Betty JoAnn
Wade
Nov 27, 1934 - Apr 24, 1935
Infant Daughter Buried in Oakwood Thursday Morning
The infant daughter, Betty Joan, of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wade died
Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock and the funeral was held
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. M. W. Burgess.
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Notes:
James Peter Murphy
Oct 16, 1853 - Nov 3, 1935
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR J. P. MURPHY MONDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for J. P. Murphy, aged 82 years, who died
Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, were held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family home, 603 North Commerce street, with
burial in Oakwood
cemetery.
Surviving are five children, Joe Murphy, Chickasha, Okla.; W. L.
Murphy, Dallas; Mrs. John Martin, Corsicana; Jerome Murphy,
Marlin, and Mrs. P. H. Franklin, Corsicana and a number of
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Prior to moving to Corsicana several years ago, Mr. Murphy
resided in the Eureka community for many years.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Paul Utley, Methodist minister
of Blooming Grove, and Rev. H. B. Clark, pastor of the North
Corsicana Methodist church.
Pallbearers were the following grandsons: Mike murphy, Pat
Murphy, Earl Murphy, Jimmy Franklin, Bob Martin and Wilmer
Martin.
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home had charge of the funeral
arrangements.
Notes:
Charles Henry
�Charlie� Wiggins
Jun 13, 1887 - Dec 21, 1935
CHARLES WIGGINS BURIED CORSICANA MONDAY AFTERNOON
SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS MAN, FORMER CORSICANAN, DIED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Charles Wiggins, aged 48 years, oil
well supply dealer of San Antonio, who died in San Antonio
Saturday, were held here Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
from the residence of his mother, Mrs. William Wiggins,
intersection of East First avenue and North Beaton street,
with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. T.
Edgar Neal, pastor of the First Methodist church.
Mr. Wiggins was a native of Corsicana, but had resided in
San Antonio for a number of years.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Miss Edith Wiggins
and Mrs. Elmer Dobbins, and a grandchild, all of San
Antonio; mother, Mrs. William Wiggins, Corsicana; a sister,
Mrs. Jim Redden, Corsicana, and two brothers, Buddy Wiggins,
Corsicana and Thomas Wiggins, Louisiana.
Pallbearers were J. D. Redden, Roy Miller, Wilmot Curtis, J.
S. Murchison, Gus Young, Aubrey Nutt, J. D. Carroll and J.
Y. Stewart.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland-McCammon Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Alma Ray (Pollock)
Wiggins
Mar 20, 1888 - Mar 31, 1964
Mrs. Wiggins Dies Wednesday
Mrs. Alma Ray Wiggins, widow of the late Charles
Wiggins, died Wednesday morning in San Antonio.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the
McCammon Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of
the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Edith Adele Wiggins
and Mrs. Elmer Dobbins, both of San Antonio; two
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs.
Thomie Warren, Dallas; a brother-in-law, R. W. (Buddy)
Wiggins, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Notes:
----
Services Held For Mrs. Wiggins
Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Ray Wiggins were held
Friday at 11 a.m. in the McCammon chapel with burial
in Oakwood
cemetery. She died in San Antonio.
Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue
Methodist church, officiated. She was the widow of
the late Charles Ray Wiggins.
Mrs. Wiggins is survived by two daughters, Miss
Edith Adele Wiggins and Mrs. Elmer Dobbins, both of
San Antonio; two grandchildren; three great
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Thomie Warren, Dallas;
a brother-in-law, R. W. �Buddy� Wiggins, Corsicana;
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Pollock, Corsicana; a
nephew, Maurice Pollock, Corsicana, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Adolph Grier, Larry Regester,
Sidney Padgett, Jack Watson, Walter Pearson and
Maurice Pollock.
Notes:
Mary
Frances (Lewis) Wiggins
Jul 4, 1857 - Aug 3, 1940
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. WM. WIGGINS ON SUNDAY
MORNING
NATIVE OF NAVARRO COUNTY DIED AT HOME CORSICANA
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mrs. William Wiggins, 83, native of Navarro
county and lifelong resident of Corsicana, died
at her home Friday night. Funeral services will
be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the
family residence at 102 East First Avenue,
conducted by the Rev. P. E. Riley with interment
in
Oakwood.
The deceased was born near Powell. She was the
mother of the late Lewis Wiggins, who was killed
in action Nov. 4, 1918, in the World War.
Johnson-Wiggins, Post No. 22, American Legion,
was so named in his honor.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jim Redden
of Corsicana; three sons, T. J. of Corpus
Christi; H. S. of Bay City, and R. W. Wiggins,
Corsicana; a brother, Charles Lewis, Corsicana;
five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren,
and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be C. E. McWilliams, W. H.
Cruse, J. H. Bruner, W. L. Stewart, Joe M.
Daniels, and Andrew G. Steele. Honorary
pallbearers will be city officials and members
of the American Legion.
Arrangements are being handled by the
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home.
Notes:
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS WIGGINS SUNDAY
MORNING
Funeral services for Mrs. William Wiggins,
aged 83 years, native of Navarro county, who
died at her home Friday night, were held
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the family
home, 102 East First Avenue. Burial was in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Dr. P. E. Riley, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
Mrs. Wiggins was born in Powell and had
resided in Corsicana practically all of her
life. She was the mother of the late Lewis
Wiggins who died in action Nov. 4, 1918, in
the World War. Johnson-Wiggins Post No. 22,
American Legion, was named in his honor.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jim Redden,
Corsicana; three sons, T. J. Wiggins, Corpus
Christi; H. S. Wiggins, Bay City and R. W.
Wiggins, Corsicana; a brother, Charlie
Lewis, Corsicana; five grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were C. E. McWilliams, W. H.
Cruse, W. L. Stewart, Joe M. Daniel and
Andrew G. Stelle. Honorary pallbearers were
city officials and members of the American
Legion.
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Ralph
Harris Kinsloe
Sep 24, 1884 - Jun 8, 1935
RALPH H. KINSLOE IS VICTIM OF HEART
ATTACK SATURDAY
FORMER CORSICANAN, OFFICIAL OF MAGNOLIA
COMPANY, BE BURIED HERE
Ralph Harris Kinsloe, 50, vice-president
and general manager of the Magnolia
Petroleum Company, died suddenly of a
heart attack while inspecting the
grounds of his new home on Armstrong
Parkway Saturday afternoon. Funeral
services were held from the family
residence at 4312 Overhill Drive Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and the body
is being brought overland to Corsicana
for a short service and interment in
Oakwood Cemetery late this
afternoon. Dean George Rogers Wood of
St. Matthews Cathedral will conduct the
Dallas services, and the Rev. H. J.
Ellis the rites here.
Active pall-bearers will be directors of
the Magnolia Petroleum company including
E. R. Brown, E. E. Plumly, D. A. Little,
T. J. Fitch, W. A. Sniffin, F. M. Lege,
L. S. Sinclair, M. J. McLaughlin, C. L.
Holmes, and W. H. Francis.
Several workmen and his chauffeur were
near Mr. Kinsloe when he was stricken
and a doctor was summoned immediately
but the former Corsicanan was dead
before medical aid could reach him.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie
Edens Kinsloe, his mother, Mrs. H. E.
Kinsloe of Corsicana, and a niece, Mrs.
Edward Kelly, of Eugene, Ore.
The deceased was born in Fairfield,
Iowa, and moved to Corsicana with his
parents at the age of nine. After
completing his primary education in the
Corsicana public schools, he entered
Texas A. and M. College and was
graduated in 1903 with a degree in
mechanical engineering.
Started Oil Career Here.
In 1904 he became connected with the
Navarro Refining company, and in 1912
joined the Magnolia Petroleum company in
the fuel oil and refining department. In
1913 he was made assistant manager of
the refining department at Beaumont,
where he remained until 1928 when he was
promoted to the general offices in
Dallas. In 1929 he was elected a
director and vice-president of the
Magnolia corporation.
He was made vice-president and general
manager in 1922 and held that position
at the time of his death, after some 23
years in the employ of his company.
He was a member of St. Matthes Episcopal
Cathedral in Dallas, and prominent in
oil and social circles all over the
state. He was a member of the B. P. O.
E. and other fraternal units.
The funeral services were arranged and
directed by the Bower Undertaking
Company of Dallas and the
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home of
Corsicana.
Notes:
----
BURIAL RITES FOR RALPH H. KINSLOE
LARGELY ATTENDED
FRIENDS PAY FINAL TRIBUTE TO POPULAR
MAGNOLIA OFFICIAL
Burial rites for Ralph Harris
Kinsloe, 50, former resident of
Corsicana and Beaumont, and more
recently of Dallas, vice president
and general manager of the Magnolia
Petroleum Company, were held at
Oakwood Cemetery at 5:30 Monday
afternoon on the arrival of the
funeral cortege from Dallas. The
services were conducted by Dean
George Wood of St. Matthews
Cathedral of Dallas and the Rev. H.
J. Ellis of St. Johns church,
Corsicana.
More than 30 Beaumont business men
and officials of the Beaumont
refinery joined scores of associates
and friends from Dallas, Fort Worth
and Corsicana in paying their last
respects. Many of the out-of-town
friends were associates of the
deceased when he began his
connection with the company in
Corsicana more than 20 years ago.
Dozens of floral tributes from all
parts of the Southwest attested to
the esteem in which the deceased was
held.
Both the First National and the
State National Banks were closed at
1 o'clock Monday afternoon as a
tribute to the former resident.
The funeral services were directed
by the Bower Undertaking Company of
Dallas and Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral Home of Corsicana.
Notes:
Katie A. (Spangenbery ?) Kinsloe
May 10, 1854 - Feb 26, 1937
FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON MRS. H. E. KINSLOE
PIONEER RESIDENT CORSICANA DEAD;
BURIAL IN OAKWOOD CEMETERY
Mrs. H. E. Kinsloe, aged 82
years, pioneer resident of
Corsicana, died Friday evening
at 6 o'clock. Funeral services
will be held from the family
home, 618 West Third avenue,
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
with interment in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Dean Wood
of St. Matthews Cathedral of
Dallas.
Mrs. Kinsloe, was born in
Brooklyn, New York, May 18,
1854, but had resided in
Corsicana for the past 47 years.
Surviving are a granddaughter,
Mrs. Edward W. Kelley, Houston;
a great-grandson, Edward W.
Kelley, Jr., Houston; a
great-granddaughter, Allie Autry
Kelley, Houston; a daughter,
Mrs. Ralph H. Kinsloe, Dallas,
and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jack
Roberts, Harry Blanding, Pat
Loggins, Jack Cunningham, W. M.
Streetman, Houston; C. S. Stroud
and J. N. Garitty.
Sutherland -McCammon Funeral
Home had charge of arrangements.
Notes:
----
FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MRS. KINSLOE
Funeral services for Mrs. H.
