Sallie Elizabeth
(Jones) Hill
Nov 20, 1882 - Aug 20, 1976
Mrs. Hill
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. James G. Hill Sr., 94, former resident of Waco
and resident of Corsicana, who died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. James E. Shuler will officiate, and burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a native of Faltonia, resident of Waco 15 years, a retired school teacher and a member of the Daughters of the Nile.
Survivors include a son, James G. Hill, Jr. of Corsicana; two granddaughters, Mrs. Johnny Grill of Amarillo and Mrs. Jon Pugh
III of Mamouth Lake, Calif.; a great-grandson, two great-granddaughters and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
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Fri., Aug 20, 1976
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o James Garrett Hill, Sr; d/o William Henry Jones & Julia F (Ivy) Jones (Sallie
was James Jr. step-mother- his mother died in 1911, he was only 3)
Harriet Isabella (Green) Cates
Feb 18, 1884 - Sep 3, 1960
Auto Victims Double Rites Held Tuesday
Double funeral rites for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cates of Kerens, killed in an automobile wreck at Lufkin Saturday, were held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the McCammon Chapel.
Rev. Grady Cook, pastor of the Round Prairie Baptist church, officiated. Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The head-on collision also took the lives of four others.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Curtis, 55, Texarkana, who is in a Lufkin hospital suffering injuries received in the same
accident; a son, David M. Cates, Bellflower, Calif.; two grandchildren, Jimmy D. Curtis, Texarkana, and Mrs. Almin Vander
Weide, Dallas; five great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Cates, 82, is also survived by a brother, Lee Cates, Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Tramel, Kerens, Mrs. Lula Young, San
Antonio, and Mrs. Ida Philly, Waco/
Mrs. Cates, 76, is survived by four brothers, W. C. Green, San
Antonio, D. M. Green, DeRidder, La., and Alva Huffman, Monroe, La.; four sisters, Mrs. Versie Olds and Mrs. Laura Faulkner,
both of CeRidder, La., Mrs. Druce Winzer, DeQuincey, La., and Mrs. Julia Blakewood, Baton Rouge, La.
Cates was a well-known East Navarro county resident and formerly operated a store at Montfort in Northeast Navarro County. For
the past several years he had owned and operated a stock farm on Highway 309 south of Kerens.
Pallbearers were Orvel Glenn, Yank Ross, Norben Sheets, H. H. Roberson, Clyde Colvin, Johnny Burrow, R. T. Gowan and David
McClanahan.
Others killed in the crash at Lufkin included Mrs. Ann Rone Rowan, 40, traveling with the Cates, a Texarkana nurse; P. A.
Van DeGaer, 75, of Nederland; his 50-years-old wife and seventeen-year-old daughter, Lenora Mae.
All were killed instantly except Mrs. Cates, who died three hours later in a Lufkin hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cates, Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Rowan were riding in a white 1959 Buick and the Van DeGaer family was in a 1955 red and
white Chevrolet.
Reports from the Associated Press said that the collision occurred several feet off the pavement as one of the cars passed
a truck of pulpwood and met the second approaching vehicle. Officers said the two drivers attempted to avoid the collision
as each pulled off the pavement where they collided head-on.
Notes:
James Monroe "Jim" Cates
Jul 28, 1878 - Sep 3, 1960
Auto Victims Double Rites Held Tuesday
Double funeral rites for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cates of Kerens, killed in an automobile wreck at Lufkin Saturday, were held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the McCammon Chapel.
Rev. Grady Cook, pastor of the Round Prairie Baptist church, officiated. Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The head-on collision also took the lives of four others.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Curtis, 55, Texarkana, who is in a Lufkin hospital suffering injuries received in the same
accident; a son, David M. Cates, Bellflower, Calif.; two grandchildren, Jimmy D. Curtis, Texarkana, and Mrs. Almin Vander
Weide, Dallas; five great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Cates, 82, is also survived by a brother, Lee Cates, Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Tramel, Kerens, Mrs. Lula Young, San
Antonio, and Mrs. Ida Philly, Waco/
Mrs. Cates, 76, is survived by four brothers, W. C. Green, San Antonio, D. M. Green, DeRidder, La., and Alva Huffman, Monroe,
La.; four sisters, Mrs. Versie Olds and Mrs. Laura Faulkner, both of CeRidder, La., Mrs. Druce Winzer, DeQuincey, La., and
Mrs. Julia Blakewood, Baton Rouge, La.
Cates was a well-known East Navarro county resident and formerly operated a store at Montfort in Northeast Navarro County. For
the past several years he had owned and operated a stock farm on Highway 309 south of Kerens.
Pallbearers were Orvel Glenn, Yank Ross, Norben Sheets, H. H. Roberson, Clyde Colvin, Johnny Burrow, R. T. Gowan and David
McClanahan.
Others killed in the crash at Lufkin included Mrs. Ann Rone Rowan, 40, traveling with the Cates, a Texarkana nurse; P. A.
Van DeGaer, 75, of Nederland; his 50-years-old wife and seventeen-year-old daughter, Lenora Mae.
All were killed instantly except Mrs. Cates, who died three hours later in a Lufkin hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cates, Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Rowan were riding in a white 1959 Buick and the Van DeGaer family was in a 1955 red and
white Chevrolet.
Reports from the Associated Press said that the collision occurred several feet off the pavement as one of the cars passed
a truck of pulpwood and met the second approaching vehicle. Officers said the two drivers attempted to avoid the collision
as each pulled off the pavement where they collided head-on.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun -
Tues., Sep 6, 1960
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Harriet Isabella
(Green) Cates married Mar 1, 1904; s/o Robert Henry
James Cates & Lucinda Catherine (Leigh) Cates
Emily Alice (Stokes) Coker
Sep 1, 1872 - Apr 28, 1956
Mrs. W. B. Coker Dies Saturday
Mrs. W. B. Coker, 83, native of Pursley, died at 1728 West
Seventh avenue Saturday morning.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel with burial
in Oakwood Cemetery,
but the time had not been set early Saturday afternoon. The
rites will be conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the
Church of Christ.
Surviving are four sons, Joe L. Coker, Corsicana; Guy Coker,
Wyoming; George Dewey Coker, Beaumont, and W. M. Coker, Uvalde;
five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, a brother, W. T.
(Billy) Stokes, Corsicana, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Lucy Carroll, Miss
Dec 5, 1868 - Aug 19, 1956
Tuesday Services For Miss Carroll
Funeral services for Miss Lucy Carroll, 87, retired teacher who
died at the Twilight Home Sunday night, were held from the
McCammon Chapel Tuesday at 11 a.m.
The rites were conducted by Dr. W. M. Shamburger, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of which Miss Carroll was a long-time
member. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A native of Caldwell, Texas, Miss Carroll taught school in
Caldwell a number of years before moving to Corsicana where she
taught in the public schools, later operating a private school
here.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Carrie Whalen, Idaho, and a number
of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Hood Cheney, H. R. McCandless, John B. Davis,
Allyn Gordon, Roland Bee and Billy Tatum.
Notes:
Lois L. (Kent) Wills
Sep 21, 1896 - Oct 5, 1989
Lois Wills
Mrs. Lois Kent Wills, 93, of Corsicana, died Oct. 5, 1989 at
Navarro Regional Hospital.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Chapel with Dr.
Charles Rice officiating. Burial will follow in
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 21, 1896 in Mildred. She was the widow of the
late Dr. T. O. Wills. She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church. She was a charter member of the D. A. R.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Helen Sue Burke of
Corsicana; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ozelle Davidson
of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Clyde Stroud, James West, Abe Stroud,
John R. Corley, Dr. H. M. Settle, David Ralston, Sr., Jerry Roe,
Dr. Scott Middleton, Elliott Middleton and Peter Zack.
Notes:
Robert Fleming Davidson
Jul 20, 1902 - Nov 25, 1973
Robert Davidson
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Westminister
Presbyterian Church for Robert Davidson, 70, of Corsicana, who
died Sunday at Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Eugene Wood will officiate, and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home. He was a native of
Eureka, a retired farmer and rancher, and a member of
Westminister Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana; a brother, Harold
Davidson of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. L. J. Blaize of Dallas;
four nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers include Sammy Joe Thomas, Barney Thomas, Michael
Jennings, David Ralston, Chester Sprinkle, and Eugene Stewart.
Honorary pallbearers will be elders of the Westminister
Presbyterian Church.
The family requests that memorial be in the form of donations to
favorite charities.
Notes:
Charles Grayson Davidson
May 25, 1868 - May 19, 1943
C. G. DAVIDSON DIED EARLY MONDAY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Funeral services for C. G. Davidson, age 74 years, who died at
the P. and S. Hospital at an early hour Monday morning following
an extended illness, were planned for 5 o'clock Monday afternoon
from the First Persbyterian church. Rev. W. R. Hall, pastor,
will conduct the rites. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A long time resident of Corsicana, Mr. Davidson took an active
part in business, church and civic affairs of the city. He was
engaged in the electrical business here for a number of years.
He served as an elder in the First Presbyterian church a long
time and was serving in that capacity at the time of his death.
Mr. Davidson served for a number of years as a member of the
Corsicana board of school trustees and was a member of the
Knights of Pythias Lodge for nearly 50 years, being an active
member of the local lodge at the time of his death.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Reilly, Dallas; Mrs. J.
W. McDugald, Jr., Houston; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Henry, Tucson,
Aria.; three grandchildren, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Hugh Drane, Will Clarkson, A. F. Mitchell,
Will Thompson, F. C. Paul, Murphy Williams, Allen Edens, E. T.
Wareing and C. B. Haley.
Sutherland-McCammon is in charge of the arrangements.
Notes:
George Thomas Adams
Jul 26, 1894 - Nov 5, 1956
George T. Adams Expires Monday
George T. Adams, 63, resturant operator died in San Angelo
Monday.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Obie F.
Barton, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. J. Mosley, Waco; a grandson,
Jimmy Mosley, Waco; a brother, J. W. Adams, Wall Lake, Mich.
Pallbearers were Henry Langridge, Thelbert Percival, J. M.
Goodman, E. F. Hamberlin, W. R. Starnes and Ralph Slaughter.
Notes:
Carrie Nevada (Howell)
Adams
Sep 29, 1892 - Jul 31, 1977
Mrs. Adams
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
Oakwood Cemetery for
Mrs. Carrie Nevada Howell Adams, 84, resident of Waco and
formerly of Corsicana, who died Sunday in Waco. Arrangements are
with Corley Funeral Home.
Suvivors include a daughter, Mrs. W. J. (Louise Mosley) Jr.; of
Waco; a grandson, a great-granddaughter, three sisters, all of
Corsicana, Mrs. H. L. Pope, Mrs. W. E. Percival, and Mrs. E. F.
Hamberlin; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Her husband George Thomas Adams, preceded her in death in 1956.
Notes:
Teresa Jean Adams
May 30, 1962 - Nov 7, 2008
Adams, Teresa J. Teresa Jean Adams of Mesquite, Texas, was born
May 30, 1962 in Corsicana, Texas and passed away November 07,
2008 in Garland, Texas. She was preceded in death by her mother
Helen Adams. She is survived by father & wife Gene & Bea Adams;
daughter Carly Adams; Brother, Larry Adams; Sisters & spouses:
Gail & Wayne Wendt, Peggy & Tommy, Tammy & Eddy. Many other
family & friends. Family will receive friends beginning at 2:00
PM Monday at the Dallas Pentecostal Church with Funeral Service
to follow at 5:00 P.M. Burial will be private.
Notes:
Ima Gertrude (Adams) Adams
Apr 21, 1896 - Aug 26, 1974
Mrs. Adams
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Ima Gertrude Adams, 78, Kirvin, who
died early Monday in the Mexia hospital. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a member of the Kirvin Methodist Church and the
Fairfield Eastern Star Lodge.
Surviving are her husband, John C. Adams, Sr., of Kirvin; one
son, John C. Adams, Jr., of Kirvin; four daughters, Mrs. Maxine
Scarbrough of Old Ocean, Texas; Miss Mary Adams, Mrs. Reba
Carter and Mrs. Audie Dillon, all of Dallas; eight grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Jefferson
and Mrs. Ples Davis, both of Jasper; and several nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
John
Franklin Adams, Rev.
Jan 22, 1879 - May 26, 1964
Hold Services For Rev. Adams
Funeral for Rev. J. F. Adams, 85, retired Methodist minister of
1501 Sycamore, were held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Eleventh
Avenue Methodist church.
Burial was in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Rev. Adams died in Memorial hospital Tuesday following an
extended illness.
Rev. Homer Cox, church pastor, conducted the rites, assisted by
Rev. N. H. Kupferle, Jr., pastor of First Methodist church, Dr.
J. W. Ford, district Methodist superintendent, and Rev. Roy
Davis, pastor of Central Methodist church.
Originally from Franklin, Rev. Adams was reared near Valley
Mills and was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1908. He
retired in 1948. Rev. Adams spent his entire ministry in the
Central Texas conference and was pastor of Eleventh Avenue
church for five years.
He was supply pastor for Black Hills for eight years after
retirement.
Survivors are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, L. L. Adams,
Madrid, Spain; and H. W. Adams, Dallas; three daughters, Mrs. S.
J. Miles, Jr., Corsicana; Mrs. A. M. Tunnell, Van, and Mrs.
Marvin S. Sprain, Abilene; six grandchildren, two brothers, J.
A. Adams, Des Moines, Ia.; and O. A. Adams, Houston; two
sisters, Mrs. Dee Garrett, Waco, and Mrs. W. G. Harris,
Brownwood, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Lloyd Carraway, Jim Ellett, Horace Hayes,
Howard Denbos, A. A. Copeland and Talmadge Canant.
Corley Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
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Corsicana Daily Sun -
Thurs., May 28, 1964
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Sidney Jefferson
(Chester) Adams married Mar. 27, 1907 (daughter, Mrs. S. J.
Miles is Daisy Ruth (Adams) Miles w/o Seth James Miles, Jr.)
Sidney Jefferson
(Chester) Adams
Aug 7, 1881 - Oct 23, 1973
Mrs. Adams
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Eleventh
Avenue Methodist Church for Mrs. J. F. Adams, of Corsicana, who
died Tuesday at Twilight Home.
Rev. Frank Williams will officiate, and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. J. F. Adams, May
26, 1964.
Survivors include two sons, I. L. Adams, of Santa Monica,
Calif., and H. W. Adams of Dallas; three daughters, Mrs. S. J.
Miles of Corsicana, Mrs. A. M. Tunnell of Van and Mrs. M. S.
Sprain of Abilene; and six grandchildren.
Notes:
Marshall Odis Adams
Jan 5, 1906 - Nov 27, 1957
Lodge Manager Dies Wednesday Of Heart Attack
M. O. Adams, 51, night manager of the Corsicana Motor Lodge,
South Highway 75, former fireman and policeman, died in the
Navarro Clinic Wednesday night.
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 Paul
Johnson, North Beaton Church of Christ and Morris Moore, Grand
Prairie minister.
Adams was stricken with a heart attack Wednesday night and was
taken to the clinic in a McCammon ambulance where he expired a
short time later.
