
T. R. Vaughn, Baptist Minister.
Surviving are her husband, J. C.
Hollingsworth, Raleigh; eight sons,
J. C., W. L., E. E. (Jim), and
Harvey Hollingsworth, all of Frost;
Claude Hollingsworth, Waco; Earl
Hollingsworth, Blooming Grove;
Clyde Hollingsworth, Emhouse,
and Roy Hollingsworth, Mertens; a
daughter, Mrs. Buddy Jackson,
Frost; 18 grandchildren and three
great-grandchiidren.
Grandsons were pallbearers. McCormick Funeral Service directed.
Notes:
Rites For Mrs. Mollie Hollingsworth Held Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Molly Hollingsworth were held Sunday at 4
p.m. at the Raleigh church, with Rev. T. R. Vaughn, pastor,
conducting the rites. Interment was in the Dresden cemetery.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Mrs. Hollingsworth was a native of Louisiana, came to Texas as a
young girl. She was married to J. O. Hollingsworth 53 years ago, and
spent all but one year of her married life in this community.
She is survived by her husband, eight sons, Clint, Will, Jim,
Harvey, of Frost; Claude, Waco; Earl, Blooming Grove, and Clyde of
Emhouse; daughter, Mrs. Buddie Jackson, Frost; eighteen
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
The McCormick Funeral Service was in charge.
Notes:
- The Blooming Grove Times - Friday, April 28, 1944
- Submitted by Karen Rost
Bennett C. Chamberlin
May 17, 1887 - Aug 31, 1927
FROST MAN DIED
THERE TUESDAY AS
RESULT OF STROKE
Special to the Sun.
Frost, Texas, Aug. 31.—Ben Chamberlain, aged 40 years, died at his
home at Frost late Tuesday afternoon, following a stroke of
paralysis Monday. Funeral services were held at noon Wednesday at
Dresden. He was a lifelong resident of Frost.
He is survived by five brothers and one sister; Lawrence
Chamberlain, Alf Chamberlain, Leo Chamberlain, Lon Chamberlain,
Prince Chamberlain and Mrs. Blanche Crockett.
Notes:
James J. Tune
Apr 5, 1865 - Nov 29, 1951
James Tune Of
Frost Expires
James Tune, 86, route 1, Frost,
died at the P. and S. Hospital
late Thursday night.
Funeral services will be held
from the Fairview Baptist church
at 2 p. m. Saturday. Rev. O. L.
McCollum will conduct the rites.
Burial will be in the
Dresden cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Route 1,
Frost; a daughter, Mrs. Callie Menfee,
Barry; 17 grandchildren, a
number of great-grandchildren; a
sister, Mrs. Colenia Williams,
Nashville, Tenn., and other relatives.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
William Preston Bell
1869 - Feb. 18, 1943
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR W. P. BELL ON
FRIDAY AT BARRY
Funeral services for W. J. Bell, age 73 years, pioneer resident of
Barry, were held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from the home of
his son, G. A. Bell, Barry. Rev. W. B. Hall officiated. Burial was
in the
Dresden cemetery. Mr. Bell died at his home shortly after
noon Thursday.
Surviving are three sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters,
a number of grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were W. H. Watson, R. W. Varnell, L. C. Boswell, T. J.
Castellow, S. B. Watson, L. W. Varnell, W. T. Woodruff and Ferma C.
Stewart.
Sutherland-McCammon directed the arrangements.
Notes:
Martha Augusta (Sears) Hollingsworth
Dec 9, 1856 - Apr 26, 1946
FUNERAL SERVICES
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF FROST SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
A. Hollingsworth, 89, who died
at her home in Frost community
Friday after a lingering illness,
were held Saturday at 1:30 p. m.
from the Fairview Baptist church
with burial in the.
Dresden cemetery.
The Rev. T. R. Vaughn conducted the rites.
The widow of the late R. G.
Hollingsworth, she had resided in
Frost 74 years.
