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Jesus Angel
Najera
abt 1946 - Apr 1, 2014
Jesus Angel Najera, 67, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at his residence. Graveside funeral service will be Tuesday,
April 8, 2014 at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat. Arrangements by M.R. Smith Parlor for Funerals.
Notes:
Vera
Louise (Ward) Ivie
Dec 27, 1922 - Apr 2, 2014
 Vera
Louise Ivie, 91, a lifelong resident of the Purdon
community, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014. She was born
Dec. 27, 1922 in Purdon to Sammie Cleveland and Eva Lou
Ward. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn
D. Ivie and brothers, Lloyd and Nelson Ward. Mrs. Ivie
is survived by sons, David of Purdon and Wayne and his
wife, Susie of Bryan; granddaughters, Gala Huckaby, her
husband Steve and mother Carolyn Cobb, Amy Rogers and
her husband Adam, and Betsy Fritz and her husband Brad;
great-grandchildren: Jason McCrory and his wife Beth,
Travis and Tyler Huckaby, Keith and Derek Fritz, and
Emma Louise Rogers. Mrs. Ivie is also survived by her
treasured sisters; Hazel Ivie and Alma Keele of the
Purdon community and many loved nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, April
6, 2014 at Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Leonard Ward
officiating. Pallbearers will be Bo Ivie, John Ivie,
Mike Ivie, Brad Fritz, Burt Maddox, and Adam Rogers.
Honorary pallbearers are Steve Huckaby, Jason McCrory,
Dicky Phillips, and Ricky Thomas. Interment will follow
at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat. |
Notes:
Sammie
Cleveland Ward
Jan 6, 1898 - Dec 22, 1971
Sammie C. Ward, 73, a Navarro County native, died early
Wednesday morning in Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T.F. Donald officiating. Burial
will be in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
Survivors included his widow, Mrs. Elsie Morris Ward of Eureka; two
sons, the Rev. Harold Lloyd Ward of Lufkin and Nelson Dean Ward of
Purdon; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Ivie, Mrs. Alma Bullock and Mrs
Hazel Ruth Ivie, all of Purdon; 12 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Nancy Evalue (Brown) Ward
Dec 11, 1901 - Aug 24, 1953
Friday Services For Mrs. Ward
Funeral services for Mrs. S. C. Ward, 56, of Purdon, who died in
Memorial Hospital Thursday morning, were held from the Griffin
Funeral Chapel Friday at 10 a.m.
The rites were conducted by her son, Rev. Harold L. Ward, pastor of
the Oak Grove Assembly of God church at Lufkin, assisted by Rev. A.
H. Dockray, pastor of the Purdon Assembly of God church.
Mrs. Ward was a life-long resident of Navarro county.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, the Rev. Mr. Ward, Lufkin, and
Nelson Dean Ward, Purdon; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Ivie, Mrs.
Alma Bullock and Mrs. Hazel Ivie, all of Purdon; a brother, R. L.
Brown, Corbet; six grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Jodie Ward, Eddie Ward, Luther Ward, Roy Ward,
Leonard Ward and Roy Ivie.
Notes:
Howard Eugene Faughn
abt 1928 - Apr 7, 2014
 Howard
Faughn, 85 of Kerens passed away Monday, April 7, 2014
in the Parkview Nursing Home in Athens. Visitation will
be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Paschal
Funeral Home in Kerens.
Funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, April
11, 2014 at the Paschal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Wes Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the
Kerens Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Russell Hamel, Willie Lundy, Todd Berry,
Tim Berry, Ernie Baccinelli and Clay Faughn.
Faughn is a retired pipe fitter with Union Carbide and a
veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Radney Faughn of
Kerens; daughter, Debra Faughn of Fairfield and son
Doyale Faughn of Rural Shade; sisters, Geneva Fade of
Corsicana and Teresa Berry of Pasadena; two
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and six nieces
and nephews.
Paschal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. |
Notes:
Joyce Elaine (Mynia) Pesek-Scott
abt 1941 - Apr 6, 2014
 Joyce
Elaine Scott, 72, of Mabank passed away Sunday, April 6,
2014 in the ETMC Hospital in Tyler.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014
at Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014
at the Kerens First Baptist Church with Rev. Curtis
Mathis and Rev. Wes Johnson officiating. Burial will be
in the Kerens
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Mentzer, Michael Mentzer,
Jeremy Pesek, and Richard Mentzer.
She is survived by her husband, George Scott of Mabank;
sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Carrie Pesek of
Weldona, Colo., Randy and Lona Pesek of Pensacola, Fla.
and Alvin and Marie Pesek of Redmond, Ore.; daughter and
son-in-law Charlene and Richard Mentzer of Baton Rouge,
La.; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
step-children, Debbie Talley of Corsicana, Becky Seal of
Kerens, Gina Dieterichs of Kerens, Sarah Maddox of
Brenham, John Scott of Carrollton and George Scott, Jr.
of San Antonio; sister, Jonne Dunkin of Salem, Ore.;
brothers, Marvin Mynia of Lebanon, Ore., Dennis Mynia of
Salem, Ore. and LaVerne Mynia of Rifle, Colo.; number of
nieces and nephews.
Paschal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. |
Notes:
Nobie
Lee (Martin) Bane
abt 1914 - Apr 5, 2014
 Nobie
Lee Bane, 99, of Kerens, passed away Saturday, April 5,
2014, in the Heritage Oaks Retirement Center in
Corsicana.
Mrs. Bane was a supervisor at Miller Hat Factory.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Moses Pickens
Martin and Lula Mae Brown Martin; husband, Gilmer Bane;
and one brother, Luther Martin.
Survivors include her son, Wilmer Bane of Kerens; grand
daughters, Jaye Howell of Kerens and Jennifer Bane of
Greenville; grandsons, Royce Bane of Athens and Tim Bane
of Brownwood; nine great grandchildren; four great great
grandchildren; two sisters -in-law, Faye Bane Price of
Livingston and Delores Bane of Greenville.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2014, at
Paschal; Funeral Home in Kerens.
Funeral service is schedule for 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 8,
2014, at Paschal Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wes
Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the
Kerens Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Royce Bane, Cooper Bane, Tim Bane,
Cotton Bane Steve Howell and Russ Crawford
Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home, Kerens. |
Notes:
Annie
(Moore) Carrington
Jul 19, 1888 - Jan 27, 1974
Mrs. Carrington
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at
Oakwood Cemetery for
Mrs. Annie Carrington, 85, of Dallas, who died Sunday in Dallas.
Rev. David Hale officiated.
She was a former resident of Corsicana.
Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
George
Barnett Anderson
Jul 4, 1931 - Jul 15, 1953
Corsicana Cadet, Geo. B. Anderson, Killed In Crash
Aviation Cadet George B. Anderson of Corsicana was killed Wednesday
morning when his T033 jet trainer, crashed and burned near Kopperl,
Bosque county, one mile west of Lake Whitney. He was stationed at
the James Connally Air Force Base at Waco.
The body will be returned to Corsicana from Waco for burial by the
Griffin Funeral Home. It was taken to Waco by military authorities
following an investigation at the site. Arrangements were incomplete
early Thursday afternoon pending the completion of investigation by
the Air Force.
Goes Into Spin
The Plane was a two-seater trainer and is reported to have gone into
a spin about two miles east of Kopperl and crashed about 2,000 yards
from Indian Lodge, a fishing camp at the Lake about 10:45 a.m.
Eyewitnesses earlier reported one man was seen to bail out but that
his parachute failed to open. Officials at the James Connally Air
Force Base at Waco, however, reported only one man in the plane. The
body of Cadet Anderson was removed from the smoldering wreckage.
Falls Suddenly
W. F. White, Sweetwater was reported the first to arrive at the
scene. He was fishing about 1,000 yards east of where the plane
crashed.
�The plane came from the south and was flying apparently smoothly,�
he said. �It took a nose dive, then went into a spin.�
Mrs. Harold Glenn of Kopperl was chopping weeds in her back yard
when she saw the craft fall, she lives about three miles from the
site where the plane fell.
Joe Bob Reagan, another eye-witness, who operates Indian Lodge, a
fishing camp on the west side of Lake Whitney, said the plane caught
his attention when it began to twist and turn convulsively in the
air.
�Then it went out of sight and we heard a crash. We drove down and
found the plane partially buried in the ground about one mile south
of Whitney,� Reagan said.
Reagan said the plane was scattered for about 200 yards in the
pasture.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. M. Anderson, 1120 West Collin street,
Corsicana; three brothers, M-Sgt. James P. Anderson, U. S. Air
Force, Newfoundland; Major Zane Anderson, N. S. Army, Fort Sill,
Okla., and Thomas M. Anderson, Corsicana; a sister, Miss Koleta
Anderson, Corsicana, and other relatives.
The cadet was a graduate of Corsicana High School, attended Navarro
Junior College one year and had attended the University of Texas 1
1/2 years. He had been in the Air Force about a year.
Notes:
Marion Emma (Bennett) Anderson
Sep 12, 1897 - Dec 1, 1973
Mrs. Anderson
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Marion Anderson, 76, resident of
Corsicana, who died Saturday at Memorial Hospital.
Rev. David Hale will officiate, and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a member of Northside Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, James Anderson of Nash, Tex.; Zane
Anderson of St. Paul, Minn.; a daughter, Mrs. Koleta Maynor of
Farmers Branch; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a niece,
Mrs. Elvia Garrison of Corsicana, and other nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers include Roger Victory, Travis Anderson, Robert Foley,
Robert Cason, Hoyt Moore, and Joe Bennett.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, December 3, 1973
- w/o James Pursley Anderson buried in Old Pursley
cemetery; d/o Francis Marion Bennett & Arlene (Trammel) Bennett
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Cecelia
Ellen Barnebee
Feb 8, 1956 - Apr 21, 1956
Barnebee Infant Services Sunday
Funeral services for Cecelia Elaine Barnebee, 10-week-old daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnebee, Jr., 510 North Twenty-Fifth street,
who died early Saturday, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the St.
John's Episcopal church. The rites were conducted by Rev. Fred C.
Wolf, Jr., rector of the church. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, two brothers, Jimmy and Mike, and a
sister, Jo-Hanna, all of Corsicana.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Victor
Ney Crowley, Sr.
Sep 8, 1883 - Sep 14, 1956
Victor Crowley Expires Friday
KERENS, Sept. 14�(Spl)�Victor N. Crowley, 73, retired farmer, died
at his home early Friday morning following an extended illness.
A native of Mississippi, he had been a resident of Texas since 1901.
