Rufus Franklin Comer, Sr.
Mar 3, 1875 - Jan 2, 1949
Funeral services for R. F. Comer, 74, of Dawson, who died with a heart attack in Waco Sunday, were held Wednesday at
the Dawson Methodist church. Burial was in the
Dawson cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of Dawson; a son, Frank Comer, Dawson; five daughters, Mrs. C. C. Wilson and Mrs. Howell,
both of Houston; Mrs. Floyd Weaver, Montgomery; Mrs. H. J. Bordelon, Los Angeles, and Mrs. H. H. Hooker,
Kansas City.
Notes:
Chloe Elizabeth
(Wilson) Comer
Aug 20, 1877 - Mar 11,
1957
Dawson Services For Mrs.
Comer
Funeral services for
Mrs. R. F. Comer, 79, of
Waco, who died in a Waco
hospital Monday morning
were held Tuesday at 3
p.m. from the First
Baptist church in
Dawson. Burial was in
the
Dawson cemetery.
The rites were conducted
by Rev. Jimmy Baggett,
pastor of the church,
assisted by Rev. W. O.
Estes, Dawson, former
pastor of the Dawson
Baptist congregation.
A native of Georgia,
Mrs. Comer came to Texas
as a youngster and
settled in Navarro
county with her family.
She was married to R. F.
Comer, July 4, 1900, and
made her home in the
Dawson community until
her husband died in
1949, when she moved to
Bellmead, Waco. Mrs.
Comer was a Baptist.
Surviving are a son, R.
F. Comer, Jr., Dawson;
five daughters, Mrs. K.
J. Bordelon, Glendora,
Calif.; Mrs. Effie
Weaver, Mrs. E. L.
Howell, Mrs. H. H.
Hooker and Mrs. C. C.
Wilson, all of Houston;
a brother, Herman
Wilson, Houston; two
sisters, Mrs. T. F.
Coley, Corsicana, and
Mrs. Ninon May,
Moreland, Okla.; six
grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Notes:
Cleveland Jerome
Pitts
Jul 21, 1884 - Nov 23,
1949
DAWSON, Nov. 24.�(Spl.)�Funeral
services for C. J.
Pitts, 65, retired
farmer, who died at his
home here Wednesday
afternoon were held
Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock from the
First Methodist church.
Burial was in the
Dawson cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Milton
Slayton, pastor of the
church, assisted by Rev.
W. O. Estes, pastor of
the First Baptist
church.
Pitts was a long-time
resident of this
vicinity.
Surviving are his wife,
two sons, Harold Pitts,
Dawson, and Joe Pitts,
West Texas; two
brothers, Clint and Bill
Pitts, and a sister,
Mrs. D. J. Bumpers, all
of Dawson, and other
relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
Annie Laura
(Lawrence) Pitts
Apr 30, 1891 - Mar 14,
1959
Mrs. L. Pitts Dies
Saturday
Mrs. Laura Pitts of
Dawson died in Memorial
Hospital early Saturday
afternoon. She is the
mother of Mrs. Leonard
Mallory of Dawson and
had been a patient in
the hospital for several
weeks.
No funeral arrangements
had been made at press
hour.
Notes:
Annie Della (Beaty)
Freeland
Feb 13, 1881 - Jun 20,
1949
Mrs. Freeland Of Dawson Dies In Marlin Monday
DAWSON, June 21. - (Spl.) - Mrs.
J. F. Freeland, aged 68 years, long-time
resident of this community, died in
Marlin Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 5 o'clock from the Church of Christ with
interment in the
Dawson cemetery. The rites are
to be conducted by Minister Max T. Neal.
Surviving are three sons, M. B. Freeland,
Houston; Joe and Baty Freeland, both of
Kerens; two daughters,
Mrs. O. Douglas and Mrs.
C. C. Matthews; 10
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home
directs.
Notes:
Don Anthony
"Tony"
Freeland
Nov 21, 1959 - Feb 4,
2018
Don Anthony "Tony"
Freeland, 58, of
Arlington, passed away
Sunday, February 4, 2018
in Arlington. Graveside
services will be 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 8 at
Dawson
Cemetery
with
Rev. Jake Wade
officiating.
Tony was born October
21, 1959 in Cleburne to
Don Allen Freeland and
Leora Donnetta (Moore)
Freeland. He lived most
of his life in the
Arlington area and
attended schools in
Arlington after earlier
attending grade school
in Garland. Tony was a
self-employed landscaper
and did remodeling work
as well. He also enjoyed
painting and drawing.
Survivors include his
mother, Leora Robison of
Arlington; father, Don
Allen Freeland of
Dawson; daughter, Brooke
Ashley Freeland of
Arlington; three
sisters, Dottie
McCormick and husband,
Phil of Grand Prairie,
Katie Foley and husband,
Taber of Dawson and
Laura Spencer of Paris;
four nieces and nephews,
Annie McCormick and John
McCormick, both of Grand
Prairie and Megan
Freeland and Madison
Foley, both of Dawson
and other extended
family members and
friends.
Notes:
- Wade
Funeral Home, Hubbard, Texas., Feb, 6,
2018
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o
Judith Kay (Beverage) Freeland married
Mar 19, 1993; s/o Don Allen Freeland &
Leora Donnetta (Moore) Freeland
Joe Dunn Freeland, Sr.
Aug 9, 1903 - May 14,
1960
J. D. Freeland Rites
Sunday
DAWSON, May 14�(Spl)�Joe
D. Freeland, 56, born
near Dawson, died early
Saturday in Memorial
hospital after becoming
ill suddenly Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be
conducted Sunday at 3
p.m. from the Dawson
Church of Christ by Rev.
Fred Chapman, pastor of
the Dawson Baptist
Church. Interment will
be in
Dawson
Cemetery.
Mr. Freeland was a
farmer.
Survivors include his
widow, Mrs. Annie
Freeland, Dawson; a
daughter, Mrs. Joe
Harper, Dallas; two
sons, John Freeland,
Dawson and Don Freeland,
Dallas; four
grandchildren; a sister,
Mrs. O. Douglass,
Seguin; two brothers,
Beaty Freeland, Roswell,
N.M., and Millard
Freeland, Houston.
Notes:
----
J. D. Freeland Rites
Sunday
DAWSON, May 16 (Spl.)�Funeral
services for Joe D.
Freeland were conducted
Sunday at 3 p.m. from
the Dawson Church of
Christ by Rev. Fred
Chapman, pastor of the
Dawson Baptist church.
Interment was in
Dawson
Cemetery.
A farmer, Mr. Freeland
died early Saturday in
Memorial hospital after
becoming ill suddenly
Friday afternoon. He was
56.
Survivors include his
widow, Mrs. Annie
Freeland, Dawson; a
daughter, Mrs. Joe
Harper, Dallas; two
sons, John Freeland,
Dawson and Don Freeland,
Dallas; four
grandchildren; a sister,
Mrs. O. Douglass,
Seguin; two brothers,
Beaty Freeland, Roswell,
N.M., and Millard
Freeland, Houston.
Eubanks Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
Rhonda Jean Freeland
B&D Apr 20, 1956
Dawson Infant Rites
Saturday
Funeral services for the
infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Freeland of
Dawson, who died in
Memorial Hospital,
Friday, were held
Saturday at 2 p.m. from
the Dawson Church of
Christ. Mr. Kinney
conducted the rites.
Burial was in the
Dawson
Cemetery.
Surviving are the
parents, grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Freeland, Dawson, and
other relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
William Lee Lankford
Nov 25, 1860 - Aug 26,
1942
W. L. LANKFORD OF DAWSON
DRAGGED TO DEATH BY
HORSES
W. L. Lankford, aged 82
years, long-rime
resident of the Dawson
community, was dragged
to death early Wednesday
night several miles west
of Dawson on the old
Highway 31, it was
learned from Dawson
sources here Thursday
morning. He was driving
a team to a wagon when
the animals apparently
bolted, throwing him
under the vehicle and
dragging him until the
team left the highway to
stop at Mr. Baker's
residence. Mr. Lankford
was dead when
discovered.
Funeral services were
held from the Dawson
Baptist church Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The victim was alone, it
was stated, and no
witnesses are known to
have seen what
frightened the team.
Surviving are his wife,
Dawson; three sons,
Clinton Lankford,
Eldorado; W. A.
Lankford, Brady and
Cleve Lankford, West
Texas; two daughters,
Mrs. C. C. Slater,
Eldorado, and Mrs.
Millard Moore, Dawson; a
number o grandchildren
and other relatives.
Wolf and Dobson Funeral
Home at Dawson in
charge.
Notes:
Ora Clarinda (Lankford)
Wallace-Moore
Dec 30, 1888 - Feb 12,
1973
Mrs. Moore
DAWSON�Funeral services
were to be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the First
Baptist Church in Dawson
for Mrs. Ora Lankford
Moore, 84, native of
Dawson who died in Waco
Monday at the Regis
Retirement Home.
Rev. W. O. Estes and
Rev. George Yarbrough
were to officiate, with
burial to follow at
Dawson
cemetery.
Survivors include her
daughter, Mrs. Pauline
Bell Patterson of
Alpine; a son, J. B.
Wallace of Waco; a
foster daughter, Mrs.
Alene Posey of Union
City, Tenn.; three
sisters, Mrs. Flora
Slater of Corsicana,
Mrs. Clyde Chamblee of
Port Lavaca and Mrs. May
Lane of Glen Rose; two
brothers, Aubrey
Lankford and Clint
Lankford of Brady; five
grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and
three
great-great-grandchildren.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wed., Feb 14, 1973
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband W. O.
Wallace married Dec
8, 1904 2nd husband
Millard C. Moore
married Dec. 6,
1908; d/o William
Lee Lankford and
Nancy Jane �Dollie�
(Ellis) Lankford
Samuel Arthur Creacy,
Jr.
Jun 30, 1926 - Dec 10,
1949
Arthur Creacy, Jr.
Traffic Victim, Funeral
Tuesday
DAWSON, Dec. 12. 12.�(Spl.)�Funeral
services for Arthur
Creacy, Jr., 23, 618
North Sixteenth street,
Waco, killed in a
traffic accident on the
McGregor Highway
Saturday afternoon, will
be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Dawson
Methodist cemetery.
Surviving are his
mother, Mrs. Ed Markham,
Waco; three sisters,
Mrs. D. A. Butler, Waco,
and Misses Opal and
Joyce Creacy, both of
Corsicana; two brothers,
Virgil Creacy, Borger,
and Noah G. Creacy,
Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be
Odell Tindell, Bob Moon,
Will Ed Markham, Nolen
E. Markham, Roy Conner
and Lloyd Conner.
Notes:
Joe Ann (Loy) Lankford
Jul 20, 1937 - Jan 2,
2017
Joe Ann Lankford, 79, of
Waco, passed away
Monday, January 2, 2017.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m., Thursday,
January 5, at OakCrest
Funeral Home. Services
will be at 1 p.m.,
Friday, January 6, at
OakCrest Funeral Home
with Charles Blansit
officiating. Burial will
follow in
Dawson
Cemetery.
Joe Ann was born July
20, 1937, in Waco to the
late Joe Frank Loy and
Anna Williams Loy. After
graduating from Waco
High School in 1955, she
attended Baylor
University and 4 C
Business College. On
August 3, 1956, she
married Marion D.
Lankford. She and Marion
worked together at
Lankford Estate
Liquidators and never
missed a weekend at the
flea market. She was
also an avid paper doll
collector.
She was preceded in
death by her husband of
58 years, Marion D.
Lankford; and
brother-in-law, Norval
Benge.
Survivors include her
son, Richard Lankford
and wife, Terri;
daughter, Julie Blansit
and husband, Chad;
grandchildren, Richard
Lankford, Jr., Rachel
Blansit, and Lauren
Blansit; great-grandson,
Kayden Blansit; sister,
Lela Benge; and her
beloved companion,
Callie; as well as
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
-
Waco
Tribune
� Herald
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
Waco
High
School
graduate
1955;
w/o
Marion
Dudley
Lankford;
d/o Joe
Frank
Loy &
Anna
(Williams)
Loy
Marion Dudley Lankford
Jul 30, 1936 - Sep 21,
2014
Marion Dudley Lankford,
78, of Waco, passed away
Sunday, September 21,
2014. Visitation will be
from 6 to 8 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 24,
2014, at OakCrest
Funeral Home. Services
will be at 1 p.m.,
Thursday, September 25,
2014, at OakCrest
Funeral Home with his
nephew, Michael Smith,
of Houston, officiating.
Burial will follow in
Dawson
Cemetery.
Marion was born in
Dawson, Texas, to the
late Flake P. and Ola
(Dempsey) Lankford.
After graduating from
Waco High School in the
Class of 1954, he
attended Texas A&M and
became a fighting Texas
Aggie fan until the day
he died.
Marion and Joe Ann Loy
were married in Waco on
August 3, 1956. He was
retired from Equifax
Services and Lankford
Estate Liquidators. He
never missed a weekend
at the fleamarket.
Marion was a loving
father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather who
will be dearly missed.
He was preceded in death
by a brother, C.M.
Lankford; sisters: Mary
Edna, Bernice, and Jo
Fern; and his mother-
and father-in-law, Ann
and Joe Loy.
Survivors include his
wife of 58 years, Joe
Ann; son, Richard
Lankford and wife,
Terri; daughter, Julie
Blansit and husband,
Chad; grandson, Richard
D. Lankford Jr.;
granddaughters, Rachel
and Lauren Blansit; a
great-grandson, Kayden
James Blansit;
sister-in-law, Lela
Benge and her husband,
Norval; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Notes:
-
Waco
Tribune-Herald
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
h/o
Joe
Ann
(Loy)
Lankford;
s/o
Flake
Pitts
Lankford
&
Ola
Elizabeth
(Dempsey)
Slaughter-Lankford
Charles Otis Slaughter
Jun 26, 1897 - Dec 13,
1949
C. O. Slaughter Funeral
Slated Wednesday 2 PM
Funeral services for
Charles O. Slaughter,
51, who died at El
Jardin, near
Brownsville, Sunday with
a heart attack, will be
held from the First
Baptist church in Dawson
Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial will be
in the
Dawson
Cemetery.
The rites will be
conducted by Rev. W. O.
Estes, pastor of the
church.
A native of Dawson,
Slaughter had been coach
at El Jardin High since
last September. He
formerly was
superintendent of the
Currie and Rice schools
and coached at Mt. Calm.
He was a coach and
teacher at the State
Home here a number of
years ago and served
three terms as
commissioner of Precinct
3, Navarro county.
Slaughter was a Marine
during World War I and
was gassed in that
conflict.
The body arrived in
Corsicana shortly before
noon Tuesday and was
taken to Dawson.
Surviving are his wife
of El Jardin; four
children, two brothers,
Clayton and Lewis
Slaughter; two sisters,
Mrs. Mable McCulloch and
Mrs. Fannie Dailey, all
of Dawson, and other
relatives.
Wolf Funeral Home will
direct.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Feb 15, 1949
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- WWI US Marine
- assumed husband of Sarah Lola (Durbin) Slaughter married Feb. 11, 1921 & Mary Ellen (Oberlin) Slaughter married Feb 1, 1929; s/o William Speed Slaughter and Florence Alice (Nelson) Slaughter
William Clayton
Slaughter
Oct 26, 1884 - Feb 9,
1962
W. C. Slaughter Rites
Saturday
DAWSON, Feb. 10 (Spl.)�Funeral
services for W. C.
(Clayton) Slaughter, 76,
native of this
community, were held
Saturday at 3 p.m. from
the First Baptist Church
with burial in the local
cemetery. He died
Suddenly Friday.
The rites were conducted
by Rev. Dan Taylor,
pastor, and Rev. Bob
Lindsey, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
Slaughter had operated a
gin here for a number of
years.