Survivors include four daughters,
Mrs. Ada Goodman, Frankston;
Mrs. Susie Fields, Kerens;
Mrs. Lillian Newell, Waco; Mrs.
Hallie Hunt, Frost; a son, Glen
Hollingsworth, Ft. Worth; a brother,
D. C. Sears, Grass Valley, California;
26 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons, were pall bearers.
The McCormick funeral home
was in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
James Clifton Miller
Nov 14, 1915 - May 31, 1973
J.C. Miller
Funeral services are to be at 4
p.m. Saturday at Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for
James Clifton Miller, 57,
Purdon, who died Thursday in a
Kaufman hospital. Burial will
be in the
Dresden Cemetery.
A resident of Purdon most of
his life, he was employed by the
Soil Conservation Service at the
courthouse, a veteran of
World War II and a member of the
Pleasant Grove Missionary
Baptist Church. He was a native
of Currie, Texas.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Tildy Miller, Purdon; two
sons, Joe Miller of Purdon and
David Miller of Dallas; two
daughters, Mrs. Ann Reamy
and Mrs. Patricia Smith, both of
Corsicana; eight grandchildren;
three brothers, Fred
Miller of Fort Worth, Hubert
Miller of South Rockwood,
Michigan, and Rufus Miller of
New Mexico; three sisters, Mrs.
Clara Cawthron and Mrs.
Martha Bryant, both of San
Angelo, and Mrs. Ruth Carroll
of Fairfield; and several nieces
and nephews.
Notes:
----
J. C. Miller
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Saturday at a local funeral chapel
for James Clifton Miller, 57, of Purdon, who died Thursday in a
Kaufman hospital. Burial was at
Dresden Cemetery. Rev.
Gary Bass and Rev. Lynn Hitt officiated.
Survivors include his widow, two sons, two daughters, eight
grandchildren, three brothers, three sisters, and several nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Ricky Jennings, William Tesmer, Henry Clayton,
Moses Miller, Clarence Dawson, Charlie Hyles, Cecil Blue and T. J.
Smithson.
Notes:
William Anton "Toney" Perkins
Jan 31, 1904 - Aug 6, 1973
W. Perkins
FROST — Funeral services
are set for 5 p.m. Tuesday at the
Dresden Methodist Church for
William (Tony) Perkins, 69, of
Frost, who died at Memorial
Hospital Monday morning. Rev.
J. E. Demings, pastor, will
officiate, and burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
Arrangements are with
Griffin Funeral Home.
He was a native of Batesville,
Ark., and was a retired construction
worker.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Lillie Perkins of Frost;
seven brothers and six sisters,
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers include Hubert
Helton, Calvin Adams, Carl
Fisher, Sleaver Putman, and
Ralph Putman.
Notes:
Julia Ann (Wilson) Boyett
Apr 24, 1867 - Feb 26, 1960
Mrs. Boyett
Bites Sunday
Final rites for Mrs. Julia Ann
Boyett, 92, who died Friday in Wichita Falls, were held Sunday at 2
p. m. from the Griffin Chapel. Burial was in the
Dresden cemetery.
Rev. John Harper, pastor of
he Central Methodist church,
conducted the services. Mrs. Boyett was a member of the
Dresden Methodist church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Bessie J. Castles, Wichita Falls;
a grandson-in-law and granddaughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Caldwell, Wichita Falls; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Boyett,
Purdon; a brother, W. T. Wilson, Fort Sumner, N. M.; two sisters,
Mrs. S. E. Webb and Mrs. E. T. Webb, both of Amarillo, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were B. W. Lee
Walter Castles, Jr.; Clarence
Putman, David Castles, Haddix
Boldin and A. E. Bittner.
Notes:
John Thomas
Houston Threet
Mar. 20, 1877 - Mar. 19, 1960
J. T. Threet Is
Buried Sunday
FROST, March 21 (Spl.) —
Funeral services were held here
Sunday afternoon for John
Thomas Threet, a former Frost,
resident who died Saturday at
his home in Milford on his
eighty-fourth birthday.