He served for years as a fireman and later as a motorcycle
traffic cop and then a regular city officer.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Helen Adams, 1800 North Beaton
street, Corsicana, with whom he resided; a brother, L. L. Adams,
Fort Worth, three nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Notes:
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Corsicana Daily Sun -
Thurs., Nov 28, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Susie Laura (Clampitt)
Oakes-Adams married Apr 20, 1931; s/o James Thomas Adams &
Helen Caroline (Anderson) Adams
Dessia Lucille
�Dessie� (Coffey) Allen
Apr 24, 1887 - Feb 25, 1972
Mrs. Allen
Funeral services for Mrs. Dessia L. Allen, 84, of Corsicana will
be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Westminister Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Eugene Wood and Rev. James Glascock will officiate.
She died Friday in Corsicana. She had been a resident of
Corsicana since 1918, but was a native of Farmersville.
Interment will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
She is survived by six sons, Howard Allen and Malcolm Allen of
Corsicana, Leonard Allen of New Orleans, La., Lewis Allen of
Dallas, Brooks Allen of Houston, James R. Allen of New
Braunfels; a daughter, Martha Fuller of Garland; 15
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Erner C.
Coffey of Denison; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Richard C. Allen, Richard H. Allen, Johnny
Allen, Dana Fuller, Gerald Pike and Gordon Coffey.
Notes:
Guy Hubert Allen
Jan 17, 1881 - Nov 20, 1961
Guy Allen Dies Home Monday
Guy Allen, long-time Corsicana butcher, died unexpectedly Monday
at his home here. He was 80.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the
McCammon Chapel with Rev. Alex Cox, pastor, First Christian
church officiating. Interment will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A native of Dime Box, Texas, who was born Jan. 17, 1881, Mr.
Allen had been in the market business in Corsicana the past 40
years. He was a partner in the Hawkins-Allen Grocery a number of
years ago.
A member of the First Christian church here, he was also a
member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Surviving, other than his widow of Corsicana, are one son, Ben
Dave Allen, Ft. Worth; two sisters, Mrs. T. A. Platt, Ft. Worth,
and Miss Zella Allen, Graham, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Dave Kelton, Ed M. Polk, Earl Boyd, C. O.
Curington, Sr., John Garner, Joel Trimble, Sam Werner and
Lawrence Tilton.
Notes:
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Hold Services For Guy Allen
Funeral services for Guy Allen were held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
from the McCammon Chapel with Rev. Alex Cox, pastor, First
Christian church, officiating. Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A long-time butcher, Mr. Allen died unexpectedly Monday at his
home here. He was 80.
He was a native of Dime Box, Texas, and had been in the market
business here the past 40 years. He was a partner in the
Hawkins-Allen Grocery a number of years ago.
A member of the First Christian church, Allen was also a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Surviving, other than his widow of Corsicana, are one son, Ben
Dave Allen, Ft. Worth; two sisters, Mrs. T. A. Platt, Fort
Worth, and Miss Zella Allen, Graham, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Dave Kelton, Ed M. Polk, Earl Boyd, C. O.
Curington, Sr., John Garner, Joel Trimble, Sam Werner and
Lawrence Tilton.
Notes:
Hazel Jo (Walls) Allen
Sep 8, 1908 - Nov 4, 1964
Mrs. H. C. Allen Dies Wednesday; Rites Friday
Mrs. Hazel Allen, 56, in charge of the mail order department of
the local Sears, Roebuck and Co., establishment, 2923 College
Circle South, died in the Navarro clinic Wednesday night of a
heart seizure. She is the wife of H. C. Allen, principal of the
Drane Junior High School. She was a native of Alvarado.
Funeral services sill be held from the Westminister Presbyterian
church Friday at 3:30 p.m. with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a member of Westminister church.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of
Westminister.
Surviving are her husband, Corsicana; two sons, H. C. Allen,
Jr., Dallas, and John J. Allen, United States Air Force Academy,
Colorado; a daughter, Ginger Allen, Navarro Junior College
student, Corsicana; step-mother, Mrs. Dow Walls, Alvarado; a
sister, Mrs. B. B. Byus, Phoenix, Aris., and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jim Johnston, Glenn Cooper, W. R. Hay, R. A.
Armistead, Edgar Eliot, Ray Lester, Albert Galloway and Ralph
Stell.
Notes:
Jessie (Eason) Allen
Mar 7, 1878 - Feb 26, 1964
Mrs. Allen Dies At Memorial; Rites Friday
Mrs. Jessie E. Allen, 85, widow of the late Paul E. Allen, 218
North Fifteenth street, died in Memorial hospital Wednesday
night following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from the McCammon
Chapel with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Steve
Massie, pastor of the First Christian Church, of which she was a
long-time active member.
Born, March 7, 1878, at Cryer Creek, Mrs. Allen had resided in
Corsicana since 1898.
Surviving are two sons, Dean Allen, Corsicana and Park Allen,
Dallas; a daughter, Miss Viola Allen, Corsicana; a grandson,
William Dean Allen, Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be L. P. Forsythe, Herbert Varley, J. W. Edens,
Jr.; O. L. Dorkum, C. C. Crowson, Dr. Wm. B. Mayfield, Ed M.
Polk, J. M. Garritty, Bob Wheelock, Paul Miller. Honorary
pallbearers will be the deacons and elders of the First
Christian church.
Notes:
W. E. Kelley
Nov 13, 1883 - Jun 20, 1956
W. E. Kelley Dies Late Wednesday
W. E. Kelley, 72, resident of the Twilight Home, died in
Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Thursday at 2
p.m. with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Jimmy Ponder, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church.
There are no immediate survivors.
Pallbearers were Hugh Foster, Henry Reed, Walter Sonnonberg,
Robert Lee, J. C. Freeman and R. L. Whitehead.
Notes:
Cloude Benoit Kelly
Mar 28, 1908 - Dec 10, 1957
Claude Kelly Dies In Austin
Claude Kelly, 49, died at his home in Austin early Tuesday with
a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel Wednesday
at 2 p.m. with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery, Claude B. Holcomb, minister of Fifth
Avenue Church of Christ, will officiate.
Surviving are seven sisters, Mrs. Anna Belle Dillard, Corsicana;
Mrs. C. E. Roberts, Winnsboro; Mrs. Arthur Dyson, Mt. Pleasant;
Mrs. Ray Zapp, Pasadena; Mrs. Roy Sullivan, Tyler; Mrs. Manuel
Allison, Quitman; Mrs. Leroy Fox, Bakersfield, Calif.; two
brothers, Clyde Kelly, Eastland, and Tommy Kelly, Conroe;
several nieces and other relatives.
Notes:
Lillian (Church) Kelly
Jul 9, 1902 - Dec 30, 1965
Mrs. Kelly Dies In New Jersey, Services Here
Mrs. Lillian Kelly, 62, of Austin, formerly of Corsicana, died
of a heart attack in Berkley Heights, N.Y., Thursday while
visiting a daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Kelly.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Eugene
E. Wood, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Kelly was a daughter of the late Mrs. Louise E. Hervey, who
was a deputy county clerk and later district clerk of Navarro
county for several years.
Surviving are the daughter-in-law; three grandchildren, David,
Patty and Karen Kelly, all of Berkley Heights, N.J.; a nephew,
Billy F. Witherspoon, San Antonio, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Frank M. Jackson, Leonard Prewitt, Charles
Miller, B. F. Friedrich, Oliver Albritton and J. N. Garitty.
Notes:
Quida (Watson) Kelly
Mar 29, 1908 - Nov 24, 1957
Mrs. Quida Kelly, School Cafeteria Supervisor, Dies
Mrs. Quida Watson Kelly, 48, supervisor of the Corsicana public
school system's cafeterias, died in Navarro Clinic Sunday at
noon following a short illness.
Funeral services were to be held from the McCammon Chapel Monday
at 3 p.m. with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were to be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of
the First Baptist church of which Mrs. Kelly was a member.
Mrs. Kelly was a native of Barry.
Surviving are a son, Richard Kelly, Corsicana; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert T. Watson, Barry; three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Buie,
Corsicana; Mrs. Henry Fields, Arlington, and Mrs. Floyd Pool,
Moran, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were to be Harrell Gray, Clyde Watson, J. C. Watson,
Robert Ashworth, Joe Parks, Oscar Bounds, Roy Bristow and Aaron
Buie.
Notes:
John Cloy Buie
Feb 1, 1887 - Feb 8, 1962
John C. Buie Dies Suddenly, Rites Friday
John C. Buie, prominent Corsicanan and co-owner of Buie's Ltd.,
died of a heart attack in Memorial hospital Thursday about 9:30
a.m. He was 75.
He was reported that Buie suffered the seizure a this home
Thursday at 8 a.m. and was rushed to the hospital where he later
died.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but services will be held
Friday at 3 p.m. from the First Baptist church chapel.
A native of Crisp, Ellis county, Buie was born Feb. 1, 1887, and
came to Corsicana from Grandview in 1935.
He was a deacon of the First Baptist church here and a member of
the Corsicana Lion's club.
Mr. Buie and his son, Aaron, were co-owners of Buie's.
Surviving other than his widow, Mrs. Eda Watson Buie, Corsicana,
are three sons, Aaron Buie, Corsicana; Lt. Col. John H. Buie,
Houston, E. C. Buie, Spartanburg, S.C.; one foster son, Richard
Kelly, Corsicana; one daughter, Mrs. John B. Owen, Tyler, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Grace, Elbert Prince, Clarice Moore,
D. N. Poarch, J. W. Sheffield and Tommy Mitcham.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of the First Baptist
church.
McCammon directs.
Notes:
Andrew Donalson
McCullough, Jr.
Mar 20, 1876 - Sep 7, 1956
Retired Banker Expires Friday
A. B. McCullough, 80, retired employe of the First National
Bank, died at his home, 102 North Thirteenth street Friday
morning.
Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel at 2 p.m.
with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by John McCord, director of
religious education, Westminister Presbyterian church.
A native of Mississippi, McCullough was connected with the bank
25 years before his retirement. He had resided in Corsicana 33
years.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; and a brother, J. T.
McCullough, Elgin, and other relatives. He was a brother of the
late Mrs. C. D. Speed, Sr., of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be Hoyt Moore, James Wilkinson, Russell Purifoy,
Howard Allen, Joe Hodge, Earl Boyd and Eugene Stewart.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun -
Fri., Sep. 7, 1956
Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Mattie (Cluch)
McCullough; s/o Andrew Donalson McCullough, Sr. & Elizabeth
Selena Josephine (Stribling) McCullough
Mattie (Cluch) McCullough
Aug 9, 1875 - Apr 30, 1962
Mrs. McCullough Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. A. D. McCullough were held Wednesday
at 3 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel with Rev. Robert Wooddy,
pastor, First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A long-time Corsicana resident, Mrs. McCullough, 85, died Monday
in a Dallas convalesant home.
Mrs. McCullough was active in the First Baptist church in Sunday
School and Woman's Missionary Society here. She had resided in
Corsicana the past four decades.
Her late husband was a long-time bookkeeper at First National
Bank. He preceded his wife in death in the late 1950s.
No immediate members of her family survive but there are two
nieces, Mrs. L. V. Martin, Little Rock, Ark., and Mrs. Gladys
Birdsong, Dallas, and one nephew, J. E. Boyles, Dallas.
Pallbearers were Hoyt Moore, Robert Cason, George Hodge, James
Wilkerson, W. H. Jester and Howard Allen.
Notes:
Etta (Shugart)
Price-Hamblin
Sep 18, 1897 - Mar 4, 1956
Tuesday Services For Mrs. Hamblin
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Hamblin, 58, will be held from
the Corley Chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. Lester Davenport, pastor
of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, and Rev. Harold Florey,
Fort Worth.
A native of Corsicana, Mrs. Hamblin was stricken with a heart
attack at her home, 803 South Fourteenth street Saturday
afternoon and was taken to Memorial Hospital where she died
Sunday afternoon.
Surviving are her husband, Sgt. Gordon Hamblin, U. S. Army,
Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Harkey, Corsicana; five sons,
Donald and Thomas Price, both of Corsicana; Robert Price, Fort
Worth; Billy Price, Albany Ga., and M-Sgt. Clifford Price, U. S.
Air Force, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Mrs.
Evelyn Hopwood, Corsicana, and Mrs. Mae Rowell, Chicago; two
brothers, Wilburn Shugart, Beaumont, and Alvin Shugart, Dallas;
17 grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Maurice Mahoney, E. M. Hopwood, Jr.; D. W.
Scott, Aubrey Freid, Henry Freid, and Billy Draper.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun -
Tues., Mar 6, 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband William
Franklin "Bill" Price married Jul. 26, 1913 buried in
Hamilton Beeman cemetery 2nd husband Gordon Hamblin; d/o
Warren Henry Shugart & Martha Jane "Mattie" (Odom) Shugart
Alvin Callaway "Al" Price
Aug 6, 1951 - Dec 18, 1970
Price Rites
Funeral services for Alvin C. Price were held Monday at 2 p.m.
in the Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. R. C. Dane
officiating. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery
under the direction of Corley Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alvin C. Price of Dallas; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Price of Dallas; three sisters,
Mrs. Micky Don Stubbs of Mexia, Mrs. Jerry DeWees of Dallas and
Miss Nita Gail Price of Dallas; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Price of Kerens and Mrs. M. E. Sullivan of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be John Ward, Jerry Sullivan, Tommy Dycus, Mike
Gardner, Chuck Waynscott, Donald Barger, Alan Hinkle and Sammy
Nenorir.
Notes:
Cynthia Ann (Kelly) Barham
Aug 20, 1942 - Oct 28, 2021
Cynthia
Ann Barham passed away at her home in Corsicana, Texas on
October 28th, 2021.
Cynthia was born August 20th, 1942 to her parents, John
Spaudly and Rosie Ilene Kelly in San Antonio, Texas.
Cynthia is survived by her brother John Kelly of Chehalis,
Washington and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation is from 12:00-1:00pm Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana, Texas.
Graveside Funeral Service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday,
November 2nd, 2021 at
Rose Hill Cemetery
in Blooming Grove, Texas. |
Notes:
Annie Ruth (Bruton)
Jones-Donaho
Sep 19, 1911 - Nov 26, 2014
Ruth
Jones Donaho
1911-2014Ruth
Jones Donaho passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Ruth
was born Sept. 19, 1911, in
Emmett, Texas, to
John Bolton and Mattie Elizabeth Osborne Bruton.
She was the youngest of
14 children. The family moved to Eldorado when Ruth was 4
years old. She lived independently until age 103. She had
many interests and was an avid reader. Ruth, a member of the
La Vernia Chapter 436, Order of the Eastern Star, was Worthy
Matron twice. She was in the dairy business for 15 years
with her husband, Wade Donaho. She was a bookkeeper and a
passionate seamstress from age 16, creating wedding, prom,
Floresville Peanut Festival gowns, and attire until age 90.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 13 siblings;
husband Carl Jesse Jones; husband Wade Donaho; and
son-in-law Howard Arthur Braddock.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, Melba Jones Braddock;
grandchildren Deborah Yates, Randall Braddock, Stephanie
Braddock, Keith Braddock, Craig Braddock, and Suzanne Carnes
and their spouses; 16 great-grandchildren; 10
great-great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-great-grandson.
