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Emma Pauline (McCuiston) Nelson-Smith
Feb 19, 1877 - Jun 15, 1966

Hold Services For Mrs. Smith

Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. (Emma) Smith, 89, who died Sunday in Memorial hospital, will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Austin Steadman, pastor of the Anthony Drive Baptist church, Ennis, and Rev. J. E. James, pastor of the Petty's Chapel Baptist church, of which she was a long-time member.

Mrs. Smith was born at Roane and resided in the Petty's Chapel community most of her life, moving to Corsicana a few years ago.

Surviving are three sons, Jeff Nelson, Groesbeck; Aubry Smith, Niles, Mich. And Fred Smith, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Willie Rascoe, Corsicana; 11 grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Breithaupt, Olney, Ill., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Ellison Martin, Harold Borg, Frank Dawson, Ed Howell, Reuben Tucker and Connie Gilliam.

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Minnie Arlene (Pierce) Tramel
Jul 19, 1910 - May 25, 1959

Mrs. Tramel Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. John Tramel, 48, who died suddenly Monday morning were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Thad Son, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church. Burial was in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; a son, Jackie Glynn Tramel, Denison; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Allred, Corsicana; four grandchildren; parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Pierce, Powell; four sisters, Mrs. Maxine Eckelman and Mrs. Rosell Wilson, both of Arlington; Mrs. Helen Nobles, Houston, and Mrs. Belle Marshall, Fort Worth; four brothers, D. L. Pierce, Jr., Kerens; Joe Pierce, Houston; Jimmy Pierce, Fort Worth, and Raymond Pierce, Corsicana, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Robert Tramel, Ray Tramel, Joe Tramel, John Pierce, Carter Pierce and Troy Pierce, all nephews.

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Mae (Patterson) Spencer
Apr 26, 1904 - Feb 19, 1959

Friday Rites Mrs. Spencer

Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Patterson Spencer, 54, of 3101 West Second Avenue, who died in Memorial Hospital at noon Thursday, were held from the Corley Chapel Friday at 2 p.m.

The rites were conducted by Rev. John Wesley Ford, pastor of the First Methodist church, and Rev. Clarence Williams, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park.

A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. Spencer was employed by Fortson Brothers for 20 years prior to the establishment of the Mae Patterson Spencer Loan Company 10 years ago.

Surviving are her husband, Lynn Spencer, Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Doyle Gustavus, Houston, and Mrs. Carl Dobbs, Pasadena; two brothers, Roy Patterson, Normangee and V. W. Patterson, Victoria, and other relatives.

Mrs. Spencer was a member of Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128.

The family requested contributions to the Cancer fund in lieu of flowers.

Pallbearers were J. R. Patterson, James David Patterson, J. W. Dobbs, Charles V. Dobbs, Corkey Smith and Bill Lys, all nephews.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Fri., Feb 20, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Archie Lynn Spencer; d/o James Willis Patterson & Hattie Cleo (Megarity) Patterson (Archie has a monument in Resthaven but is buried in Oakwood)

Mina Vee (Turner) Williams
Jan 21, 1922 - May 28, 2013

Mina Williams, formerly of Corsicana, passed away in Tomball, Texas on Tuesday morning May 28, 2013 at the age of 91. She was born on Saturday, January 21, 1922. Graveside funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, May 31, 2013 at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Notes:

  • Griffin Roughton Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Jack Kenneth Williams; d/o Veno W. Turner & Mina Teada (Bogle) Turner

Robert Henry Hurley, Sr.
Aug 24, 1909 - Jun 27, 1959

Robert Hurley Is Found Dead

Robert H. Hurley, 49, oil field worker, was found dead in bed by his wife at their residence on the J. E. Davant farm in the Petty's Chapel community Saturday morning.

G. C. Bowden, justice of the peace, conducted an inquest and returned a coroner's verdict of "death from natural causes."

It was stated that Hurley apparently died in his sleep and had been dead several hours when found.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with Rev. W. H. Brinkley, Baptist minister, in charge.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Robert Jr.; Melvin and Ted Hurley, all of Corsicana; two daughters, Mary Dell Evans, U. S. Air Force, and Betty Ruth Hurley, Corsicana; three sister, Mrs. Willie Templin, Mrs. Mozell Sikes, Corsicana, and Mrs. Pauline Bogg, Cottonwood, Ariz., and other relatives.

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Nora (Hale) Williams
Dec 29, 1881 - Oct 19, 1959

Mrs. Williams Rites Tuesday

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. for Mrs. R. N. Williams, Northwest apartments, who died Monday at the age of 77.

Rites were conducted from the Corley Chapel by Rev. A. J. Kirkland, Henderson county Baptist minister, and Rev. Clarence Williams, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church. Burial was in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Surviving are the husband of Corsicana; a son, W. K. Williams, Brownfield, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Otis Atkeisson, Moses Maxwell, Charlie Ellington, Frank Leathers, C. H. Ramsey and W. P. Staggs.

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Myra Mary (Moore) Dodds-Carlyle
Sep 8, 1915 - Oct 19, 1959

Mrs. Carlyle To Be Buried Here

The body of Mrs. Myrna Moore Carlyle, 44, of Corsicana and Electra, killed Monday in a crash at Decatur, was returned Tuesday night to Corsicana Griffin Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete pending the arrival of relatives.

Her husband, V. C. Carlyle, 46, suffered serious injuries in the crash involving their automobile, a station wagon and a bus. He is scheduled to be transferred to the Veterans Administration hospital at Lisbon, near Dallas Wednesday.

Carlyle and his wife had resided in Corsicana for 2 1-2 years. Mrs. Carlyle was employed as a nurse at Memorial hospital.

Surviving are the husband, a son, Joe Dodds, U. S. Marines, Santa Ana, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. John Mathes, Corsicana, and Mrs. Pat Shelly, Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Edward and Joseph Moore, both of Gramen, N.D., and other relatives.

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Mrs. Carlyle Rites Slated

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrna Moore Carlyle, 44, fatally injured early Monday in an auto, bus, station wagon crash near Decatur, will be held from the Griffin Chapel Saturday at 2:20 p.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. W. W. Bryant, Jr.

Mrs. Carlyle and her husband, V. C. Carlyle, who was seriously hurt in the crash, had resided in Corsicana for the past 2 1-2 years and were reported moving to Electra where he had employment. Mrs. Carlyle formerly was connected with Memorial hospital.

The husband had been transferred from a Decatur hospital to the Veterans Administration hospital in Dallas.

Surviving are the husband, a son, Joe Dodds, U. S. Marines, Santa Ana, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. John Mathes, Corsicana, and Mrs. Pat Shelly, Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Edward and Joseph Moore, both of Gramen, N. D., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be J. T. Arnett, Travis Arnett, Frank Arnett, Roy Collins, Roy Barnett, Billy Lynch and J. M. McCamey.

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Lockwood Duvall, Jr.
Sep 24, 1937 - Nov 22, 1959

L. Duvall, Jr., Expires Sunday

Lockwood Duvall, Jr., 22, of 2006 West Thirteenth avenue, died in Memorial Hospital Sunday following a short illness.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jack Bell, pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood Duvall, Sr., Corsicana; a brother, Earl Duvall, Shreveport, La., three sisters, Mrs. Helen Helton, Pittsburg, Texas; Mrs. Mary Alice Roberts, Dallas, and Mrs. Betty Jane Stewart, Corsicana, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be James Duvall, Larry Tally, Sonny Carpenter, Bill Russell, Windel Backmon, and Edward Straubling.

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Lockwood Duvall, Sr.
Jul 21, 1895 - Feb 9, 1974

L. Duvall

Funeral services were to be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Lockwood Duvall, 78, who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital. The Revs. Homer Petty and Frank Williams were to officiate, and burial was to be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

A native of Flynn, Duvall lived in Corsicana since 1932. He was a retired carpenter contractor, and member of the Lafayette Esquadrille in World War II (sic, should be WWI, see notes).

He is survived by his widow , Mrs. Lockwood Duvall; one son, Tommy Duvall of Avenger; three daughters, Mrs. James Widener and Mrs. E. L. Armstrong, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. Loyd A. Page of Grapevine; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were to be Ralph Scoggins, Joe Hambrick, Pete Cottongame, Tommy Wheeler, Rollin Harris, and J. B. Redden.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Feb 11, 1974
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • World War I Veteran
  • (some places it is spelled Duval and others Duvall but monument says Duvall) (death certificate says WWI) h/o Ruth Mae (Morgan) Duvall s/o Basil L. Duvall and Alice Jane (Lewis) Duvall
  • The La Fayette Escadrille (French: Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914�1918). This escadrille of the A�ronautique Militaire was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War. In September 1917, the escadrille was transferred to the US Army under the designation 103rd Aero Squadron. In 1921, The French Air Force recreated a N124 unit who claimed lineage from the war-time La Fayette escadrille and is now part of the escadron 2/4 La Fayette.

Modena (Shivers) Megarity
Oct 23, 1910 - Oct 8, 1959

Hold Rites For Mrs. Megarity

Funeral services for Mrs. Modena Megarity, 48, who was pronounced dead on arrivatl at Memorial hospital Thursday at 8:55 p.m. after a heart attack, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which she wa an active member, with burial in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Mrs. Megarity, a life-long Corsicana resident, was stricken at the family home, 300 South Thirtieth street, while in the kitchen.

Surviving are her husband, David C. Megarity; a daughter, Shirley Megarity; a son, David Megarity, Jr.; mother, Mrs. T. P. Shivers, all of Corsicana, and a brother, Tommy Shivers, Freeport, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were W. P. Howard, Elton Hendrix, Calvin Holloway, V. O. Holcomb, Nelson Ross, Dr. Louis Gibson, Johnny B. Smith and Hughland Lee.

