Conception (Gobea) Flores
1886 - Mar 10, 1957
Ennis Resident Services Tuesday
Mrs. Conception Flores of Ennis died Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel Tuesday
at 10 a.m. with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. E. M. Pimentel.
Surviving are her husband, Pablo Flores, Ennis and other
relatives.
Notes:
Emma Tunstall (Thompson) Freeman
Jun 23, 1861 - Dec 8, 1957
Former Teacher Dies In Denver
Mrs. Fred Freeman, 96, formerly of Corsicana, died in Denver,
Colo., Sunday.
Graveside services will be held at
Oakwood cemetery here
Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor
of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Freeman was the former Miss Emma Thompson, teacher in
Corsicana schools before her marriage to the late Fred Freeman,
attorney here, Baptist leader and general counsel for The Texas
Company in the Western division for many years.
Surviving are two sons, Thompson Freeman, Denver, Colo., and
Edwin Freeman, New York City; four grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
McCammon is directing local arrangements.
Notes:
Frances Lucille (Morris)
Gibbs
Nov 24, 1911 - Feb 15, 1961
Mrs. Joe Gibbs Dies In Clinic
Mrs. Joe Gibbs, 49, native of Ellis county, died Wednesday in
the M. D. Anderson Clinic in Houston.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 4 p.m. from the Calvary
Baptist church with the pastor, Rev. Chester Odom, officiating.
Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbs was a native of Red Oak. She was born Nov. 24, 1911.
Survivors, other than her husband of Corsicana, are two
daughters, Mrs. Mary Jo Simpson and Miss Claudine Gibbs, both of
Corsicana; one grandson and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be S. B. Spurlock, B. V. Jackson, Robert Owens,
Clem Boyt, Irvin Daniel and Bell Jones.
Corley directs.
Notes:
Geral Eldred Tanner
Aug 8, 1916 - Mar 18, 1957
Gerald E. Tanner Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Gerald E. Tanner, 40, Irving TV repairman,
who was dead on arrival Monday at a Dallas hospital after a
heart attack, were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the
Fifth Avenue Church of Christ and Rev. Peyton Goodman, Waco
Methodist minister, formerly of Corsicana. Burial was in
Oakwood cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of Irving; parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Tanner, Corsicana; two brothers, Rex Tanner, Lancaster, and
Doyle Tanner, Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Inez Sumner, Edna, Texas,
and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Ray Tanner, Leonard Tanner, Edward Tanner,
William Bolen, J. W. Sheffield, Pete McCain, Herman Bruce and
Virgil Wylie.
Notes:
Henry Grady Harrison, Sr.
Mar 15, 1907 - Dec 19, 1957
Grady Harrison Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Grady Harrison, 50, who died in Memorial
Hospital late Thursday following a heart attack, at noon
Thursday were to be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the
First Baptist church. Masons were pallbearers.
Harrison was an employe of the Sears, Roebuck and Company store
here and resided at 2022 College Circle. He was a member of the
First Baptist church, Masonic Lodge, IOOF Lodge, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, was a Scottish Rite 32 degree Mason, and was a
director and vice president of the Athens Brick Company. He
served in the U. S. Navy for three years.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Grady Harrison,
Jr., Los Angeles, and William Edward Harrison, Houston; a
daughter, Mrs. Richard D. King, Cuero, two grandchildren;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Lusk, Ennis; three sisters, Mrs. E.
D. Fortson and Mrs. M. R. Morris, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. S.
A. Cook, Ennis, and other relatives.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Dec 21, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
US Navy WWII
- h/o Anis (Jenkins)
Harrison buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Huntsville, Tx; s/o Seth
Plum Harrison buried Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tx. & Ina Angeline
(Reed) Harrison-Lusk buried Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Tx.
Opal Idyl White
Aug 15, 1885 - Jan 5, 1957
Miss Idyl White Dies Saturday, Services Sunday
Miss Idyl White, 67, life-long resident of Corsicana, 2018 West
Fifth avenue, died in Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon after
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Sunday at 3:30
p.m. with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, minister of the
Westminister Presbyterian Church, of which Miss White was a
long-time member.
Miss White was the daughter of the late T. Cyrus White, the
first white child born in Corsicana and the granddaughter of R.
N. White, the first Navarro county clerk.
Surviving are a brother-in-law, E. B. Harris, Corsicana; four
nephews, L. M. Harris, Wescovina, Calif.; E. B. Harris, Jr.,
Corsicana; Gerald O. McClung, Corsicana; John E. McClung, New
York City; a niece, Mrs. Estelle Beckham, Waco, and a number of
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Claiborn Simpson, W. L. Holman, John Mitchell,
Percy Blackburn, H. T. Sparks, Ben Blackmon, Derwood Robinson
and Herbert Jacobs.
Notes:
Mary Marshall (Bowles) Young
Jun 21, 1878 - Jun 12, 1957
Mrs. Gus Young Dies Wednesday, Rites Thursday
Mrs. A. P. (Gus) Young, 78, long-time Corsicana resident and
church worker, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Joe K.
Garner, 1606 Ficklin, Wednesday night following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. from the
Westminister Presbyterian church, of which she was a long-time
active member, with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites will
be conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of the church.
A native of Austin, Mrs. Young had resided in Corsicana since
her marriage in 1902. She was the widow of the late A. P. (Gus)
Young.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Garner and Mrs. H. B.
Watson, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. W. B. Avery, Austin; six
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Frate
Barker and Mrs. Hugh McGlamery, both of Austin, and a number of
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Earl Presley, W. C. Wilks, John McNutt, E.
W. Hays, John Pugh and Joe B. Fortson.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
George William "Billy" Cockrell
Jan 1, 1891 - Nov 21, 1957
Billy Cockrell Rites Saturday
Funeral services for G. W. (Billy) Cockrell, 66, retired farmer,
who died at the Navarro Clinic Thursday night, were held
Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the
Fifth Avenue Church of Christ church.
Surviving are his wife, Sue Ella Cockrell, Corsicana; two sons,
William Earl Cockrell, Dallas, and Marvin Cockrell, Kerens; five
daughters, Miss Nina Fae Cockrell, Corsicana; Mrs. Clonie
Morris, Fort Worth; Mrs. C. O. Nesmith, Ennis; Mrs. Rufus
Painter, Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Leroy Robinson, Dallas; six
grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Dick Holliman, Rowe Holliman, B. A. Inmon,
Aubie Inmon, Luther Westbrook, Cliff Curington, Roy Massey, Bert
Inmon, Horace Newsome, August Hill, Charles Reese, B. C.
Nesmith.
Notes:
Sue Ella (Honea) Cockrell
Nov 5, 1898 - Oct 12, 1971
Mrs. Cockrell
Mrs. G. W. Cockrell, 72, died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital. A
native of New Market, Ala., she had lived in Corsicana for the
past 24, years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Services will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Corley Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Robert J. Potts and Mr. Harold White
officiating and burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, W. E. Cockrell of Malakoff and M. P.
Cockrell of Cayuga; five daughters, Mrs. Leroy Robinson, Miss
Nina Cockrell and Mrs. C. O. Nesmith of Corsicana, Mrs. Berta
Collins of Dallas and Mrs. Russell Panter of Eugene, Ore.; ten
grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Honea of Kerens; one sister,
Mrs. Lee Roy Thornsberry of Athens; and several nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers are Floyd Thornsberry, Cloyd Thornsberry, Lee Roy
Thornsberry, Jerry Morris, Loy K. DeMoss and B. C. Nesmith.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wed., Oct 13, 1971
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o George William
�Billy� Cockrell; d/o Shadrach Meshack Honea & Bertha S.
(Perry) Honea buried Long Prairie Cemetery
Richard Carleton �Carl�
Curtis, Jr.
Aug 14, 1932 - Nov 24, 1957
Carl Curtis Of Bonham Expires
Carl Curtis, 25, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Curtis of Bonham,
died in a Sherman hospital Saturday morning following a two-year
illness. He was a native of Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Sunday at 2
p.m. with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
Surviving are the parents, a sister, Mrs. W. W. Green, Sweeney;
a brother, W. M. Curtis, Sherman; an aunt, Mrs. T. H. Westbrook,
Corsicana and other relatives.
Notes:
Richard Carleton Curtis, Sr.,
Dr.
Jan 23, 1891 - May 28, 1958
Dr. R. C. Curtis Dies In Houston; Services Friday
Dr. Richard C. Curtis, Sr., 67, formerly of Corsicana, died in
the Veterans' Administration hospital in Houston Wednesday
following a several months' illness. He suffered a stroke at
Bonham in January and had been in the Houston hospital three
months.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Friday at
3:30 p.m. with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
A native of Lovejoy, Ga., Dr. Curtis received his M. D. Degree
from Emory University, Atlanta, GA., and came to Corsicana
shortly after World War I. he was a well-known radiologist.
Dr. Curtis resided in Corsicana until 1939 when he became
associated with the King's Daughters Hospital in Temple where he
remained until 1951. He joined the staff of the VA Hospital in
Bonham in 1951, a post he held until his illness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Madie Thompson Curtis, Bonham; a
daughter, Mrs. W. W. Green, Sweeney; a son, W. M. Curtis,
Sherman; two grandchildren, a brother, Dr. Walter Lewis Curtis,
Atlanta, Ga.; a married sister near Atlanta, Ga., and other
relatives. A son, Carl Curtis died last November 23.
Pallbearers will be Dr. E. H. Newton, Johnny Noble, Ben F.
Blackmon, Wilbur A. Wright, Hood Cheney, Fred D. Prince, Roy
Love, Dr. W. K. Logsdon, Dr. S. H. Burnett and Dr. Dan B. Hamill.
Notes:
Mary Elizabeth �Madie�
(Thompson) Orr-Curtis
Feb 8, 1897 - Jun 22, 1966
Friday Rites For Mrs. Curtis
Funeral services for Mrs. R. C. Curtis, 70, will be held Friday
at 2 p.m. from Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
Officiating will be Rev. Herbert Jenni, minister of education,
First Baptist Church. She died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital.
Widow of the late Dr. Curtis who practiced here and in Temple,
she had moved back here from Temple nine years ago and was an
active member of First Baptist church and was affiliated with
Kinsloe House.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Woody Green of Sweeney; a
son, W. M. Curtis of Sherman; one grandson; a sister, Mrs. T. H.
Westbrook of Corsicana and other relatives.
Deacons of First Baptist church will be active pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Navarro County
Medical Society.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thurs., Jun 23, 1966
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Claude S.
Orr 2nd Dr. Richard Carleton Curtis, Sr. married Sep 11,
1921; d/o William Masten �Matt� Thompson & Lula Bell (Fagala)
Thompson
William Earl Bragg
Jan 24, 1885 - Dec 5, 1957
Earl Bragg Rites Saturday Morning
Funeral services for Earl Bragg, 1023 West Second avenue, who
died in the Navarro Clinic Thursday were held from the First
Christian church Saturday at 10 a.m.
The rites were conducted by Dr. Ambrose Edens of Fort Worth,
interim pastor of the church of which Bragg was a deacon. Burial
was in Oakwood cemetery.
A native of Roane, Bragg had resided in Corsicana for many
years. In addition to his church membership, he was a member of
the Corsicana Lions Club and the Knights of Pythias Lodge.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a brother, J. W. Bragg,
Roane; a sister, Mrs. Lucy Jennings, Corsicana, and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were James Portwood, Charles Morgan, Elmer Harrell,
Curry Butler, Burleigh L. Butler, Clark Butler, George Bush, H.
L. Roberts and J. P. McCarter.
Griffin directed.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Dec 7, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Mary (Portwood)
Bragg; s/o William Spurlin Bragg & Sarah Ellen (Beasley)
Bragg buried Hamilton � old cemetery
Mary (Portwood) Bragg
Apr 21, 1883 - Mar 8, 1963
Hold Services For Mrs. Bragg
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bragg, 1023 West Second avenue,
widow of the late Earl Bragg, who died at Twilight Home Friday
afternoon, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Alex Cox, pastor of the First
Christian church, of which she was a long-time member. Burial
was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. J. P. Hamilton, Corsicana; Mrs.
J. N. Rowe, Fort Worth; Mrs. Edgar Hailey, Amarillo; Mrs. W. E.
Stewart, Shreveport, La.; and Mrs. Harry Fife, Terrell; a
brother, W. P. Portwood, Corsicana; and a number of nieces,
nephews, including Mrs. Elizabeth Spruill, Mrs. George Bush,
Curry Butler, Clark Butler, Mrs. Herman L. Roberts, Mrs. Bill
Davis, Mrs. Raymond Holley, all of Corsicana, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were James Portwood, J. P. McCarter, Curry Butler,
Lester Harrell, Clark Butler and Albert Fullerton.
Notes:
Thomas Jefferson Tyree
Crumbley
Apr 26, 1870 - May 17, 1957
Tyree Crumbley Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Tyree Crumbley, 87, who died Friday
afternoon in the Navarro Clinic, will be held from the McCammon
Chapel Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
A retired builder, Crumbley was a native of Georgia and was
reared in Tennessee. He had resided in Corsicana 57 years.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Alice Crumbley, and a number of
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Fred Wilson, E. C. Sears, J. C. Johnson,
Leslie White, Henry Slate, Maurice Pollock, C. W. Taylor,
District Judge James C. Sewell. Honorary pallbearers will be
friends of the family.
Notes:
Alice Ozelle Crumbley, Miss
Aug 31, 1882 - Aug 17, 1971
Crumbley
Miss Alice O. Crumbley, 88, 2900 W. 4th Ave., died Tuesday in a
Malakoff nursing home. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
She was a native of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. at the Griffin Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Robert Potts officiating. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
She is survived by eight nephews, H. E. and Gordon Crumbley,
both of Corsicana; G. W., H. M., Ted M. and J. J. Crumbley, all
of Dallas; Benny and Elbert Crumbley of Tennessee; and three
nieces, Mrs. Dora Calloway of Corsicana and Mrs. G. W. Mallory
and Mrs. L. C. Anderson, both of Dallas.
Pallbearers will be Tom Jordan, Garland Mallory, Dwane Anderson,
J. J. Crumbley, H. E. Crumbley and H. M. Crumbley.
Notes:
Evelyn Virtelle (Moore)
Crumbley
Aug 20, 1892 - Feb 15, 1970
Mrs. Crumbley Rites Tuesday
Graveside rites will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the
Oakwood Cemetery for Mrs. George Crumbley who was a former resident of
Corsicana, but had been a resident of Dallas for the past few
years. The rites here will be conducted by the Rev. Eugene Wood.
Survivors include four sons, George, Henry, Ted and Jerry all of
Dallas; two daughters, Evelyn Maloy and Louise Anderson also of
Dallas, and a sister-in-law Mrs. Alice Crumbley of Corsicana.