Surviving are his wife,
of Dawson; a daughter,
Mrs. Rex. T. Loynd, San
Antonio; a grandson, two
great-grandsons, a
sister, Mrs. Arthur
McCulloch, Dawson; four
stepsons, three
stepdaughters and other
relatives.
Eubanks directed.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sat., Feb 10, 1962
- Submitted by Diane Richards
-
Dawson Cemetery
- 1st wife Hattie C. (Skinner) Slaughter married Oct 5, 1910 2nd wife unknown (daughter Lucille Mary (Slaughter) Loynd buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tx.); s/o William Speed Slaughter & Florence Alice (Nelson) Slaughter
Mary Frances (Slaughter)
Tanner-Dailey
Feb 8, 1887 - Mar 30,
1959
Tuesday Rites For Mrs.
Dailey
DAWSON, April 2�(Spl.)�Tuesday
afternoon services were
held from the Dawson
Methodist church for
Mrs. Mary Frances
Dailey, 72 who died
Monday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. D. A.
McCulloch of Dawson.
Rev. W. L. Milner,
pastor of the Dawson
Methodist church
conducted. Burial was in
the
Dawson
Cemetery.
Mrs. Dailey is survived
by a daughter, Mrs.
Geneva Cash of Dallas;
three grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren;
a sister, Mrs.
McCulloch; a brother,
Clayton Slaughter,
Dawson, and other
relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Apr 2, 1959
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- 1st husband Johnson Tanner buried in Frost cemetery, Frost, Texas 2nd husband unknown Dailey; d/o William Speed Slaughter & Florence Alice (Nelson) Slaughter
Rosa Belle (Dailey)
Evans
Jul 27, 1884 - Nov 23,
1949
Mexia Woman Is Killed
Wednesday West Of Dawson
Mrs. Bob Evans, about
65, of Mexia, was
instantly killed and her
husband and grandson
were seriously hurt at
3:45 O'clock Wednesday
afternoon when their car
figured in a collision
with a school bus near
the Navarro-Hill county
line on Highway 31
between Dawson and
Hubbard.
Her husband, 66,
suffered a broken left
ankle and a grandson,
Gary Ed Evans, aged 5
years, received a
fractured right arm.
Both were brought to the
P. and S. Hospital in a
Wolfe ambulance.
Mrs. Evans' body was
taken to the Wolfe
Funeral Home in Hubbard.
Funeral arrangements
were incomplete Thursday
morning.
The school bus was
driven by C. Y. Bruce of
Dawson who was quoted as
saying he started to
make a left turn and the
car traveling in an
easterly direction
became involved with his
vehicle. None of the 15
school students in the
bus was hurt.
The little grandson and
his sister were being
returned to the home of
their father, Jim Ed
Evans, at Dawson after a
visit in the
grandparents home in
Mexia. The granddaughter
was unhurt.
Mrs. Evans' death was
the eleventh traffic
fatality in Navarro
county during 1949.
Surviving are her
husband, six children,
several grandchildren
and other relatives.
Notes:
Jo Fern (Slaughter)
Evans
Aug 18, 1923 - Oct 22,
2010
Jo Fern Evans, 87, of
Huntsville, Texas,
passed away Friday, Oct.
22, 2010, in a
Huntsville healthcare
facility. Funeral
services will be 10:30
a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at
Wade Funeral Chapel in
Hubbard with Chaplain
Ron Ellis officiating.
Interment will follow in
Dawson
Cemetery.
Jo Fern was born in
Dawson, Texas, to the
late Lewis Nelson
Slaughter and Elizabeth
Ola (Dempsey) Slaughter.
She was raised in Dawson
and was a graduate of
Dawson High School. Mrs.
Evans worked in the shoe
department at J.C. Penny
in Waco for over 20
years until her
retirement. After she
and her husband Jim
retired to Dawson, she
came out of retirement
to work in the Dawson
School cafeteria. She
was a member of First
Baptist Church of
Dawson.
She was preceded in
death by husband, Jim
Edd Evans in 1997;
sisters, Bernice
McKnight and Mary Edna
Teakell; and a brother,
C.M. Slaughter.
Survivors include sons,
Gary Evans and wife,
Francis, of Kansas City,
Mo., and Robert "Butch"
Evans and wife, Emily,
of Huntsville; daughter,
Tanna Highfill, of
Lorena; seven
grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren;
brother, Marion Lankford
and wife, JoAnn, of
Waco; brother-in-law,
Robert Evans and wife,
Betty, of Nacogdoches;
sisters-in-law, Sarah
Lou Sims and husband,
Alton, of Groesbeck, and
Alma Slaughter Walton,
of Waco; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
Notes:
- Waco Tribune-Herald � Oct 24, 2010
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- w/o Jim Edd Evans; d/o Lewis Nelson Slaughter & Ola Elizabeth (Dempsey) Slaughter
William Richmond Owens
May 20, 1865 - Nov 20,
1949
Wm. R. Owens Of Dawson
Died At Arlington Sunday
William Richmond Owens,
retired farmer of
Dawson, died Sunday
afternoon while visiting
relatives of Arlington.
Funeral services will be
held from the Dawson
Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Burial will be in the
Dawson
cemetery. The
rites will be conducted
by Rev. Milton Slayton,
pastor of the church.
Surviving are three
sons, O. W. Owens,
Dawson; E. G. Owens,
Hubbard, and M. S.
Owens, Brownwood; three
daughters, Mrs. R. E.
Barnes, Arlington; Mrs.
O. J. Hodge, May, and
Mrs. Willard Munley,
Mineola; 22
grandchildren, 27
great-grandchildren, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Noah
Hale, Henry Hale,
Marshall Howard, Younger
Conner, John Norman and
Louis Slaughter.
Corley Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
Willie Ann (Perry) Owens
Aug 21, 1891 - May 21,
1975
Mrs. Owens
Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Corley Funeral Home for
Mrs. Willie Ann Owens,
83, resident of Dawson,
who died Wednesday in
Hubbard. Burial will be
at the
Dawson
cemetery.
She was preceded in
death by her husband O.
w. Owens, July15, 1970.
Survivors include a
brother, J. D. Perry of
Wichita Falls and a
number of nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
- The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., May 22, 1975
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- w/o Oliver W. Owens; d/o John M. Perry buried In Dresden cemetery & Lila Frances (Johnson) Perry buried in Fairview cemetery, Hubbard, Tx.
-----
Mrs. Owens
Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Willie
Ann Owens, 83, of
Dawson, who died
Wednesday in
Dawson
cemetery.
Survivors include a
brother, J. D. Perry of
Wichita Falls and a
number of nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers include A.
A. Bruce, Paul Evans,
Charles Berry, James
Etter, Neil Clark, and
William O. NeSmith.
Notes:
Charles Howard Dawson
Jan 1, 1906 - Oct 13,
1949
Former Resident Dies At
Ft. Worth
Charles H. Dawson, 42,
Navarro county resident,
died early Thursday
morning in a Fort Worth
hospital after a lengthy
illness.
At one time a resident
of both Dawson and
Corsicana. Dawson and
his parents, Mrs. Corra
Dawson and the late John
H. Dawson, moved to Ft.
Wroth several years ago.
Burial will be in
Dawson, but other
funeral arrangements are
incomplete.
Surviving are the
mother; one brother, W.
E. Dawson; and one
sister, Mrs. Irma
Hightower, all of Fort
Worth.
Notes:
Syble Gelene (Melton)
Malone
Feb 6, 1932 - Mar 8,
2020
Syble
Gelene Malone (Melton)
Saturday, February 6th, 1932 - Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Syble Gelene Malone age 88 of Dresden passed away Sunday
March 8, 2020 at Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
in Italy, Texas. She was born February 6, 1932 to James
Grover Melton and Amanda Lou Steward Melton in Dresden.
Syble was the twelfth child born to them of thirteen
children.
Syble was reared in Dresden on two different farms; Aunt
Jane Melton's place and the �new farm�. She attended
Blooming Grove Schools and married on August 28, 1948 at the
end of her sophomore year to Victor Mills Malone of Frost.
She attended church as a child at Pleasant Grove Missionary
Baptist Church and Dresden United Methodist Church. In later
years she attended Mertens Southern Baptist Church, Westside
Baptist Church and Friendship Tower Church services. She
loved to sing at church and started singing at Dresden
United Methodist with her baby sister.
She was a talented seamstress. She loved to crochet and was
a doll enthusiast. She collected china dolls and was known
as the �Doll Lady of Corsicana�.
After her husband's death in 1974 she completed her
education and went to college. She worked for Community
Services in Magnet and Childcare and later became the
director of the Child Development Center until she retired.
She was a perfectionist in her cooking and handwork and her
greatest loves were her Lord and Savior, her husband, her
children, her family and friends. She was content with what
she had but was always wanting more for her family and
friends. She spent three of the last years of her life on
Aunt Jane's farm where most of the Melton children were
born.
She was preceded in death by her husband, an infant in 1954,
a daughter Vicki Gelene Hanna in 2004, her parents, six
brothers; Ira Earl, Johnnie Dathan, Rubin Lee, Cecil Lamar,
Grover Steward, and Carro Dean; six sisters; Lou Etta Ewing,
Wanda Darlene Beckler, Lylan Morton, Dorothy Ethel Eaton,
Addie Pearl Johnson, and Lorean McCulloch and numerous
brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and other relatives.
Syble is survived by sons; Tim Malone (Julia) of Corsicana,
David Malone of Frost, and grandchildren; Amanda Wofford
(Brian), Kyle Malone, Jeremy Oliver, Laura Adams, Hope
Hanna, and Krysta Nelson and two great-grandchildren Abigail
Oliver and Kole Malone. She is also survived by
sisters-in-law; Jerry Sue Malone, Kathern Ann Horton, Joyce
Melton all of Corsicana and Jackie Lynn Anderson (Billy Ray)
of Lorena, Texas. Numerous nephews and nieces and special
friends; Becky Stubblefield, Nancy Dawson, Lisa Dillman, and
Tammy Akhtar, and her faithful four-legged friends, Petey
Joe and Emily Jane.
Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, March 11,
2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral
services are scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2020 at
10:00AM at the Dresden First United Methodist Church with
Rev. Tag Green and Rev. Neely Reynolds officiating. A
private burial will follow at
Dresden Cemetery
with Percy Morton, Brent Melton, Dennis Melton, Mark Melton,
Ronald Elmore, Lonnie Schronk, Larry Haden, and Matt
Hollingsworth serving as pallbearers. |
Notes:
Vallie Mae (Wise)
Marshall
Oct 2, 1903 - Apr 10,
1972
Mrs. Marshall
KERENS�Mrs. Vallie Mae
Marshall, 68, died
Monday in Memorial
Hospital after a long
illness.
Born in Navarro County
in 1903, she made her
home in Powell where she
was a member of the
Baptist Church.
Funeral will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday at the
Paschal Funeral Home in
Kerens with the Rev.
Charles Pringle
officiating. Burial will
be in
Prairie Point Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband, Jack Marshall
of Rt. 1. Powell; three
sons, J. W. Marshall and
Dick Marshall, both of
Fort Worth, and Luther
Marshall of Mount
Pleasant; two daughters,
Mrs. Polly Jones of
Dallas and Mrs. Lou Ann
Bradley of Eunice, La.;
12 grandchildren and
three
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Marvin Wise;
four sisters, Mrs. Ona
Martin of Vernon, Mrs.
Hazel Marshall of
Kerens, Mrs. Ann
McClanahan of Fort Worth
and Mrs. Mary Lou
McClanahan of Kaufman; a
number of nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tues., Apr. 11, 1972
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Jack M. Marshall
Married Jul. 28, 1923 d/o Martin Luther Wise and Nettie
(Sanders) Wise buried in Chatfield cemetery, Chatfield, Tx.
June (Fouts) Latta
Sep 23, 1931 - Mar 4,
2020
June
Fouts Latta was born Sept. 23, 1931 and went quietly to join
her Savior and beloved husband of 62 years, Major Wil Latta,
USAF on March 4, 2020 from Cedar Lake Nursing Home in
Malakoff, Texas.
She was born in Losantville, Indiana to Willard E. Fouts and
Berniece Marie Fouts. As a girl, she chose to be outside
working alongside her father on their farm. She rode and
broke horses as well. She graduated from Indiana Business
College and worked for General Motors Acceptance Corp. when
she met and married the love of her life. After Wil was
recalled to active duty during the Korean War, they married
and vacationed backpacking and enjoying the outdoor life in
the western states as he was to be stationed in Tacoma, WA.
After he reported for duty, again June worked in
Administration, but this time for the Air Force. In her
alone hours, she took up leather craft projects of which Wil
also became involved. After the service, they opened a small
leather hobby shop in Muncie, IN called the Long Horn Corral
crafting and tooling leather and saddles of which she
managed until he returned home from teaching. They outgrew
that business and moved to Eaton, IN where they designed and
built their dream business named J-W Ranch, Wil
manufacturing the wholesale western products after his
teaching duties while June took care of the retail western
business along with a horse ranch, having AQHA horse shows
and a horse breeding program. She also loved softball and
coached as well as played being the only female coach of the
Women's Softball League in Muncie, IN in the early 1970s. In
1973, they decided to retire with their children on a small
ranch in Kerens, TX. She enjoyed helping her children with
4-H projects including sheep, cattle, swine and
recordkeeping. She was very involved with the Navarro Co.
4-H and was instrumental in starting the chicken program for
the Youth Exposition. In 1978, they once again decided to
open a retail western store in Kerens named Latta's Western
Store while Wil continued to teach and run the wholesale
business. After selling out the western store, she began an
antique store in the Kerens location of which she named The
Blue Onion. June was an avid reader so it is not surprising
that she became involved in The Kerens Library. She and Wil
donated the land on which the library is built. Before going
to work, June greatly enjoyed having coffee and breakfast
with her friends at Double D. She also had a special bond
with her dogs through the years, especially Henry, Nikki and
Flo.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
She is survived by her sister Joan Haggard of Losantville,
IN, her sons Brett Latta and wife Barbara, Bart Latta and
wife Sharon, and daughter Kim Latta all of Kerens. She is
also survived by grandson Dylan and wife Colby of Trinidad,
TX, granddaughters Megan Posey and husband Chris of Kerens,
Julie Werner and husband Bryan of Des Peres, MO. Great
Grandchildren include Alexis Latta, Olivia Posey, and Colton
Posey, all of Kerens; Mason Werner and wife Amy of Kirkwood,
MO, and Blake Werner of Atlanta, GA, sister-in-law Phyllis
Kirkendall of Warsaw, IN, brother-in-law Harley (Bud)
Robison of Indiana, and numerous nieces and nephews. June
loved her children and grandchildren with all her heart. She
also has some special friends to mention: Butch Arbuckle,
Rita Hilbert both of Indiana, Jo Watson of Texas, Bennie
Emmons of Oklahoma and so many more.
Memorials may be made to the Kerens Library.
Pallbearers will be Bennie Emmons, Barry Choate, Dylan Latta,
Chris Posey, Brett Latta, and Bart Latta.
Visitation will be Sunday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Paschal
Funeral Home in Kerens with graveside services following at
3:00 at the Kerens
Cemetery with Bro. Bob Carroll officiating. |
Notes:
Waid Hampton Lackey
Mar 16, 1902 - Jun 7,
1949
Former Navarro County
Resident Dies At Dallas.
Wade H. Lackey, aged 47
years, died in a Dallas
hospital Tuesday.
Funeral services were
held from the Corley
Funeral Chapel here
Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Burial was in
the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted
by Rev. Bill Oliver,
Jr., and Rev. Jesse E.
Lee, pastor and
assistant pastor
respectively, of the New
London Methodist church.
The Rocky Mountain Lodge
No. 63, Masons, provided
the pallbearers and
conducted the graveside
rites.
A native of Crockett,
Lackey was reared in the
Pickett community.
