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Mary Adeline "Addie" (Shue) Collins-Medley
Feb 22, 1903 - Jan 3, 1975
Mrs. Medley
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Addie Collins Medley. Burial will be at Pines
Cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Horace Collins of Corsicana, Roy
Collins of Center, and Archie Collins of Grand Saline; a sister,
Mrs. Eula Bailey of Dallas; 15 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Rev. B. W. Johnson will officiate, Pallbearers include N. D. Coker,
Hollis Ivy, Jerry McKey, Howard Tapley, Raymond Barber, and Lloyd
Nichols.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sunday, Jan 5, 1875
- 1st husband Rev. Alva Hill "Alvie" Collins 2nd unk Medley
d/o John Martin Shue and Frances Elizabeth (Averitt) Shue
- obit says buried at Pine Cemetery Death Certificate says
buried in Kerens cemetery—Also
DC says born 1902
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Rev. Alva Hill “Alvie” Collins
Dec 19, 1898 - Nov 8, 1960
Rev. Collins Services Held
KERENS, Oct. 10—(Spl)—Funeral services for Rev. A. H. Collins, 62,
Church of God minister, who died of a heart attack Tuesday, were
held at Lancaster Wednesday at 2 p.m. with graveside services at the
Kerens cemetery at 4:30 p.m.
Surviving are his wife of Lancaster; four sons, Horace Collins,
Corsicana; Audrey Earl Collins, Lancaster; Rev. Ray Collins,
Palestine, and Archie M. Collins, Dallas; three brothers John and
Lewis Collins both of Kerens, and Neilus Collins, Tyler; two
sisters, Mrs. Pearl Dobbs and Mrs. Earl Thomason, both of Kerens; 15
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Inmon directed local arrangements.
Notes:
Billy Wayne Collins
Apr 12, 1932 - Aug 31, 1936
Mother and Son Burned to Death Kerens Sunday
KERENS, Sept. 1.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Collins and
four-year-old son, who were burned to death here early Sunday night
when a can of kerosene oil with which Mrs. Collins attempted to
start a fire was said to have exploded, were held Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock from the First Baptist church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Mr. Collins and another son were badly burned but are expected to
recover.
Notes:
Lillie Dell (Sain) Collins
Jan 27, 1894 - Sep 1, 1936
Mother and Son Burned to Death Kerens Sunday
KERENS, Sept. 1.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Collins and
four-year-old son, who were burned to death here early Sunday night
when a can of kerosene oil with which Mrs. Collins attempted to
start a fire was said to have exploded, were held Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock from the First Baptist church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Mr. Collins and another son were badly burned but are expected to
recover.
Notes:
Cora Ann (McCluney) Crawford
Apr 13, 1878 - Nov 16, 1957
Mrs. Crawford Rites Sunday
KERENS, Nov. 16—(Spl.)—Mrs. Cora M. Crawford, 80, died in a
Kerrville hospital early Saturday.
Graveside rites will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Kerens
cemetery, with Rev. D. R. McCauley, pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Kerens, officiating.
Mrs. Crawford was the widow of the late B. B. Crawford, and at one
time taught school in Miami, Roberts County, Texas.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews in the McCluney
family, Kerens.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Buss Crawford
Dec 3, 1897 - Feb 23, 1972
Buss Crawford
Funeral services were held at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, for Buss
Crawford, of Pasadena. Graveside rites were held at 3 p.m. at
Kerens cemetery, under the direction of the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy, of Pasadena; five daughters,
Florene Kimes, Irene Kimes, Bonnie Allen, Quida Mausey, and Deltha
English of Pasadena; a son, Billie, in Washington; five brothers, L.
H. Crawford of Highland, Joe Crawford of Tomball, Lonnie Crawford of
Pasadena, Morris and M. J. Crawford of Kerens; two sisters, Naomi
Schreiber, Dee Park, and Allie Owens of Kerens, and many nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tuesday, Feb 29, 1972
- h/o Lucy Stell (Sain) Crawford married Jul. 22, 1916 s/o
Nathaniel S. “Nath” Crawford and Callie Elizabeth (Harley)
Crawford
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Joe Tom Crowley
May 1, 1917 - Aug 17, 1965
Hold Services Joe T. Crowley
KERENS, Aug. 19 (Spl)—Funeral services for Joe T. Crowley, 48, of
Midland, native of Kerens, who died in a Temple hospital Tuesday,
were held Thursday at 3 p.m. from the First Methodist church with
burial in the Kerens City
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Wright of Midland and Rev. Otis
Brown, pastor of the local church.
Crowley had been a salesman at Midland 11 years. He was a veteran of
World War 11.
Surviving are his wife of Midland; as sister, Mrs. Josh Duncan,
Kerens; a brother, Clinton Crowley, Dallas, and mother, Mrs. Clara
Banks, Kerens; and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Doc Fields, E. K. Howell, R. H. Hilliard, Dwayne
Crawford, Albert Clinkscales and August Hill.
Paschal directed.
Notes:
Dr. David B. Currie
Jan 1, 1876 - Sep 8, 1966
Dr. Currie, 89, Rites Saturday
KERENS (Spl) –Graveside services for Dr. D. B. (Doctor) Currie, 89,
former practicing physician here, who died Thursday in San Benito,
will be held at the City
cemetery here Saturday 3 p.m. The rites
here will be conducted by Rev. Harry Wilbanks, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, and the Masonic Lodge.
Dr. Currie moved to the Rio Grande Valley about 30 years ago from
Kerens.
Surviving are his wife of San Benito; two daughters, Mrs. Merle
Kelley, San Benito, and Mrs. Jack Boring, Bay City; three
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Paschal directs local arrangements.
Notes:
Jeremiah Augustus "Jere" Daniel, Sr.
Dec 21, 1895 - Nov 7, 1963
Hold Services For J. A. Daniel
KERENS, Nov. 8 (Spl.)—Funeral services for J. A. (Jere) Daniel, 68,
Kerens rancher-farmer, who died in the Navarro Clinic Thursday, were
held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Inmon Funeral Chapel with burial in
the Kerens cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Harry Wilbanks, pastor, of the
Presbyterian church.
Daniel was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Daniel, pioneer
citizens of this community. He was a veteran of
World War 1 and a
Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Daniel, Kerens; a son, J. A.
Daniel, Jr., Corpus Christi; a daughter, Mrs. A. G. Woska, Oklahoma
City; a brother, Joe M. Daniel and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Beck and
Mrs. Dale Owen, all of Kerens; two grandchildren, Mollie Woska, and
Daniel Woska, both of Oklahoma City, and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Dock Fields, Dwain Crawford, Alvin Inmon, Bill
Kemp, M. J. Crawford, Kenneth Sessions, Will Sidney Price, Wilbur
Black, Dr. H. W. Hoffer, Herman Hall, Earl Seale, Guy Dobbs, R. P.
Walker and Vernon Bruner.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Friday, Nov 8, 1963
- WWI Veteran
- h/o Ruth (Tinkle) Daniel married Dec 28, 1918 s/o Theophilus Smith Daniel, Sr.
& Leila Marten (Wiesner) Daniel
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Ruth (Tinkle) Daniel
Feb 13, 1898 - Oct 22, 1972
Mrs. Daniel
KERENS—Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Presbyterian
Church in Kerens for Mrs. Ruth Tinkle Daniel, 74, who died Sunday in
Kerens. Rev. J.K. Story officiated, and burial was in
Kerens City cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, a son, two grandchildren, one
great-grandchild, two brothers and a sister.
Notes:
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Mrs. R. T. Daniel
KERENS—Mrs. Ruth Tinkle Daniel, 74, died in Kerens on Sunday in her home where she had lived since 1918.
She was born in Corsicana and moved to Kerens when she married in 1918. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Kerens.
Services will be at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Kerens with the Rev. J. K. Story officiating. Service arrangements will be made by Paschal Funeral Home of Kerens. Burial will be in the
Kerens City cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jane Woska of Dallas; one son, Jerry A. Daniel, Jr., of Corpus Christi; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Elton Tinkle of Corsicana and Clifford Tinkle of Hamilton; and one sister, Mrs. Carey King of Dallas.