Funeral services will be held sometime Saturday afternoon pending
the arrival of relatives.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; four sons, Art S. Crowley, San
Angelo; Clem N. Crowley, Pecos; Victor N. Crowley, Jr., U.S.A.F.,
recently of London, and Pet L. Crowley, U.S.A.F., Montgomery, Ala.;
two daughters, Mrs. S. T. Phillips, Carlsbad, N.M., and Ms. Allen
Curtis, Waco; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Patterson, Hooks, and Mrs. Ben
Crocker, Kerens; two brothers, A. L. Crowley, Yukon, Mo., and Arthur
Crowley, Morganton, North Carolina; eight grandchildren and other
relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Edward Thomas �Ed� Miller
Mar 10, 1876 - Mar 4, 1956
Ed Miller Dies At Grapeland
KERENS, March 5.�(Spl.)�Ed Miller, 80, former Kerens resident, a
retired painter, died early Sunday at his home in Grapeland.
A native of Kentucky, he spent most of his life here, residing at
Trinidad a few years before moving to Grapeland 14 years ago.
The funeral services were held Monday at 1 p.m. from the First
Baptist church with burial in the
Kerens cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Rev. Frank Gillham, pastor.
Surviving are his wife of Grapeland; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Finch,
McCamey; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Garrison, Hondo; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Charlie Korn, Morris Crawford, Earl Seale, Charles
E. Reese, Lacy Garrett and John Arnett.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Orrie Mae (Mooney) Miller
Aug 16, 1886 - Sep 24, 1961
Kerens Rites Planned For Auto Victim
KERENS, Sept. 25 (Spl.)�Funeral services for Mrs. Orrie Mae Miller,
75, a former resident of Kerens, will be held here Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Miller, a resident of Alto, Texas was killed in an automobile
accident near Alto Sunday night.
Funeral rites are planned at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the First Baptist
Church here, with Rev. Bill Foster officiating. Burial will be in
the Kerens cemetery.
A daughter, Mrs. Harold Finch, of McCamey, and a brother, Roscoe
Mooney of Alto, and other relatives survive.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Joseph
Bozeman Bradley
Jul 15, 1874 - Feb 9, 1955
Rites Thursday For J. B. Bradley
Funeral services for Joe B. Bradley, 80, of Rice, who died in
Memorial Hospital Wednesday after a brief illness, were held from
the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice. Burial was in the
Rice cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Marvin Bledsoe, Midlothian
Methodist minister.
A native of Mississippi, Bradley spent most of his life at Rice
where he was an extensive land-owner, vice president of the First
State Bank of Rice, former president of the school board, and active
in the civic and business circles of his community.
Surviving are his wife of Rice; a daughter, Mrs. Jack H. Wilder,
Wichita Falls; a granddaughter, Mrs. B. L. Bryams, Wichita Falls;
two great-granddaughters, a brother, W. W. Bradley, Gladewater; a
sister, Mrs. W. A. Perryman, Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Ernest Cummings, W. C. Mahaley, Dow Mahaley, S. B.
South, J. W. Medford and Dan Boyer.
McCammon directed.
Notes:
Fannie Emma (Bryan) Bradley
June 9, 1879 - Dec 5, 1957
Mrs. Joe Bradley Dies Thursday, Rites Saturday
Mrs. Joe B. Bradley, 78, of Rice, died in Memorial Hospital Thursday
afternoon following a several months� illness.
Funeral services will be held from the Haynie Memorial Methodist
church in Rice Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Rice cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Marvin Bledsoe, Methodist
minister of Fort Worth, assisted by Rev. Jack Daniel, pastor.
Mrs. Bradley had resided in Rice 57 years. She was the widow of the
late Joe Bradley, long-time leader in the Rice area in school, civic
and financial circles.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jack H. Wilder, a granddaughter, Mrs.
B. L. Bryans, Jr.; a great-granddaughter, Becky Bryans, and a
great-grandson, Bradley Bryans, all of Wichita Falls; a sister, Mrs.
B. O. Berry, Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be W. R. Bryan, O. E. Bryan, Joe Bryan, J. R.
Bryan, B. C. Glenn and W. M. Hayes.
McCammon will direct.
Notes:
Rush C. Green
Aug 6, 1877 - Apr 20, 1956
Retired Farmer Dies At Rice
Rush Green, 78, retired Rice farmer, was found dead in bed at his
home early Friday morning. Natural causes were ascribed as the cause
of death.
Surviving are his wife, Rice; a son, Clyde Green, Ennis; a daughter,
Mrs. Pearl Woods, Hester; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jimmie Williams,
Ennis, and Mrs. C. R. DeLord, Santiago, Cuba; a grandson, R. L.
Green, Waxahachie; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church in Rice
Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. with burial in the
Rice cemetery.
McCammon directs.
Notes:
William
Virgil McDowal
May 8, 1889 - Sep 7, 1956
Wm. V. McDowal Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Wm. V. McDowal, 67, retired Rice ginner, who
was found dead Friday morning at Rice, will be held Saturday at 3:30
p.m. from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jack Daniels, pastor. Burial was
in the Rice cemetery.
Masons will be in charge of the graveside rites and provide
pallbearers.
A native of Lamar county, McDowal had resided at Rice for a number
of years.
Walter Hayes, justice of the peace returned a coroner's verdict of
�death from gunshot wounds, self-inflicted,� following an
investigation with Deputy Sheriff Howe French, McDowal had been ill
for some time.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella Pollan McDowal, Rice; a brother,
Rufus McDowal, Amarillo, and other relatives.
McCammon will direct.
Notes:
John
Dozier Brittain
Feb 17, 1890 - Apr 3, 1956
Ennis Contractor Rites Thursday
ENNIS, April 4�(Spl)�J. D. Brittain, 66, native of Navarro county,
died in the Ennis Municipal Hospital Tuesday afternoon following a
heart attack suffered Monday.
Funeral services will be held from the Keever Funeral Chapel here
Thursday at 11 a.m. with burial in the
Rice cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Rev. Frank R. Standifer, rector of the St.
Thomas Episcopal church here.
The son of the late John and Frances Brittain, he had been a
carpenter and contractor here for the past 35 years.
Surviving are four sons, James D. (Sam) and Charlie E. Brittain,
both of Corsicana; Roy T. Brittain, Detroit, Mich., and Ewing
Brittain, Colorado; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. J. A.
Langley, Ennis and other relatives.
Notes:
Paul Ferguson
Dec 23, 1945 - Apr 7, 2014
 Paul
Ferguson, resident of Corsicana, passed away at Baylor
Medical Center in Dallas with his family and friends at
his side to be with his Father in Heaven at the age of
68. Paul was born in Madisonville, Texas to Jim Ferguson
and Lois Hall Ferguson. He married Doniece Hearn and was
drafted into the United States Army in November of 1966
and was discharged in November 1968. He retired from the
Corsicana ISD where he was a teacher at Collins Middle
School in 2011. He was a member at Calvary Worship
Center in Corsicana where he loved to sing, worship and
was a member of Southern Joy singing at church services
and events all over the country.
Paul is preceded in death by his parents Jim and Lois
Ferguson, two brothers Donnie and Willie Ferguson and a
sister Rheda Henry. He is survived by his wife Doniece
Hearn Ferguson of Corsicana; children, Cori Wossum and
husband Chris of Corsicana, David Ferguson and wife
Emily of Eureka and Hailee Ferguson of Corsicana;
grandchildren, Colton Ogburn, Gracie Ferguson and
Christopher Wossum. Paul is also survived by three
sisters, Maxine Grimes of Dallas, Jo Hillegeist of
Marquez and Melba Byers of Madisonville, and many loving
nieces and nephews. Paul also had his music family that
he loved so much; Elton Raney, Rudy Lopez and Joe Lopez
and their families.
Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at
Calvary Worship Center in Corsicana with Dr. Gary
Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at
Hamilton
- Beeman Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be
Walt Hillegeist, Brad Hillegeist, Lenson Hearn, Zane
Hearn, Scott Henry, Mark Henry, Billy Byers and Bill
Ferguson. Honorary Pallbearers will be B. J. Coker, Jack
Lewis, Ronnie Slater, David Bilbo and Edward Hearn.
Memorials may be made to the Calvary Worship Center at
1364 North Beaton Corsicana, Texas 75110 or the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home,
Corsicana. |
Notes:
Bettie
(Wood) Woods
July 14, 1855 - June 3, 1931
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Woods, aged 76 years, pioneer
resident of Corsicana and Navarro county, wife of the late James H.
Woods, who died at her home, 504 West Second avenue, Wednesday night
at 8:30 o'clock, will be held from the family residence Thursday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock with interment in
Oakwood cemetery. The
services will be conducted by Rev. J. W. Bergin, pastor of the First
Methodist church. Rev. Jeff D. Ray of Fort Worth, will assist in the
services. Her late husband, a former senator and civic leader, died
May 23, 1931.
Mrs. Woods had resided in this county for more than a half century.
Surviving are three sons, Henry Stuart Woods, Kansas City; Damon
Clinton Woods, a U. S. consul in Paris; and James H. Woods, Jr.,
Tulsa, and several grandchildren.
Special music will be furnished by a quartette composed of Mesdames
Harry Williams and Harry Blanding and H. E. Metcalf and Lloyd Kerr.
Active pallbearers will be S. M. Kerr, C. W. Taylor, F. N. drane,
Lowry Martin, James McGill, Lawrence Treadwell, A. G. Elliott and J.
N. Edens, the same pallbearers who officiated at the funeral of her
husband.
Honorary pallbearers will be friends of the family.
The funeral will be directed by the Sutherland Funeral Home.
The passing of Mrs. Woods at this time is peculiarly sad as her
husband, the Hon. James H. Woods, to whom she was a most devoted and
loving wife and companion for nearly fifty years, passed away only a
few days ago and although herself not physically strong, she had
been at his bedside during the last illness almost constantly.
Mrs. Woods was a true Mother in Israel, loved her family and home
and church and these came first and uppermost in her life. She was
known by a large circle of friends, especially among the older
people of the city and there is universal regret at her passing.
Notes:
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FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD THURSDAY FOR MRS. J. H. WOODS
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Woods, 76, who died
early Wednesday night, were held from the family
home, 504 West Second avenue, Thursday afternoon at
4:30 o�clock with interment in
Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. Wood was the wife of the late James H. Woods,
who died May 23, this year. She has been in ill
health for some time.
The services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Bergin,
pastor of the
First Methodist church here, assisted by Rev. Jeff
D. Ray, Baptist minister of Fort Worth.
Mrs. Woods had resided in Navarro county more than a
half century.
Surviving are three sons, Henry Stuart Woods, Kansas
City; Damon Clinton Woods, a U. S. consulate, Paris;
and J. H. Woods, Jr., Tulsa., and several
grandchildren.