Ruth will be remembered for her determination, strength of
character, and devotion to her family. The family wishes to
express their appreciation and gratitude to Dr. John
Frierson, the angels with Nurses In Touch Community Hospice,
and her providers, Betty, Mary Jaylene, Dana, and Rose, for
all their love, care, and support.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 11
a.m. in the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church in
Sutherland Springs.
As requested by Granny from a poem she loved, "If by chance,
you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to
someone who needs you." |
Notes:
- Submitted by
Edward Lynn Williams
- w/o (1) Carl Jesse
Jones & (2) Wade Donaho; d/o John Bolton Bruton &
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" (Orsborne) Bruton
Georgia Ruth
(Northern) Carroll
Jul 7, 1924 - Nov 11,
2014
Georgia
R. Carroll
July 7, 1924 - Nov. 11, 2014
Georgia Ruth Carroll, of
Hewitt, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Scott
and White Hospital. Services will be 1 p.m., Friday,
November 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev.
Brad Brittain officiating. Burial will follow at Waco
Memorial Park. Georgia was born July 7, 1924, in Emmett,
Texas, to Otto and Mary Northern. She graduated from Frost
High School, where she excelled as a member of the varsity
basketball team. She was also a member of Central United
Methodist Church in Waco and the Galilean Sunday School
Class. Upon retirement, she and her husband, Marvin, enjoyed
extensive travel to all 48 continental United States and the
Canadian provinces, developing lifelong friendships wherever
they traveled. She loved playing table games with friends
and family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her
beloved husband of 55 years, Marvin Dale Carroll; and six
brothers. She is survived by two sons, Gary L. Carroll of
Hewitt, Texas and Brett D. Carroll and wife, Robin, of Waco;
one daughter, Joella R. Wininger and husband, James, of
Belton, Texas; one sister, Frances Schrader of Avalon,
Texas; one sister-in-law, Imogene Northern of Cincinnati,
Ohio; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Jeremy Carroll, Craig Wininger, Brian
Thiele, Christopher Wininger, Ken Furst and Joe Furst. |
Notes:
Lily Mae "Lil" (Northern) Davis
Aug 27, 1930 - Dec 31, 2020
Lily
'Lil' Davis
August 27, 1930 - December 31, 2020
Funeral service for Lily �Lil� Davis will be at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 7, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home
Chapel with Curtis Erwin, Sr. Pastor of Crossroads Baptist
Church, Elgin, Oklahoma and Bill Hill, Elgin, Oklahoma
officiating.
Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The family will greet friends Wednesday evening from 6pm
until 8pm at the funeral home.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, wearing of masks and social
distancing rules must be followed during the funeral
service.
The service may be viewed by following the livestream link
at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon
Funeral Home Facebook page.
Lily passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at her
daughter's home in Duncan, Oklahoma. She was born August 27,
1930 in Emmett, Texas to Elmer and Lilly (Prater) Northern.
When she was six the family moved to Amarillo, Texas where
she attended school, graduating from Amarillo High School.
In early 1949 she met Frank Davis, Jr. They were married in
the First Baptist Church of Amarillo on December 12, 1949.
He preceded her in death in 1998. This marriage was blessed
with two daughters, Kathryn and Kitte, and two sons, Glenn
and Jim Frank. From these children developed a wonderful
collection of 11 grandchildren; Shannon Underwood (Buck),
Tara Kowalski Nolund), Elena Gomez (Shane), Kasey Mills
(Lance), Aubre Ann Champ (Robert), Amanda Burch (Michael),
Matthew Davis, Hayley Lavender (Adam), Randy Hodges (Jaymie),
Ronnie Hodges (Deneale), Andrea Solis (Javier), 17 great
grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren. Lil
accompanied her husband on military assignments to Okinawa,
Germany, Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort
Holabird, Maryland, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. She was active in �Little Theatre� in Germany and
in family oriented activities with organizations to which
her husband was assigned. She was particularly proud of her
associations and activities while at Fort Sill, where her
participation in post activities, particularly those of the
Target Acquisition Department's Wives Club, earned her an
award of �The Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher�. Since her
husband's retirement in 1970, Lil kept busy in the
Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Does, Lawton Drove 52,
serving as president, five year conductor, five year
treasurer, three years as secretary, and as chairman and/or
a member of various Drove committees. Lily was a resident of
Ten Oaks Retirement Community from 2011 to September of
2020. She was the president of the Residence Council,
Residence Ambassador and Bingo caller. She was baptized at
and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Elgin.
Lily is survived by her children Kathryn Lee Blalock and
husband Harold of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Kitte Lewark of
Duncan, Oklahoma, Glenn Davis and wife Cheryl of Wetumpka,
Alabama, Jim Davis and wife Cindy of Duncan, Oklahoma, 11
grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 7 great-great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three
sisters, and two brothers. |
Notes:
Eddie Dean Kirven
Feb 11, 1956 - Sep 7, 2021
Obituary
Eddie Kirven, also known as �Dean,� of Muleshoe Texas passed
away on September 7th, 2021, in Clovis NM. Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 TX time (Central time), Friday,
September 10, 2021 at Trinity Christian Center Church 1723
W. American Blvd. Muleshoe, Texas with Pastor Reydon
Stanford officiating. Eddie was born in
Emmett Texas to
Ollie Dean and Georgia Nell Kirven on February 11,1956.
Eddie lived majority of his life in Muleshoe Texas. He
retired from Cargill (Excel) after 35 years with them, in
2017, where he was a faithful dedicated and hardworking
forklift driver. Eddie enjoyed spending time visiting with
family and friends, he was a collector of many things and
always enjoyed watching his favorite western movies. Eddie
was a lifelong Dallas Cowboy fan. He is survived by his
brothers; Thomas(Patricia)Kirven from Muleshoe, Kenneth Ray,
Bobby Louis, Charlie Ray, Gregory, Loydale of Clovis and
Ollie Ray of Amarillo Texas. Sister; Patricia Ann Taylor
(Harold Harrison) of Clovis, NM and numerous nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Ollie Dean
and Georgia Nell, brothers L.C. and Willie James, sister
Georgia Ann nephews Thomas Kirven and Marquise Trevino.
Honorary Pall bearers include; Billy Durben, Alex Aguirre,
Randy Norman, Mack Norman, and Clarence Lewis.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of
Eddie Dean Kirven, please visit our floral store. |
Notes:
Ricky Lynn Gilbreath
Jun 21, 1958 - Sep 6, 2019
Ricky L. Gilbreath, loving
father, passed away at the age of 61 on September 6, 2019,
in Mineral Wells, Texas.
He was born on June 21, 1958, in Fort Worth, Texas, son of
Gaylen Gilbreath and Joyce Ballew Gilbreath. He proudly
served in the U.S. Army
in Fort Riley, Kansas. He married Teresa Brodie in 1983 and
has two daughters, Hannah and Kate Gilbreath. Rick loved
outdoor activities and spent many days canoeing and hiking
through the Texas countryside. He loved cooking, caring for
his pets and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Teresa Gilbreath; daughters,
Hannah and Kate Gilbreath; sister, Gaylynn Gilbreath;
mother, Joyce Ballew Gilbreath; nieces, Jesslen Clark and
Jovian Elder; nephew, Jason Jones; and great-nieces and
great-nephew, Makenna, Estella and Colby Brown.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gaylen Gilbreath;
brother, Wayne Jones; grandfathers, Jesse Ballew and Gordon
Gilbreath; and grandmothers, Mabel Perser and Louise
Longlott.
A memorial service and military honors will be 11 am,
Saturday, September 21 at the Emmett Church and
Prairie Grove
Cemetery at the intersection of FM 744 and NW CR 3300,
Emmett, Texas.
As an expression of sympathy, the family asks that memorial
contributions be sent to a charity of your choice.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home |
Notes:
- Published on Sep 10,
2019
- h/o Teresa L. (Brodie)
Gilbreath, married Apr 19, 1983 in Tarrant Co., TXl; s/o
Gaylen Wilfred Gilbreath & Joyce Elene (Ballew) Gilbreath
- Submitted by
Edward Lynn Williams
Della Mae (Dunagan) Guinn
Jan 30, 1912 - Nov 17, 2008
Della
Mae was the daughter of Callie B. and Audie (Shuttlesworth)
Dunagan. She married Sanford William "Sandy" Guinn on
January 31, 1931 in Hillsboro, Texas. They moved to Graham
that year from Frost, Texas. He preceded her in death on
June 30, 1978.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Street Baptist
Church.
Survivors at time of death included two sons, Eugene Guinn
and wife, Ann of Abilene and Steve Guinn and wife, Cindy of
Burkburnett; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Coleman of
Jacksboro; one grandson, William Eugene Guinn, Jr. of
Abilene; one brother, Otis Dunagan of Corsicana.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a
brother, Curtis Dunagan and three sisters, Maudie King, Vera
Baker, and Ura B. Hambrick. |
Notes:
- w/o Sanford William
Guinn; d/o Callie Bayward Dunagan & Audie Nora (Shuttlesworth)
Dunagan [buried at Prairie Grove Cemetery, Emmett, Navarro
TX]
- Submitted by
Edward Lynn Williams
Vera Undean
"Doodle" (Dunagan) Baker
Mar 10, 1921 - Mar 26, 1996
Services
for Vera "Doodle" Baker, 75, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday in Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John
Adams, pastor of Shallowater First Baptist Church,
officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.
She died Tuesday, March 26, 1996, in Saint Mary Hospital.
She was born March 10, 1921, in Corsicana. She married
Melvin F. Baker on April 9, 1939, in Lamesa. She was a
member of the Baptist Church, and she moved to Lubbock
County from Lynn County in 1944.
She was an upholsterer for many years.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Bayward of
Shallowater and David C. of Lubbock; a brother, Otis Dunagan
of Corsicana; two sisters, Ura Beatrice Hambrick of
Kerrville and Della Mae Guinn of Graham; four grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren . |
Notes:
- w/o Melvin Floyd Baker;
d/o Callie Bayward Dunagan & Audie Nora (Shuttlesworth)
Dunagan [buried at Prairie Grove Cemetery, Emmett, Navarro
TX]
- Submitted by
Edward Lynn Williams
Norman Orlando Price
Oct 27, 1912 - Feb 22, 1959
Norman Price Burial Monday
Norman Price, 45, press steel operator for A. J. Whistler died
in Memorial Hospital Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Alex Cox,
pastor of the First Christian church.
A native of Cleburne, Price was reared in Corsicana and was an
outstanding lineman with Corsicana High School football clubs
under the late Johnny A. Pierce in the 1930s.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. W. C. Plyer,
Corsicana; two brothers, Ed and Charlie Price both of Austin;
three nieces and three nephews. His brother, Ed Price, formerly
was football coach at the university of Texas, and is still with
the University.
Pallbearers were George Rea, Wayne Acock, Roland Pollard, Tom
Spikes, J. C. Gaston, C. N. Tramel, Tommy Coulson and Nelson
Ross.
Notes:
-----
1930 Corsicana Year Book
The Sophomores Class
The Sophomore Class of 1929-1930 has made a
commendable record. Every Sophomore has done his
part in making the plans and purposes of this
class. We are beginning to realize the meaning
of class spirit and are looking forward to the
time when we can do more for our school.
The class was fortunate when it elected Juanita
Hagle as its princess for the annual High School
Carnival.
The spelling team which entered the county
contest was Elizabeth Rogers and Nell Butler.
Mary Elizabeth is a sophomore and deserves much
credit for helping win the second place.
In two more years we expect to add to our credit
a list of accomplishments and honors.
We are proud of our football players, Robert
Wilson, Fred Hightower, Norman Price, J. D.
Benson, and Roland Pollard. Robert Wilson
deserves special mention as for football star
because of the many long runs that he made. His
ability to get the ball and take it across the
line when everything seemed against the team has
won fame for him. He deserves more credit
because of the fact that he is steady and
dependable, although he is apparently not the
husky type for this kind of play.
Ralph Guess was elected manager of the football
team for 1930.
Basketball players are Fred Hightower, Neal Crowther, and Roland Pollard. These boys were on
the team that went to the state basketball tournament.
Notes:
Marcus Levy Riley
Jul 4, 1896 - Mar 8, 1956
Marcus L. Riley Services Friday
Marcus L. Riley, 59, native of Navarro county, died in a Teague
hospital Thursday afternoon following an illness since December.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. from the First
Methodist church at Teague with burial in
Oakwood cemetery
here. He was a Methodist. The Masons will have charge of the
graveside services here.
Riley was born several miles northeast of Corsicana in the Oil
Ridge community, and following service in World War I, entered
the employ of the Magnolia Petroleum Company here in 1919, later
transferring to the Pipeline Division and had been stationed at
Teague for many years.
Surviving are his wife of Teague; a daughter, Mrs. Horace
Hartsell, Lubbock; a son, Marcus L. Riley, Jr., Houston; two
grandchildren; a brother, Marvin Riley, Wichita Falls; four
sisters, Mrs. Eugene Harris and Mrs. O.L. Slaughter, both of
Corsicana; Mrs. Archie Lambert, Dallas, and Mrs. Ray Franks,
Bryan, and other relatives.
Hamm Brothers of Teague are directing with Griffin Funeral Home
in charge of local arrangements.
Notes:
Edith Sue (Hicks) Bryant
Jul. 24, 1930 - Sep. 20, 2010
A loving mother, Edith Sue Bryant, 80 of Corsicana, passed away
September 20, 2010 in Corsicana. She was born July 24, 1930 to
Harrison and Ethel Hicks in Rena, Arkansas.
She is preceded in death by her husband Raymond Bryant; parents
Harrison and Ethel Hicks, sons Billie Hickey and Jimmie Hickey;
sisters Alice Stevens and Sarah Hicks; brothers Billy Hicks and
Bobby Hicks. She is survived by daughter Patricia Judd and
husband Joe of Waxahachie Texas; son Kenneth Hickey of Irving
Texas; daughter in law Sharon Hickey of Red Oak Texas; daughter
in law Diane Hickey of Glenn Heights Texas; sisters Carol
Stewart and husband Glen of Loganville, Georgia; Lela Mae Barra
of Long Island, New York; Mary Ruth Harris and husband Lois of
Van Buren Arkansas; brother Jim Melvin Hicks and wife Pat of
Brownwood Texas; sister in law Mary Beth Bryant of Houston Texas
and Sara Bull of Amarillo Texas; 9 grandchildren, 9 great
grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and many friends in
Corsicana.
Visitation will be 10am - 1pm Wednesday at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 2pm at
Oakwood Cemetery
with Pastor Charles McBryde.
Notes:
- Griffin Roughton Funeral
Home
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- w/o Raymond Edward
Bryant; d/o Harrison Hilton Hicks & Merta Ethel (Treece)
Hicks
Ernest Doyle Bryant
Jan 18, 1956 - Jan 19, 1956
Bryant Infant Burial Friday
Ernest Doyle, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bryant, died at
the Navarro Clinic Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services were to be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. from the
Griffin Chapel. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. H. G. Starkey, pastor of the
Memorial Baptist church.