Rev. Don McGowlan, pastor of
the Milford Baptist Church, assisted
by Rev. F. T. Fisher, a
retired Methodist minister of
Waxahachie, conducted services
at the McCormick Funeral Service
chapel. Interment was in the
Dresden cemetery.
Threet, who was born in Sherman
and left Frost in 1932 to
live in Milford, is survived by
two sons, Jack, of Milford, and
Robert, of Beaumont; seven
daughters. Mrs. J. W. Park,
Jacksonville; Mrs. Etta Roberson,
Corsicana; Mrs. H. H. Pritchett,
Frost; Mrs. Velma Truell,
Waxahachie; Mrs. Vance Wardlow
and Mrs. Richard Murray,
both of Beaumont; two brothers,
Herbert Threet, California, and
Upton Threet, Sheridan, Ark.;
three sisters, Mrs. Euel Posey.
and Mrs. Joe Gregory, both of
Sheridan, Ark., and Mrs. Nora
Wray, Tayen, Ark.; five grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jack Kitchen,
Will Compton, Marvin Sisher,
Jim Odom and Charles Wray, all
of Milford, and Louis Bradley,
Hillsboro.
Notes:
Dr. Samuel Frost Call, Sr.
June 13, 1888 - Sept 5, 1960
Dr. S. F Call
Dies In Waco,
Rites Tuesday
Dr. Samuel Frost Call, 72
native of Raleigh, Navarro county,
long prominent in dental
circles, died in a Waco hospital
early Monday following an illness
since July 15.
Funeral services will be held
from the Wilkirson - Hatch
Chapel in Waco Tuesday at 2
p.m. with graveside rites at
Dresden cemetery Tuesday at 4
p.m. with McCormick Funeral
Service of Blooming Grove in
charge.
The rites will be conducted by
Rev. Roy Cooper, chaplain of
the Hillcrest Memorial Baptist
Hospital in Waco.
Dr. Call was a graduate of
Corsicana High School. He received
a Doctor of Dental Surgery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn., in 1913 and
taught in that school until 1917
when he moved to Waco and
opened offices with Dr. J. O.
Hall in the Amicable Building,
remaining there for the 43 years
of his practice.
He was a member of the old
Trinity Presbyterian church,
Waco; Spring Lake Country
Club, Silver Lake Club, a life
member of the American Dental
Association, Texas Dental Association
and Central Texas Dental Society. His hobbies were farming, cattle
raising, hunting
and deep sea fishing. He was a
partner with his son, Dr. Charles
A. Call of Waco in the practice
of Dentistry.
Surviving are his wife of Waco;
a son, Dr. Call, Waco; a daughter, Mrs. Stanley Blaylock,Garland;
four grandchildren and other relatives, including three
cousins, Mrs. J. N. Garitty and
Henry Call, both of Coraicana,
and Mrs. T. C. Cash, Tyler.
Notes:
Virgil Coleman
Apr 12, 1879 - Jan 4, 1923
Prominent Farmer Dies Near Kerens
Virgil Coleman, aged 43 years, son of the late Berry Coleman, and
one of the county's best known young farmers, died at his home near
Kerens last night after a long illness, and the remains were
interred at Kerens at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Surviving the
deceased are his wife and two children, his mother a brother and
four sisters. The deceased was one of the county's best citizens and
his death will be sorely regretted by a large circle of personal
friends.
Notes:
Martha Ola (Daniel) Kimes
Oct 27, 1862 - Aug 13, 1961
Mrs. Kimes, 98, Dies At Kerens; Rites Monday
KERENS, Aug. 14 (Spl.)—Mrs. Martha Ola Kimes, 98, Kerens oldest
native resident, died at her home Sunday afternoon after an extended
illness.
Born four miles east of Kerens, she was the daughter of the late
Josiah and Martha Ann Daniels. She was married to H.W. Kimes in 1882
at Old Wadeville, moving to Kerens a year later where she has since
resided. Her husband preceded her in death in 1914.
Mrs. Kimes was the last surviving charter member of the Kerens
Presbyterian church.