E. Kinsloe, 82, who died
Friday evening at 6 o'clock,
were held from the family
home, 618 West Third Avenue,
Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Dean
Wood of St. Matthews
Cathedral of Dallas.
Mrs. Kinsloe was a native of
Brooklyn, New York, but had
resided here for the past 47
years.
Surviving are a
granddaughter, Mrs. Edward
W. Kelley, Houston; a
great-grandson, Edward W.
Kelley, Jr., Houston; a
great-granddaughter, Allie
Autry Kelley, Houston; a
daughter, Mrs. Ralph H.
Kinsloe, Dallas, and other
relatives.
Mrs. Kinsloe had long been a
member of St. John�s
Episcopal church here.
Pallbearers were Jack
Robert, Harry Blanding, Pat
Loggins, Jack Cunningham, W.
M. Streetman, Houston; C. S.
Stroud, J. N. Garitty and J.
N. Edens, Jr.
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral
Home directed the
arrangements.
Notes:
---
Friends, Relatives Here
For Funeral Of Mrs.
Kinsloe
Out-of-town relatives
here Sunday for the
funeral of Mrs. H. E.
Kinsloe were: Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Kelly and
Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Streetman, Houston; Mrs.
Ralph Kinsloe, Dallas;
Mrs. C. C. Slaughter,
Mrs. Ben Haughton, Mrs.
Mike Lively, Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Little, Miss
Eve Werner, Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Brown, Miss Irene
McCreary, also of
Dallas; Mr. and Mrs.
Dougles Johnson, Waco;
Mr. Kenneth Bullock,
Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Carroll, Kerens;
Judge Blanding and Mrs.
K. G. Stroud, Italy.
Notes:
Willie (Edens)
Kinsloe
Nov 12, 1886 - Jun
6, 1972
Mrs. Kinsloe
Graveside services
for Mrs. Ralph
Kinsloe were held at
2:30 p.m. Wednesday
at
Oakwood cemetery
with the Rev.
Stanley Mantikis
officiating.
Mrs. Kinsloe, a
native of Corsicana,
died in Dallas. The
former Miss Willie
Edens, she was
married to the late
Ralph H. Kinsloe,
one of the
organizers and
president of
Magnolia Petroleum
Co. she had made her
home in Dallas since
the Magnolia offices
were moved there.
She was the sister
of the late J. N.
Edens of Corsicana
and a member of the
Episcopal Church
here. Kinsloe House
was built by the
Kinsloe family.
She is survived by a
nephew, J. N. Edens,
Jr. of Corsicana,
two nieces, Mrs.
Jack Cunningham of
Corsicana and Mrs.
Edward W. Kelly of
Houston; and other
relatives.
Notes:
----
Mrs. Kinsloe
Graveside
services for
Mrs. Ralph
Kinsloe were
held at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday
at
Oakwood cemetery
with the Rev.
Stanley Mantikis
officiating.
Mrs. Kinsloe, a
native of
Corsicana, died
Tuesday in
Dallas. The
former Miss
Willie Edens,
she was married
to the late
Ralph H. Kinsloe,
one of the
organizers and
vice-president
and general
manager of
Magnolia
Petroleum Co.
She had made her
home in Dallas
since the
Magnolia offices
were moved
there. She was
the sister of
the late J. N.
Edens of
Corsicana and a
member of the
Episcopal Church
here. Kinsloe
House was given
to the community
of Corsicana as
a memorial to
her
mother-in-law,
Mrs. H. E.
Kinsloe.
She is survived
by a nephew, J.
N. Edens, Jr. of
Corsicana, two
nieces, Mrs.
Jack Cunningham
of Corsicana and
Mrs. Edward W.
Kelly of
Houston; and
other relatives.
Notes:
William Irby
Mullins
Nov 13, 1909
- Dec 20,
1935
VICTIM OF
HOUSTON
FLOOD WAS
BURIED HERE
ON SATURDAY
Funeral
services for
Irby
Mullins, 24,
of Corsicana
who is
believed to
have been
drowned in
Houston
about two
weeks ago,
were held
from the
Calvary
Baptist
church
Saturday
afternoon at
2 o'clock
with
interment in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The rites
were
conducted by
Rev.
Griffin.
The body of
Mullins was
found at the
entrance of
a drainage
ditch in
Houston
Friday.
Surviving
are his
father and
step-mother,
Mr. and Mrs.
W. B.
Mullins, 901
east
Eleventh
avenue; a
half
brother,
Frazier
Mullins,
Corsicana,
and a
grandmother,
Mrs. Sallie
Hardy,
Eufaula,
Ark.
Pallbearers
were Ira
Yarbrough,
W. L. Shipp,
H. M. Allred
and I. C.
Pool.
The funeral
was directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Billie
Howell
Fields
Jan 6,
1934 -
Mar 1,
1935
LITTLE
CHILD
WAS
BURIED
IN
OAKWOOD
FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
Billy
Howell
Fields,
aged one
year,
son of
Mr. and
Mrs.
Bruce
Fields
who
reside
near
Lake
Halbert,
northeast
of
Corsicana,
died
Friday
morning
at 2:30
o'clock
with
pneumonia
and the
funeral
was held
Friday
afternoon
at 4
o'clock
from the
Eleventh
Avenue
Baptist
church
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Joe E.
Glenn,
pastor
of the
church.
Surviving
are the
parents,
three
brothers
and two
sisters.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Corley
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Myrtle
Mae (Headspeth)
Adams
Aug 1,
1895 -
Jan 10,
1965
Mrs.
Adams
Dies
Sunday
Mrs. Sim
Adams,
69,
former
Corsicana
resident,
native
of Lott,
Texas,
died in
Fort
Worth
Sunday.
Funeral
services
will be
held
from the
Corley
Chapel
Tuesday
at 2
p.m.
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
Ethel M.
Messer,
Assembly
of God
minister
of Fort
Worth.
Mrs.
Adams
was a
member
of the
Assembly
of God
church.
Surviving
are a
son,
Herman
Adams
and two
daughters,
Mrs.
Velma
Yarby
and Mrs.
Bobbie
M.
Warren,
all of
Fort
Worth;
four
grandchildren,
nine
great-grandchildren,
two
brothers,
J. A.
Headspeth,
Corsicana,
and D.
L.
Headspeth,
Lubbock;
a
sister,
Mrs.
Murphy
Dean,
Corsicana,
and
other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Monday,
Jan
11,
1965
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
w/o
Sim
A.
Adams,
Jr.
married
June
10,
1910;
d/o
William
A.
Headspeth
&
Martha
Jane
(Shue)
Headspeth
buried
in
Hamilton
Beeman
cemetery
----
Hold
Services
For Mrs.
Adams
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Sim
Adams,
69, who
died in
Fort
Worth
Sunday,
were
held
Tuesday
at 4
p.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Ethel M.
Messer,
Fort
Worth
Assembly
of God
minister,
Mrs.
Adams
was a
member
of the
Assembly
of God
church.
Native
of Lott,
Mrs.
Adams
resided
in
Corsicana
for many
years
before
moving
to Fort
Worth
two
years
ago.
Surviving
are a
son,
Herman
Adams
and two
daughters,
Mrs.
Velma
Yarby
and Mrs.
Bobbie
M.
Warren,
all of
Fort
Worth;
four
grandchildren,
nine
great-grandchildren,
two
brothers,
J. A.
Headspeth,
Corsicana,
and D.
L.
Headspeth,
Lubbock;
a
sister,
Mrs.
Murphy
Dean,
and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
were
Rufus
Pevehouse,
Leon
Tackett,
S. J.
Miles,
Jr.;
Fred
Presley,
Henry
Slate
and
Loyal
Poe, Jr.
Notes:
Sim A.
Adams,
Jr.
Apr 13,
1889 -
Oct 15,
1964
Sim
Adams Of
Fort
Worth
Dies
Thursday
Sim
Adams, a
former
Corsicana
resident,
who had
resided
in Fort
Worth
several
years,
died in
the
Harris
Memorial
hospital
in Fort
Worth
Thursday
morning.
Surviving
are his
wife and
other
relatives.
Arrangements
are
pending
at
Corley
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
----
Rites
Saturday
For Sim
Adams
Funeral
services
For Sim
Adams,
77,
retired
grocer,
who died
in
Harris
Memorial
hospital
in Fort
Worth
Thursday,
were
held
Saturday
at 2
p.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Messner,
Fort
Worth
Assembly
of God
minister.
Surviving
are his
wife, a
son,
Herman
Adams,
Fort
Worth;
two
daughters,
Zelma
Yarby
and Mrs.
Bobbie
Marie
Warren,
both of
Fort
Worth;
four
grandchildren,
seven
great-grandchildren,
a
sister,
Mrs.
Mollie
Ferguson,
Ennis; a
brother,
Bill
Adams,
Oklahoma,
and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
were
Rufus
Pevehouse,
Leon
Tackett,
Fred R.
Pressly,
Billy B.
Collier,
S. J.
Miles,
Jr. and
Harvey
L.
Parrish.
Notes:
Belle
(Driver)
Morris
Apr 1,
1876 -
May 19,
1958
Mrs.
Belle
Morris
Expires
Monday
Mrs.
Belle
Morris,
82, died
in
Memorial
Hospital
Monday
morning.
Funeral
services
will be
held
Wednesday
at 10
a.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
A native
Texan,
she had
spent
most of
her life
in
Navarro
county.
Surviving
are a
son,
Charlie
Driver,
Corsicana;
two
sisters,
Mrs.
Willie
Green,
Corsicana,
and Mrs.
Birdie
Walker,
Ontario,
Calif.,
and a
number
of
nieces
and
nephews
and
other
relatives.
Notes:
----
Wednesday
Rites
For Mrs.
Morris
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Belle
Morris,
82, who
died in
Memorial
Hospital,
Monday,
will be
held
Wednesday
at 10
a.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
Robert
Wooddy,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
Church.
Burial
will be
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Mrs.
Morris
was a
native
of Texas
and had
spent
most of
her life
in
Navarro
county.
Surviving
are a
son,
Charlie
Driver,
Corsicana;
two
sisters,
Mrs.
Willie
Green,
Corsicana,
and Mrs.
Birdie
Walker,
Ontario,
Calif.,
and a
number
of
nieces
and
nephews
and
other
relatives.
Notes:
-----
Mrs.
Belle
Morris
Rites
Wednesday
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Belle
Morris,
82, were
held
Wednesday
at 10
a.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
She died
Monday
in
Memorial
Hospital.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Robert
Wooddy,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
a native
of
Texas,
Mrs.
Morris
had
resided
in
Navarro
county
most of
her
life.
Surviving
are a
son,
Charlie
Driver,
Corsicana;
two
sisters,
Mrs.
Willie
Green,
Corsicana,
and Mrs.