Surviving are his wife
of Overton; two sons,
Jerry Neil Lackey,
Overton, and Nelson
Lackey, Snyder; two
grandchildren, father,
Robert E. Lackey,
Dallas; five sisters,
Mrs. E. M. Followwell,
Mrs. E. B. Berry, Mrs.
A. J. Houston, Mrs. L.
L. Green and Mrs. J. L.
Houston, all of Dallas
and other relatives.
Notes:
Robert Lee Lackey
May 16, 1868 - Jul 8,
1954
R. L. Lackey Dies Early
Thursday
R. L. Lackey, 86,
retired farmer, died in
Dallas Thursday morning.
Funeral services will be
held from the Corley
Chapel with burial in
the
Hamilton cemetery,
but the time had not
been decided early
Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are six
daughters, Mrs. Myrtle
Followwell, Rylie; Mrs.
Lottie Berry, Mrs.
Jeffie Houston, Mrs.
Hattie Green, and Mrs.
Robbie Houston, all of
Houston and Mrs. Pauline
Lackey, Longview; two
sons, Fred Lackey,
Levelland, and Phelix
Lackey, Seagoville; 17
grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Joe Claude Coker
Jun 25, 1888 - Dec 3,
1949
Joe Claude Coker Dies
Saturday; Funeral Monday
Joe Claude Coker, 61,
Eureka, Route 1, died in
the P. and S. Hospital
Saturday night.
Services were held from
the Corley Funeral
Chapel Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with burial
in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted
by Rev. Bill Perdue,
pastor of the Mildred
Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife
of Eureka; four sons, J.
D. and L. F. Coker, both
of Corsicana; W. M.
Coker, Richland, and J.
L. Coker, Spokane,
Wash.; three daughters,
Mrs. Esma Burns, Eureka;
Mrs. Louise Conner,
Franklin, and Mrs. Hazel
Kelton, Waco; 15
grandchildren, a
brother, J. L. Taylor,
Dallas; five sisters,
Mrs. Lillie Petty,
Kilgore; Mrs. Etta
Davis, Ferris; Mrs.
Mamie McClatchley,
Malakoff; Mrs. Ressie
Carnes, Houston, and
Mrs. Anna Jenkins,
Waxahachie, and other
relatives.
Nephews were
pallbearers.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Dec. 5, 1949
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- h/o Della Florence
(Hill) Coker; s/o Lenard Franklin �Frank� Coker &
Florence Mae (Howard) Coker-Taylor (Florence is buried
in Palmer cemetery, Palmer, Tx.
Claude Thomas Smith
Jan 7, 1905 - Nov 17, 1949
Claude Smith Dies As Result Of Auto Crash
Claude Smith, aged 44 years died in a Fort Worth
hospital early Thursday morning from injuries sustained
in an automobile collision Friday. His death was the
36th traffic accident of the year in Fort Worth.
Relatives in Fort Worth said according to the Associated
Press, that Smith refused treatment at a hospital for
head injuries, and was found unconscious Sunday night at
his tourist cabin. He never regained consciousness.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; mother, Mrs.
Bertha, Smith, Fort Worth; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth
Minze and Misses Elva Joyce and Dorothy Smith, of
Corsicana; a son, Charles F. Smith, Corsicana; three
sisters, Mrs. Joe Stroud, Maypearl; Mrs. Haden Bradford
and Mrs. Ruby Webb, both of Fort Worth; a brother,
Travis Smith, Hearst; a grandchild and other relatives.
Funeral services had not been arranged early Thursday
afternoon.
Griffin Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
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Funeral Services For Traffic Victim Held On Friday
Funeral services for Claude Smith, aged 44 years,
who died in a Fort Worth hospital Thursday morning
from injuries sustained in a Fort Worth traffic
accident a week ago, were held from the Griffin
Funeral Chapel here Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites were conducted by
Rev. Obie Barton, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. R. C. Dickey of
Weatherford, Okla.
Surviving are his wife, Corsicana; mother, Mrs.
Bertha Smith, Fort Worth; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth
Minze and Misses Elva Joyce and Dorothy Smith; a
son, Charles F. Smith, all of Corsicana; three
sisters, Mrs. Joe Stroud, Maypearl; Mrs. Haden
Bradford and Mrs. Ruby Webb, both of Fort Worth; a
brother, Travis Smith, Hearts; a grandchild and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Emmett Noles, Everett Mathias, Shad
Mathias, Dell Mathias, Son Mathias, Bervin Smith, C.
J. Jackson and Jack Cheek.
Notes:
Jack Andrew Minze
Jun 26, 1922 - May 21, 1998
JACK ANDREW MINZE
Jack Andrew Minze, age 75, of Athens, passed
away Thursday, May 21, 1998 in Athens. Mr. Minze
was born in Sw. he was a member of the Winkler
Masonic Lodge and the VFW. He was a veteran of
World
War II.
Mr. Minze was preceded in death by his wife,
Ruth Elaine Minze.
Survivors include his sons, Tommy and Ann Minze
of Madisonville, Eddie and Janice Minze of Ft.
Worth; daughter, Joy and Danny Wilson of Athens;
granddaughters, Jennifer Minze of Ft. Worth,
Stephanie Minze of Ft. Worth, Natalie Minze of
Madisonville, Crystal Clay Wilson of Athens,
Andrea Minze of Madisonville; numerous nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Minze were held Sunday,
May 24 at 2 p.m. at the Corley Funeral Chapel.
Interment followed in the
Hamilton-Beeman cemetery.
Notes:
- Corley
Funeral Home
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- h/o Ruth
Elaine (Smith) Minze; s/o John Coleman Minze
& Bertha Augusta (Wilks) Minze
Thomas Joseph
Garner
Nov 29, 1866 - Oct 3, 1949
T. J. Garner Dies Monday Morning; Funeral
Tuesday
Thomas J. Garner, aged 82 years, died at his
home in the Oak Valley community Monday
morning at 5:30 o'clock. He was born Nov.
29, 1866, on the farm where he resided his
entire life.
Funeral services will be held from the
Corley Funeral Chapel Tuesday morning at
10:30 o'clock with burial in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of
the North Corsicana Methodist church.
Garner had been a member of the Pleasant
Grove Methodist church all of his life.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, John J.
Garner, assistant postmaster and Preston
Garner, all of Corsicana; two daughters,
Mrs. P. P. McKinney, Corsicana, and Mrs. J.
M. Simpson, Tyler; 10 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren, and a brother, John T.
Garner, Corsicana and other relatives.
Notes:
----
T. J. Garner Rites Are Held Here On
Tuesday Morning
Funeral services for Thomas Garner, aged
82 years, who died at his home in the
Oak Valley community Monday, were held
Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock from
Corley Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman pastor
of the North Corsicana Methodist church.
A life-long Methodist, Garner was born
on the farm where he resided his entire
life on Nov. 29, 1866.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, John
J. Garner, assistant postmaster and
Preston Garner, all of Corsicana; two
daughters, Mrs. P. P. McKinney,
Corsicana, and Mrs. J. M. Simpson,
Tyler; 10 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren, and a brother, John
T. Garner, Corsicana and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Jack Simpson, Thomas
Simpson, Jerry Simpson, Joe M. Coggins,
Jr.; John Garner, Jr.; Avery T. Jackson,
R. A. Stough and O. S. Bryson, Jr.
Notes:
Zilpha Jesse (Story) Garner
Apr 4, 1872 - Aug 25, 1952
Mrs. T. J. Garner Expires Monday
Mrs. T. J. Garner, 80, life-long
resident at Oak Valley died at her
home at 2:15 p.m. Monday.
Funeral rites will be held at 5 p.m.
Tuesday from the Corley Chapel.
Burial will be in
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Rev. J. F.
Adams, Methodist minister.
Surviving are two sons, John J.
Garner, Corsicana, and Preston
Garner, Oak Valley; two daughters,
Mrs. P. P. McKinney, Corsicana, and
Mrs. J. M. Simpson, Tyler; a sister,
Mrs. Ada Smith, Waco; 10
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren, and other
relatives.
Notes:
----
Tuesday Services For Mrs. Garner
Funeral services for Mrs. T. J.
Garner, 80, life-long resident
of the Oak Valley community,
will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday
from the Corley Chapel. Burial
will be in the
Hamilton cemetery. Rev. J.
F. Adams, Methodist minister,
will officiate.
Mrs. Garner died at the family
home Monday afternoon.
Surviving are two sons, John J.
Garner, Corsicana, and Preston
Garner, Oak Valley; two
daughters, Mrs. P. P. McKinney,
Corsicana, and Mrs. J. M.
Simpson, Tyler; a sister, Mrs.
Ada Smith, Waco; 10
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be grandsons
and nephews.
Notes:
Lillie Mae (Pellam) Herrin
Mar 10, 1886 - Dec 28, 1951
Rites Saturday For Mrs.
Herrin
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lillie Mae Herrin, 65, who
died early Friday at her
home in Houston, were held
at 3:30 p.m. Saturday from
the Griffin Chapel. Burial
was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. James Bell McKeehan of
Houston.
Surviving are four
daughters, Mrs. Lillie Mae
Hulsey, Mrs. C. E. Phillips
and Mrs. Minnie Lee Wallace,
all of Houston, and Mrs.
Maudie Fay Edmonds,
Sheppardsville, Ky.; six
sons, L. W., D. L. and
Calvin Herrin, all of
Garland, H. J. Herrin,
Corsicana; Roy Herrin, Fort
Worth, and Hervey Herrin,
Houston; 23 grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Eddie Ward,
Jodie Ward, Leonard Ward,
Sammie Ward, Roy Ivie and
Elbert Thompson.
Notes:
Van Luther Herrin
Apr 29, 1886 - Aug 24, 1962
V. L. Herrin, 76, Dies At
Mexia
Van Luther Herrin, 76,
retired Humble Oil and
Refining Company employe,
formerly of the Mildred
area, died at his home in
Mexia Friday. He was a
native of Georgia and had
resided in Mexia 35 years.
Funeral services will be
held Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
from the Corley Chapel in
Mexia with burial in
Hamilton cemetery southwest
of Corsicana. The rites will
be conducted by Rev. H. A.
Tarkington.
Surviving are two sons, R.
B. Herrin, Lancaster, and
Van D. Herrin, Alamagorda,
N.M.; a daughter, Mrs. T. G.
Wallace, Longview; five
grandchildren ; one
great-grandchild, and a
sister, Mrs. Maudie Denton,
Mexia, and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Aug 25, 1962
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
h/o Mary Jane �Maudie� (Hux)
Herrin married Dec 17, 1911; s/o Reuben G. Herrin and Hazeltine
(Mullenix) Herrin
James Alfred Cantrell
Mar 1, 1885 - Jun 19, 1949
J. A. Cantrell Of Pursley Is
Dead; Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for James
Alford Cantrell, aged 64
years, Pursley farmer, who
died Sunday, were held
Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the Pursley
Church of Christ. Burial was
in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Henry E.
Redden, minister of the
Pursley church.
He was born March 1, 1885
and spent most of his life
in Navarro county.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Jessie Cantrell, Pursley;
four children, Mrs. Vera
Clampitt, Oklahoma; Mrs.
Velma Browning, Arizona;
Mrs. Vada Garner, Navarro
county, and J. A. Cantrell,
Greenville, and Walter
Cantrell Plainview; two
sisters, Mrs. Cora Emmons,
Dallas, and Mrs. Letha
Gullett, California.
Notes:
Michael Vinson Cantrell
May 25, 1965 - Aug 9, 1965
Hold Services Cantrell Child
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at
Corley's Chapel for Michael
Vinson Cantrell, 2 1-2 month
old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles V. Cantrell, 3123
Mills Drive, who was dead on
arrival at Memorial Hospital
Monday.
Rites were conducted by Rev.
B. W. Johnson, pastor of
Pentecostal Church of God
and Rev. James Harness,
pastor of Central Baptist
church. Burial was in
Hamilton cemetery.
Surviving besides the
parents are the paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth
Cantrell and Maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Betts, all of
Corsicana.
Notes:
Roy Vinson Cantrell
Aug 20, 1913 - Jan 24, 1961
Roy Cantrell Rites Pending
Funeral arrangements for Roy
V. Cantrell, 47, are still
incomplete at Corley Funeral
Home, but rites probably
will be held Friday from the
Chapel by Rev. Carl
Quattlebaum, pastor of the
Central Baptist church.
Interment will be in
Hamilton cemetery.
A native of Athens, who was
born Aug. 20, 1913, but
long-time Corsicana auto
mechanic, Cantrell died in
the Navarro Clinic Tuesday
following a short illness.
Survivors other than his
widow of Corsicana; one son,
Charles Cantrell, Ft.
Benning, Ga.; four
daughters, Mrs. Bobby
Howard, Mrs. Donald
Blackmon, Misses Doris and
Teresa Cantrell, and mother,
Mrs. R. E. Cantrell, all of
Corsicana; one brother,
Weldon Cantrell, Shawnee,
Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Joe
Provine, Fabens, and Mrs. B.
B. Pannell, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.; two
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Notes:
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Roy Cantrell Rites Friday
Funeral rites for Roy V.
Cantrell, 47, will be held
Friday at 10:30 a. m. from
the Corley Chapel with Rev.
Carl Quattlebaum, pastor of
the Central Baptist church
officiating. Interment will
be in
Hamilton cemetery
A native of Athens but
long-time Corsicana auto
mechanic. Cantrell died in
the Navarro Clinic Tuesday
following a short illness.
Surviving are his widow of
Corsicana; one son, Charles
Cantrell, Ft. Benning, Ga.;
four daughters, Mrs. Bobby
Howard, Mrs. Donald
Blackmon, Misses Doris and
Teresa Cantrell, and mother,
Mrs. R. E. Cantrell, all of
Corsicana; one brother,
Weldon Cantrell, Shawnee,
Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Joe
Provine, Fabens, and Mrs. B.
B. Pannell, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.; two
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be Aaron
Buie, Dude Poarch, J. W.
Sheffield, Johnny Grace,
Dude Blackmon, and Burney
Bobkoff.
Notes:
------
Hold Services Roy Cantrell
Funeral services for Roy V.
Cantrell, 47, were held
Friday at 10:30 a.m. from
the Corley Chapel, Rev. Carl
Quattlebaum, pastor of
Central Baptist church,
officiated. Interment was in
Hamilton cemetery.
Cantrell was a native of
Athens, but a long-time
Corsicana auto mechanic. He
died in the Navarro Clinic
Tuesday following a short
illness.
Survivors, other than his
widow of Corsicana; one son,
Charles Cantrell, Ft.
Benning, Ga.; four
daughters, Mrs. Bobby
Howard, Mrs. Donald
Blackmon, Misses Doris and
Teresa Cantrell, and mother,
Mrs. R. E. Cantrell, all of
Corsicana; one brother,
Weldon Cantrell, Shawnee,
Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Joe
Provine, Fabens, and Mrs. B.
B. Pannell, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.; two
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Aaron Buie,
Dude Poarch, J. W.
Sheffield, Johnny Grace,
Dude Blackmon, and Burney
Bobkoff.
Notes:
Linnie Elmer Knotts
Apr. 25, 1881 - Dec. 16,
1949
Linnie Knotts Funeral Rites
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Linnie
Knotts, aged 68 years, who
died early Friday, were held
Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Corley
Funeral Home chapel. Burial
was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Rev. Jack
Goff, pastor of the North
Side Baptist church.
Surviving are a son, Haywood
Knotts, Dallas; three
grandchildren, three
sisters, Mrs. S. S. Parker,
Mrs. S. L. Thomas and Mrs.