Funeral services were to be held Monday at 4 p. m. from the Kerens
Presbyterian church with burial in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites
were to be conducted by Rev. Kenwood Bryant.
Surviving are four daughters Miss Dana Kimes, Mrs. Hazel Weedin and
Mrs. Nell Hemphill all of Kerens, and Mrs. Hallie Boswell, Barry;
four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be John Beck, M. J. Crawford, Carroll Boswell,
Robert Cunningham. Woodrow Massey and Carroll McCurdy.
Inmon directed.
Notes:
Mary Blanche (Ingram) Coates
Feb 27, 1865 - July 8, 1941
MRS. R. P. COATES FUNERAL SERVICES KERENS WEDNESDAY
KERENS, July 9.— (Spl.)— Funeral services for Mrs. R. P. Coates, age
76 years, who died early Tuesday morning, will be held from the home
of her son, C. I. Coates, here Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The
rites will be conducted by Rev. W. R. Hall, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Corsicana, assisted by Rev. C. C. Sessions,
pastor of the Methodist church here: Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
Mrs. Coates was a member of a pioneer Kerens family. Her husband is
a prominent banker and farmer.
Surviving are her husband, R. P. Coates, a son. C. I. Coates.
Kerens; a daughter, Mrs. Witt Orr, Ore City; three grandchildren,
one great-grandchild and other relatives.
P. N. Stockton directed the arrangements.
Notes:
John D. Weedin
May 4, 1905 - Nov 29, 1964
John D. Weedin Rites Monday
KERENS, Nov. 30 (Spl.) —Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m.
from the Kerens Presbyterian church for John D. Weedin, 59. Kerens
native, who died in Memorial Hospital Sunday.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Harry Wilbanks, pastor of the
church of which Weedin was an elder. Burial was in the
Kerens City cemetery. He was retired nurseryman and cattleman.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; a sister, Miss Mary Frances Weedin,
Kerens; a brother, Frank Weedin, San Antonio; nephew, Jimmy Weedin,
San Antonio, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were elders of the Kerens Presbyterian church.
Paschal Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Bernard Epp Massey
Mar 23, 1922 - Aug 10, 1964
Bernard Massey Rites Thursday
Bernard Epp Massey, 42, native of Kerens, was found dead in his
automobile on the Ennis Lake Road early Tuesday morning with the
motor and air-conditioning unit running. The discovery was by Night
Patrolman George Perkins and E. V. Clark.
Justice of the Peace Paul Grafton ruled death from a heart attack.
A construction worker, Massey had been in Ennis two months on the
Bardwell Reservoir project near Ennis.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the First
Baptist church with burial in Kerens cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Baker pastor of the First Baptist church at
Stephenville, assisted by Rev. Don Walker, pastor.
Massey was a veteran of World War
II.
Surviving are his wife, Iva Jean Massey; two sons, Tommy and Wayne,
a daughter, Jeanne Lanier, all of Colmesniel; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Massey, Stephenville; three brothers, William G. Massey,
Abilene; Clinton H. Massey, Phoenix, Ariz., and Ethredge Massey, San
Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Pauline Adkins, Oceanside, Calif., and
other relatives.
Inmon directs.
Notes:
Ray Irvine Swan
Jan 8, 1916 - Apr 4, 1998
Ray Swan
Ray Swan, 82, of Houston, passed away Saturday, April 4, 1998, at
Wanda's Personal Care Center in La Marque.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Paschal Funeral Home Chapel in Kerens
with George Swan officiating. Interment will follow in
Kerens cemetery.
Mr. Swan was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Swan, in 1984.
He was born Jan. 8, 1916 in Galveston, Mr. Swan was a veteran of
World War II.
Mr. Swan is survived by a daughter, Ava Savage of Houston; a son,
George Swan of Arlington; brother, Louis Swan of San Jose, Ca.;
grandsons, Charlie Madden of Houston, Britt Madden of Sante Fe, Tx.,
and Jimmy Swan of Arlington.