Notes:
-----
Crumbley Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Virtelle Crumbley, 78, who died
Sunday in Dallas, were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Weiland-Merritt
Funeral Chapel. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana.
Mrs. Crumbler, owner of the former Crumbley Flowers in Dallas,
was a long time resident of Corsicana and an active worker in
the First Baptist church. In Dallas, she was active in the
Ladies' Oriental Shrine, Social Order of Besucent, Scottish Rite
Auxiliary and First Baptist Church.
She is survived by four sons, George C. and Henry of Dallas, Ted
M. of Beaumont and Jerry Crumbley of Fort Worth; two daughters,
Mrs. Evelyn Mallory of Grapevine and Mrs. Louise Anderson of
Dallas; two brothers, Ray Moore of Dallas and J. W. Moore of
Cedartown, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. R. N. Bishop of Knoxville, Tenn.;
five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister-in-law, Miss
Alice Crumbley and a nephew, H. E. Crumbley, both of Corsicana.
Notes:
John David Ray
Mar 29, 1888 - Jul 28, 1957
J. D. Ray Dies Sunday Morning
J. D. Ray, retired, aged 68 years, 115 Woodland, was dead on
arrival at the Navarro clinic early Sunday of a heart attack
suffered at his home.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday at
10 a.m. with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jimmy Ponder, Calvary
Baptist Church pastor.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Floyd D. Ray,
Grand Prairie; Clifford G. Ray, Bay City, and Harvey E. Ray,
Arlington; two daughters, Mrs. George S. Barr, and Mrs. I. E.
Foust, both of Grand Prairie; two brothers, L. R. Ray, Houston,
and W. E. Ray, Santa Monica, Calif.; five grandchildren, one
great-grandchild and other relatives.
He was a native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and had resided in
Corsicana 25 years.
Pallbearers will be Martin Brazell, Guy Brazell, Lloyd Chamblis,
Millard Patterson, J. C. Howell and E. V. May.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Jul 29, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Alma Floyd (Brazell)
Ray married Dec 25, 1908; s/o Hezekiah K. Ray & Dovie
(Lyles) Ray
- Obit says Hamilton
Cemetery, death certificate says
Oakwood)
Alma Floyd (Brazell) Ray
Dec 9, 1891 - Dec 5, 1977
Mrs. Ray
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. J. D. Ray, 85, resident of Quinlan and former
resident of Corsicana, who died Monday in Greenville.
The Rev. David Hale will officiate, with burial following at
Oakwood cemetery.
She was a native of Cumby, lived in Quinlan 10 years, and a
member of the Northside Baptist Church in Corsicana.
Survivors include two sons, Floyd Ray of Grand Prairie and
Harvey Ray of Arlington; two daughters, Mrs. Dewey Bass and Mrs.
James Boyanton, both of Quinlan, eight grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, two
brothers, Martin Brazell of Corsicana and Horace Allen of
Foreman, Ark., four sisters, Mrs. Lula Ray of Spring, Mrs. Ruth
Noblin of Wilton, Ark., Mrs. Marie Frint and Mrs. May Henry,
both of DeQueen, Ark.
Pallbearers are Charles Ray, Glen Ray, David Ray, Wade Ray,
Edward Ray, and Haskell Crell.
Notes:
Addie Wesley Ray
Jun 9, 1887 - Feb 10, 1973
A. W. Ray
Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for A. W. Ray, 85, of Corsicana, who died
Saturday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. Gene Gardner was to
officiate, with burial to follow at
Oakwood cemetery.
He was a retired oil field worker, a native of Tennessee, and
had been a resident of Corsicana for 60 years. He was a member
of Second Avenue Baptist church.
Survivors include two sons, Mina E. Ray of Kilgore and Vernon
Ray of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Bond of Midland and
Mrs. Lonnie Watson of Corsicana; 12 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, and a
sister, Mrs. Maude McFarland of Powell.
Pallbearers will be George Ashby, P. W. McClendon, Gene Womack,
Ike Estell, Aubrey Fincher and Henry Redden.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Feb 12, 1973
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife Caudie Louella
(Bryant) Ray 2nd wife Lillie Virginia (Anderson) Ray-Adams;
s/o William Henry Ray & Martha Ann (Douglas) Ray
Caudie Louella (Bryant) Ray
Sep 19, 1885 - Sep 4, 1963
Thursday Rites For Mrs. Ray
Funeral services for Mrs. A. W. Ray, 77, who died at the family
home, 920 North Twentieth street Wednesday, were held Thursday
at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church, of which she was a member for 35
years. Burial was in Oakwood
cemetery.
A native of Mississippi, Mrs. Ray had resided in this area for
62 years.
Surviving are her husband, Corsicana; three sons, E. C. Ray,
Tyler; M. E. Ray, Kilgore, and Vernon Ray, Corsicana; two
daughters, Mrs. Lacye Herrin, La Margue, and Mrs. Sallie
Washburn, Opelika; two brothers, H. J. Bryant, Corsicana, and C.
F. Bryant, Gladewater; nine grandchildren, 12
great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Neil Haynie, Wayne Haynie, W. F. Ray, Lonnie
Hair, L. C. Cook and Charlie Smith.
Notes:
Elmer Clyde Ray
Oct 6, 1907 - May 16, 1965
Elmer C. Ray Dies Sunday, Rites Tuesday
Elmer C. Ray, 57, retired Pan-American Oil Company, employe,
died in Tyler Sunday. He resided at Pampa 23 years before moving
to Tyler in 1963.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in Oakwood
cemetery. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Willie B. Smith, Gresham Baptist church in
Tyler. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted with Masons as
pallbearers.
Ray was employed by Pan-American for 30 years. He was a 32
degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maxine Ray, Tyler; two sons, Jimmie
and Paul Ray, both of Tyler; three daughters, Mrs. Wanda Jean
Wilson, Dallas; Mrs. Barbara Ann Lloyd, Midland, and Mrs.
Pauline Ray, Tyler; four grandchildren; father, A. W. Ray,
Corsicana; two brothers, Vernon Ray, Corsicana, and Mina Ray,
Kilgore; two sisters, Mrs. Fama Watson, Corsicana, and Mrs. Edna
Bonn, Midland, and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., May 17, 1965
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife Edna Agnes
(Simmons) Ray 2nd wife Maxine (McNeil) Ray; s/o Addie Wesley
Ray & Caudie Louella (Bryant) Ray
Marvin Carl Ray
Sep 13, 1939 - Sep 17, 2015
Marvin Carl Ray, 76 of Corsicana, passed away Thursday,
September 17, 2015. He was born September 13, 1939 in Bertram,
Texas to Rufus Milton Ray and Lois Irene (Crooks) Ray. Following
the death of his parents at an early age and that of his
paternal grandmother, he lived at Texas Baptist Children's Home
in Roundrock, Texas. He graduated from Roundrock High in 1958,
from Baylor University in 1962, and obtained his master's degree
from Columbia University in New York City in 1964. He then came
to Corsicana and began his teaching career at Navarro College,
where he taught Economics; his first and only job! He was the
organist at Northside Baptist Church for over 20 years, and
served as a deacon and in other areas of the church. After
retirement, he was head of Food for Fitness at Northside, which
he loved and was his passion, until health problems prevented
his continuation. Marvin truly cherished the special
relationships that he formed through Northside Baptist Church. A
heartfelt thank you, to Pastor Rick Lamb; whom Marvin genuinely
admired and loved not only as a "Pastor" but thought of as a
true Christian friend. A special Thank you to Jan Driver Merida,
whom he loved dearly.
Marvin is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by
his wife Ileen and daughter Cara of Corsicana, brother Jim Ray
and wife Jane of Corsicana, sister Katherine Wallin and husband
Jimmy of Salado, brother in law Jim Blount and wife Linda of
Magnolia, sister in law Noreen Thompson and husband John of
Murray, Kentucky, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family
members.
The family is very grateful for the excellent care his daughter
Cara provided during his extended illness.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Notes:
- Griffin Roughton Funeral
Home
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
Oakwood cemetery
- h/o Ruth Ileen (Blount)
Ray; s/o Rufus Milton Ray & Lois Irene (Crooks) Ray
Mary Helen (Williams) Ray
Aug 20, 1945 - Sep 26, 2009
Mary
Helen Ray, of Waco, passed away Sept. 26, 2009, at a local
nursing home. Mary was employed by Hillcrest Baptist Medical
Center for almost 20 years in the Waco area.
She is survived by her sons, Eric Ray, Lance Ray and wife,
Beth, all of Mansfield, La., and Darrell Ray and wife,
Melissa of Waco; six grandchildren, Lesha and Ian Crookes of
Mansfield, La., and Kyrstyn, Jesse, Savanah and April of
Waco; sister, Rose Hooks; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to send out a special thanks to
Hillcrest Hospice and Crestview Nursing Home for their care
and concern. Please sign the online register book at
www.gracegardensfh.com August 20, 1945 - September 26, 2009
Sign the Guest Book at www.wacotrib.com |
Notes:
- Waco Tribune - submitted
by
Diane Richards
- w/o James Alison Ray, Jr;
d/o Millard Lee Williams & Mary Minnie Janet (Weeden)
Williams (Ashes only)
-
Rose Hill Cemetery,
Blooming Grove, Navarro Co., TX
Peggy Marie (Ward)
Boatman
Apr 29, 1940 - May 1, 2016 (age 76)
Peggy
Marie Boatman
Peggy Marie Boatman, 76, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 in
Conroe, Texas. She was born April 29, 1940 in Corsicana,
Texas to William Horace Ward and Thelma Levonia Shue. She
spent her life working as a waitress and was a happy go
lucky kind of gal. Peggy was the backbone of her family,
serving as a mother figure to everyone. She enjoyed making
sure everyone was taken care of and cooking huge meals for
her family. Some of Peggy's hobbies included fishing and
tending to her garden.
Peggy is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, William
Horace Ward, Jr., and Virgil Davis Ward; sister, Wonda
LeBlanc; daughter, Cynthia Lynn Lane; and son, Jeremiah
Isreal Harris. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her
daughters, Janise McAfee of Lavalle, Wisconsin; and Sharon
Fournerat of Shepherd, Texas; sisters, Rhoda Gregory and
husband James of Baytown, Texas; and Beverly McAdams of
Baytown, Texas; grandchildren, Tobian Ivins & wife Araceli,
Kelsey McAfee, Charles Fournerat, Brandie Fournerat and
Brenda Fournerat; great-grandchildren, Nathan Kissinger,
Jr., Jeremiah Kissinger, Jasmine Kissinger, Kalista
Fournerat, Dagan Lashure, Xander Fournerat, Alex Ivins, Liam
Ivins, Madison Scott, Logan O'Brien and Laci Williford and a
host of friends. Peggy will be sadly missed by all who knew
and loved her.
Friends are invited to visit with the family from 1 pm until
2 pm on Monday, May 9th, 2016 in the chapel of Sterling
Funeral Home located at 602 North Main St., Dayton, Texas.
Funeral services will follow immediately at 2pm at the
funeral home with burial to follow in Palms Memorial Park.
Condolences and memories can be shared online at
www.sterlingfuneralhome.com. |
Walter Lee Rose
Dec 17, 1871 - Jan 8, 1961
Rites Wednesday For W. L. Rose
Funeral services for W. L. Rose, 89, retired farmer,
formerly of Dawson, who died at his home in Midlothian
Sunday, will be held from the First Baptist church in
Midlothian Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the
Dawson cemetery.
He was a member of the First Baptist church in Midlothian.
Surviving are his wife of Midlothian; three sons, Herbert L.
Rose, Corsicana; H. D. Rose, Amarillo, and Cecil Rose,
Detroit, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Maurice Davis, Boston,
and Mrs. B. L. McMillan, Dallas; 13 grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Eubanks Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
Blanche (George)
McPherson
Jan 5, 1881 - Feb 16, 1956
Mrs. McPherson Dies Thursday
Mrs. W. A. McPherson, 75, native of Hibbardville, Ohio, but
long-time Corsicana resident, was found dead in bed early
Thursday at the family residence, 1505 West Fifth avenue.
Natural causes were ascribed as the cause of death.
Surviving are her husband, retired Magnolia Petroleum
Company employe, Corsicana; three sons, Thomas McPherson,
Beaumont; George McPherson, Corsicana and William McPherson,
Fort Worth; two sisters in Ohio and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in the
Resthaven Memorial
Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. John Wesley
Ford, pastor of the First Methodist church.
Notes:
William Alexander
McPherson
Jan 22, 1884 - Apr 21, 1972
W. A. McPherson
W. A. McPherson, 87, a native of Ohio who had lived in
Corsicana since 1912, died Friday in Corsicana. He was a
retired employe of the Magnolia Petroleum Co.
A member of First Methodist Church, he was a member of four
local branches of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, IOOF
Lodge No. 63, Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, Canton M.D.
Herring No. 8 and Navarro Encampment No. 44.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Corley
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roy Ward officiating, and
burial was in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
Surviving are three sons, T. A. McPherson of Beaumont,
George P. McPherson of Corsicana and W. W. McPherson of
Abilene; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Florence McPherson and Mrs. Alice
Board, both of Middle Hocking, Ohio.
Pallbearers included D. O. Love, Art Martin, Tom Carlisle,
Charles Tieman, Rufus Pevehouse and Ted Davant.
Notes:
Mary Frances
(Welch) Grimes
Jul 26, 1923 - May 20, 1956
Former Residents Drowned Sunday In Snyder Lake
Mrs. Mary Frances Grimes, 32, and her daughter, Dorothy
Louise, aged 11, of Midland, formerly of Corsicana, were
drowned in the Lake J. B. Thomas 20 miles southwest of
Snyder Sunday morning.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but the rites will
be conducted here with the Griffin Funeral Home in
charge.
�I knew something bad was wrong when I saw out
eight-months old daughter lying in the hot sun crying,�
Carl Grimes, the husband and father stated here Monday
morning as he related the tragedy and his discovering
that his wife and daughter had drowned.
Grimes had taken two small children with him up the lake
to seek firewood. The family were spending the weekend
on a fishing and camping trip at the lake.
The father and husband said he recovered his wife's body
in the lake and he and others administered artificial
respiration to no avail for three hours. The body of the
daughter was recovered in about 25 feet of water about
20 feet from the water's edge Sunday at 3 p.m. the
tragedy is believed to have occurred about 11 a.m.
Grimes, who operates the Grimes Wrecker Service on
Highway 75 until he moved to Midland in October, 1952,
said he believed the daughter fell into the lake and the
mother went to her rescue, both drowning. Neither could
swim. Grimes is now employed by the Hayes Motor company
at Midland.