Birdie
Walker,
Ontario,
Calif.,
and a
number
of
nieces
and
nephews
and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
were
Desmond
Green,
C. J.
Green,
Charles
Davis,
Zack
Barton,
G. H.
Weatherby
and Fred
Kesinger.
Notes:
Charles
Randolph
"Charlie"
Driver,
Sr.
Dec. 4,
1899 -
May 23,
1962
C. R.
Driver
Of
Athens
Dies
Charlie
Randolph
Driver,
62, of
Athens,
native
of
Kerens,
a
retired
Bethlehem
Steel
Company
plant
employe
here,
died in
Memorial
Hospital
Wednesday
morning.
Funeral
services
will be
held
from the
Corley
Chapel
Thursday
at 10
a.m.
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Driver
was a
veteran
of
World
War II.
A son,
C. R.
Driver,
Jr.,
Lawton,
Okla. Is
the only
survivor.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
T. F.
Donald
pastor
of the
First
Assembly
of God
church.
Pallbearers
will be
Rufus
Pevehouse,
Fred
Kesinger,
C. J.
Green,
W. D.
Green,
Zack
Barton
and
Clyde
Fields.
Notes:
Lillie
(Chandler)
McElreath
Apr 4,
1880 -
Apr 24,
1935
FORMER
CORSICANA
WOMAN BE
BURIED
HERE ON
FRIDAY
Mrs.
Frank
McElwreath,
nee Miss
Lillie
Chandler,
former
resident
of
Corsicana
for many
years,
died at
Texarkana
Wednesday
afternoon
at 3
o'clock
and the
funeral
will be
held
from the
chapel
of the
Sutherland-McCammon
funeral
Home
Friday
afternoon
at 4:30
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Surviving
are her
husband,
who
formerly
was
foreman
of the
mechanical
department
of the
Sun-Light
Publishing
company,
and a
sister
of Mrs.
Kate
Reid,
Ennis.
Notes:
----
FUNERAL
FORMER
CORSICANA
WOMAN
FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Frank
McElwreath
nee Miss
Lillie
Chandler,
former
resident
of
Corsicana,
who died
in
Texarkana
Wednesday
afternoon
at 3
o'clock,
will be
held
Friday
afternoon
at 4:30
o'clock
from the
chapel
of the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Surviving
are her
husband,
who
formerly
was
foreman
of the
mechanical
department
of the
Corsicana
Daily
Sun, and
a
sister,
Mrs.
Kate
Reid,
Ennis.
Notes:
Henry
Gentry
Nov 2,
1879 -
May 13,
1935
HENRY
GENTRY
DIED AT
HIS HOME
HERE
LATE
MONDAY
NIGHT
FORMER
COUNTY
FARM
DEMONSTRATION
AGENT TO
BE
BURIED
LATE
TUESDAY
Henry
Gentry,
aged 55
years,
former
Navarro
county
farm
demonstration
agent,
native
Texan,
died at
his
home,
1917
West
Collin
street
Monday
night at
10
o'clock
after an
extended
illness
and the
funeral
will be
held
from the
family
home
Tuesday
afternoon
at 5
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
M. E.
McPhail,
pastor
of the
Third
avenue
Presbyterian
church.
Mr.
Gentry
was
county
agent
here
from
1920
until
ill
health
forced
his
retirement
in 1931.
He was
in the
mercantile
business
in Tyler
prior to
entering
the
extension
service
in 1915,
and was
county
agent in
Palestine,
Anderson
county,
prior to
assuming
his
duties
here.
Until
his
health
caused
his
retirement,
Mr.
Gentry
was
active
in the
Baptist
church
of which
he was a
member,
Corsicana
Rotary
club and
other
organizations.
He was
of an
affable
disposition
and made
and held
many
close
friendships
during
his
residence
in
Corsicana
and
Navarro
county.
Surviving
are his
wife,
one
brother,
Elbert
Gentry,
Tyler,
Smith
county
agent;
three
nieces,
Mrs.
Hazel
Bass,
Dallas;
Mrs. Fay
Jones,
Tyler,
and Mrs.
Helen
Guillary,
Tyler;
and a
nephew,
William
Gentry,
Texas A.
and M.
College,
College
Station.
The
funeral
will be
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
--
FUNERAL
SERVICES
TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
FOR
HENRY
GENTRY
Funeral
services
for
Henry
Gentry,
aged 55
years,
who died
Monday
night
after an
extended
illness,
were
held
from the
family
home
Tuesday
afternoon
at 5
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
M. E.
McPhail,
pastor
of the
Third
Avenue
Presbyterian
church.
Mr.
Gentry
was a
native
Texan
and was
Navarro
county
agent
from
1920
until
1931when
ill
health
caused
his
retirement.
Prior to
becoming
county
agent
here, he
was
agent at
Palestine,
Anderson
county
for five
years.
Mr.
Gentry
was
active
in the
First
Baptist
church
of which
he was a
member,
the
Corsicana
Rotary
Club and
other
organizations.
Surviving
are his
wife, a
brother,
Elbert
Gentry,
Tyler;
three
nieces,
Mrs.
Hazel
Bass,
Dallas;
Mrs. Fay
Jones,
and Mrs.
Helen
Gullary,
both of
Tyler,
and a
nephew,
William
Gentry,
Texas A.
and M.
College,
College
Station.
Singers
were
Mrs. A.
A.
Guess,
Mrs.
Chas
Highnote,
Robert
E.
Layton
and Roy
Leeds.
Pallbearers
were
Russell
Purifoy,
J. A.
Bonner,
Hood
Cheney,
A. D.
McMichael,
W. P.
McCammon,
Albert
Young
and
Clyde
Foster.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Sutherland
�
McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Hallie
(Holloway)
Bowmer
Feb 10,
1879 -
Aug 14,
1935
MRS. O.
C.
BOWMER
DIED
WEDNESDAY;
BURIAL
THURSDASY
FUNERAL
SERVICES
FROM
HOME,
WITH
INTERMENT
IN
OAKWOOD
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Hallie
Holloway
Bowmer,
aged 56
years
wife of
Dr. O.
C.
Bowmer,
who died
after a
lingering
illness
Wednesday
afternoon
at 5
o'clock,
will be
held
from the
family
home,
1516
West
Second
avenue,
Thursday
afternoon
at 5:30
o'clock
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
T. Edgar
Neal,
pastor
of the
First
Methodist
church.
Mrs.
Bowmer
was a
native
of
Louisiana
and had
resided
in
Corsicana
for 19
years.
Surviving
are her
husband,
a
sister,
Mrs.
Elizabeth
H.
McCranie,
Monroe,
La.; and
two
brothers,
Dr. R.
N.
Holloway,
Corsicana,
and J.
A.
Holloway,
Round
Rock.
Active
pallbearers
will be
A. A.
Allison,
J. S.
Halley,
Drs. W.
W.
Carter,
W. E.
Logsdon,
Dubart
Miller,
Will
Miller,
S. H.
Burnett,
Opie
Wills
and E.
H.
Newton.
Honorary
pallbearers
will be
members
of the
Navarro
County
Medical
Society.
The
arrangements
are
being
made by
the
Corley
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Thursday,
Aug
15,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
w/o
Otho
Cassius
Bowmer,
Dr.
married
Dec.
13,
1900;
d/o
Joseph
A.
Holloway
&
Elizabeth
�Lizzie�
(Norris)
Holloway
----
FUNERAL
SERVICES
MRS. O.
C.
BOWMER
HELD
LATE
THURSDAY
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Hallie
Holloway
Bowmer,
aged 56
years,
wife of
Dr. O.
C.
Bowmer,
who died
late
Wednesday
after
and
extended
illness,
were
held
from the
family
home,
1516
West
Second
avenue,
Thursday
afternoon
at 5:30
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
T. Edgar
Neal,
pastor
of the
First
Methodist
church,
Mrs.
Bowmer
was a
native
of
Louisiana
but had
resided
in
Corsicana
for the
past 19
years.
Surviving
are her
husband,
a
sister,
Mrs.
Elizabeth
H.
McCranie,
Monroe,
La.; and
two
brothers,
Dr. R.
N.
Holloway,
Corsicana,
and J.
A.
Holloway,
Round
Rock.
Active
pallbearers
were A.
A.
Allison,
J. S.
Halley,
Drs. W.
W.
Carter,
W. E.
Logsdon,
Dubart
Miller,
Will
Miller,
S. H.
Burnett,
Opie
Wills
and E.
H.
Newton.
Honorary
pallbearers
were
members
of the
Navarro
County
Medical
Society.
Corley
Funeral
Home had
charge
of the
arrangements.
Notes:
Mary Lou
(Vaughan)
Wafer
Sep 1,
1907 -
Apr 2,
1935
MRS.
MARY L.
WAFER
DIED
TUESDAY
NIGHT
BURIAL
WEDNESDAY
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Mary L.
Wafer,
aged 27
years, a
life-long
resident
of
Corsicana,
who died
Tuesday
night at
6:30
o'clock
after an
illness
of two
years,
were
held
Wednesday
afternoon
at 3
o'clock
from the
family
home,
912 West
First
avenue,
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church,
assisted
by Rev.
Barr.
Surviving
are her
husband,
T. A.
Wafer,
parents,
Mr. and
Mrs. E.
A.
Vaughan
and two
brothers,
O. A.
Vaughan
and I.
O.
Vaughan,
all of
Corsicana.
Pallbearers
were Tom
Kirkham,
Burleigh
Butler,
M. A.
Tekell,
L. L.
Harwell,
Alva
Taylor
and L.
V.
Majors.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Corley
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Wednesday,
April
3,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
w/o
Todd
Alexander
Wafer
married
Sep.
4,
1927;
d/o
David
Arthur
Vaughan
&
Barbara
Elizabeth
�Lizzy�
(Allen)
Vaughan
Joseph
Calvin
�Joe�
Archer
Nov 20,
1902 -
Jun 1,
1935
JOE
ARCHER
DIED
LATE
SATURDAY;
WAS
BURIED
ON
SUNDAY
Funeral
services
of Joe
Archer,
32, who
died at
his home
on
Highway
31,
southwest
of the
Magnolia
refinery,
Saturday
evening
at 6
o'clock,
were
held
from the
Eleventh
Avenue
Baptist
church
Sunday
afternoon
at 5
o'clock
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Joe E.
Glenn,
pastor
of the
church.
Surviving
are his
wife,
parents,
Mr. and
Mrs. W.
M.
Archer,
Angus; a
brother,
Bates
Archer,
Oklahoma;
and two
sisters,
Mrs. Pat
McKibben
and Miss
Trudie
Matt
Archer,
both of
Corsicana.