Surviving are the parents, a brother, Donald Clyde Bryant; three
sisters, Marion Joy, Charlotte Ann and Pamela Bryant, and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bryant and Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Boyd, all of Corsicana.
Notes:
Arthur Bascom Wells
Feb 18, 1905 - Aug 2, 1963
A. B. Wells Rites Sunday
Final rites for Arthur B. Wells, 58, former member of the
Corsicana police department, long-time Corsicana resident, were
held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Roy H. Davis, pastor of the
Central Methodist church. Burial was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Wells who resided at 614 West Sixteenth avenue for 35 years, was
dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital Friday after suffering a
heart attack at his home.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs.
Marjetta Jeffers, Dallas, and Miss Juanita Wells, Corsicana, and
two grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were E. E. Norwood, H. L. Williams, Herman Hitt, G.
E. Jones, O. O. Pickering and Dr. John Barnes.
Notes:
Jacqueline Jean Wells
Oct 17, 1935 - Sep 4, 2003
Wells, JACQUELYN (JACKIE) JEAN, 67, born on October 17, 1935, passed away on September 4, 2003 after a courageous battle against cancer.
She is survived in death by brother Larry Wells and his wife Artie Sue Wells, her niece Wendy Wells and nephew Cory Wells,
all of Dallas, her uncle Buddy and his wife Lee Cook of Longview, TX, her aunt Velda Mainarich, uncle Walter Mainarich
of Kingwood, Texas, cousins Sharon Gail Mainarich and Judy Ragsdale and her family, also of Kingwood, Texas and her
faithful dog, Molly.
She is preceded in death by loving parents Jack and Opal Wells.
She held a music degree from UNT, was an avid music lover, and was an accomplished pianist and loyal patron of the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra. She was a faithful member and supporter of First Baptist Church of Dallas. After teaching music for years, she returned to teaching 4th grade in 1986 until she retired
from Anson Jones Elementary in 2001.
Visitation will be held 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Friday at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home. Funeral services 12:00 P.M.
Saturday at Sparkman/Hillcrest Northwest Hwy. Chapel, Rev. George Davis, officiating. Graveside services 2:30 P.M. Saturday
at
Oakwood Cemetery
in Corsicana, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jackie's name to the American Cancer Society. Dignity
Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas (214) 363-5401
Notes:
- Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- d/o Howard Jack Wells &
Opal Mae (Cook) Wells
Edith M. (Bonham) Alexander-Ross
Aug 7, 1903 - Mar 17, 1973
Mrs. Ross
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Edith M. Ross, 69, of Corsicana,
who died Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital. Cato Sherrer and David Owen, Church of Christ ministers, will officiate.
Burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a member of the North Beaton Church of Christ and a native of Texas.
Survivors include her husband, E. C. Ross of Corsicana; two sons, C. V. Alexander of Paul's Valley, Okla. and Paul E. Ross
of Corsicana; two brothers, Joe Bonham of Oklahoma City, Okla. and R. D. Bonham of New York, N.Y.; two sisters, Thelma Hall of
Eugean, Ore. And Myrtle (last name unavailable of Oklahoma; four grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Nelson Ross, John Ross, R. E. Ross, Alfred Dickey, Ellison Martin, and B. C. Nesmith.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., Mar 18, 1973
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Audie Vernon Alexander buried Mount Olivet cemetery, Paul's Valley, Okla.
& son Charles Vernon Alexander is also buried there 2nd husband Ernest Claude Ross; d/o Charles Marion Bonham &
Fannie Belle (Smith) Bonham
Ernest Claude Ross
Sep 11, 1896 - Oct 11, 1974
E. C. Ross
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel for E. C. Ross, 78, 3300 North Corsicana
St., who died Friday night at his home. Church of Christ minister Claud Holcomb will officiate. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A native of Stephenville, he was a retired farmer and beekeeper.
Surviving are two sons, Paul Ross of Corsicana and Charles V. Alexander of Paul's Valley, Okla.; four grandchildren; four
brothers, Roscoe Ross, John Ross and Nelson Ross, all of Corsicana, and Clyde Ross of Canton; and two sisters, Mrs. Marie
Grubbs and Mrs. Jewel McGhee, both of Corsican; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be B. C. Nesmith, Alfred Dickey, Johnny Thompson, Ellison Martin, Dr. James Curington and Jack Pillans.
Notes:
Linda Ray (Cochran) Ross
Dec 31, 1947 - May 30, 2010
Linda
was an educator in every aspect of her life. She worked as a teacher in Tomball, TX, Corsicana, TX, Blooming
Grove, TX, and in Austin as well. Nature, the environment and her family were her passions. She
created countless handiworks for her friends and family and never forgot a card for a special occasion.
She was married to Bobby Ross of Corsicana Texas for 28 years and together they had a daughter, Rebecca Ross
Ramsey of Austin. Linda is survived by her sister and brother in law, Carol and Jim Groom of Warren, VT.
A memorial service is planned for Sunday, July 11th at 3:00 p.m. at Weed Corley Fish, 411 RR 620 South in
Lakeway, Texas. A reception for guests will precede the service from 2-3pm. A second service will be held in
Corsicana, Texas within the coming weeks.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sierra Club in Linda's name will be appreciated and may be sent to Weed
Corley Fish. However, if you would like to send flowers, please contact Michael Akila at Floral Renaissance
regarding floral arrangements. (512) 394-9959. |
Notes:
- Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home - Lakeway, TX
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- w/o Robert Nelson �Bobby� Ross; d/o Clair Fred �C.F.� Cochran & Hila (Renick)
Cochran
Sarah Melissa (Carmack) Ross
Jan 28, 1875 - Jul 17, 1957
Mrs. J. H. Ross Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. John H. Ross, 82, who died at the Navarro Clinic Wednesday afternoon, will be held from the West
Side Church of Christ Thursday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in
Oakwood cemetery.
The services will be conducted by J. P. Johnston, minister of the North Beaton Church of Christ, and Earl L. Craig, minister
of the West Side Church of Christ.
Surviving are five sons, E. C., J. F. and Nelson Ross, all of Corsicana; R. E. Ross, Houston, and C. H. Ross, Canton; two
daughters, Mrs. E. L. McGhee, Corsicana, and Mrs. W. C. Grubbs, Wiesbaden, Germany; and a number of grandchildren and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be Paul H. Miller, Claude Stubbs, Miller Norwood, Bacil Herod, R. D. Crider and Jack Pillans.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
Walter Bert Williams, Jr.
Apr 12, 1908 - Mar 27, 1973
Williamson, Jr.
Funeral services are set for W. B. (Little Bert) Williamson, Jr. 64, who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Services will be at
3:30 p. m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Chapel, and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
The Rev. Robert J. Potts will officiate.
Williamson was a native of Criar Creek. He was a carpenter and a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bert Williams; two sons, Glenn C. Williams and Walter Earl Williams, both of Corsicana; two
sisters, Mrs. Thea Clayton, Somerset, and Miss Catherine Williams, Corsicana; one aunt Mrs. A. R. Cravens, Corsicana; and
five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Lewis Foster, Bill Breitz, Dewey Grimes, J. E. Terry, Clarence Crowson and Sam Gordon.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Mar 28, 1973
- Submitted byDiane Richards
- (Obit says Williamson but he is Williams survivors say Williams)
- h/o Bertha Mae (Green) Williams; s/o Walter Bert Williams, Sr. & Mattie Melrose (O'Pry) Williams
Auddie Mae (Wheelis) Wheelock- Reagan
Aug 3, 1887 - Feb 10, 1977
Mrs. Reagan
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Audie Reagan, 89, resident of Corsicana, who died
Thursday in Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. Jim Caraway will officiate, with burial following at Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a native of Robinson County.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. James A. Butler of Denver, Colo. And Mrs. Roy Sessums of Grand Prairie; three
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Aubry Blue, Hugh Fullerton, Ed Blackburn, Charles O'Neal, Larry Jackson, Jr., and Danny Sessums.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Fri., Feb 11, 1977
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband David
Cameron Wheelock 2nd William Levi Reagan married 1922; d/o
William Henry Wheelis & Martha Tabitha (Strong) Wheelis
Wayne Lee McAfee
Apr 4, 1927 - May 18, 2021
Wayne
Lee McAfee, 94, died on May 18, 2021. He was born on April
4, 1927, in Graham, Texas. The son of the late Rev. Edmond
Thomas and Ola Dollie (nee Gorham) McAfee.
He was preceded in death by his four brothers, Carl Embry,
Bryan Thomas McAfee, Harold Thomas McAfee, and Jewel Porter
McAfee.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kay Roberts McAfee,
daughters, Lee Elizabeth McAfee Scogin (Michael) of Dallas,
Texas, and Rachel Copeland McAfee Butt (Samuel) of Thousand
Oaks, California, one granddaughter, and dozens of nieces
and nephews.
He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree and held the Master of Fine Arts degree
from Louisiana State University. He served in the United
States Navy as a Combat Information Center Officer on an
attack transport and on a light cruiser and was stationed in
Long Beach, California, and at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In
1960, he began his career in education by teaching Math at
Texarkana High School. In 1962 he was appointed professor of
Art at then-Henderson State Teachers College in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, where he taught Art History, Drawing, Design, and
Public School Art for 28 years. He retired from Henderson
State University in 1990. He attended the Art Students
League at Woodstock, New York, and the Yale-Norfolk Summer
Art School at Norfolk, Connecticut. His favorite personal
medium for expression was pen and ink drawing. Extensive
travels took him to art museums, cathedrals, and
architecturally notable structures throughout the United
States, Europe, Japan, and China.
He was a member of the Arkansas Art Educators and the Clark
County Historical Association. As a member of the Committee
for decoration of the Arkadelphia Town Hall, he was
responsible for the appropriation of historical photographs
for the facility. He developed an interest in county and
civic history and wrote a number of articles for the Journal
of the Clark County Historical Society. He loved golfing,
fishing, and bird watching.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 107
N 9th Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71923.
Graveside Service will be 2:30 PM, Friday, May 21, 2021, at
Friendship Cemetery near McCaskill. Visitation will be from
5-7 PM, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral
Home, 517 Clay St, Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923. |
Notes:
Lynn Adams Jr.
Sep 15, 1923 - Jun 11, 2005
Lynn Adams Jr., 81, longtime Mexia resident and businessman,
died Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Waco at the Providence
Hospital ICU.
Lynn was born Sept. 15, 1923, in Corsicana and thereafter
moved with his family to Mexia.
He was a 1941 graduate of Mexia High School, co-captain and
quarterback of the Blackcat football team and a member of
the Mexia High School band.
Following graduation, he attended Texas A&M University,
University of Texas at Austin and Texas Christian
University.
While at TCU, he was a member of a naval ROTC unit and
entered the United States Navy where he served in the
Pacific Theater in World War II. He was a junior officer on
an LST and participated in amphibious operations against the
Japanese.
While onboard LST 750, during the Philippine campaign, an
aerial torpedo sank his ship. Lynn was granted survivors'
leave for 30 days and returned to the United States where he
married Betty Jo Quillen, also of Mexia.
Following the war, Lynn returned to Mexia and began a career
with his father, Lynn Adams Sr., with Central Texas
Wholesale Grocery Company.
In 1959, Lynn became a wholesale beer distributor for Jax
Brewing Company of New Orleans, La.
In 1961, Mr. Adams became a distributor for Miller Brewing
Company and eventually serviced a 10-county area in Central
Texas.
In 1987, he built a branch warehouse in Palestine. Following
a successful business career with Lynn Adams Distributing
Company Inc., Mr. Adams retired in June 1990 and continued
to pursue a lifelong passion playing golf at the Mexia
Country Club.
His wife, Betty Jo, preceded Mr. Adams in death in July
1996.
Surviving are his wife, Carol Adams, and his brother, James
B. Adams, who retired from the FBI and Texas Department of
Public Safety and currently resides with his wife, Ione, in
Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Lynn is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Sonny and
Robin Adams of Mexia; two daughters, Vicki Smith of Mexia
and Florence Anne Sullivan of Nacogdoches; his six �grand
girls,� Traci Adams Miley, Mika Grunwald Turner, Kendal
Grunwald Owen, Sunni Jo Grunwald, Molly Blake Sullivan and
Candice Leann Baker; two great-grandsons, Payte Lynn Owen
and Cole Russell Turner.
Visitation for Mr. Adams is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at Blair Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist
Church in Mexia.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Richardson, Louie
Masters, Dean Hancock, Joe Tom Haney, Johnny Neece, Wayne
Robinson, Sonny Jones, Kenneth Hudnall, Dr. Ronnie Campbell,
Greg Stubbs, Cliff Waters, Alan Ingram, Frank Parker, Norman
Cobb and Jimmy Thompson.
Arrangements by Blair Stubbs Funeral Home, Mexia.
Notes:
Culburn C. Knight
Sep 25, 1911 - Oct 6, 1955
Native Of Cade Killed In Crash; Services Sunday
Sgt. Coburn Knight, 44, U. S. Army, a native of Cade, died
Thursday in the Fort Hood Army Hospital of injuries received
bout noon that day in a head-on auto crash seven miles south
of Killeen.
Sgt. Knight was a member of the 53rd Signal Battalion,
stationed at Fort Hood.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the
First Baptist Church of Richland, with the pastor, Rev.
Marion Ford, conducting. Burial will be in the
Birdston
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Knight of Copperas Cove; a
son, Pfc. Jerry Brown, U. S. Army, Philippine Island; a
daughter, Mrs. L. J. Rezzoffi, Houston; a sister, Mrs.
Lottie Longorio, Palestine; two nephews, Pfc. John M.
Longorio, U. S. Army, Korea, and James Longorio, Palestine,
and other relatives.
Corley will direct.
Notes:
Randall Glen Gilbert
Mar 3, 1923 - Nov 19, 1955
R. G. Gilbert Is Fatally Hurt
STREETMAN, Nov. 22�(Spl.)�Randall Glen Gilbert,32, of
Austin, native of Streetman, was found dead on the
farm-market, highway between Streetman and Wortham
(Freestone County) Saturday afternoon after his automobile
overturned, throwing him out into a ditch where he was found
by passing motorists.
Gilbert was an oil field driller. He was driving alone at
the time of the mishap.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. from the First
Baptist church here, of which he was a member. Burial was in
the Birdston
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Leonard Lee, pastor of the
church, and Rev. E. P. Coe, Wortham Baptist pastor.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lennie Gilbert, Austin;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gilbert, Streetman; a brother,
Tracy Gilbert, Streetman; and a sister, Mrs. Bettie Holman,
Gilmer.
Burleson directed.
Notes:
Felix Elmer Gilbert
Sep 14, 1889 - Nov 17, 1956
Services Sunday For F. E. Gilbert
Funeral services for F. E. Gilbert, 67-year-old
Streetman rancher, who died at his home in Streetman
Saturday, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the First
Baptist Church in Streetman.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Leonard Lee. Burial was
in the Birdston
cemetery with the Masonic Lodge in
charge.