Pallbearers will be D. F. Fields, Keith Fields, Dwayne Crawford, Ted Red, M. J. Crawford and Charles Blissett.
Notes:
Theophilus Smith Daniel, Sr.
Sep 24, 1851 - May 15, 1933
PIONEER MERCHANT OF KERENS DIED AT HOME THERE MONDAY
T. S. DANIEL WAS ONE OF EARLIEST SETTLERS OF EAST NAVARRO COUNTY
KERENS, May 16.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for T. S. Daniel, age 81
years, who died at his home here at about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon
following a stroke of paralysis Monday morning, were held from the
family residence at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. The services were
conducted by Rev. Joe Everheart, Presbyterian minister. Burial was
in the Kerens cemetery.
Mr. Daniel was one of the pioneer settlers of the Kerens community.
He was a native of Alabama but came with his parents to Wadeville
before Kerens was founded. He established one of the first general
merchandise stores in Kerens and thereafter took an active part in
the activities of the community.
He was one of the largest land owners in the eastern section of the
county. He had been retired from active business for several years
and devoted his time to seeing after his vast estate.
Surviving are his widow, three sons, Joe M. Daniel, Abilene; T. S.
Daniel, Jr. Kerens; Jere Daniel, Kerens; two daughters, Mrs. Dale
Owen, Kerens; Mrs. John Beck, Denton, and six grandchildren.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tuesday, May 16, 1933
Submitted by Diane Richards
FROST NEWS.
FROST, May 18.—(Spl.)--Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Simms and F. E. Dickson
attended the funeral of T. S. Daniel of Kerens Tuesday. Mr. Daniel
was the father of Mrs. John C. Beck, formerly of this city.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Friday, May 19, 1933
- h/o Lelia Marten (Wiesner) Daniel Married Dec. 1878 in
Navarro County, Tx. s/o Josiah Goodson “Squire” Daniel and
Martha Ann (Smith) Daniel buried in Jimmerson Cemetery
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Theophilus Smith Daniel, Jr.
Sep 23, 1890 - Jul 9, 1956
Tuesday Services For T. S. Daniel
F\Funeral services for T. S. Daniel, 66, Trinidad merchant, who died
in the Henderson County Memorial Hospital at Athens Monday morning,
were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Trinidad Methodist church. The
rites were conducted by Rev. E. J. Davis, pastor. Burial was in the
family plot in the Kerens
cemetery. He had been mayor of Trinidad
since that community was incorporated 18 months ago.
Surviving are his wife of Trinidad, two sons, Jack Daniel,
California, and Theo Daniel, Jr., Athens; mother, Mrs. Lelia Daniel,
two brothers, Joe M. Daniel and Jerry Daniel, and two sisters, Mrs.
Dale Owens and Mrs. John Beck, all of Kerens.
Pallbearers were C. G. Ellis, J. F. Woolf, G. W. Halcomb, Grady
Harkins, W. H. Clark, Murlin Jordan, Harold Stanfield and H.
Ridgeway. Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tuesday, July 10, 1956
- 1st wife Anna (Hervey) Daniel –Douglas 2nd Bama (Banks)
Daniel s/o Theophilus Smith Daniel, Sr. and Lelia Marten
(Wisner) Daniel
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Theophilus Smith "Theo"
Daniel, III
May 6, 1917 - Sep 28, 2012
A memorial service for Theo S. Daniel, III, 95, Athens is
scheduled for 2:00 P M Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Carroll-Lehr
Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lynette Solomon officiating.
Theo died Friday, September 28, 2012 in Athens.
He was born May 6, 1917 in Kerens to the late Theophilus Smith
Daniel, II and Anna Hervey Daniel.
Theo graduated from Kerens High School then Texas A & M University
with a degree in Landscape Architecture. He was drafted into the U S
Army in 1941. Theo owned the oldest continually operated nursery in
the United States. Mr. Daniel held 5 patents on his creations of
Yaupon Holly. He was chairman of Henderson County Historical
Commission 30 years and post commander of American Legion 10 years.
Theo was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was an author and
published 6 books .
Theo is preceded in death by his loving wife Ila Marie "Trixie"
Carnes Daniel, granddaughter Cortni Clemente,
Survivors are daughter Patti Clemente and grandson Chad Clemente,
sister in law Sandra Price, brother in law, John Price, all of
Athens.
Notes:
James Franklin Dennis, Jr.
Oct 15, 1947 - Jan 23, 1950
Boy Plays Hard Then Dies; Is First Traffic Death of 1950
James Franklin Dennis, Jr., 2 1-2, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Franklin Dennis, 209 West Twelfth avenue, died in the P. And S.
Hospital Monday from head and other injuries sustained at his home
shortly after 3 p.m.
C. L. Petty, 207 West Twelfth avenue, next-door neighbor,
accidentally backed over the child in the drive-way, according to R.
L. Brown, policeman, who investigated the mishap. The officer termed
the incident an unavoidable accident.
The father is a city fireman.
The child was rushed to the hospital in a Griffin ambulance, where
he died a half hour later.
This is the firs traffic fatality in Navarro county for 1950.
The child’s death is the second one in this neighborhood recently.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Petty died at the family home two
weeks ago.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Corley Funeral
chapel with interment in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the North Corsicana
Methodist church.
Surviving are the parents, a brother, Charles R. Dennis, Corsicana,
and grandparents, Eli Dennis, Corsicana, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Absher, Fort Worth, and other relatives.
Notes:
Corporation Court.
Officer Brown investigated an accident at 207 West Twelfth avenue
where a car driven by C. L. Petty, same address, fatally injured
James F. Dennis, 2 1-2 years old. Police said Petty was backing into
his drive when the accident occurred. The boy was taken to the P.
and S. Hospital in a Griffin ambulance.
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tuesday, January 24, 1950
Submitted by
Diane Richards
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to our many friends and
neighbors who were so kind to us and who helped us during the recent
misfortune when our son and brother passed from this world. The
kindness extended will never be forgotten.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dennis and Family.
Notes:
Arlie Roy Dobbs
May 12, 1890 - Jul 4, 1948
KERENS RITES HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ARLIE R. DOBBS
KERENS, July 5.—(Spl.)—Funeral for Arlie R. Dobbs, 58, Kerens
blacksmith and welder, were held here Monday afternoon with Stockton
Funeral Home in charge.
Dobbs, resident here since 1898, died Sunday afternoon at the family
home in North Kerens. He had been ill for some time.
Final rites were said by the Rev. M. O. Cheek of Waco, former pastor
of the First Baptist church in Kerens. Burial was in the Kerens.
Burial was in the Kerens
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Pearl Collins; a son,
Bobby Dobbs; his father, J. S. Dobbs; and four brothers, Guy and
Carlton Dobbs, of Kerens; Pick Dobbs of Arlington and Amos Dobbs of
Gainesville.
Dobbs was born in Houston, Miss., in 1890, and with his family moved
to Texas when he was two years old.
Notes:
Eula (Jackson) Dobbs
Feb 27, 1903 - Mar 25, 1947
RITES WEDNESDAY FOR KERENS WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH
Funeral services for Mrs. M. Carlton Dobbs of Kerens, aged 44 years,
fatally injured in an automobile-streetcar collision in Dallas
Tuesday morning, were held from the First Baptist church at Kerens
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The services were conducted by Dr.
E. R. Page, pastor of the church. Interment was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Surviving are her husband; a son, Curry Dobbs; two grandchildren,
mother, Mrs. Will Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Guy Dobbs and Misses
Violet and Oma Jackson, all of Kerens; four brothers, Lester
Jackson, Beaumont; Ernest Jackson, Kerens; Earl Jackson, Killeen,
and Leonard Jackson, Alaska, and other relatives.
Mrs. Dobbs’ daughter-in-law, Mrs. Curry Dobbs, and the two
grandchildren were injured in the accident and were treated at
Parkland Hospital, Dallas.
Corley Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
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KERENS WOMAN IS FATALLY INJURED
IN DALLAS WRECK
Mrs. M. Carlton Dobbs of Kerens, aged 44 years, was fatally injured
in Dallas Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock when the automobile in which
she was riding figured in an accident involving a streetcar
according to information received here shortly after noon.