Special music was furnished by Mesdames Harry
Williams and Harry Blanding and Lloyd Kerr and H. E.
Metcalf.
Active pallbearers were S. M. Kerr, C. W. Taylor, F.
N. Drane, Lowry Martin, James McGill, A. G. Elliott,
Lawrence Treadwell and J. N. Edens, the same
pallbearers who officiated at the funeral of her
late husband.
Honorary pallbearers were the friends of the family.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Louis
T. Daniels
Mar 30, 1905 - Jan 13, 1955
Louis T. Daniels Dies Thursday, Services Friday
Louis T. Daniels, 49, retired merchant and oil operator, died at
his home, 618 North Twenty-Fifth street Thursday afternoon
following a several months illness with a heart ailment. He had
recently returned from a several weeks stay in a Waco hospital.
He was a native of Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel Friday at
4:30 p.m. with burial in the
Hebrew cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rabbi I. J. Sarashon, Temple
Beth-El, assisted by Rabbi Joseph N. Shapiro, Congregation
Agudas Achim.
Surviving are his wife, and a daughter, Mary Lou Daniels, both
of Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. Irving Frankfort, Waco; Mrs.
Louis Goldberg and Mrs. Ben Levy, both of Corsicana, and Mrs.
Dave Kamen, Athens; two brothers, George and Albert Daniels,
both of Corsicana, and other relatives.
The Masonic Lodge will have charge of graveside rites and will
provide the pallbearers.
Notes:
May Judith (Rosen)
Goldberg
Jun 7, 1907 - Jan 22, 1956
Corsicana Rites For Mrs. Goldberg Due Late In Week
Funeral services for Mrs. May Goldberg, 47, who was killed
Sunday in the Santa Fe passenger train wreck near Los Angeles,
are scheduled at Lemon Grove, a San Diego, Calif. Suburb,
sometime Wednesday, relatives here were advised. She is the wife
of Abe Goldberg and the couple resided in Corsicana for many
years prior to moving to Lemon Grove a couple of years ago.
The body will be brought to Corsicana for services and burial,
probably sometime Friday.
Gabe Goldberg, brother of Abe Goldberg, left Carter Field
Tuesday at 6 a.m. by plane for San Diego to be with his brother,
Mrs. William Svedlow, Dallas, sister of the victim, enplaned for
California Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Goldberg had been to a gift show in Los Angeles to purchase
stock for her gift shop.
Twenty-nine people were killed and more than 100 injured.
Mrs. Goldberg was active in church, club, civic and social
circles in Corsicana and was a member of the Kinsloe House,
Pan-American Round Table, the Spanish class of the Round Table,
Hadassah, Agudas Achim Congregation and Temple Beth-El.
The rites here will be conducted by Rabbis Joseph N. Shapiro and
I. J. Sarasohn with burial in the
Hebrew cemetery.
Surviving are her husband of Lemon Grove; a brother, Maurice
Rosen, Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Svidlow, Dallas; Mrs.
Martin Horowitz, Galion, Ohio, and Mrs. Ervin Utay, Dallas, and
other relatives.
Notes:
Friday Services For Mrs. Goldberg
Funeral services for Mrs. May Goldberg, 47, fatally injured in
the Santa Fe train wreck Sunday near Los Angeles, will be held
from the McCammon Chapel Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Hebrew cemetery.
The Goldbergs resided in Corsicana for many years before moving
to Lemon Grove, San Diego, Calif., suburb, two years ago where
Mrs. Goldberg operated a gift shop. She had been to a gift show
Sunday.
The services will be conducted by Rabbi Joseph N. Shapiro of
Agudas Achim Congregation and Rabbi I. J. Sarasohn of Temple
Beth-El.
Mrs. Goldberg was active in local civic, church and club circles
and was formerly a member of Kinsloe House, Pan-American Round
Table, The Spanish class of the Round Table, Hadassab, Agudas
Achim Congregation and Temple Beth-El, and was connected with
the Day Nursery.
The remains will arrive in Dallas Thursday.
Abe Goldberg, husband of the victim, accompanied by his brother,
Gabe Goldberg of Corsicana and sister-in-law, Mrs. William
Svedlow of Dallas, will arrive home early Thursday by plane.
Surviving are her husband, a brother, Maurice Rosen, Corsicana,
and three sisters, Mrs. Svedlow, Dallas; Mrs. Martin Horowitz,
Galion, Ohio, and Mrs. Ervin Utay, Dallas, and other relatives.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wednesday, January 25, 1956 -
Submitted by Diane Richards
Friday Services For Mrs. Goldberg
Funeral services for Mrs. Abe Goldberg, killed Sunday in a train
wreck at Los Angeles, will be held from the McCammon Chapel
Friday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Hebrew cemetery. The
rites will be conducted by Rabbi Joseph N. Shapiro, assisted by
Rabbi I. J. Sarasohn.
Prior to moving to Lemon Grove, Calif., the family resided here
many years.
Surviving are her husband of Lemon Grove, Calif.; a brother,
Maurice Rosen, Corsicana, and three sisters, Mrs. William
Svidlow, Dallas; Mrs. Martin Horowitz, Galion, Ohio, and Mrs.
Ervin Utay, Dallas.
Pallbearers will be Jay Silverberg, Dean Milkes, H. Morris
Ashendorf, Max Rosenblum, Raymond J. Goldman, Julius C. Jacobs,
Irving Kamen and Wm. R. Katz, Dallas.
Notes:
Henry Levy
Aug 6, 1894 - Dec 14, 1956
Sunday Services For Henry Levy
Funeral services for Henry Levy, 62, who died Friday night in
the Veterans Administration Hospital in McKinney, were held
Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Funeral Chapel. Burial was in
the Hebrew cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rabbi Joseph N. Shapiro of
Congregation Agudas Achim.
A life-long resident of Corsicana, Levy was a member of Levy's
firm, men's clothing. He was wounded in
World War 1 and was a
Mason.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Isaac (Sonny)
Levy, Corsicana, and Bobby Levy, Houston; mother, Mrs. Annie
Levy, Corsicana, and two brothers, Albert and Moise Levy, both
of Houston and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Louie Levy, Dave Levy, Isaac K. Levy, Morris
Dreeben, Alvin Shwarts, Marvin Shwarts, Harry Kirk, Bert Stern,
Max Rosenbloom and Leon C. Levy.
Notes:
Milzes J.
Derden
Jun 1, 1867 - Jan 10, 1957
Friday Services For Miles Derden
Funeral services for Miles Derden, who died in Palestine, will
be held in Palestine Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the
Bethel cemetery. He
was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Derden, pioneer
residents of this area.
Surviving are two adopted daughters, Mrs. Leon Foultz and Mrs.
Sara Harrell; four sisters, Miss Queen Derden; Mrs. Jennie
Coates and Mrs. John R. Mays, all of Corsicana, and Mrs. Sam
Wofford, Austin, and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Friday, Jan 11, 1957
- w/o Mary Elizabeth �Bettie� (Cely) Derden married
Dec. 29, 1900; s/o William Luke Derden & Mary Amanda (Jones)
Derden
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Raphael
Levine
Dec 20, 1902 - Nov 13, 1957
Raphael Levine Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Raphael Levine, 56, motion picture
projectionist, who died in Memorial hospital Wednesday morning
of a heart attack, were held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the
McCammon Chapel. Burial was in the
Hebrew cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rabbi J. D. Spear of Temple Beth-El.
Levine had been employed at most local theatres. He had resided
in Corsicana all of his life.
Surviving are a brother, Leon (Bryan) Levine, Corsicana, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Jay Silverberg, George Daniels, Dan Garlington,
Joe Winter, Wally Levy, Albert Ashmore, Joe Vaughn and Judge
Luther A. Johnson.
Notes:
Michael Eugene Brooks
Jul 5, 1955 - Jul. 13, 1955
Friday Services For Brooks Baby
Funeral services for Michael Eugene Brooks, 8-day-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie George Brooks of Navarro Mills, were held Friday
afternoon at Younger
cemetery where interment was made. The baby died in the
Navarro clinic Thursday night.
Surviving are the parents.
The rites were conducted by Rev. L. B. Fowler, pastor of the
Navarro Mills Baptist church.
Wolfe Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Lola
(Harvill) Hayes
Jul 29, 1875 - Sep 29, 1955
Mrs. Lola Hayes Services Friday
Mrs. Lola Hayes, 80, former Navarro county resident, died
Wednesday at Abbott, Hill County.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel. Burial was in the
Younger cemetery
near Purdon. The rites were conducted by Claude B. Holcomb,
minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.
Surviving are four sons, Floyd Hayes, Abbott; Lawrence and
Eldridge Hayes, both of Corsicana, and John Hayes, Waco; a
daughter, Mrs. L. A. Griffin, Richland; two sisters, Mrs. Clara
B. Rowe and Mrs. Anna Bushnell; four sisters-in-law, 25
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Ray Dowd, Hubert Farmer, Bill Barge, Kenneth B.
Burleson, Ezra Dell Griffin, and Bill Shannon.
Notes:
Edgar
Allen Bennett
Jul 24, 1888 - Feb 18, 1956
E. A. Bennett Of Silver City Dies
Edgar Allen Bennett, 67, farmer, died in Memorial Hospital
Saturday afternoon about 5 p.m. a few minutes after he had been
admitted suffering from a heart attack. He became ill in his
home in the Silver City community.
A native of Frost, he had resided at Silver City 38 years.
Funeral services were held from the First Baptist Church in
Purdon Monday at 2 p.m. Burial was in the
Younger cemetery
near Purdon.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Charles L. Wood and Rev.
Chester L. Reames, pastor of the church. The Rev. Mr. Wood is a
former pastor of that church.
Surviving are a son, B. B. Bennett, Kerens; two daughters, Mrs.
Clarence Putman, Purdon, and Mrs. J. H. Priddy, Barry; five
grandchildren, one great granddaughter, two brothers, D. B.
Bennett, Corsicana, and H. E. Bennett, Houston, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Clarence Thomas, Elton Skinner, Morgan Davis,
DeWitt Wallace, Wayne Elrod and Glenn Womack.
Corley directed.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun - Monday, Feb 20, 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Henry
Tines Kennedy
Jul 21, 1897 - Jan 2, 1957
Henry T. Kennedy Dies In Houston
Henry T. Kennedy, 59, former Corsicana retail grocer, died
Wednesday in a Houston hospital after a 4 1-2 years� illness.
A native of Ellis county, he came to Corsicana in 1920 and was
in the retail grocery business. He had made his home in Houston
eight or nine years.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Humont
Baptist church in Houston with Rev. Paul Strother in charge.