Surviving Mrs. Grimes are her husband, a son, Jimmy Dale
Grimes, aged 5 � years; two daughters, Cynthia Ann
Grimes, aged 2 � years, and Julia Kay Grimes, aged eight
months; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Welch, 113 Rob avenue,
Corsicana; two brothers, Tom Braley Welch, USAF, Camp
Polk, La., and Edmund Welch, Spokane, Wash., and other
relatives.
Surviving Dorothy Louise are her father, brother, two
sisters, grandparents, and other relatives.
Notes:
-----
Wednesday Rites Are Slated For Drowning Victims
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Grimes and
her daughter, Dorothy Louise, will be held from
Memorial Baptist church Wednesday at 4 p.m. with
burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. H. G. Starkey,
Tyler Baptist Minister, formerly of Corsicana,
assisted by Rev. Riley E. Dale, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church.
The mother and daughter were drowned in Lake J. B.
Thomas, 20 miles southwest of Snyder, Sunday about
11 a.m. while the family, Midland residents since
October 1952, was on a week-end fishing and camping
trip. The husband and father, Carl Grimes, and two
small children, were absent from the camp seeking
fire wood, and on their return, found an
eight-months-old baby lying in the sun crying.
The father said it appeared the 11-year-old
daughter, Dorothy Louise, either fell into the lake
or got into difficulty and the 32-year-old mother
went to her rescue, with both drowning. Neither
could swim.
The body of the mother was recovered in a short time
an three hours artificial respiration failed to
revive her. The daughter's body was recovered about
3 p.m.
Carl Grimes operated the Grimes Wrecker service in
Corsicana prior to moving to Midland where he is
connected with another concern.
Surviving Mrs. Grimes are her husband, three
children, Jimmy Dale, aged 5 � years; Cynthia Ann,
Aged 2 � years, and Julia Kay, aged eight months;
parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Ed Welch, 113 Rob Avenue,
Corsicana; two brothers, Tom Braley Welch, USAF,
Camp Polk, La., and Edmond Welch, Spokane, Wash.;
and other relatives.
Surviving Dorothy Louise are her father, brother,
two sisters, all of Midland; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Welch and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Grimes, all of
Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Grimes will be Earnest Braley.
John Braley, Buntis Welsh, Doyle Grimes, Odie Grimes
and Loyd Grimes.
Pallbearers for Dorothy Louise will be Weldon
Buchanan, Marshall Weems, Billy DuBose, Neil Haynie,
Leon Welch and Billy Draper.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Dorothy Louise
Grimes
Jul 11, 1945 - May 20, 1956
Former Residents Drowned Sunday In Snyder Lake
Mrs. Mary Frances Grimes, 32, and her daughter,
Dorothy Louise, aged 11, of Midland, formerly of
Corsicana, were drowned in the Lake J. B. Thomas
20 miles southwest of Snyder Sunday morning.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but the
rites will be conducted here with the Griffin
Funeral Home in charge.
�I knew something bad was wrong when I saw out
eight-months old daughter lying in the hot sun
crying,� Carl Grimes, the husband and father
stated here Monday morning as he related the
tragedy and his discovering that his wife and
daughter had drowned.
Grimes had taken two small children with him up
the lake to seek firewood. The family were
spending the weekend on a fishing and camping
trip at the lake.
The father and husband said he recovered his
wife's body in the lake and he and others
administered artificial respiration to no avail
for three hours. The body of the daughter was
recovered in about 25 feet of water about 20
feet from the water's edge Sunday at 3 p.m. the
tragedy is believed to have occurred about 11
a.m.
Grimes, who operates the Grimes Wrecker Service
on Highway 75 until he moved to Midland in
October, 1952, said he believed the daughter
fell into the lake and the mother went to her
rescue, both drowning. Neither could swim.
Grimes is now employed by the Hayes Motor
company at Midland.
Surviving Mrs. Grimes are her husband, a son,
Jimmy Dale Grimes, aged 5 � years; two
daughters, Cynthia Ann Grimes, aged 2 � years,
and Julia Kay Grimes, aged eight months;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Welch, 113 Rob avenue,
Corsicana; two brothers, Tom Braley Welch, USAF,
Camp Polk, La., and Edmund Welch, Spokane,
Wash., and other relatives.
Surviving Dorothy Louise are her father,
brother, two sisters, grandparents, and other
relatives.
Notes:
-----
Wednesday Rites Are Slated For Drowning
Victims
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances
Grimes and her daughter, Dorothy Louise,
will be held from Memorial Baptist church
Wednesday at 4 p.m. with burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. H. G.
Starkey, Tyler Baptist Minister, formerly of
Corsicana, assisted by Rev. Riley E. Dale,
pastor of the Missionary Baptist church.
The mother and daughter were drowned in Lake
J. B. Thomas, 20 miles southwest of Snyder,
Sunday about 11 a.m. while the family,
Midland residents since October 1952, was on
a week-end fishing and camping trip. The
husband and father, Carl Grimes, and two
small children, were absent from the camp
seeking fire wood, and on their return,
found an eight-months-old baby lying in the
sun crying.
The father said it appeared the 11-year-old
daughter, Dorothy Louise, either fell into
the lake or got into difficulty and the
32-year-old mother went to her rescue, with
both drowning. Neither could swim.
The body of the mother was recovered in a
short time an three hours artificial
respiration failed to revive her. The
daughter's body was recovered about 3 p.m.
Carl Grimes operated the Grimes Wrecker
service in Corsicana prior to moving to
Midland where he is connected with another
concern.
Surviving Mrs. Grimes are her husband, three
children, Jimmy Dale, aged 5 � years;
Cynthia Ann, Aged 2 � years, and Julia Kay,
aged eight months; parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Ed
Welch, 113 Rob Avenue, Corsicana; two
brothers, Tom Braley Welch, USAF, Camp Polk,
La., and Edmond Welch, Spokane, Wash.; and
other relatives.
Surviving Dorothy Louise are her father,
brother, two sisters, all of Midland;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Welch and Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Grimes, all of Corsicana, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Grimes will be Earnest
Braley. John Braley, Buntis Welsh, Doyle
Grimes, Odie Grimes and Loyd Grimes.
Pallbearers for Dorothy Louise will be
Weldon Buchanan, Marshall Weems, Billy
DuBose, Neil Haynie, Leon Welch and Billy
Draper.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Edmond Harrison �Ed� Welch
Dec 14, 1870 - Jan 14, 1961
Monday Rites For E. H. Welch
Funeral services for Edmond Harris
Welch, 90, were conducted Monday at 2
p.m. from the McCammon Chapel. Interment
was in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
Rev. G. P. Allen, pastor of the Second
Avenue Baptist church, and Rev. Bruce
Hibbitt, Missionary Baptist church
pastor, officiated.
A native of Texas, Welch died early
Saturday at the family residence here
after an extended illness. He was a
retired merchant.
Survivors other than the widow of
Corsicana are three sons, Willard Welch,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Edmond F. Welch,
Seattle, Wash., and Tom B. Welch, Fort
Hood; one daughter, Mrs. Florence
Reeves, Tyler and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Ernest Braly, E. A.
Sorsby, John Braly, W. E. Oden, John W.
Braly and Guy Brazell.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Jan 16, 1961
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st wife Sarah Elizabeth (Dixon)
Welch 2nd wife Florence Lee (Braly)
Welch married Jul 17, 1922; s/o
Francis Edmond Welch & Mary
Catherine (Tucker) Welch
Ronald
Troy Russell
B&D Nov 3, 1956
Russell Infant Rites Monday
Funeral services for Ronald Troy Russell, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Russell, Jr., 228 Havner avenue, who died in the
Navarro Clinic Saturday morning, were held from the Corley
Chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Burial was in the
Resthaven Memorial
Park.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bob Cheek, pastor of the North
Side Baptist Church.
Surviving are a twin brother, parents, another brother, Michael
Jack Russell; a sister, Deborah Sue Russell, and grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Russell, Sr., and C. L. Miley, all of
Corsicana.
Notes:
Donald Roy Russell
Nov 3, 1956 - Nov 7, 1956
Russell Infant Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Donald Roy Russell, four-day-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Russell, 228 Havner, who died in Memorial
Hospital Wednesday morning, were held from the Corley Chapel
Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial was in the
Resthaven Memorial
Park.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bob Cheek, pastor of the
North Side Baptist church.
A twin brother died Saturday and was buried Monday.
Surviving are the parents, a brother, Michael Jack Russell;
a sister, Deborah Sue Russell, and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Russell, Sr., and C. L. Miley, all of Corsicana.
Notes:
Dorothy Ona
(Pinkard) Lord-Russell
Mar 6, 1924 - Jul 9, 2012
Dorothy
Lord Russell, 88, died on Monday, July 9, 2012 at her home
in Sweetwater.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11,
2012 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Reverend John Fanning
officiating. Graveside Services are at 4:00 p.m. on
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at
Resthaven Memorial
Park in Corsicana, Texas.
Mrs. Russell was born in Navarro County, Texas on March 6,
1924. She married Joe Lord on February 24, 1942 in Navarro
Co. Dorothy was a housewife and had lived in Sweetwater
since 1963. After Joe's passing, she married Jim Russell on
June 14, 1985 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She worked for Walls
Industries for twelve years as a power machine operator.
Survivors include: Daughters-Bobbie Jo Moore and her husband
Joel of Justin, TX and Suzanne Pursley and her husband
Phillip of Amarillo, TX; Granddaughter-Bailey McAdams
Korzenewski and her husband Mark; and several nieces and
nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Felix and
Susie Pinkard; her first husband, Joe Lord, on February 23,
1983; her second husband, Jim Russell, on December 6, 1999;
her grandson, Matthew Anders Pursley, in 1994; her sister,
Janie Pauline Meyers; and her brother, Eddie Pinkard.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 10 from 6:00 until 7:30
p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home. |
Notes:
- McCoy Funeral
Home, Sweetwater, TX
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Joe
Bailey Lord married Feb 24, 1941 2nd husband Jim
Russell Jun 14, 1985; d/o Felix Golie Pinkard &
Susie Jane (Tyner) Pinkard
Elmer Lee Russell
Sep 4, 1897 - Mar 30, 1961
E. L. Russell Dies Thursday
E. L. Russell, 43, Emhouse farmer, died in the
Navarro Clinic Thursday afternoon.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Corley Funeral
Home.
Surviving are his wife of Emhouse; three daughters,
Mrs. Elzie Brown, Ferris; Mrs. Edna Earl Gray and
Mrs. Louise Drain, both of Roane; a son, J. W.
Russell, Corsicana; 10 grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren, mother, Mrs. J. W. Russell,
Barry and two brothers, Alvie M. Russell, Barry, and
Dewey Russell, Houston.
Notes:
Joe Bailey Lord
Apr 22, 1920 - Feb 22, 1973
Joe B. Lord
CONWAY, Ark.�Funeral services are pending for
Joe B. Lord, 52, native of Corsicana and brother
of W. W. Lord, 2107 W. 2nd Avenue, Corsicana,
who died early Friday morning in Conway, Ark.,
after a short illness.
He worked for Mobil Pipeline and had just moved
from Sweetwater, Texas to Arkansas a few months
ago.
Lord is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dorothy
Lord; two daughters, Suzanne Lord and Bobbie Joe
Lord of Abilene; two brothers, M. M. Lord of
Ennis and W. W. Lord of Corsicana; and two
sisters, Mrs. Evvie Brown of Richland and Mrs.
Letha Mae Gaddy of Houston.
Notes:
----
J. B. Lord
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at
the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel for Joe B.
Lord, 52, native of Corsicana who died early
Friday morning in Conway, Ark.
Rev. Kirby McGuire of Tyler officiated and
burial was at
Resthaven Memorial Park.
Survivors include his widow, two daughters,
two brothers, and two sisters.
Notes:
Diane
Elizabeth Tomlin
B&D Dec 23, 1956
Tomlin Infant Services Monday
Diane Elizabeth Tomlin, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn F. Tomlin of
Corsicana, died in Memorial Hospital
Sunday night.
Funeral services were held from the
Griffin Chapel Monday at 2 p.m. with
burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites
were conducted by Earl Craig, West Side
Church of Christ minister.
Surviving are the parents, two brothers,
Glenn Wayne and Steve Allen Tomlin; a
sister, Patricia Ann Tomlin; all of
Corsicana; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Tomlin, Emhouse, and E. L. Nutt,
Corsicana; great-grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Nutt, Corsicana, and Mr. and
Mrs. I. D. Tomlin, McAllen, and other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Dec 24, 1956
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
d/o Glynn Floyd Tomlin & Betty Jane
(Nutt) Tomlin (Obit says Resthaven
but Glynn & Betty have a monument in
Hamilton Beeman Cemetery- unable to
find death certificate)
Carol Shirlene Millican
Jun 6, 1949 - Sep 15, 1956
Millican Child Rites Thursday
Carol Shirlene Millican, age seven
years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Shirley Millican, 917 West Fifteenth
avenue, died in a Dallas hospital
Wednesday.
Funeral services were held from the
Missionary Baptist church Thursday
at 3 p.m. with burial in the
Resthaven Memorial Park. The
rites were conducted by Rev. Riley
E. Dale, pastor of the church.
Surviving are the parents, two
brothers, Arnold Dickie Tumlinson
and Anthony Joe Tumlinson, both of
Corsicana; a sister, Sherry Ann
Millican, Corsicana, and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. M.
Turner, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Inez
Millican, Corsicana.
Pallbearers were Leonard Odom, E.
Hoyt Smith, O. F. Wood, Edgar
Lumpkins.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Edgar George Alexander
Jun 29, 1894 - Mar 14, 1956
Edgar Alexander Dies At Trinidad
KERENS, March 15 - (Spl.) - Funeral
services for Edgar Alexander,
61, of Kerens, who died
Wednesday, will be held Friday
at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist
church in Trinidad. The Rev. E.
J. Davis will officiate and
burial will be in
Resthaven Memorial Park
cemetery at Corsicana on West
Highway 31. Inmon Funeral
Service of Kerens will direct.
Mr. Alexander died unexpectedly
Wednesday at 11 a.m. while at
the home of his brother, Clyde
Alexander, in Trinidad. A native
of Pennsylvania, he had resided
in Trinidad and Kerens the past
13 years where he was connected
with the ranching business.
He is survived by his wife; a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eloise
Alexander of Borger; four
grandchildren, two brothers,
Clyde of Trinidad, and J. C.
Alexander of Borger; one niece
and several nephews.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mar 15, 1956
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
US Army
-
1st wife Emma E. (Dobkins)
Alexander buried White Rose
Cemetery, Okla. City, Okla.