Her daughters-in-law, Mrs. Curry Dobbs, Kerens, and two children of
the younger Mrs. Dobbs, Ruth Lorraine, about four and six-months old
son, are in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, but the extent of their
injuries was not immediately available in Corsicana. Details of the
accident are not known here.
Surviving are her husband, son, two grandchildren, mother, Mrs. Will
Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Guy Dobbs and Misses Violet and Oma
Jackson, all of Kerens; four brothers, Lester Jackson, Beaumont;
Ernest Jackson, Kerens; Earl Jackson, Killeen, and Leonard Jackson,
Alaska and other relatives.
Funeral arrangements had not been perfected at press hour Tuesday
afternoon.
Corley Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Charity (Marshall) Donahoo
Dec 13, 1886 - Dec 22, 1962
Mrs. Donahoo Dies Saturday
KERENS, Dec. 22 (Spl.) –Mrs. John A. Donahoo died Saturday morning
at the Masonic Home for the Aged in Arlington, Texas. Funeral
services will be held from the Inmon Funeral Home chapel here Sunday
at 2 p.m. and burial will be in the
Kerens Cemetery. Rev. Burt
Gillis will officiate.
Mrs. Donahoo is survived by a daughter, Mrs. L. S. (Tiny) Keen of
Arlington, former Corsicana resident; two granddaughters and a
number of great grandchildren.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Saturday, Dec 22, 1962
- mother of Zelpha Lucille (Donahoo) Keen
- w/o John Henry Donahoo d/o Crawford Marshall and Drucella
(Padgett) Marshall
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Mary Tee (Mackey) Downing
Jun 17, 1870 - Apr 25, 1950
Mrs. M. T. Downing Funeral Services Held Wednesday
KERENS, April 26—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Tee Downing,
79, were held Wednesday afternoon from the First Methodist church
here. The rites were conducted by Rev. Fred Moore, Greenville
Baptist minister, assisted by Rev. Milton O. Davis, pastor of the
First Baptist church here.
Mrs. Downing died Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.
G. Johnson, on Highway 31.
A native of Arkansas, Mrs. Downing had resided here since 1889. She
was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Lewis Downing, Andrews, and Charlie Downing,
Dumas; three daughters, Mrs. Henry Dooley, Quinlan; Mrs. A. T.
Williams, Winters, and Mrs. Johnson, Kerens; six brothers, two
sisters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Dwain Crawford and Jim Bob Ivey, both of Kerens;
Garth Dooley, Quinlan; Melvin Ray Williams, Winters; Roy Smith, Lone
Oak and Marvin Medlin, Greenville.
Stockton Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Robert Jackson Dowis
Jun 30, 1877 - Oct 8, 1955
R. J. Dowis Dies Here Saturday; Rites At Kerens
R. J. Dowis, 78, of 107 Boyd avenue, died Saturday at Memorial
Hospital after a brief illness. He was a former resident of Kerens.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Chester Kyser of Corsicana,
Mrs. Buddy McClung, Mrs. P. J. Harper and Mrs. Pauline Fite, all of
Dallas; and one brother, Pete Dowis of Jonesboro, Ark.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Inmon Funeral
Chapel in Kerens with Rev. Frank Gillham, pastor of the Kerens First
Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the
Kerens Cemetery.
The Masonic Lodge will be in charge of graveside services.
Inmon will direct.
Notes:
Emma Mae (Herd) Duncan
Jan 26, 1909 - Jul 13, 1965
Mrs. Duncan Of Houston Dies
KERENS, July 16 (Spl) –Mrs. Clyde Duncan, 56, native of Kerens, died
in Houston Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held from the Paschal Chapel Saturday at 10
a.m. with burial in the City
cemetery. The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Don Walker, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are her husband of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Delores
Scroton, California, and Mrs. Leila Riddle, San Angelo; mother ,
Mrs. Ellie Herd, Houston, a sister, Mrs. Ella Paul, Fort Worth; a
brother, Ernest Herd, Houston; three grandchildren and other
relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Wade Alexander Duncan, Jr.
Dec 14, 1881 - Dec 10, 1952
Thursday Rites For W. A. Duncan
KERENS, Dec. 11—(Spl.)—Funeral services for W. A. Duncan, 70,
retired farmer, who died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning,
were held from the First Baptist Church Thursday at 3 p.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor, and Rev. R. C.
Linder, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
A native of Tennessee, Duncan had resided here 54 years. He was a
member of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; a son, Eddie Duncan, and a
daughter, Mrs. Floyd Radney, both of Houston; a sister, Mrs. I. D.
Tomlin, McAllen, and two grandchildren.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Jefferson Perry Earley
Oct 13, 1917 - Oct 29, 1951
J. P. Earley Dies From Accident
KERENS, Oct. 30.—(Spl.)—J. P. Earley, 34, formerly of Kerens, died
in Houston Monday as the result of an accident while he was at work
with a construction concern.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church here at
11 a.m. Wednesday with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor, assisted by
Rev. R. C. Linder, Presbyterian minister.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Louise Earley; a son, Jerry Ross Earley
and a daughter, Judy Ruth Early, Kerens; and two brothers, Robert
and Norwood Earley, both of Kerens, and other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Jewel Irene (Huggins) Earley
Jul 6, 1898 - May 7, 1961
Mrs. Earley Rites Monday
KERENS, May 8, (Spl.)—Mrs. Jewell Earley, 62, wife of P. J. Earley,
native Texan, died in the Navarro Clinic Sunday following a several
weeks’ illness. She had resided in Kerens most of her life.
Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Missionary
Baptist church, of which she was a member. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Woodrow Ivy, pastor, assister by
Rev. Bill Foster, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Earley was a member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah lodges.
Surviving are her husband of Kerens; two sons, Robert and Norwood
Earley, both of Kerens; two brothers, R. J. Huggins, Kerens, and
Tarver Huggins, Jonesboro, Ark.; six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Lester Shelton, Roland Shelton, Brack Shelton, T.
M. Shelton, Doug Howell and J. L. Whorton, Jr.
Inmon directed.
Notes:
Perry Jefferson Earley
Dec 28, 1892 - Oct 27, 1972
Killed in Car Wreck Friday
KERENS—Terry J. Earley, 79, Kerens city water plant pumper, was
killed when his car was struck broadside by another car about 3:30
p.m. Friday as he pulled onto Hwy 31 coming in from the lake road a
mile and a half east of Kerens. Two occupants of the other car
received minor injuries and were dismissed following emergency room
treatment at Memorial Hospital.
They are Virgil T. Brown, 18, Rt. 3, Tyler, driver of a 1963
Chevrolet, and his passenger, Clinton E. Warren, 20, Rt. 1, Winona.
Investigating Highway Patrolman Larry McCaig said Earley was headed
north on the lake road, stopped at its intersection with Hwy. 31,
then drove across the eastbound land preparatory to turning left and
probably didn’t see the approaching car.
Extensive damage resulted to the left side of his 1958 Chevrolet and
the front of the 1963 Chevrolet.
Funeral services for Earley will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Paschal
Funeral Home with the Rev. Woodrow Ivey, Fairfield Baptist minister,
and the Rev. Olan Boles, pastor of the Kerens Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in
Kerens City cemetery.
A native of Mississippi, he had been a Kerens resident for 73 years
and was a member of Missionary Baptist Church of Kerens.
He is survived by two sons, Robert and Norwood Earley, both of
Kerens, six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers,
W. A. Earley of Angus and L. V. Earley of Kerens; and two sisters,
Mrs. H. E. Bell of Kempner and Mrs. Tip Tendel of Longview.
Pallbearers will be Weldon Curley, Leroy Reed, Harlan McQuary, B. F.
Seale, Dwayne Crawford and Ralph Sawyer.
Notes:
Correction:
A news story Sunday, Oct. 29 concerning a fatal automobile accident
near Kerens incorrectly listed the victim’s first name as Terry, it
should have been Perry J. Earley, 79, the family notified The Daily
Sun today. The Rev. E. E. Sipes assisted the Rev. Olin Boles in
officiating rather than the Rev. Woodrow Ivey whose name was
supplied by the funeral home.