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David Clifton Megarity, Sr.
Mar 5, 1908 - Nov 17, 1971
 
D. C. Megarity

Funeral arrangements are pending at Corley Funeral Home for David C. Megarity, Sr., 61, who died Wednesday. A native of Corsicana, he was a member of the First Baptist Church and had been employed by Lone Star Gas Company for the past 27 years.

Surviving are his widow of Corsicana; his father, W. Add Megarity and sister Minnie Lee Megarity of Corsicana; a son, David C. Megarity, Jr. of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; and a daughter, Shirley Ann Megarity of Marshall.
 


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D. C. Megarity

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home for David C. Megarity, Sr., 63, veteran Lone Star Gas Co. employe who died Wednesday. the Rev. Robert J. Potts will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

A native Corsicanan, he had been employed by Lone Star Gas 27 years and was leakage inspector for the Corsicana region. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, Lucille Megarity; a daughter, Miss Shirley Ann Megarity of Marshall; a son, David C. Megarity, Jr. of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; one grandson, William Mark Megarity, also of Dobbs Ferry; his father, W. Add Megarity; and a sister, Miss Minnie Lee Megarity.

Pallbearers will be James Langford, Joe Pete Marsh, J. E. Farmer, Elton Hendrix, W. O. Holcomb and Willard Townsend.

Honorary pallbearers will be employes of Lone Star Gas Co.

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Samuel Gill
Oct 2, 1875 - Nov 16, 1959

Retired Welder Expires Monday

Samuel Gill, 84, native of England, died at the family home, 1608 Bowie drive, Monday morning following an extended illness. He was a retired Bethlehem Welder and had resided here 45 years.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from St. John's Episcopal Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Very Rev. Fred C. Wolf, Jr., rector of the church and Rev. Samuel Hulsey, assistant rector.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Victor Gill, McKinney, and L. G. Gill, Taft; two daughters Mrs. Ora J. Collings, Oklahoma City, and Miss Florence Gill, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Gregory, Kerrville; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Byram Humphries, Ross Sutton, King Elliott, Paul A. Smith, Robert R. Smith, Norman Fleming, Charles Dobbs and Leland Kattner.

Corley will direct.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Nov 16, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • Born Colley Gate, England; h/o Hannah (Timmons) Gills/o Solomon Gill & Elizabeth (Powell) Gill ( find-a-grave says Elizabeth Raybould death certificate says Powell )

Charles Samuel "Sam" Smith
Mar 3, 1876 - Mar 6, 1959

Retired Farmer Expires Friday

Sam Smith, 83, retired farmer and oil field worker, died at the Twilight Home Friday morning. A native of Georgia, he had spent most of his life in Navarro county.

Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. A. J. Parker, pastor of the Petty's Chapel Baptist church.

Surviving are three brothers, Ed Smith, Teague; Charlie Smith, Fort Worth, and Bob Smith, Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Morris and Mrs. Esker Howell, both of Kerens, and a number of nieces and nephews including Fred Smith and Clifford Morris of Corsicana.

Pallbearers will be William Rascoe, Fred Smith, Clifford Morris, Clifford R. Morris, Benny E. Morris and Shelby Smith.

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William Henry Smith
Aug 29, 1870 - Jan 7, 1959

Retired Farmer Burial Friday

Funeral rites for W. H. Smith, 88, retired farmer, who died Wednesday. were held from the Corley Chapel Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The services were conducted by Rev. A. J. Parker, pastor of the Petty's Chapel Baptist church, and Rev. Donald Collins, pastor of the Beuna Vista Baptist church at Timpson. Rev. Collins, a senior student in Stephen F. Austin College, Nacgdoches, is a great-grandson of Mr. Smith.

A native of Macon, Ga., Smith had resided in the Petty's Chapel and Roane communities since 1895.

Surviving are his wife, Corsicana; three sons, Jeff Nelson, Dallas; Aubrey E. Smith, Misawaka, Ind., and Fred B. Smith, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Rascoe, Corsicana; four brothers, Ed Smith, Teague; Sam Smith, Corsicana; Charlie Smith, Fort Worth, and Bob Smith, Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Morris and Mrs. Esker Howell, both of Kerens; 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers were C. D. Gilliam, R. M. Hodge, Willie Crawford, Ed Howell, Reuben Tucker and Lee Carl.

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William Thomas Harris, Sr.
Jul 8, 1910 - Jan 7, 1959

Mill Foreman Rites Friday

Funeral services for William Thomas Harris, Sr., 58, who died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday night following a heart attack several days ago, were held Friday at 3 p.m. from the Central Methodist church.

The rites were conducted by Rev. John Harper, pastor of the church, and Rev. J. F. Prince, Baptist minister. Burial was in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Harris, a former resident of Hillsboro, was a foreman at the Corsicana Textile Mills.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, W. T. Harris, Jr., Dallas, and Henry Clay Newman, Houston; six grandchildren; mother Mrs. Elizabeth Summerhill, Waco; a brother, Herman A. Palmer, McKinney; four sisters, Mrs. John Wortham, Mrs. Ollie Uhlig and Mrs. Oda May Thorn, all of Waco, and Mrs. Beulah E. Robbins, Dallas.

Pallbearers were Floyd Yarbrough, Milford Shook, C. R. Matthews, Ernest Jones, Roy Bryant and C. T. Clay.

Corley directed.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Fri., Jan. 9, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Elizabeth (Dickens) Harris (per William Thomas Harris, Jr. birth certificate) 2nd Nona Mae (unk) Newman-Harris married May 8, 1937 s/o W. T. Harris & Elizabeth Sarah (Robbins) Palmer-Harris-Summerhill

Robert Newton "Bob" Williams
Dec 29, 1877 - May 4, 1964

Bob Williams Rites Planned

Funeral services for R. N. (Bob) Williams, 86, retired carpenter, who died in Memorial hospital Monday, will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Cass French, Jr., pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church.

A native of Alabama, Williams resided at 17-B Northwest Apartments.

Surviving are a son, W. K. Williams, Tyler, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be J. C. Stover, Lee Russell, J. M. Dixon, J. J. Burks, Frank Leathers, Joe T. Smith.

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Frances Aubon Williamson
Feb 7, 1889 - May 22, 1963

Plan Services F. A. Williamson

Funeral services for F. A. Williamson, 74, retired mechanic, 3010 Park Row, who died Wednesday, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Griffin Chapel. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. John Dillingham, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clyde Williamson, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. H. W. Kelley, Denton, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Terry Sutton, J. L. Averitt, J. D. McManus, E. C. Sears, T. C. Baggett, T. R. Red, G. B. Jordan and Guy R. Love.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., May 23, 1963
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Clyde Corinne (Smith) Williamson married Jun 16, 1923; s/o John Campbell Williamson & Nancy Catherine (Sutton) Williamson

George Alfred Beene
Sep 2, 1890 - Jun 11, 1959

George Beene Dies Thursday

George A. Beene, 68, farmer, World War I veteran, formerly of Corsicana, died in the Veterans Administration hospital in Dallas Thursday.

A native of Marquez, he resided in the Corsicana area prior to moving to Tyler two years ago.

Surviving are two sons, Loye Beene, Tyler, and Rex A. Beene, Salina, Kansas; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Richardson, Corsicana; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Grady and Dudley Beene, of Mexia, and William Beene, Hubbard; two sisters, Mrs. Vida Williams and Mrs. Oma Burgess, both of Mexia, and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Paul E. Powell, pastor of the Temple Baptist church in Tyler.

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Charles Elton Beene
Nov 8, 1916 - Apr 8, 1963

Services Held For C. E. Beene

Final rites for C. E. Beene, 46, who died in Memorial Hospital Monday, were held from the First Christian church Wednesday at 10 a.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Alex Cox, pastor, assisted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian church.

Beene was the organizer and director of the Navarro Junior College Bulldog band for 16 years and was the head of the music department of the college as well as director of the First Christian church choir.

He was a graduate of Texas Christian University and Colorado State College at Greeley, Colo. He also attended Amarillo Junior College after graduating from Panhandle High School. He was at Pecos before joining the NJC faculty.

Navarro Junior College was closed all day Wednesday.

He was the author of "El Navarro," Alma Mater of NJC.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Beene' a daughter, Carol Ann, and a son, David Beene, all of Corsicana, and a brother, Rex Beene, Denver, Colo., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Bob Arnold, Josh Edgar, E. D. Reed, Hugh Parrish, Jr.; Lee Soaper, Harold Blankinship and Albert Fullerton. Honorary Pallbearers were the faculty of Navarro College.

McCammon directed.

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Era Addie (Burleson) Beene-Turner
Mar 13, 1897 - Feb 25, 1974

Mrs. Turner

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Era Eddir Turner, 76, of Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. George Cary will officiate, and burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

She was a native of Leon County and had lived in Corsicana 12 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Richardson of Corsicana; two sons, N. A. Turner of Texoma, Okla, and Loye Beene of Tyler; seven grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Turner of Oletha.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Feb. 26, 1974
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband George Alfred Beene married Mar 9, 1918 2nd husband Albert Reese Turner; d/o James Albert Burleson & Susan Malissa (Shaw) Burleson

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Mrs. Era Turner

Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Era Addie Turner, 76, of Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. George Cary will officiate, and burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Richardson of Corsicana; two sons; seven grandchildren; and a sister.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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Katie Lou (Fitch) Turner
Dec 21, 1923 - Feb 14, 1962

Rites Saturday For Mrs. Turner

Final rites for Mrs. Katie Fitch Turner, 38, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with interment in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Officiating were Rev. L. T. Aultman, Ft. Worth Baptist minister, and Rev. R. L. Ryburn, Kirvin Baptist minister.

Mrs. Turner died unexpectedly Wednesday in Fr. Worth.