Gilbert was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bessie Gilbert, Streetman;
a daughter, Mrs. Betty Holeman, Gilmer; a son, Tracy
Gilbert, Streetman; a sister, Mrs. C. T. Frazier,
Streetman; three brothers, C. C. and H. L. Gilbert, both
of Streetman, and E. J. Gilbert, Fairfield, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Granville Tisdale, Hugh Burleson, Cap
McDaniel, Irby Compton, Cooper Harris and Ralph Sims.
Griffin directed.
Notes:
Gary Ray "Ray
Boy" Loftin
Oct 14, 1948 - Nov 18, 1955
Rites Sunday For Chatfield Youth
Funeral services for Gary Ray Lofton,
seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lofton,
Sr., Chatfield, who died in the Corsicana
Hospital and Clinic Friday afternoon, were held
Sunday at 2 p.m. from the First Methodist church
in Chatfield.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Don Goodwin,
pastor. Burial was in the
New
Chatfield cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, five brothers, Lloyd
Lofton, Jr., Waco; Lynn, Michael, Frank and
Timothy Lofton and a sister, Deborah Jean
Lofton, all of Chatfield, and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Rogge, Morro Bay, Calif., and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Bryant Kirby, Wayne Burkhalter,
Buddy McMullan and Morris Kirby.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Lloyd Alvis Loftin, Sr.
Sep 7, 1901 - Jul 20, 1963
Lloyd Loftin Dies Penelope
Lloyd A. Loftin, 62, died Saturday at his home in Penelope.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from the
Eubanks Funeral Chapel in Hubbard with burial in the
Chatfield cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. V. E. Hankinson,
Methodist minister.
Prior to moving to Penelope six years ago, he resided at
Chatfield and Dawson.
Surviving are his wife of Penelope; seven children, Lloyd A.
Loftin, Jr., Waco; Lynn Arthur Loftin, Armed Forces, Japan;
Martin Franklin Loftin, Armed Forces, Germany; Michael Lee
Loftin, Waco; Timothy Wayne, Ricky Dell and Debra Jean
Loftin, all of Penelope; two grandchildren, three brothers,
Billy Loftin, San Antonio; George Loftin, Oregon, and J. B.
Loftin, California; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Long and Mrs.
Winnie Prater, both of Waco, and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Jul 23, 1963
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife Anna May (Troublefield)
Loftin buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz. 2nd
wife Edit Emily (Rogge) Loftin; s/o George Marcellious
Loftin & Minerva Ann (Garrison) Loftin
Mattie Irene
(Callaway) Jackson
Jun 29, 1894 - Dec 7, 1955
Mrs. Jackson Dies Wednesday
Mrs. M. J. Jackson of Shreveport, La., died Wednesday in
the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel
Saturday at 2 p.m.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Don Goodwin, pastor
of the Chatfield Methodist church. Burial will be in the
New
Chatfield Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband of Shreveport; five daughters;
mother, Mrs. George Callaway, Corsicana; three brothers
and other relatives.
The body will be brought to Corsicana overland Friday
afternoon.
Notes:
Marberry James
Jackson
Feb 26, 1893 - Nov 16, 1972
M. J. Jackson
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Chatfield
Methodist Church for Marberry J. Jackson, 79, who
died Thursday in Shreveport, La.
The Rev. Marcus Childress will officiate and burial
will be in the new Chatfield Cemetery.
He was a native of Ballinger, Tex., and had lived in
Shreveport for 25 years, where he was a member of
the Pine Croft Baptist Church of Shreveport. He was
a retired farmer and construction worker.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Joe Estes of
Shreveport, Mrs. Aline Volney of Dallas, Mrs. Mary
Jackson and Mrs. Frances Jackson, both of Port
Arthur; one grandchild and three
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Rita
Jackson of Arlington.
Corley Funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Roland
Leslie Sherrard, Jr.
Jan 9, 1943 - Jun 29, 2010
Roland L. Sherrard, Jr. passed away June 29,
2010. He was born January 9, 1943 in Corsicana,
to Roland and Nellie Sherrard. He was a loving
husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather,
uncle and a friend to many.
Roland was owner and operator of R & N Coffee
Service and a life-long resident of Corsicana.
He enjoyed working in his garden and spending
time with his family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Roland,
Sr. and Nellie Sherrard.
Roland is survived by his wife of 46 years,
Nancy Sherrard of Corsicana; two children, Kevin
Sherrard and wife Stacy of Forney, Stacey
Sanchez and husband Daniel of Corsicana;
grandchildren, Jennifer Sherrard, Cody Sherrard,
Lauren Sherrard, Justin Wilkinson, Brianna
Sanchez, Devin Burkett, Pierce Burkett, and
Brandon Burkett; and great-grandson, Weslyn
Wilkinson. He is also survived by brothers,
Everett Sherrard of Las Vegas, Nevada and Cody
Sherrard and wife Harriett of Wills Point,
Texas; sisters, Vera Dale Ivie of Houston,
JoNell Barlow of Corsicana and Barbara Wright of
Corsicana; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be held from
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday, July 1, 2010 at
Corley Funeral Home. Services will be on Friday,
July 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Corley Funeral Home
Chapel with Bro. Bill Honea officiating.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Atkeisson, Gilbert
Hippard, Karl Humphries, Mike Humphries, Johnny
Jones and Bubba Fitzgerald. Burial will follow
at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Notes:
- Corley Funeral Home
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
-
h/o Nancy Sue (Jergins) Sherrard; s/o Roland
Leslie Sherrard, Sr. & Nellie Beatrice (Fitzgerald) Sherrard
Lydia Barbara
"Liddie" (Bentley) Mann-Burke-Sink
May 15, 1869 - Mar. 15, 1955
Wednesday Rites For Mrs. Sink
Funeral services for Mrs. Joel (Granny) Sink, 84, long-time
Corsicana resident, will be held from the Corley Chapel
Wednesday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Ray Brock, Church of Christ
minister.
Mrs. Sink, who resided at 515 South Eighteenth street for
the past 31 years, died in Memorial Hospital Tuesday
afternoon. She was a native of Stanton, Ill.
Surviving are three sons, C. D. Mann, Pursley; J. L. Mann,
Pasadena, and Tommy A. Mann, Phonex, Ariz.; a daughter, Mrs.
W. C. Myers, Lake Side, Ariz.; a brother, L. D. Bentley,
Broken Arrow, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. T. G. Patrick,
Corsicana; 24 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Mar 16, 1955
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband George Washington Mann married Oct.
18, 1882 buried Hamilton Beeman cemetery 2nd unknown
Burke 3rd husband Joel Sink married Jul 17, 1924 buried
in Oakwood cemetery, Corsicana, TX; d/o Elisha Tucker
Bentley & Caroline (Sawyer) Bentley
Walter Monroe Hendon
Dec 31, 1877 - Oct 5, 1956
Walter Hendon Services Sunday
Funeral services for Walter Hendon, 78, who died in
Memorial Hospital Friday night were held from the
McCammon Chapel Sunday at 2 p.m.
The rites were conducted by Rev. J. F. Adams, pastor of
the Black Hills Methodist circuit. Burial was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Surviving are five sisters, Miss Frances Hendon,
Corsicana; Mrs. R. H. Carroll, Teague; Mrs. J. O.
McLellan, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. M. Garnett, Mobile,
Ala., and Mrs. M. Cosby, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers,
E. D. Hendon, Corsicana and R. G. B. Hendon, Teague, and
a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Frances D. Hendon, Miss
Nov 10, 1872 - Jul 4, 1957
Services Friday For Miss Hendon
Funeral services for Miss Frances Hendon, 84, who died in
Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon, were held Friday at 3
p.m. from the McCammon Chapel. Burial was in
Oakwood
cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. F. Adams,
retired Methodist minister.
A native of Alabama, Miss Hendon had resided in this
vicinity for 55 years. She was an active member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving are two brothers, E. D. Hendon, Corsicana, and G.
B. Hendon, Teague; four sisters, Mrs. R. H. Carroll, Teague;
Mrs. J. O. McLellan, Los Angeles; Mrs. M. Garnett and Mrs.
M. Cosby, both of Mobile, Ala.; and a number of other
relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Frances Camille (McCammon) Spikes
Feb 6, 1884 - Nov 25, 1969
Mrs. Spikes Dies Tuesday
Mrs. Sam L. Spikes, 85, a native of Corsicana, died
Tuesday morning at Evergreen Nursing Home.
She was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian
Church and later Westminister Presbyterian Church. Her
husband, the late Sam L. Spikes to whom she was married
Nov. 16, 1909, preceded her in death Feb. 16, 1956.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Westminister Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Eugene Wood
will officiate and interment will be in
Oakwood
Cemetery.
She is survived by a son, Thomas M. Spikes of Corsicana;
two daughters, Mrs. T. H. (Mary Frances) Ralph of
Clifton and Mrs. W. R. (Evelyn) Hall Jr. of Georgetown;
five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One
grandson, Capt. Thomas Ralph, Jr., also preceded her in
death.
Pallbearers will be Doyle L. West, Eugene Stewart, Bill
Clarkson, Hylan Davis, Tommy McClure, H. R. STroube Jr.,
Lynn Sanders and Harry David Redden.
Relatives have asked that in lieu of Flowers,
contributions be made to Westminister Presbyterian
Church memorial funds.
Notes:
Robert Gordon Sparrow, Jr.
Mar 7, 1999 - Aug 7, 1956
R. G. Sparrow Dies At Dallas
Robert G. Sparrow, about 50, died in a Dallas
hospital of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon,
friends and relatives here were advised.
Funeral services were incomplete, but burial
probably will be in Corsicana.
Sparrow married the former Elizabeth Thomas of
Corsicana, daughter of Mrs. W. B. Thomas Gipson,
also of Corsicana.
Notes:
----
Wednesday Rites For R. G. Sparrow
Funeral services for Robert G. Sparrow, Jr., 67,
who died in a Dallas hospital Tuesday afternoon
were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the McCammon
chapel.
The rites were conducted by the Rev. Guy Usher
of Dallas. Burial was in
Oakwood
cemetery.
Sparrow is survived by his wife, Elizabeth
Thomas Sparrow, of Dallas; two sons, Robert G.
Sparrow III and Thomas Sparrow, both of Dallas;
two sisters, Mrs. John Morgan and Mrs. John T.
Mitchell of Columbus, Tenn.
Pall bearers were Ed M. Polk, Rufus Shell, Dr.
William T. Shell, Luther A. Johnson, Jr., Lewis
David, Eliot Johnston, and Joe Tate.
Notes:
Julia Gwin
(Fulton)
Rogers
Nov 30, 1937 � Nov 21, 2021
Obituary of Julia Gwin Rogers
Julia Gwin Fulton Rogers, age 83, of Cedar Park, Texas
passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Julia was born
November 30, 1937 in Dawson, Texas. Julia graduated from
Corsicana High School in 1957. Julia loved being a
housewife and mother to her 4 children. She was a member of
"The Branch Church" Church of Christ in Farmers Branch,
Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elton Lee Rogers;
parents, Samuel and Bessie Fulton; son, Larry Joe Roberts;
brother, Travis Fulton. She is survived by children, Steven
Rogers, Terrie Rogers, and Leta Lee; 7 grandchildren; sister
and brother-in-law Anna and Bill Tanner.
A visitation for Julia will be held Wednesday, November 24,
2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Rhoton Funeral Home, 1511
South I-35E, Carrollton, TX 75006. Following the visitation
will be a graveside service from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at
Hilltop Memorial Park, 1810 N Perry Rd, Carrollton, TX
75006.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at
www.RhotonFuneralHome.com for the Rogers family |
Notes:
Deola (Boyte) Lowe
Jun 12, 1901 - Mar 10, 1973
Mrs. Lowe
Funeral services were to be at 3:30 p. m. Monday at the Corley
Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Deola Boyte Lowe, 71, who died Saturday
at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Peter Kach and the Rev. Maurice
McLeroy were to officiate, and burial was to be at
Oakwood
cemetery.
A member of Memorial Baptist Church, she had been a resident of
Corsicana all her life.
Survivors include one son, Rufus G. Lowe, New Buryport,
Massachusetts; two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Keele and Mrs. Loyd
Nichols, both of Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. M. E. Sullivan,
Corsicana; three brothers, C. C. Boyte, Corsicana; Andrew Boyte,
Houston; and Frank Boyte, Ft. Worth; seven grandchildren, one
great-grandchild, and a number of nieces and nephews. Five
brothers preceded her in death; Leslie Boyte, O. D. Boyte, Issac
Boyte, Oscar Boyte and Ruby Boyte.
Pallbearers were to be Kenneth Danford, Walter Seamans, Terry
Brown, Franklin Boyte, Billy Sullivan, Lawrence Boyte, the Rev.
Edwin Boyte and Clifton Russell. The Rev. Melton Hair will be an
honorary pallbearer.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Mar 12, 1973
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Rufus L. Lowe
married Mar 25, 1926; d/o Needham Isaac Boyte & Mary Ella
(Douglas) Boyte buried in Frost Cemetery
Aubrey Vivian
(Childers) Bivins-Muller
Jun 10, 1915 - Nov 3, 1956
Corsicana Native Services Monday
Mrs. Robert Muller, 41, of Fort Worth died in the Harris
Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth Saturday afternoon following an
extended illness.
Funeral services were held from the McCammon Chapel Monday at 3
p.m. with burial in Oakwood
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. B. Thomas Tribble, pastor of
the Central Methodist church. She was a native of Corsicana.
Surviving are her husband of Fort Worth; a son, Glynn Bivins,
Corsicana; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Childers, Corsicana;
and two brothers, Jesse Childers, Corsicana, and J. C. Childers,
Orange and other relatives.
Pallbearers were B. B. Talley, Billy Joe McCann, E. L. McCann,
Ray Hickson, Wilson Prater and Graham Dickson.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Nov 5, 1956
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Grady Howard
Bivins married Apr 13, 1931 buried in Tyler Memorial Park,
Tyler, TX. 2nd Robert J. Muller; d/o Frank Marrion Childers
& Nora Annie (Brannon) Childers
Mary Ellen (Mitchell) Dickerson
Sep 7, 1938 - Oct 7, 2020
On
October 7, 2020, Mary Ellen Dickerson, passed away at the
age of 82.
Mary was born on September 7, 1938 in Houston, Texas, as the
oldest child to Preston and Mildred Mitchell. She married
Elmer Dickerson with whom she had four children.
Mary became a widow at the age of 29 years old. Mary
encountered many obstacles in her life yet she always
persevered. She began her career at Navarro College where
she would work to support her family while also pursing her
college education at the same time. She would go on to
obtain her Master's in Counseling from Amberton University.
She overcame so much to help so many. Her story is one of
resilience and tenacity. Mary helped many college students
in the Corsicana area, including many single mothers trying
to obtain their college degrees.