Notes:
Virgil Lee Earley
May 8, 1891 - Aug 23, 1973
V. L. Earley
KERENS—Funeral services for Virgel L. Earley, 81, retired farmer who
died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital in Athens, are to be at 2 p.m.
Friday at the Paschal Funeral Home. The Rev. Olen Boles, pastor of
First Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in the
Kerens City cemetery.
He had been a resident of Kerens for 80 years and was a Baptist.
Surviving are one son, Aubrey Earley, Kerens; three daughters, Mrs.
Harvey Parks of Chandler, Mrs. R. C. Kuykendall of Dallas, and Mrs.
C. F. Patterson of Robert Lee, Texas; one brother, W. A. Earley of
Angus; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Bell of Kempner, Texas, and Mrs. H.
C. Tendall of Longview; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Windall Earley, L. T. Cooper, Marlin Earley, D.
W. Hawkins, Roy G. Hawkins and Riley Tippen.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thursday, April 26, 1973
- 1st wife Ethel Mae (Hawkins) Earley 2nd Rosa Lee (Alexander)
Colvin-Earley s/o Elijah A. Earley and Mary Jane “Mollie”
(Smith) Earley
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Rosa Lee (Alexander) Colvin-Earley
May 6, 1889 - Jul 24, 1957
Mrs. Earley Of Kerens Expires
KERENS, July 25—(Spl.)—Mrs. Rosa Lee Earley, 68, died in Memorial
Hospital Thursday morning following a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church Friday
at 3 p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
A native of Alabama, Mrs. Earley had resided here 41 years.
Surviving are her husband, V. L. Earley, Kerens; a son, Paul Colvin,
Ennis; three daughters, Mrs. R. C. Kuykendall, Royce City; Mrs.
Fermon Patterson, Freer, and Mrs. Cecil Smith, Kerens; a step-son,
Aubrey Earley, Kerens; a step-daughter, Mrs. Harvey Parks, Chandler;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Burnett, Kemp, and Mrs. Willie Anthony, Byrd;
a brother Paul Alexander, Dallas, and other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thursday, July 25, 1957
- 1st husband Jessie James Monroe Colvin 2nd husband Virgil
Lee Earley d/o William Hamilton Alexander and Sallie (Hughes)
Alexander
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Isaac Madison Ellett
Jul 11, 1858 - Oct 22, 1952
Powell Pioneer Rites Thursday
I. M. Ellett, 94, long-time resident of Powell, died in the Navarro
Clinic Wednesday afternoon following an illness since Saturday.
Funeral services were held at the Powell Methodist church Thursday
at 3 p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the North
Corsicana Methodist church; Rev. J. F. Adams, Methodist minister,
and Rev. W. Cecil Taylor, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist
church.
A native of Huntsville, Ala., he came to Texas and settled near
Waxahachie in 1892, moving to Navarro county two years later. He had
made his home at Powell since 1907. He was born July 11, 1858.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. E. R. Wright and Mrs. L. L.
Wright, both of Powell; Mrs. J. M. Carr, Corsicana, and Mrs. Bable
Wilkinson, Lubbock; three sons, J. B. Ellett, Dallas; W. F. Ellett,
Powell, and J. I. Ellett, Corsicana; 12 grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Charles Kent, O. L. Bancroft, C. O. Curington,
Fritz Kenner, Harvel Ward and Andy Bolin.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Johnnie Elizabeth (Jacobs) Ellett
Oct 17, 1862 - Apr 25, 1941
MRS. I. M. ELLETT DIED AT POWELL HOME ON FRIDAY MORNING
RITES FOR MOTHER OF CORSICANANS WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. I. M. Ellett, aged 78 years, died at the family home in Powell
Friday morning at 2 :45 o’clock after a several days illness.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
from the Powell Methodist church. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. C. C. Sessions, pastor
of the Kerens Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. R. Fletcher,
Baptist minister of Corsicana.
A native of Alabama, Mrs. Ellett came to Texas many years ago. The
family resided at Chatfield before moving to Powell 35 years ago.
Surviving are her husband of Powell, to whom she was married 58
years ago in Alabama; three sons, J. I. Ellett of Corsicana and Fred
and Benson Ellett, both of Powell; four daughters, Mrs. E. R. Wright
and Mrs. L. L. Wright both of Powell; Mrs. J. M. Carr, Corsicana,
and Mrs. Mable Wilkinson, Navarro county clerk, Corsicana; 12
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The county clerk’s office will be closed Saturday afternoon.
Pallbearers will be W. W. Farmer, E. K. Howell, J. N. Eaton, M. D.
Allsup, Robert B. Moore, James Wilkinson, James Ellett and Douglas
Magee, grandsons.
Corley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Raymond Conrad Floyd, Sr.
Nov 16, 1896 - Nov 10, 1963
Raymond Floyd Expires Sunday
KERENS, Nov. 11, (Spl.)—Raymond Floyd, 66, retired taxi operator at
Houston, native of Kerens, died in Methodist Hospital in Houston
Sunday following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held from the Inmon Chapel Tuesday at 2
p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Elton Taggart, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church in
Houston, and Rev. Don Walker, pastor of the First Baptist church
here.
Surviving are his wife of Houston; a son, Raford Floyd, San Antonio;
a daughter, Miss Christine Floyd, Houston; three brothers, Urban
Floyd, Athens; Dwain Floyd, Victoria, and Clinton Floyd, Dallas;
three sisters, Misses Ima Lee and Zura Floyd both of Corsicana and
Mrs. Thelma Fluker, Ennis; three grandchildren and other relatives.
Notes:
Jacob Arthur “Jake” Floyd
Mar 7, 1873 - May 7, 1938
Sick and Convalescent.
Jake Floyd of Kerens, who has been in ill health for some time was
reported in a serious condition Monday following another stroke of
paralysis. Deputy Sheriff Jack Floyd went to the bedside of his
father Monday morning.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Monday, January 31, 1938
Submitted by Diane Richards
JAKE FLOYD OF KERENS DIED ON SATURDAY MORNING
Jake Floyd, about 66 years, long-time resident of the Kerens
community, died Saturday morning at 8:45 o’clock at his home
following a lingering illness.
Funeral arrangements had not been learned her early Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Floyd was a rural mail carrier out of the Kerens post office for
a number of years and was well-known in East Navarro county.
Surviving are his wife, Kerens; four sons, two daughters, several
grandchildren; a brother, Lee Floyd, Kerens; a sister, Mrs. Jim
Inmon, Kerens, and other relatives, one son, Deputy Sheriff, Jack
Floyd, resided in Corsicana.
Notes:
J. A. FLOYD BURIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON KERENS CEMETERY
KERENS, May 9, --(Spl.)—Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock at the First Methodist church for J. A. Floyd, aged 63,
who died at his home here at an early hour Saturday morning after a
lingering illness.
Deceased was born on March 7, 1873, at Long Prairie, and had spent
his entire life in Kerens and vicinity. He was married to Miss
Veatrice Matthews in January, 1893. To this union were born nine
children, one of whom passed away a number of years ago. Surviving
are the wife, and widow, an aged mother, one sister, Mrs. J. N.
Inmon, one brother, Lee Floyd, both of Kerens, and the following
children, Raymond, Clinton, Ima Lee, and Zara Floyd of Kerens; Mrs.
W. A. Fluker, Ennis, Dwain Floyd, Victoria; Urban Floyd, Houston,
and Jack Floyd, deputy sheriff, of Corsicana.
Mr. Floyd, familiarly known to all as “Jake” was rural mail carrier,
almost 30 years, having been one of the first carriers, when route 3
was established, using a horse and buggy or riding horse back,
before automobiles came into general use. Ill health forced his
retirement only a few years before the allotted thirty-year period
expired.
Services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Wilkins, pastor of the
Methodist church of which deceased was an active member until his
last illness. Rev. M. O. Cheek, pastor of the Baptist church,
assisting minister, read from Paul’s second letter to Timothy, and
gave the opening prayer, after which the pastor gave a short eulogy
on the life of Mr. Floyd, and spoke consolingly to the bereaved.