Survivors include her husband, Dixie Turner, three daughters, Sandra Lou, Donna Kay and Debrah Juanell Turner, and one son, David Turner, all of Ft. Worth; mother, Mrs. Ola Fitch, Corsicana; four brothers, Archie and Gordon Fitch, both of Houston; Bill Fitch, Texas City, and Freddie Fitch, Lovington, N. M.; two sisters, Mrs. Berta McCamey and Miss Wanda Fitch, both of Corsicana and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Billy and Robert Fitch, Buster Nelson, Dan Bowen, Charlie Watson and Charlie Folmar.

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Norman Albert Turner
Jun 13, 1914 - Dec 1, 1977

N. A. Turner

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Norman Albert Turner, 63, resident of Corsicana, who died Thursday in Memorial Hospital

He was a native of Leon County and lived in Corsicana 35 years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marion B. Turner of Corsicana; a step-son, Wayne Vinson of Stillwater, Okla.; a brother, Loye Beene of Tyler; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Richardson, Corsicana and a number of nieces and nephews.

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Susie Belle (Stewart) Reid
Feb 8, 1882 - Mar 9, 1959

Mrs. Reid Dies Here On Monday

Mrs. Susie B. Reid, 78, resident of Dallas 50 years, died at Twilight Home Monday afternoon. She was a member of the Pilgrim Church of Christ.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pursley cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Howard D. Brown, Dallas; a son, C. E. Reid, Houston, five grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. W. Y. Bankhead, Mrs. B. B. Granger, Mrs. G. B. Cleveland, Mrs. Will Roberts, and Mrs. Minnie Huggins, all of Corsicana, and Mrs. Ann Adams, Dallas, and a number of other relatives.

Pallbearers will be F. C. Stewart, F. G. Granger, Evans Stewart, Earner Roberts, Billy Woods and J. T. Eggleston.

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John Thomas Murray
Sep 29, 1870 - Feb 7, 1959

Retired Farmer Rites Monday

J. T. Murray, 88, native Texan, retired farmer, died at his home in the Pursley community Saturday night.

Funeral services were held from the Pursley Baptist church of which he had been a member 45 years Monday at 2:30 p.m. Burial was in the New Pursley cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. W. W. Robinson and Rev. Lester Blackerby.

Surviving are six sons, A. H., M. E., M. A. and J. C. Murray, all of Pursley; W. A. Murray, Rockdale, and A. C. Murray, Clarkesville; two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Scrogin, Pursley, and Mrs. Jeff Brown, Mt. Alba; two brothers, C. F. Brown, Corsicana, and Alfred Brown, Texas; step-mother, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, Llano; 30 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, five-great-great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers were M. C. Dickens, Bob Clemons, O. T. Nutt, Curtis Clemons, Bob Bolen and J. D. Mahoney.

Corley directed.

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Sarah Ellen (Garner) Nelson-Laningham-Taylor
May 19, 1872 - Jun 20, 1959

Mrs. S. E. Nelson Dies Saturday

Mrs. Sarah Ellen Nelson, 87, native of Navarro county, died in the Twilight Home Saturday following an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a. m. from the Kerens Church of Christ with burial in Prairie Point cemetery. The rites were conducted by J. B. Tomlinson, minister of the church, assisted by Clyde Jenkins.

Mrs. Nelson spent most of her life in the Bazette and Kerens communities.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rex Baily, Corsicana; two sons, Joe Nelson, Talco, and Jim Nelson, Spearman; 13 grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren and other relatives.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

Inmon Funeral Home directed.

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Joseph Henry "Elder" Hardaway
Oct 29, 1887 - Jun 8, 1959

Minister Dies In Fort Worth

Elder Joseph Henry Hardaway, 71, of Waxahachie, retired farmer and Primitive Baptist minister, died in Fort Worth of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon. He formerly resided in Corsican, Kerens and other points in Navarro county.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Primitive Baptist church here, 820 South Sixteenth street, with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery at Bazette.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. G. L. Lester, Ft. Worth; Rev. G. W. Mosley, Waxahachie, and Rev. J. M. Fannin, Corsicana, all Primitive Baptist ministers, and Minister Howard Allen, Waxahachie Church of Christ.

He was a native of Arkansas.

Surviving a four sons, Leonard Bert and Archie Thomas Hardaway, both of Ft. Worth, and Joe H. and James Henry Hardaway, both of Waxahachie; two daughters, Mrs. Rosie Wiles, Waxahachie, and Mrs. Emma Fay Reese, Fort Worth; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McBride, Waxahachie; three brothers, George Hardaway, Marshall; Arch Hardaway, Corsicana, and Lon McBride, Waxahachie; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Farmer, Corsicana and other relatives.

The Bose-Mitchell Funeral Home of Waxahachie and Inmon Funeral Home of Kerens are directing.

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Lena Mae (Winters) Deskin
Nov 12, 1876 - Sep 7, 1959

Hold Rites For Mrs. Deskin

KERENS, Sept. 8�(Spl)�Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Deskin, 82, long-time Kerens and Bazette resident, who died in Henderson County Memorial Hospital at Athens Monday, were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from the Bazette Baptist church.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Burt Gillis, pastor of the First Methodist church here, and Rev. W. L. Harrod, Dallas. Burial was in the Prairie Point cemetery.

Surviving are a son, John Deskin, Carrolton; six daughters, Miss Amy Deskin, Kerens; Mrs. Jack Albritton, Athens; Mrs. M. H. Faughn, Houston; Mrs. G. S. Lancaster, Kerens; Mrs. W. B. Stringer, Houston, and Mrs. W. H. Fair, Hobbs, N.M.; two nieces reared in the Deskin home, Mrs. Ila Mae Goodwin and Mrs. Juanita Bailey, both of Dallas; 23 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and other relatives.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

Inmon Funeral Home directed.

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Addie Mae (Hill) Davis
Dec 12, 1901 - Nov 6, 1959

Mrs. E. R. Davis Services Here

Services for Mrs. Addie Davis, 57, native of Smith county, who died in Dallas early Saturday were held from the Corley Chapel Sunday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.

Mrs. Davis came to Navarro county as a small child and resided here until moving to Dallas in 1954.

Surviving are her husband, E. R. Davis; a son, Robert Davis; a daughter, Mrs. Melba Cockrell, all of Dallas; two grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. C. A. Bowman, Mansfield, Ark.; Mrs. C. L. Chase, Lueders, and Mrs. Hugh Sparks, Rice; three brothers, W. B. Hill, Welnert; Verlon Hill, Haskell and Werndna Hill, Fort Worth.

Pallbearers were Raymond Crocker, Preston Ingram, Ellton Broussard, Tommy Teetz, Felton Lewis and Gene Lewis.

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Eligah Robert "Bob" Davis
Mar 12, 1898 - Oct 15, 1964

Rites Saturday For Bob Davis

Funeral services for E. R. (Bob) David, 66, native Texan, who died in Dallas Thursday morning, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery. The rites will be conducted by C. B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.

A construction worker, Davis had resided in Dallas 10 years. He is a former Kerens resident.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Wm. E. Cockrell; a grand-daughter, Sharon Gayle Cockrell; a grandson, Robert Michael Davis, all of Dallas; two brothers, Tom and W. F. Davis, both of Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Ross, Powell; Mrs. Delia Lively, Houston, and Mrs. L. M. Gowan, Yuma, Ariz., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Ross, John Tramel, Hamp Pierce, Felton Lewis, Rozi Ross, Jude Perry and Loren Albritton.

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Myrtle Juanita (Parsons) Davis
Jul 27, 1912 - Apr 12, 2002

Juanita Davis, 89, of Kerens passed away Friday, April 12, 2002 at Kerens Care Center.

Graveside services will be 4 p.m. today at Prairie Point Cemetery with Jimmy Glenn officiating.

Mrs. Davis was born July 27, 1912 in Sherman.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Everitt Davis; sister, Roxie Jeffries; nephews, Robert Northcott and Kenneth Northcott; and niece, Sharon Northcott.

Survivors include her nephews, Alan Gilman, Timothy Northcott and Ricky Northcott; niece, Betty Northcott; great-nephew, David Conklin; great-nieces, Beth Faulk and Heather Condley; great-great-nephew, Ronnie Gilman; and great-great-niece, Ginger Gilman.

Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home.

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  • Paschal Funeral Home, Kerens, Tx.
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Everette Fields Davis; d/o George H. Parsons & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Elliott) Parsons (Mary is buried in Oakwood cemetery, Corsicana, Tx.)

Robert Ennis Davis
Aug 6, 1933 - May 18, 1962

Robert Davis Drowned Friday, Services Sunday

Funeral services for Robert Davis, 29, of Dallas, who drowned in North Lake, northwest Dallas county, Friday afternoon, will be held from the Corley Chapel here Sunday at 2 p.m.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Harry Adair, Athens, Full Gospel minister, burial will be in the Prairie Point cemetery.

Davis, a native of Navarro county, was reared in Powell and Kerens communities and attended Kerens High School.

The Associated Press reported Davis drown when his boat motor failed and he tried to swim ashore. He was in a boat with his wife and two children, one of them a neighbor's child. He sought to repair the motor and dived for one of the parts that reportedly fell into the water.

The boat, it was stated, drifted and he struck out for shore, sinking en route. The body was later recovered.

Davis was an employe of the Purex Corporation.

Surviving are his wife, a son, Michael; father, E. R. Davis; a sister, Mrs. W. E. Cockrell, all of Dallas, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Richard Steele, Jimmie Morgan, Carl Coleman, Homer Pennington, Prentice McKay and Bob Patton.

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Charles Albert Haywood
Dec 13, 1896 - Nov 7, 1959

C. A. Haywood Rites Sunday

The funeral for C. A. (Albert) Haywood, 62, retired farmer, was held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Midway Baptist church with burial in the Midway cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. R. L. Pyburn and Rev. H. L. McKissack Baptist ministers.

A life-long resident of Freestone county, Haywood died of a heart attack in a store in Streetman Saturday morning.