John Davidson, all of
Corsicana, and two brothers,
Floyd Knotts, Overton, and
Lloyd Knotts, Corsicana, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Charlie
Lunn, Bill Cruse, Melvin
Keathley, Joe Worsham, Rufus
Pevehouse, Bill Roper, Walt
Stewart and Lawrence Tilton.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Dec. 17, 1949
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
h/o Avia (UNKNOWN) Knotts
buried in Abernathy cemetery, Abernathy, Tx. s/o John Rufus
Knotts and Rachel Alice (Conroe) Knotts
Artie Love (Martin) Knotts
Dec 22, 1905 - May 10, 1974
Mrs. Knotts
Funeral services will be at
2 p.m. Saturday at the
Corley Funeral Home Chapel
for Mrs. Floyd Knotts, 68,
resident of Retreat who died
Friday at Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Harold Lansford and
Rev. E. H. Egge will
officiate, and burial will
be at
Hamilton Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband; a son, Floyd E.
Knotts, Jr. of Houston; and
a sister, Mrs. Home Gentsch
of Gladewater.
She was a native of Retreat
and was a member of the
First Baptist church.
Notes:
Mrs. Knotts
Funeral services were at 2
p.m. Saturday at the Corley
Funeral Chapel for Mrs.
Floyd Knotts, 68, resident
of Retreat, who died Friday
in Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Harold Lansford and
Rev. E. H. Egge officiated,
and burial was at
Hamilton Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband, a son and a sister.
Pallbearers include Andy
Snider, Robert Copeland,
Hoyt Moore, Elliott
Middleton, Herman Roberts
and Jack Ross.
Notes:
Truman Pat Murphy
Oct. 25, 1917 - Nov. 9, 1960
Hold Services For Pat Murphy
Final rites for Pat Murphy,
42, were to be held Friday
at 4 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with Rev. J. T. Davis
officiating. Interment was
to be in
Hamilton cemetery.
Murphy died early Wednesday
afternoon of a heart attack.
A native of Navarro county,
he was an employe of the
city street department and
had worked until noon
Wednesday.
Surviving are his widow; two
sons, James D. and William
Albert Murphy both of
Corsicana; four daughters,
Mrs. Willie Waller and
Lucille and Martha Sue
Murphy, all of Corsicana,
and Mrs. Shirley Knott,
Dexter, N. M.; two
grandchildren; parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Murphy,
Corsicana, and a sister,
Mrs. Ruby Simpson, Kilgore.
Pallbearers were to be Earl
Hellner, Hubert French,
Darrell Cates, Ray French,
Joseph Minefee, Jr., and
Henry Hood.
Notes:
Murry L. Frost
Sep 10, 1907 - Jul 15, 1975
M. L. Frost
Services will be 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for
Murry L. Frost, 67, resident
of Corsicana the past 40
years, who died Tuesday in
Memorial Hospital.
He was a building contractor
and member of the First
Baptist Church.
Rev. Harold Lansford and
Rev. Maurice McLeroy will
officiate, with burial
following at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow
of Corsicana, three sons,
Bobby E. of Chester, Va.,
Murry E. Frost of Corsicana
and William L. Frost of
Houston; a daughter, Mrs.
Ray Goodman of midland; nine
grandchildren, a brother,
George Frost of Corsicana
and a sister, Mrs. Juanita
Terrell of Conroe.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wed., Jul 16, 1975
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
h/o Mable Elsie (Weems)
Frost married Sep. 24, 1927; s/o William Edward Frost buried in
Petty's Chapel cemetery & Emma (Threadgill-per death
certificate) Frost
Olive
"Ollie" (Ellis)
Stephens
Feb 21, 1873 - Oct 10, 1949
Mrs. O. E. Stephens Funeral
Services Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ollie E. Stephens, aged 76
years, who died Monday
night, were held from the
Corley Funeral Chapel
Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Rev. Jack
Goff, pastor of the North
Side Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, R.
R. Stephens, Odessa, and P.
H. Stephens, California; two
daughters, Mrs. J. H.
Pangburn, Oklahoma City, and
Mrs. John Laseter,
Corsicana; 12 grandchildren,
nine great-grandchildren; a
brother, Fountain Ellis, St.
Joseph, Mo., and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were R. W.
Phinney, E. P. Phinney,
Artie Williams, George
Chappell, D. D. Settlemyer
and Ellis Settlemyer.
Notes:
Cornelius Marion Stephens
Jan 12, 1871 - Jan 15, 1949
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR C. M.
STEPHENS SLATED ON SUNDAY
C. M. Stephens, 76, retired,
1116 Hackberry, died Friday
evening.
Funeral services will be
held from the Corley Funeral
Chapel on Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with burial in
the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by the
Rev. Jack Goff, pastor of
the North Side Baptist
church.
Surviving are his wife of
Corsicana; two sons, R. R.
Stephens, Odessa, and T. H.
Stephens, Odessa, and T. H.
Stephens, Fresno, Calif.;
two daughters, Mrs. J. H.
Pangburn, Oklahoma City, and
Mrs. J W. Laseter, Corsicana
and several brothers,
sisters and grandchildren.
Notes:
----
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR C. M.
STEPHENS ARE HELD SUNDAY
Funeral services for C. M.
Stephens, aged 76 years, who
died Friday night, were held
from the Corley Funeral
Chapel Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The rites were
conducted by Rev. Jack Goff,
pastor of the North Side
Baptist church. Burial was
in the
Hamilton cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of
Corsicana; two sons, R. R.
Stephens, Odessa, and T. H.
Stephens, Odessa, and T. H.
Stephens, Fresno, Calif.;
two daughters, Mrs. J. H.
Pangburn, Oklahoma City, and
Mrs. J W. Laseter, Corsicana
and several brothers,
sisters and grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bob Phinney,
D. D. Settlemeyer, Ellis
Settlemyer, Artie Williams,
Edwin Phinney and Eddie
Humphries.
Notes:
Coy Calvin Christie
Apr 10, 1899 - Jun 28, 1958
Coy C. Christie Services
Monday
Coy C. Christie, 59, ice
dealer, 1523 West Tenth
avenue, native Texan, died
Saturday night in Memorial
Hospital following a long
illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor
of the Missionary Baptist
church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Euna Christie; two sons,
Wayne and Laymon Christie; a
brother, J. W. Christie;
three sisters, Mrs. E. A.
Brannon and Mrs. Glenn
Hopson, all of Corsicana,
and Mrs. E. J. Fowler,
Houston, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Wesley
Edens, Lester Pattison, J.
B. Paschal, Sr.; Billy G.
Steel, R. B. McDowell and
Collin Green.
Notes:
Grady Burett Christie
Jun 20, 1912 - Mar 3, 1956
Grady Christie Dies Saturday
Grady B. Christie, 42, dirt
contractor, Pickett
resident, died of a heart
attack Saturday at 9 a.m.
while visiting W. H. Brown,
2936 College Circle.
Funeral services will be
held from the Corley Chapel
Sunday at 5 p.m. with burial
in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. W. T. Allmon of
Hubbard, pastor of the Cedar
Creek Baptist church at
Pickett.
A native of Drane, he had
spent most of his life in
the Pickett community.
Surviving are his wife, a
son, Elton, Christie; two
brothers, Coy and J. W.
Christie, all of Corsicana;
three sisters, Mrs. Millie
Brannon and Mrs. Odera
Henson, both of Corsicana,
and Mrs. Pauline Fowler,
Houston, and a number of
other relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
-----
Grady Christie Rites Are
Held
Funeral rites for Grady B.
Christie, 42, dirt
contractor, who died of a
heart attack Saturday
morning, were held Sunday at
5 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
Rev. W. T. Allmon, Hubbard,
pastor of the Cedar Creek
Baptist church at Pickett,
conducted the rites.
He was a life-long resident
of Navarro county.
Surviving are his wife, a
son, Elton, Christie; two
brothers, Coy and J. W.
Christie, all of Corsicana;
three sisters, Mrs. Millie
Brannon and Mrs. Odera
Henson, both of Corsicana,
and Mrs. Pauline Fowler,
Houston, and a number of
other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Esther Louise (Garner)
Coggins
Nov 11, 1898 - Apr 23, 1944
Notes:
----
Out-of-town relatives and
friends in attendance of the
funeral of the late Mrs. Joe
Coggins on Monday afternoon
were Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. Albian
Smith, of Waco, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Simpson of Tyler, Mrs.
John P. McKinney and Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Suggs of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Arley
Edwards and Miss Dixie
Coggins of Houston, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Stough of
Goldthwaite, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Stewart of Weatherford,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coggins of
Kerens, and Miss Vallie
Roberts of Dawson.
Notes:
Mary Ruth (Garner) McKinney
Jul 20, 1896 - May 23, 1970
Mrs. McKinney Dies Saturday
Mrs. Percy P. McKinney, 73,
a native of Navarro County,
died late Saturday in
Memorial Hospital. She was a
member of the Pleasant Grove
Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at 4 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel, with the
Rev. Leroy Brown
officiating. Interment will
be in
Hamilton cemetery.
Mrs. McKinney is survived by
her husband of Corsicana;
three daughters, Mrs. J. R.
Stough of Hampton, Va.,
Leldon M. Harris of
Northridge, Calif., and Mrs.
J. W. Cavender of Basalt,
Colo.; six grandchildren,
two brothers, John Garner
and Preston Garner of
Corsicana; and one sister,
Mrs. J. M. Simpson of
Athens.
Notes:
----
McKinney Rites
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the
Corley Funeral Chapel for
Mrs. Percy B. McKinney who
died late Saturday in
Memorial Hospital. The rites
were conducted by Rev. Leroy
Brown, with interment in
Hamilton cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband, three daughters,
six grandchildren, two
brothers and one sister.
Pallbearers were Norman
Fleming, Alvis Cox, Lynn
McCary, Knox Tate, Walton
Thomas and Leon Stough.
Notes:
William Robert (Bob)
Coggins, Jr. Dr.
Jan 11, 1926 - Jan 12, 2019
Dr. William Robert (Bob)
Coggins, Jr., 93, passed
away peacefully at Hospice
of East Texas in Tyler,
Texas, on January 12, 2019.
He was preceded in death by
his wife of 53 years, Betty
Dean Bryson Coggins, whom he
lovingly cared for through a
lengthy bout with
Alzheimer's disease. He is
survived by four sons, one
daughter, ten grandchildren,
and two great-grandchildren:
William H. Coggins, David
and Rhonda Coggins (Matthew
Coggins and Michael Crutch),
Dr. Steven and Donna Coggins
(William, John, Mark, and
Robert), Ben Coggins [Billy
and Ashley Coggins Jordan (Kambry
and Korie) and Benjamin
Coggins] and Donna Hellmann,
and Gustavo and Betty Ann
Coggins Blandon (Michael and
Natalie). Bob was born
January 11, 1926, in Wichita
Falls to William Robert
Coggins and Cecile Aileen
Sheppard Coggins. Growing up
during the Depression, Bob
learned the value of hard
work, personal
responsibility and fiscal
conservatism. He graduated
at 17 from Kerens High
School and was selected into
the United States Navy's
V-12 College Training
Program which supplemented
the commissioned officer
workforce during World War
II. Through GI benefits and
working as a carpenter, he
obtained his Bachelor and
Doctor of Dental Surgery
degrees from Baylor
University and Baylor
College of Dentistry. In
1952, he completed his
dental degree receiving
Academic Excellence
recognition and was then
called back to serve in the
Korean War. Upon his
discharge, he practiced
general dentistry in Dallas
until 1965. In 1967, he
obtained his Master of
Science in Orthodontics from
the University of Texas
Dental School in Houston. He
practiced orthodontia in
Dallas and DeSoto from 1967
to 1992. Bob was active with
his young children in the
YMCA Indian Guide program.
He enjoyed camping at Texas
state parks with his growing
family. The Cogginses were
members of Hampton Road
Baptist Church. He took an
active role in DeSoto
schools being elected to the
Board of Trustees for DISD
from 1970 to 1985. Bob and
Betty could always be found
in the stands for all of
their children's events and
games. He was a fervent
Cowboys and Mavericks fan.
He was known for his
intelligence, love of
reading, lifelong learning,
excellent memory and strong
sense of right over wrong.
He will be remembered for
his continual encouragement,
support and expectation that
you "Always do your best."
The family is blessed
knowing Betty and Bob are
together again. A
celebration of life will be
held at Hampton Road Baptist
Church on Saturday January
19, 2019, from 3-5:30PM in
the fellowship hall with
Military Honors presented at
4:00PM.
Notes:
- Dallas Morning News - Jan.
15, 2019
-
Kerens HS grad.
-
WWII Veteran
-
Hamilton cemetery
-
h/o Betty Dean (Bryson)
Coggins; s/o William Robert Coggins, Sr. & Cecile Aileen
(Sheppard) Coggins
Mary Rebecca (Frost) Hoffman
Nov 21, 1884 - Jan 4, 1956
Thursday Rites For Mrs.
Hoffman
Funeral services for Mrs. L.
O. Hoffman, 71, of Emhouse,
who died Wednesday morning
at Memorial Hospital, were
held Thursday at 2 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel. Burial
was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Robert Linsey, pastor
of the Emhouse Methodist
church, and Rev. B. Thomas
Tribble, pastor of the
Central Methodist church.
Mrs. Hoffman was a native of
Angus.
Surviving are her husband of
Emhouse; a son, Major
Lawrence O. Hoffman, Jr.,
Frankfurt, Germany; three
daughters, Mrs. Robert Nokes,
Malakoff; Mrs. J. C. Turner,
Waxahachie, and Mrs. Curtis
Wilcox, Corsicana; 12
grandchildren; three
brothers, Lee F. Frost,
Beaumont; R. J. and C.
Vernon Frost, both of
Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Stokes
Armstrong, Charles Joe
Armstrong, Swint Huling, all
of Emhouse; Houston Kent and
Weldon Morris, both of
Corsicana; Harvel Ward,
Powell.
Notes:
Dee Bennett Valentine
Jul 2, 1899 - Sep 29, 1949
D. B. Valentine Funeral
Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services for Dee
Bennett Valentine, aged 50
years, formerly of
Corsicana, who died in
Houston Friday, were held
from the Corley Funeral Home
Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Rev. Jack
Goff, pastor of the North
Side Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of
Houston; five daughters,
Mrs. W. R. Veazey,
Hackberry, La.; Mrs. Dorothy
Rogers, Thelma, Rita Ann and
Margie Valentine, all of
Houston; two sons, Martel
Valentine, Austin, and Earl
D. Valentine, Houston; three
grandsons, seven brothers,
H. O. Valentine, Corsicana;
Joe, C. T., K. H., J. R.,
Odie and Orval Valentine,
all of Houston; and other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Oct 1, 1949
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
not sure buried in
Hamilton Beeman�Obit says Hamilton but death certificate says
Houston)
1st wife Lonnie (Hill) Valentine married Jul. 9, 1918 2nd wife
Clara Ethel (Hawkins) Valentine married Dec. 5, 1927; s/o James
Monroe Valentine & Mary Louise (Garrett) Valentine
Robert Franklin Petty
Sep 15, 1872 - Feb 24, 1953
R. F. Petty Rites Held
Wednesday
Robert Franklin Petty, 80,
retired farmer, life-long
Navarro county resident,
died in Houston Tuesday.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday at 4 p.m.
from the Corley Chapel.
Burial will be in the
Hamilton cemetery.
He had been a member of the
Richland Masonic Lodge for
more than 50 years. The
Richland Masons will have
charge of the graveside
rites and will provide
pallbearers.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. J. D. Muchleisen,
Bryan; a son, Robert Petty,
Houston; two sisters, Mrs.
Maude P. Pryor and Mrs.
Minnie P. Lackey, both of
Dallas; a brother, J. T.
Petty, Corsicana; two
grandchildren, Sharolyn and
Bobby Petty, both of Houston
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
-----
Wednesday Rites For R. F.
Petty
Funeral services for Robert
Franklin Petty, 80, retired
farmer, life-long resident
of Navarro County, were held
Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel. Burial was in
the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Jack Goff, pastor of
the West Side Baptist
church.
Petty died in Houston
Tuesday.