Interment was in the Kerens cemetery, and was under the direction of
the P. N. Stockton Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Lon Holt, W. G.
Johnson, H. A. Quaite, Herschel McCown, Jack Reed, and O. J. Inmon.
Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family.
Noted among the large contingent of out-of-town people here for the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Kestler Bradley, Rice; Mr. And Mrs. W. M.
Cooper, Waco; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harvey, Dallas; W. G. Ivey,
Richland; Mrs. Dee Maddox, and two daughters, and son, Bud Maddox,
Mexia; Mr. and Mrs. Denton Hutson, Penelope; Mrs. A. Venable,
Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fluker and children, Ennis; Mrs. F. M.
McAlester, Ennis and the following from Corsicana; Mrs. and Mrs.
Rufus Pevehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Pevehouse, Allen Calloway, Bruce
Nutt, W. G. Dickson, Alton Bradley, Miss Kitty Cherry, MR. and Mrs.
Roy Neese and children, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hays; Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Hooks, Cleo Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Rector, Mrs. George White,
Julius Jacobs, Dave Daniel, Mr. John Blair, Miss Ethel Inmon.
Notes:
Ima Lee Floyd
Apr 11, 1904 - Dec 19, 1963
Ima Lee Floyd Dies Thursday
Miss Ima Lee Floyd 59, native of Kerens, died Thursday morning at
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Friday at 2
p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. N. H. Kupferle, Jr., pastor of
the First Methodist church.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss Zura Bloyd, Corsicana, and Mrs. W.
H. Fluker, Ennis; Dwain Floyd, Victoria, and C. P. Floyd, Dallas and
several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Notes:
Sallie Simmons (Kimmey) Ford
Feb 19, 1872 - Nov 29, 1952
Mrs. Sallie Ford Buried At Kerens
KERENS, Dec. 1.—(Spl.)—Mrs. Sallie Ford, 82, died in the home of a
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Smith, in Tyler Saturday morning.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from the First
Baptist church here with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Mr. Ousley of Waco and Rev. M. O.
Davis, pastor.
Prior to moving to Tyler a year ago, Mrs. Ford had made her home in
Kerens for 40 years.
Surviving are her daughter, a son, Bob Ford, Kerens; two brothers,
T. O. and B. A. Kinney, both of Quitman; a sister, Miss Louise
Kinney, Sweeney; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Edgar Martin Forehand
Jul 19, 1883 - Aug 25, 1964
E. M. Forehand Dies Tuesday
KERENS, Aug. 25 (Spl.)—E. M. Forehand, retired Trinidad
farmer-businessman, and ex-coach, died at his home Tuesday morning.
Funeral services will be held from the Inmon Funeral Chapel
Wednesday at 4 p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Bob Keene, minister of the Kerens Church of
Christ, of which Forehand was a member.
Native of Tennessee, Forehand resided here for many years before
moving to Trinidad 25 years ago.
Surviving are his wife of Trinidad; a son, Edwin Forehand, Athens;
two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Hollis Hines, C. E. Keesce, Clifton Curington,
Paul Sloan, Paul Dresser, Dr. G. H. Sanders, William Morris and Fate
Sherrill.
Notes:
Jettie Jewel (Cuthbertson) Forehand
Sep 10, 1883 - Jan 4, 1944
FUNERAL SERVICES TRINIDAD WOMAN HELD IN KERENS
KERENS, Jan. 10—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. E. M. Forehand, who
died Tuesday night at her home in Trinidad, were held at the Kerens
Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. J. W. Bailey of
Vivian, La., former pastor of the deceased was in charge of the
services, with Rev. Ruble Moore of Trinidad and Rev. J. W. Ousley of
Kerens, assisting. Members of the Trinidad and Kerens churches
formed the choir and Mrs. Vernon Tolbert sand as a solo, “God Will
Take Care of You.”
Rev. Mr. Bailey paid a merited tribute to the useful and unselfish
Christian life of Mrs. Forehand, and the beautiful floral offerings
and host of friends present for the last rites attested to the high
esteem in which she was held by her neighbors and friends.
Mrs. Forehand was born in Alma, Sept. 10, 1883. She was married in
Ennis in 1907 to E. M. Forehand and moved to Kerens soon after and
lived in Kerens until 15 years ago when she moved to Trinidad.
Surviving are her husband, one son, Edwin, and two grandchildren,
Shirley Ann and Kenneth, of Orange; one sister, Mrs. Tom McDowell of
Ennis and one brother, S. B. Cuthberson of Trinidad.
Noted among the out of town relatives and friends who attended the
funeral other than the large crowd from Trinidad, were, Mr. and Mrs.
Vechel Reese of Salem, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Walstein Smith of
Corsicana, Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter of McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
McDowell and daughters, Floy and Thelma, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McDowell of Ennis.
Notes:
Mayme Elsie (Warren) Forehand
Aug 20, 1889 - Oct 26, 1965
Mrs. Forehand Dies Tuesday, Rites Thursday
Mrs. Elsie Warren Forehand, 76, of Trinidad, died in the Navarro
Clinic Tuesday night.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Griffin
Chapel with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Asa H. Lipscomb, minister of the
Kerens Church of Christ of which she was a member, and G. R. Holton,
minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ here.
Surviving are a brother, L. M. Warren, Corsicana; a nephew, nine
nieces, a stepson, Edwin Forehand, Athens; two step-grandchildren
and five step-great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Clifton W. Curington, Charles Edward Keesee,
Hollis Hines, John Sloan, Paul Harrison Sloan, Kenneth Forehand,
Lloyd Wilson, Paul Dresser and Henry C. Lewis.
Notes:
Cerf Fort
Mar 16, 1896 - Jun 16, 1956
Kerens Services For Cerf Fort
KERENS, July 17—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Cerf Fort, 60, who died
in a VA hospital at Houston early Monday, were held from the First
Baptist church here Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Sam Martin, pastor of the Norhill
Baptist church in Houston, and Rev. Frank Gillham, pastor of the
local church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
A veteran of World War I, Fort formerly resided her.
Surviving are his wife of Houston; two sons, Charlie Fort, Houston,
and Hoyt Fort, Beaumont; five grandchildren; two brothers, Charlie
Fort, Tyler, and George Fort, Wortham; a sister, Mrs. Bellring of
Tyler, and other relatives.
Inmon directed.
Notes:
Brownie (Smith) Garrett
Jul 22, 1896 - Aug 16, 1931
Kerens Woman Died There Early Sunday
KERENS, Aug. 17.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. Lacy Garret, age
34 years, who died at the family home here at 4 o’clock Sunday
morning, will be held at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon from the
First Presbyterian church with Rev. Joe Everhart, pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in
Kerens cemetery.
Her husband, two children, and numerous other relatives survive.
Notes:
Annie Maude (Simmons) Goines
Sep 17, 1891 - Mar 12, 1976
Mrs. Goines
KERENS Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church
here for Mrs. Maude Goines, 84, who died in Athens, Friday. The Rev.
Van Houser will officiate with burial following at
Kerens City Cemetery.
A native of Kerens, Mrs. Goines was a member of the First Baptist
Church.
She is survived by three sons, L. E. Goines of Kerens, Roy L. Goines
of Athens and C. H. Goines of Kerens; one daughter, Miss Elsie Ruth
Goines; one brother, John R. Simmons of Dallas; four sisters, Mrs.
Trey Rogers of Lubbock, Mrs. Osie Possort of Beeville; Mrs. Clarence
Short of Wichita Falls and Mrs. Agnes Crowley of Dallas; nine
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Arrangements are with Paschal Funeral Home.
Notes:
Sam Lacy Garrett
Feb 6, 1895 - Aug 2, 1964
Lacy Garrett Rites Monday
KERENS, Aug. 3.—(Spl.)—Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m.
for Lacy Garrett, 69, from the Kerens Presbyterian church. Burial
was in the Kerens Cemetery, Garrett died in Memorial hospital in
Corsicana Sunday morning following an extended illness.
The rites were conducted by Rev. John McCord, Jacksonville
Presbyterian minister; Rev. Henry Wilbanks, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of which Garrett was an elder, and Rev. Eugene
E. Wood, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian church of
Corsicana.