Pallbearers
were
Clay
Archer,
Paul
Crow,
Charles
Gossett,
W. D.
Shivers,
Howard
Shivers
and
Garnett
Roach.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
---
ARCHER - Corsicana, Texas, June 3. - Funeral services for Joe Archer, 32, who died at his home on Highway 31 Saturday, were held at the Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Surviving are his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Archer of Angus; one brother and two sisters. Notes:
Hugh
Cain
Jester
Oct 19,
1881 -
Apr 5,
1935
FUNERAL
SERVICES
FOR HUGH
JESTER
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
NATIVE
OF
CORSICANA
DIED
FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
IN
DALLAS
HOSPITAL
Funeral
services
for Hugh
Jester,
age 54
years,
native
of
Corsicana,
who died
in
Baylor
Hospital,
Dallas,
Friday
afternoon
following
an
operation
several
days
ago,
will be
held
from the
residence
of his
sister,
Mrs. J.
L.
Halbert,
1250
West
Third
avenue,
Sunday
afternoon
at 4
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
T. Edgar
Neal,
pastor
of the
First
Methodist
church.
Mr.
Jester
was well
known
here and
had
resided
in
Corsicana
practically
all of
his
life.
Surviving
are his
wife,
two
daughters,
Katherine
and
Elizabeth
Jester,
all of
Kingsville;
three
brothers,
George
E.
Jester,
C. L.
Jester
and Dr.
H. B.
Jester;
two
sisters,
Mrs. J.
L.
Halbert
and Mrs.
Lowry
Martin,
all of
Corsicana;
and a
number
of other
relatives.
The Y.
M. C. A.
building
will be
closed
during
the hour
of the
funeral
Sunday.
The
services
will be
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Pallbearers
will be
W. E.
Slaughter,
Byron
Cheney,
A. D.
McKinney,
R. A.
Caldwell,
Walter
Fendley,
Sam D.
Lattimore,
Sidney
Story,
Alton
Justiss
and John
S.
Murchison.
Music
will be
furnished
by Mrs.
Percy
Townsend,
Mrs. H.
O.
Blanding,
Lloyd
Kerr and
Edgar
Metcalf.
Hugh
Jester,
was the
youngest
son of
Mr. and
Mrs.
Chas. W.
Jester,
prominent
pioneer
Corsicanans,
and had
a host
of
friends
here who
will
deeply
regret
his
passing.
For
several
years he
was
connected
with the
old
First
State
Bank of
Corsicana.
He was a
lover of
clean
sports
and led
an
upright
and
unassuming
life
that
drew and
held
friends
closely.
Until
stricken
with his
last
illness
he had
been
employed
in
Dallas
and
recently
resigned
and
returned
to
Corsicana
for
medical
eximination.
Notes:
INFANT
SON
Roberts
B&D Aug
14, 1935
Infant
Buried
On
Wednesday
Afternoon
The
infant
son of
Mr. and
Mrs.
Walter
Roberts,
Jr.,
died at
the
Navarro
Clinic
Wednesday
morning
at 10
o'clock
and the
funeral
was held
at
Oakwood
cemetery
Wednesday
afternoon
where
interment
was
made.
The
rites
were
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Myra M.
(Caton)
Eckleman/Eckelman
Oct 22,
1900 -
Nov 13,
1935
MRS.
MYRA
ECKELMAN
WILL BE
BURIED
ON
FRIDAY
MORNING
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Myra M.
Eckleman,
aged 35
years,
wife of
A. F.
Eckleman,
who died
Wednesday
night at
10:10
o'clock
will be
held
from the
family
home
north of
Corsicana
Friday
morning
at 10
o'clock
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
Houston
Birmingham.
Surviving
are her
husband,
a son
Billy
Eckleman,
mother,
Mrs. R.
D. Caton,
three
brothers,
R.T.
Caton,
Tom
Caton,
all of
Corsicana;
and W.
H. Caton,
San
Antonio;
and two
sisters,
Mrs. W.
A.
Fowler,
Corsicana
and Mrs.
I. M.
Dempsey,
Phoenix,
Ariz.
and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
will be
John
Fowler,
Bob
Dunn,
Bob
Mills,
Jeff
Webb,
Johnny
Yates
and
Elmer
Lee
Nutt.
The
funeral
will be
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Thursday,
Nov
14,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
w/o
Andrew
Fred
Eckleman
(his
and
her
death
certificates
say
Eckelman-the
obit
has
it
spelled
both
ways)
married
Jul.
2,
1918;
d/o
Roe
Dolphus
T.
Caton
&
Minnie
Walker
(Neal)
Caton
----
FUNERAL
SERVICES
FOR MRS.
ECKELMAN
FRIDAY
MORNING
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Myra M.
Eckelman,
35, who
died
Wednesday
night at
10:10
o'clock
were
held
from the
family
home in
North
Corsicana
Friday
morning
at 10
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Houston
Birmingham.
Surviving
are her
husband,
a son
Billy
Eckleman,
mother,
Mrs. R.
D. Caton,
three
brothers,
R.T.
Caton,
Tom
Caton,
all of
Corsicana;
and W.
H. Caton,
San
Antonio;
and two
sisters,
Mrs. W.
A.
Fowler,
Corsicana
and Mrs.
I. M.
Dempsey,
Phoenix,
Ariz.
and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
were
John
Fowler,
Bob
Dunn,
Bob
Mills,
Jeff
Webb,
Johnny
Yates
and
Elmer
Lee
Nutt.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Ola
(Bryant)
Seale
Nov 1,
1896 -
Mar 11,
1938
FUNERAL
SERVICES
FOR MRS.
OLA
SEALE
WERE
HELD
SUNDAY
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Ola
Seale,
aged 42
years,
former
Corsicana
resident,
who died
at her
home at
Humble
Friday,
were
held
Sunday
afternoon
at 3:30
o'clock
from the
Corley
Funeral
Chapel
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
L. W.
Shivers,
Methodist
Protestant
minister,
of Tehuacana.
Surviving
are her
husband,
Homer
Seale,
Humble;
a
brother,
Ed
Bryant,
Athens;
a
half-brother,
Bert
Williams,
Corsicana;
three
sisters,
Mrs.
Frank
Stanley,
Corsicana;
Mrs.
Claude
Harris,
Athens,
and Mrs.
Cazie
Thompson,
Webster,
Texas,
and a
number
of other
relatives.
Notes:
Walter
Bert
Williams,
Sr.
Dec 18,
1885 -
Jul 28,
1945
BERT
WILLIAMS
IS
VICTIM
OF HEART
ATTACK
AT HOME
Walter
Bert
Williams,
Sr.,
aged 59
years,
native
of
Navarro
county,
well-known
contractor,
died at
his
home,
840
South
Fifteenth
street,
Saturday
night
with a
heart
attack.
Funeral
services
will be
held
from the
Corley
Funeral
Chapel
Tuesday
afternoon
at 5
o'clock
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Surviving
are his
wife of
Corsicana,
two
daughters,
Mrs.
Ruby
Clayton,
San
Antonio,
and Miss
Katherine
Williams,
Corsicana;
three
sons,
Bert
Williams,
Jr.,
Corsicana;
Sgt.
Frank
Williams,
U. S.
Marines
and
David
Williams,
seaman
second
class,
U. S.
Navy;
five
grandchildren,
three
sisters,
Mrs.
Frank
Stanley,
Corsicana;
Mrs.
Cassie
Thompson,
San
Antonio,
and Mrs.
Harry
Rogers,
Corsicana;
a
brother,
Ed
Bryant,
Leesville,
La., and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
will be
Louis
Hashop,
Tom
Caton,
S. K.
Brietz,
W. E.
Slaughter,
Wade
Abernathy,
Earl
Smalling,
C. E.
Allen
and W.
E.
Presley.
Corsicana
Lodge
No. 63,
IOOF,
will
have
charge
of the
rites at
the
grave.
Notice
Odd
Fellows:
All
Brothers
requested
to meet
at the
Hall,
corner
Beaton
and
third
Tuesday
at 4:30
p.m., to
attend
the
funeral
rites
for
Brother
W. B.
Williams.
Joe W.
Allen,
noble
grand,
Paul
Moore,
secretary.
Notes:
----
RITES
LATE
TUESDAY
FOR BERT
WILLIAMS,
WHO DIED
SATURDAY
Funeral
services
are
scheduled
at 5
o'clock
Tuesday
afternoon
from the
Corley
Funeral
Chapel
for
Walter
Bert
Williams,
Sr.,
aged 59
years,
who died
with a
heart
attack
late
Saturday
afternoon
at his
home,
840
South
Fifteenth
street.
He was a
native
of
Navarro
county
and a
well-known
contractor.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
Derwood
Geddie,
Navarro
County
Baptist
Association
missionary.
The IOOF
will
have
charge
at the
grave.
Burial
will be
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Surviving
are his
wife of
Corsicana;
two
daughters,
Mrs.
Ruby
Clayton,
San
Antonio,
and Miss
Katherine
Williams,
Corsicana;
three
sons,
Bert
Williams,
Jr.,
Corsicana;
Sgt.
Frank
Williams,
U. S.
Marines
and
David
Williams,
seaman
second
class,
U. S.
Navy;
five
grandchildren,
three
sisters,
Mrs.
Frank
Stanley,
Corsicana;
Mrs.
Cassie
Thompson,
San
Antonio,
and Mrs.
Harry
Rogers,
Corsicana;
a
brother,
Ed
Bryant,
Leesville,
La., and
other
relatives.
Pallbearers
will be
Louis
Hashop,
Tom
Caton,
S. K.
Brietz,
W. E.
Slaughter,
Wade
Abernathy,
Earl
Smalling,
C. E.
Allen
and W.
E.
Presley.
Notes:
----
Rites On
Tuesday
For Bert
Williams
Funeral
services
for W.
B.
Williams,
Sr., 59,
who died
with a
heart
attack
late
Saturday,
were
held
Tuesday
at 5
p.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Durward
Geddie,
Corsicana
Baptist
Association
missionary.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery
with the IOOF in
charge.
Surviving
are his
wife,
two
daughters,
three
sons,
five
grandchildren,
a
brother
and
three
sisters.
Williams
was a
well-known
contractor
and had
resided
in
Corsicana
most of
his
life.
Notes:
Missouri
Ella
(Ingram)
McGill
Sep 2,
1876 -
Apr 6,
1918
VENERABLE
LADY
PASSES
AWAY
Was Born
in
Navarro
County
Seventy-Two
Years
Ago
Mrs.
Missouri
E.
McGill,
who was
born in
the
Rural
Shade
community
in this
county
seventy
two
years
ago,
died at
her
home,
310 West
Fourth
avenue,
last
night
after
many
months
of
illness
and
patient
suffering.
The
deceased,
who had
been a
widow
for many
years,
was a
member
of the
Third
Avenue
Presbyterian
church,
and was
known by
all our
older
citizens,
and
loved
and
esteemed
by all
who knew
her.