2nd wife Edna (unk)
Alexander;
s/o James Hamilton Alexander
& Alice May (Wilson)
Alexander buried White Rose
Cemetery, Okla. City, Okla
Eva Nell Mitcham
Jun 3, 1939 - Nov 24, 1956
4 Killed, 5 Injured In
Powell Crash
Weekend Fatalities Soar In
Texas
By The Associated Press
Four persons were fatally
injured in a head on
automobile collision on
Highway 31 four-tenths of a
mile east of Powell Saturday
about 5 p.m. a third car
plowed into the wrecked
vehicles but the driver was
not injured.
Twenty Traffic Deaths
These deaths brought the
1956 traffic total in
Navarro county to 20.
Five others are in Corsicana
hospitals, several in
Critical Conditions.
The dead are:
Eva Nell Mitcham, 17, senior
in Kerens High School, dead
on arrival at the Corsicana
Hospital and Clinic.
Mrs. Ola Mae King, Negress,
49, Kerens, and her
seven-year-old
granddaughter, Mary Frances
Bradford, Kerens, dead on
arrival at Memorial
Hospital.
Dies In Hospital
Jimmy Jones, 52, Kerens,
negro, driver of one of the
cars involved, died in
Memorial Hospital at 9:45
p.m. Saturday. He had
suffered a broken left arm,
broken left leg, broken
right thigh, and internal
injuries. Jones' body was
transferred to an Athens
funeral home Sunday from the
Calhoun Funeral Chapel here.
The bodies of Mrs. King and
her granddaughter remained
at the Calhoun Chapel.
Those injured included:
Dick Goines, 17, Kerens High
School Bobcat football
quarterback, internal
injuries, condition
improving but still serious.
He underwent surgery at the
Corsicana Hospital and
Clinic Saturday night.
Condition Critical
Ted Stovall, 19, Kerens,
driver of one of the cars
involved, was in a critical
condition with internal
injuries, but his condition
was improved Monday. He also
is a patient at the
Corsicana Hospital and
Clinic.
The three negro patients at
Memorial Hospital are:
Hallie Jackson, 39, broken
left leg and critical
internal injuries, condition
poor Monday morning.
Mrs. Virgil Westbrook, 38,
broken left leg, condition
fair.
John Ellis Baxter, 23, both
legs broken and internal
injuries. Condition fair.
Charles Hicks, 17, of
Lufkin, driver of the third
car involved, escaped
injury, Hicks was alone.
State Highway Patrolman
Marshall Couch said that
cars driven by Jones and
Hicks were traveling in an
easterly direction while the
automobile occupied by
Stovall, Goines and Miss
Mitcham was proceeding in a
westerly direction toward
Corsicana. Couch and
Patrolman Ralph Reaves
investigated.
Ambulances from Kerens and
Corsicana answered the call.
Local ambulances included
McCammon, Griffin, Corley
and Calhoun. Inmon's
ambulance from Kerens was
summoned.
Rites Held Monday
Miss Mitcham is survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Frank Mitcham, Jr., Powell;
two sisters, Mrs. Bettie
Speed, Kerens, and Miss
Marilyn Mitcham, Powell;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Ficklin, all of
Corsicana; two great
grandmothers, Mrs. Lula
Reagan, Powell, and Mrs.
Fannie Mitcham, Corsicana,
and other relatives.
Funeral services for Miss
Mitcham were held from the
First Baptist church in
Kerens Monday at 2 p.m. with
burial in the Rest Haven
Memorial Park here.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Kenneth Evenson, pastor
of the Powell Baptist
church, assisted by Rev.
Frank Gillham, pastor of the
Kerens church.
Pallbearers were Larry Reed,
James Archer, Forrest
Huggins, Carter Franklin,
Marvin Henderson, Kenneth
Tramel, Harry Price, Buddy
Henderson, Eddie McNeese,
Ted Mayo, Rayburn Griffin
and Marshall Ainsworth, all
members of the Kerens High
football team.
Griffin directed.
Notes:
Thomas Earl �Skip� Mitcham,
Jr.
Sep 12, 1953 - Mar 6, 1971
Notes:
Alva Tyree McCary
Jun 2, 1899 - Dec 22, 1965
Friday Rites For A. T.
McCary
Final rites for A. T. McCary,
66, who died at his home in
Hubbard Wednesday, were held
Friday at 10 a.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
the
Resthaven Memorial Park.
The services conducted by
Rev. Robert J. Potts, pastor
of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of
Hubbard; two daughters, Mrs.
Tommy Mitcham, Corsicana;
and Mrs. Pat Dickson, Ft.
Worth; four grandchildren,
mother, Mrs. Belle McCary,
Chattanooga, Oklahoma, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Lyman
Barnes, Leroy Tinsley,
George Richards, Don
Borsellino, Harvey Hayes and
Tom Westbrook.
Notes:
Dorothy Jean (McGraw)
Hill-McGraw
Jan 8, 1931 - Jun 30, 2021
Dorothy
Jean McGraw aged 90 passed from this world on June 30, 2021.
She spent her final days with family and loved ones.
Born to Robert And Viola Mae McGraw in 1931, Dorothy hit the
ground running and her life's journey was always an active
one. As one of eleven children Dorothy learned the value of
family, hard work, and responsibility during her youth in
Blooming Grove TX.
Upon leaving home she set about raising her own family in
Lindale TX while working in banking and real estate,
volunteering in her church, and still finding time for
gardening, sewing, and dancing.
Dorothy's love of flowers and butterflies never waned and
she kept houseplants and a garden wherever she lived. Her
do-it-yourself spirit always applied as she planted and
weeded her beds and mowed her lawn right up to the end and
wouldn't have it any other way.
She is preceded in death by her mother and father, siblings
Jim, Nan, Mary Nell, Sonny, Jo, Raymond and special friend
James.
She is survived by: Sisters: Lena, Peggie, DiaAnn (Ray), and Doris,
sister-in-law Patsy. Daughters: Suzanne, Sherry (Judson) and Cecilia
(Eddie.)
Grandsons: Marc (David), Kris (Christine) and Aaron. Great
Grandchildren: Carly, Lucas, Corbin. Her loyal companion,
her dog Sissy. Numerous nephews and nieces, and finally, her
special friends Judy, Huey and all her dancing group.
Written by family |
Notes:
Joseph Everett �Joe� Pierce
Oct 6, 1898 - Sep 20, 1970
Pierce Rites Held Today
Joseph Everett Pierce, 71,
1123 W. 6th Ave., a retired
car salesman, died Sunday in
Memorial Hospital. He was a
member of IOOF Lodge and the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist
Church.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p.m. the Griffin
Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
J. L. Glaze officiating.
Burial was in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
He is survived by his wife
Lillian; two daughters, Mrs.
Charles Cates, Corsicana,
and Mrs. Monte Allred,
Desota; four grandchildren,
several nieces and nephews
and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Kirvin
Pierce, Eiland Thompson,
Troy Pierce, Carter Pierce,
Raymond Pierce, D. L. Pierce
and Jimmy Pierce.
Notes:
David Lowrey Pierce, Sr.
Sep 10, 1889 - Sep 24, 1963
D. L. Pierce Of Powell
Expires Tuesday Night
KERENS, Sept. 25 (Spl.)�D.
L. Pierce, 74, farmer, Route
1, Powell, died in Memorial
Hospital Tuesday night
following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be
held from the First
Methodist church of which he
was a member, Thursday at 2
p.m. with burial in the
Resthaven Memorial Park
in Corsicana.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. J. W. Hodges,
pastor.
Surviving are his wife,
Route 1, Powell; four sons,
D. L. Pierce, Jr., Kerens;
Joe D. Pierce, Corpus
Christi; Jimmy Wayne Pierce,
Fort Worth and Raymond
Pierce, Corsicana; four
daughters, Mrs. Maxine
Ecklemon, Mrs. Bob Wilson
and Mrs. Larry Noble, all of
Arlington, and Mrs. J. W.
Marshall, Fort Worth; a
brother, Joe Pierce,
Corsicana; a sister, Mrs.
Vick Thompson, Corsicana; 19
grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Inmon directs.
Notes:
Raymond Alton Pierce
Sep 13, 1936 - Jun 13, 1977
R. A. Pierce
Services are to be at 3:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Corley
Funeral Chapel for Raymond
Alton Pierce, 40 of
Corsicana, who died Monday
in Dallas. Rev. B. W.
Johnson will officiate, and
burial will be in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
He was a native of Kerens,
and had lived in Corsicana
for the past 25 years. He
was employed by Johnson
Trucking Company.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Raymond Pierce of
Corsicana; three sons, Ricky
Alton Pierce, Kenny Ray
Pierce and Vance Keven
Pierce, all of Corsicana;
his mother, Mrs. Lela Pierce
of Fort Worth; three
brothers, D. L. Pierce, Jr.
of Malakoff, Joe Pierce of
Corpus Christi and Jimmy
Pierce of Fort Worth; three
sisters, Mrs. Maxine
Eckelman and Mrs. Helen
Nobles, both of Arlington,
and Mrs. Belle Marshall of
Fort Worth.
Notes:
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R. A. Pierce
Pallbearers for the
Wednesday afternoon services
for Raymond Alton Pierce
were to be Bobby York, Buddy
Poe, G. H. Bassham, James
Bassham, James Dandridge and
W. H. DeChaume.
Pierce died Sunday in
Dallas.
Services were at Corley
Funeral Home with burial at
Resthaven Memorial Park.
Notes:
Oma Clay (Bridger) Whitener
May 17, 1887 - Apr 13, 1960
Mrs. Whitener Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. E.
N. Whitener, 73, who died
Wednesday in Memorial
Hospital, will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel. Burial will
be in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. A. M. Stone, pastor
of Memorial Baptist church,
and Rev. Reginal King,
pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church.
A resident of Corsicana for
most of her life, Mrs.
Whitener was a native of
Georgia.
Her survivors include: Three
sons, Alton and Edwin
Whitener, Jr., both of
Corsicana, and L. C.
Whitener, Houston; five
daughters, Mrs. Lennie
Beaird, Dallas; Mrs. Winnie
Lee Shoemake, Malakoff; Mrs.
Mae Crocker, Corsicana; Mrs.
Dorothy Hall, Warba, Minn.,
and Dorothy Mahoney,
Longview; two brother, Lloyd
and Arthur Bridger, both of
Clifton; 18 grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren,
and other relatives.
Notes:
Emma Jane (Clemons) Walker
May 2, 1869 - Nov 10, 1956
Dawson Resident Services
Sunday
Mrs. Emma Jane Wilkes, 87,
long-time Dawson resident,
died in the Navarro Clinic
Saturday following an
extended illness.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 3 p.m. from the
Dawson Church of Christ with
burial in the
Dawson cemetery. The
rites were conducted by
Claude B. Holcomb, minister
of the Fifth Avenue Church
of Christ here.
A native of Brenham, Mrs.
Wilkes had resided at Dawson
practically all of her life.
Surviving are two sons,
Clyde Wilkes, Tyler,
formerly of Corsicana, and
D. A. Wilkes, Dallas; three
daughters, Mrs. C. O. Weaver
and Miss Mona Wilkes, both
of Dawson, and Mrs. Adelaide
Stockard, Corsicana; two
grandchildren; a sister,
Mrs. Josephine Ferrald,
Waco, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Wince
Lancaster, Urshel Smith,
Robert Ward, Edgar Davis,
Hugh Lewis Graham and
Chester Moore.
Wolfe Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
James Clyde Wilkes
Oct 21, 1887 - Jun 22, 1961
J. C. Wilkes, 73, Is Found
Dead By Angus Pond
James Clyde Wilkes, 73, of
614 West Fifth avenue,
long-time Dawson and
Corsicana resident, was
found dead of a heart attack
at a pond on the C. A.
Gordon farm south of Angus
Thursday afternoon. He had
been fishing and was
discovered by his sister,
Mrs. Gordon, who had been at
the farm house and found him
when she went to the tank.
Justice G. C. Bowden
returned a coroner's verdict
of �death from natural
causes� after an
investigation. Deputy
Sheriff Howe French
accompanied the judge to
Angus. A Griffin ambulance
answered the call.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
from the McCammon Chapel
with burial in the
Dawson cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. E. E. Wood, pastor
of the Westminister
Presbyterian church.
Wilkes was a deputy sheriff
under Walter Hayes during
the oil boom in the early
1920s and served as a deputy
for a time for the late John
W. Stewart. He became jailer
for Tom Wilson, sheriff, and
continued for a number of
years as jailer for Rufus
Pevehouse.
Prior to his retirement,
Wilkes had been connected
with the State TB hospital
in Tyler.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Gordon, Corsicana; Mrs.
C. O. Weaver and Miss Mona
Wilkes, both of Dawson; a
brother, Dan A. Wilkes,
Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be R. I.
Harris, B. D. Hubbard, Hugh
Lewis Graham, Guy Davis,
Gene Hellums and J. W.
McCammon.
Notes:
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Saturday Rites For J. C.
Wilkes
Funeral services for James
Clyde Wilkes, 73, former
deputy sheriff and jailer,
who died Thursday afternoon
of a heart attack, were held
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from
the McCammon Chapel.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor
of the Westminister
Presbyterian church. Burial
was in the
Dawson cemetery.
Wilkes was found at a tank
on the C. A. Gordon farm
near Angus, by his sister,
Mrs. Gordon, where he had
been fishing.
G. C. Bowden, justice of the
peace, returned a coroner's
verdict of �death from
natural causes; following an
investigation. Deputy
Sheriff Howe French
accompanied Judge Bowden on
the call and investigation.
A native of Dawson, Wilkes
served as a deputy sheriff
under Walter Hayes and the
late John W. Stewart and was
jailer under Sheriffs Tom
Wilson and Rufus Pevehouse.
He had been connected with
the State TB hospital in
Tyler several years prior to
his retirement.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. C. O. Weaver and Miss
Mona Wilkes, both of Dawson,
and Mrs. Gordon, Corsicana;
a brother, Dan A. Wilkes,
Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were R. I.
Harris, B. D. Hubbard, Hugh
Lewis Graham, Guy Davis,
Gene Hellums and J. W.
McCammon.
Notes:
Adalaide (Wilkes) Stockard-Gordon
Oct 22, 1896 - Apr 22, 1973
Mrs. Gordon
Funeral services are set for
2 p.m. Tuesday at the
Griffin Funeral Home Chapel
for Mrs. Adelaide Gordon,
76, of Corsicana, who died
Sunday morning at the
Twilight Home, Rev. Kenneth
Haley will officiate, and
burial will be at
Dawson Cemetery.
She was a member of the
First Christian Church.