Surviving are his wife of Streetman, a son, Dr. J. R. Haywood, Odessa; a daughter, Mrs. N. D. Pringle, Irving; seven grandchildren, three brothers, J. W., R. R., and L. C. Haywood, all of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Ada Davis, California, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were John Massey, Frank Massey, Jester Neal, Sam Keel, Bud Barry and Elton McCana.

Corley directed.

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Edna Earl (Owen) Penney
Feb 4, 1874 - Nov 22, 1959

Mrs. Penny Of Kerens Expires

KERENS, Nov. 23 (Spl.)�Mrs. Edna Penney, 85, life-long resident of this community, died at her home Sunday night after an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church, of which she was a member, Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Long Prairie cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Bro. Bill Foster, pastor, and Dan Gibson, Church of Christ minister.

Surviving are four sons, B. O. Penney, Houston; E. A. Penney, Lake Jackson; E. G. Penney, DeRider, La., and Judge Melvin Penney, Kerens; three daughters, Mrs. A. B. Kerley, Kerens; Mrs. J. F. Rowe and Mrs. Ernest Braley, both of Corsicana; 29 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Inmon Funeral Home directs.

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James William Murray
Nov 17, 1876 - Nov 3, 1959

J. W. Murray Rites Are Set

Services for J. W. Murray, 82, retired farmer, who died in Memorial Hospital Tuesday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. A. M. Stone, pastor of the Memorial Baptist church. Burial will be in the Long Prairie cemetery.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Jessie W. Murray, Corsicana; Clyde Murray, Cayuga, and Charlie Murray, U. S. Air Force, Connally Air Force Base, Waco; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Keel, Corsicana; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Kate Ward, Athens, and other relatives.

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Alice Irene (Freeman) Murray
Mar 10, 1883 - Oct 13, 1974

Mrs. Murray

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Alice Irene Murray, 91, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at her residence.

Rev. Maurice McLeroy will officiate, and burial will be at Long Prairie Cemetery.

She was a native of Grimes County, had lived in Corsicana 60 years, and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Keel of Corsicana; three sons, Jessie Murray of Corsicana, Claud Murray of Cayuga, and Charlie Murray of Waco; nine grandchildren, 13, great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter, a brother, Charlie Freeman of Fort Worth, two sisters, Mrs. Laura Reed of Iola and Mrs. Bessie Lewis of Iowa, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers include Jack Matthews, Raymond Henry, Jack Martin, Sammy Parsons, Donald Hubbard, Major Murray, J. C. Murray, and Thurman Murray.

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Billy Bruce Watkins
Oct 2, 1959 - Oct 3, 1959

Infant Rites Here Monday

Funeral services for Billy Bruce Watkins, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Watkins of Emhouse, who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital, were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Ray Turner, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist church. Burial was in the Hamilton cemetery.

Surviving are the parents, a sister Debora Kay Watkins, all of Corsicana, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Watkins, Emhouse, and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Davis, Corsicana.

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Flossie Belle (Gardner) Carpenter
Sep 14, 1887 - Sep 6, 1963

Saturday Rites Mrs. Carpenter

Funeral servicers for Mrs. John W. Carpenter, 75, formerly of Corsicana, who died Friday at her home, 3700 Lexington Drive, Dallas, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Highland Park Presbyterian church, of which she was a member.

The rites were conducted by Dr. William M. Elliott, pastor. Burial will be in the Hamilton cemetery here later in the afternoon.

Native of Fairfield, Mrs. Carpenter was the widow of the late John W. Carpenter, who was chairman of the board of directors of the Southland Life Insurance Company of Dallas at the time of his death in 1959, and formerly was president and general manager of the Texas Power and Light Company and chairman of the board of directors of the utility. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter moved to Dallas from Corsicana in 1918.

Surviving are a son, Ben H. Carpenter, and a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Carpenter Williams, both of Dallas; a grandson, seven granddaughters and four sisters, Mrs. W. A. Dealey, Sr., Dallas; Mrs. P. A. Kolstad and Mrs. William Keller, both of Palestine, and Mrs. Vance Duncan, Eagle Lake, and other relatives.

McCammon directed local arrangements.

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Jeffrey Wayne Compton
1959 - May 25, 1959

Compton Child Dies Monday

Jeffrey Wayne Compton, six-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie C. Compton, Panama City, Fla., Tyndal Air Force Base, died Monday.

Surviving are the parents, two sisters, Bobbie Wynell and Patricia Ann, and a brother Bruce Clifford Compton, all of Panama City; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Compton and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Gathright, all of Purdon; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Compton and Mrs. Ida Gathright, all of Corsicana, and other relatives.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Griffin Funeral Home pending the arrival of the parents by automobile.

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Compton Infant Rites Thursday

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday for Jeffrey Wayne Compton, six weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie C. Compton, Panama City, Fla., Tyndal Air Force Base, who died Monday.

Services were held from the Griffin Chapel with Rev. Chester L. Reames, pastor of the First Baptist church in Purdon officiating. Burial was in the Hamilton cemetery.

Survivors are the parents, two sisters, Bobbie Wynell and Patricia Ann; a brother Bruce Clifford , all of Panama City; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Compton and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Gathright, all of Purdon; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Compton and Mrs. Ida Gathright, all of Corsicana; and other relatives.

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Robert E. "Bob" Curtis
Jun 19, 1910 - Jul 31, 2005

CURTIS, ROBERT "Bob" Was born June 19, 1910 and passed away July 31, 2005, at the age of 95. He came to Dallas in 1957 and joined First Baptist Church, Dallas, where he has been a very active member since. He sang in the choir for 25 years, serving as its President. He taught the 13 year old Sunday School for 17 years. He also served as a deacon. Bob was a member of the United Christian Men's Club and a member of Gideons International since 1965. He took his first Missions trip when he was 80, and has visited every continent since then spreading God's Word. His las trip was to Russia when he was 90.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Cathline Curtis.

He is survived by his wife Winni Curtis; sons and daughters-in-law Charles and Beth Curtis and Ross and Sue Curtis; step son Dr. Mark Fulmer; step daughter Gena Fulmer; and six grandchildren.

The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home from 5-7 PM Monday August 1. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday August 2, 2005 in the main Sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 1707 San Jacinto, Dallas, TX 75201; Rev Larry Walker and Dr. Jim Bryant will officiate. Memorials may be made in Bob's name to the First Baptist Church Building Fund. Interment will be private. , Jeter & Son Funeral Home 4830 W. Illinois Dallas, TX214-330-4700

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Reubene Lois (Denn) Johnson-Denn
Feb 19, 1924 - Jan 21, 2009

Lois Denn, 84 of Blooming Grove, passed away January 21, 2009 in Corsicana. She was born February 19, 1924 in Frost Texas to Reuben and Clara York Denn. Memorial services 2pm Saturday January 31, 2009 at Frost Cemetery.

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Anna Ruth (Hinkle) Hughes
Mar 28, 1922 - Oct 31, 2010

Anna Ruth (Hinkle) Hughes went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at the Sterling House of Ennis.

She was born on March 28, 1922 to Rid and Thelma (Heath) Hinkle in the McCord Community of Frost, Texas. She married Leonard Franklin Hughes and they made their home originally in Corsicana until 1948 when they moved to Ennis.

Ruth was a key punch operator and switchboard operator until her retirement from Ennis Business Forms. After her retirement she later went to work for Medical Arts Clinic of Ennis in medical records.

She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she was a devoted and loved Sunday School teacher of first grade children for more than fifty years.

She is survived by one son, Larry Hughes and his wife, Betty; one daughter-in-law, Jane Hughes; one granddaughter Jannan Swearengin; six great-grandchildren; three sisters; one brother and numerous nieces and nephews along with a host of friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Hughes, son Barry Hughes, granddaughter Debra Runnells, sister Teddy Kelly and her parents Rid and Thelma Hinkle.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 from Noon until 2 at J.E. Keever Mortuary. Services will be on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel in Ennis. Pall bearers will be the deacons of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Interment to follow at Frost Cemetery under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary, Inc.

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Julia Lynn "Judy" (Williams) Muesse
Sep 26, 1940 - Nov 17, 2013

Julia "Judy" Muesse, age 73, of Stone Mountain, GA died Sunday, November 17, 2013. She was born in Mertens, TX to the late Lois Alton and Ruth Perry Williams. She was a member of Glen Haven Baptist Church.

Judy is survived by her spouse of 55 years: Curtis Muesse, Stone Mountain, GA. daughters: Patricia Muesse, Atlanta, GA and Paula Twilley and husband Jeff , Douglasville, GA; grandchildren: Kevin Dingman, Kyle Dingman, Payton Twilley & Cheyenne Twilley; siblings: Charles Williams and wife Sue, Grand Prairie, TX, Sandra Moreland, Mesquite, TX, and Elaine Gardner, Waxahachie, TX; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors with Rev. Stan Berrong, officiating. Interment will follow at Frost Cemetery in Texas. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 1:00PM - 2:00 PM at Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Glen Haven Baptist Church Building Fund. Those who wish may sign the on-line guest registry at www.cannonclevelandfunerals.com. Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, 770-914-1414.

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Jack L. McAdams
Apr 21, 1926 - Jan 27, 2009
 
Jack McAdams, 82, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 27, 2009. He was born April 21, 1926, in Waxahachie to William and Della McAdams. Jack served his country in the Navy during World War II. He was a seaman first class on the USS Lassen.

Jack is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Juanita McAdams of Hurst, Texas; daughter Eavylina Bilger of Azle, Texas; sons, Jackie Lee McAdams of Denton Texas, Mike McAdams of Hurst, Bobby McAdams; sister, Viola Petty of Houston, Texas; brother, W.E. McAdams of Waxahachie; grandchildren Ted McKinney, Stephen McKinney, Tammy Mahor, BJ McAdams, Teresa Dahl, Amanda McAdams, Jonathan McAdams, Nick McAdams, Jason Lee McAdams; and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at Waxahachie Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be graveside at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at Red Oak Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Waxahachie Funeral Home.