Surviving
are two
sons, J.
W.
McGill
of
Corsicana,
and
Harrison
H.
McGill
of
Dallas,
and
three
grandsons,
Lawrence
McGill
of
Corsicana
and
Harrison
McGill,
Jr. and
Miss
Malan
McGill
of
Dallas.
The
funeral
took
place
this
afternoon
at 5
o'clock
from the
home of
her son,
J. W.
McGill
on West
Second
Avenue,
and was
largely
attended.
The
services
were
conducted
by Revs.
J. W.
Hornbeak,
Ilion T.
Jones
and C.
H.
Booth,
with
songs by
Mrs.
Henry
Robbins,
Mrs. G.
W.
Ringer,
Edgar
Metcalf
and G.
F.
Haslam.
The
pallbearers
were S.
M. Kerr,
T. P.
Kerr, M.
P.
Caldwell,
W. I.
Kerr, H.
B. Bomar
and Kerr
McClellan.
There
was a
profusion
of
beautiful
floral
offerings.
Mr. and
Mrs. M.
P.
Caldwell
of Fort
Worth
and Mrs.
Walter
Kerr of
Teague
were
among
those
here to
attend
the last
sad
rites.
Notes:
Irene
(Bradley)
Kirven
Jun 22,
1872 -
Jan 18,
1952
Mrs.
Kirven
Dies
Friday
Morning
Mrs.
Irene
Bradley
Kirven
died in
the
Navarro
clinic
early
Friday
morning
following
a brief
illness.
Funeral
service
will be
held
from the
McCammon
Chapel
at 2
p.m.
Saturday.
Burial
will be
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Dr.
Matthew
H.
Arnold,
pastor
of the
Westminister
Presbyterian
church.
Mrs.
Kirven
was born
in
Freestone
county,
the
daughter
of
George
T.
Bradley,
pioneer
of that
county,
and was
married
to the
late
Carter
Kirven,
Jr. The
couple
resided
at
Fairfield
a number
of years
before
moving
to
Corsicana
many
years
ago.
Mrs.
Kirven
made her
home
with her
daughter,
Mrs. C.
R.
Rider,
in
Dallas,
but for
the past
two
years
has been
in the
home of
her son,
George
B.
Kirven
here.
She was
a
life-long
member
of the
Presbyterian
church
and was
active
in
religious,
social
and club
circles
here.
Surviving
are her
daughter,
Mrs.
Rider,
Dallas;
son of
Corsicana,
a
grandson,
Charles
R.
Rider,
Jr.,
Dallas,
and
other
relatives.
Her
eldest
son,
Carter
Kirven
111,
died a
few
years
ago.
Pallbearers
will be
Murphy
Williams,
Dallas;
Robert
Stell,
Ben F.
Blackmon,
Roger
Steward,
Allyn
Lang,
Dr. T.
O. Wills
and
Randolph
Jackson.
Notes:
----
Rites
Saturday
For Mrs.
Kirven
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Irene
Bradley
Kirven,
widow of
the late
Carter
Kirven,
Jr.,
were
held at
2 p.m.
Saturday
from the
McCammon
Chapel.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Mrs.
Kirven
died in
the
Navarro
Clinic
early
Friday
morning.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Dr.
Matthew
H.
Arnold,
pastor
of
Westminister
Presbyterian
church.
Mrs.
Kirven
was a
long-time
member
of the
Presbyterian
church.
Mrs.
Kirven
was a
native
of
Freestone
county
and
resided
in
Corsicana
many
years,
later
making
her home
in
Dallas
prior to
returning
to
Corsicana
two
years
ago.
Surviving
are a
daughter,
Mrs. C.
R.
Rider,
Dallas;
a son,
George
B.
Kirven,
Corsicana;
a
grandson,
Charles
R.
Rider,
Jr.
Dallas
and
other
relatives.
Her
eldest
son,
Carter
Kirven,
111,
died
several
years
ago.
Pallbearers
were
Murphy
Williams,
Dallas;
Robert
Stell,
Ben F.
Blackmon,
Roger
Steward,
Allyn
Lang,
Dr. T.
O. Wills
and
Randolph
Jackson.
Notes:
Oliver
Carter
Kirven
III
Jul 10,
1900 -
Nov 29,
1946
FUNERAL
SERVUCES
FOR
CARTER
KIRVEN
PLANNED
TUESDAY
Carter
Kirven,
aged 46
years,
veteran
of World
Wars 1
and 11,
U. S.
Navy,
died in
San
Francisco,
Calif.,
Friday
afternoon.
Funeral
services
are
scheduled
from the
McCammon
Funeral
Chapel
Tuesday
afternoon
at 4
o'clock
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Dr.
Matthew
Arnold,
pastor
of the
Third
Avenue
Presbyterian
church
will
conduct
the
services.
Kirven
was
wounded
at Pearl
Harbor
when the
Japanese
struck
that
area to
open the
Pacific
hostilities
and
spent
many
months
in
government
hospitals.
A native
of
Fairfield,
Kirven
was
reared
in
Corsicana
and
resided
here
except
during
the time
he
served
in the
Navy
during
World
War 1
and
until he
re-enlisted
prior to
the
outbreak
of
hostilities
at Pearl
Harbor.
He was
president
of
Carter
Kirven,
Jr.
Inc.,
men�s
store
for a
number
of years
and was
well
known in
Corsicana.
Surviving
are his
wife,
Gertrude
Carson
Kirven,
San
Francisco;
mother,
Mrs.
Carter
Kirven,
Sr., a
sister,
Mrs.
Charles
Rider,
Dallas;
a
brother,
George
Kirven,
Pampa;
an aunt,
Mrs. F.
B. McKie,
Corsicana,
and a
nephew,
Charles
Rider,
Jr.
Dallas.
Pallbearers
will be
Randolph
Jackson,
Alvin
Lang,
Ralph
Stell,
George
Campbell,
Dr.
Dubart
Miller,
Dr. R.
N.
Holloway,
George
Carson
and
Allen
Love.
Notes:
----
RITES
FOR
VETERAN
OF TWO
WARS
HELD
WEDNESDAY
MORNING
Funeral
services
for
Carter
Kirven,
aged 46
years,
who died
in San
Francisco
Friday,
were
held
from the
McCammon
Funeral
Chapel
Wednesday
morning
at 10:30
o'clock.
Burial
was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Dr.
Matthew
Arnold,
pastor
of the
Third
Avenue
Presbyterian
church.
Kirven a
native
of
Fairfield,
had
resided
in
Corsicana
practically
all of
his
life. He
formerly
headed
the
Carter
Kirven,
Jr.,
Inc.,
men�s
furnishing
establishment.
Kirven
was in
the U.
S. Navy
in World
Wars 1
and 11
and was
seriously
wounded,
Dec. 7,
1941, at
Pearl
Harbor
in the
Jap
sneak
attack
that
opened
the war
between
Japan
and the
United
States.
He spent
many
months
in
government
hospitals
following
Pearl
Harbor.
Surviving
are his
wife,
Mrs.
Gertrude
Carson
Kirven,
San
Francisco;
mother,
Mrs.
Carter
Kirven,
Sr., a
sister,
Mrs.
Charles
Rider,
Dallas;
a
brother,
George
Kirven,
Pampa;
an aunt,
Mrs. F.
B. McKie,
Corsicana,
and a
nephew,
Charles
Rider,
Jr.
Dallas.
Pallbearers
were
Randolph
Jackson,
Alvin
Lang,
Ralph
Stell,
George
Campbell,
Dr.
Dubart
Miller,
Dr. R.
N.
Holloway,
George
Carson
and
Allen
Love.
Notes:
James
Henry
�Jim�
Bryant
May 15,
1895 -
May 30,
1935
J. H.
BRYANT
DIED
THURSDAY
MORNING;
FUNERAL
FRIDAY
Jim
Henry
Bryant,
aged 40
years,
native
of
Navarro
county,
died at
his home
in North
Corsicana
Thursday
morning
at 3
o'clock
after an
illness
of
several
months.
The
funeral
will be
held
from the
chapel
of the
Corley
Funeral
Home
Friday
afternoon
at 3
o'clock
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
will be
conducted
by Rev.
Paul
Utley,
pastor
of the
Blooming
Grove
Methodist
church,
assisted
by Rev.
H. B.
Clark,
pastor
of the
North
Corsicana
Methodist
Church.
Surviving
are his
wife, a
daughter,
Mrs.
Frank
Nichols,
and a
granddaughter,
all of
Corsicana;
two
brothers,
Ed
Bryant
and Bert
Williams,
both of
Corsicana;
four
sisters,
Mrs. Ola
Seale,
Humble;
Mrs. C.
W.
Thompson,
Webster;
Mrs.
Claude
Harris,
Kilgore;
and Mrs.
Frank P.
Stanley,
Corsicana,
and a
number
of other
relatives.
Pallbearers
will be
R. L.
Harris,
tax
assessor-collector;
Sheriff
Rufus
Pevehouse,
Deputy
Sheriff
Jack
Floyd
and J.
M.
Westbrook,
Commissioner,
Jack
Megarity,
Pink
Hayes,
Chas.
White
and J.
P.
Tilton.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Thursday,
May
30,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
h/o
Sarah
Emma
(Bryant)
Bryant
buried
in
Post
Oak
cemetery;
s/o
Columbus
E.
Bryant
&
Bell
(Bunch)
Williams-Bryant-Watson
----
FUNERAL
SERVICES
FOR J.
H.
BRYANT
FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
Funeral
rites
for Jim
Henry
Bryant,
40,
native
of
Navarro
county,
who died
at his
home in
North
Corsicana
Thursday
morning
at 3
o'clock
from the
chapel
of the
Corley
Funeral
Home,
with
interment
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
Paul
Utley,
pastor
of the
Blooming
Grove
Methodist
church,
assisted
by Rev.
H. B.
Clark,
pastor
of the
North
Corsicana
Methodist
church.
Surviving
are his
wife, a
daughter,
Mrs.
Frank
Nichols,
a
granddaughter,
two
brothers,,
Ed
Bryant
and Bert
Williams
all of
Corsicana;
four
sisters,
Mrs. Ola
Seale,
Humble;
Mrs. C.
W.
Thompson,
Webster;
Mrs.
Claude
Harris,
Kilgore
and Mrs.
Frank P.
Stanley,
Corsicana,
and a
number
of other
relatives.
Pallbearers
were R.
L.
Harris,
Rufus
Pevehouse,
Jack
Floyd,
J. M.
Westbrook,
Jack
Megarity,
Pink
Hayes,
Chas.
White
and L.
P.
Tilton.
Notes:
Oliver
Hazzard
Perry
Garrett,
Jr.