Survivors include a brother,
Dan Wilkes of Dallas; a
sister, Mrs. C. O. Weaver of
Dawson; a niece, Mrs. Miller
Beasley of Dallas; and a
nephew, Allen Wilkes of
Dallas.
Pallbearers include Rufus
Pevehouse, Don Pevehouse,
Eugene Hellums, Ellis
Montgomery, Wilmer Hale and
A. B. Graham.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Apr 23, 1973
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband
William Anderson Stockard married Jan 6, 1918
2nd husband Charles Allyn Gordon married Aug 27,
1958; d/o Merrill Alexander Wilkes & Emma Jane
(Clemons) Wilkes
Clem Alva Weaver, Jr.
Jul 8, 1910 - Oct 18, 1975
C. A. Weaver
Services were to be at 10
a.m. Monday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Clem
A. Weaver, Jr, 65, resident
of Corsicana, who died
Saturday in Wortham.
Rev. Dale Rider and Rev.
Jack Riley officiated, and
burial was at
Dawson Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Josie Weaver of
Corsicana; a son, Maj.
Windol Weaver of Portsmouth,
M. H,; two daughters, Mrs.
Kay Fleming of Gretna, La.,
and Mrs. Peggye Thornburg of
Corsicana; and five
grandchildren.
Pallbearers include Dewey
Matthews, L. V. Tanner, S.
F. Herod, C. W. Cox, Les
Grayson, Will Hashop,
Placere Jones, and Dr. C. L.
Gary.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Oct 20, 1975
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife
Dixie Lee (Matthews) Weaver 2nd Josie (unk)
Weaver; s/o Clem Alva Weaver, Sr. & Ella
Catherine (Goodwin) Weaver
Charles Milton Dawson
Nov 5, 1878 - May 21, 1956
Funeral Services For C. M.
Dawson
DAWSON, May 22�(Spl)�C. M.
Dawson, 77, died in Memorial
Hospital, Corsicana, Monday.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 3 p. m. from the
Dawson Church of Christ,
with Floyd Maclaskey,
minister of the church and
E. L. Craig, Corsicana
minister, conducting. Burial
was in the
Dawson Cemetery.
Survivors include three
sons, Clyde A. Dawson,
Hillsboro; Frank Dawson,
Corsicana; and Fred Dawson,
Dallas; three daughters,
Mrs. George Crum, Waco; Mrs.
Jack Howard, Houston; and
Mrs. Ronald Moses,
Fairbanks, Alaska; 16
grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were W. B.
Slater, Chester Moore, Frank
Shaw, Charles Fondren, Clide
Perce and U. S. Smith.
Wolfe Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Hallie (Fullerton) Hellums
Jan 31, 1882 - Apr 24, 1956
Dawson Resident Expires
Tuesday
DAWSON, April 24 (Spl.)�Mrs.
O. S. Hellums, life-long
resident of this community,
died at her home here at an
early hour Tuesday morning.
Funeral services will be
held from the Church of
Christ church Wednesday at
10 a.m. with burial in the
Dawson Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Claud B. Holcomb,
minister of the Fifth Avenue
Church of Christ, Corsicana,
and Floyd McClaskey,
minister of the local
church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Lucille Smith,
Corsicana, and Miss Hazel
Hellums, Washingto, D. C.: a
son, E. R. Hellums,
Corsicana; a grandson,
Patrick Smith, Richmond,
Wash.; a granddaughter,
Abigail Hellums, Corsicana;
a brother, Eugene Fullerton,
Dawson, and other relatives.
The Wolfe Funeral Home
directs.
Notes:
Oscar Simpson Hellums
Jan 9, 1873 - Jun 9, 1957
Retired Minister Dies In
Dawson
DAWSON, June 10�(Spl)�O. S.
Hellums, 84, retired Church
of Christ minister and
teacher, died at his home
here Sunday night.
Funeral services will be
held from the Church of
Christ Tuesday morning with
burial in the
Dawson Cemetery. The
rites will be conducted by
Claude B. Holcomb, minister
of the Fifth Avenue Church
of Christ in Corsicana.
Hellums taught school in
this area for 33 years. He
was a native of Mississippi.
Surviving are a son, Eugene
R. Hellums, Corsicana; two
daughters, Mrs. Lucille
Smith, Dawson, and Miss
Hazel Hellums, Washington,
D. C.; two grandchildren,
Abbie Gale Hellums,
Corsicana, and Pat L. Smith,
Dawson; a great-grandchild,
Glenda Lee Smith, Dawson;
four brothers, T. A.
Hellums,Wichita Flls; Sam
Hellums, Corsicana; Ben
Hellums, Brownwood, and
Horace Hellums, Waco; three
sisters, Mrs. Bettie Redwind,
Harlingen; Mrs. Cassie Owen,
Los Angeles, Calif., and
Mrs. Lena Jones, Comanche,
and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Gilmer
Farmer, Alton Osborne, Clyde
Pierce, Frank Shaw, Leroy
Matthews and Chester Moore.
Wolfe Funeral Home will
direct.
Notes:
Dona LeAnna (Teakell/Tekell)
Duncan-Sawyer
Jul. 17, 1887 - Aug. 9, 1956
Mrs. Dona Sawyer Rites
Saturday
DAWSON, Aug. 10 (Spl.)�Mrs.
Dona L. Sawyer, 69, former
Dawson resident, died in a
Waco hospital Thursday
afternoon while on a visit
there from Houston.
Funeral services will be
held from the First Baptist
Church in Dawson Saturday at
10 a.m. with burial in the
Dawson cemetery. Rev. Joe
Webb, pastor of the Shiloh
Baptist Church near Dawson
will conduct.
Mrs. Sawyer is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Ivy
Bruce, Dawson, Mrs. Naomi
Zumwalt, Farmersville, La.,
Mrs. Ruth Berry, Waco and
Mrs. Kathryn Ellis,
Shreveport, La.; two sons,
John R. Sawyer, Houston, and
Billy J. Sawyer, Waco; two
sisters, Mrs. Jeanne Midkiff,
Honolulu, Hawaii; and Mrs.
Beulah Cozart, Bowie; 14
grandchildren, 4 great
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home will
direct.
Notes:
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Mrs. Dona Sawyer Rites At
Dawson
DAWSON, Aug. 11�(Spl.)�Funeral
services were held Saturday
at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Dona L.
Sawyer, 69, former Dawson
resident who died in a Waco
hospital Thursday.
Rites were held from the
First Baptist Church of
Dawson, with Rev. Joe Webb,
pastor of the Shiloh Baptist
Church, conducting. Burial
was in the
Dawson Cemetery.
Mrs. Sawyer is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Ivy
Bruce, Dawson; Mrs. Naomi
Zumalt, Farmersville, La.;
Mrs. Ruth Berry, Waco, and
Mrs. Kathryn Ellis,
Shreveport, La.; two sons,
John R. Sawyer, Houston and
Billy J. Sawyer, Waco; two
sisters, Mrs. Jeanne Midkiff,
Honolulu, Hawaii; and MRs.
Beulah Cozart, Bowie; 14
grandchildren, 4 great
grandchildren and other
relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Aug 11, 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband J. H. Duncan
2nd husband John Rufus/Ruthie Sawyer; d/o Henry
Harrison Teakell & Mary Jane (Campbell) Teakell
( some places it is spelled Tekell)
Annie Lee (Robertson) Davis
Jul 16, 1869 - Mar 25, 1956
Dawson Resident Services
Monday
DAWSON, March 26�(Spl)�Mrs.
Annie Lee Roberson Davis,
80, died at her home here
Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held
from the Church of Christ
Monday at 3:30 p.m. with
burial in the
Dawson cemetery. The
rites were conducted by
Floyd MacCleskey, minister.
A native of Tennessee, Mrs.
Davis had resided in this
community since early
childhood.
Surviving are six daughter,
Mrs. Mamie Etter, Mrs. Ed
Robertson, Miss Jessie
Davis, Mrs. Ira Frazier, all
of Dawson; Mrs. Jess Hardy,
Hillsboro, and Mrs. Pat
Roberts, Dallas; three sons,
A. H. Davis, Fort Worth; R.
A. Davis, Waco, and Wilbur
Davis, Corsicana; 14
grandchildren; 20
grandchildren, and four
great-great-grandchildren
and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Carlos
Berry, Horace Berry, Clide
Pierce, Doyle Ivy, W. B.
Slater and Robert Ward.
Wolfe Funeral Home Directed.
Notes:
Ada Mattie (Cahill) Cook
Apr 3, 1882 - Feb 5, 1956
Mrs. C. H. Cook Services
Monday
DAWSON, Feb. 6�(Spl.)�Mrs.
C. H. Cook, 73, long-time
resident of this area, died
at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Bud Woods, at Grandview
Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the
First Baptist church here
with burial in the
Dawson cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. W. O. Estes, pastor,
and Rev. Burt Gillis, pastor
of the First Methodist
church here.
Mrs. Cook resided here until
the death of her husband
five months ago, when she
moved to Grandview.
Surviving are a son, John J.
Cook, Whitehouse, Texas;
five daughters, Mrs. Billie
Tekell, Sr., Kerens; Mrs.
Willie Mae Nichols and Mrs.
H. A. Priddy, both of Ft.
Worth; Mrs. Woods,
Grandview, and Mrs. John
Hunt, Dallas; a sister, Mrs.
Anna Gill, Okmulgee, Okla.;
11 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Wolfe Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
Ben
Rex DuBose
Jul 30, 1888 - Jun 3, 1956
Ben Rex DuBose Services
Tuesday
Funeral services for Ben Rex
DuBose, 67, life-long
Streetman resident, who died
at his home Sunday after a
short illness, were held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the
First Baptist church in
Streetman.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. M. O. Southerland,
Tyler Baptist minister,
assisted by Rev. H. M.
Bailey, pastor of the
Streetman Presbyterian
church, of which DuBose was
a member.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Hortense DuBose, Route 1,
Streetman; a son, Charles
DuBose, Eureka; a daughter,
Mrs. Curtis Roberts, Tyler;
four grandchildren; four
brothers, Roy DuBose,
Currie; Ray and John DuBose,
both of Dallas, and Clark
DuBose, Streetman; three
sisters, Mrs. Dona McKissack,
Mrs. Sadie Gregory and
Gladys DuBose, all of
Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Eugene
DuBose, Leroy DuBose, J. R.
DuBose, Billy McKissack,
James McKissack, Mildred
DuBose, Aubrey Gregory,
Roddy Ferguson, Pruitt
Pillans, Mack McCary and
Kenneth DeBerry.
Griffin directed.
Notes:
Jim Clark DuBose
Mar 21, 1892 - Mar 13, 1964
Clark DuBose Dies Friday
Clark DuBose, 71, of
Streetman, was dead on
arrival at Memorial hospital
Friday afternoon following
becoming ill at his home.
Surviving are his wife of
Streetman; a son, J. R.
DuBose, Houston; a daughter,
Mrs. Marilyn LeRouax,
Houston; three
granddaughters, a grandson,
two brothers, Ray and John
DuBose, both of Dallas;
three sisters, Mrs. Bill
McKissack, Mrs. O. H.
Gregory and Mrs. Gladys
Cole, all of Dallas, and
other relatives.
DuBose was a deacon in the
Streetman Presbyterian
church.
Funeral services will be
held from the First Baptist
church in Streetman Sunday
at 2:30 p.m. with burial in
the
Birdston cemetery.
The rites will be conducted
by Rev. L. L. McCutcheon,
Presbyterian minister,
assisted by Rev. Clarence
Yates, pastor of the Baptist
church.
Pallbearers will be Bill
McKissack, Aubrey Gregory,
Ray DuBose, Jr.; Charlie
Ferguson DuBose, Millard
DuBose, Dr. James Leslie
McCary, W. P. Pillans and
Eugent DuBose.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Rita Jean (Patrick)
Warrington
Jul 10, 1938 - Sep 23, 2020
Rita
Jean (Patrick) Warrington passed away peacefully at her home
on September 23, 2020. Fueled by southern cooking, love for
her family, doting care by her son Patrick, and a desire to
see her tomato plants flourish, Rita spent over three years
in the at-home hospice program.
Rita was born in Corsicana, Texas to Euing and Loree (Terry)
Patrick in 1938. She graduated from Corsicana High School
and went on to attend Navarro Junior College. She graduated
with a degree in Medical Technology prior to meeting and
marrying her soulmate, Wayne. Rita and Wayne welcomed their
two children into their lives and worked independent
careers. Following their adventurous spirits, they purchased
a coastal marina, quit their jobs and relocated their family
to the Gulf of Mexico. After five years there, they made the
move to Minnesota in 1987.
Though she spent over 30 years in Minnesota, Rita was
well-known for her cute Texan accent and deep dislike of
cold weather. She greeted all with a friendly smile, but was
never afraid to share her opinions plainly. Rita was also
casually superstitious, believing that cardinals (red birds,
as she fondly referred to them) are good luck, having long
toes mean you will be rich, and that you always pick up any
penny left heads-up. Before retiring to her armchair, Rita
attended to her social nature through employment at the
Owatonna Junior High School cafeteria and Russell Stover,
always with a joke ready to share with her coworkers.
She is survived by her younger brother, Terry Patrick, son
Patrick Warrington, and daughter Jennifer (Jade) Cumberland.
Granny will also be dearly missed by her grandchildren,
Sierra and Casey Cumberland. Rita was preceded in death by
her husband, Wayne, and her parents.
Visitation will take place at Our Savior's Lutheran Church,
1909 St Paul Rd in Owatonna on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at
4:30 p.m., with a memorial service to follow at 5:30 p.m.
Rita will be laid to rest in Navarro County, Texas, with a
service to be set at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, Rita's family asks that donations be
made to the Allina Health Hospice Foundation and the
compassionate, caring staff that kept Rita comfortable and
sassy to her last day.
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Notes:
Heinz P. Faber
Aug 26, 1944 - Sep 21, 2020
Heinz
P. Faber, age 76, Went to be with the Lord on Sept. 21, 2020
He was born on Aug. 26,1944 in Lissa, Poland during the
dictatorship of Adolph Hitler.
In 1945, The Red Cross helped them flee Poland by putting
them on a train to Linz, Austria, where they lived in an
abandoned house. Many times, when the sirens went off, they
had to retreat to the cellar for fear of the bombs. In 1949
they crossed the German border and lived in various refugee
camps until they moved to the states in 1955.
Heinz began his career in 1966 at Boeing Commercial
Airplanes in Seattle, Washington working on the Reliability
team. In 1968, he began a 42+ year career at Bell Helicopter
in Ft. Worth as an Avionics and Electrical & Electronics
Engineer (EEE). During his long tenure at Bell, he became
the expert in the analysis of the effects of lightning
strikes on helicopters and served as an Engineering
representative for the FAA for many years. After his
retirement in 2011, He took a few months off and then opened
his own consulting business where he continued to leverage
his engineering knowledge and skills.