Photo not part of obituary

Notes:

  • Waxahachie Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • s/o William E. McAdams & Della May McAdams

Dorothy Mae (McClure) Garvin
Sep 25, 1924 � Jun 30, 2019

 
Dorothy Mae Garvin of Lancaster, Texas was born September 25, 1924 in Frost, Texas to Joe Edward and Myrtle (Willingham) McClure. She passed from this life on June 30, 2019.

Dorothy was preceded in death by parents; husband Earl Garvin.

She is survived by daughter Janice Trull & husband Don; grandchildren Tammi Burris & husband Kirk, Terri Scott; great grandchildren Amanda, Owen and Levi Scott; 3 loving sisters and many special nieces and nephews




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Maria (Papadaki) Armstrong
Aug 19, 1943 - Dec 18, 2018
 
Maria Papadaki Armstrong of Houston, TX passed away peacefully with her family by her side on the evening of December 18th, 2018.

A Memorial Service for Maria, 75, will be held Friday, December 28, 2018, 10:00am at Klein Funeral Home, 16131 Champion Forest Dr., Spring, TX 77379.

Maria was born in Kallithea, Athens, Greece on August 19th, 1943 to John & Eleni Papadaki. She married her beloved husband, Arnold, in Aspen, Colorado on March 30th, 1974.

She spent most of her life working as a certified travel agent, which served her and her family well as one of her greatest passions was to travel the world. Maria and Arnold did just that. They traveled to most of the continents to see some of the world's most beautiful places. From Alaska to Australia, Africa to South America, Scotland to Russia and several other destinations in between, her desire to travel lead to many memorable and exciting adventures. Maria and her family spent many family vacations traveling to their cherished home in Greece to visit family, friends, and experience the beautiful Greek culture together.

She also had a passion and love for nature and gardening. Maria and Arnold worked side by side to create an amazing garden oasis around their home. She found purpose in the completion of every detail. When she worked in the garden she could see the fruits of her labor and felt fulfilled. Maria truly had a gift in the garden, and as so many people know, she had that same gift in the kitchen. She had the ability to express her love for others by creating wonderful meals. Much of what she prepared were traditional Greek recipes that were passed down, but anything she made you could count on it being amazing and made with love.

Maria served her community in many ways. She was a long-time member of the Greek Annunciation Church where her children attended Greek school together when they were young. She was also an active member of the Cypress Woodlands Junior Forum, where she spent years volunteering as well as creating life-long friendships.

Maria is preceded in death by her parents, John and Eleni, and her brothers Vagelis and Dimitri Papadaki.

Maria is survived by her Husband of 44 years, Arnold, Daughter Nanette Jarosh married to Gene, Son Tony Armstrong married to Katherine, Step-Son Mike Armstrong married to Alicia, and Step-Daughter Jan Ragan married to Sean. She loved and adored all of her Grandchildren, Eleni, Alex, Walker, Ryan, Hudson and Holland.

In lieu of flowers, Maria's wish was for donations to be made to Shriners Hospital for Children or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Our family wishes to extend our deepest gratitude to all of those who have touched Maria's life throughout her years, throughout her fight, to the end. We are grateful for you.

Notes:

  • Klein Funeral Home & Memorial Park - Submitted by Diane Richards
  • Frost Cemetery, Frost, Navarro Co., TX
  • w/o Arnold Antone Armstrong, Jr; d/o John Papadaki & Eleni Papadaki

Charles Frank Heye
Jan 25, 1922 - Oct 14, 1970

Traffic Death Said Due To Heart Attack
The Medical Examiner's office said today that Charles Frank Heye, 48, died of a heart attack Wednesday when his car smashed into a chain link fence in Kapahulu.
Heye, of 4381 Aukai Ave., Kahala, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:15 p.m. accident at Campbell Avenue and Makini Street.
A spokesman for the Medical Examiner said it was impossible to tell "objectively" whether Heye experienced the attack before or after the accident.
But the circumstances indicate that Heye's car collided with the fence because he "became incapable of operating his vehicle," the spokesman said.

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Charles Frank Heye
Heye Service Set Monday
Friends and relatives have learned of the death of Charles F. Heye, 48, Wednesday in Honolulu where he was an independent transportation consultant.
A native of Galveston, he was well known in Corsicana. His wife is the former Mary Ellen Sutton of here.
Memorial services will be held Monday in Honolulu.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Charles Otto and Frank Eric Heye, both of Honolulu; a brother, Dr. Randell Heye of Plainview; and several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
He served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. He was educated at the University of Texas and completed his masters at the University of Maryland.

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Violet Lorene (Cox) Chandler-Blue
Oct 2, 1915 - Sep 8, 1959

Mrs. Blue Dies In Galveston

Mrs. Violet Lorene Blue, 43, died in the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston Tuesday.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Claude B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ, of which Mrs. Blue was a member.

Surviving are two sons, Billy Chandler and Michael Blue, both of Corsicana; mother, Mrs. Cumi Cox, Corsicana; a brother, R. L. Cox, Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Emmi Bodily and Mrs. Jimmy Scott, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. Jewell Holcomb, Roane, and a number of other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Morris Bodily, Billy Holcomb, Clifton Perry, Clyde Richards, Lowell Bonner and George Scott.

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  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Sep 9, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband B. M. Chandler married Oct 29, 1938 2nd husband John Daniel Blue; d/o James Elige "Jim/Jimmie" Cox & Talitha Cumi (Bonner) Cox

Ronald Michael "Mike" Blue
Oct 23, 1949 - May 24, 1970
 
Sergeant Blue Dies in Combat

Mrs. Deborah E. Blue, Route 2, Corsicana, received a telegram Friday advising her that her husband, Sergeant Ronald M. Blue, was killed in action in Cambodia on May 24.

The wire, from Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Wickham of the Adjutant General's office in Washington, D. C., explained that Sgt. Blue was on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered.

A native of Corsicana, Sgt. Blue was the son of the late Mrs. Violet Blue and John Blue. He was graduated from Corsicana High School and attended Navarro Junior College prior to entering the service.

Sgt. Blue's body will be escorted back to the United States by Sgt. Ronald G. Lee; brother of Mrs. Blue, who is the daughter of Gordon W. Lee.

Other survivors are his brother, Billy Chandler of Corsicana; his grandmother, Mrs. Cumi Cox of Corsicana; aunts and uncles.
 

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Blue Rites

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. for Sgt. Ronald M. Blue, killed in action in Cambodia on May 24. Services will be at Corley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Obie Barton officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery.

Sgt. Blue, a native of Corsicana, was the son of the late Mrs. Violet Blue and John Blue. He was graduated from Corsicana High School and attended Navarro Junior College.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah E. Blue; his grandmother, Mrs. Cumi Cox of Corsicana; a brother, Billy Chandler of Corsicana; aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bodily, Mrs. Billy Holcomb, Mrs. Jimmye Scott and R. L. Cox; and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Willie Mae Lennox.

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Donald Wayne Jackson
Dec 15, 1923 - Jul 2, 1959

Donald Jackson Funeral Rites Held Friday

Funeral services for Donald W. Jackson, 35, State Home superintendent, who died at his home early Thursday following a several weeks' illness, were held from the First Methodist church Friday at 3:30 p.m. with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites were to be conducted by Rev. Ted Spencer of Fort Worth, formerly associate pastor of the church here, and Rev. Bill McCluken, Episcopal minister of Harlingen.

Jackson, born, Dec. 23, 1923, at Mangum, Okla., graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1949 with a B. A. in Psychology. He did graduate work in the same field at the University of Texas and in social work and served four years during World War II as an officer and pilot in the Pacific theatre.

Following graduation from college, he was director of summer recreation program and youth center at Muleshoe, Texas, where he was high school counselor. He was program director for three years in Texas institutions for children and one year was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 1952, he became executive director of Valley Childrens' Services, a multi-service children's agency in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and in 1958 became superintendent of the Corsicana State Home.

Jackson was president of the Texas Association of Child Care Institutions, a member of the planning committees for the University of North Carolina Workshop for Executives of Child Care Institutions and the Texas Institute for Children and Youth. He was appointed by the governor of Texas as a delegate to the White House Conference on Children and Youth which is to be held in Washington next year.

He was the author of an article appearing in the January issue of "Children", and interdisciplinary journal for the professions serving children, published by the U. S. Children's Bureau.

Jackson was a member of the First Methodist church and Corsicana Rotary club.

Surviving are his wife, Emily Alexander Jackson, a son, Ronald Gene Jackson, both of Corsicana; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jackson, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two brothers, Edgar and Lawrence Jackson, both of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Mrs. John C. Booth, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Jack Williams, Borger, and Mrs. Alton G. Weeks, Corpus Christi, and other relatives.

The family requested contributions to the Valley's Boys Ranch and Children's Services at Harlingen in lieu of flowers.

Pallbearers will be Bill Erwin, Crockett Closner, Jack Turman, Alton Weeks, Donald Weeks, R. W. Liston, Al White, Dr. Austin Weeks, J. B. Moore, Dean Herrington, Bobby Seid and Ray Stewart.

Corley directed.

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Franklin Blair "Punk" Jackson
Jan 17, 1935 - Apr 7, 2016

 
Mr. Franklin Blair Jackson, 81, of Corsicana, passed away on April 7, 2016, at his residence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016, at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating the service will be Mr. Corey Tackett. Burial will follow in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.

Franklin was born in Delta County, Texas, to the late Cleo and Bertha Jackson. He devoted 15 years to the Oil State Rubber Company and over 40 years to the Regal Rubber Company assisting in the transfer from Grapevine to Corsicana, Texas. He loved to fish during his leisure time and pursing other hobbies. He was affectionately known as "Punk" to his brothers who he mentored in life.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Jackson; in-laws, Millard and Rosa Cosper; and brothers-in-law, Charlie and Cecil Cosper.