Native of Anderson county, Garrett spent most of his life in Kerens.
He was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Garrett, Kerens; a son, Sam
Garrett, Corsicana; two grandchildren, Gene and Linda Garrett, both
of Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Nicholson and Mrs. Mossie
Smith, both of Kerens, and Mrs. Josie Carter, Athens, and a number
of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Alvin Inmon, Neal McCord, R. J. Henderson, J. P.
McClung, Wade Price, Weymon Price, Marvin Henderson and C. F.
Henderson, all nephews.
Inmon directed.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, August 3, 1964
- 1st wife Brownie (Smith) Garrett married May 2, 1917 2nd
wife Eleanor (Lanham) Garrett married Oct. 2, 1938 buried in
Calvary Cemetery, Corsicana, Tx. s/o Sam M. Garrett and Mary
Malinda “Linda” (Richie) Garrett buried at Long Prairie
Cemetery, Kerens
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Lee Ernest Gray
Jun 15, 1902 - Aug 14, 1975
Lee Ernest Gray
Funeral for Lee Ernest Gray a lifetime resident of Kerens, will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Kerens. Burial
will follow in Kerens City
Cemetery.
Gray, 73, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital. A retired farmer,
Gray was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kerens.
He is survived by his wife, Ophelia; a son, L. E. Gray, of Wichita
Falls; by two grandsons, Bill and David Gray, both of Wichita Falls,
by two aunts, and a number of cousins.
Pallbearers will be Newt Stovall, Stafford Cunningham, Billy
Shelton, Dwain Crawford, Ben Cherry and Jim Bob Ivey. Honorary
pallbearers will be Warnie Johnson, Whit Scarborough, Roland
Shelton, Corbin White and Herman Hall.
Services under the direction of Paschal Funeral Home, will be
conducted by the Rev. Van Houser.
Notes:
William Ruben Gray
Apr 26, 1876 - Sep 8, 1952
William R. Gray Rites At Kerens
KERENS, Sept. 9.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for William R. Gray, 76,
who was fatally stricken with a heart attack Monday at 5 p.m. at
Kerens, will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. from the First Baptist Church
with burial in the Kerens
Cemetery. The Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor,
will conduct the services.
Survivors include his wife, Kerens; a son, Ernest Gray, Kerens; a
brother, J. F. Gray, Tyler; two sisters, Mrs. Mellie Cartlidge,
Trinidad; Mrs. Susie Henderson, San Antonio; and a grandson, L.
E.Gray, Quanah.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Ada Mae (Finley) Gray
Jan 23, 1881 - Mar 13, 1957
Mrs. Ada M. Gray Dies Wednesday
KERENS, March 14—(Spl)—Mrs. Ada M. Gray, 76, widow of the late
William Gray of Kerens, died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday
afternoon following a short illness.
Funeral services were held from the First Baptist Church Thursday at
3 p.m. with burial in the
Kerens Cemetery. The rites were cnducted
by Rev. Odom Dyess, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Trinidad.
A native of Mississippi, Mrs. Gray had resided here since 14 years
ago.
Surviving are a son, Ernest Gray, Kerens., two sisters, Mrs. M. D.
Gann and Mrs. Guy Sessions, both of Kerens; a grandson, L. E. Gray,
Quanah; two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Fred Sessions, C. R. Sessions, Bill Kemp, Marshall
Smotherman, Whit Scarbrough, D. S. Cunningham, Drew McClung and W.
G. Johnson.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Roger Quilla Grace
Feb 24, 1893 - May 9, 1960
Hold Services For Q. Grace
Funeral services for Quilla Grace, 67, were held Wednesday at 10
a.m. from the Corley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Burke, pastor of
the Westside Baptist church, and Rev. Chester Odom, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church, conducting the final rites. Interment was in
Kerens Cemetery.
A native of Corbet, Grace died Monday in the Corsicana Hospital and
Clinic after a short illness.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Quilla Grace, Corsicana; three
daughters, Mrs. Emmett Montgomery, Dallas, Mrs. Howard Parker,
Kerens, and Mrs. Louise Melton, Corsicana; six grandchildren, one
brother, Joe Grace, Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Dollie Howard,
Paris, Tenn., and Mrs. Lottie Annis, Tulsa, Okla.
Pallbearers were J. L. McCollum, George McCaferty, Roland Harris,
Jack Hagler, Vernon Tackett and Willie Gotcher.
Notes:
Mertie Ludie (Finley) Gann
Sep 14, 1894 - Nov 23, 1970
Gann Rites Held Tuesday
KERENS (Spl)—Mrs. Mertie Finley Gann, 76, lifelong Kerens resident,
died Monday in Maywood Manor here. She was a Baptist.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Paschal
Funeral Chapel. The Rev. W. R. Stovall and the Rev. John Boyd
officiated. Burial was in the
Kerens City Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, M. D. Gann of Kerens; a daughter,
Mrs. Geraldine Worrell of Pasadena; two grandchildren, Danny and
Donna Worrell of Pasadena; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Sessions of
Olney; and several nieces and nephews.
Notes:
M. D. Gann
Oct 15, 1892 - Jun 18, 1973
KERENS—Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Paschal
Funeral Home in Kerens for M. D. Gann, 80, of Kerens, who died
Monday morning at Maywood Maynor Rest Home in Kerens.
Rev. Olin Boles will officiate, and burial will be at
Kerens City Cemetery.
He was a member of Masonic Lodge No, 236, a member of the Bazette
Baptist Church, a retired cotton ginner, and a rancher.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Worrell of Humble,
Tex.; two grandchildren, Danny and Donna Worrell of Humble; three
brothers, Abney Gann and Edgar Gann, both of Abilene, and Clyde Gann
of Edgewood; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Clayton O’Neil Johnson
Nov 3, 1921 - Nov 8, 1948
CLAYTON JOHNSON OF KERENS DIED MONDAY MORNING
KERENS, Nov. 8—(Spl)—Clayton O’Neil Johnson, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Johnson of Kerens died in Baylor Hospital in Dallas early
Monday morning after an illness of three weeks.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the First
Methodist Church in Kerens, with Rev. Carroll Thompson, the pastor,
conducting the rites. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery, with
the Masonic Lodge in charge.
Johnson was employed by the Enesco Company of Houston prior to his
illness. He had resided in Kerens almost all of his life until
several months ago. He was the husband of the former Joyce Shelton
of Kerens.
A graduate of Kerens high school and a prominent football player
while there, he attended East Texas State College at Commerce after
graduation. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and active
in Masonic work.
Survivors are the wife, parents and grandmother, Mrs. Tee Downing,
all of Kerens.
Notes:
Harriett Ione “Hattie” (Coates) Johnson
Jul 1858 - Nov 29, 1929
PIONEER RESIDENT KERENS COMMUNITY IS BURIED FRIDAY
KERENS, Dec. 6.—(Spl.)—Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Coats
Johnson, age 70 years, wife of J. C. Johnson, who died at her home
here at 1:45 o’clock Friday morning following an illness of several
weeks, were held Friday afternoon at the
Kerens cemetery at 3:30.
The services were conducted by Rev. J. U. McAfee, pastor of the
Methodist church here.
Mrs. Johnson came to Texas in 1879 and settled in Kerens, where she
has made her home since. She was married to J. C. Johnson, April 5,
1885.
Surviving are her husband, one son, Hal C. Johnson, Kerens; two
brothers, R. P. and Bruce Coats, Kerens.
Notes:
Warnie Greenlee Johnson
Jun 30, 1900 - Nov 1977
W. G. Johnson
KERENS –Services for Warnie G. Johnson, 77, resident of Kerens for
52 years, and owner of the Johnson Barber Shop since 1925, will be
at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Church in Kerens.
Johnson died in Corsicana Friday night.
Burial will be at Kerens City
Cemetery with the Revs. Glenn Jones
and Van Houser officiating. He was a member of the First Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dixie Johnson os Kerens; a sister,
Mrs. R. L. Slemmons of Lone Oak; and several nieces and nephews.
A son, Clayton Johnson preceded him in death in 1948.