Sep 1,
1859 -
Feb 23,
1935
O. H. P.
GARRETT
BE
BURIED
OAKWOOD
CEMETERY
ON
SUNDAY
Oliver
H. P.
Garrrett,
age 75,
died in
Fort
Worth
Friday
night
and will
be
buried
in
Corsicana
Sunday.
The body
will
arrive
over the
Southern
Pacific
Sunday
afternoon
and
service
will be
held at
4
o'clock
in the
Sutherland-McCammon
Chapel.
Rev. E.
T.
Miller
will
conduct
the
rites.
Interment
will be
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
deceased
is
survived
by his
wife,
and a
daughter,
Uala
Garrett.
Funeral
arrangements
were
made
through
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Saturday,
Feb
23,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
h/o
Cecilia
C. (Flynne)
Garrett
married
Feb.
7,
1889;
s/o
Oliver
Hazzard
Perry
Garrett,
Sr.
&
Nancy
C.
(Wilson)
Garrett
----
RETIRED
NEWSPAPER
EDITOR
BURIED
HERE
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
Funeral
services
for
Oliver
H. P.
Garrett,
aged 75
years,
retired
newspaper
editor,
who died
in Fort
Worth
Friday
night,
were
held
from the
chapel
of the
Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral
Home
Sunday
afternoon
with
interment
in the
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Mr.
Garrett
was
connected
with the
Paris
Morning
News for
33 years
prior to
his
retirement
eight
years
ago.
Surviving
are his
wife and
a
daughter,
Miss
Eulalia
Garrett,
both of
Fort
Worth.
The
family
resided
here
many
years
ago and
Mrs.
Garrett
is a
sister
of the
late
Mrs.
Steve
Smith.
Pallbearers
were
Kendrick
Buster,
Kenneth
Garrett,
Carl
Buster,
Largent
Parks,
Leonard
Buster
and Roy
Stubbs.
Notes:
Gilbert
Lee
Scroggins
abt 1904
- May 5,
1935
FORMER
CORSICANA
MAN
KILLED
IN OIL
FIELD
ACCIDENT
Funeral
services
will be
held for
G. L.
Scroggins,
age 31
years,
who was
killed
in an
oil
field
accident
in
LaFayette,
La.,
Sunday,
Tuesday
afternoon
at 2:30,
probably
from the
Corley
Funeral
Home.
The body
will
arrive
here at
4:22
this
afternoon
and
definite
funeral
arrangements
will not
be known
until
that
time.
The
services
will be
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Burial
will be
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Surviving
are his
wife,
daughter,
Helen
Ruth,
both of
Lafayette,
La.; his
mother,
Mrs. M.
B.
Scroggins,
Corsicana;
two
brothers,
Beo
Scroggins,
Kilgore,
and
Steve
Scroggins,
Beaumont;
and five
sisters,
Mrs.
James
Farmer,
Mrs. M.
H.
Pryor,
Nellie
Scroggins,
Gertrude
Scroggins
and Mary
Lee
Scroggins,
all of
Corsicana.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
-
Monday,
May
6,
1935
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
Some
sources
say
Scroggins
&
others
say
Scoggins
-
h/o
Juanita
Gertrude
(Holley)
Scroggins;
s/o
Stephen
Alexander
Scroggins,
Sr.
&
Mary
Bell
(Bryant)
Scroggins
----
ACCIDENT
VICTIM
BURIED
IN
OAKWOOD
TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
Funeral
services
for G.
L.
Scroggins,
31,
former
Corsicanan
who was
killed
in an
oil
field
accident
in
LaFayette,
La.,
Sunday
were
held
Tuesday
afternoon
at 2:30
o'clock
from the
chapel
of the
Corley
Funeral
Home
with
burial
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
The
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
E. T.
Miller,
pastor
of the
First
Baptist
church.
Surviving
are his
wife,
daughter,
Helen
Ruth
Scroggins,
LaFayette,
La.;
mother,
Mrs. M.
B.
Scroggins,
Corsicana;
two
brothers,
Beo
Scroggins,
Kilgore,
and
Steve
Scroggins,
Beaumont;
and five
sisters,
Mrs.
James
Farmer,
Mrs. M.
H.
Pryor,
Nellie
Scroggins,
Gertrude
Scroggins
and Mary
Lee
Scroggins,
all of
Corsicana.
Notes:
Mary
Elizabeth
(Tohl)
Jones
Sep 19,
1861 -
Jun 9,
1935
AGED
WOMAN
DIED
SUDDENLY
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
HERE
Mrs.
Mary
Elizabeth
Jones,
73 years
died
suddenly
at the
family
residence
1516
West
Seventh
avenue
at 12:30
Sunday
afternoon,
and
funeral
services
were
conducted
at 4:30
Monday
afternoon
at the
Corley
Funeral
Chapel.
Rev. T.
Edgar
Neal,
pastor
of the
First
Methodist
church
had
charge
of the
service.
Interment
was made
in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Survivors
are one
son, L.
E.
Jones,
Corsicana;
one
brother,
Jacob
Tahal,
Chicago
and two
sisters,
Miss
Annie
Tahal,
Chicago,
and Mrs.
Percy
Combs,
Los
Angeles,
Calif.
Corley
Funeral
Home had
charge
of the
arrangements.
Notes:
Justa
Luna
Aug 4,
1884 -
Jun 8,
1935
Mexican
Died At
Home
Here
Saturday;
Funeral
on
Sunday
Justa
Luna, 50
year old
Mexican,
died at
his
home,
814
South
Main
Street
at 8:45
Saturday
night
and
funeral
services
were
conducted
at the
Mexican
Presbyterian
church
by Rev.
Manuel
Adama at
4:30
Sunday,
afternoon.
Luna, a
former
barber,
had been
in ill
health
for
about a
year.
Surviving
are his
wife,
and two
daughters,
Mrs.
Louis
McBen of
Tyler
and Mrs.
Albert
Freeze,
of
Tulsa,
Okla.,
and
several
grandchildren.
Corley
Funeral
Home had
charge
of the
arrangements.
Notes:
Margaret
Amelia
(McLemore)
Stuckey-Walters
Jul 25,
1856 -
Apr 1,
1935
FUNERAL
RITES
HELD
TUESDY
FOR MRS.
M. A.
WALTERS
Funeral
services
for Mrs.
Margaret
A.
Walters,
aged 78
years,
who died
at her
home on
the
Drane
road
Monday
afternoon
were
held
Tuesday
afternoon,
were
held
Tuesday
afternoon
at 2
o'clock
from the
Post Oak
cemetery.
Mrs.
Walters
had been
ill five
weeks.
The
funeral
rites
were
conducted
by Rev.
H. B.
Carraway,
Kerens
Baptist
minister.
Mrs.
Walters
had
resided
in
Navarro
county
for 18
years.
Surviving
are two
daughters,
Miss
Tellie
Walters
and Mrs.
E. J.
Jergins,
both of
Corsicana;
two
sons, W.
T.
Stuckey,
Ennis;
and W.
U.
Stuckey,
Canton;
several
grandchildren
and a
brother,
Albert
McLemore,
Canton.
The
funeral
was
directed
by the
Corley
Funeral
Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
- Tuesday, April 2, 1935
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st
husband Duncan Stuckey married Feb. 16, 1879 2nd husband
Charles M. Walters married Nov. 11, 1897; d/o John McLemore
& Rebecca (Gore) McLemore
Annie May (Peak) McCall
Jan 1, 1894 - Apr 25, 1935
MRS. MAY M�CALL DIED SATURDAY IN ROANE COMMUNITY
Mrs. May McCall, aged 36 years, died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. M. G. Holley, in the Roane community Saturday
morning at 7:15 o'clock and the funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Post Oak church with burial
in the Post Oak
cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, T. E. McCall, Roane; one sister,
Mrs. Holley, and a brother, J. H. Peak, New Mexico.
The funeral will be directed by the Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral Home.
Notes:
----
MRS. MAY M�CALL IS BURIED SUNDAY FROM POST OAK CHURCH
Funeral services for Mrs. May McCall, aged 36 years, who
died at Roane Saturday morning at 7:15 o'clock, were
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Post Oak
church with interment in the
Post Oak
cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. H. B.
Carraway, Baptist minister of Kerens.
Surviving are her husband, T. E. McCall, Roane, a
sister, Mrs. M. G. Holley, Roane, and a brother, J. H.
Peak, New Mexico.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral Home.
Notes:
Thomas Dennis
�Tom� Harral
Sep 7, 1860 - May 14, 1935
Funeral Thursday For Aged Kerens Resident
KERENS, May 18.�Funeral services for T. D. Harral,
74, who died at his home Tuesday night, were held
Thursday afternoon with burial in the
Kerens
cemetery. He was a native Texan and had resided
here for the past 15 years and had been an employee
of the Kerens post office for the past 12 years.
Surviving are his wife, 12 children, 25
grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Nellie Eva
(Andrews) Mosley
Jul 17, 1892 - Jan 27, 1971
Mosley Rites Set Friday
Mrs. Nellie Eva Mosley, 69, died Wednesday
morning in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services
will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Griffin Funeral
Home Chapel with the Revs. B. W. Johnson and
David Williams officiating. Interment will be in
Eureka
cemetery.
Surviving are eight daughters, Mrs. Ruby Patton
and Mrs. Minnie Cooper of Lancaster; Mrs. Jessie
Bell and Mrs. Sue Petty of Eureka; Mrs. Lola
Thomas of Euless; Mrs. Donnie England of Dallas;
Mrs. Billie Dill of Wilmer; and Mrs. Barbara
Jones of Florida; two sons, Johnnie Mosley and
Darrell Mosley of Corsicana; four brothers,
William E. Andrews of Beaumont, J. T. Andrews of
Kerens, Cecil Andrews of Corsicana and Doyle
Andrews of Purdon; four sisters, Mrs. Omie Perry
of Kerens, Mrs. Lillie Bedford of Corsicana,
Mrs. Mamie Frame and Mrs. Opal Coker of Eureka.
Pallbearers will be Danny Petty, Dickie Cooper,
Nick Stanford, Wayne Brown, Jackie Cooper, Bob
Groce, Delmer Wilson and Eddy Rhodes.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
- Thursday, Jan 28, 1971
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
w/o
Robert Lee Mosley married Oct. 2, 1921; d/o Thomas Marion
�Tom� Andrews & Amanda �Mandy� (Conger) Andrews buried in
Long Prairie cemetery
----
Mosley Rites
Final rites for Mrs. Nellie Eva Mosley, who died in Dallas
Wednesday, were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Griffin Funeral
Home Chapel with interment in
Eureka cemetery.
The Rev. B. W. Johnson and the Rev. David Williams
officiated.
Surviving are eight daughters, two sons, four brothers and
four sisters.