Graveside rites and interment will be held at the
Younger cemetery at
Purdon Wednesday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife of Houston; a brother, C. E. Kennedy,
Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. P. M. Wilson, Denton, and other
relatives.
Notes:
Michael Dwayne Marlow
Mar 3, 1957 - Nov 7, 1957
Michael Marlow Services Friday
BLOOMING GROVE, Nov. 8�(Spl)�Michael Dwayne Marlow,
eight-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Marlow of Dallas,
died in his sleep early Thursday morning.
Funeral services were held from the Central Baptist Church here
Friday at 2:30 p.m. with burial in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Surviving are the parents; a brother, Tony; and a sister, Sherry
Lynn Marlow, all of Dallas; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Marlow and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Venable, all of Dallas; a
great-grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Hunt, Blooming Grove, and other
relatives.
McCormick Funeral Service directed.
Notes:
Reuben
Rowe Smith
Mar 27, 1912 - Sep 13, 1956
Reuben Smith Dies In Dallas
KERENS, Sept. 14�(Spl)�Reuben Smith, 44, Dallas, died in Baylor
Hospital in Dallas Thursday night.
A native of Kerens, he had been a Dallas resident 14 years and
was employe of the Chance-Vought Aircraft Corporation.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from the
First Methodist church in Kerens. Rev. M. B. Howell and Rev. B.
R. McCauley will officiate. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
Inmon Funeral Home will conduct.
Surviving are his wife of Dallas; two sons, Vernon Smith,
Athens, and Jack Smith Dallas; a daughter, Linda Smith, Dallas;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith, Athens; three brothers, Emitt
Smith, Athens; Sharrott Smith, West Point, Ga., and Charlie
Smith, Lubbock; a sister, Mrs. Jack Fite, Athens, and other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Friday, Sep 14, 1956
- 1st wife Geraldine Elaine (Morgan) Smith 2nd Anna
Claudene (Melton) Smith; s/o Charles Edker "Charlie" Smith
& Lennie A. (Sheets) Smith
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Charles Edker "Charlie" Smith
Dec 14, 1875 - Aug 10, 1962
C. E. Smith, 87, Dies Friday
KERENS, Aug. 10 (Spl.) - Charlie E. Smith, 87, farmer Kerens postmaster, died at his home in Athens early Friday morning
following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist church here Saturday at 4 p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
A native of Bazette, he spent most of his life in Kerens, moving to Athens 16 years ago when he retired as postmaster here. He was first
appointed postmaster in 1906 and later was renamed, retiring 16
years ago and having served approximately 30 years.
Surviving are his wife of Athens, the former Miss Linnie Sheets, to
whom he was married in 1900; three sons, Emmitt Smith, Athens;
Charles Smith, Lubbock, and Sharott Smith, West Point, Ga.; a
daughter, Mrs. Jack Fite, Athens; a sister, Mrs. Arch Hardaway,
Corsicana; nine grandchildren including Vernon Charles Smith who was
reared in his grand-parents home, and three great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
David Uriah Langston, Jr.
Aug 13, 1875 - May 1, 1956
Thursday Rites For D. U. Langston
Funeral services for D. U. Langston, 81, former minister and retired
farmer, who died Tuesday following an extended illness, were held
Thursday at 3 p.m. from the Missionary Baptist church. Burial was in
the Kerens cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Rev. Riley E. Dale, pastor of the church.
A native of Mississippi, he came to Texas when 13 years of age.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. G. Crawford, Corsicana; Mrs.
H. F. Rooks, New London; Mrs. Addie Anderson, Moore, Okla., and Mrs.
H. N. Stoffregen, Waco; a son, E. N. Langston, Blanchard, Okla.; 21
grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, three
great-great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Green.
Pallbearers were Frank Leathers, J. C. Stover, Lee Russell, Jake
Cook, D. M. Wyatt and W. E. Percival.
Corley directed.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light - Friday, May 4. 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Mary
Lucille Speed
Jul 29, 1915 - Apr 21, 1956
Burns Fatal For Kerens Woman; Services Sunday
KERENS, April 23�(Spl.)�Miss Lucille Speed, 41, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Speed, died in Memorial Hospital in Corsicana Saturday
night of burns suffered Saturday morning at the family home when her
clothing became ignited from a gas stove.
Funeral services were held from the family home Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
Burial was in the Kerens
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Jack Bush, assistant pastor of the
First Methodist church in Temple, formerly band director here; Rev.
D. R. McCauley, pastor of the First Methodist church, and Rev. Frank
Gillham, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are the parents of Kerens; a brother, G. W. Speed,
Shreveport; grandfather, Buck McClung, Kerens and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Joe Arnett, George Arnett, Wayne Kittley, W. L.
Bain, Jr., W. A. Price and Neal Holloway.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Wyatt
Osborne Jennings
Jul 17, 1881 - Apr 12, 1956
W. O. Jennings Dies At Kerens
KERENS, April 13�(Spl)�W. O. Jennings, 75, life-long resident of
this community, died at his home here Thursday night following an
extended illness. He was a retired carpenter.
Funeral services will be held from the Inmon Chapel Saturday at 2
p.m. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Frank Gillham, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ava Sheppard, Kerens, and Mrs.
Margaret Burdon, Pasadena; eight sons, Oddie Jennings, Terrell; Roy
Jennings, Pasadena; Robert and H. R. Jennings, both of Kerens; Reese
and Jack Jennings, both of Fort Worth; Milton Jennings, Carrollton,
and Joe Jennings, El Paso; 23 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Clyde Westbrook, Joe Baker, Robert Earley, Alton
Earley, Byron Scarbrough, and T. G. Griffin.
Notes:
Tincy Valentine (Gardner)
Stone
Feb. 14, 1901 - Mar. 11, 1970
Mrs. Stone Service Set
Mrs. E. C. Stone, age 69, a native of Comanche County, Tex., died
Wednesday in Big Springs. She resided in Navarro where she was a
member of the Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by five sons, Edgar of Corsicana, Richard of Eureka,
Milton of Terrell, James Garvin of Lolita, and Elmer Marvin of
Victoria; two daughters, Mrs. A. Poe of Corsicana and Miss Martha
Louise Stone of Rusk; four grandchildren; one brother, Alma Gardner
of Odessa; and one sister, Mrs. Julia Woods of Breckenridge.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel with interment at
Black Hills.
Notes:
Garrett Alexander "Bud"
Lockhart
Feb 12, 1887 - Jan 15, 1956
Bud Lockhart Rites Monday
G. A. (Bud) Lockhart, 68, retired farmer, died at his residence at
the Northwest Apartments Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Monday at 2 p.m.
with burial in the Black
Hills cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bob Cheek, pastor of the North Side
Baptist church, and Rev. Cecil Thompson, pastor of the Emhouse
Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Arlee G. Lockhart,
Corsicana, and Wendell Gerald Lockhart, Emhouse; a daughter, Mrs.
Jewell Poarch, Corsicana; six grandchildren; a brother, Ira Stone
Lockhart, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Smotherman, Fort Worth;
and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Buster Allen, Ernest Featherston, Wylie Tinker,
Obie Lockhart, Olen Rich and Leon Aven.
Notes:
Elza Ray Wilks
May 30, 1904 - Jan 08, 1956
Tuesday Services For E. R. Wilkes
Funeral services for E. R. Wilkes, 51, merchant, 612 North
Thirteenth street, who died of a heart attack in his car east of
Corsicana early Sunday, will be held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday
at 4 p.m.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Riley E. Dale, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church. Burial was in the
Black Hills cemetery.
Pat Geraughty, justice of the peace, returned a coroner's verdict of
death from natural causes�a heart attack�following and investigation
by city and county officers who had received a report that a man was
ill in his car. City officers Chapman and Hinkle answered the call
and found the merchant dead. They notified the sheriff's department.
Wilkes, a native of Burnet, Texas, operated a store and filling
station at the intersection of East Fifth avenue and North Third
street.
Surviving are a son, Dudley Wilkes, New York City; two daughters,
Mrs. Sybil Andreoff, Oroville, Calif., and Mrs. J. B. Mitchell,
Dallas; five grandchildren; four brothers, Virgil Wilkes, Jack Minze
and R. L. Minze, all of Corsicana, and Dudley Minze, Winkler; two
sisters, Mrs. Bertha Lee Johnson, Corsicana, and Mrs. Lola Mae
Hunnicutt, Sweeney, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Alvis Miles, Connie Gilliam, Homer Ramsey, Coy
Christie, Robert Hurley and Carmack Watkins.
Notes:
John Riley
Chandler
Feb 12, 1874 - Oct 23, 1956
John R. Chandler Expires Tuesday
John R. Chandler, 82, retired construction worker, died at the
Twilight Home Tuesday morning.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Wednesday at 2
p.m. with burial in the Rice cemetery. The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Jack N. Bell, pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist
church.
A native of Tennessee, Chandler resided in the Rice community 20
years prior to moving to Twilight Home three years ago.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Eva Ellis, Dallas; Mrs. Jessie
Wheeler, Grand Prairie, and Mrs. Clemmie Huddleston, Anadarko,
Okla.; and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be H. L. Davis, Aubrey Eppler, John Perkins,
Clifford Perkins, Horace Perkins and James Smithey.
Notes:
William Pannill Anderson
Nov 29, 1886 - Oct 18, 1956
Wm. P. Anderson Dies At Dallas
William Pannill Anderson, 69, a native of Chatfield and a resident
of that community for a half-century, died late Thursday in Dallas.
Funeral rites will be held from the Bunch Funeral Home Chapel in
Ennis Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the
Rice Cemetery.
Anderson was a retired machinist and a veteran of
World War I. He resided
in Alma and in Ennis prior to moving to Arlington this year.
Survivors include his wife, the former Annie Ferguson; a step
daughter, Mrs. Theodore Collard, Arlington; two sisters, Mrs. L. M.
Pollan, Rice, and Mrs. Lloyd Sands, Chatfield.
Notes:
Harry Clifford
"Cliff" Noel
May 15, 1884 - May 24, 1956
Cliff Noel Rites In Ennis Friday
Funeral services for Cliff Noel, former mayor and gin operator at
Rice, Who died in Bay City Wednesday, were held from the Keever
Chapel in Ennis Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Rice Cemetery.
Noel resided in Rice 22 years prior to moving to Bay City 17 years
ago. He was a Baptist and Mason.
Surviving are his wife of Bay City; four sons, Leon Noel, Dallas;
Wayne Noel, Beaumont; Marshall Noel, New Jersey and James Noel, Bay
City.
Notes:
Thomas Hugh
"Huey" Cox, Sr.