He had been a member of the
Richland Masonic Lodge for
more than 50 years. The
lodge conducted the
graveside rites and provided
pallbearers.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. J. D. Muchleisen,
Bryan; a son, Robert Petty,
Houston; two sisters, Mrs.
Maude P. Pryor and Mrs.
Minnie P. Lackey, both of
Dallas; a brother, J. T.
Petty, Corsicana; two
grandchildren, Sharolyn and
Bobby Petty, both of Houston
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
Nicholas Daniel �Nick� Green
Nov 11, 1876 - Feb 12, 1964
Nick Green Dies Wednesday
Nick Green, 87, retired
carpenter, died at his home,
725 West Eighth avenue,
Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be
held Friday at 2 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel with
burial in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt,
pastor of the Missionary
Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of
Corsicana; four daughters,
Mrs. Henry Bowden and Mrs.
Gladys Trudell, both of
Corsicana; Mrs. C. L.
Litton, Corpus Christi, and
Mrs. John C. Ferguson, Waco;
a son, Clifton White, Corpus
Christi; a brother, Sam
Green, Waurika, Okla.; a
sister, Mrs. G. L. Whittsen,
Ada, Okla. and other
relatives.
Notes:
-----
Friday Rites For Nick Green
Funeral services for Nick D.
Green, 87, retired
carpenter, who died
Wednesday at his home, 735
West Tenth avenue, were held
Friday at 2 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor
of the Missionary Baptist
church.
Surviving are his wife of
Corsicana; four daughters,
Mrs. Henry Bowden and Mrs.
Gladys Trudell, both of
Corsicana; Mrs. C. L.
Litton, Corpus Christi, and
Mrs. John C. Ferguson, Waco;
a son, Clifton White, Corpus
Christi; a brother, Sam
Green, Waurika, Okla.; a
sister, Mrs. G. L. Whittsen,
Ada, Okla. and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Charles
Edwary Lytton, Dennis White,
Bill Campbell, John C.
Ferguson, J. B. French,
Arlie Pillow and Calvin
Barron.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Fri., Feb 14, 1964
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
1st wife Ludie Mae
(Carson) Greene buried in Oakwood cemetery, her monument says
Greene 2nd wife Hattye Lanora (Jones) White-Green; s/o Charlie
Green & Susan (Shaw) Green per death certificate
Hattye Lanora (Jones)
White-Green
Jan 25, 1893 - Sep 21, 1964
Mrs. Nick Green Expires
Monday
Mrs. Nick Green, 1935 Bowie
drive, native of Barry, died
in Memorial hospital Monday
night. She had resided in
Corsicana 60 years.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday at 4 p.m.
from the Corley Chapel with
burial in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt,
pastor of the Missionary
Baptist church of which she
was a member.
Surviving are five children,
Clifton White, Corpus
Christi; Mrs. Henry Bowden,
Corsicana; Mrs. John B.
Ferguson, Waco; Mrs. Charley
Lytton and Mrs. Gladys
French, both of Corpus
Christi; a sister, Mrs.
Sabra Simpson, Corsicana; 10
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tues., Sep 22, 1964
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- 1st husband William Joel White married Sep 12, 1909 2nd
husband Nicolas Daniel �Nick� Green; d/o Henry B. Jones buried in White Church
cemetery & Alice Austin �Alsey� (Turnbow) Jones
-----
Mrs. Nick Green Services
Held
Final rites for Mrs. Nick
Green, 71, who died in
Memorial hospital Monday
night, will be held
Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
the
Hamilton cemetery.
The services will be
conducted by Rev. Bruce
Hibbitt, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church,
of which she was a member,
assisted by Rev. Robert J.
Potts, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
Native of Barry, Mrs. Green
had resided in Corsicana for
60 years. She lived at 1935
Bowie drive.
Surviving are five children,
Clifton White, Corpus
Christi; Mrs. Henry Bowden,
Corsicana; Mrs. John B.
Ferguson, Waco; Mrs. Charley
Lytton and Mrs. Gladys
French, both of Corpus
Christi; a sister, Mrs.
Sabra Simpson, Corsicana; 10
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be David
White, Dennis White, Bill
Campbell, Bobby Jackson and
Gilbert Rouse.
Notes:
Charlie Wesley Johnson
Sep 10, 1896 - Mar 6, 1949
C. W. Johnson Dies Here On
Sunday; Rites Incomplete
C. W. Johnson, aged 52
years, life-long resident of
Route 2; Dawson, died at the
Navarro Clinic Sunday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be
held from the Griffin
Funeral Chapel but the time
has not been determined
Monday afternoon. Burial
will be in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Rev. W.
T. Allmon, Baptist minister
of Hubbard.
Surviving are his wife of
Route 2, Dawson; three sons,
Wallace Johnson, San
Antonio; Charles Vernon
Johnson, chief petty
officer, Bremerton, Wash, U.
S. N., and Don Oliver
Johnson, Route 2, Dawson; a
daughter, Mrs. Frances Earl
Mills, Bogalusa, La.; two
brothers, T. H. Johnson,
Purdon, and W. E. Johnson,
Mineral Wells; three
sisters, Mrs. S. E. Creasy,
Coolidge; Mrs. D. R. Wallace
and Mrs. Dollie Crowe, both
of Corsicana; four
grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
----
Funeral Services Held On
Tuesday For C. W. Johnson
Funeral services for C. W.
Johnson, aged 52 years, who
died at the Navarro Clinic
Sunday afternoon were held
from the Griffin Funeral
Chapel Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
were conducted by Rev. W. T.
Allmon, Baptist minister of
Hubbard.
Surviving are his wife of
Route 2, Dawson; three sons,
Wallace Johnson, San
Antonio; Charles Vernon
Johnson, chief petty
officer, Bremerton, Wash, U.
S. N., and Don Oliver
Johnson, Route 2, Dawson; a
daughter, Mrs. Frances Earl
Mills, Bogalusa, La.; two
brothers, T. H. Johnson,
Purdon, and W. E. Johnson,
Mineral Wells; three
sisters, Mrs. S. E. Creasy,
Coolidge; Mrs. D. R. Wallace
and Mrs. Dollie Crowe, both
of Corsicana; four
grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John
Mahoney, Marshall Howard, T.
E. McCurrin, Robert Clemons,
Alvin Parish, and Rex Gunn.
Notes:
Patricia Ann Anderson
B&D Jan 2, 1949
INFANT DIES ON SUNDAY;
FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY
Funeral services for
Patricia Ann Anderson,
infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Anderson of
Corbet, who died at the
Navarro Clinic Sunday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, were
held at the
Hamilton cemetery Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Jack Bell, pastor of
the Corbet Baptist church.
Surviving are the parents
and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Roman, Corbet,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Anderson, Frost.
Corley Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
Danny Carroll Anderson
Aug 9, 1927 - Jun 8, 2016
Danny
Carroll Anderson, 88, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday,
June 8, 2016, at Windsor Healthcare in Groesbeck. A service
of remembrance will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 10,
2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in
Hillsboro with Chaplain Jon Honea officiating. Graveside
services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in
Retreat, Navarro County, Texas.
Danny was born on August 9, 1927 west of Hubbard in Hill
County and raised in Emmitt. He was the fifth child out of
seven brothers and three sisters born to William �Bill�
Jefferson and Sarah Ethel Carroll Anderson. He attended
Frost High School, where he loved to play football. Right
out of high school, he joined the United States Navy
Seabee's during World War II. After finishing his tour of
duty, he returned home and enrolled in classes at Navarro
College in Corsicana and continued to enjoy playing
football. His college studies were cut short when one day,
while sitting outside the local store, the President of
Texas Power and Light offered him a job. While working with
TP&L, Danny climbed the corporate ladder until retiring in
1985. In his retirement, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and
his grandchildren.
Danny met the love of his life, Maxine �Bobbie� Roman, in
1946 and the couple was married on July 2, 1947. Bobbie
passed away after a long-loving life with Danny on September
2, 1982.
He served as past Grand Master and was a 50 year member of
the R. E. Lee Masonic Lodge #449 in Itasca. Danny was also a
member of the Hillsboro Country Club. He was of the Baptist
faith.
Also preceding him in death were his parents; daughter,
Patricia Ann Anderson in 1949; five brothers; one sister;
and a great-granddaughter, Lyla Oliviann Lingerfelt in 2013.
Survivors include his three children, Deborah Ann
Anderson-Cunningham, Beverly Spring Anderson-Ellis, and Dan
Roman Anderson and wife, Darice; six grandchildren, Jennifer
Spring Sheppard and husband, Craig, Dwayne Anderson Ellis
and wife, Aly, Wendy Maxine Lingerfelt and husband, Will,
Robert Jefferson Ellis and wife, Jenny, Justin Daniel Ellis,
and Jack Daniel Anderson; eight great-grandchildren, Lawton
Alexander Sheppard, Roman Kendrick Sheppard, Laney Rhea
Ellis, Brooke Danielle-Rae Ellis, Jace Anderson Ellis,
Olivia Lane Lingerfelt, Liam Owen Lingerfelt, and Ryan
Wilson Ellis; four siblings, Peggy Jo Dollins and husband,
Charles, Billy Ray Anderson and wife, Jackie, Mary Ann
Weatherbee and husband, James, and Wendel Jerry Anderson;
and dear friend, Lew Crow.
Memorials may be made to the R. E. Lee Masonic Lodge #449,
P. O. Box 178, Itasca, TX 76055 or the Hillsboro Country
Club, 600 Country Club Drive, Hillsboro, TX 76645. |
Notes:
- Marshall & Marshall Funeral
Home, Hillsboro, Texas
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
WWII Seabee's
-
h/o Bobbie Maxine (Roman)
Anderson married July 2, 1947; s/o William Jefferson Anderson &
Sarah Ethel (Carroll) Anderson
Leo (King) Campbell
Mar 6, 1923 - Oct 5, 1949
Mrs. Campbell Dies
Wednesday; Rites Thursday
Mrs. C. M. Campbell, aged 26
years, of Dallas, died at
851 South Fifteenth Street
Wednesday morning at 2
o'clock.
Funeral services will be
held from the Corley Funeral
Chapel Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock with burial in the
Hamilton cemetery. The rites
will be conducted by Rev. A.
J. Kirkland, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church.
Surviving are her husband,
C. M. Campbell, Dallas; a
son, Owen W. Campbell,
Dallas; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. King, Corsicana;
two sisters, Mrs. Robert
Harwell, Fort Worth, and
Miss Cleo King, Sioux City
Falls, S. D.; and a brother
C. W. King, Houston.
Notes:
Joanne Dockery
B&D Oct 5, 1949
Dockery Infant Dies
Wednesday
Joan Dockery, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Dockery died at the
Navarro Clinic at an early
hour Wednesday.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at
Hamilton cemetery, where
interment was made. The
rites were conducted by Rev.
R. J. Fletcher, Baptist
minister.
Surviving are the parents
and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce Dockery of Angus
and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hill
of Kerens.
McCammon Funeral Home
directed.
Notes:
Lillie Green (Hopkins) King
Jan 9, 1899 - Mar 27, 1977
Mrs. King
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs.
Lillie G. King, 78, native
of Barry, who died at
Leisure Lodge Sunday. The
Rev. Mickey Loftis will
officiate, with burial
following at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
She had lived in Fort Worth
20 years prior to coming to
Leisure Lodge here in
December.
Survivors include a son,
George King of Fort Worth;
two daughters, Mrs. Maggie
Harwell of Fort Worth and
Mrs. Cleo Whitehead of
Vicksburg, Miss., seven
grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren, two
sisters, Mrs. Pink Richards
and Mrs. Alice Derryberry of
Blooming Grove; and two
brothers, Homer Hopkins and
John Hopkins both of
Corsicana.
Grandsons will be
pallbearers.
Notes:
Jeff Benjamin "Ben" McKey
May 5, 1888 - May 8, 1958
J. B. McKey Dies Thursday
J. B. McKey, 70, farmer, native of Navarro county, died at his home, Route 1, Ennis, Thursday night. He
had resided at Route 1, Ennis for the past eight years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary McKey, Route 1, Ennis; five sons, Allen McKey, Corsicana; Rubbie McKey,
Rice; Grady McKey, Texas City; J. B. McKey, Jr., Crane and Joe McKey, Houston; three daughters,
Mrs. Gladys Nelson, Colorado City; Mrs. Nelma Lee Anders,
Texas City, and Mrs. Velma Foster, Rice; brother, Joe
McKey, Austin; a
half-brother, Ruby Collins,
Bronte; two sisters, Mrs.
Sina Ketch, Austin and Mrs.
Rosie Gills, Lancaster; 19
grandchildren, one
great-granddaughter and
other relatives.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 4 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel with
burial in
Hamilton cemetery.
The services will be
conducted by Claude B.
Holcomb, minister of the
Fifth Avenue Church of
Christ.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Fri., May 9, 1958
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Mary Elizabeth
(Robertson) McKey; s/o Joseph William McKey & Nora Lucile
(Brittain) Trammell-McKey buried in Cosgrove cemetery
----
Hold J. B. McKey Service
Saturday
Funeral services were to be
held from the Corley Chapel
here at 4 p.m. Saturday for
J. B. McKey, 70, farmer and
native of Navarro county who
died at his home, Route 1,
Ennis, Thursday night.
Burial was to be in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The services will be
conducted by Claude B.
Holcomb, minister of the
Fifth Avenue Church of
Christ.
McKey, who resided near
Ennis for the past eight
years is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mary McKey, Route
1, Ennis; five sons, Allen
McKey, Corsicana; Rubbie
McKey, Rice; Grady McKey,
Texas City; J. B. McKey,
Jr., Crane and Joe McKey,
Houston; three daughters,
Mrs. Gladys Nelson, Colorado
City; Mrs. Nelma Lee Anders,
Texas City, and Mrs. Velma
Foster, Rice; brother, Joe
McKey, Austin; a
half-brother, Ruby Collins,
Bronte; two sisters, Mrs.
Sina Ketch, Austin and Mrs.
Rosie Gills, Lancaster; 19
grandchildren, one
great-granddaughter and
other relatives.
Notes:
Mary Elizabeth (Robertson)
McKey
Mar 17, 1893 - Dec 22, 1977
Mrs. McKey
Services will be held at
3:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Corley Funeral Home Chapel
for Mrs. Mary McKey, 83,
resident of Quinlan and
former resident of
Corsicana, who died Thursday
in Quinlan.
Claude Holcomb, Church of
Christ preacher, will
officiate, with burial
following at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Her husband, Jeff B. McKey,
preceded her in death May 8,
1958.
Survivors include four sons,
Rubbie McKey of Austin,
Grady McKey of Texas City,
J. B. McKey of Bakersfield,
Calif., and Joe McKey of El
Paso; three daughters, Mrs.
Gladys Nelson of Odessa, and
Mrs. R. B. Bennett of
Quinlan; four brothers,
Ernest Robertson of
Carlsbad, N. M., E. A.
Robertson of Amarillo, and
E. G. Robertson, Blend, N.
M., and H. L. Robertson of
Fresno, Calif.; five
sisters, Mrs. Velma Mullis
of Amarillo, Mrs. Pauline
Brown, Mrs. Eddie Stickles,
and Mrs. Nell Sisk, all of
Sacramento, Calif., and Mrs.
Lorene Williams of Tow,
Tex., 21 grandchildren and
31 great grandchildren.
Notes:
George Allen McKey
May 15, 1914 - Aug 22, 1974
G. A. McKey
Funeral services are
scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday
from the Griffin Funeral
Home Chapel for George Allen
McKey, 60, a resident of
Carrollton, who died this
morning in Presbyterian
Hospital in Dallas.