Heinz was also a member of the IOOF Lodge #148, a Master
Mason at Haltom City Lodge #1331, An active member of the
Moslah Shrine Directors Unit and a member of the Order of
the Jesters Court #38
He is proceeded in death by his beloved mother Hilda
Ashworth and great grandson Landon Willis.
Survived by his loving wife Elaine, 5 Children, 8
Grandchildren, 10 Great Grandchildren and 4 Sisters
Viewing will be on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 from 6-8 p.m.
at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana with the
funeral on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Faith
Lutheran Church in Corsicana.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
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Notes:
Gene Bullard, Sr.
Apr 17, 1931 - Fri., Oct 9,
2020
Gene
Bullard, Sr., 89 of Corsicana, passed away Friday, October
9, 2020 in Navarro Regional Hospital.
He was born April 17, 1931 in Novice, Texas to Luther
Bullard and Alma Lena Mjaaland. Gene graduated from Clifton
High School class of 1948; Clifton Junior College, AA 1950;
Texas Tech, BS 1954 and Stephen F. Austin University, MEd
1982.
Gene's membership organizations were Missouri Synod Faith
Lutheran Church; Rotary Clubs: Past President of Northside
Houston and Corsicana; Sam Schreiner Chapter AYR
(association of retired YMCA directors) Treasurer &
President. He served from 1963 to 1974 as General Secretary
of the Corsicana YMCA; 1974 to 1978 as manager of the Texas
Teachers Credit Union and from 1978 to 1995 as Athletic
Director of Corsicana ISD.
He served 9 years in the Texas National Guard 36th Division.
143rd Infantry Regiment. Heavy Mortar Co. Platoon Leader,
attained rank of Staff Sergeant.
Gene is survived by two sons, Gene Bullard, Jr. & wife
Bobbie and Steve Bullard; grandchildren, Natalie & Brent
Compton, Lindsey & Brock Price, Andrew & Kailyn Bullard,
Brandon Bullard, Calen & Candice Bullard, Jessica & JP
Doughty, Neil & Sarah Lawley and Emily Serna; great
grandchildren, Ava Compton, Barrett Compton, Kyler Bullard,
Clay Price, Connor Price, Steele Bullard, Gabi Serna, Gabe
Serna, Nicolas Lawley, James Lawley, Kennedy Bullard, Ethan
Bullard, Charlotte Doughty, Catherine Bullard, Bennett
Bullard, Samantha Bullard and Devon Roop; step brothers, Joe
Stacha, Jr. and Dan Stacha; niece, Hollie Jo Jepson.
Gene loved hunting, fishing and was an avid golfer.
Visitation will be 6 PM to 8 PM Monday, October 12, 2020 at
Paschal Funeral Home. Family has requested a private
graveside service.
Pallbearers will be Ray Jacobs, Don Harvey, Dwaine Lewis,
Ned Easterling, Don Denbow, Jaime Almond and Bob Luther.
Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church 3824 E. Hwy
22 Corsicana, Texas 75110
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Notes:
Clyde Ora (Campbell) Bullard
Nov. 14, 1930 - Sep 30, 2020
Clyde
was born November 14, 1930 to Rev. Clyde Raymond Campbell
and Nina Ora Barger in Mineral Wells, Texas. She graduated
from Mineral Wells High School class of 1948 and graduated
from Ft. Worth Harris College of Nursing class of 1951. She
married Gene Bullard, Sr., May 19, 1951 ... 69 years ago.
She was employed by Navarro Memorial Hospital from 1963 to
1975 as an RN on Second North and from 1975 to 1997 she was
head School Nurse for Corsicana ISD.
She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Ada Merle
James; brothers, Joe Campbell and Jack Campbell.
Clyde is survived by two sons, Gene Bullard, Jr. & wife
Bobbie and Steve Bullard; grandchildren, Natalie & Brent
Compton, Lindsey & Brock Price, Andrew & Kailyn Bullard,
Brandon Bullard, Calen & Candice Bullard, Jessica & JP
Doughty, Neil & Sarah Lawley and Emily Serna; great
grandchildren, Ava Compton, Barrett Compton, Kyler Bullard,
Clay Price, Connor Price, Steele Bullard, Gabi Serna, Gabe
Serna, Nicolas Lawley, James Lawley, Kennedy Bullard, Ethan
Bullard, Catherine Bullard, Bennett Bullard, Charlotte
Doughty Samantha Bullard and Devon Roop; sister, Mary
Katherine Campbell of Abilene; niece, Rebecca Martinez of
Waxahachie and nephew, John James of Whitney.
Visitation will be 6 PM to 8 PM Monday, October 12, 2020 at
Paschal Funeral Home. Family has requested a private
graveside service.
Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church 3824 E. Hwy
22 Corsicana, Texas 75110
|
Notes:
Andrew Bascome Ramsey III
Aug 9, 1953 - Aug 18, 2020
Andrew
Bascome Ramsey III passed away in Corsicana, TX on August
18, 2020 at the age of 67. He was a loving father and
brother, and will be remembered as an avid fisherman, lover
of the outdoors, and always up for lively conversation. He
is survived by sons Chris and Matthew Ramsey, grandson
Tyler, and sister Nancy Chance and family. Funeral services
will be kept private for immediate family and friends.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
|
Notes:
Charles Lavelle "Red" Branam
Feb. 20, 1944 - Aug. 21,
2020
Charles
Lavelle (Red) Branam went to be with his Lord and Savior,
peacefully at home as he wished, at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Aug.
21, 2020 at the age of 76.
He was born Feb. 20, 1944.
He was preceded in death by his dad, William Morris Penn
Shaw, his precious Mama, Hattie Marie Shaw and his infant
brother, Ollie Shaw.
He leaves behind his loving wife Catherine (Cathy) Branam,
brothers Cecil S. Shaw (Darla) and Raymond A. Shaw (Sharon).
His three sons, Jeffery L. Branam (Julie), Walter W.
Andrews, William F. Andrews and his daughter Dana K.
Williams (Donnie). He has seven grandchildren and 13 great
grandchildren. Many friends and extended family and a host
of four legged children.
He was a loving husband, wonderful dad, spoiling Pawpaw,
precious brother, supportive father in law and awesome uncle
and brother-in-law.
We will miss shared cups of coffee and conversation on the
front porch.
A memorial service is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at
the Jester Park pavilion in Corsicana, in remembrance of
when Charles and Cathy were married there 23 years ago.
|
Notes:
Mary Margaret DeFranco
Oct. 8, 1946 - Aug. 22, 2020
Mary
Margaret DeFranco of Terrell, TX passed away August 22,
2020. Mary Margaret was the daughter of Philip W. and Bobbie
Nell DeFranco, and grew up in Corsicana TX. She attended
Fannin Elementary, Collins Junior High, and Corsicana High
Schools. Mary Margaret attended East Texas State University.
Her sense of adventure started early when she left Texas to
live in Africa. She was hired to draw botanicals at Jane
Goodall's now Gombe Stream National Park, where she got to
know the chimpanzees intimately. This is where her love of
animals truly grew.
After returning from Africa, she developed her art and her
photography. Mary Margaret became a most talented and
versatile artist. She would get interested in a medium,
study it, and master it. She drew in pencil, pastels, and
ink and painted in acrylic and oil. There are many homes in
Texas which house her hand painted ceilings, walls,
ceramics, and murals. She handmade ceramic tile, sculpture
and even created her own glazing and unique color finishes
firing them in her at home studio. She created wood
cut-outs, wood painting, macram�, pottery, and clay
sculpture. As the architect and interior designer for her
home in Terrell, Mary Margaret carefully selected and chose
every element. She developed a unique multi-media style of
art that incorporated fabrics, painting, figurines, and
paper m�ch� into handmade books and textile art. There was
not anything she couldn't make, and she never stopped
learning and applying her skills.
If Mary Margaret is not remembered for her art, she is
remembered for how she could light up a room with her joie
de vie and loving personality - funny, gorgeous inside and
out, and full of love. She loved life, loved creating, and
loved caring for animals. She was given the name St. Mary of
Assisi as so many animals ("throw aways" as she called them)
would come to her door. Even after moving out of the country
and into town, we wondered, "How would the animals find
her?" Sure enough, they did, as always: cats, dogs, and even
a tortoise that she fed tomatoes who lived under her deck.
Most often, people would describe her as a vibrant and free
spirit; her family agrees. Now her spirit is free.
Mary Margaret is survived by her brother and sister-in-law,
Jack and Dorie DeFranco of La Jolla, CA, and niece Quinn
DeFranco Morgan. Inspired by her Auntie Ms artistic talent
and influence, Quinn is a fine artist and owner of an
interior architecture and design firm in San Francisco,
carrying on Auntie Ms legacy of bringing more beauty to the
world.
No public services are scheduled at this time. Cremation is
under the direction of Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana,
Texas.
In lieu of flowers, please honor her love for animals by
giving to one of the following:
A Place to Bark - PO Box 649, Portland TN 37148
The Elephant Sanctuary - PO Box 393, Hohenwald, TN 38462
The Jane Goodall Institute - 1595 Spring Hill Rd, Vienna, VA
22182
Operation Kindness - 3201 Earhart Dr, Carrolton, TX 75006 or
a favorite animal charity of your choice.
|
Notes:
Damian Clay Chapman
Aug. 3, 1982 - July 13, 2020
On
Monday, July 13, 2020, Damian Clay Chapman, loving son,
brother, uncle, fianc� and friend went to be with our Lord
at the age of 37.
Clay was born August 3, 1982 at Hillcrest in Waco to Bobby
and Carli Chapman. He was a Corsicana High School graduate
of the class of 2000. He spent the last 20 years
self-employed alongside his dad.
He was more than a good person he was exceptional and anyone
that knew him was blessed beyond measure. Clay did not just
love and care for people, he had a genuine heart that felt
deep and had an uncontrollable desire to help and give.
Clay had a lifelong passion for the outdoors. He enjoyed
hunting, fishing, and camping. He was also worldly and
cultured having done a bit of traveling abroad. Possessing a
wealth of knowledge and an astounding personality, immensely
witty and charming, he was truly one of a kind.
Clay was preceded in death by his stepmother, Carolyn
Chapman, grandparents Ruby and Tom Mason, Floyd and Lometta
Chapman. He is survived by his fianc� Veronica Kristiansen,
their three children Julie, Malin and Aksel; his father
Bobby Chapman, his mother Carli Chapman; his siblings, Diane
Huston and husband Sam, John Tucker and wife Christi, Justin
Tucker, Tiffany Moore and husband Kenneth, Angela Gothard
and husband Jeff; his nieces and nephews, Ethan Huston, Alex
Huston, Jossie Huston, Matthew Tucker, Tyler Tucker,
Elizabeth Tucker, Jaxon Moore, Kaden Moore, Korbin Moore,
Zack Tucker, Cal Tucker, Nirvana Stroud, Kassen Barton and a
multitude of loving Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and friends.
Visitation will be held at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana,
TX on Monday, July 20, 2020 from 8 am until 8pm. The funeral
service will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1pm.at
Corley Funeral Home with Pastor Justin Colquette
officiating. As per Clay's final wishes the graveside will
be held at a later date with immediate family. |
Notes:
Billie Kay (Taylor) Sherrell
Nov 18, 1955 - Aug 9, 2020
Billie
Kay Taylor Sherrell, born November 18, 1955, joined the Lord
on August 9, 2020 at the age of 64. Billie is survived by
her daughter, Jamie Lesa Hendrick and husband Jonathan;
three grandchildren, James Eric Hendrick, Janessa Elayne
Hendrick, and Callista Jane Hendrick; sisters, Marian
Ritchie and husband George, Lottie Noble and husband Don,
and Carolyn Brown and husband David; sisters-in-law, Linda
Sims, Lesa Sherrell, and Linda Sherrell; and numerous
nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. Billie is
preceded in death by husband, James Sherrell; parents,
Sylvia and W.T. Taylor; parents-in-law, L.J. and Betty
Sherrell; sister, Sarah Faye Sims; brother, Sammy Robert
Sims; brother-in-law, Robbie James Sherrell; and nephews,
Rod Sims, Joey Sims, Jeremy Sherrell, and Joshua Sherrell.
Billie Kay was loved by many and was called Momma, Aunt K-K,
K-K, and simply Billie Kay. The youngest of six children,
she grew up in Oak Cliff, TX where she graduated from Sunset
High School and met and married James Sherrell. They loved
children; they would frequently enjoy keeping their nieces
and nephews for weekend adventures. Shannon and Mitchell
held a particularly special place in her heart. Billie and
James were thrilled to be blessed with a daughter, Jamie, in
1983. She and James eventually settled in Corsicana, TX
where they raised their daughter. Billie and James operated
several small businesses over the years and believed in hard
work and perseverance. Over the years Billie has been a
waitress, a janitor, operated a snow cone stand, a Christmas
tree lot, and a pawn shop, and been an office manager for
the family businesses all while also being a full-time mom.
There was always a place for Jamie in the office or at a
counter. She inspired and pushed her daughter to pursue
college and career with strong work ethic and dedication.
Billie loved to ride motorcycles with her husband, siblings,
and friends. It was a sight to behold Billie on a Suzuki
scooter with a cane, easily keeping pace with the Honda
Valkyrie and Harleys in the group. She also loved camping
and boating with family and friends. Sherrell cookouts at
the lake were the place to be! She wrote poetry and loved to
paint, sharing her faith in God through art. She had a
vibrant personality and is well and truly missed by those
her life has touched.
Visitation for family and friends will be held at 2 p.m.
before the service. The Memorial services will be at 3 p.m.
on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Funeral
Home, 511 W. Main St. Waxahachie, TX 75165.
Arrangements are under the direction of Boze Mitchell
McKibbin Funeral Home, 511 West Main Street, Waxahachie,
Texas. |
Notes:
Frances (Brown) Breithaupt-Wood
Nov 20, 1921 - Aug 7, 2020
Frances
Brown Wood, 98, died peacefully at her home on August 7,
2020. She was born November 20, 1921 in Gatesville, Texas to
Dr. Rebel John and Tommie Lee Brown. She was preceded in
death by her parents, eight brothers and sisters, her first
husband, Claude V. (Pete) Breithaupt, Jr. and second
husband, the Rev. Eugene E. Wood. She is survived by two
children, Barbara Westmoreland and husband Barry, and Thomas
Breithaupt and wife Barbara. She is also survived by three
grandchildren, August, Claude, and Joseph Breithaupt, one
great granddaughter, Ariana Klein-Breithaupt, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was a longtime resident of Corsicana and a member of St.