Oct 2, 1901 - Feb 10, 1956
Thomas Huey Cox Services Sunday
Funeral services for Thomas Huey Cox, 54, of Midlothian, retired
railroad employe, formerly of Rice, who died in Waxahachie Friday
were held Sunday at Waxahachie with burial in the
Rice Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Jerry Mack Cox and Tommy Cox, Jr.,
both of Waxahachie; a daughter, Mrs. Polly Ann Simms, California;
four brothers, Herbert Cox, Galveston; Harvey Cox, Temple; Dewey
Cox, LaMarque, and R. B. Cox, Waxahachie; three sisters, Mrs. Madell
Hawkins, Houston; Mrs. Clara Price, Galveston, and Mrs. Pattie Cox
Bell, Houston, and one grandchild.
Notes:
Mariuno
R. Navarrete
abt 1877 - Jan 6, 1956
M. R. Navarrete Rites Saturday
Mariuno R. Navarrete, 79, of Barry, died in Memorial Hospital Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the
Catholic cemetery
where interment will be made. Very Rev. Msgr. V. Graffeo of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception will conduct the rites.
No close relatives survive.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
Richard
Earl Seton
Jan 12, 1890 - Nov 11, 1956
Former Resident Dies At Houston
Richard Earl Seton, former Corsicana resident, died in Houston
Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held from the McCammon Chapel Monday at 2 p.m.
with burial in the
Catholic cemetery. The rites were conducted by Father Paul J.
Higginbotham of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Surviving are his wife of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Winefred
Brain, Dallas; Mrs. R. J. Hodge, Mission, and Mrs. Helen S.
Stephens, Houston; a brother, W. M. Seton, Houston, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were E. H. Powell, Thomas Curtis, Lawrence Tilton, W. P.
McCammon, Vernon Lindley and Harold Brown.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, Nov 12, 1956
- h/o Elzora (Moore) Seton married Jun. 21, 1924 (buried in
Memorial Oaks cemetery, Houston, Tx. s/o Richard James Seton and
Katherine �Kate� (Martin) Seton
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Press Rosendez
Jan 4, 1886 - May 24, 1956
Press Resendez Of Ennis Dies
Press Resendez, 71, of Ennis, died in the Navarro Clinic Thursday
shortly before noon.
Funeral services will be held from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception Friday at 9 a.m. with burial in the
Catholic cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Paul Higginbotham.
Surviving are his wife of Ennis; two step-sons, Frank Yvon and John
Yvon, both of Ennis; and a step-daughter, Mrs. Bergida Valdez,
Corsicana.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
Janie Valdez
Aug 13, 1955 - Jan 7, 1957
Rites For Child Tuesday Morning
Janie Valdez, aged 16 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patricio
Valdez, 760 East Tenth avenue died at the family home Monday
morning.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8 a.m. from the Church of
the Immaculate Conception with burial in the
Catholic cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Father John E. Mitchell.
Surviving are the parents, three brothers, Patricio, Jr.; Fidencio
and Raymond, and two sisters, Mollie and Victoria, all of Corsicana.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
Paul
Borsellino
Nov 30, 1882 - Dec 21, 1957
Paul Borsellino Expires Saturday
Paul Borsellino, 78, retired truck farmer, died of a heart attack
Saturday morning.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Church of
the Immaculate Conception with burial in the
Catholic cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Father John Mitchell and Monsignor V.
Graffeo. Rosary will be recited Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Corley
Chapel.
A native of Italy, Borsellino had resided in Corsicana since 1909.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Frank Borsellino,
Corsicana; Joseph Borsellino, Tyler, and Charles Borsellino, Waco;
four daughters, Mrs. Melvin Bateman and Mrs. Russell Looney, both of
Texarkana; Mrs. A. P. Reeves, Fort Worth, and Mrs. L. B. Garrett,
Midland; two brothers, Donald Borsellino, Corsicana, and Charles
Borsellino, Galveston; and nine grandchildren.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
--
Paul Borsellino Services Monday
Funeral services for Paul Borsellino, 78, retired truck farmer, who
died at his home Saturday morning of a heart attack, were held
Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. John Mitchell and Msgr. V. Graffeo.
A native of Italy, Borsellino had resided in Corsicana since 1909.
The Rosary was recited Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Corley Chapel.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Frank Borsellino,
Corsicana; Joseph Borsellino, Tyler, and Charles Borsellino, Waco;
four daughters, Mrs. Melvin Bateman and Mrs. Russell Looney, both of
Texarkana; Mrs. A. P. Reeves, Fort Worth, and Mrs. L. B. Garrett,
Midland; two brothers, Donald Borsellino, Corsicana, and Charles
Borsellino, Galveston; and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were D. A. L. Grizzaffi, Louis Territo, D. E. Harrison,
Johnny Chirafis, Jerry Patril and Lawrence Tilton.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Coadis
Floyd Murray
Jun 16, 1886 - Mar 27, 1960
Coadis Murray Dies On Sunday
Coadis F. Murray, 73, retired farmer, died at his home on Route 1,
west of town, Sunday night. He was a native of Texas.
Funeral services will be held from the Pursley Baptist church
Tuesday at 3 p.m. with burial in the
Pursley cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. W. W. Robinson, pastor.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Murray, Corsicana; three sons,
George, Nelson and Billy Murray, all of Corsicana; two daughters,
Mrs. Alex Bryan, Dallas, and Mrs. Jack Shults, Richland; three
step-sons, Richard and Edgar Harris, both of Dallas, and Charles Ray
Harris, Frost; two step-daughters, Mrs. Joseph Bolt and Mrs. Lloyd
Hedrick, both of Dallas; 14 grandchildren; a brother, Alfred Murray,
Plano, and other relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
McCammon directs.
Notes:
George
William Murray
May 20, 1919 - Jan 5, 1963
Hold Services G. W. Murray
Funeral services for George William Murray, 43, of Richland, who
died in Memorial hospital Friday night, were held Sunday at 2 p.m.
from the McCammon Chapel with burial in the
Pursley cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. A. T. Ilseng, Baptist minister of
Dallas, formerly of Richland.
Surviving are his step-mother, Mrs. Marjorie Mae Murray, Richland;
two brothers, Nelson Murray, Richland, and Billy Joe Murray, Ranger;
two sisters, Mrs. Jack Shults, Richland, and Mrs. Marie Bryan,
Dallas; three step-brothers, Richard, Edgar and Charles Harris, and
two step-sisters, Mrs. Vernelle Bolt and Mrs. Norman J. Freeman.
Pallbearers were James McDonald, Bill Brown, Stanley Chism, Abner
Skinner, Buell Abbey and James McNeil.
Notes:
Nora
Lee (Harris) Murray
Sep 10, 1902 - Dec 4, 1938
MRS. NORA MURRAY DIED SUNDAY NIGHT; BURIAL TUESDAY
Mrs. Nora Lee Murray, aed 36 years, died at the family residence on
the State Home road Sunday night at 11 o'clock. The funeral services
will be held from the Baptist church at Pursley Tuesday morning at
11 o'clock with interment in the
Pursley cemetery The
rites will be conducted by Rev. G. H. Vaughn, Baptist minister.
Surviving are her husband, C. F. Murray; five children, George,
Nelson, Billie Joe, Marie and Frances Murray; mother, Mrs. Melissa
Evans; three brothers, Ed Harris, Dallas; Cozy Harris, Snyder, and
Henry Harris, Mount Alba; a half-brother, Miles Evans.
Notes:
William Paul
West
May 16, 1957 - Dec. 2, 1957
West Child Rites Are Held Tuesday
William Paul West, six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. West,
of Iraan, died at Iraan Monday.
Funeral services were held at the Salvation Army Citadel at 2 p.m.
Tuesday with burial in the
Kerens cemetery.
Surviving are the parents of Iraan, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. DeMoss, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Robert Madison �Matt� Horn
Feb 14, 1892 - May 12, 1957
Blacksmith Dies In Kerens Sunday
KERENS, May 13�(Spl.)�R. M. Horn, 64, blacksmith, life long resident
of this community, died at his home east of Kerens Sunday afternoon
following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held from the First Baptist church Monday at 3
p.m. with burial in the
Kerens cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Frank Gillham,
Jr., pastor.
Surviving are his wife and a son, Robert Horn, both of Kerens; two
grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Peters, Trinidad; Mrs. Effie Anderson, Corsicana, and Mrs. Hester
Dutton, Kerens, a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Inmon Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
William Lewis �Will� Sullivan
May 10, 1889 - Feb 25, 1957
Will Sullivan Rites Tuesday
KERENS, Feb. 26.�(Spl.)�Funeral services for Will Sullivan, 67,
merchant and watch repairman, who died suddenly at his home Monday,
were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Inmon Funeral Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Frank Gillham, pastor of the First
Baptist church, and Rev. D. R. McCauley, pastor of the First
Methodist church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
Sullivan had resided in Kerens 35 years.
Surviving are his wife of Kerens; two sons, Williard Sullivan,
Kerens, and C. A. Sullivan, Lake Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. V. E.
Wright, Houston, and Mrs. Don Fife, Dallas.
Pallbearers were Clyde Bruner, Josh Speed, B. W. Toole, Johnnie
Mills, Whit Scarbrough and L. C. Ross.
Notes:
Nancy Adelaide
�Nannie� (Patton) Casebolt
Sep 28, 1857 - Jul 29, 1963
Mrs. Casebolt Is Dead At 105; Rites Wednesday
Mrs. Nancy Casebolt, at 105 probably Navarro county's oldest
citizen, and certainly Kerens� senior citizen, died in Paulyne's
Convalescent Home here Monday.
When Mrs. Casebold was born, Sep. 18, 1857, in LaGrange, the U. S.
Civil War was still just a prediction of some of the most astute
observers.
During her life time, she saw Texas Change from a pioneer land to
one supporting great urban centers.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Inmon's Funeral Home
in Kerens Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the
Kerens cemetery.
Conducting the services will be Rev. Don Walker, pastor of the First
Baptist church in Kerens, and the Rev. Mr. Fore, pastor of the first
Assembly of
God church here.
Mrs. Casebold had lived in Kerens for many years�with a daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan. She was one of the town's best known citizens.
She visited with a constant flow of guests at the Sullivan home,
often entertaining them with her remembrances, and remained active
and alert until a short time before her death. In Kerens, each
birthday had become a festive occasion. Not long ago she fell and
broke a hip and was consequently transferred to the convalescent
home in Corsicana when it failed to respond satisfactorily to
therapy. She remained active in church work until her confinement,
and even then maintained her interest.
Surviving are two sons, Clyde Casebolt, Orenoga, Mo., and Elmer
Casebolt, Seagoville; two daughters, Mrs. Sullivan, Kerens, and Mrs.