Pallbearers will be Charlie Madden, Britt Madden, Jimmy Swan, Tee
Burleson, Robert Dowdy, and Waverly Drinkard.
Arrangements by Pascall Funeral Home, Kerens.
Notes:
John Andrew Collins
Feb 4, 1889 - Aug 5, 1964
J. A. Collins Dies At Lisbon
KERENS, Aug. 6 (Spl.)—John A. Collins, 75, World War 1 Veteran, died
in the VA hospital at Lisbon Wednesday following many years of
illness.
Funeral services will be held from the Inmon Chapel Saturday at 4
p.m. with burial in the Kerens
cemetery. The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Woodrow Ivy, Missionary Baptist minister of Fairfield.
He was a native of Morristown, Tenn., but had resided here most of
his life.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; two sons, John H. Collins, Denton,
and Howard Horn, Palestine; two daughters, Mrs. Melba Lineberger,
Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Frank Arnett, Corsicana; seven
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Notes:
Weyman Adair Price
Aug 6, 1903 - Jul 25, 1972
W. A. Price
KERENS—Services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian
Church for Weyman A. Price, 68, who died Tuesday in a Houston
hospital.
The Rev. James Story, Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Olan Boles,
First Baptist Church officiated.
Burial was in the Kerens City
Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, a daughter, two sons, a brother and
five grandchildren.
Notes:
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W. A. Price
KERENS—Weyman A. Price, 68, died Tuesday morning in a Houston hospital after a long illness. He was born in 1903 in Kerens and had lived there most of his life. A farmer and rancher, he was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Price of Kerens; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Freeman of Houston; two sons, Perry L. Price of Houston and Ted A. Price of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Wade Price of Kerens; and five grandchildren.
Notes:
Jessie Landy Breeding
Mar 31, 1884 - Mar 19, 1936
Heart Attack Is
Fatal to Rural
Mail Carrier
KERENS, March 19.—(Spl.)—J. L. Breeding, about 50, rural mail
carrier out of the local post office, died with a heart attack
Thursday morning about 10 o’clock one mile south of Rural Shade
while making his route.
No funeral arrangements had bee perfected early Thursday afternoon
but it is expected the rites will be held Saturday or Sunday.
Surviving are his wife and several children.
Stockton Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Notes:
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VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK BURIED AT KERENS SUNDAY
KERENS, March 23—Funeral services for Jesse L. Breeding, rural mail
carrier, were held at the family home in East Kerens Sunday, under
direction of the Stockton Funeral Home and conducted by Rev. C. D.
Hardy, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment was in Kerens
cemetery.
Pallbearers were C. E. Smith, J. N. Inmon, O. J. Inmon, H. P. McCown
and H. L. Bobbitt, all employes of the Kerens postoffice, and E. L.
Hendon, rural carrier of Richland.
Mr. Breeding died suddenly while serving his route near Rural Shade
last Thursday morning. Surviving, in his immediate family, are his
wife, two sons, Landy Breeding of Dallas, and Clifford Breeding of
Kerens, and two daughters, Mrs. B. C. Hall of Hollidaysburg, Pa.,
and Mrs. Bert Kilcrease of Kerens.
Notes:
John Pettus Seale
Feb 18, 1907 - Jan 24, 1965
John P. Seale
Rites Monday
KERENS, Jan. 25 (Spl.) — John P. Seale, 57, retired farmer,
life-long Kerens resident died in a Tyler hospital Sunday.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Paschal Funeral
Chapel with burial in the Kerens cemetery. The rites were
conducted by
Rev. Don Walker, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Rev Harry
Wilbanks, pastor of the Kerens Presbyterian church. Surviving
are a son, John
Seale, Kerens; a daughter, Sarah Jana Seale, Dallas; mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Seale, Kerens; five grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Roland Shelton, Buddy Saunders, Van Speed, Icky
Crawford. Ben (paper does not give rest)
Notes:
George Ebenezer Kimes
Dec 4, 1868 - Sep 18, 1925
Special to the Sun.