Burial will be in the
Hamilton cemetery.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Ruth McKey of
Carrolton, two sons, Jerry
McKey of Irving and Larry
McKey of Corsicana; two
sisters, Mrs. Gladys Nelson
of Odessa and Mrs. Nelma
Bennett of Quinlan; four
brothers, J. B. McKey of
Calif., Joe Moe McKey of El
Paso, Grady McKey of Texas
City and Rube McKey of
Austin; and three
grandchildren.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thurs., Aug 22, 1974
- Submitted by Diane Richards
-
WWII Veteran
- h/o Ruth Pearl (Richardson)
McKey; s/o Jeff Benjamin McKey & Mary Elizabeth (Robertson)
McKey
---
A. McKey
Funeral services were held
today 4 p.m. from the
Griffin Funeral Home Chapel
for Allen McKey, 60, a
resident of Carrollton, who
died Thursday morning in
Presbyterian Hospital in
Dallas.
Howard White, Church of
Christ minister, officiated
the service. Burial was in
Hamilton Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Ruth McKey of
Carrolton, two sons, Jerry
McKey of Irving and Larry
McKey of Corsicana; two
sisters, Mrs. Gladys Nelson
of Odessa and Mrs. Nelma
Bennett of Quinlan; four
brothers, J. B. McKey of
Calif., Joe Moe McKey of El
Paso, Grady McKey of Texas
City and Rube McKey of
Austin; and three
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Calvin
Piearce, Alton Piearce, A.
G. Crumbley, Rube Griffin,
James Nelson and Horace
Collins.
Notes:
Melinda T.
"Linnie" (Story)
Neely
Aug 27, 1865 - Jan 1, 1949
MRS. LINNIE NEELY DIES
SATURDAY; FUNERAL SUNDAY
Mrs. Linnie Neely, aged 83
years, died at her home on
Havner avenue Saturday
morning.
Funeral services will be
conducted Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the North
Corsicana Methodist church
with burial in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. W. T. Boulware,
pastor of the church, and
Rev. Roy Davis, pastor of
the Dawson Methodist church,
formerly of Corsicana.
A native of Tennessee, Mrs.
Neely came to Corsicana as a
young girl. She was the
daughter of Frank M. Story,
early-day Navarro county
judge.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Graham Dickson and Mrs.
Lee Russell, both of
Corsicana; seven
grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Graham
Neely Dickson, Charles
Russell and J. B. Lancaster,
all grandsons; John J.
Garner, Preston Garner and
Dr. Fred Story, Ennis, all
nephews.
McCammon Funeral Home
directs.
Notes:
-----
MRS. LINNIE NEELY FUNERAL
SERVICES HELD ON SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs.
Linnie Neely, aged 83 years,
who died Saturday morning on
Havner avenue, were held
Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the North
Corsicana Methodist church.
Burial was in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. W. T. Boulware, pastor
of the church, and Rev. Roy
H. Davis, Dawson Methodist
pastor, formerly pastor of
the local church.
A native of Tennessee, Mrs.
Neely has resided in this
county most of her life. She
was the daughter of Frank M.
Story, an early-day Navarro
county judge.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Graham Dickson and Mrs.
Lee Russell, both of
Corsicana; seven
grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Graham
Neely Dickson, Charles
Russell and J. B. Lancaster,
all grandsons; John J.
Garner, Preston Garner and
Dr. Fred Story, Ennis, all
nephews.
McCammon Funeral Home
conducted.
Notes:
Lois Amy (Neely) Dickson
Aug. 20, 1893 - May 17, 1977
Mrs. Dickson
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Corley
Fuenral Chapel for Mrs. Lois
Amy Dickson, 83, resident of
Corsicana who died Tuesday.
The Rev. Peyton Goodman and
the Rev. Roy Davis will
officiate with burial to be
in the
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Survivors include one son,
Graham Nealy of Beaumont;
one daughter, Mrs. Virgil
Mash of Denton; four
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be J. B.
Lancaster, Ray Goldsberry,
Hugh Fullerton Jr., Neal
Crawford, Darwin Green, and
Lindo Wilson.
The family will be at
Corley's Funeral Home
Wednesday night to receive
friends.
Notes:
---
Mrs. Dickson
Services were held at 10
a.m. Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs.
Lois Amy Dickson, 83,
resident of Corsicana, who
died Tuesday.
The Rev. Peyton Goodman and
the Rev. Roy Davis
officiated, with burial
following at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
She was a native of Granbury
and member of the Wesley
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son,
Graham Nealy of Beaumont;
one daughter, Mrs. Virgil
Mash of Denton; four
grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were J. B.
Lancaster, Ray Goldsberry,
Hugh Fullerton Jr., Neal
Crawford, Darwin Green, and
Lendon Wilson.
Notes:
Larry Lynn Carr
Apr 2, 1945 - Mar 18, 2020
Larry
Lynn Carr, age 74 of Barry passed away peacefully at Baylor
University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas on March 18,
2020. He was born April 2, 1945 in Corsicana, Texas to Buna
Alvin Carr and Alta Mae Conant Carr.
Larry and his twin brother, Harry Lee Carr were participants
in a twin study that followed them through their young lives
and on into adulthood. He worked at Fullerton's Grocery
Store while in junior high and high school.
Larry graduated from
Corsicana High School in 1963. He attended Navarro
College and worked at the Corsicana Highway Department. In
1965 Larry married Carolyn Ann Adcock. The couple moved to
the Arlington/Fort Worth area where they could continue
their educations. Larry received his Bachelor of Business
from Texas Christian University. While attending Texas
Christian University Larry worked for Xerox Corporation and
became the youngest Regional Manager of the Southwest
Division at the age of 28.
After retiring from Xerox Corporation Larry worked with his
in-laws, Elmer and Amy Lou Adcock at the Furniture Barn in
Corsicana. Larry and Carolyn made their home in Barry, Texas
Larry fought failing health for twenty-eight years. He will
be deeply missed by family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents and twin brother.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Ann Carr,
daughter Johnna K Carr, grandson Bryce Ross McKee II,
granddaughter Brianna Rachel McKee, great granddaughter
Rowan Evie McKee, and great grandson Elias Claude McKee.
No formal visitation is scheduled, however, the funeral home
will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00pm Friday and Saturday for
visitors. Graveside services are scheduled for Monday, March
23, 2020 at 2:00pm at
Rose Hill Cemetery
in Blooming Grove with Bro. Kenneth Hutchison officiating.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Wade Andrew Whistler
Apr 24, 2018 - Mar 20, 2020
Obituary
for Wade Andrew Whistler
Wade Andrew Whistler, of Barry, passed away March 20, 2020.
He was born April 24, 2018 in Waxahachie to Drew and Briana
Whistler.
Wade was all things boy. He loved being outside playing with
a ball, his trucks, playing in the dirt and being around
cows. He liked watching Paw Patrol and he loved playing with
his sisters, Sissy and RaRa. His mommy was his person, he
loved spending time with her. Wade never had a bad day, he
was always full of joy, he brought joy everywhere he went.
He was a perfect angel.
He is preceded in death by his aunt Grace Whistler.
Wade leaves behind his mommy and daddy, Drew and Briana
Whistler; sisters, Reagan and Sadie Whistler; grandparents,
Mark (PopPop) and Regina (Nini) Sims, Michael (Pappy) and
Nancy (Nana) Whistler. Uncles and aunts, Cody and Courtney
Sims, Josh and Sara Whistler, Todd Whistler, Isaac and
Stacey Whistler, Jacquelyn and Matthew Ramey and numerous
cousins.
Viewing will be 9am � 7pm Tuesday, March 24th at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 10am Wednesday,
March 25th at
Dresden Cemetery with Pastor Rick Lamb officiating.
Pallbearers will be Uncles, Cody Sims, Josh Whistler, Todd
Whistler, Isaac Whistler. |
Notes:
- Submitted by
Polly Winn
- s/o
Drew Whistler & Briana
Whistler
Dixie "Darlene"
(Jones) Ashford
Sep 10, 1943 - Mar 12, 2020
Dixie
"Darlene" Ashford of Willis, Texas passed away March 12,
2020 in Conroe, Texas. Darlene was born September 10, 1943
in French Lick, Indiana to Elvis and Irma Jones.
Darlene enjoyed traveling with the love of her life, her
husband: Jimmy. Her most cherished places to visit were
Natchez, Mississippi and Charleston, South Carolina where
she enjoyed admiring Antebellum landmarks. She visited
numerous State and National Parks during annual RV
excursions. Along her travels, she curated a collection of
antiques from multiple centuries. She was more famously
known by her family members as a great cook, an immaculate
homemaker and for her one of a kind fudge, cherry pie,
cheesecake, and chocolate chip cookies.
Darlene is survived by her loving husband: Jimmy Ray
Ashford; sons: Stephen Ashford and wife Crystal and Jason
Ashford; grandchildren: Sonni Molloy and husband Corey, Cody
Ashford, Ray Ashford, and wife Alyssa; great grandchild
Connor Molloy; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Visitation: Sunday, March
15, 2020 6:00PM - 8:00PM at McNutt Funeral Home, 1703 Porter
Rd. Conroe, TX
Funeral: Monday, March 16, 2020 2:00PM - 3:30PM at
McNutt Funeral Home, 1703 Porter Rd. Conroe, TX |
Notes:
Joe
Allen Coker
Dec 18, 1942 - Sep 17, 2019
Joe
Allen Coker, age 76, of Barry passed away peacefully at his
residence on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. He was born on
December 18, 1942 in Corsicana to Troy Owen Coker and
Lillian Boyte Coker.
Joe graduated high school and served in the United States
Army. Joe worked as a delivery man in the butane business
for many years, and was then promoted to a maintenance man
for the company. He was a long-time member of the Barry
Methodist Church. He was active in the
Barry Volunteer Fire
Department. He took great pride in his yard and was
always working on it to make it pristine. Joe loved to go
camping with his family and was a very �quiet man�. He spent
many hours on the phone with his brother-in-law Jackie
discussing everything.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Donna
Coker and his wife Brenda Coker.
He is survived by his daughter Rita. Joe always said that
his life was blessed by Rita for 48 years. Joe is also
survived by his brother-in-law Jackie Moles and niece Kathy;
his two adopted daughters; Kelly Sanford and Becky Martin;
and his long-time friend, Mrs. Doris Long.
Visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday,
September 18, 2019, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Corley Funeral
Home in Corsicana. Funeral services are scheduled for
Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 3:00 PM at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Barnett officiating.
Serving as pallbearers will be Joey Sanford, Joe Sanford,
Kody Sanford, Russell Warren, Adam VanLoocke and Clayton
VanLoocke. |
Notes:
Frances Emily (Thorn) Coker
Feb 7, 1913 - Oct 26, 2000
Frances Emily Coker,87,
of Corsicana passed away Thursday, October, 26, 2000 in
Corsicana.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, October 27, at Corley
Funeral Home .
Services will be Saturday, October 28, 2000, at 3PM at the
Corley Chapel with the Rev. Paul Porter officiating.
Interment will follow in
Hamilton
Beeman Cemetery.
Pallbears will be Richard Bowling, Terry Bowling, Tim
Bowling, Kevin Gentry, Randy Jones, Billy Thorn, Larry Thorn
and Gaylon Whittenburg.
Mrs. Coker was born February 7, 1913 in Kerens Texas. She
was proceeded in death by her husband, Bernice Coker; one
sister and two brothers.
Mrs. Coker is survived by her daughters and sons in law,
Brenda and Joe Coker of Barry, Frances and Jack Bridger and
Letha and Bobby Gentry all of Barry, and Tommie and James
Jones of Corsicana: sister Modeanie Holley of Corsicana,
brothers, Vallon Thorn of Corsicana, and Wilburn Thorn and
wife, Dana of Baulch Springs, nine grandchildren, 19 great
grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
- Corley Funeral Home
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
-
w/o Augustus
Bernice �Sug� Coker; d/o William Hightower Thorn &
Tommie Strong (Quinn) Thorn
|
Lena Rose (Harvard) Jordan
Apr. 20, 1927 - Jan. 31, 2020
Lena Rose Harvard Jordan, 92, of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on
Jan. 31, 2020.
Born April 20, 1927 in Navarro, Texas, she was the daughter of the
late George Wade Harvard and Mary Hortense Boyd Harvard.
Lena Rose attended Mildred High School and graduated from North
Texas State University with a degree in Education. She married
Jackie Dale Jordan, Sr. in 1949 and they were blessed with four
children. Jack preceded her in death on Feb. 17, 1995.
They lived in Dallas and Henderson and finally settled in
Nacogdoches in their home where she lived for the past 55 years.
She loved to cook for her family and enjoyed sewing, reading,
crossword puzzles and playing dominos with her friends every week.
She was a lifelong member of Fredonia Hill Baptist Church where she
attended service every Sunday and especially enjoyed the food and
fellowship on Sunday nights.
Lena is survived by her children Beckye Lynn Jordan Thomas and her
husband Michael of Carrollton, Texas, Douglas Wade Jordan and his
wife Claire of Nacogdoches, Texas, Jackie Dale Jordan, Jr. and his
wife Melinda of San Antonio, Texas, and Merry Melissa Jordan Behrle
of Spring, Texas. Lena had 12 grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sister Dorothy Sybil Harvard
McDaniel.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
at Hopewell Cemetery in
Navarro, Texas for the family and anyone who would like to attend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hopewell
Cemetery Association,
9300 SE CR 2150, Corsicana, Texas 75109.
Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
James Columbus Rogers, Sr.
Mar 1, 1886 - Dec 9, 1949
Kerens Resident Rites Are Held Sunday Afternoon
KERENS. Dec. 12�(Spl.)�Funeral services for James Rogers, 63,
retired oil field worker, who died with a heart attack Friday, were
held from the First Methodist church here Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Burial was in Oak
Grove cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Carroll
Thompson, pastor of the church, and Rev. Joe Bennett Stewart of
Brownsboro.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eunice Rogers, Kerens; two daughters,
Mrs. M. S. Martin, San Antonio, and Pearlie Fay Rogers, Kerens, and
a son, James Rogers, Jr., Kerens.
Stockton Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Joe Hanser
Aug 17, 1875 - Dec 14, 1949
Oak Grove Man Dies Wednesday Dallas Hospital
KERENS, Dec. 15.�(Spl.)�Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Stockton Funeral Chapel for Joe Hanser,
74, who died in the Medical Arts Hospital in Dallas Wednesday
morning.
The services were conducted by Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor fo the First
Baptist Church. Burial will be in the
Oak Grove cemetery.
A native of Alsace-Lorraine, France, Hanser came to the U. S. A. at
the age of seven years. He had lived alone in the Oak Grove
community since 1942. Hanser spoke five languages and was a whitler
and entertainer.
Surviving are a brother, Louis Hanser, Houston, and several nieces
and nephews.
Notes:
James Clyde Calahan
Jan 13, 1898 - Nov 8, 1949
J. C. Calahan Of Kilgore Dies Of Auto Injuries
KILGORE, Nov. 10.�(Spl.)�Funeral services were held Thursday morning
at the London Baptist church near here for James Claude Calahan aged
61 years.
A resident of Kilgore 12 years, Calahan died Tuesday in a local
hospital of injured sustained in an automobile accident last week.
Native of Graham, he moved to Joinerville, Rusk county, in 1930, and
later came to Kilgore.
Burial was in the Oak
Grove cemetery near Kerens Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife of Kilgore; parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Calahan, Fort Worth; three brothers, Wayne D. Calahan, Fort Worth;
Doyle F. Calahan, Breckenridge, and Guy W. Calahan, San Antonio.
Notes:
Samuel Adelbert �Sam� Morton
Nov 18, 1860 - Nov 9, 1949
Sam Morton Dies In Houston; Rites Slated Saturday
KERENS, Nov. 10.�(Spl.)�Funeral services for Sam A. Morton, aged 88
years, who died Wednesday afternoon in the Jeff Davis Hospital in
Houston, will be held from the First Methodist church here Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in the
Oak Grove cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Carroll Thompson, pastor.