Clara Barnes, San Angelo; 14 grandchildren, and many great and
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wylie Fletcher, Homer Carroll, Jr., Yank Ross,
Earl Thompson, Jim Bob Ivey, Hobert Hilliard, W. L. Bain, Jr., and
Bob Ford.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- July 30, 1963
- 105 years old w/o William Wesley Casebolt married Jan. 5,
1881 (died in Robert Lee, Coke Co., Texas in 1917); d/o Thomas
Patton & Martha (Ragsdale) Patton
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
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Mrs. Nancy Patton-Casebolt Given Party At Kerens On 100th
Birthday
KERENS, Oct.7�(Spl.)�Kerens senior citizen Mrs. Nancy Patton
Casebolt celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday, September 28, with
a party at her home here.
Born in 1857 at La Grange, Texas, the daughter of Thomas J. and
Martha Patton, the honoree has lived a most interesting life, has
traveled extensively, and is the mother of four living children, has
12 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Some 45 of her
relatives joined a host of Kerens friends to wish her �many happy
returns of the day,� at the party at the home of Mrs. Will Sullivan
the daughter with whom she has made her home for the past several
years.
Women of the Kerens First Methodist church presented the 100th
birthday cake which was beautifully decorated, with numerous lovely
and useful gifts were brought by guests.
Mrs. Casebolt possesses a keen mind, sees and hears well, and has an
admirable sense of humor. She does not live �in the past,: and is
actively interested in affairs of today, though she remembers
vividly events of early days in Texas including an encounter with
whooping Indians, when she was alone with three small children. She
is able to quote entire passages from the Bible, and gives as her
Philosophy of Life: �Work�Take what comes to you without
stewing�Don�t let anything get you down.:
Notes:
Mae Ann (Campbell) Pinkston
Nov 16, 1867 - May 05, 1957
Tuesday Services For Mrs. Pinkston
Mrs. May A. Pinkston, 90, native of Drane, life-long resident of
Navarro county, was found dead in bed at her home, 1602 West Tenth
avenue, Sunday afternoon. She was last seen alive Saturday
afternoon. Death from natural causes was ascribed by an attending
physician, it was stated. She is believed to have died early
Saturday night.
Mrs. Pinkston was a daughter of the late Sam Campbell, one of the
donors of the site for the Campbell cemetery in the Drane community.
She was born November 16, 1866.
Surviving are a son, John Ray Pinkston, Beaumont; a daughter, Mrs.
W. A. Smalling, Corsicana; four grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in the
Campbell cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the
Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.
Pallbearers will be Joe Baker, T. S. Rea, Sam Williams, Earl
Langridge, John Ray Pinkston, and Pinkston Galloway.
Notes:
Daniel
Stewart Taylor
May 21, 1875 - Nov 28, 1957
Retired Farmer Dies Thursday
D. S. Taylor, 82, retired farmer, died Thursday morning at the
family residence, 216 East Third avenue.
Funeral services are planned from the Corley Chapel Saturday at 10
a.m. with burial in the
Campbell cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. F. Adams, Methodist minister.
The Woodmen of the World Lodge will have charge of the graveside
rites and will provide pallbearers.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. L. D. Terry,
Corpus Christi; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a
sister, Mrs. Fannie Newman, Marlow, Okla.; and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thursday, Nov 28, 1957
- h/o Willmuth/Willorth �Willie� (Lindsey) Taylor married
Sep. 17, 1899; s/o James Allen Taylor & Kansada (Withrow) Taylor
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Willmuth/Willworth
�Willie� (Lindsey) Taylor
Sep 7, 1876 - Feb 10, 1965
Mrs. Taylor, 88, Rites Friday
Mrs. Willie Taylor, 88, native of Drane, died Wednesday afternoon at
the Hillard-Bryan Rest Home, 308 West Seventh avenue.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in the
Campbell cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Billy Nichols, Baptist minister.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. L. D. Terry, Corpus Christi; two
nieces, Mrs. George Ross, Houston, and Mrs. J. H. Sheppard,
Brownwood; a cousin, Tate Lindsey, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Dave Garrett, Terry Sutton, Jack Megarity, Henry
Slate, F. T. Lindsey and Barney Galloway.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thursday, Feb 11, 1965
- (1880 census has her as Willworth and rootsweb has her as
Willmuth); w/o Daniel Stewart Taylor married Sep. 18, 1899 d/o
William B. Lindsey & Sarah Isabella �Sallie� (Scott) Lindsey
buried in Cunningham cemetery
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
Lafayette Oliver Wall
Jul 22, 1880 - Jan 19, 1958
Retired Farmer Services Monday
L. O. Wall, 77, retired Drane farmer, died at the Twilight Home
Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Funeral
Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Howard Weaver, pastor of the Corbet
Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Lynn Stephens, pastor of the
Community Baptist church. Burial was in the
Campbell cemetery.
Surviving are two brothers, C. T. Wall, Corsicana, and C. R. Wall,
Dallas; a niece, Mrs. Opal Scott, and a grandnephew, Ronald Scott,
both of Corsicana.
Pallbearers were Earl Bonner, Wayne Elrod, J. S. Hicks, Jackson
Taylor, Carroll Smeltzer and James Farmer.
Notes:
Charles
Thomas Wall
Feb 19, 1883 - Jul 28, 1960
C. T. Wall Dies Here Thursday
Charles Thomas Wall, 77, retired teacher, died Thursday night in
Twilight Home. He was a native of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held from the Griffin Chapel Saturday at 10
a.m. with burial in the Campbell cemetery in the Drane community.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. A. L. Harris, pastor of the
Unity Baptist church.
Surviving are a brother, C. R. Wall; a niece, Mrs. Opal Scott and a
great-nephew, Ronald Scott, all of Dallas.
Notes:
Rites Saturday For C. T. Wall
Funeral services for Charles Thomas Wall, 77, were held Saturday at
10 a.m. from the Griffin Chapel conducted by Rev. A. L. Harris,
Unity Baptist church pastor. Interment was in the Campbell cemetery
in the Drane community.
A retired teacher, Mr. Wall died Thursday night in Twilight Home. He
was a native of Tennessee.
Survivors include a brother, C. R. Wall, a niece, Mrs. Opal Scott,
and a great-nephew, Ronald Scott, all of Dallas.
Pallbearers were J. S. Hicks, Earl Bonner, Jackson Taylor, Wayne
Elrod, Leon Phillips and Jackie Elrod.
Notes:
Curly Holt
abt 1935 - Apr 10, 2014
Curly Holt, 78, of Dallas, formerly Corsicana, passed away
Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center, Dallas. Funeral
services are 11 a.m., Saturday, April 19,2014 at the Church Of The
Living God, located at 517 South Powell Street with Overseer Wilma
Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
Audrey Faye (Thompson)
Clower-Tolleson
May 12, 1928 - Apr 12, 2014
 Faye
Tolleson, 85, of Corsicana, peacefully went to be with
the Lord during her sleep early Saturday morning on
April 12, 2014.
She was born on May 12, 1928, in Rice, to Curb and
Bessie Myrtle Thompson. She lived in Rice until she
moved to Corsicana in 1965. She worked at Ennis Business
Forms for 39 years before retiring. Faye was a hard
worker and had a love for animals, especially her dogs.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, Curb and
Bessie Thompson; husband, Johnnie C. Tolleson Sr.;
brother J.C. Thompson; sisters, Bessie Marie Shivers,
Rosa Tresp, and Gladys Houdek; son, Frank Wayne Clower;
daughter, Donna Robinson; and grandson, Jeffrey Allen
Jones.
Survivors include her son, Richard Clower and his wife
Deborah; daughter, Diane Jones and her husband Clyde;
and son, Johnnie Tolleson Jr., all of Corsicana;
sisters, Catherine Nutt of Tyler, Helen Braddock of
Arlington; and brother, Charlie Thompson and his wife
Jackie, of Magnolia. Her grandchildren include Chad and
Teresa Clower, Missey and Paul Wilson, Tony and Teresa
Jones, Terry and Codie Jones, Cynthia and Aaron Johnson,
Richelle Hall, Tiffany and Jessie Praytor, Haley Clower,
Ricky and Joyce Morgan, Kimberly Saif, and Shane and
Katie Tolleson. She was also blessed to have 33 great
grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April
15, 2014, at Corley Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 16,
2014, at Rice
Cemetery in Rice with Mr. Clayton Smith officiating,
and Faye's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Donations may be made to Rice Cemetery c/o Don Mahaley,
1700 Glenbrook, Corsicana, Texas 75110.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Marjorie (Nicewander) Frazee
Sep 29, 1932 - Apr 17, 2014
 Marjorie
Nicewander Frazee, 81, of Hubbard passed away Thursday,
April 17, 2014 near Hubbard. Funeral services will be 2
p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Wade Funeral Chapel in
Hubbard with Rev. Ricky Woodall officiating. Interment
will follow in
Liberty
Hill Cemetery in Navarro County. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014
at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home,
Hubbard. |
Notes:
Marjorie Nicewander Frazee, 81, of Hubbard, passed away
Thursday, April 17, 2014 near Hubbard. Funeral services will be 2:00
pm Tuesday, April 22 at Wade Funeral Chapel in Hubbard with Rev.
Ricky Woodall officiating. Interment will follow in
Liberty Hill Cemetery
in Navarro County. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm
Monday, April 21 at the funeral home.
Marjorie was born September 29, 1932 in Massillon, Ohio to Russell
and Nellie (Kuntz) Nicewander. She moved to Hubbard from Ohio in
1985. Marjorie worked as a sales clerk at Pursley's in Hubbard. She
was a strong Christian who dearly loved her children and
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Bennett Frazee in
1997; a son, Brian, on April 17, 2014; a granddaughter, Courtney in
1995 and a sister, Mary George.
Survivors include two sons, Brad Frazee and wife, Betsy of Hubbard
and Jeff Frazee of Hubbard; a daughter, Kim Kerr and husband, Jim of
Melissa; three brothers, Russell Nicewander and wife, Jean of
Massillon, Ohio, Bobby Nicewander of Perry Township, Ohio and Donny
Nicewander of Perry Township, Ohio; three sisters, Faye Zecheil and
husband, Wayne of Canton, Michigan, Esther Nicewander of Canton,
Michigan and Karen Pearch and husband, Tom of Frederick, Maryland;
six grandchildren, Matthew Frazee, Madison Frazee, Tyler Frazee,
Michael Kerr, Amy Helms and Spenser Kerr; eight great-grandchildren,
Eli Frazee, Bryan James, Bradley James, Adian Helms, Zoey Helms,
Taryn Kerr, Corbin Kerr and Liam Kerr and numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and other extended family and dearly loved friends.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Notes:
- w/o Earl Bennett Frazee; d/o Russell Nicewander and
Nellie (Kuntz) Nicewander
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
Brian Keith
Frazee
May 9, 1962 - Apr 17, 2014
 Brian
Keith Frazee, 51, of Hubbard passed away Thursday, April
17, 2014 near Hubbard. Funeral services will be 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Wade Funeral Chapel in
Hubbard with Rev. Ricky Woodall officiating. Interment
will follow in
Liberty
Hill Cemetery in Navarro County. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014
at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home,
Hubbard. |
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Brian K. Frazee
Brian Keith Frazee, 51, of Hubbard, passed away Thursday, April 17,
2014, near Hubbard. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April
22, at Wade Funeral Chapel in Hubbard with the Rev. Ricky Woodall
officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery in
Navarro County. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, April 21, at the funeral home.