Survivors include his sons, Mike Jackson and wife, Debbie, and Terry Jackson and wife, Barbara; daughters, Brenda Lambert and husband, Benny, and Pamy Tackett and husband, Rand; brothers, Jerrell Jackson and wife, Mary, and Clifton Jackson and wife, Brenda; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
 

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  • Corley Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Margie Lou (Cosper) Jackson; s/o Clifton Cleo Jackson & Bertha Lee (Tucker) Jackson

Emily (Alexander) Jackson-Shurley
Oct 4, 1926 - Feb 23, 2009
 
Emily Alexander Shurley, 82, passed away February 25, 2009. She was born October 4, 1926, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Carolyn Pruitt Alexander and W. Kelley Alexander. Emily graduated from North Fulton High School in Atlanta in 1943. In 1947 she received a BA degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1987, she was honored by the college as its reunion alumnae speaker. Following her marriage to Donald Wayne Jackson in 1952, she moved from Atlanta to Harlingen, Texas, where she and Don adopted Ronald G. Jackson, the first of five sons she helped rear and mold into fine, caring young men. After Don's death, Emily moved from Austin, Texas, to Oklahoma City in 1964 when she married Jay T. Shurley, M.D. She continued her maternal influence on the Shurley boys, Tom, Guy and Phil. Several years later, she and Jay adopted her nephew, John Alexander. John completed her family of sons. Emily loved Oklahoma City and decided this was the city where she would make her mark. As a result of her passion for peace and justice and her concern for the homeless, she has left a lasting legacy. She served as Administrative Assistant to Bishop Gerald N. McAllister of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma and also to his successor, Bishop Robert Moody. She was chairman of the Peace and Justice Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, which led her into a wide range of ministries on behalf of the homeless and the victims of injustice. One of her proudest achievements was winning "The Star Gazer" Impact of One Award for her work as creator and founder of an ecumenical project, REST, a shelter for the homeless. Emily was a loyal supporter of music and art. She was a past president of Central Oklahoma Opera League. Survivors include her five sons, their families and her brother, William Alexander of Atlanta, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at St. Paul's Cathedral, 7th and North Robinson, Oklahoma City, with a reception following in the Church Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. George's Guild at St. Paul's Cathedral or a charity of your choice.

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James Newton Jones, Jr.
Jun 26, 1959 - Aug 13, 1959

Services For Infant At 4 P.M.

Funeral services for James Newton Jones, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Newton Jones, Sr., will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. Burial will be in the Hamilton Cemetery.

The infant died Thursday in the Memorial Hospital after being ill several weeks. He was born June 26.

Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Newton Jones, Sr., two sisters, Vicky Ann and Linda Gail; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Jones, Corsicana, and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Coker, Barry; a great-grandfather, W. H. Thorn, Fort Worth, and two great-grandmothers, Mrs. J. N. Russell, Barry, and Mrs. Lavada Jones, Houston.

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Vennie Layton (Nutt) Grace
Jun 25, 1894 - Jan 26, 1970

Mrs. V. L. Grace Services Slated

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel for Mrs. Vennie L. Grace, 79, a native of Navarro County, who died Monday at Twilight Home. Interment will be in Ward Cemetery.

Mrs. Grace, who had lived in Corsicana for the past 15 years, was a member of the Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Hubert C. and Raymond L. Grace of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Libhart of Corsicana and Mrs. J. C. Arnold of Navarro; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Noah Nutt of Red Oak and M. A. Nutt of Corsicana; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Bobby Joe Perkins
Jul. 17, 1953 - Jun. 24, 1970

Truck Wreck Kills Youth Near Here

One person was killed and another received minor injuries in one of two traffic mishaps investigated here Wednesday by Highway Patrolman Lloyd Allison.

The fatal accident occurred 15.3 miles from Corsicana on Highway 287 east, and involved one vehicle, a 1967 model pickup. John H. William of Kerens was the driver of the truck that was owned by Frank Massey Feed and Seed Co. in Kerens.

According to the report, the truck heavily loaded with wire overturned and the passenger in the truck Bobby Joe Perkins, 16, also of Kerens, was thrown from the truck and it rolled over on him.

He died a short while later in the emergency room at Memorial Hospital. Williams suffered only minor injuries. the truck was equipped with seat belts but they were not in use at the time of the accident, said Patrolman Allison.

The second mishap occurred two moles east of Dawson on F. M. 709. Two cars were involved. A 1969 compact car driven by Rickey D. Murray of Rt. 1, Dawson struck a 1967 pickup truck driven by Roscoe Eiland of Corsicana when the pickup pulled onto the highway from a private drive. There were no personal injuries, but the Murray car was damaged heavily.

Perkins attended Kerens High School and would have been a senior student in September.

Funeral arrangements at Calhoun Funeral Home are incomplete, but services are expected to be held Sunday afternoon with burial in the Samaria Cemetery near Kerens.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perkins; two brothers, William Louis and James Michael Perkins; one sister, Linda Charlene Perkins, all of Kerens; and other relatives.

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James Olvie "Buddy" Brannon
Feb 16, 1919 - Jan 23, 1970

James Brannon Services Today

James (Buddy) Brannon, ate 50, died Friday at Galena Park. He had been a resident of Houston for the past 27 years and was a former resident of Navarro County.

Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Corley Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Marshall Cemetery. The Rev. Carroll Lewallen will officiate.

Surviving are his wife of Houston; a son, William Brannon and a daughter, Mrs. A. C. Gould, both of Houston; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Brannon of Dallas; two brothers, G. W. Brannon of Andrews, and E. R. Brannon of Texas City; a sister, MRs. H. H. Garland of Woodrow, Colo.

Pallbearers are W. D. Anderson, Herschel Anderson, Calvin Ganze, Robert Earl Green, Bonner French and James Minatra.

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Bonnie Jean (Derden) Follis
Jan 2, 1939 - Nov 26, 2021

Bonnie J. Follis was born January 02, 1939 in Purdon, Texas to Alice Mae Turner and Riley Maehan Derden. Bonnie passed away on November 26, 2021 in Dallas, Texas

There are no services scheduled at this time

Notes:

  • Submitted by Polly Winn
  • Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro Co., TX
  • w/o Luther Follis; d/o Riley Mahan Derden & Alice May (Turner) Derden

Nancy Ann (Sawyers) LaRue
Jul 8, 1941 - Jan 24, 2022

Nancy LaRue passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 24, 2022. She was born to Helen Sawyers & Roy Sawyers on July 8, 1941. At the age of 15 she fell in love with Ronnie LaRue. They were married for 65 years.

Nancy was a devoted servant of God. She loved the Lord with all her heart. She played the organ for many years at Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. She also taught Sunday School for the children of the Church.

Nancy was preceded in death by her mother Helen Sawyers, father Roy Sawyers, her sister Jerris Perry and James Steel Jr, and the love of her life Ronnie LaRue.

She is survived by Rhonda Steel of Mabank, Ronnie LaRue and wife Tammy LaRue of Red Oak, Donnie LaRue and wife Tammie of Blooming Grove. Peggy Price and husband Don Price of Blooming Grove. Sister Sue Bartholomew and husband Richard Bartholomew, sister Pam Richardson and husband Robert Richardson. 14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and numerous friends.

The family wishes to extend their thanks and love to Epic Nursing Home and New Century Hospice.

The family has planned a visitation on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 6 to 8 in the evening. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Dresden Cemetery.

Notes:

  • Corley Funeral Home
  • w/o Robert Ronnie LaRue; d/o Roy Sawyers & Helen Sawyers

Henry Leroy Holland
Jun 14, 1910 - May 18, 1984

Graveside services were to be held today for Thermal resident Henry Leroy Holland, who died in Indio last Friday. He was 73. A native of Texas, he had lived in the Coachella Valley since 1948. Mr. Holland was one of the first ranchers in the valley and was a 30-year member of the Indio Elks Lodge No. 1643. He is survived by his wife, Luella Holland of Thermal; two daughters, Shirley Loutsenhizer of Thermal and Vicky Marks of La Quinta; a son, Kelton Holland of Coachella; a brother, Lawerence Frank Holland of Texas; and a sister, Inez Hollemann of Texas; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at Coachella Valley Cemetery. The Rev. Austin Crager of the Foursquare Church of Indio will officiate. Interment will follow. Fitz Henry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Notes:

  • Born in Emhouse, Navarro Co., TX

Thomas Hayden Gullett
Jan 28, 1873 - Dec 8, 1965

T. H. Gullett, 92, Rites Friday

DAWSON, Dec. 9 (Spl) - Thomas H. Gullett, 82, retired farmer, long-time resident of the Union High community, died Wednesday.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from the Union High Missionary Baptist church with burial in the Board Tree cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe Evans, pastor of the Grape Creek Missionary Baptist church, and Rev. Dan Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church in Dawson.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Susie Watkins, Corsicana; a grandson, Dorman Sawyer, Arlington; two granddaughters, Mrs. Dorothy Adams and Mrs. Dell Tackett, both of Dawson.

Eubanks Funeral Home directs.

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Chester Arthur Griffith
Sep 3, 1892 - Dec 24, 1970

Griffith Rites Held Saturday

Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Missionary Baptist Church for C. A. Griffith, 78, who died Thursday. He was a native of Clinton Mo. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, with interment in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Survivors include his wife of Corsicana; two sons, James R. Griffith of Colts Neck, N. J.; and Cecil G. Griffith of Corsicana; one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Perry of Rice; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Nancy Rusk of Hobbs, New Mexico.

Pallbearers were Morris and Byron Kirby, David E. Denbow, Fred Coffer, Oscar Travis, Lee Welch, George Chappell and Preston Norwood.