Notes:
Willie Bennie
(Robinson) Bates
Jan 9, 1906 - Oct 3, 1965
Mrs. C. W. Bates Dies Sunday, Rites Tuesday
Mrs. C. W. Bates, 59, of 1701 West Thirteenth avenue,
native of Eureka, died in Memorial hospital Sunday night
several hours after she was injured in an auto collision
west of Hubbard on State Highway 31. She was brought to
the hospital in an Eubanks ambulance from Hubbard.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from
the Assembly of God Church, South Fourteenth street with
burial in the
Eureka cemetery.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; four sons, Alton
W., Billy Eugene and Donald Bates all of Corsicana and
Ollie Quinton Bates, Mexia; a daughter, Mrs. Jimmie
Fannie, Waco; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Josie
Conger, Kerens; Mrs. Carl Love, Corsicana, and Mrs. Bill
Howard, Elkhart; three brothers, Jack and Ray Robinson,
both of Corsicana, and J. S. Robinson, Eureka, and other
relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Corley directs.
Notes:
----
Tuesday Rites For Mrs. Bates
Funeral rites for Mrs. W. C. Bates, 59, of 1701 West
Thirteenth avenue, who died in Memorial Hospital
Sunday night were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the
Assembly of God church, South Fourteenth street.
Burial was in the
Eureka
cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Bracey Greer,
Assembly of God minister, and Rev. B. W. Johnson,
pastor of the Pentecostal Church of God.
Mrs. Bates was injured in an auto accident west of
Hubbard Sunday night and was brought to Memorial
hospital in a Eubanks ambulance.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; four sons,
Alton W., Billy Eugene and Donald Bates all of
Corsicana and Ollie Quinton Bates, Mexia; a
daughter, Mrs. Jimmie Fannie, Waco; seven
grandchildren; three sisters, Josie Conger, Kerens;
Mrs. Carl Love, Corsicana, and Mrs. Bill Howard,
Elkhart; three brothers, Jack and Ray Robinson, both
of Corsicana, and J. S. Robinson, Eureka, and other
relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Corley directed.
Notes:
John Henry Perry
Mar 4, 1898 - May 23, 1970
Henry Perry, 72, Dies Saturday
Henry Perry, 72, of Kerens died Saturday
afternoon in Twilight Home.
Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Monday in
Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lewis
Wilkins officiating. Burial will be in
Eureka
cemetery.
Mr. Perry was born in Alabama and had resided in
Kerens 13 years.
Survivors include four sons, Doyle Andrews,
Purdon, Cecil Andrews, Corsicana, J. T. Andrews,
Kerens, and William Carl Andrews, Beaumont; five
daughters, Mrs. Opal Coker, and Mrs. Lillie
Bedford, Mrs. Edna McCaslin, all of Corsicana,
Mrs. Ioma Perry, Kerens and Mrs. Mamie Frame,
Eureka; three brothers; five sisters and several
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers will be Robert Davidson, James
McCaslin, Edgar Frame, Emmett McCaslin, John
Frame and Tom Frame.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
- Sunday, May 24, 1970
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
h/o
Susie Ella (Robinson) Andrews-Perry married
Mar. 21, 1930; s/o John Wesley Perry &
Susannah V. (Cagle) Perry buried in Long
Prairie cemetery
----
Perry Rites
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11
a.m. for Henry Perry 72, Kerens native who
died Saturday in Twilight Home. The rites
will be held at Corley Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Lewis Wilkins officiating. Burial
will be in the
Eureka cemetery.
It was originally announced services were to
be held Monday at 10 a.m. but the hour and
day were changes.
Surviving are four sons, five daughters,
three brothers, five sisters, several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Zula Beatrice (Sheffield) Byrnes-Johnson
Sep 15, 1903 - Jul 2, 1935
MILDRED WOMAN IS BURIED IN EUREKA
CEMETERY TODAY
Mrs. C. W. Johnson, aged 31 years of
Mildred died in the P. & S. hospital
Tuesday night 10 o'clock and the funeral
was held at the Mildred Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with
interment in the
Eureka cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Lawrence Shivers,
Methodist Protestant minister of
Tehuacana and Rev. I. R. Darwood pastor
of the Eureka Methodist church.
Surviving are her husband, four
children, Lorene, Ray Sybel and C. W.
Johnson, Jr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
W. Sheffield; a step daughter, Mrs.
Clark Henderson, all of Mildred.
The funeral was directed by the
Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
- Wednesday, July 3, 1935
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st
husband Rex Edward Byrnes married
May 19, 1927 2nd husband Conard Wynn
Johnson married Nov. 23, 1932; d/o
Robert W. Sheffield & Zula Beatrice
(Gilliam) Sheffield
Rex
Edward Byrnes
Feb 24, 1903 - Apr 25, 1970
Rex Byrne Dies Saturday
Rex Bryne, native of Corsicana and
longtime resident of New Orleans
died there early Saturday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete
at Corley�s until the family arrives
here Sunday, but services are
expected to be held Monday.
He was a mechanic for many years
with Jackson Brothers Dodge agency
and moved to Houston when the motor
company relocated there, later
moving to New Orleans.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, Brooks Byrne, and other
relatives.
Notes:
John Thomas Mahoney, Sr.
Sep 18, 1868 - Nov 16, 1935
J. T. MAHONEY WAS BURIED AT
PURSLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for John Thomas
Mahoney, aged 66 years, who died
at Pursley Saturday night at
10:10 o'clock, were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the residence of his brother,
Charles Mahoney at Pursley with
interment in the
Pursley cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Rev. G. H.
Vaughn, Baptist minister.
Prior to moving to Pursley two
weeks ago, Mr. Mahoney resided
in Waco.
Surviving are five sons, V. M.
Mahoney, Waco; W. L. Mahoney,
Waco; Olan Mahoney, Corsicana;
Leland Mahoney, Pursley; John
Mahoney, Waco; two daughters,
Mrs. R. W. Griffin, Purdon, and
Mrs. Floyd Ryan, Snyder; four
brothers, W. L. Mahoney,
Loraine; Charles Mahoney,
Pursley; E. M. Mahoney,
Hermleigh, and A. J. Mahoney,
Hermleigh; two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Liggett, Pursley, and Mrs.
Lizzie Wimkins, Hermleigh.
The funeral was directed by the
Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana
Daily
Sun
- Monday, Nov 18, 1935
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st wife
Emma (Henderson) Mahoney
married Feb. 25, 1889 2nd
wife Lucy Mae (Balcom)
Mahoney married Feb. 26,
1896 3rd wife Sally Viola
(Webb) Mahoney-Simons
married Jan. 8, 1916; s/o
John Mahoney & Sarah
Elizabeth (King) Mahoney
Joseph Dan Hanna, Jr.
Nov 27, 1934 - Dec 21, 1935
BABY BURIED IN PURSLEY
CEMETERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for J. D.
Hanna, Jr., aged one year,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Hanna of Navarro, who died
at the family home Saturday
night, were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the
Pursley cemetery where
interment was made. The
rites were conducted by Rev.
G. H. Vaughn, Baptist
minister.
Surviving are the parents,
four sisters, Mrs. Artie
Ward, Athens; Misses Levine,
Maggie Lee and Sylvester
Hanna, all of Navarro; a
brother, Billie Hanna,
Navarro; grandmother, Mrs.
M. M. Hanna, Navarro, and a
grandfather, Ben McGee,
Athens.
The funeral was directed by
the Sutherland-McCammon
Funeral Home.
Notes:
Cynthia Elizabeth
Frances (Dorman) Massey
Jul. 24, 1873 - Jun. 23,
1951
Graveside Rites For Mrs.
Massey
Funeral rites for Mrs.
Cynthia Massey, 78, who
died at her residence on
the Stroube farm near
Powell early Saturday,
were held at
Ward cemetery near
Pursley at 2 p.m.
Sunday. The rites were
conducted by Rev.
Millard Box, pastor of
the Memorial Baptist
church.
Surviving are five sons,
William Massey,
Corsicana; Newell and
Homer Massey, both of
Waco; Lonzo Massey,
Dallas, Ore., and Ocie
Massey, Buffalo; two
daughters, Mrs. Stella
Smith, Corsicana and MRs.
Estelle Wheeler,
Houston: a brother, Dave
Dorman, Corsicana; a
sister, Mrs. Willie Lee,
Paradise; 21
grandchildren, 19
great-grandchildren, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Eugene
and F. A. Wheeler, Troy
and Carla Massey, Robert
Floyd and Loyd Smith,
all grandsons.
Corley directed.
Notes:
David Perry Dorman
Oct 14, 1882 - Dec 5, 1959
David P. Dorman Rites Monday
David P. Dorman, 81, native of Navarro county, died Sunday
Morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a. m. from the
Corley Chapel. Burial was in the
Ward cemetery. The
rites were conducted by Rev. Bruce Hibbit, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cora Lambert, Phoenix, Ariz.;
five grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Willie Lee, Arlington;
and several nieces and nephews.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Audrey (Anderson)
Smith
Jan 30, 1922 - May 29, 2011
Audrey
Smith, 89 died on May 29, 2011 at her residence in
Montgomery, Al.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, June 2,
2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Wortham
with Rev. Mike Donothan officiating. Interment will
follow at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas.
Audrey was born on January 30, 1922. She was preceded in
death by her beloved parents, Tim and Wilma Anderson,
two sisters, Alvis Williams and Maxine Butler, a
brother, Doyle Anderson, and one daughter Jeanie Hudson
(Allan).
Survivors include daughters, Betty Hopper, Carol Marr
(Bob), Janice Doree, and a sister Dorothey Reeves. Her
grandchildren, Heidi McCall (Marc), Connie Pearce
(Duane), Tim Wheeler, Dana Henderson, Laurie Renfrow,
Natalie Hudson, 7 great grandchildren, and 13
great-great grandchildren, and a host of nephews and
nieces.
Serving as pallbearers are, Rhett Butler, Randy Butler,
Chase Rogers, Rypin Rogers, Chad Partain, Steve Partain
and Bobby Henderson.
Notes:
- Source: Porter
Funeral Home, Mexia, Texas
Carrie Lee
(Terry) Spencer
Dec 4, 1895 - Mar 21, 1935
FORMER RESIDENT BAZETTE COMMUNITY DIED IN KILGORE
Mrs. Carrie Spencer, age 39 years, wife of W. P.
Spencer, died at her home in Kilgore Wednesday,
March 21. Funeral services were held Thursday at the
First Christian church in Bazette and were conducted
by Rev. Yewell, pastor of the Christian church in
Kilgore. Burial was in the
Prairie Point cemetery,
Mrs. Spencer was a native of Navarro county, having
been born and reared in the Bazette community.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, Horace and
Wallace Spencer; three daughters, Mary Frances,
Gladys Marie and Geneva Spencer, all of Kilgore; six
sisters, Mrs. Earle McCleary, Kerens; Mrs. Ellen
Spencer, Waco; Mrs. Earl Wilson, Corsicana; Mrs.