Brian was born May 9, 1962 in Massillon, Ohio to Earl Bennett Frazee
and Marjorie (Nicewander) Frazee. He first bought property in
Hubbard in 1990 and had lived in Hubbard since 2000. Brian was a
very accomplished self-employed landscaper.
He was preceded in death by his father, in 1997; his mother, on
April 17, 2014; and a niece, Courtney, in 1995.
Survivors include his life partner, Don Alexander, of Hubbard; two
brothers, Brad Frazee and wife, Betsy, of Hubbard and Jeff Frazee,
of Hubbard; a sister, Kim Kerr and husband, Jim, of Melissa;
numerous nieces; nephews; cousins; other extended family; and dearly
loved friends.
Pallbearers will be Steve Boren, Troy Hanna, Ron Redder, James
Rogers, Dean Theiss and Paul Youngjohn. Honorary pallbearer will be
Robb Spreen.Notes:
Harold Richard "Rich"
Johnson, Jr.
Mar 5, 1948 - Mar 23, 2014 Rich Johnson, 66, of Denver,
Colo. passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 23, 2014. He was born
March 5, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas to Harold Richard and Alpha
Ethel Johnson.
Rich is survived by his wife of 31 years, Elizabeth �Betsy� Johnson,
numerous family members including Ann Baker and Vernon Boyd, and his
cherished companion, Pollo, as well as numerous friends.
Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2014
at Eureka Cemetery in
Eureka. Notes:
Shaniqua Lewis Robinson
abt 1976 - Apr 12, 2014
Shaniqua Lewis Robinson, 37, of Dallas, former resident of
Corsicana, passed Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her residence.
Funeral services are 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the
Eastside Church of Christ with Bro. Alton Albert, officiating.
Interment will follow at
Friendship Cemetery,
Eureka. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Noes:
Lynn
Davis Scruggs
Sept 22, 1916 - Apr 20, 2014
 Lynn
D. Scruggs, 97, resident of Waco, formerly of Corsicana,
passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014. He was born Sept.
22, 1916 in Dawson, Texas to William Scruggs and Pearl
Davis Scruggs. He married Jenelle [sic] Adams on Dec.
14, 1946. He served in
World War II
earning several medals.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters,
Lillian Adams and Janie Sawyer.
He is survived by his wife, Genelle Scruggs; two
daughters, Cathy Scruggs and Tom Flowers of Austin and
Paula Thomas and husband Charles of Waco; grandchildren,
Leon Thomas and wife Laura and Charlsi Thomas and Eric
Cross; great grandchild, EJ Cross and numerous nieces,
nephews and friends.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 23,
2014 at Dresden
Cemetery with Steve Orbison officiating.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Mabel Charline (Barber) Carpenter
Nov 29, 1928 - Apr 18, 2014
 Mabel
Charline Barber Carpenter, 85, met her Maker on Friday,
April 18, 2014 in Denton. Mabel was a devoted Christian,
loyal wife, proud mother and caring grandmother.
Mabel was born on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29, 1928 in
Fairplay, Ark. Not long after Mabel was born, her mother
was diagnosed with cancer which she succumbed to just
before Mabel's second birthday. Soon after, her father
left for Missouri to seek employment and Mabel was left
in the care of two maternal great aunts who ran a
boarding house and worked for the telephone company in
Prescott, Ark.
After high school graduation, Mabel remained in
Prescott, working as a telephone operator and was very
active at the First United Methodist Church. The
organist at the church set Mabel up on a blind date with
the new Chamber of Commerce Executive who had recently
relocated from Texas, Rex Carpenter. After steady
dating, the couple married on July 28, 1951 and moved to
Mexia, Texas where they welcomed the birth of their only
child, a son, Chuck, in 1952. Rex's career as a Chamber
of Commerce professional gave them the opportunity to
work and live in other Texas towns after Mexia�Ennis,
Waxahachie, Henderson and finally in 1966, Corsicana.
Mabel graduated from Henderson Business College and
worked as a secretary/receptionist for several years,
but the position she held most dear was �Household
Executive.� She was proud to call herself Mrs. Rex
Carpenter, supported her son in his ambitions, committed
herself to numerous community activities and served the
United Methodist Church. She was a talented seamstress
and created much of her wardrobe. Years later after the
birth of her only grandchild, Laura, she crafted dresses
and costumes for her as well. In 2011, Rex passed away
and soon thereafter, Mabel moved to Denton to be near
her son where she departed three years later with her
son by her side.
Mabel is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Chuck
and Kathy Carpenter of Denton, and granddaughter, Laura
of Austin.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 25,
2014 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Corley Funeral Home with Rev.
Tom Connolly officiating .
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rose Garden at
First United Methodist Church, 320 N. 15th Street,
Corsicana, Texas or the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163. |
Notes:
Willard "Bill" Mayo
Nov 27, 1925 - Apr 14, 2014
 Willard
�Bill� Mayo passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 in
Dallas.
Bill was a loving husband, father and grandfather who
valued his relationships with God, family and friends.
He was born and raised in Kerens on Nov. 27, 1925;
served in the Air Force, was honorably discharged Dec.
27, 1948; graduated with his engineering degree (BSME)
from UT-Austin in 1953; married Dorothy Jane Jeffreys in
June 1951; worked and lived in Arlington for several
years during which two daughters were born.
In 1961, Bill accepted a position with Stewart
Engineering (now known as Stewart Systems) and moved his
family to Dallas. They became active at Lake Highlands
Baptist Church; he taught junior high boys in Sunday
School, worked with 4th-6th graders in Training Union,
and served as a deacon for many years.
Following the death of his wife in 1984, he married Ola
Maye Johnston in October 1986. After 30 years at Stewart
Systems he retired in 1991. Rather than a gold watch, he
received a beautiful grandfather clock!
Following his retirement Bill and Maye returned to their
hometown of Kerens to live. Both enjoyed working in
their beautiful yard and garden. Friends and family were
always welcomed and delicious meals were enjoyed by all!
Two years ago, they moved to Buffalo Creek Assisted
Living in Waxahachie.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Ola
Maye Mayo of Waxahachie; daughters Linda Womack of
Wauwatosa, WI and Melissa Mayo of Allen; son Don
Johnston of Midlothian; grandchildren Joanna Neff of
Milwaukee, WI, Jon Paul Durnen of Garland, Rhett
Johnston of Belton, Hope Rangel of Midlothian, and
Justin Johnston of Midlothian.
A private graveside service will be held on Saturday,
April 19, 2014.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's
Association of Greater Dallas, 4144 N. Central
Expressway, Suite 750, Dallas Texas 75204, or online at
ALZ.org. |
Notes:
Murray Lee Harris
Sept 16, 1917 - Apr 20, 2014
 Murray
Lee Harris, 96, of Tyler, died Easter Sunday, April 20,
2014, at Mother Francis Hospital after a short
hospitalization for pneumonia. He was born in Yowell,
Delta County, Texas on Sept. 16, 1917, to William Womack
Harris and Ruth Miller Harris. He was raised in
Corsicana one of five siblings and of 13 cousins in a
close-knit family. After attending the University of
Texas, he followed in his father's footsteps and pursued
a legal career, graduating from Texas Law School in
1942. He then served as navigator for four years in the
U.S. Navy aboard oil and gas tanker ships in the
Atlantic and Pacific theaters during
WWII, rising
to the rank of First Lieutenant. Afterwards he joined
his father in private practice in Quitman, Texas, for
several years until his election to Wood County Attorney
in 1951-1952. From 1953 to 1957 he served as an
Assistant U.S. attorney under William M. Steger in
Tyler. During this period he married Ruth Reavley of
Nacogdoches, and they had two children, Brent and Ruth.
He eventually left this office to return to private
practice in Orange, where he partnered with Frank
Hustmyre. He enjoyed his legal practice in Orange from
1957 to 1974, at which time he was appointed Clerk of
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Texas. He served in this capacity under U.S. District
Judge Joe Fisher until 1980 when U.S. District Judge
William Wayne Justice, a law school classmate of his,
became Chief Judge and the clerk's post was moved to
Tyler. He continued as District Clerk in Tyler until
1992, when he assumed duties as special assistant to
Chief Judge Robert M. Parker, a position he held until
1994.
Retirement allowed for more time with friends and
family, particularly his brothers, Rev. Marion Harris
and William Wesley Harris, with whom he shared a love of
raising Tennessee Walking Horses. A lifelong Baptist, he
served as deacon and taught Sunday School at First
Baptist Churches in Orange and Tyler for many decades.
With memories large and small of the Great Depression
and World War II, tempered by the love of and for
family, friends and the Lord, he combined the
understanding of a realist with an optimistic outlook,
resulting in a view of life thoroughly imbued with
insight, irony and humor.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, in 2003,
siblings William Wesley Harris, Rev. Marion Harris and
Elizabeth Harris Ayers, brother-in-law Rev. J.T. Ayers,
and sister-in-law Florence Wilson Reavley.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Brent
Reavley Harris and Deborah Rhodes Harris of Tyler, their
children, Matthew Rhodes Harris and Meredith Lee Harris,
and by his daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Lee Harris
Yeager and Glenn Barnett Yeager of Tyler, and their
children, Jordan Harris Yeager, Callie Ruth Yeager, and
Austin Thomas Yeager. He is also survived by his sister
and brother-in-law, JoAnn Harris Means and Terry Means
of Aledo, TX, sisters-in-law, Julia Ben Majors Harris of
Dallas and Eleanor Lee Harris of Tyler, brother-in-law
Thomas Morrow Reavley of Houston, his cousin, Frances
Harris Mahoney of Seguin, as well as by many nieces,
nephews and other relatives. Honorary pallbearers will
be his grandsons, Matt Harris, Jordan Yeager, and Austin
Yeager, and his nephews, Majors Harris, Wes Harris, Tom
Harris, Tim Harris, Robert Means, Tom Reavley, and Paul
Reavley.