Pallbearers are John Seale, Kenneth Sessions, Tillman Reed, R. J.
Henderson, Wilbur Black and Henry Atkeisson.
Masons will be in charge of graveside services and honorary
pallbearers will be the Kerens Deer Hunting Party.
Notes:
Sydney E. Johnston
Aug 26, 1873 - Aug 27, 1952
Sidney Johnston Dies At Kerens
KERENS, April 28,--(Spl.)—Funeral services for Sidney E. Johnston,
78 were held from the First Baptist church here Monday at 2:30 p.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor, and Rev. W. F.
Smith, pastor of the Kerens Methodist church.
Johnston died Sunday morning at the family home following an illness
of several months. He was born at Alvarado, Texas, August 26, 1876,
and moved to the Kerens area in 1903. He was engaged in farming
north of town until his retirement four years ago when he moved to
Kerens. He was married to Miss Mellie Sessions in 1896. There were
15 children born to this union, 10 of whom are living.
Surviving are his wife, Kerens; five sons, Roy Johnston, Roane,
Aubrey J. Johnston, Hillsboro; Milton, Jack and Cecil Johnston, all
of Kerens; five daughters, Mrs. Robert Hough, Syracuse, N.Y.; Mrs.
Murry Alsup, Powell; Mrs. Cliff Young, Dallas; Mrs. Homer Rendon and
Mrs. Buddy Sessions, both of Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. S. D.
Buchanan, Corsicana and Mrs. Milton Webb, Iredell; three brothers,
M. E. Johnston, Mineral Wells; Henry Johnston, Fort Worth, and Bob
Johnston, Meridian; 40 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Mellie Ulmer (Speed) Johnston
Feb 8, 1879 - Apr 28, 1957
Mrs. Johnston Rites Monday
KERENS, April 29—(Spl)—Mrs. Mellie Johnston, 78, widow of the late
S. E. Johnston, who died in 1952, died at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Murray Alsup at Powell Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the First
Baptist church with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Framk Gillham, pastor; Rev. Kenneth
Evenson, pastor of the First Baptist church in Powell, and Rev. D.
R. McCauley, pastor of the First Methodist church here.
Born in Covington, Miss., Mrs. Johnston had resided in Kerens most
of her life.
Surviving are five sons, Jesse, Cecil and Milton Johnston, all of
Kerens; Ray Johnston, Roane, and Aubrey Johnston, Hillsboro; five
daughters, Mrs. Homer Rendon and Mrs. C. R. Sessions, both of
Kerens; Mrs. Donie Carter and Mrs. R. H. Hought, both of Dallas, and
Mrs. Alsup, Powell; a brother, Tim Speed, Canada; a half sister and
four half-brothers, all of Florida; 41 grandchildren, 35
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Brenda R. (Nickleberry)
Gardner
Sept 25, 1961 - Dec 15, 2012
 Brenda
R. Gardner, 51, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, Dec. 15,
2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Brenda was born Sept. 25, 1961 in Port Arthur, and graduated
from Corsicana High School in
1980 and from Sam Houston State University in 1983. She
married DeShawn A. Gardner on Oct. 8, 1988. To this union
two children were born: DeShawn A. Gardner II and Brendé A.
Gardner.
Brenda began teaching in Terrell ISD where she taught for 12
years. She went on to teach in Mesquite ISD for 18 years,
where she was currently employed at Mackey Elementary.
Brenda was an active member of Lifeline Fellowship Family
Church where she served as Sunday School teacher.
She was an extraordinary, motivated, dedicated daughter,
wife, mother, sister and friend to those who knew her. She
will be dearly missed.
Brenda was preceded in death by her father, Olin Nickleberry;
and her husband, DeShawn A. Gardner.
She leaves to cherish her memory two children, DeShawn A.
Gardner II and Brendé A. Gardner; her mother, Edith
Nickleberry; one sister, Oretha Nickleberry; uncles, aunts
and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20,
2012, at Scott Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at
Lifeline Fellowship Family Church, 5301 W. Hwy 31 with the
Rev. Dairy Johnson Sr. officiating, and the Rev. Ricky
Walter as eulogist. Interment will follow at
Resthaven Memorial
Park.
Pallbearers are Corey Dargan, Ricky Walter II, Marcus Jones,
Kenneth Gardner, Lee Patrick Rice and Preston McDonald.
Arrangements by Scott Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Rickey Lee
Pate
May 21, 1959 - Dec 19, 2012
Rickey Lee Pate, 53, of Kerens passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis.
Rickey was born May 21, 1959 in Corsicana to James E. and Marjorie
Pate.
He grew up in Kerens and attended Kerens High School. Rickey worked
for over 25 years for Precinct 2 in Navarro County, most of those
years as road and bridge supervisor. Rickey loved to hunt, fish and
ride his Harley. He was also a pretty fair mechanic.
Rickey was preceded in death by his father, James E. Pate;
grandparents, Jake and Maggie Pate, and uncle, Roy D. Miller Sr.
He is survived by his sons, Chris Pate and wife Beth of Granbury,
Michael McCowan of Austin; daughter, Jennifer Pate of Kerens;
mother, Marjorie Holton of Corsicana; sisters, Debra Stroder and
Matt of Emmett, Cheree Wright and Tom Bill of Eureka; grandmother,
Polly Miller of Corsicana and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Certainly the two most important survivors were the delight of his
life, grandsons Caden Pate of Granbury and Calel Lowe of Kerens.
Visitation will be Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at
Prairie Point Cemetery with Johnny Singleton officiating.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Notes:
Hester
Crowley, Sr.
Oct 8, 1898 - Jan 20, 1942
HESTER CROWLEY DIED IN ARIZONA; BE BURIED IN KERENS
KERENS, Jan. 21.—(Special)—Hester Crowley, age about 45 years, died
in the Veterans Hospital in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services have not been announced pending the arrival of the
body, but they will be held in Kerens.
Surviving are two sons, Hester Crowley, Jr., Orange; Robert Crowley,
Longview; a daughter, Margie Esther Crowley, Oklahoma City; his
father W. L. Crowley, Kerens; a brother Elvey Crowley, Corsicana; a
sister, Mrs. Marvin Henderson, Kerens and other relatives.
Notes:
Deedie
Vester Barnett
Jun 19, 1880 - Dec 25, 1960
Dedie Barnett Rites Tuesday
KERENS, Dec. 27, (Spl.)—Dedie Barnett, 80, retired farmer, died at
his home here Sunday night following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Inmon Chapel.
Burial was in the Oak
Grove Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Foster, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
Barnett had resided practically all of his life in the Oak Grove and
Kerens communities.
Surviving are his wife, and a son, Vester Barnett, both of Kerens;
two daughters, Mrs. Charlie Kimes, Corsicana, and Mrs. Roy Jones,
Sacramento, Calif.; eight grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Tillman Reed, D. S. Cunningham, Horace Newsome,
Johnny Scott, Drew McClung and Fay Redford.
Notes:
Garrie Hortense
(Simmons) Johnston
Jul 4, 1922 - Jan 12, 2011
 Garrie
Hortense Simmons Johnston was born July 4, 1922 in Kerens,
TX., and passed away January 12, 2011 in Dallas, TX. She was
a talented musician, playing both the piano and the violin.
Her different areas of work included building airplanes
during World War 11, being homemaker, and she spent almost
30 years at Texas Instruments until her retirement in 1989.
The Johnston family would like to thank the wonderful people
at VIATS for providing hospice care for her for the past 9
months, especially her nurse, Jackqualine Hudspeth. Hortense
was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Johnston.
Survivors include her son Mark, his wife Angelia and their
children, Sydney, Shelby, Spencer and Sheridan; one great
grandchild, Greyson; one sister, Racine Miller of Corsicana;
and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive
friends at Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home from 3-5 PM, Sunday,
Jan. 16, 2011. A Funeral Service will be 11 AM, Monday,
January 17, 2011 at Lake Highlands Baptist Church, 642
Brookhurst Dr., Dallas, 75218, with interment at
Kerens Cemetery,
Kerens, TX at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, we are requesting
donations be made to Lake Highlands Baptist Church, Attn:
Direct Missions. Arrangements under the direction of
Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home, Dallas, TX. |
Notes:
- Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home Obituary
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Joe Albert Johnston d/o John H. Simmons and Febia
Garrie (Alexander) Simmons per birth record
Eugene
Jefferson Tucker
Dec 7, 1919 - Nov 21, 1995
Eugene Jefferson Tucker
Eugene Jefferson Tucker, 75, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at the
Corsicana Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery, with Farouk Qubty officiating.