A native of Baxter county, Arkansas, Morton, a retired farmer,
resided in this vicinity for 50 years prior to moving to LaPorte two
years ago to reside with a son.
Surviving are three sons, T. W. Morton, Palacios; D. E. Morton,
Kerens, and K. A. Morton, LaPorte; seven daughters, Mrs. Nellie
Rice, Bee Branch, Ark.; Mrs. R. L. Cates, Kerens; Mrs. Ruby Bynum,
Arizona; Mrs. R. G. Coe, Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. Sammie Bynum,
Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. Henry L. Terry, Dallas, and Mrs. Dorothy
Scarbrough, Kerens, and a number of grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Stockton Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Robert Lee Cates
Jun 2, 1881 - Feb 21, 1964
Sunday Rites Are Planned For Lee Cates
KERENS, Feb. 21 (Spl.)�Lee Cates, 82, retired farmer of the Kerens
area, died at the Twilight Home in Corsicana Friday morning.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Church of
Christ in Kerens. Burial will be in the
Oak Grove cemetery.
Cates is survived by a son, R. L. Cates, Houston; two daughters,
Mrs. Willie Gotcher, Corsicana and Mrs. John A. McNeel, Tyler; three
sisters, Mrs. Ellen Tramel, Kerens; Mrs. Ida Philley, Waco, and Mrs.
Lula Young, San Antonio; six grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren.
Inmon Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun -
Fri., Feb. 21, 1964
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- h/o Ora Edna (Morton) Cates;
s/o Robert Henry James Cates & Lucendia Catherine (Leigh) Cates
buried in Prairie Point cemetery
Netha (Barnett) Raines
Oct 29, 1912 � Dec 11, 1949
Rites For Auto Accident Victim Held At Kerens
KERENS, Dec. 12.�(Spl.)�Funeral services for Mrs. R. M. Raines, aged
37 years, of Waco, fatally injured in an automobile accident during
the week-end near Waco, were held from the First Baptist church here
Monday afternoon at 20 o'clock. Burial was in the
Oak Grove cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. M. O. Davis, pastor, and Rev.
Charles McRoy.
Mrs. Raines died in a Waco hospital Sunday morning from injuries
sustained in a crash Saturday. Her husband is still in the hospital
in Waco.
Surviving are her husband of Waco; father, Alvin Barnett, Kerens;
mother, Mrs. Amey Barnett, Fort Worth; a sister, Mrs. G. D. Wiles,
Fort Worth; a brother, Elmo Barnett, Fort Worth, and other relaitves.
Notes:
Paschal Harris "Pat" Kindle
Nov 26, 1952 - Feb 22, 2020
Pat
Kindle, 67, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, Feb. 22,
2020. He was born Nov. 26, 1952 in Gladewater, Texas to Odis
Kindle and Jo Ann Milner Kindle. His mother passed away when
he was young and his father married Miriam who he always
called mom. Pat graduated from Corsicana High School in the
Class of 1971. He retired from K-Mart Distribution after 24
years. Pat had a zest for life and enjoyed meeting new
people and visiting with friends. He enjoyed playing the
guitar, listening to music, dancing and singing and being
with his family and friends. He enjoyed coffee at Aguado's
in the mornings with friends where they would discuss life.
Most importantly he loved his family.
He is preceded in death by his father Odis Kindle and mother
Jo Ann Kindle. Pat is survived by his mom Miriam Kindle; son
Chad Kindle and Adriane Ivison; granddaughter Victoria Pryor
and husband Mason, their children Maddox and Madilyn and
Jackson and Malory, granddaughter Rebecca Kindle, grandson
Preston Kindle, Jacob and Haley Glick and their daughter
Macey Kate. Pat is also survived by a number of extended
family members and friends.
Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside Memorial
Service will be 11:00am Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at
Calvary Catholic
Cemetery with Derek Rogers and Deacon Lewis Palos
officiating. |
Notes:
Lonie (Smith) Ware
Jul 13, 1873 - Mar 14, 1949
Mrs. W. S. Ware Of Richland Died Here On Monday
Mrs. Lonie S. Ware, aged 75 years, widow of the late W. S. Ware
of Richland, died in the Navarro Clinic Monday morning at 5:30
o'clock following a brief illness. Her late husband died in July
last year.
A native of Georgia, Mrs. Ware had resided in Navarro county 43
years and in Richland for 34 years. She had been a member of the
Baptist church since 11 years of age and had held membership in
the Richland Baptist church for 35 years. She had long been
prominent in Eastern Star circles and that organization will
have charge of graveside rites.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ilah Bell Stringer, Mt.
Calm; Mrs. John H. Brown, Corsicana, and Mrs. Estelle Yeatts,
Upland, Calif.
Funeral services will be held from the Richland Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with burial in the
Richland cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. L. B. Fowler, Baptist
minister.
Griffin Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
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Mrs. L. S. Ware Funeral Rites Held On Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lonie S. Ware, 75, of Richland, who
died at the Navarro Clinic Monday morning, following a brief
illness, were held Tuesday afternoon from the Richland Baptist
church. Burial was in the
Richland cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. L. B. Fowler, Baptist minister.
The Order of the Eastern Star conducted graveside rites. She was
the widow of the late W. S. Ware who died in July, last year.
A native of Georgia, Mrs. Ware had resided in Navarro county 54
years. She had been a Baptist since 11 years of age and had been
a member of the Richland Baptist church for 35 years. Mrs. Ware
was prominent in Eastern Star circles.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ilah Belle Stronger, Mt.
Calm; Mrs. John H. Brown, Corsicana and Mrs. Estelle Yeatts,
Upland, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A
son, George W. Ware, passed away three years ago.
Pallbearers were Jack White, Lowell Bonner, Frank Ware, Fred
Ware, R. C. Chism, and A. Neal Brown, Jr.
Griffin Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
George Marion Gunn
Feb 7, 1888 - Nov 25, 1949
George M. Gunn, Retired Farmer, Dies At Houston
George M. Gunn, aged 61, died Friday in Houston. He is a
retired farmer and formerly resided at Richland.
Funeral services are planned Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Richland
cemetery where interment will be made. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Obie F. Barton, pastor of the Fellowship
Baptist church.
Surviving are two sons, B. B. Gunn, Dallas, and Winston
Gunn, Trinidad; four daughters, Mrs. Melba Ray Conner,
Dallas; Mrs. Opal Reynolds, Houston; Mrs. Betty Key,
Corsicana; Mrs. Joy Minze, Blooming Grove; four brothers, O.
B. Gunn, Purdon; C. C. Gunn, Mexia; Jake and Elsa Gunn, both
of Corsicana; a sister, Miss Rosa Gunn, Corsicana and nine
grandchildren.
Corley Funeral Home will Direct.
Notes:
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George M. Gunn Rites Held At Richland Sunday
George M. Gunn, aged 61 years, retired farmer, died in
Houston Friday.
Funeral services were held at the
Richland
Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock where
interment was made. The rites were conducted by Rev.
Obie F. Barton, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist church.
Gunn formerly resided in Richland.
Surviving are two sons, B. B. Gunn, Dallas, and Winston
Gunn, Trinidad; four daughters, Mrs. Melba Ray Conner,
Dallas; Mrs. Opal Reynolds, Houston; Mrs. Betty Key,
Corsicana; Mrs. Joy Minze, Blooming Grove; four
brothers, O. B. Gunn, Purdon; C. C. Gunn, Mexia; Jake
and Elsa Gunn, both of Corsicana; a sister, Miss Rosa
Gunn, Corsicana and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Hesse Reynolds, Wesley Moreau, Alton
Minze, Harold Conner, James Key and Rix Gunn.
Corley Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Christopher
Columbus Gunn
Sep 21, 1891 - Apr 19, 1961
C. C. Gunn Dies On Wednesday
C. C. Gunn, former resident of Corsicana, died
Wednesday in an Austin hospital following an
extended illness.
Graveside funeral rites will be held Friday at 2
p.m. at the
Richland cemetery with Reginald Beaver, minister
of the North Beaton Church of Christ officiating.
Gunn was a retired farmer.
Surviving are three brothers, E. L., J. E. and O. B.
Gunn, all of Corsicana.
Corley directs.
Notes:
Rose Etta Gunn
Jul 4, 1879 - Aug 25, 1959
Miss Rosa Gunn Services Held
Miss Rosa Gunn, 79, resident of the Hilliard
Home for the past 13 years, died at the home
Tuesday afternoon.
Surviving are four brothers, O. B., Jake and
Esla Gunn, all of Corsicana and Chris Gunn,
Confederate Home in Austin, and a number of
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley
Chapel Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. with burial in the
Richland cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Claude B.
Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of
Christ, and Reginald Beaver, North Beaton Street
Church of Christ minister.
Pallbearers will be J. C. Reynolds, Roger Kirk,
E. S. Brown, B. B. Gunn, James Ray Gunn and Gene
Gunn.
Notes:
Columbus Basil
Gunn
Nov 19, 1858 - Sep 17, 1942
Richland
RICHLAND, Sept. 24.�(Spl.)�Mr. Gunn was
buried in the
Richland cemetery Friday of last week.
Notes:
Holly
Denise (Brashear) Bowden
May 12, 1973 - Feb. 1, 2020
Holly Denise Bowden, 46, of Wortham passed away Saturday,
Feb. 1, 2020 at Baylor Hillcrest Hospital in Waco.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7,
2020 in the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Justin
Colquette officiating. Interment will follow in Wortham
Cemetery.
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Holly Denise Bowden passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at
Baylor Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. Holly moved to Wortham
with her daughter, Jourdan in 1995 and remained in their
home until her passing.
Holly was born May 12, 1973 in Corsicana to Michael and
Beverly Brashear of Mildred.
Holly graduated Salutatorian in her class at Navarro College
from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Helping
others was Holly's calling and she took great pride in
working with her kids with physical needs. Her ability to
put the needs of others before her own was immeasurable.
Holly was a devoted mother and "Honey." Her creativity and
love for her grandchildren meant any time they spend
together would be an adventure. Whether it was playing
football or having a tea party, Holly would engulf herself
wholly in playing with her grandkids. She would put her
grandchildren before anything else and never shied away from
basking them with gifts whenever possible. When asked she
would simply say, "Grandbabies are the best."
Holly will always be remembered for the love and affection
she showed family, friends and the children in her care. Her
dedication to others' well being was unmatched and will
remain cherished memories to those close to her. Holly's
legacy will be carried on by her daughter, granddaughter and
loved ones.
Holly is preceded in death by her grandparents, Scott Lee
Brashear and Marie Brashear and Dennis Bass and Ruth Bass
and cousin, Shae Rogers.
She is survived by her parents, Mike and Beverly Brashear;
her daughter, Jourdan Collins and husband Kyle Collins;
granddaughter, Cora Collins; brother, Don Brashear and wife
Kayna Brashear; nephews, Kyle and Coy Brashear; great
nephew, Channing Brashear and grandson Bryce Bowden.
Notes:
Dale Reid Thomas
Mar 26, 1935 - Feb 21, 2020
Dale
Reid Thomas, 84, of Corsicana passed away Friday, Feb. 21,
2020 at Legacy West Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside
services will be at
Younger Cemetery in Purdon on Tuesday,
Feb. 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. with Mr.
Steve Hayes officiating. An online guestbook is available at www.corleyfuneralhome.com and selecting the Dale Reid Thomas
obituary.
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Dale Reid Thomas, age 84, of Corsicana passed away
peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Legacy West
Nursing and Rehabilitation in Corsicana. He was born March
26, 1935 to Walton E. Thomas and Alva Mae Gaddy Thomas in
Ennis, Texas.
He graduated from Emhouse High School. He worked at Carlon
Plastic and sold health insurance. He was an avid fisherman,
hunter and his passion was Flint knapping. He loved making
arrowheads, tomahawks, spears, bows, arrows and quivers and
trading them at First Monday in Canton and other places.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother
Virgie Lee Thomas, his wife Ann Thomas, his brother-in-law
Gary McConnico, his sister-in-law Jackie Jo Thomas and his
son Ricky Dale Thomas.
He is survived by his daughter Sherrie Jamison and husband
Rick of Corsicana, his siblings; Bobby Dan Thomas of Terrell
and Shirlyn McConnico of Corsicana, and his grandsons;
Justin Owen of Plano and Brice Sanders of Corsicana.
He family wishes to thank the staff at Legacy West and Hand
in Hand Hospice for their continued efforts providing
quality and compassionate care for Dale.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, February 25,
2020 at 2:00 PM at
Younger Cemetery in Purdon, Texas with Steve Hayes
officiating.
Notes:
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- h/o Ann Thomas; s/o
Walton Emmett Thomas & Alva Mae (Gaddy) Prowell-Thomas
Marinell (Cumpston) Price
Jun 11, 1926 - Jan 31, 2020
PRICE,
Marinell Cumpston Born in Blooming Grove, Texas on June 11,
1926 to Curtis Henry Cumpston and Eloise Cumpston. Moved to
Dallas at age 6. Marinell graduated from Garland High School
in 1943 and lived in the White Rock Lake area all of her
life. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers,
Curtis Ralph Cumpston and Thurman Michael Cumpston; nephews,
Lee Michael Cumpston; former husband, Lee Price and longtime
friend, Larry Browder. She worked for Neiman Marcus under
the direction of Carrie Neiman and Herbert Marcus, then
later Stanley Marcus. She was a property manager for Sam
Lett, Jr. and worked for the Salesmanship Club on the Byron
Nelson Golf Classic. She loved her family and many long-time
friends. She enjoyed hosting the big holiday dinners and
birthday parties. She traveled to Europe each year and spent
summer months fishing in Alaska. Marinell felt blessed to
have Sydney K. Farrier in her life as she managed her
medical and legal needs. Family and friends are deeply
appreciative of her loving caregivers, Henrietta Smith,
Patricia Stokes, Dorothy Hannah and earlier, Wendy Holsapple.
She is survived by nieces, Marcia Bartlett and husband,
David of Pilot Point, Leah Brown and husband, Kenneth of
Anna, Iris Hale and husband, Wendell of Frisco, Hether Vega
and husband, Victor of Seagoville, Ashley Humble and
husband, Beau of Athens, Texas. She is also survived by her
nephew Monroe Inge and wife, Millie of Winnsboro;
sister-in-law, Nancy Reagan of Pilot Point and Margaret
Cumpston of Seagoville, plus many great and great-great
nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please make a
donation to the Dallas Arboretum or the charity of your
choice. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February
6, 2020 at 2pm at Grove Hill Funeral Home with visitation
starting at 1pm, interment will follow at Grove Hill
Memorial Park. |
Notes:
- Published in Dallas Morning
News on Feb. 5, 2020
Cleora Jo (Booker) Herrin
Sep 9, 1925 ~ Feb 13, 2020 (age 94)
Jo
Herrin 94, peacefully passed away in Waxahachie, Texas on
Thursday February 13, 2020.
Jo, was born on September 9, 1925, the daughter of the late
John and Pearl (Giles) Booker, in Waco, Texas.
On October 20,1945 she married Paul Herrin, in
Waxahachie,Texas. They later moved to Forreston,Texas where
she resided for over 50 years.
Jo worked at the same location in Italy, Texas for 50 plus
years where she faithfully was one of the first to arrive
and one of the last to leave. She worked for numerous
garment companies where she served each one as a floor
supervisor, the last being Texel Industry.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Blooming Grove,
Texas. She cherished her church and church family and loved
seeing them all on Sunday mornings until she was no longer
able to attend.
Jo, affectionately became known as Granny Jo by her
grandchildren, but it didn't stop there. She became Granny
Jo to everyone she met and she loved each and everyone of
them.
She is survived by her loving family, son, Charles Herrin
and wife Janet, daughter Beverly Bruner and husband Freddie,
and Randy Herrin and wife Jo Lynn.
Grandchildren, Todd Bruner (Petra), Ashley Isom (Mike),
Clint Herrin (Jessie), Randy Herrin Jr. (Wendy), Matt
Herrin, and Justin Herrin(Natalie).