A visitation will be held at Lloyd James Funeral Home,
1011 East First Street in Tyler, on Tuesday, April 22,
2014, from 5 to 7 p.m. Graveside services will be at
Rose Hill Cemetery, 2400 S Donnybrook Ave. in Tyler, on
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at 11 a.m. A memorial service
will be held at First Baptist Church of Tyler, 301 W
Ferguson St in Tyler, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 2
p.m. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist
Church of Tyler. |
Notes:
J. C. Coker
Mar 5, 1939 - Apr 15, 2014
 J.C.
Coker, 75, of Eureka passed away Tuesday, April 15,
2014. A graveside service to honor him will be held at 9
a.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at DFW National Cemetery,
2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas Texas 75211.
Arrangements by Allen Family Funeral Options, Plano. |
Notes:
---------
Mr. J.C. Coker, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by
his family on April 15, 2014 at the Plano Specialty Hospital in
Plano, Texas. Mr. Coker was born March 5, 1939 in Eureka, Texas to
Lonnie and Eulema Coker. Mr. Coker married Mary Elizabeth Mitchell
on December 20, 1969 in Dallas, Texas, where they lived at the time,
and then moved to Plano, Texas where they lived and raised their
family. J.C. and Mary Coker were married for 44 years. Mr. Coker
graduated from Corsicana High School in
1957, proudly served in the United States Air Force and went on
to attend the University of North Texas. In his professional career,
Mr. Coker was involved in sales for both the insurance and home
improvement industries in Dallas and the surrounding areas. In his
retirement years, Mr. Coker enjoyed driving all over the state with
his wife for fresh peaches, green onions and sweet potatoes; with
the occasional stop for East Texas ribs. But above all else, he
loved spoiling his grandchildren the most. Mr. Coker is survived by
his wife Mary Mitchell Coker of Plano, son and daughter in law Erick
and Tammi Coker of Robinson, Texas, grandson and wife Kirby and
Kaylie Coker both stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia,
granddaughter Lindsey Neumann of Stephenville, Texas, grandson
Nathan Neumann of Robinson, Texas daughter and son in law Elizabeth
and Robert Haney of Allen, Texas, granddaughter Heather Haney of
Allen, granddaughter Taylor Haney of Garland, Texas grandson Robert
Haney of Allen, daughter Meredith Rumsey of Allen, granddaughter
Madyson Rumsey of Allen, brother and sister in law Hugh Allen and
Sharon Coker of Corsicana and sister Ms. Frankie Garza of Berry,
Texas. Mr. Coker was preceded in death by his parents, brother Billy
Ray Coker and grandniece Avery Coker. A graveside service was held
at 9:00 AM Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Dallas Ft. Worth National
Cemetery. If desired, the family requests donations be given in
honor of J. C. Coker to Texas Wounded Warrior at
www.txwoundedwarrior.com or the Wounded Warrior Project at
www.woundedwarriorproject.orgNotes:
Terry
(Ritchey) Eppler
Dec 22, 1945 - Apr 15, 2014
 Terry
Eppler, 68, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, April 15,
2014 at Medical Center of Plano. She was born Dec. 22,
1945 in Ennis to John and Della (Richardson) Ritchey.
She married Haskell Eppler on June 4, 1962. Terry was a
member of the New Faith Tabernacle Church in Seven
Points. Her children, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren were the love of her life.
Survivors include three daughters, Terry White and her
husband Mike of Corsicana, Letha Eppler and her husband
Chris Zmolik of Bardwell, and Shirley Whitt of Garrett;
two sons, Michael Eppler and his wife Jamie of Ferris,
and Jimmy Eppler and his wife Teresa of Corsicana;
grandchildren, Dell Perkins, Patrick Hefner, Stephanie
Perkins, Stormey Whitt, Gabrielle Eppler, Nicholas
Eppler, Montana Early, Cheyenne Early, Aaron Gatlin,
Kimberley Gayle, Megan White and Crystal Genung; great
grandchildren, Nathan, Wyett, Coby, Emma, Clayton,
Tyler, Logun, Kayley, and Katie, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Haskell Eppler;
her parents, John and Della Ritchey; brother, William
Ritchey; and sisters, Margie, Juanita, and Betty; and
Bill Stanley.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday,
April 20, 2014 at Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Funeral Home in
Ennis.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, April
21, 2014 in the Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Funeral Home
Chapel, 800 S. Kaufman, Ennis. Ricky White, Brian Mundie,
Chris Zmolik, Letha Eppler, Nicholas Eppler, Aaron
Gatlin and Dell Perkins will serve as pallbearers with
Johnny Kepley, Doug Jones, and Patrick Hefner as
honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow in the
Myrtle Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the
Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Funeral Home, 800 S. Kaufman,
Ennis, Texas. 972-878-2211. |
Notes:
Marion
Junior Clark
Dec 16, 1937 - Apr 15, 2014
Marion Junior Clark, 76 of Kerens, passed away Tuesday, April 15,
2014 in the Heritage Oaks West Retirement Village.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at Paschal
Funeral Home.
Funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 in
the Paschal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lonnie Keele and Rev.
Donald Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the
Prairie Point Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Michael Allen, Ron Franklin, Bill Dill, Buddy
Crittenden, Eddie Frias and Jimmy Abbe.
Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, Marva Jones Clark of Kerens;
three sons, Quenton Clark, Stanley Clark and Chuck Clark, all of
Kerens; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Stanley Clark of Barnett, Mo. and Henry Redman of Chattanooga,
Tenn.; two sisters, Joyce Sullens of Eldon, Mo. and Darlene Goodrich
of Columbia, Mo.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Marion Charles Clark and
Sarah Lucille Groce Clark; daughter, Jeanine Clark; three brothers,
Joe Groce, Earl Groce and Paul Groce; three sisters, Rosie Manis,
Dimple Sullens and Margaret Clark.
Paschal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Queene Derden
Jul 30, 1875 - May 21, 1961
Miss Q. Derden Rites Monday
Miss Queene Derden, native of Anderson county, long-time Corsicana
resident, 316 North Twelfth street, died in the Navarro Clinic
Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. from the Griffin Chapel
with burial in Oakwood
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Dr. Floyd E. Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, of which she was a member.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. John R. Mays and Mrs. Jennie D.
Coates, both of Corsicana and Mrs. S. O. Wofford, Austin, and a
number of nieces and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Tom Lynch, Derden Walker, Ed Esselman, Joel C.
Trimble, Paul Miller and Carl Mirus.
Notes:
Edward Stephen �Tippy� Sheets
Jul 29, 1895 - Jun 3, 1957
Wednesday Rites For Tippy Sheets
Funeral services for Ed S. (Tippy) Sheets, 62, who died in Memorial
Hospital early Monday following an extended illness, will be held
from the McCammon Chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. John E. Mitchell, pastor, Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
Rosary will be recited at the Chapel Tuesday at 7:50 p.m.
Sheets was reared in Corsicana and resided here most of his life,
although he had made his home in Houston for several years. He built
and operated the Derrick, well-known eating establishment at the
intersection of Highways 75 and 287 in South Corsicana, and also
operated the Natatorium for years. He was an active Rotarian here.
Surviving are his wife of Houston, father, Ed Sheets, Corsicana,
retired police officer; two sisters, Mrs. R. W. Gilbert, Bowie, and
Mrs. Evelyn Willis, Abilene; two brothers, Phillip Sheets, Wichita
Falls, and P. A. Sheets, Breckenridge, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jack Humphries, R. A. Titsworth, T. L. Carlisle,
Bill Walton, Hubert Wooley, Dr. L. E. Kelton, Pete O�Daniel and G.
W. Morris.
Notes:
Minnie
(Copeland) Cook
Feb 6, 1872 - Dec 22, 1957
Mrs. W. M. Cook Services Monday
Mrs. W. M. Cook, 85, long-time Navarro county resident, died Sunday
morning at Waxahachie.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Monday at 2 p.m.
with burial in the Dresden
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Weldon R. Drake, pastor of the
Northside Baptist church, and Rev. Lawrence W. Shivers, Methodist
minister of Tehuacana.
A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Cook came to Navarro county 78 years
ago. The family resided in the Black Hills community for many years.
She was the widow of the late W. M. (Bud) Cook, prominent farmer and
political leader at Black Hills for many years.
Surviving are three sons, Jesse C. and Willie V. Cook, both of
Corsicana, and Ernest Cook, Fort Worth; two daughters, Mrs. Harvey
Davis, Waxahachie, and Mrs. O. N. Stewart, Ore City, Texas; a number
of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Notes:
Mary Katherine
(Hardaway) Wallace
Jan 2, 1938 - May 16, 1959
Mrs. Wallace Expires Monday
Mrs. Mary Wallace, 21, of Marshall, native of Bazette, died in the
John Sealy Hospital in Galveston Monday.
Funeral services were held from the Primitive Baptist church here
Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Dresden cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Rev. W. G. Libhart, pastor of the church.
Surviving are her husband, Leon Wallace, a son, Aubry Leon Wallace,
Jr., and a daughter, Ellen Rose Wallace, father, George Hardaway,
all of Marshall; three sisters, Mrs. H. M. Libhart, Corsicana; Mrs.
R. P. Truelove, Dallas, and Mrs. Ruby Stephens, Marshall; three
brothers, Leonard, Clifton and Clifford Hardaway, all of Denton;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McBride, Corsicana, and other
relatives.
Friends of the family were pallbearers.
Notes:
Cora
(Young) Connolly
Jun 20, 1885 - Apr 26, 1959
Mrs. Connolly Dies Sunday
Mrs. George Connolly, 73, native of Hubbard, resident of Corsicana
for the past 18 years, died Sunday night at the family residence on
West Fourth avenue west of Tiger Field.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday at 4
p.m. with burial in the
Dresden cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert
Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana and a number of nieces,
nephews, and other relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Frederick Clinton Scott, Sr.
Jul 27, 1902 - Jan 7, 1958
F. C. Scott Dies Tuesday Evening
F. C. Scott, Sr., 55, musician and band director, died in Memorial
Hospital late Tuesday night.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at the Griffin Funeral Chapel
early Wednesday afternoon pending advice from relatives.
Surviving are a son, F. C. Scott, Jr., Dallas, father, W. P. Scott,
Corsicana; mother, Mrs. Belle Scott, Fort Worth; four sisters, Mrs.
Gertrude Fellers, Columbia, S.C.; Mrs. Mary Belle Baker and Miss
Louise Scott, both of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Florence Bevins,
Commerce; a granddaughter and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be S. J. Miles, Jr.; Jimmy Morris, Reuben Arnold,
Fred Burkhalter, James Bradley and O. B. Davis.
Notes:
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