Mr. Tucker was born Dec. 7, 1919 in Ennis. He was married to wife
Dorothy for 55 years.
Survivors include, wife, Dorothy Tucker of Corsicana; daughter and
son-in-laws Janice Prowell of Alvin, Pamela and Ernie Nelson of
Limestone county, Patricia and Bobby Latham of Kirvin.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- From the collection of Alva Lynn Smith
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Dorothy Ruth (York) Tucker s/o Montgomery Jefferson
Tucker and Gussie (Cuthbertson) Tucker buried at Myrtle
Cemetery, Ennis, Texas
Ada
Libby (Haynie) Hervey
Oct 20, 1880 - Jul 17, 1931
MRS. ADA HERVEY DIED FRIDAY AFTER STROKE THURSDAY
Mrs. Ada Hervey, wife of A. C. Hervey, banker at Rice, died at the
family residence in Rice Friday morning at 6:40 o’clock following a
stroke of paralysis Thursday morning and the funeral services will
be held from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice Saturday
afternoon at 4 o’clock with interment in the
Rice cemetery. The services
will be conducted by Rev. Bowman.
Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Hervey was Miss Ada Haynie. She attended
school in Corsicana and was a graduate of the Miller Select School
for Girls in the class of 1900. She was prominent in the church and
social circles of Rice and was well-known in Corsicana.
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Miss Margaret Hervey; one
son, Claude Hervey, Jr., all of Rice; one brother, Tom Haynie,
Tyler; and one sister, Ida Ham, West, Texas.,
The funeral will be directed by the Sutherland Funeral Home.
Notes:
--
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. HERVEY ARE HELD IN RICE
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Hervey, wife of A. C. Hervey, Rice,
banker, who died at the family home in Rice early Friday morning,
following a stroke of paralysis Thursday, were held from the Haynie
Memorial Methodist church in Rice Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock
with burial in
Rice cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Bowman.
Mrs. Hervey was prominent in the religious and social circles in
Rice and was well-known in Corsicana where she graduated from the
Miller Select School for Girls. Surviving are her husband, one
daughter, Miss Margaret Harvey, and one son, Claude Hervey, Jr., all
of Rice; one brother, Tom Haynie, Tyler; and one sister, Ida Ham,
West, Texas.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland Funeral home.
Notes:
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas, Our loving Heavenly Father has
taken from us our beloved Mrs. A. C. Hervey,
therefore be it
Resolved, In the death of our dear sister,
the Rice Woman’s Missionary Society has lost
a member in who by her gracious gentle life
and her faithfulness to our society, we have
suffered an irreparable loss.
That she will be missed, not only from our
society, but greater still from her home
circle, where by her queenly life she held
the affections of her husband and children.
That our church has lost a valuable member
and likewise suffers with us in the loss we
sustain.
That we bow in humble submission to the will
of our Father in Heaven knowing he doeth all
things well.
That we extend the deepest sympathy of our
hearts to the family in this sad hour that
has come to them and to us.
That a copy of these resolutions be made a
part of the minutes of the society, and that
a copy be furnished the family, the
Christian Advocate and the daily press.
MRS. J. T. CARTER,
MRS. A. R. JACKSON,
MRS. TOM FORTSON,
Committee.
Notes:
Reba Ann
Rickman
Sep 16, 1939 - Jan 4, 1944
RITES FOR LITTLE GIRL HELD AT RICE MONDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Reba Ann Rickman four year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. O. D. Rickman, who died at her home at Rice Sunday
afternoon, were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Baptist
church at Rice with Rev. Mr. Francis conducting the rites. Burial
was in the Rice cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, seven brothers, Nathan Rickman, Leon
County; Tommy Rickman, Garrett; Dean, O. D., Charles, Raymon and
George Rickman, all of Rice; two sisters, Mrs. Juanita Whitley,
California; Lavy Rickman, Rice; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Rickman, Ennis and other relatives.
Corley Funeral Home directed the arrangements.
Notes:
Wimberly McClendon Hays
Feb 6, 1897 - Jan 15, 1964
Hold Services Wimberly Hays
Graveside rites for Wimberly M. Hays, 66, Rice native, who died in
Dallas Wednesday, were held at the
Rice cemetery Saturday at
12:15 p.m.
Hays had resided at Dallas since 1920 and was a representative of
the Oklahoma Manufacturing Company, a furniture concern.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marie Hays, Dallas; a son, W. M. Hays,
Jr., Abilene; two grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Dan Boyer,
Corsicana; a brother,
Goulding Hays, Bay City, and other relatives.
McCammon directed.
Notes:
Johnson “Tom” Daniel, Jr.
May 9, 1923 - Jul 10, 1986
Johnson Daniel
Johnson “Tom” Daniel, 63, of Corsicana, died Thursday at Navarro
Regional Hospital.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, with
the Revs. Kenward Goode and Jimmy Rogers officiating. Burial will be
in Pattison Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Daniel of Corsicana; a son, Tommy
Lee Daniel of Corsicana; a daughter, Nita Daniel of Corsicana, his
mother, Laura Daniel of Corsicana; three sisters, Juanita Barrett of
Fort Worth and Ruthie Ballinger and Katie Lee Johnson of Corsicana;
and a granddaughter.
Pallbearers are Robert Owens, Clovis Weaver, Doyle Moore, Johnny
Foles, Fred Almendarez and Francis Joe Borsellino.
Honorary Pallbearer is Earl Nay.
Notes:
Minnie Jewell (Ray) Walthall
May 27, 1911 - Jul 16, 1996
Minnie Jewell Walthall
Minnie Jewell Walthall, 85, of Windom died July 16, 1996, in
Carrollton.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Chapel, with
Rev. John Miller of Emhouse Baptist Church officiating. Burial will
follow in the Pattison
Cemetery under the direction of Corley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walthall was born May 27, 1911 in Emhouse.
She is survived by her sister, Virgil “Lillian” Jackson of Barry;
five grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and one great great
grandchild.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Marvelle Theresa (Tegeler)
Cangemi
Jul 9, 1921 - Dec 6, 2012
 MARVELLE
THERESA TEGELER CANGEMI
91, of Dallas, TX passed away on December 06, 2012.
Marvelle was a 1939 graduate of Milby High School in
Houston, TX. She married Vincent C. Cangemi in 1940 and set
to pursue her desire to be a faithful, loving wife, mother
and homemaker. Alternative medicine and nutrition became a
lifelong hobby and interest. She loved books and learning
and was an avid reader on these and other subjects. She was
adventurous and liked to try new things. She enjoyed cooking
for family and friends, watching cooking shows, camping, the
outdoors, organic gardening, traveling and her family.
Marvelle was very loving, unselfish, hard-working,
thoughtful and dedicated all of her many years. She loved
the Lord and endeavored to live a life pleasing to Him. She
was greatly loved, will be missed as much, but fondly and
affectionately remembered as we look forward to our reunion
in heaven and the hope of the Resurrection. She was preceded
in death by her husband: Vincent C. Cangemi, one grandson
and one great grandson. She is survived by her daughter: Jo
Marie Knight; son: Vincent A. Cangemi; daughter & son in
law: Theresa & David King; son: Michael Cangemi; daughter &
son in law: Yvonne & Jim McDaniel; son: Jack Cangemi;
daughter: Karen Cangemi; 11 grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. The family
will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Sunday-December
09, 2012 from 5 - 7:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on
Monday-December 10, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the Chapel of
West/Hurtt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in
White Church
Cemetery, Blooming Grove (Navarro Co.), TX at 1:00 P.M.
The family requests memorials be made to the Community
Hospice of Texas, 1341 W. Mockingbird Lane, #210E, Dallas,
TX 75247. |
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