Mary was passionate about serving others. During her career,
and even into retirement she volunteered across Corsicana
doing many activities including spending time reading to
children in classrooms at local schools. While many in the
community knew Mary for her contributions, she was known by
her family and friends for her fun, spunky, and loving
personality. She fully experienced life. From taking road
trips to helping her grandchildren realize their talents
that later turned into careers; she will be missed and
remembered by her family for her commitment to them. She
will be missed dearly by her son, brothers, grandchildren,
and many other family and friends.
Above all, she loved Jesus and wanted those around her to
know that in the midst of obstacles, and life God was always
the author of peace and that He will lead and guide our
lives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her
brother, Carl Mitchell and daughters; Dawne Moore and Sonya
Sigler. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law,
Dennis and Marsha Dickerson of Corsicana, Texas, her
son-in-law Albert Moore, her brothers; Brian Mitchell and
Mikiel Mitchell and their spouses, her grandchildren;
Jeffrey Dickerson, Jeremy Moore, Derrick Dickerson, Laura
Hanel, Amanda Moore, Jessica Cawthorn, Jason Sigler, Jaime
Sloan, Erin Lewis and their spouses. Mary is also survived
by her eighteen great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews,
and other extended family.
A memorial service will be held at Believers Bible Church in
Corsicana on October 24, 2020 at 3 p.m. |
Notes:
Curtis Lowayne Kelley
Jan. 13, 1948 - Oct. 17, 2020
Curtis
Lowayne Kelley, 72, of Hubbard and formerly of
Corsicana, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at
his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday,
October 24 at Wade Funeral Chapel in Hubbard with
Pastor Holly Stone officiating. Visitation will be
6-8 p.m. Friday, October 23 at the funeral home.
Curtis was born January 13, 1948 in Belton to Curtis
Thomas Kelley and Ollie Lorraine (Scarbough) Kelley.
He was raised in Arlington where he was a graduate
of Arlington Sam Houston High School and where he
met his future wife, Sharon Ann Stewart. Curtis was
a carpenter by trade and was a longtime employee of
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Curtis and Sharon
had just recently moved to Hubbard in April after
having lived in Corsicana for the previous 30 years
where they were active members of Freedom Life
Chapel. He dearly loved his family and was a good
and moral Christian man who was always willing to
lend a helping hand in whatever way he could to
family, friends and especially the churches he was a
part of over the years.
Curtis was preceded in death by his parents; a
daughter, Trina Jean Allred and two grandsons,
Justin Kelley and Baby Boy Seth Clark.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Kelley of
Hubbard; three children, Keri Clark and husband, Pat
of Melissa; son, Curtis Lowayne Kelley, Jr. of
Hubbard and Shannon McRay Cowan and husband, Terry
of Midlothian; son-in-law, Scott Allred of
Grandview; grandchildren, Amanda Pool and husband,
Ralph, Joshua Pool and wife, Cathy, Jessica Simpson,
Sean Clark, Reid Clark, Nathan McRay, Nicholas McRay
and Riley Cowan, aka Cupcake; great-grandchildren,
Jordan, Ben, Russell, Joseph, Jasmine, Charlotte,
Conner, Corbin, Emma, Lilly, Ella and Luke.
Pallbearers will Curtis Lowayne Kelley, Jr., Nathan
McRay, Nicholas McRay, Jordan Mobley, Jessica
Simpson, and Terry Cowan.
Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home, Hubbard.
|
Notes:
Billy Floyd Scott
Apr 13, 1981 - Oct 16, 2020
Billy Floyd Scott, 39 of Kerens, passed away Friday, October
16, 2020.
The family has requested a private memorial service.
Billy is survived by his daughter, Gracelynn Scott; mother,
Cindy Scott, brother & sister-in-law, Hewitt & Derinda
Scott; nephews, Luke and Evan Scott; uncle and aunt, Floyd &
Kathy Henderson and many cousins.
Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Billy Hoyt Moore
Oct 10, 1936 - Oct 24, 2020
CHS
Mr. Billy Hoyt Moore, 84, formerly of Corsicana
passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Brookdale
Lake Brazos Assisted Living in Waco.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7
p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Corley Funeral
Home. An online guestbook is available at
www.corleyfuneralhome.com and selecting the Billy
Hoyt Moore obituary.
Notes:
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Billy Hoyt Moore, 84 of Corsicana, passed away on Saturday,
October 24, 2020 at his residence at Brookdale Assisted
Living in Waco, Texas.
Billy Hoyt was born in Corsicana, TX October 10, 1936 to
Hoyt and Lera Moore. He graduated from Corsicana High and
received his Associates Degree from Navarro College. He then
attended and graduated from Stephen F. Austin University in
Nacogdoches, Texas. It was also there that he met the love
of his life, Robeleen Stewart, with whom he would marry and
spend the next 59 years happily together in marriage.
Upon returning to Corsicana he was employed by Big Four
Shoes in sales and bookkeeping. He took his love of numbers
and accounting to work at Patillo, Brown and Hill that would
later became Anderson and Associates where he remained until
his retirement.
Billy Hoyt was a member of Jaycees then a lifetime member of
the Kiwanis club, where he was proudly once named Kiwanian
of the year. He also taught Sunday school and served as a
Deacon at First Baptist Church in Corsicana, and was a
Member of the Gideon's International. He also called and
served in the community when needed including many years
with Child Protective Services.
He is survived in death by his wife of 59 years, Robeleen
Moore; son, Billy Wade Moore and wife Ann-Michele; sister,
Nancy Cansler; and nephew, Todd Cansler and wife Teri.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from
5pm-7pm at Corley Funeral Home. |
Paul Douglas Tannehill
Jul 15, 1948 - Oct 20, 2020
Paul Douglas Tannehill was born July 15, 1948, in Dallas,
Texas, and died in College Station, Texas on October 20,
2020. He was the first son and preceded in death by his
parents, Helen Wilson Tannehill and Robert Earl Tannehill,
Jr.
Services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2020, 1 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Corsicana, Texas. Live
streaming of the service will be available at
fumccorsicana.org. An opportunity to visit with the family
will follow at the church. In the interest of the health and
safety of all, please observe social distancing. Masks will
be required.
Always industrious, Paul was entrepreneurial from the early
days. He would sell out his box of Southern Maid Donuts
before reaching the end of the block. He bicycled and drove
paper routes for both of the Dallas newspapers. He exited
the Richardson Golden Eagle Band to sell ladies shoes at
Neiman Marcus. He graduated from Richardson High School
(Class of '66), Richardson, Texas. In his last year at Texas
A&M, he sold suits for Willie Wong, Hong Kong Tailor. In his
adult life, Paul built a $1 million plus real estate
appraisal business and later sold insurance, as well as
automobiles. In Mom's words, he was "Possible Paul."
Never shy, he loved life and music. He sang in the First
Baptist Dallas Chapel Choir and in the sanctuary choir at
First United Methodist Church in Corsicana, Texas. As a
square dance caller, Paul could skillfully "load the boat."
Paul was a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, Squadron
1 (Huslin' One) where he graduated with the Class of '70,
earning a BS in Finance. Not long ago, Paul donated his
senior boots to the Sanders Corps Center where they are
being worn by a current senior on campus. On numerous
occasions he presided over Aggie Muster in Corsicana. He was
an Aggie to the end.
Paul was big in stature but that was necessary to hold his
big heart. His stories at cousin gatherings were legendary.
He was very much a big brother. He was never a father but a
dad to many. Paul rose to be Master of the Tannehill Masonic
Lodge in Dallas. He was Christian. He was confident. He was
correct. Some may say he was coarse but in later years he
worked hard at perfecting the virtue of patience.
Paul's sweet wife Charlotte predeceased him in 2012. His
dear Aggie buddy, David Peterson, passed away in 2013. Paul
and Karen Peterson, David's widow, sought comfort in their
friendship of over 50 years. They married in 2017. Paul is
survived by his wife Karen, his brother John Tannehill,
nephew Sam Tannehill and wife Lindsey, daughter Helen and
and grandson Linus Tannehill, scores of cousins and his
Godson Lance Peterson.
Paul's work is done. His room in the mansion is prepared. He
has entered God's Kingdom. And for the Aggies, "It's just
another Corps Trip, boys, we'll march in behind the Band."
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made
to the Corps of Cadets General Scholarship Fund at Texas A&M
University. Please make checks payable to "Texas A&M
Foundation" and write "Acct. #0533266 - Paul D. Tannehill
'70" on the memo line. Gifts may be sent to:
Texas A&M Foundation
401 George Bush Drive
College Station, TX 77840
Arrangements by Callaway-Jones, Bryan, Texas. 979.822.3717
Please visit the online obituary at CallawayJones.com |
Notes:
William F.
"Bill" Brewer, Sr.
Feb 1, 1901 - Jul 27, 1955
Thursday Rites For Bill Brewer
Funeral services for William (Bill) Brewer,
54, farmer, who died at his home in the
Brown's Valley community early Wednesday,
were held from the Griffin Chapel Thursday
at 3 p.m. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill
Perdue, pastor of the Roane Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, J. E. and
William Brewer, Jr., all of Roane; four
brothers, Malford Brewer, Mildred; Lige and
Pete Brewer, both of Corsicana, and Ernest
Brewer, Snyder; four sisters, Mrs. Ada
Young, Dallas; Mrs. Sallie Dansby, Hamilton;
Mrs. Nevie Yarbrough, Freeport, and Mrs.
Sammie McCullom, Snyder; two grandchildren
and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Truman Young, S. H. Brewer,
Stanley Yarborough, Rodney Brewer, Lonie
Brewer, Keith Norris, Doyle Wayne Dansby,
all nephews.
Notes:
James Malford Brewer,
Sr.
Oct 12, 1891 - Apr 15, 1957
Wednesday Rites For J. M. Brewer
Funeral services for J. M. Brewer, 65, retired farmer, who
died Monday afternoon, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel. Burial was in
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Perdue, New London
Baptist minister, and Rev. Jimmy Ponder, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; five sons, Samuel H.
and Vernon T. Brewer, both of Corsicana; J. M. Brewer, Jr.,
Pittsburg, Calif.; S. M. and Jerrel S. Brewer, both of Fort
Worth; four daughters, Mrs. Willie Lee Coker, Miss Velma
Brewer, and Mrs. Geneva Speed, all of Corsicana, and Mrs.
Angie Davis, Arlington; 17 grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs.
Ada Young, Dallas; Mrs. Sadie Dansbee, Hamilton; Mrs. Nevie
Yarbrough, Angleton, and Mrs. Sammie Norris, Longview; three
brothers, Pete and S. L. Brewer, both of Corsicana, and
Ernest Brewer, Snyder; and a number of other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Apr 17, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
h/o Mattie Elizabeth (Alexander) Brewer; s/o
Samuel Mack �Sammy� Brewer & Belzora/Belzoree �Belle�
(Miller) Brewer
William
Brumby �Bill� Roper, Sr.
Aug 31, 1906 - Jan 9, 1955
W. B. (Bill) Roper Services Tuesday
Funeral services for W. B. (Bill) Roper, 48, who died at
his home, 548 North Thirty-Seventh street Sunday night,
were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Guy Susher, Dallas
Episcopalian minister. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery with the Masons in charge.
Roper was a member of the Episcopalian church and
Masonic Lodge. He was a patternmaker at the Bethlehem
Supply Company plant here for many years.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, W. B. Roper, Jr., and
David E. Roper, all of Corsicana; four brothers, George
H. Roper, Houston; John P. Roper, Dallas; R. H. Roper,
Corsicana, and Chris W. Roper, Beaumont, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were F. L. Leathers, Lee Carl, E. J. Hall,
Pete Szenasy, C. D. Pevehouse and R. H. Wheeler.
Notes:
Robert Huber Roper
Dec 17, 1908 - Nov 18, 1977
Robert Roper
Funeral services were Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for Robert H.
Roper, 68, resident of Corsicana who died here Friday.
The Rev. James M. Sigler officiated and graveside services
were at the
Hamilton-Beeman
cemetery Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Etta Mae Roper of
Corsicana; one son, Robert C. Roper of Garland; three
brothers, George Roper of Houston, Chris Roper of Beaumont,
and John Roper of Dallas; and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were James H. Chapman, Emmett Dosser, Dr. Jim
Curington, John Kenner, Benny Robinson and Hoyt Moore.
Corley Funeral was in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Palmer Dexter Odom,
Jr.
Apr 24, 1936 - Jun 30, 1974
Corsicana Man Killed in Kansas Crash
Dexter P. Odom, Jr., 38, Corsicana trucker, was killed
Sunday when his semi-trailer truck ran off U. S. Hwy 81
near the north central community of Minneapolis, Kansas,
and plunged into a nearby dry creekbed.
The Associated Press quoted Kansas Highway patrolmen as
saying Odom apparently lost control of his truck when it
went over some railroad tracks.
Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at
Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Hale
officiating. Burial will be in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
Odom was a native and lifelong resident of Corsicana
Rural Route 3.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Beverly White Odom; a
daughter, Nancye Odom, a son, Montye Palmer Odom, all of
Corsicana; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuller,
Corsicana; and one brother, Roger Williams of Corsicana.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Jul 1, 1974
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
h/o Beverly June (White) Odom married Oct
5, 1973; s/o Palmer Dexter Odom, Sr. & Ella Lois (Jergins)
Odom-Williams-Fuller
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D. P. Odom
Funeral services were to be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Dexter P. Odom, Jr., 38, who was killed
Sunday in a truck accident in Minneapolis, Kansas.
Odom is survived by his widow, one daughter, one son, his
parents, and one brother.
Pallbearers were to be Gilbert Sulivan, Cloyce Tanner, Charles
Cates, Charles McCrory, Joe Flanagan, N. R. Shelton, J. T.
Magness.
Notes:
Daniel Robert
Nelson, Sr.
Oct 24, 1887 - May 27, 1955
Former Resident Expires Friday
Dan R. Nelson, 68, Route 1, West, formerly of
Corsicana, died Friday afternoon.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from
the West Church of Christ with burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery southwest of Corsicana at 4:30 p.m. The rites
were conducted by Ministers, R. L. Ingersol and
Overton Faubus.
Nelson operated a dairy southwest of Corsicana for
many years.
Surviving are his wife of West; six sons, D. R.
Nelson, Jr.; James C. Nelson, John W. Nelson and
Paul W. Nelson, all of Corsicana; Charles B. Nelson,
U. S. Army, and Wade F. Nelson, West; three
daughters, Mrs. J. D. Bebout, Miss Ethel L. Nelson
and Mrs. Paul Gazra, all of Waco; two brothers, Will
Nelson, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Fred Nelson,
Baytown; 14 grandchildren and other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Corley will direct local arrangements.
Notes:
Roy Maynor
Moore, Sr.
Jan 18, 1897 - Apr 2, 1975
R. M. Moore
Services will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the
Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Roy M. Moore, 78,
resident of Corsicana, who died Wednesday at his
residence.
Rev. Harold Lansford will officiate, and burial
will be at Resthaven
Memorial Park.
He was a native of Winnsboro and had lived in
Corsicana 23 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Roy M. Moore
Jr., a pilot who was killed in
World War II in
New Guinea.
He was a retired telegraph operator for the
Magnolia-Petroleum Company and a member of First
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, a
sister, Mrs. Lois Kennedy of Henderson, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
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R. M. Moore
Services were to be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Roy M. Moore, 78, resident of
Corsicana, who died Wednesday at his residence.