John's Episcopal Church. She worked for many years as the
secretary of the First Presbyterian Church. She especially
enjoyed traveling, visiting with family and friends, and her
regular bridge games.
The family wishes to thank Ms. Debby Ackley, Sarah Barlow,
Jean McHenry, the late Rev. Richard and Marjorie Avery, Dr.
Ronald Rodriguez, and Hand-in-Hand Hospice for their
friendship, expertise, and compassion.
Due to Covid-19 constraints, a private family service will
be conducted Friday August 14, 2020, 11 a.m. at St John's.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Corsicana
Animal Shelter or the Navarro County Food Pantry.
Arrangements By Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home |
Notes:
Golden Evelyn
(Richardson) Dixon
Sep 07, 1916 � Jun 18, 2010
Golden Evelyn Dixon, 93 passed away Friday, June 18, 2010 in
Corsicana, Texas. She was born on September 7, 1916 in Ennis,
Texas to James Norman and Ethel Richardson. She was a homemaker.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 20, 2010 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.,
at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. A private graveside service
will follow.
Notes:
Kenneth Edward McAdory
Feb 14, 1952 - Feb 17, 2006
Mr. Kenneth Edward McAdory, age 54, of Mansfield, Texas, died
Friday, February 17, 2006, at VA Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He
was the son of the and Marjorie Harris. He is also survived by
his Sister & Brother-in-law-Vicke & Ken Johnson of Crowley,
Texas & Sister & Brother-in-law-Sandra & Eddie Flores of
Yorktown, Texas. Arrangements are being handled by Corley
Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas. Funeral service will be at
Pattison Cemetery at 11:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006, Bro.
Bill Honea officiating. Interment will be at
Pattison Cemetery
in Emhouse, Texas.
Notes:
Myrtis Irene
(McDuffie) Hill-Reid
Aug 20, 1912 - Mar 02, 2007
Graveside services for Mrs. Myrtis Irene Reid, 94 of Mexia will
be 2 p.m. Sunday, At
Pattison Cemetery
near Emhouse. Rev. Marcus Sheffield will officiate with
Interment following in Pattison Cemetery..
Mrs. Reid was born August 20, 1912 in Daingerfield, Texas and
passed away on March 1, 2007 in Mexia. She was a housewife and a
member of the Baptist Church. She had been residing in Mexia for
the past year.
Survivors are daughter: Peggy Tyner of Mexia, 12 grandchildren,
number of great Grandchildren, and brother, James McDuffie of
Sagnaw, Michigan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James G. and Matilda
Hall McDuffie, her husband, Arthur Templeton (Pie) Reid and two
children, James Hill and Marie Yarborough.
Notes:
Geneva (Watson) Worsham
Feb 5, 1908 - Jul 7, 2005
Geneva Worsham, 97, of Barry passed away Thursday July 7, 2005
at her residence. She was born February 5, 1908 in Barry Texas
to Claude and Minnie Farmer Watson.
She was a graduate from Corsicana High School and North Texas
State University. She was the first married woman to teach in
Navarro County. She taught in both Barry and Blooming Grove
schools. She loved to quilt.
Services will be held 4:00pm Saturday July 9, 2005 at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home Chapel. Burial following at
Pattison Cemetery.
Mrs. Worsham is survived by sons Raymond Lee and wife Jody
Worsham of Nacogdoches. Charles and Gilda Worsham of Barry.
Daughters Rayneva and husband Aubry Marr of Barry. Sarah Hinkle
of Ft. Worth. Patsy and husband Raymond Gordon of Barry. 20
Grandchildren , 21 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great Great
Grandchildren. Sister Velma Lois Wright of Mart. Host of nieces
and nephews.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Notes:
- Griffin Roughton Funeral
Home
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- CHS grad.
- 1st married woman to
teach in Navarro county
Derwood Odel Lile
July 25, 1935 - May 10, 2008
Mr. Derwood O. Lile passed away at Navarro Regional Hospital on
May 10, 2008. He was born in Navarro County on July 25, 1935.
He is survived by his Daughters; Maggie Ruth Hall of Kerens,
Laura Hernandez of Hawaii, and Kelly of California, Son; Bobby
Lile of TN, Numerous Grandchildren, sister Sylvia Kitchens of
Barry, brothers Kenneth Lile of Barry, T.A. Lile of Venus,
Charles Lile of Hurst, sisters Marjorie Harris of Kennedale,
Patsy Doris Shuck of Mansfield, Sally Ann David of Mansfield,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Corley Funeral Home on Monday, May
12, 2008 from 6-8:00 p.m.
A Funeral Service will be held at Calvary Worship Center in
Corsicana on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Gary W.
Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the
Pattison Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dewayne Lile, T.A. Lile, James E. Fletcher,
Jr., Billy Joe David, James Hollaway, and Glenn Kitchens.
Notes:
Marie (Ray) Adams
Nov 12, 1926 - Feb 25, 2016
Marie Adams, 89 of Roundrock, passed away February 25, 2016. She
was born November 12, 1926 in Emhouse to Bezel and Minnie Ray.
Graveside service will be 3 pm Saturday, February 27, 2016 at
Pattison Cemetery
with Pastor Gene Gipson officiating.
Notes:
J. D. Chaney
Sep 13, 1925 - Oct 20, 2015
J D was born on September 13, 1925 and passed away on Tuesday,
October 20, 2015. J D was a resident of Cumby, Texas at the time
of his passing. J D served his country with honor and
distinction in the United States Air Force during World War II.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Quinlan
Funeral Home on Wednesday October 21 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
A graveside service will be held the following day Thursday
October 22 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at
Pattison Cemetery
in Emhouse Texas.
Notes:
Gertrude Wilma (Bates)
Moore
Feb 6, 1914 - Sep 12, 1956
Mrs. W. B. Moore, 42, died at Tomball, Texas, Wednesday.
Graveside services will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. at
Hamilton
cemetery where interment will be made. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. Howard Lee of Tomball.
Surviving are her husband and two children, Homer D. Moore and
Claudine Moore, all of Tomball; two brothers, James Bates,
Corsicana, and Henry Lee Bates, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma
Greer, Rice, and Mrs. Josephine Spann, Tatum, Texas, and other
relatives.
Corley will direct local arrangements.
Notes:
William Bryan Moore
Oct 16, 1908 - Nov 26, 1961
W. B. Moore, 52, Expires Sunday
W. B. Moore, former resident of Corsicana but grocer in Tomball,
died Sunday morning. He was 52.
Funeral services will be held in Tomball Tuesday at 10 a.m. from
the Klines Funeral Home. Graveside rites will be held at
Hamilton
cemetery Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Corsicana Masonic lodge
in charge.
He was a native of Navarro county and resided in Corsicana about
15 years ago before moving to Harris county. He was a Mason and
a Baptist.
Surviving other than his widow, Erna of Tomball, are one son,
Home D. Moore, Tomball; one daughter, Claudine Moore, Tomball;
father, W. A. Moore, Corsicana; six brothers, Roy C. Moore,
Claude Moore, Buddy Moore and Sam Moore, all of Corsicana, and
Fred Moore and Artie Moore, both of Dallas; a number of nieces
and nephews; three stepsons of Tomball; three grandchildren and
other relatives.
Corley directs local arrangements.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Nov 27, 1961
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife Gertrude Wilma
(Bates) Moore 2nd wife Erna (unk) Moore; s/o William Allen
Moore & Dovie Louella "Ella" (Newell) Moore
William Allen Moore
Jul 8, 1876 - Dec 13, 1961
W. A. Moore, 85, Dies Wednesday
W. A. Moore, native of Arkansas but resident of Corsicana for
many years, died in Memorial hospital Wednesday. He was 85.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Corley
Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor,
Missionary Baptist church, and Rev. Jack Bell, Baptist minister
of Wortham. Interment will be in
Hamilton
cemetery.
A retired farmer, Mr. Moore had resided in Corsicana the past 17
years.
He was a charter member of the Fairview Missionary Baptist
church in the Raleigh community.
Surviving are six sons, Claud, Buddie, Sam and Roy Moore, all of
Corsicana, and Allie and Fred Moore, both of Dallas; 21,
grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Virgil
Prater, Corsicana, and Miss Ida Moore, Richland, and other
relatives.
Notes:
Allie Martin Moore
May 28, 1903 - Jan 3, 1976
A. M. Moore
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for A. M. Moore, 73, resident of Alvarado who died
Saturday in Cleburne.
The Rev. Frank Shirley officiated and burial was at
Hamilton-Beeman
cemetery.
He was a native of Rylie, lived in Alvarado since 1966, was a
retired grocery store owner, and a member of the First Baptist
Church in Alvarado.
Survivors include four sons, Otis M. Moore of Palestine, Billy
G. Moore, of Hutchins, Minuard E. Moore of Terrell, Jesse G.
Moore of Alvarado; two daughters, Mrs. Nettie V. Redford of
Jacksonville and Mrs. Betty M. Moye of Alvarado; 19
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, five brothers, Fred Moore
of Lancaster, Claude Moore, Buddy Moore, Sam Moore, and Roy
Moore all of Corsicana.
Grandsons were pallbearers and included; Gerald Don Moore, Billy
Weldon Moore, W. T. Redford, Jr., Duane Redford, Steve Moore and
Gene Moore.
Notes:
Cecil Moore
Dec 7, 1904 - Jul 31, 1973
Cecil Moore
Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Griffin Funeral
Home Chapel for Cecil Moore, 68, of Corsicana, and native of
Navarro County, who died Tuesday night. Rev. Frank Williams will
officiate, and burial will be at
Hamilton
Cemetery.
He was a farmer and rancher in the Pickett Community, and a
member of Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bessie Moore of Corsicana; a
daughter, Mrs. Wanda Spinnett of Dallas; a granddaughter,
Camille Spinnett of Dallas; two brothers, Doyle Moore and Z. B.
Moore of Corsicana; and three sisters, Mrs. Everett Owens of
Corsicana, Mrs. Verna McDonald of Barry and Mrs. Gladys O'Brien
of San Angelo.
Notes:
Ina Mae (Zuber) Moore
Sep 30, 1909 - Aug 18, 1975
Mrs. Moore
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Griffin Funeral
Chapel for Mrs. Ina Mae Moore, 65, resident of Corsicana, who
died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Frank Shirley will officiate and burial will be at
Hamilton
Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband Sam C. Moore of Corsicana; a son,
Sammy D. Moore of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Yates of
Houston, Mrs. Katie Dowd of Corsicana; nine grandchildren, a
foster grandchild, six great grandchildren, five sisters, Mrs.
Ernest Webb of Corsicana, Mrs. Maudie Moore of Burleson, Mrs.
Ola Pack of Wortham, Mrs. William Driver of Wortham, and Mrs.
Robert Cates of Wortham; four brothers, Jack Zuber of Houston,
Pete Zuber of Kemp, Henry Zuber of Wortham, Otho Zuber of
Wortham, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
William Beeler Pasley
Jun 14, 1911 - Jan 1, 1960
Wm. B. Pasley Rites Monday
William B. Pasley, 49, died in Houston Saturday following a
brief illness.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon
Chapel with burial in the
Hamilton
Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Dr. Floyd E. Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
The family formerly resided in Corsicana.
Surviving are his wife of Houston; mother, Mrs. H. C. Pasley,
Houston; two brothers, Cullen Pasley, Honey Grove, and Woodson
Pasley, Sunset, La., and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Guy Love, Roy Love, R. D. Parker, Preston
Garner, Bemus Lord and J. S. Daniel, Jr.
Notes:
William Paul Conn, Sr.
Jan 24, 1895 - Aug 12, 1956
W. P. Conn Dies Sunday Evening
William Paul Conn, 61, died in the M. D. Anderson Clinic in
Houston Sunday night.
Funeral services will be held from the Central Methodist church
Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Hamilton
Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Chapman, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Athens, assisted by Rev. Thomas B.
Tribble, pastor.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, J. W. Conn and
Paul Conn, Jr., both of Corsicana, and Vernon Conn, Midland; two
daughters, Mrs. Chester Bonner, Corsicana, and Mrs. Jack Speer,
Corpus Christi; father, John W. Conn, Wortham; nine
grandchildren; five brothers, Andy and Jack Conn, both of
Wortham; Sam Conn, Mexia; Clovis Conn, New Orleans, and Joe
Conn, Bakersfield, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. W. L. Pruitt,
Wortham, and Mrs. W. K. Lawson, Houston, and a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be D. T. Griffin, Haskell Whittenburg, Otis
Kindle, Jess Harris, Charlie Steely, Charlie Ellington, W. H.
Brown and Herman Hitt.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Bessie Mae (Cole) Conn
Sep 24, 1901 - May 30, 1972
Mrs. Bessie Conn
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church for Mrs. Bessie Conn, 71, at
Corsicana who died Tues. morning at Memorial Hospital. Rev. J.
I. Glaze will officiate, burial will be in
Hamilton
Cemetery.
Services will be conducted by Griffin Funeral Home.
She was member of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons, J. W. Conn and Paul Conn, Jr.,
both of Corsicana, and Vernon Conn, Midland; two daughters, Mrs.
Chester Bonner, Corsicana, and Mrs. Jack Speer, Corpus Christi;
(the rest is blurred)
Notes:
----
Mrs. Conn
Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Eleventh
Avenue Methodist Church for Mrs. Bessie Conn, 71, of Corsicana,
who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. J. I. Glaze
officiated, and interment was in
Hamilton
cemetery.
Services were conducted by Griffin Funeral Home.
She is survived by two sons, two daughters, 12 grandchildren,
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Audrey Pauline (Brewer)
Dumas
Nov 18, 1914 - Jan 31, 1956
Mrs. Dumas Of California Dies
Mrs. Audry Pauline Dumas, 41, died in Lamesa, Calif. Tuesday.
The body will arrive in Corsicana by train Sunday morning.
Surviving are two daughters, Patsy and Glenda Faye Dumas, both
of San Diego, Calif.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brewer,
Corsicana; three brothers, William Brewer, Elcajon, Calif.; O.
D. Brewer, Lakeside, Calif.; and Rodney Brewer, White Sands, N.
M.; three sisters, Mrs. Opal Cole, Hamilton; Mrs. Sybil Golden,
Snyder, and Mrs. Lila Fay Gaines, Odessa, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from the Griffin chapel with
burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery, probably Monday.
Notes:
--
Monday Services For Mrs. Dumas
Funeral services for Mrs. Audry Pauline Dumas, 41, who died in
Lamesa, Calif., last Tuesday, were held from the Griffin Chapel
Monday at 2 p.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Perdue, pastor of the
Roane Baptist Church. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Patsy and Glenda Faye Dumas, both
of San Diego, Calif.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brewer,
Corsicana; three brothers, William Brewer, Elcajon, Calif.; O.