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Samantha Frances (Duett) Layton
Feb 23, 1872 - Jul 17, 1973

Mrs. Layton

Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Samantha Layton, 101, resident of Corsicana and native of Kentucky, who died Tuesday at Twilight Home. Rev. Dean Bearden will officiate, and burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

She was a member of Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Alvis C. Layton of Esteline, Tex. and Rubert A. Layton of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Griffith of Corsicana; 19 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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William Lafayette Underhill
Oct 9, 1906 - Jun 18, 1970

W. L. Underhill Dies Thursday

W. L. Underhill, 63, native of Hickman County, Tenn. and Corsicana resident for 28 years, died Thursday in Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Westminister Presbyterian Church.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Corley Funeral Chapel conducted by The Rev. Eugene Wood. Graveside services will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. W. L. Underhill of Corsicana; eight daughters, Miss Billie Underhill of Corsicana, Mrs. Pauline C. Massey of Corsicana, Mrs. Wanda Belvins of Mesquite, Mrs. Dorothy Mackey of Mesquite, Mrs. Jimmie Melton of Irving, Mrs. Louise Hutchison of Burns, Tenn., Mrs. Mattie Mae Bates of Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Polly Hernandez of Dallas; two sons, Billy Gene Underhill of Corsicana and Dick Anderton of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Bates of Centerville, Tenn. and Mrs. Elva Goodman of Franklin, Tenn.; one brother, Arthur B. Underhill of Centerville, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be his nephews and honorary pallbearers will be elders of the church.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Jun. 18, 1970
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Maude Adell (Lambert) Anderton-Underhill; s/o William Arthur Underhill & Rosa Alice (Simmons) Underhill

Connie Jo (Bailey) Mullenix
Mar 10, 1930 - Jan 21, 2021

Connie Jo Bailey Mullenix passed away in Corsicana on January 21, 2021, at the age of 90.

Connie was born March 10, 1930 in Greenville, Texas to Virgil Claud Bailey and Bonnie Ree Merrill.

Connie moved to Navarro County in 1936. She was a lover of life who enjoyed traveling and making people smile.

Connie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Owen Mullenix, a brother Glenn Bailey, and a sister Sue Bailey. Connie is survived by her sister Peggy Bailey Thomas of Eureka Texas; son Bailey Austin White of Galveston Texas; daughter Carolon Poe Moore and husband Shawn of Temple, Texas; granddaughter Jodi Mees and husband Brian of Temple, Texas; great-grandsons Connor and Cooper Mees; great-granddaughter McKenna Mees and numerous nieces and nephews.

To honor and celebrate her life, Connie's family has planned a graveside service on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Notes:

  • Corley Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Owen Mullenix; d/o Virgil Claude Bailey & Bonnie Ree (Merrell) Bailey

Ruel Brook Hayes, Sr.
Jan. 21, 1904 - Dec. 27, 1959

Ruel B. Hayes Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Ruel Brooks Hayes, 55, who died at his home in the Angus community of a heart attack Sunday morning, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. W. W. Bryant. Burial was in the Hamilton cemetery.

Born in Sheridan, Ark., he came to Frost community with his family when two years of age and resided in that vicinity 25 years. He had made his home in Angus for the past several years and was connected with his brother, Horace Hayes, in the Hayes Mattress company.

Surviving are his wife of Angus; two sons, Ruel B. Hayes, Jr., Pampa, and Johnny W. Hayes, Angus; four daughters, Mrs. Theresa Myers, Galveston; Mrs. Peggy Morgan, Sunnydale, Calif.; Mrs. Billie June Jones, Austin, and Miss Betty Ruth Hayes, Angus; 10 grandchildren, two brothers, Harvey and Horace Hayes, both of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Bradham, Kermit, and Mrs. John Wooley, Henderson; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Hayes, Santa Ann, Calif.; and other relatives.

Nephews were pallbearers.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Dec. 29, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Naomi (James) Hayes-Smith buried in Frost cemetery, Frost, Tx. 2nd wife Mattie Belle (Falcon) Hayes

Harvey Lee Hayes
Aug 11, 1892 - Jan 4, 1976

H. L. Hayes

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Harvey L. Hayes, 84, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at his residence in Corsicana.

The Rev. Uriah Stegman will officiate, and burial will be at Hamilton-Beamon cemetery.

He was native of Arkansas, lived in Frost for a number of years, was retired insurance salesman, a member of Odd Fellows, and a steward in the Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, two daughters, Mrs. Dorena Massey and Mrs. Alice Scoggins both of Corsicana; six grandchildren, a great-grandchild, a brother, Horace Hayes of Corsicana, and a sister, Mrs. Lena Wooley of Turnertown.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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H. L. Hayes

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Corley Funeral Chapel for Harvey L. Hayes, 84, who died Sunday at his home. The Rev. Uriah Stegman and Rev. B. W. Johnson officiated.

Pallbearers were nephews, Herman Woolley, Ronnie Arnett, Don Myers, Dug Bradham, Johnny Hayes and Bill Bergey.

Survivors include his widow, Two daughters, six grandchildren, a great-grandchild, a brother and a sister.

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Benjamin Howard Gardner Carpenter
Mar 10, 1924 - Mar 3, 2006

CARPENTER, BEN H., Pioneering Dallas real estate developer, died peacefully at his home on Friday morning, March 3. He was 82. When Ben Carpenter went to war in 1942, he put dirt from his father's ranch in between the soles of his boots so that he would always be walking on Texas soil no matter where he was in the world. That dogged loyalty to his state, his family and his own convictions would continue to define his life and career. Benjamin Howard Gardner Carpenter was born to native Texans, John William Carpenter and Flossie Belle Gardner in a still standing house on Lexington Avenue in the Town of Highland Park, Texas on March 10, 1924. Like his father, Ben Carpenter was a visionary and a civic leader. During his lifetime he was influential in the relocation of numerous companies to the Dallas area, including the world headquarters of Exxon Corporation, GTE, Kimberly-Clark, Associates Investment Corporation, and Caltex Petroleum. He is best known as the creator, principal planner and developer of the 12,000 acre Las Colinas multiple use real estate development in northwestern Dallas County. In 1985, Carpenter received the Urban Land Institute's top Award of Excellence for the planning and development of Las Colinas, recognized as "the best large scale real estate development in the country" and which stated that "the project epitomizes excellence in development through superior management, an innovative approach, and adherence to continuing high standards." He graduated with honors from Highland Park High School in 1941 which recognized him in 1993 with a Distinguished Alumnus Award. Carpenter interrupted his education at age 18 for several years volunteering for services in the United States Army. After the war, Carpenter returned to the University of Texas graduating in 1948. The School of Business Administration named Carpenter an Outstanding Alumnus in 1967. In 1948, he married Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Dupree who remained the love of his life for fifty-eight years. During his lifetime Ben Carpenter was involved in a variety of business activities, primarily in the ranching, real estate, and insurance industries. He was also involved in a wide range of civic and public service endeavors. Carpenter had always been an innovative builder. In 1959, long before the Las Colinas development commenced, he oversaw the construction of the Southland Center building in downtown Dallas which at the time was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. He conceived of and commissioned Rob Glen to create the Mustangs of Las Colinas, a monumental equestrian sculpture at Williams Square in Las Colinas. In 1988, the National Sculpture Society presented Carpenter with a special medal for the project, citing the close collaboration of developer, architect, and sculptor. The Trinity River was another lifelong concern for Ben Carpenter. When the Trinity River Authority was created by the Texas Legislature in 1955, Carpenter was named its first president. He served on its Board of Directors for eighteen years. Under his leadership the Authority constructed numerous water reservoirs, water supply projects, flood control projects, and pollution control projects. Carpenter loved Texas and loved ranching, operating horse and cattle ranches over a period of fifty years in numerous Texas counties. He served as President of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, as Vice President of the American National Cattleman's Association, and as President of the American Brahman Breeders Association. He was a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the State Fair of Texas and served for several years as Chairman of its Livestock and Agriculture Committee. Carpenter also served as Chairman of the Livestock Sanitary Commission, a state government regulatory agency that preceded the Texas Animal Health Commission. He organized and led several Livestock Marketing Teams to Central and South American countries for the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Carpenter's love for horses led him to join the cavalry, entering as a private but later commissioned at age nineteen as the youngest officer by The Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas in its history. His officer class was the last to be graduated as Horse Officers; he served in the 29th Cavalry at Camp Funston, Kansas as well as the Army's last active horse mounted cavalry regiment, the 124th, stationed for border patrol duty at Fort Brown, Texas. Carpenter went overseas during World War II with the 124th Cavalry, which was reorganized and retrained as a long range penetration mountain infantry unit in India, later becoming part of the Mars Task Force operating behind Japanese lines in northern Burma. He served in two campaigns in Burma as a combat platoon leader and was decorated with the Silver Star medal for bravery and leadership. Following the Burma campaigns Carpenter was transferred to the Chinese Combat Command, an American unit attached to the Third Army Group of the Chinese Nationalist Army. He served as Aide de Camp to the commanding general of this unit during two campaigns in western China. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, Carpenter was part of an advance American Chinese group sent to Shanghai to negotiate the details of the surrender of the Japanese forces on the mainland of China and received a special citation for his service to the Chinese Combat Command. Carpenter was active in the life insurance industry from 1948 until 1984, during which time he served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Southland Life Insurance Company and Nathan Hale Life Insurance Company. In 1955, Carpenter was named one of the Five Outstanding Young Men in Texas by the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce and in 1958 he received the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding community service by the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1980, he received a Citation of Honor from the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his services in the promotion of better design of the community. In 1981, he was given the Construction Industry Leadership Award by the Association of General Contractors and received in 1983 the National Brotherhood and Humanitarian Award by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the Community Beautification Award by Texas Woman's University. He was given the Distinguished Salesperson of Dallas Award by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Dallas and in 1984 the Dallas Civic Garden Center presented him with its prestigious Flora Award. In addition, Carpenter served on the board of directors of numerous corporations including the Kroger Company, Texas Power and Light, National Finance Credit Corporation, GTE Southwest, and Republic National Bank. He also served on the board of directors of many community organizations including the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Citizens Council, Childrens' Medical Center of Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Trinity Improvement Association, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Texas Research Foundation, and Texas Water Conservation Association. Over the years he served as a Deacon, an Elder, and a Trustee in the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and was an Elder Emeritus in the Park Cities Presbyterian Church. Carpenter was preceded in death by his beloved brother, John. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Betty Dupree Carpenter; his sister, Carolyn Carpenter Williams of Dallas; five children: a son, John W. Carpenter III of Dallas; four daughters, Laura Carpenter of Austin; Elizabeth Carpenter Frater of Dallas; Barbara Carpenter Kendrick of Dallas; Ellen Carpenter Pace of Austin; and nine grandchildren: Benjamin Carpenter II, Austin Carpenter, Bonner Carpenter, Ryan Frater, Spencer Kendrick, Will Kendrick, Katie Pace, Annie Pace, and Virginia Pace. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ben and Betty Carpenter Fund for Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, TX. A Family Graveside Service will on Tuesday morning in Corisicana, Texas. Memorial Services are 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Highland Park Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joseph F. Ryan and Rev. Sherwood M. Strodel officiating. , Dignity Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas (214) 363-5401