Kerens, Texas, Sept. 18—G. E. Kimes, age 56 years, died at his home
here Friday morning at 9:30 from a stroke of paralysis received
earlier in the morning. The deceased had gone to milk and was
attending to the chores about the barn when he fell with the stroke.
The deceased is survived by his wife and a son that lives in New
Mexico.
Funeral services will not be announced until the son is heard from.
Notes:
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Funeral Services For Kerens Man
Special to the Sun.
Kerens, Sept. 19.—Funeral services for George E. Kimes, who died
Friday morning as a result of a stroke of paralysis, will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Presbyterian church and will be
conducted by Rev. Joe Everhart, pastor. Burial will be in Kerens cemetery.
The deceased was 56 years old and was born and reared in Kerens. He
is survived by his wife and one son.
Notes:
Maggie Ophelia (Sheppard) Speed
Mar 31, 1890 - Jul 1950
Mrs. Joe Speed Dies In Corpus Rites At Kerens
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Speed of Corpus Christi will be
held at 4 p. m. Saturday in the Kerens Baptist Church with the Rev.
Jack Goff, Corsicana. officiating. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery. The Stockton funeral home will direct, Mrs. Speed died
Thursday from injuries suffered about a week ago
while employed in a Corpus Christi hospital. Mrs. Speed was a native
of Frost but had lived in Kerens for about 25 years since her
marriage to the late Joe Speed. She moved to Corpus Christi about
five years ago. Survivors are two sons, Joe Walter, Corpus Christi,
and Monroe, Midland; her mother, Mrs., Lucy Sheppard, Frost; three
sisters, Mrs. Laura Hampton. Corsicana; Mrs. Lillian Yates, White
Plains, N. Y. arid Mrs. Agnes Cherry, Fort Worth; three brothers,
Freddie Sheppard, Dallas, and Abner and Preston Sheppard, both of
Frost.
Notes:
George Wilson Howell
Jan 25, 1889 - Mar 18, 1976
G.W. Howell
KERENS - Services were to be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Paschal Funeral
Home Chapel for George Wilson Howell, 87, who died Thursday at
Memorial
Hospital. The Revs. Van Houser and Glen Jones were to officiate with
burial following at Kerens
City Cemetery. Howell, a retired
fanner and member of the Kerens Baptist Church, had been a resident
of Kerens for 63 years. Survivors include one son, Clifton Curington of Kerens; one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Hill of Kerens; one
grandson, William Harold Hill of Nacogdoches, two great-grandsons
and three great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers were to be
Earl
Henderson, Milton Johnson, R.J. Henderson, William Phillips, Grady
Ellis and Homer Gene Wasson.
Notes:
Laura Josephine “Phenie” (Speed) Stockton
Sep 14, 1883 - Mar 9, 1915
DIED IN KERENS.
Mrs. W. T. Stockton Passes Away After Long Illness.
Mrs. Stockton, wife of W. T. Stockton, president of the First
National bank at Kerens, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Speed of
that place died there Tuesday night of consumption after a lingering
illness and the remains were interred in the
Kerens cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was 28 years of age and is survived by her husband, her
parents and many other relatives at Kerens and in other sections of
the county.
Notes:
Andrew Craig McClung
Jan 28, 1896 - Dec 12, 1969
A. C. McClung Dies at Kerens
Andrew C. McClung, 73, lifelong resident of Kerens and a retired
drugstore owner, died Friday. Funeral services were held Saturday at
3 p.m. in the Paschal Chapel with the Revs. J. K. Story and Ralph
Stovall officiating. Interment was in the
Kerens City Cemetery. He
is survived by his wife-Mrs. Ellen Seale McClung of Kerens; a
daughter, Miss Lynette McClung of Austin; two brothers Jess of
Kerens and John S. of Houston; a sister, Mrs. G. M. Chapman of
Kerens and other relatives. Pallbearers were John Seale, R. H.
Hilliard, Bobby Kent, Robert Bruner, B. T. Berry and Homer Carroll.
Notes:
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