Mary Presley, Mrs. Betsy Paschal and Mrs. Bell
White, all of Dallas and other relatives.
Pallbearers were T. R. Bostick, W. J. Bradford, B.
O. Law, H. G. Spencer, J. D. Spencer and Jeff
Spencer.
Notes:
---
Bazette
BAZETTE, March 28.�(Spl.)�Mrs. Pen Spencer was buried at
Prairie Point
cemetery Thursday afternoon.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Friday, March 29, 1935
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- w/o William Penn Spencer
married Feb. 2, 1914; d/o Bennett Mickel �Ben� Terry & Mary
Artimissia (Watson) Terry
Isaac W. �Ike� Walker
Feb 19, 1868 - Apr 19, 1936
KERENS MAN DIED IN CORSICANA HOSPITAL BURIAL TUESDAY
KERENS, April 21,--(Spl.)�I. W. Walker, aged 68, member of a
prominent Navarro county family and long time resident of
Kerens, passed away in the Navarro clinic in Corsicana early
Sunday following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
conducted by Rev. J. N. Everhart and Rev. O. E. Wilkins, with
burial in Prairie
Point cemetery. Pallbearers were C. C. Speed, J. N. Inmon,
Vance Thompson, John Sims, Chester Kyser, O. J. Inmon, J. L.
Crowley, J. D. Holland and J. D. Thornton.
Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, a son, Flavelle W. Walker of
La Belle, Fla., and two daughters, Mrs. Carmen Dannelley of
Kerens and Mrs. Harry E. Driver of Los Angeles, Calif.
Notes:
George Thomas �Tom� Nelson
Mar 6, 1902 - Dec 26, 1935
EMPLOYEE OF OIL COMPANY IS BURIED AT PRAIRIE POINT
Funeral services for George Thomas Nelson, aged 33 years,
employee of the Girard Oil Corporation, who died in Mineral
Wells Thursday night, were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock from the chapel of the Corley Funeral Home with
interment in the
Prairie Point cemetery.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. Fleacher, local Baptist
minister.
Prior to moving to Corsicana the family resided in Mexia.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Tommie Loraine Nelson, two
sons, Glenn and Fred Nelson, all of Corsicana; mother, Mrs. J.
H. Laningham, Roane; a sister, Mrs. A. D. Shelton, Corsicana;
and two brothers, Jim and Joe Nelson, both of Overton.
Pallbearers were John Decker, A. Ruth, Ben Horn, J. E. Whitten,
Earl Keuck, Lee Brashear and Fred Hodgen.
Notes:
Nannie Durgan (Clark)
Patterson
Sep 28, 1882 - Sep 9, 1965
Mrs. Patterson Rites Saturday
Mrs. Nannie Patterson, 82, 1911 West Collin street, died in
Memorial hospital Thursday night. She was a native of
Unionville, Tenn. She was a member of the Eleventh Avenue
Methodist church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in the
Prairie Point
cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist church and Rev. T. J. Chasteen,
Baptist minister.
Surviving are a son, E. A. Patterson, Corsicana; three
daughters, Mrs. W. R. Babb, Grand Prairie; Mrs. J. E. Hanson,
Corsicana, and Mrs. N. E. Scarbrough, Arlington; seven
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Dean Thedford, W. M. Thedford, Ray Bab,
Jerry Scarbrough, Bacil Herod and H. H. Stark.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Friday, Sep 10, 1965
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- w/o Eldridge Adolph
Patterson, Sr. married Aug. 19, 1903; d/o A. L. Clark & Key
(Elliott) Clark per death certificate
----
Saturday Rites Mrs. Patterson
Final rites for Mrs. Nannie Patterson, 82, 1911 West Collin
street, who died in Memorial hospital Thursday night, were held
Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the
Prairie Point
cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, and Rev. T. J. Chasteen,
Baptist minister.
Surviving are a son, E. A. Patterson, Corsicana; three
daughters, Mrs. W. R. Babb, Grand Prairie; Mrs. J. E. Hanson,
Corsicana, and Mrs. N. E. Scarbrough, Arlington; seven
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Dean Thedford, W. M. Thedford, Ray Bab, Jerry
Scarbrough, Bacil Herod and H. H. Stark.
Notes:
Anita Maxine Abbe
Mar 20, 1935 - Mar 20, 1935
Funeral Services Held Thursday
Funeral services for Annita Maxine Abbie, seven-day-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Abbie, 218 West Twelfth avenue, who died
Wednesday night, were held from the family home Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the
Prairie Point
cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, two sisters, Ruby Etheline and Billie
Dean, two grandmothers, a grand father and a great-grandfather.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland-McCammon Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Jackie Gene Meadows
Nov 17, 1935 - Dec 23, 1935
BABY BURIED IN PETTY�S CHAPEL CEMETERY TUESDAY
Funeral services for Jackie Gene Meadows, five-weeks-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Meadows, East Park Ave., who died Monday
afternoon at the P. and S. Hospital, were held from the family
residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the
Petty�s Chapel
Cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. M. W. Burgess of
the Pentecostal church.
Surviving are the parents and other relatives.
The funeral arrangements were directed by the Corley Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Billie Dearl Meadows
Dec 18, 1939 - Apr 6, 1940
FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR BABY
Funeral services for Billie D. Meadows, 4-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. I. G. Meadows, who died Saturday, were held Sunday
afternoon from the Corley Chapel. Interment was in the
Petty�s Chapel
Cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Allen A. Peacock,
pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.
Surviving are the parents, two sisters, June and Faye Meadows; a
brother, Bobbie Meadows, all of Corsicana; and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Autrey, Kerens, and Mrs. Catherine Meadows,
Teague.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, Apr 8, 1940
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- s/o Ike Grady �Daddy
Jack� Meadows and Exie Marie �Big Momma� (Autrey) Meadows
buried in Oakwood cemetery
Walter Allen Polk
Dec 19, 1861 - Aug 23, 1935
AGED RESIDENT OF NAVARRO COUNTY DIED EARLY FRIDAY
W. A. Polk, aged 73 years, resident of this section for 25 years
died at his home near Hogan Bridge, several miles northeast of
Corsicana, Friday morning at 8:45 o'clock and the funeral will
be held Friday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the
Petty�s Chapel
Cemetery where burial will be made.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Young, Vernon,
and Mrs. R. H. Beale, Corsicana and a son, Walter Polk,
Corsicana.
The funeral will be conducted by the Sutherland-McCammon Funeral
Home.
Notes:
----
FUNERAL RITES LATE FRIDAY FOR PIONEER RESIDENT
Funeral services for W. A. Polk, aged 73 years, resident of the
Petty�s Chapel community for many years, who died Friday morning
at 8:34, were held at the
Petty�s Chapel
Cemetery Friday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock where burial was
made. The rites were conducted by Rev. Henry, Baptist minister.
Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Young,
Vernon, and Mrs. R. D. Beale, Corsicana; a son, Walter Polk,
Corsicana.
Pallbearers were Arthur McNeel, Allen Beale, Vernon Young,
Alfred McCraw, and Paul E. McNeel.
The funeral was directed by the Sutherland-McCammon Funeral
Home.
Notes:
Martha Elizabeth
(McNeil) Polk
Nov 11, 1861 - Jun 1, 1938
AGED RESIDENT OF PETTY�S CHAPEL IS BURIED WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Polk, age 76 years, who
died at her home in the Petty�s Chapel community at an early
hour Wednesday morning were held at the Petty�s Chapel cemetery
at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, interment was in the
Petty�s Chapel
Cemetery.
Surviving are a son, W. D. Polk, Petty�s Chapel; two daughters,
Mrs. R. H. Beale, Corsicana; Mrs. J. A. Young, Vernon, and other
relatives.
Sutherland � McCammon Funeral Home directed the funeral
arrangements.
Notes:
Robert �Bob� Cleeland
Nov 16, 1892 - Apr 3, 1976
Bob Cleeland
Services for Bob Cleeland who died Saturday at Memorial
Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John�s Episcopal
church. The Rev. James Sigler will officiate. Burial will be in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Cleeland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Beck Cleeland
of Corsicana, one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Landrell of Houston, and
by two grandsons.
Notes:
George Lee Price
Sep 10, 1882 - Nov 25, 1935
GEORGE LEE PRICE BURIED ZION�S REST MONDAY AFTERNOON
George Lee Price, aged 53 years, died at his home on the Fortson
farm several miles north of Corsicana Monday morning at 1
o'clock and the funeral was held Monday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock from the residence with interment in the
Zion�s Rest cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Houston Birmingham.
Surviving re his wife, six children, Ed Price, Aubrey Price,
Odell Price, Weldon Price, Charlie Price, and Misses George Emma
Price and Floy Price, all of Corsicana; two brothers, Walter
Price, Cooper and Mel Price of Plainview; and a sister, Mrs.
Edna Stewart, Cooper.
The funeral was directed by the Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Bula (Dunn) Price
Jun 29, 1885 - Sep 8, 1948
MRS. BEULAH PRICE DIES WEDNESDAY; RITES THURSDAY
Mrs. Beulah Price, aged 63 years, died at the P. and S. Hospital
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock following a several weeks�
illness.
Surviving are five sons, Ed and Floyd Price, both of Dallas;
Odell, Charles and Wilton, all of Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs.
Etta Gaines, Konowa, Okla.; Mrs. Jennie Harris, Oklahoma City,
Okla.; Mrs. Buna Havner, Corsicana; Mrs. Carrie Whitehead,
Corsicana; three brothers, W. R. Dunn, Corsicana; Alvin Dunn,
Cooper, and H. L. Dunn, El Centro, Calif., and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Funeral Chapel
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Burial will be in the
Zion�s Rest cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Mrs. Joe B. Williams.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wednesday, Sep 8, 1948
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- w/o George Lee Price;
d/o William M. Dunn & Mary A. (Long) Dunn (Mary is buried in
Hamilton Beeman cemetery)
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MRS. BEULAH PRICE FUNERAL
SERVICES HELD THURSDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Price, 63, who died at the P.
and S. Hospital Wednesday afternoon, were held Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Corley Funeral Home chapel.
Burial was in the
Zion�s Rest cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Mrs. Joe B. Williams.
Surviving are five sons, Ed and Floyd Price, both of Dallas;
Odell, Charles and Wilton, all of Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs.
Etta Gaines, Konowa, Oka.; Mrs. Jennie Harris, Oklahoma City;
Mrs. Buna Havner and Mrs. Carrie Whitehead, both of Corsicana;
three brothers, W. R. Dunn, Corsicana; Alvin Dunn, Cooper, and
H. L. Dunn, El Centro, Calif., and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Louis Stallings, M. L. Moore, Lawrence Townsley,
Jeff Townsley, Ernest Andrews and Ernest Burns.
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