Great Grandchildren, Dustin (Precilla), Jordan (Brittany),
Zoe, Kynlee, Kylee, Wyatt, Trenton, Ana, Abby, Cooper, and
Great Great Granddaughter, Audrey.
Preceded in death by her husband Paul, her parents, four
sisters and 3 brothers |
Gladys Ard (Johnson) Coleman
Feb 19, 1937 - Jan 18, 2020
Gladys
Ard Coleman, 82, of Kerens passed away Saturday, Jan. 18,
2020 at Country Meadows Nursing Home.
Memorial services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
8, 2020 at Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lonnie Keele
officiating. Cremation under the direction of Corley Funeral
Home.
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Mrs. Gladys Ard Coleman, age 82, of Kerens passed away on Saturday,
January 18, 2020 at Country Meadows Nursing Home in Corsicana. She
was born on February 19, 1937 in Coleman, Texas to James Johnson and
Barbara Winters Johnson.
Gladys graduated high school and spent most of her adult life caring
for others in the Home Healthcare Field. When her children were
young, she spent many hours as a Girl Scout Troup Leader and was
very active in the Assembly of God Church. She played the piano for
many years until her hands became too arthritic to play.
She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed baking cakes for others
whenever needed. She loved having dinners with a house full of
friends and family. (she even enjoyed being with strangers) She
loved being around people and knowing all there was to know about
them. Gladys' passion was serving the Lord.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Raymond
Wilbur Coleman; her daughter, Barbara Lynn Thompson; her brothers,
James H. �Buddy� Johnson, Clovis Alton Johnson, and David Johnson:
and her sister, Frances McFatridge.
She is survived by her son Mark Coleman and wife Clara; her
grandchildren, Kristen Redd, Stephanie Aikens and husband, Tony and
Jennifer Maggard and husband Charles. She is also survived by her
great-grandchildren Katelyn and Anthony Wayne Redd as well as her
sister, Opal Hunter and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for Gladys is scheduled for Saturday, February 8,
2020 at Corley Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM with Pastor Lonnie
Keele officiating.
Notes:
Homer Sanders Whorton, Jr.
Jun 29, 1928 - Jan 30, 2020
Homer Sanders Whorton, Jr., 91 of Frost, passed away Thursday, Jan.
30, 2020 in Temple. He was born June 29, 1928 in Blooming Grove to
Homer and Corrine Whorton.
Homer was a graduate of Blooming Grove High School and a 1949
graduate of Texas A&M. He served in the United States Army receiving
the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Blooming
Grove. He worked 30 years for DPS as a Communication Supervisor. He
enjoyed radio communications and enjoyed working on radios.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Corrine Whorton
and grandparents, Lucy and Homer Whorton.
He is survived by his wife,
Lou Whorton of Frost; sister-in-law,
Agnes Soukup Johnson of West; nephews, Thomas Tigner Sr, Dr. Andrew
Johnson and wife Dr. Olga Johnson; nieces, Jane Parker Ivins and
husband Gary, Kathleen Johnson Crockett and husband David, Tina
Johnson Grant and husband Paul, Lucy Johnson Medlenka and husband
Mark. Numerous great nieces, nephews and great great nephews and
special friend John Jefferson.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at
United Methodist Church in Frost. Graveside services to follow at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at
Rose Hill Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Blooming Grove Masonic
Lodge.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Imogene (Brent) Nowell
Sep 29, 1934 - Jan 26, 2020
Imogene
Brent Nowell, 85, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, Jan. 26,
2020 at Twilight Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 29, 1934
to Francis M. Brent and Charlie H. Brent in Corsicana.
Imogene was the youngest of eight children and grew up in a
loving home with many family gatherings, great food, joy,
and laughter.
Imogene met the love of her life Ben E. Nowell and they
married in 1952. Imogene and Ben had two daughters, Janice
and Cindy and lived a short time in Garland.
In 1961, Imogene and Ben built their home in Corsicana where
Imogene set about the loving work of being an excellent cook
and homemaker, patient and generous mother, and devoted and
caring wife.
Admirably, in the early 1970's Imogene's school teaching
career began. She first attended Navarro College and then by
1975, she had earned both a Bachelor's and Master's Degrees
from East Texas State University at Commerce in elementary
and early childhood education. Imogene taught kindergarten
at Sam Houston Elementary School for 20 years. She loved her
career and students.
Imogene was a wonderful neighbor and community member, too,
who cared deeply about Corsicana, her hometown. Her loving
home was filled with music, the news, and conversation. She
cared deeply for all animals, not just her own and made many
donations to the local SPCA. She took a keen interest in
local and national politics and kept up with all current
events. She was actively involved in the local Democratic
Women's Organization.
She was a Christian woman who lived by Bible scripture and
epitomized strength in her devotion and faith in daily life.
Many turned to her for wisdom and advice. Imogene began and
ended her busy day with an inspirational quote or scripture
to guide her and assist in making sense of the world.
Imogene was preceded in death by her parents and seven
siblings, her beautiful daughter Janice, and her wonderful
husband Ben.
Imogene is survived by her daughter, Cindy and son-in-law
Tom and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral
services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 in
the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Stephen McElroy
officiating. Interment will follow in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff of Navarro Regional
Hospital, Twilight Nursing Home, Medical City Dallas, and
New Century Hospice. |
Notes:
Danny Lee Mayeux
Sep 16, 1947 - Jan 19, 2020
Danny
Lee Mayeux, 72, passed away Jan. 19, 2020 in Dallas. He was
born in Dallas and a graduate of Sunset High School. Danny
was a retired salesman.
He is survived by his children, Michelle, Melissa, Bryan,
Loren and Shea; sisters, Karen Adamas and Diana Bass;
grandchildren, Baylee, Madison, Mackenzie, Connor, Aidan,
Christian, Mason and Emma; great grandchild, Lilly and
special friends, Matt Holten, Sam Mou and dog, Hank.
Memorial services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 2020 at
Campbell-Elrod Cemetery in Navarro County in the family
cemetery where his grandmother, Pearl Ozella Pinson is
buried.
Cremation under the care of Jim's Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Wanda Ann (Fitch) Penny
Dec 24, 1937 - Jan 31, 2020
Wanda
A. Penny, 82 born on December 24, 1937 to Hubbard and Ola
Fitch of Navarro, Texas. She went to be with the Lord on
January 31, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Monday, February
3, 2020 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Celebration of
Life will be held 10 am Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at
Northside Baptist Church with Pastor Rick Lamb officiating.
Burial will follow at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Larry Meador, Greg Baumgartner, Brett
Doe, Kyle Freeman, Dale Meador, Mark Vitters and Jayson
Barfknecht. Wanda married Derwood on June 2, 1962 and were
happily married for 57 years. They were the perfect example
of what true love is. They were devoted to each other and
their family. She was the queen of the palace until her
death. She is preceded in death by her husband, Derwood. She
is survived by her daughters, Annette Hall and husband
David, Becky Villa and husband Jose, Kristy Barknecht.
Grandchildren, Austin Hall and wife Monica, Alan Vitters and
wife Kendle, Corbin Hall, Joey Villa, Jacob Villa, Jaxson
Barfknecht and Jared Barfknecht. Her sister Berta McCamey.
Numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home, Corsicana.
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Notes:
Patricia (Dupre) Hanchey-Granger
Aug 30, 1950 - Jan 28, 2020
Patricia
Dupre Hanchey Granger, 69, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday,
Jan. 28, 2020 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She
was born in Washington, St. Landry Parish on Aug. 30, 1950
to Gussie and Irene Dupre.
She won many pageant titles and in 1969 became Miss
Louisiana USA. In Miami Beach, she competed for Miss USA on
CBS Television before her career in morning TV.
In the late 1980's, Pat Hanchey anchored Louisiana's
top-rated morning television program "2une-In" in Baton
Rouge helping pioneer the use of mobile satellite technology
to broadcast live shows from communities across Louisiana
and Mississippi. With her co-host Leo Honeycutt in
cooperation with ABC's Good Morning America, Pat Hanchey
became first to broadcast from Graceland, Elvis Presley's
estate in Memphis on the tenth anniversary of the icon's
death.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Irene and Gussie
Dupre, sister Kim Fontenot and nephew Jeffrey Rutland.
She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Terry Wayne
Granger of Corsicana; daughters, Dana Lea Gore and husband
Elmo Gore of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Cady Michelle Sunsdahl
and husband Major Jared Sunsdahl of West Point Military
Academy, New York; stepson, John Hanchey of Baton Rouge LA;
sister, Connie Rutland and husband Pepper of Baton Rouge, LA
with niece Kennan and husband Jonathan Bruser; nephew,
Michael; brother, Wayne Dupre and wife Faye of Pt. Barre,
Louisiana with Gus Dupre and wife Augusta and niece Windy of
Austin; granddaughters, Madison, Maegan and Rebekah Sunsdahl,
Arlee and Avery; grandson, Caleb Gore; step-daughter Lori
Granger Baugh and husband Jason with grandchildren Lucas,
Landry, Amelia and Brendon all of Denton; nephews, Derrick
Fontenot and wife Erin, Jordan, and Harley Fontenot and wife
Madeline all of LA.
Visitation with the family will be held from 1 to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at Corley Funeral Home. Memorial
services will immediately follow at 2 p.m. in the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Steven Bell officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in her memory to
the Gideon's Society.
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Notes:
LaVerne (Barton) Sneed
Dec 13, 1931 - Jan 28, 2020
LaVerne
Barton Sneed, age 88, was called home by her Lord and Savior
on Jan. 28, 2020 with her family by her side in Abilene,
Texas. LaVerne was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Eureka, Texas to
Robert and Sadie Barton. She was the middle child of 15
children. LaVerne attended school in Eureka and Hester Grove
through the eighth grade. LaVerne then relocated to Tulsa to
live with her older sister, Mavis and her husband, Pete,
while attending Booker T. Washington High School.
Upon graduation, LaVerne earned a bachelor's degree in
education from Texas College in Tyler and masters degree
from Texas Southern University in Houston. It was during her
senior year in college that she met and married Burton
Sneed, Jr. She and Burton had successful careers in the
Kerens Independent School District. Laverne retired after 31
years as a classroom teacher, during which time she was
recognized as an outstanding teacher in the state of Texas.
During this time, Burton and LaVerne served in multiple
areas of ministry as members of New Hope Baptist Church.
Together they established the Burton Sneed Scholarship Fund
to help students further their education. They also found
many ways to serve throughout the Kerens community. These
included providing meals, rides to the doctor and delivering
meals to housebound citizens.
After Burton Sneed's death in 1995, LaVerne lived alone for
10 years until she married Rev. Samuel Washington. As the
pastor's wife at New Hope Baptist Church, she took on new
roles in the church. She served faithfully by her husband's
side until he passed away in 2017. LaVerne was a remarkable
cook and enjoyed preparing meals for her family and friends,
especially during the holidays. Her passions were working
with her students and the youth at her church, traveling,
sewing and doing jigsaw puzzles. In her final years, LaVerne
lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Ralph and Pam
Porter. After serious health issues, she lived in care
facilities until her death.
LaVerne is survived by one daughter, Pamela Porter, and her
husband, Ralph Porter of Abilene, two bonus daughters,
Tameko Sanders and her husband, Tyrus of Murphy and Joyce
Windsor and her husband, Denny of Stone Mountain, Georgia;
two brothers, Homer Barton and wife Shirley of Dallas and
Charles Barton and wife Pat of Dallas; three sisters, Linda
Hendrix and husband Bob of Dallas, Thelma Borbin of Plano
and Eulanda Yarbough of Dallas; two grandchildren, Lauren
Crawford and husband Quentin of Fort Worth and Ryan Porter
and wife Caitlin of Lantana; four step-children, Samuel
Washington, Jr. of Dallas, Lois Washington of Dallas,
Timothy Washington of Dallas and Elizabeth Singleton and
husband Carl of DeSoto; two step-grandchildren Clarissa and
Carl Jr. and many nieces, nephews, and devoted friends. The
family would like to express appreciation to the staffs at
Wesley Court Senior Living, Lyndale Abilene Memory Care and
Hendrick Hospice. Each of these entities provided excellent
care and support in our time of need.
Viewing was held from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at
Golden Gate Funeral Home
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. held Friday, Jan.
31, 2020 at First Baptist Church - 200 SW Second St. -
Kerens, Texas 75144.
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Notes:
Linda Ruth (Brown) Good-Warren
Feb 12, 1942 - Jan 30, 2020
Linda
R. Warren, 77, of Corsicana passed away Monday, Jan. 27,
2020 at Twilight Nursing Home. Memorial services will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 in the Corley Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Diggs officiating. Cremation
under the direction of Corley Funeral Home.
Published on January 29, 2020
Mrs. Linda R. Brown Warren, 77, of Corsicana passed away
Monday, January 27, 2020 at Twilight Nursing Home. She was
born in Kerens, Texas on February 12, 1942 to John Herbert
Brown and Opal Lee Colvin Brown.
She worked as a secretary for many years in the Insurance
business.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her sons, John David Good of Crandall,
Texas, Stanley B. Good of Terrell, Texas; grandsons, Dalton,
Dillon, Austin, and Marshall Good; great grandsons, Daylen
and Cade Good; brother, Billy Ray Brown of Kerens, Texas;
sister, Barbara Sue Brown of Jefferson, Missouri along with
numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services are scheduled for 2:00pm Thursday, January
30, 2020 in the Corley Funeral Home Chapel.
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Notes:
- Birth records for Linda Brown show her father as Herbert
Bertrand Brown as well as his obituary and listing in Kerens Cem.
although her obit states John Herbert Brown.
- w/o (1) Johnny Good, Jr. and (2) Garland Dean Warren; d/o Herbert
Bertrand Brown & Opal Lee (Colvin) Brown buried in Kerens Cem.
-
Prairie Point Cemetery
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
Peggy Faye (Shook)
Baumgartner
Aug 27, 1931 - Feb 20, 2020
Peggy
Faye Shook Baumgartner was born in Corsicana, Texas on Aug.
27,1931. She peacefully slipped into Jesus's arms on
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. She touched the lives of everyone
she met. Many knew her as Grandmother, always ready to go to
the next sporting event or activity Elizabeth, Hayden,
Dillon or the precious great grandboys were doing. She came
bearing noise makers, snacks, sandwiches and drinks for all
to enjoy. Peggy was a long-time member of Emmanuel Baptist
Church where she proudly served as church clerk. She loved
"good ole southern gospel" music always singing and praising
the Lord. She loved telling anyone that would listen about
her Jesus. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of
58 years, Joe Baumgartner; her parents, Milford & Ida Shook,
brother and sister-in-law, Buddy and Mildred Shook. She is
survived by two daughters, Anele Richardson and husband Mike
and Denise Brown. Her grandchildren; Elizabeth Collier and
husband Kevin, Hayden Richardson and wife Tiffany and Dillon
Brown and wife Allison. Those very special great grandboys:
Corbin LeGrand, Jace Richardson, Gavin Collier, Kalib
Richardson, Oakley Collier and Judd Brown, many nieces and
nephews and all the bonus children she has loved over the
years. The family would like to thank Epic Nursing Home for
the past 9 years of wonderful care and love for our mom.
Also, a very special thank you to Chasity Blue with New
Century Hospice for their special love and care during this
time. You all treated Mom like your own. Services will be
officiated by Dr. Danny Reeves and Reverend David McGee on
Tuesday, Feb. 25th 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church,
Corsicana. Graveside will follow at
Resthaven Memorial
Park, Corsicana. The visitation will be Monday, Feb. 24
at Griffin Roughton Funeral Home 6 to 8 p.m. Pallbearers are
Hayden Richardson, Kevin Collier, Dillon Brown, Mike Hains,
Ty Anderson and Boog Blackwell.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana
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