D. Brewer, Lakeside, Calif.; and Roddy Brewer, White Sands, N.
M.; three sisters, Mrs. Opal Cole, Hamilton; Mrs. Sybil Golden,
Snyder, and Mrs. Lila Fay Gaines, Odessa, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were Hugh Brewer, J. T. Brewer, Vernon Brewer,
Edward Brewer, Lonnie Brewer, Don Brewer, Junior Brewer and
Stanley Yarbrough.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Mon., Feb. 6, 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Orville R. Dumas
listed Find A Grave, Gentrys Mill Cemetery, Hamilton, TX; d/o Samuel Lige Brewer & Anna Mae (Faulkenberry)
Brewer buried in Gentrys Mill Cemetery, Hamilton, TX
George Ellis Ewing, Sr.
Sep 9, 1871 - Apr 14, 1956
George E. Ewing Dies Saturday
George E. Ewing, 84, retired farmer, died at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Alma Womack, 501 North Commerce street, shortly
before noon Saturday following a several months' illness. He was
a long-time resident of Corsicana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete early Saturday afternoon.
Surviving are four sons, Frank and Bill Ewing, both of
Corsicana; George Ewing, Rio Alto, Calif., and H. J. (Shorty)
Ewing, Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Womack, Corsicana; and a number
of grandchildren and other relatives.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
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George E. Ewing Services Monday
Funeral services for George E. Ewing, 84, retired farmer, who
died Saturday morning, were held from the Corley Chapel Monday
at 2 p.m. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by J. A. Dease, Mexia Church of Christ
minister, and Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue
Church of Christ.
Ewing, a long-time Corsicana resident, had been ill several
months.
Surviving are four sons, Frank and Bill Ewing, both of
Corsicana; George Ewing, Rio Alto, Calif., and H. J. (Shorty)
Ewing, Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Alma Womack, Corsicana; and a
number of grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were F. H. Warfield, Buck Copeland, Joe Holley,
Eidney Smith, Will Hashop, Pierce Smith, F. C. Stewart and Bill
Morris.
Notes:
Elizabeth Mae
(Buchanan) Ewing
Dec 10, 1904 - Dec 2, 1970
Ewing Rites Set Friday
Mrs. Frank Ewing 65, died Wednesday in a Temple Hospital. A
native Navarro countian, she had been a resident of Corsicana 40
years and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Corley
Funeral Chapel with J. Leathel Roberts, Church of Christ
minister officiating. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband of Corsicana; two sisters, Ava
Beauchamp and Mrs. Freda Beare, both of Kerens; four brothers,
Slater D. Buchanan of Roseville, Texas; A. L. Buchanan of Hurst,
E. B. Buchanan of Anaheim, Calif., and Sam B. Buchanan of Corpus
Christi; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Joe Holley, George Ashby, Will Hashop, B. A.
Copeland, Louis Hainey, J. F. Maxwell Jr., F. H. Warfield and
David W. Barnes. Honorary pallbearers were the Board of Trustees
of the IOOF Grand Lodge.
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Ewing Rites
Funeral services were held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Corley
Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Frank Ewing, 65, J. Leathel Roberts,
Church of Christ minister, officiated. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery. Mrs. Ewing died Wednesday in a Temple hospital.
She is survived by her husband of Corsicana; two sisters, Ava
Beauchamp and Mrs. Freda Beare, both of Kerens; four brothers,
Slater D. Buchanan of Roseville, Texas; A. L. Buchanan of Hurst,
E. B. Buchanan of Anaheim, Calif., and Sam B. Buchanan of Corpus
Christi; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Joe Holley, George Ashby, Will Hashop, B. A.
Copeland, Louis Hainey, J. F. Maxwell Jr., F. H. Warfield and
David W. Barnes. Honorary pallbearers were the Board of Trustees
of the IOOF Grand Lodge.
Notes:
James Frank Ewing
Aug 23, 1908 - Jan 18, 1973
Frank Ewing
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Frank Ewing, 64, of Corsicana, who died
Thursday at Memorial Hospital.
J. Lethal Roberts and Howard White, Church of Christ ministers,
will officiate. Burial will be at
Hamilton
Cemetery.
He was a native of Forney and had lived most of his life in
Corsicana. He was the owner of the Ewing and Womack Insurance
Agency in Corsicana, veteran of World War II, chairman of the
board of trustees of the Grand Lodge of Texas I.O.O.F., and
member of the College Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Frank Ewing of Corsicana; a
sister, Mrs. Alma Womack of Corsicana; a brother George Ewing of
Waco; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will include Will Hashop, Buck Copeland, Frank
Warfield, Joe Holley, George Asby, Louis Haynie, Walter E.
Parker, and Avery Jackson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. S. A. Sanchez, Rex V. Bailey,
and the board of trustees of the Grand Lodge of Texas I. O. O.
F.
Notes:
Arthur
Albert Melton
Dec 8, 1917 - Mar 2, 1956
Arthur A. Melton Services Sunday
Funeral services for Arthur A. Melton, 38, city bus driver , who
died Friday night at the Corsicana Hospital and Clinic, were
held from the West Side Baptist church Sunday at 3 p.m., with
the pastor, Rev. Jack Goff, in charge. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Larry and Frederick Melton; a
daughter, Brenda K. Melton; parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Melton,
two sisters, Mrs. W. D. Burnett and Mrs. Jack Gibbs, all of
Corsicana; grandmother, Mrs. E. E. Frazier, Palestine, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were S. L. Brashear, Roy R. Jones, Roy Graham, Earl
Norwood, Weldon Morrison and Raymond Danforth.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Ethel
Vida (Harris) Melton
Jul 31, 1904 - Sep 3, 1973
Mrs. Melton
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Ethel Melton, 69, of Dallas, who
died Monday in Dallas. Rev. Harry Rose will officiate, and
burial will be at
Hamilton
cemetery.
She was a native of Leon County, Texas, and had lived in Dallas
seven years.
Survivors include two sons, C. L. Melton of Waynesboro, Va., and
Ronald Melton of Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Gene Skidmore of
Dallas; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandsons; four nephews; and
five nieces.
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Mrs. Melton
Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Ethel Melton, 69, of Dallas, who
died Monday in Dallas. Rev. Harry Rose will officiate, with
burial to follow at
Hamilton
Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, a daughter, 10 grandchildren, two
great-grandsons, four nephews and five nieces.
Pallbearers include Warren Garrett Jr., Earl Mullins, Jr., H. E.
Melton, Jr., Travis Melton Jr., John R. Hahn and Ira Tittle.
Notes:
Osro Edell
Melton
Jan 29, 1902 - Jan 25, 1956
Former Resident Killed Wednesday In Auto Accident
O. E. Melton, 54, of Trinidad, long-time gravel operator and
former Corsicana resident, was killed in an automobile collision
on Farm Road 90 Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. 4.0 miles south of
Malakoff, according to information received here.
Melton was traveling south and a car occupied by two Malakoff
men traveling north figured in the collision, it was stated in
Athens, Rolen Robertson is in a serious condition and J. T.
Abbott is suffering injuries. Both are patients in the Kilman
Hospital in Malakoff.
Melton had resided at Trinidad for several years and prior to
that time had operated a gravel pit at Toole after moving from
Corsicana in 1943.
Surviving are his wife of Trinidad; two sons, Horace E. Melton,
Dallas, and Harold Melton, Trinidad; four daughters, Mrs. Wanda
Skidmore, Galveston; Mrs. Elvis Allen and Mrs. Warren Garrett,
both of Malakoff, and Mrs. Polly Mullins, Dallas; thirteen
grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Tom Hayes, Corsicana; two brothers,
Ernest Melton and William Melton, both of Corsicana, and other
relatives.
Funeral services will be held at the Carroll and Lehr Memory
Chapel in Athens Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
cemetery here. The rites will be conducted by Rev. C. E.
Wilson and Sister Agnes Sorrells.
Notes:
Erma
Lee (Norwood) Bennett
Nov 6, 1901 - Feb 17, 1956
Mrs. M. A. Bennett Services Sunday
Funeral rites for Mrs. M. A. Bennett, 54, who died in the
Navarro Clinic Friday afternoon, were held from the Corley
Chapel Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Riley E. Dale, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church, and Rev. W. T. Allmon of Hubbard,
pastor of the Grape Creek Missionary Baptist church.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Ganze and
Mrs. E. J. McGaugh, two grandchildren, mother, Mrs. S. A.
Norwood, all of Corsicana; three brothers, C. C. Norwood, Mexia,
and E. E. and P. P. Norwood, both of Corsicana; two sisters,
Mrs. Fred Mitchell and Mrs. R. L. Copley, both of Mexia, and
other relatives.
Notes:
Dora
Ann (Parker) Rogers
Aug 26, 1889 - May 5, 1956
Monday Services For Mrs. Rogers
Funeral services for Mrs. W. G. Rogers, 66, native of Corsicana,
who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital, were held from the First
Assembly of God Church Monday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Guy Phillips,
pastor.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; four sons, Lonnie and
Leland Rogers, both of Dallas, and Claude and Jim Rogers, both
of Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. F. H. Lankford and Mrs. E. G.
Mershawn, both of Dallas; Mrs. Ray C. Clark, Denver, Colo., and
Mrs. J. E. Posey, Corsicana; 17 grandchildren, one
great-grandson, five sisters, Mrs. Clemmie Brown, Mrs. Tommy
Melton, and Mrs. Pearice Crawford, all of Corsicana; Mrs. Nellie
Mask, Dallas and Mrs. Zola Floyd, Dawson and a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Frank Parker, Homer Hitchcock, Alfred Floyd,
Lasley Warren, Willie Crawford and Marshall Mask.
Corley directed.
Notes:
William
Green Rogers
Dec 4, 1884 - Oct 9, 1961
Olan Services For W. G. Rogers
Funeral services for W. G. Rogers, 76, retired carpenter, 1209
West Fifteenth avenue, who was pronounced dead on arrival at
Memorial Hospital shortly before noon Monday, will be held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. T. F. Donald, pastor of the
First Assembly of God church. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
A native of Corsicana, Rogers suffered a heart attack, it was
reported.
Surviving are four sons, Lonnie and Lealon Rogers both of
Dallas; Jimmy and Claud Rogers, both of Corsicana; four
daughters, Mrs. H. S. Lankford, Mrs. J. E. Posey and Mrs. E. G.
Mershawn, all of Dallas, and Mrs. Ray Clark, Denver, Colo.; 13
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two brothers, T. A.
Rogers, Dallas, and A. T. Rogers, Big Spring; two sisters, Mrs.
W. H. Allen, Athens, and Mrs. Jessie Lowrey, Houston and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be Charles Rogers, Jimmy Rogers, William Posey,
Howard Posey, Garvin Mershawn, Tommy Cantrell, Marvin Owens,
Alvin Rogers and Robert Posey.
Notes:
Justin Oliver
�Sonny� McSpadden, Jr.
Jun 4, 1935 - Jul 9, 2021
Justin
Oliver �Sonny� McSpadden, born June 4, 1935, to Justin
Oliver McSpadden Sr. and Mary Ann Woodward McSpadden, left
this earth July 9, 2021, at his home in Bryan, Texas. A
celebration of Sonny's life will be held at the Blooming
Grove Methodist Church, Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 2:00pm.
At a later date he will be interred by the family at the
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Sonny was born and grew up in Blooming Grove, Texas, and
graduated Blooming Grove High School in 1954. After
attending Navarro College, he obtained a Bachelor of Science
in Agronomy from Texas A&M University in1957. He served in
the Army Reserves before going to work for the Soil
Conservation Service. In 1973, he moved his family to
Corsicana to manage the family farm.
Sonny married Martha Faye Watson on May 21, 1960, and then
enjoyed over 61 years together living in Athens, Denton,
Corsicana, and Bryan, Texas. He raised his children as
Christians with a high moral standard, to practice loyalty,
dedication, and to value hard work. Sonny loved his family,
friends, his farm and everything about Texas A&M. He is
survived by his loving family, wife Martha, children
Elizabeth Ann Dees (husband Jeff Dees), Mary Grace Harper,
and James Oliver McSpadden (wife Caroline), brother Danny
McSpadden, sister Carol McSpadden, and eight (8)
grandchildren, Jason Dees, Justin Dees, Ellen Mackey, Corey
Harper, Jessica Harper, Cate McSpadden, Victoria McSpadden,
and Jack McSpadden. Great-grandchildren Ava Moquett, and
Kyle Dees. He is preceded in death by his parents: (sister)
Shirley Frederick, and her husband Joe, and their son Alan;
and sister-in-law Jackie Colvin McSpadden.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial
donations be sent to the Texas A&M Foundation, 401 George
Bush Drive, College Station, Texas 77840. Please designate
gifts to the Justin O. McSpadden, Jr. '57 College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship in
the memo line of the check. These funds will be used to
support a student scholarship in memory of Justin. To donate
online, go to http://give.am/McSpaddenScholarship.
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Notes:
Charles Thomas
"Tommy" Trull
Jul 25, 1938 - Mar 5, 1956
Sunday Services For Tommy Trull
Tommy Trull, 17, died in Refugio Friday.
Funeral services are to be held Sunday at 4 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
Surviving are his father, Lonnie Trull, Refugio; mother,
Mrs. Lennie Crane, Houston; two brothers, Eddie Glen Trull,
Refugio, and Darrel Wade Trull, Houston; two sisters, Mrs.
Annie Lee Bailey, Beaumont, and another married sister who
resides in Houston.
Notes:
Linnie Agnes
(Bonner) Trull-Crane
Nov 17, 1913 - Feb 27, 1971
Crane Rites Set Monday
Mrs. Linnie Agnes Crane, 57, former Corsicana resident, died
early Saturday in a Houston hospital. She had been a Houston
resident 24 years.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the
Griffin Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
Cemetery.
Minister will be Samuel Mohundro.
She is survived by her husband, Cecil Crane, Houston; two
daughters, Mrs. Annie Bailey of Liberty and Mrs. Bobbie Sue
Smith of Houston; two sons, Darrell Wade Trull of St. Louis,
Mo., and Eddie Glenn Trull of Houston; one brother, Chester
Bonner of Pursley; 17 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Lawrence Bonner, Clarence Bonner, O. D.
Bailey, Albert J. Bailey, R. L. Cox, Buford Russell, Norman
Smith and Morris Bodily.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sun., Feb. 28, 1971
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Lonnie
Thomas Trull 2nd husband Cecil Crane; d/o Christopher Cass
Bonner and Lula Nancy Ann (Cox) Bonner
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