Rev. Harold Lansford was to officiate, with burial following
at Resthaven
Memorial Park.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, a siser, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Pall bearers include R. E. Miles, F. H. Washburn, Truly
Etheredge, Roy Hair, Jimmie Gordon and D. C. Starr.
Notes:
Margaret Ellen
(Balcom) Fogg
Feb 11,
1923 - Oct 23, 1962
FOGG
Mrs. Ernest L. Margaret Balcom Fogg, age 29, passed away
Oct 24, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Survivors: Husband,
Ernest L. Fogg, sons, Dennis and Steve Fogg at Ojakarta
and Judie Fogg at Trinity University, San Antonio and
brother, William Balcom of Corsicana, Texas. Memorial
services will be held at Los Angeles Hgts. Presbyterian
Church Tues. Oct 30 at 6 p.m. Interment in Indonesia
Notes:
- Marker at
Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- w/o Ernest L.
Fogg; d/o William Harvey Balcom & Clara Adell
(Patton) Blacom
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Sunday Rites For Mrs. Fogg
Gravesite rites for Mrs. Margaret Balcom Fogg, 41, wife
of Ernest L. Fogg, missionary, who died in Jkarata,
Indonesia, October 23, 1962, were held at
Oakwood
Cemetery Sunday at 3 p.m.
The services were conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood,
pastor of Westminister Presbyterian church, and Dr.
Matthew Arnold, Cleburne, formerly of Corsicana, retired
Presbyterian minister.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, Dennis and Steve,
and a daughter, Judy Fogg, all of Indonesia, and a
brother, Bill Balcom, Corsicana.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Syble
Jeanette (Read) Hilley
Jun 24, 1934 - Nov 18, 2021
Hilley,
Jeanette
June 24, 1934 - November 18, 2021
Jeanette (Read) Hilley, 1934-2021
Syble Jeanette Hilley, 87, Richardson, TX, passed from this
life Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Carrollton, Denton County,
TX. Memorial services will be at First Baptist Church of
Richardson, TX on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at 11 a.m. Jeanette
was born June 24, 1934, in Streetman, Freestone County, TX
to Tilden Earl and Fannie Mae (Vipperman) Read.
Jeanette is survived by her sons, Kevin Hilley, Altus, OK;
and James Michael Hilley, of the home, Richardson, TX;
brother, Harold Dwayne Read and wife Elizabeth, Alba, TX;
and sister, Nelda (Read) Bump and husband Billy, Celina, TX.
She was married on July 16, 1962, to James Neal Hilley, who
preceded her in death in 1993.
Jeanette was also preceded in death by her parents;
brothers, Vernon Read, Cecil Read, Lyndle Read and Glen
Read; and sisters, Juanita (Read) Roberts and Lestene (Read)
Perry.
Jeanette's sweet and generous spirit touched many lives. For
four and a half decades she worked in childcare at First
Baptist Church of Richardson and Dallas Bible Church, as
well as others. The churches where she worked treasured her.
She received gifts, cards and messages from children and
families whom she had impacted over the years with her
generosity of spirit. Her circle was big, and she was loved
by many.
Jeanette loved flowers, cats and dogs, being in the
sunshine, and watching the world from her living room's
picture window. She liked to look nice and enjoyed wearing
bright colors.
She exeprienced an active life and good health until recent
years.
Jeanette was raised in rural Navarro County and went to high
school in Corsicana. In her twenties, she moved to Dallas.
Jeanette and Jim Hilley bought a new home in Richardson, TX
in 1965, where they both lived until their final illnesses.
A stay-at-home mother until her sons went to school,
Jeanette was always there to welcome Kevin and Mike as
adults, when they needed to be wrapped in her arms. Now, she
is wrapped in the arms of angels. |
Marshall Spruill Cook
Jan 31, 1900 - Nov 14, 1970
Notes:
Theopolus
Gandolus �Gorney� Thompson
Mar 29, 1870 - Aug 13, 1955
P. G. Thompson Dies Saturday
P. G. Thompson, aged 85 years, former resident of East Navarro
county, died Saturday at Kerrville.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Long
Prairie church with interment in the
Long Prairie
cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Davis of
Trinidad.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Kate Sullivan, Hollis, Okla.; two
brothers, T. J. Thompson, Dallas, and Josh Thompson, Aubrey;
three step-sons, W. A. Allen, Trinidad; Charles Allen, Rural
Shade, and J. O. Allen, Kilgore; four step-daughters, Mrs. Clara
Thompson, Corsicana; Mrs. Flossie Parker, Midway; Mrs. Cora
Cherry, Trinidad, and Mrs. Jimmie Coker, Dallas; two
granddaughters, Mrs. G. W. Pritchett and Mrs. A. H. Johnson,
both of Corsicana, and other relatives.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Cornelia (Dunton)
Simpson-Mankins
Mar 27, 1862 - Jul 1, 1955
Rites Sunday For Kerens Resident
KERENS, July 2�(Spl)�Mrs. Cornelia Mankin, 93, lifelong
resident of Kerens and vicinity, died Friday at 6 p.m. at
her home five miles south of Kerens after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Inmon
Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. B. R. McCauley, pastor of the
Kerens Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in
Long Prairie
cemetery here.
Mrs. Mankin was a member of the Methodist church.
She is survived by three sons, Raymond Simpson and Elmer
Simpson, both of Kerens, and Dave Mankin of Houston; one
daughter, Mrs. Lillie Bell of Dallas; one sister, Mrs.
Blanch Urrey of Malakoff; one brother, Steve Dunton of
Malakoff; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Sat., Jul. 2, 1955
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband William
Thomas Simpson 2nd husband William Henry Mankins; d/o
William Henry Dunton & Mary (Kelly) Dunton
- Monument shows
Simpson
Elmer
E. Simpson
Apr 10, 1888 - Sep 13, 1975
Elmer Simpson
KERENS�Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Paschal
Funeral Home Chapel in Kerens for Elmer C. Simpson, 87,
native of Kerens and resident of Trinidad for five
years, who died Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Earl King, First Baptist Church of Trinidad pastor,
and Rev. Bedford Fentey will officiate. Burial will be
at Long
Prairie cemetery.
He was a retired farmer and member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Alvern McKinley
of Trinidad, Mrs. Velma Orsack of Liverpool, Tex., Mrs.
Thelman Smith of Trinidad and Mrs. Alive Fay Berry of
Trinidad; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, a
sister, Ms. Lilly Bell of Dallas; and a step-brother,
Dave Mankin of Athens.
Notes:
Raymond Robert
Simpson
Feb 14, 1895 - Nov 20, 1974
R. Simpson
MALAKOFF�Funeral services are pending at Paschal
Funeral Home for Raymond R. Simpson, 79, who died
Wednesday night at Veterans Hospital in Dallas.
He was a native of the Round Prairie area near
Kerens.
Notes:
Olivia
"Livvie" (Cruse) Duncan
Jun 6, 1886 - Jan 1, 1955
Mrs. C. D. Duncan Dies Saturday
Mrs. C. D. Duncan, 68, died in the Corsicana
Hospital and Clinic Saturday morning following a
several months illness.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley
Chapel Sunday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Riley E.
Dale, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church,
and Rev. E. L. Jones, retired Baptist minister.
A native of New Albany, Miss., Mrs. Duncan came
to Navarro county with her family in 1910 and
has resided in the Blooming Grove and Corsicana
communities since that time.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Leroy Barlow,
Corsicana; three brothers, Frank Cruse, New
Albany, Miss; W. H. (Bill) Cruse, Corsicana and
Roger Cruse, Blooming Grove; three sisters, Mrs.
Charlie Watson and Mrs. Mose Armstrong, both of
Corsicana and Mrs. Elmer Russell, Emhouse, and a
number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be William Armstrong, J. W.
Russell, Billy Watson, Lester Brown, Artis
Drain, Marshall Majors, Garland Gray and Q. L.
Bridges.
Notes:
Robert Franklin Selby
Dec 20, 1891 - Apr 30, 1955
Franklin Selby Services Monday
Franklin Selby, 65, manager of the Corsicana Waterworks
Club, southeast of Corsicana for 13 years., died in Memorial
Hospital Saturday afternoon following a several weeks'
illness.
Funeral services were held from the Corley Chapel Monday at
2:30 p.m. Burial was in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Dr. W. M. Shamburger, pastor of
the First Baptist church, and Rev. Walter Hughes, pastor of
the Powell Baptist Church.
A native of Waco, he had resided in Navarro county for many
years.
Surviving are his wife and two sons, Wendell and Nolan
Selby, all of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. O. L. Dockery,
Fort Worth; a granddaughter; a brother, R. Selby, Frost;
three sisters, Mrs. Alice Bankston, Corsicana; Mrs. Pearl
Swanner, Axtell, and Mrs. Bessie Ashley, Baytown, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Sam Roberts, Dan Roberts, Carl Ashworth,
Benedict Raley, B. C. Nesmith and Clint Bell.
Notes:
Hustace Estell �Hautie� (Foster) Wigley
Nov 19, 1877 - Sep 8, 1955
Mrs. R. Wigley Dies Thursday
Mrs. Hautence Estelle Wigley, 77, long-time Corsicana
resident, wife of Rufus M. Wigley, died at the family
residence, 508 South Thirtieth street Thursday morning.
She had been in ill health for several months.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel
Saturday at 3 p.m., with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The
rites will be conducted by Rev. H. G. Starkey, pastor of
the Memorial Baptist church, of which she was a member.
A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Wigley came to this area
when 12 years of age.
Surviving are her husband, of Corsicana; four sons,
Hubert M. Wigley, Dallas; Rufus B., L. Marvin and Thomas
Edwin Wigley, all of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. A. J.
Whistler, Corsicana; 10 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Notes:
Melvin Lucas Wigley
Sep 5, 1900 - Oct 2, 1971
Melvin Wigley
Melvin Wigley, 71, retired Corsicana roofer, died
Saturday in the Temple VA Hospital. A
veteran of
World War I, he was a lifelong Corsicana
resident and a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at4 p.m. at the
Corley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J. Roland Spears
officiating. Burial will be in
Hamilton Cemetery. Nephews will be pallbearers.
His survivors are a brother, Rufus B. Wigley of
Corsicana; a brother-in-law, A. J. Whistler,
Corsicana; and several nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Charlie Elles
Weems
Oct 23, 1914 - Jun 12, 1944
Memorial services for Pfc. Charlie Ellis Weems,
29, who died in the invasion of France on June
12, were held Sunday afternoon at the Tennessee
Colony Church.
Friends from Tennessee Colony, Montalba,
Palestine, Cayuga, Blackfoot, Concord and many
other communities attended.
Among the survivors are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M.M. Weems of Montalba. A brother Joe H.
Weems, also resides in Montalba.
Notes:
Marvin Samuel "Buck"
Wheat
Aug 10, 1926 - Jan 11, 2021
Obituary
(courtesy of Oakcrest Funeral Home, Waco., TX)
"The measure of a father's worth is his deeds and love he
leaves behind for his family to remember." Marvin (Buck)
Wheat, Sr. of Waco, Texas left us on Monday, January 11,
2021. He went peacefully, ready to meet his Maker and join
friends and family in heaven. He was born August 10, 1925 in
Athens, Texas to Laurence B. and Johnnie Mae Wheat. He was
one of 11 children and only a sister survives, Hazel Jayroe.
Growing up during the Depression, Buck helped support his
family working hard at odd jobs and manual labor. He served
in the U.S. Army as Private First Class and became a
highly-decorated veteran awarded the Purple Heart, Silver
Star and Bronze Star.
Buck married Doris Marie Mathis (deceased) and together they
raised a family of four, Marvin Samuel Wheat Jr. (deceased),
Nelda Joyce Calloway, Susan Elaine Johnson, and Alan Dan
Wheat. He has five grandchildren, Tisha Witt (Spouse,
Michael Witt) Magan Theil (Spouse, Taylor Thiel), Caroline
Carlson (Spouse, Derek Carlson), Joshua Wheat and
Christopher Wheat. There are nine great-grandchildren,
Zachary, Taylor and Jackson Witt, Kennedy & Stone Thiel,
Mackenzie and Eloise Carlson and Preston and Brody Wheat.
He attended the Navarro Community College and after
graduating joined the Texas Employment Commission where he
spent a 33 year career. Upon retirement he made Waco his
home. Later he married Nettie Mae Wheat and spent time
traveling and exploring the US, being active in Grace Temple
Baptist Church and spending time with his children and
grandchildren.
Buck will be remembered for his big smile, kind words and
never missing an opportunity to be a friend. A service in
his memory will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers
or gifts, a donation to the Veteran's Association would be
greatly appreciated. The family appreciates Jason
Featherston for his loyal friendship." |
Notes:
Walter Mackey Van Nort
Sep 23, 1885 - Dec 4, 1964
Van Nort Rites On Wednesday
Final rites for Walter Van Nort, 79, were held Wednesday at
2 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Sidney Roberts, pastor
of the First Methodist church.
Van Nort, a Corsicana native, died in Coral Gables, Fla.
Friday. The body arrived in Dallas by plane Tuesday.
He was president of the Manfred-Van Nort Publishing Company
of Dallas and practiced law in Dallas from 1918 to 1943 when
he moved to Florida. He was a Methodist, prominent Mason,
being a member of all Masonic bodies and a lecturer in
Brooklyn and Dallas, headed the Dallas De Molay drill team
and was a Knights Templar and Shriner.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillian Van Nort, Coral Gables,
Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Mae Manfred, Dallas; a cousin,
Robert Douglas, Corsicana and other relatives.
Masons were pallbearers.
Notes:
Rufus Montgomery Wigley
Jun 3, 1876 - Apr 10, 1957
Rufus M. Wigley Dies Wednesday, Services Friday
Rufus Montgomery Wigley, 80, retired carpenter, 508 South
Thirtieth street, died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Friday
at 2:30 p.m. with burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. A. M. Stone, pastor of
the Memorial Baptist church, assisted by Rev. J. C. Coffey,
Jr., pastor of Central Baptist.
A native of Mississippi, Wigley had resided in Corsicana 70
years.
Surviving are four sons, H. M. Wigley, Dallas; Rufus, Jr.,
Melvin and Edwin Wigley, and a daughter, Mrs. A. J.
Whistler, all of Corsicana; 10 grandchildren, one
great-grandchild and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Alton Whitener, George Harvin, Dime
Green, Buel Caton, Gilbert Caton and Frank Carter.
Notes:
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The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Apr 11, 1957
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
h/o Hustace Estell �Hautie� (Foster) Wigley; s/o
Francis Marion Wigley & Margaret Abashia (Moorehead)
Wigley buried in Oakwood cemetery
Thomas Edwin Wigley
Jan 22, 1903 - May 7, 1965
Edwin Wigley Rites Sunday
Final rites for Thomas Edwin Wigley, 62, who died in
Memorial hospital early Friday will be held Sunday at 2
p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the
Hamilton
cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Gene Mills, pastor
of the Northside Baptist church, of which he was a
member. He was a retired roofer.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Edith Whistler, Corsicana;
three brothers, Hubert M. Wigley, Dallas; Melvin and
Rufus B. Wigley, both of Corsicana, and a number of
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
George Earl Evans
May 5, 1912 - May 14, 1965
Services Held George Evans
Services for George Earl Evans, 53, native of
Corsicana were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the
McCammon Chapel with burial in the
Hamilton cemetery. He died in Gaston Hospital in
Dallas Friday night following a several months
illness.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Sidney Roberts,
pastor of the First Methodist church, of which he
was a member, and Dr. John Wesley Ford, Corsicana
district Methodist superintendent.
Evans was a Methodist and Odd Fellow. He was a
veteran of World War II. Employed for years by
Bethlehem Supply Company. Evans had been connected
with the McCammon Funeral Home for several years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eula Mae Evans; a half-
brother, Jimmy Lee Evans, Mesquite; a half-sister,
Miss Kathleen Evans, Abilene; foster parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Davant, and foster grandmother, Mrs.
Winnie LeSeur, all of Corsicana.
Pallbearers were Martin Thurston, Howard Denbow, Joe
Pete Marsh, Raymond Carroll, Hubert Wooley, Odie
Pitts, J. C. Payne, C. C. Carroll, Bob Jonsey, Fred
Brooks, Ed Aston, Joe Fogg and G. G. Wooderson.
Notes:
Willie
Mae (Bates) Fair-Pyle
Jul 10, 1892 - Sep 21, 1955
Mrs. J. L. Pyle Dies Wednesday
Mrs. J. L. Pyle, 63, former Corsicana resident,
died in the American Legion Hospital in
Jennings, La., Wednesday. the body arrived in
Corsicana by train shortly before noon Thursday.
Survivors include two sons, Willard Fair,
Jennings, La., and Bill Fair, Hobbs, N. M. a
daughter, Mrs. Pat Foster, Ennis, and other
relatives.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete early
Thursday afternoon bur burial will be in the
Hamilton cemetery, sometimes Friday.
Corley directs.
Notes:
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The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Sep 22, 1955
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband Calvin Stewart Fair married Nov
17, 1912 2nd husband James Lewis Pyle; d/o
William Marion Bates & Laura Ann
(Worthington) Bates
Lucy Louise (Sheppard) Brannon-Cummings
Mar 10, 1873 - Oct 17, 1955
Mrs. Cummings Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Brannon
Cummings, 82, who died at Big Spring Monday,
were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. W. T.
Allmon, Hubbard, pastor of the Grape Creek
Baptist church at Pickett.
Mrs. Cummings resides at 412 South Twentieth
street. She became ill while visiting at
Seminole, Texas.
Surviving are three sons, E. N. Brannon,
Mexia; J. F. Brannon, Sweetwater, and E. A.
Brannon, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. R.
H. Green, Blooming Grove; Mrs. A. Pollock,
Seminole, and Mrs. W. W. Winslett, Oceana,
Calif.; 21 grandchildren and other
relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Notes:
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The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Oct 19, 1955
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband Wilson Decabe Brannon
married Jan 10, 1889 2nd unknown
Cummings; d/o Abner Absalom Sheppard &
Elizabeth Frances (Ward) Sheppard buried
in White Church Cemetery, Blooming
Grove, Tx.
Epsy
Audway "Aud" Brannon
Aug 3, 1901 - Mar 4, 1977
E. A. Brannon
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Corley Funeral Chapel for Epsy Audway
Brannon, 75, native of Navarro county
and resident of Corsicana, who died
Friday.
The Rev. Joe Evans will officiate, with
burial following at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
He was a service station owner at
Retreat and a deacon of the Cedar Creek
Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mettie
Christie Brannon of Corsicana; a son,
Elwyn C. Brannon of St. Joseph, Mo.; a
daughter, Mrs. Reavy Farmer of
Corsicana; six grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a brother, Frank
Brannon of Corsicana and two sisters,
Mrs. Ercle Pollock of San Saba, and Mrs.
Grace Winslett of Riverside, Calif.
Pallbearers are Benny Robinson, Wallace
Pryor, J. D. Ingham, O. J. Skinner,
Tommy Baumgartner, Chester Putman,
Claude Pollock and Dan Meador.
Notes:
Mary
Elaine Minze
Oct 26, 1955 - Dec 21, 1955
Rites Thursday For Young Child
Funeral services for Mary Elaine
Minze, aged one month and 25 days,
who died at the family residence,
903 West Ninth avenue, Wednesday
morning, were held Thursday at 3
p.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. H.
G. Starkey, pastor of the Memorial
Baptist church. Burial was in the
Hamilton cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Minze; a brother, Ricky
Lynn Minze; a sister, Ann Minze, all
of Corsicana and a grandmother, Mrs.
A. B. Black, Merkel, and other
relatives.
Notes:
Rickey
L. Minze
Jun 2, 1927 - Dec 9, 1970
Minze Rites Set Saturday
R. L. Minze, 43, an off-shore
driller and resident of Baton
Rouge, La., the past six months
died there Wednesday. he was a
member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Corley
Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
Leonard Lee officiating. Burial
will be in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. H. T. Lindsey, and two
sons, Rickey and Jackie Wayne
Minze, all of Merkel, Texas; one
sister, Mrs. L. H. Johnson of
Corsicana; and two brothers,
Jack Minze of Seven Points and
Dudley Minze of Winkler.
Pallbearers will be Doyle Coley,
Wayne Pillans, Buddy Rash,
Freddie Rash, A. K. Harris and
Doyle Derden.
Notes:
Gordon Raymond Wylie
May 21, 1896 - Aug 19, 1955
Gordon R. Wylie Services Sunday
Funeral services for Gordon R. Wylie, 59, who died of a
heart attack Friday night at his home, 497 � South
Thirteenth street, 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.
A native of Eureka, he had resided in Corsicana 14 years.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; four sons, Billy R. Wylie, Philadelphia, Pa.; Leon and Kenneth Wylie both
of Corsicana, and Gaston Kendrick, Ardmore, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. H. L. Martin, Corsicana, and Mrs.
A. F. Brown, Cedar Hill; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Curtis Wylie, Eureka; R. W. Wylie,
Corsicana, and C. L. Wylie, Paris; two sisters, Mrs. T. E. Myers, Dallas, and Mrs. J. J. Currin, Galveston, and
other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Ernest Troy Slate
Jan 19, 1914 - Aug 20,
1961
Ernest T. Slate Rites
Monday
Ernest T. Slate, 47, machinist native of Corsicana, 1606 North
Third street, McGregor, died early Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel
with burial in the
Hamilton Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. J. C. Coffey,
Jr., pastor of the North Wilmer Baptist church,
formerly pastor of
Central Baptist church
here.
Slate was employed at
the Bethlehem Supply
Company Corsicana plant
before going to Rocket
Dyn Company at McGregor.
Surviving are his wife,
MeGregor; four
daughters, Miss Frances
Ruth Slate, Mexia; Mrs.
T. E. Bancroft,
Corsicana; Kay Joe and
Norma Jean Slate, both
of McGregor; parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Slate, Corsicana; a
sister, Mrs. Joe Davis,
Denton; a brother, W. S.
Slate, Jr., Irving, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Albert
Gorman, Roland Carr, H.
O. Bromley, J. P. Bates,
F. N. Stovall, Earl
Crowley, Curtis Allred
and Buddy Berryhill.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Aug 21, 1961
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
h/o Frances Carol
(Hedge) Slate-Thomas
married Jan 5, 1935;
s/o William Samuel
Slate and Lizzie Lee
(Allen) Slate
Frances Carol
(Hedge) Slate-Thomas
Feb 17, 1920 - Dec
12, 1969
Mrs. Thomas Rites
Sunday
Mrs. Carol Slate
Thomas, 49, died
Friday in Memorial
Hospital. She had
been a resident of
Corsicana 30 years.
Services are slated
Sunday at 2 p.m. in
the Corley Chapel
with the Rev. Mickey
Loftis officiating.
Interment will be in
Hamilton Cemetery.
She is survived by
her husband, J. N.
Thomas of Corsicana;
five daughters, Miss
Frances Ruth Slate
of Mexia, Mrs. Tommy
Bancroft of Irving;
Mrs. Kay Bassham of
Corsicana, Miss
Norma Slate of
Dallas and Mrs. Myra
Lanier of Mildred; a
son, Maurice Thomas
of Seagoville; three
grandchildren;
mother, Mrs. Oertha
Hedge of Clinton,
Okla., and a sister,
Mrs. Ray Horton of
Weatherford, Okla.
Pallbearers will be
W. F. Slate, W. F.
Slate, Jr., David
Cripps, Ed Klien, R.
W. Bancroft and C.
M. Bancroft.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., Dec 14, 1969
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband Ernest
Troy Slate married Jan 5, 1935 2nd husband Joseph Newton
Thomas buried Eureka cemetery, Eureka, TX; d/o Oscar
Lewis Hedge & Orpha (Terry) Hedge
Thelma Lee
(Donaho) Slate
Mar 4, 1908 -
Mar 8, 1973
Mrs. Slate
Funeral services
are set for 2
p.m. Friday at
the Corley
Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs.
Thelma Donaho
Slate of
Corsicana, who
died Thursday
morning at her
residence. Rev.
David Hale will
officiate and
burial will be
at
Hamilton
Cemetery.
She was a native
of Navarro
County and
member of
Northside
Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a son,
Charles Slate of
Corsicana; a
daughter, Mrs.
Bobby Thompson
of Corsicana;
two
grandchildren; a
brother, David
Donaho of
Corsicana; a
sister, Mrs.
Wilma Williamson
of Corsicana;
and a number of
nieces and
nephews.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Mar 8, 1973
-
Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Buford
Caskey married May 4, 1928 2nd husband Charles Anderson
Slate married Nov 11, 1933 d/o David Allen "Dave"
Donaho, Sr. & Katie Cora (Everett) Donaho
-
Dewey
Jackson King
Nov 17, 1917
- Sep 19,
1955
Dewey J.
King Rites
Wednesday
Funeral
services for
Dewey J.
King, 37,
who died in
LaMarque
Monday, were
held
Wednesday at
2 p.m. from
the Corley
Chapel.
Burial was
in the
Hamilton
Cemetery.
The rites
were
conducted by
Rev. H. G.
Starkey,
pastor of
the Memorial
Baptist
church.
King resided
in Navarro
county
before
moving to
Galveston 11
years ago.
Surviving
are his
parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.
M. King,
Galveston;
two
brothers,
Doy V. King,
Galveston,
and Morris
R. King,
Texas City;
two
sisters-in-law,
Mrs. Ruby
King,
Galveston,
and Mrs.
Frances
King, Texas
City; four
nephews,
Darrell,
Danni,
Michael and
Clifton
King, and
two nieces,
Peggy Jo and
Deborah Dee
King.
Pallbearers
were J. E.
Lawson,
Lonnie
Davis,
Johnny
Chirafis,
Curtis
Woods, Louis
Territo and
Gilbert
Caton.
Notes:
Harold Wayne Hocutt Sr.
Nov 24, 1964 - Nov 30, 2021
Obituary
for Harold Wayne Hocutt Sr.
Harold Wayne Hocutt Sr, 57, of Barry, Texas went to be
with the lord surrounded by family at his home on
November 30, 2021. He was a loving husband, dad, papa,
brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He loved his family
fiercely and we will miss him dearly. You will live in
our hearts until we are reunited again.
Harold was born in Cuero, Texas on November 24, 1964 to
Harold Hocutt and Dorothy Mae Sitka. His mother gained
her wings when Harold was just two years old. His father
remarried and Harold was raised by his mother Sue Hocutt.
He met the love of his life in the summer of 2007 at
Bill's Fried Chicken. Harold and D'Ann Hocutt were
married June 22, 2012. Together their love joined two
families into one. During their journey they have been
blessed with five children and nine grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his mother Dorothy Mae Sitka,
his father Harold Hocutt, and his brother Bubba
Worthington. He is survived by his wife D'Ann Hocutt.
His son Bubba Hocutt and wife Allie. His daughter Amber
Hocutt. His son Chris Rodgers and wife Kaley. His
daughter Stephanie Chiselbrook and husband Chiz. His
daughter Britney Bennett. His nine grandchildren
Cheyenne, Nolan, Easton, Waylon, Austin, Aiden, Landry,
Lilly, and Emmitt. One bonus granddaughter Ava Rose. He
is also survived by his mother Sue Hocutt, brother
Richard Hocutt, sisters Beth Anderson and life partner
Candace, Michele Graham and husband Charles, Debbie
Green and husband Gary, Karen Moon, Brenda Hallabough,
and Jane Gray. He leaves behind several nieces/nephews,
cousins, and friends who loved him dearly.
Visitation will be Saturday, December 4th from
12:00pm-1:00pm at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral will follow visitation at 1:00pm in the chapel.
Burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bubba Hocutt, Chris Rodgers, Evan
Anderson, Hunter Joe Hocutt, Brandon Fisk, and Josh
Hocutt. Honorary Pallbearers will be family and close
friends. |
Notes:
- h/o D'Ann Hocutt were
married June 22, 2012; s/o Harold Hocutt & Dorothy Mae
(Sitka) Hocutt
Pedro Garcia, Jr.
Jul 23, 1944 - Jul 30, 2021
Pedro
Garcia, Jr., 77, passed away in Corsicana on July 30, 2021.
Pedro was born July 23, 1944 in Berclair, Texas to Pedro
Garcia, Sr. and Estella (Garcia) Garcia and was raised in
Sinton, Texas. He met and married his wife Josephine
Contreras in 1965. They settled in Sinton, where they raised
their two sons Ronald Lee Garcia and Pedro Garcia III.
Pedro was a meat specialist by trade. During hunting season,
he enjoyed working alongside a good friend, Marty Prater of
All Creatures Great and Small, processing deer for local and
state-wide hunters. He was a very industrious man who was
loved and highly respected by everyone who knew him. He
lived his life to the fullest.
Pedro was preceded in death by his parents, his son Ronald
Lee Garcia, and his brother Leonardo Garcia. He is survived
by his wife of 56 years, Josephine Garcia; his son Pedro
Garcia III (Leticia Garcia), his sister Alma Fira; his
brothers Alfredo Garcia (Rosie) and Adan Garcia (Debbie) of
Corsicana, all of Corsicana; his grandchildren Brittany
Garcia of Corsicana, Brandi Lee Garcia, and Ronnie Joel
Garcia; great-granddaughter Alanea Rene Garza, all of Corpus
Christi; and numerous family members from Saint Paul and
Sinton, Texas.
To honor Pedro's life, his family has planned a visitation
on Wednesday, August 4th from 5-8 p.m. at Corley Funeral
Home in the Magnolia Chapel, with a Rosary being recited by
Deacon Lewis Palos followed by a dear friend sharing
memories at 6 p.m.. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday, August 5, 2021 at
Calvary Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Ronnie Garcia, Freddy Garcia Jr., Leroy
Garcia, Joe Contreras, Jessie Mercado and Michael Garcia.
Corley Funeral Home |
Notes:
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