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Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Dupree) Carpenter
Feb 2, 1927 - Mar 5, 2006

CARPENTER,, BETTY DUPREE Grace Personified Betty Dupree (Mrs. Ben H.) Carpenter passed away on Sunday morning, March 5, surrounded by her loving children. She was 79 years old. Betty Carpenter was first and always a lady. Born Elizabeth Ann Dupree on February 2, 1927 in Dallas, Texas to Laura Gaston White Dupree and Leland Smith Dupree, she was a loving daughter, wife, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. Her understated elegance and warmth touched all who knew her. Affectionately named "Little Betty" by her mother, she attended Bradfield Elementary School and graduated with honors from Highland Park High School in 1944. She attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia for one year before returning to Texas and receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1948. At the University of Texas, she met Ben Carpenter who had just returned from World War II. For Ben Carpenter, it was love at first sight; they were married on June 18, 1948, a happy union that would endure fifty-eight years, produced five children, and ended this week with both their passing. A lover of books and a voracious reader, Betty Carpenter returned to school to study under Louise Cowen at the University of Dallas from which she received a Master's Degree in Humanities. Betty Carpenter's service will be remembered as an officer and board member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Woman's Club, the Dallas Gardens Club, the Child Guidance Center of Dallas, the Irving Arts Board, and the Irving Community Hospital. She also served as member of the Board of Regents of Texas Woman's University in Denton Texas. Her giving will be remembered by the many charitable donations Betty and her husband made throughout her life. Active in the Presbyterian Church and a member first of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Park Cities Presbyterian Church, she and her husband donated land for the establishment of two new Presbyterian Churches, and provided funds for the construction of the Carpenter Chapel at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Betty and Ben Carpenter provided land for the establishment of the Irving Arts Center, which includes a 707-seat concert hall (Carpenter Performance Hall) and a 253-seat theater (Dupree Theater). They also gave the land for Irving Community Hospital, and property on which the Las Colinas Elementary School is located in Carrollton-Farmers Branch School district. Gifts given by Betty and Ben Carpenter established the Carpenter Family MBA Student Leadership Center and Carpenter Family MBA Student Leadership Endowment at the University of Texas and the Ben H. and Betty Dupree Carpenter Endowment for Cardiovascular Research at the Heart, Lung & Vascular Clinical Center of Excellence at St. Paul Hospital of Dallas. They also were generous contributors to the Capital Campaign at Providence Christian School of Texas. Betty Carpenter was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, Ben. She is survived by her sister, Laura Jean Holland of Dallas; five children: a son, John W. Carpenter III of Dallas; four daughters, Laura Carpenter of Austin; Elizabeth Carpenter Frater of Dallas; Barbara Carpenter Kendrick of Dallas, Ellen Carpenter Pace of Austin; and nine grandchildren: Benjamin Carpenter II, Austin Carpenter, Bonner Carpenter, Ryan Frater, Spencer Kendrick, Will Kendrick, Katie Pace, Annie Pace, and Virginia Pace. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ben and Betty Carpenter Memorial Fund for Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. A family gravesite service will be on Tuesday morning in Corsicana, Texas. A memorial service concurrent with that of her beloved husband, Ben, will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joseph F. Ryan and Rev. Sherwood M. Strodel officiating. Dignity Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas (214) 363-5401

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Patsy Ruth (Edwards) Franklin
Jan 7, 1934 - May 27, 2020

Patsy Ruth Franklin, 86 of Corsicana was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a housewife and a great cook, especially her "fried tators and red beans" Fred T's favorite. They always had a huge garden and she canned all she could, which was a lot.

She loved spending time with her family. When the grandkids came along you could always find them spending the night or the weekend.

She was always ready for a road trip, two wheels or four it didn't matter. Riding in the pasture or down a country road with the grandkids was her joy. She was a cool "Moped Moma".

Other road trips were many miles with Fred T., either riding with him while he was working or our family vacations. She cherished our family vacations, especially to Galveston.
Another road trip she loved was going to Hettie's in Hot Springs, Arkansas. When she couldn't go anymore she was always with us in our hearts. We always called her when we went through Gummy Springs (that's another story).

On May 27, 2020 at the age of 86 she made her final road trip, the destination was her Heavenly Home. All of her trust and strength here on earth was from her Lord and Savior. Now she is resting at His feet forever. She will truly be missed everyday. Until we see you again.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Bernice Clapper Edwards; her husband Fred T. Franklin and grandson, Bryan Franklin.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; Charles and Carole Franklin and Travis and Brigitte Franklin; grandchildren, Robin Callahan, Jason Franklin and wife Mary, Justin Franklin and wife Michelle and Erika Franklin Stearman; great grandchildren, Morgan Evans and husband Brad, Wyatt Callahan, Micha Franklin, Kacee Franklin, Madison Franklin, Rylan Franklin, Mason Franklin, Michelle Franklin, Logan Franklin, Sara Bresnahan, Danielle Bresnahan, Cortney Cothren and husband Nelson; great great grandchildren, Kayden Evans, Brody Evans, Bryson Evans, Koda Cothren and Easton Cothren.

Visitation will be Friday, May 29, 2020 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:00am Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hamilton-Beeman cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Franklin, Jason Franklin, Justin Franklin, Wes Meredith, Wyatt Callahan, David Brown, Steven Brown, and Eric Krantz.

Notes:

  • Griffin Roughton Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Fred Travis Franklin; d/o Henry Franklin Edwards & Bernice A. (Clapper) Edwards

Hugh Jefferson Steele
Apr 10, 1884 - Nov 21, 1958

Hold Services For H. J. Steele

Funeral services for H. J. Steele, 74, retired farmer, who died at his home in Streetman Friday were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Streetman. Burial was in the Midway cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Obie F. Barton, pastor of the Unity Baptist church here, assisted by Rev. Cecil Thompson, pastor of the church.

Surviving are his wife of Streetman; two sons, H. W. Steele, Streetman and Horace Steele, Fort Worth; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Brooks, Palestine; Mrs. T. K. Sherrard, Greggton, and Mrs. Charles Hodge, Del Metia, Texas; three grandchildren; two brothers, Andrew G. Steele, Abilene, and Claud Steele, Bronson, Mo., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Dick Steele, Andrew Lee Steele, Merle Anderson, Hallie Rash, Clark CuBose, Morris McCain, Frank Colemand and Grove Cross.

Griffin directed.

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Gertrude Ellen (White) Steele
Mar 30, 1890 - Oct 3, 1960

Mrs. Steele Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Steele, 70, of Streetman, who died at the Twilight Home Monday at noon, were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Streetman.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Price Matheison, pastor, and Rev. Leonard Lee, Baptist minister. Burial was in the Midway cemetery.

Mrs. Steele was a member of the Midway Baptist church.

Surviving are two sons, Hugh White Steele, Streetman, and Horace Steele, Fort Worth; three daughters, Mrs. T. K. Sherrard, Freer; Mrs. Jack Brooks, Palestine, and Mrs. Charles Hodge, Delmita; 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, four brothers, Bob, Horace and Leck White, all of Ardmore, Okla.; and Paul White, Houston; a married sister of Arkansas, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were C. F. DuBose, Andrew L. Steele, Clark DuBose, Hallie Rash, Grover Cross and Dick Steele.

Griffin directed.

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Oscar Berry Dean
Mar 2, 1877 - Jul 13, 1959

O. B. Dean Dies Monday Night

DAWSON, July 14 - (Spl.) - Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church here at 10 a.m. Wednesday for O. B. Dean, 82, who died at 10 p.m. Monday.

Dean was born in Mississippi but was a resident of this area for many years.

Officiating will be Rev. Berl Pedigo of Fort Worth; Rev. Fred Chapman, pastor of the Baptist church and Rev. Robert W. Sanders, pastor of the Methodist church.

Burial will be in the Dawson cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, of Dawson; and two sons, Horace Dean, San Marcos, and Milton Dean, Big Spring, and other relatives.

Wolfe Funeral Home is directing.

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Odell Cavitt Dean
Nov 5, 1910 - abt. Mar 1943

Enlists in Navy.

Odell Dean of Dawson, employee in the AAA offices at the courthouse for the past several years, has enlisted in the naval reserve and is awaiting orders to report.

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DAWSON YOUTH IS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION BY NAVY

Odell Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Dean of Dawson is missing in action, a telegram received Thursday night by the parents from the navy department revealed.

The telegram stated that the Navy Department regretted to inform the parents that Odell Cavitt Dean, Signalman third class, USNR, "was missing following action in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country." details are not available at the present time.

Dean enlisted in the navy during the spring of 1942. He had been employed at the Navarro county AAA offices for some time before entering the navy. Dean is a nephew of J. Floyd Smith of Corsicana.

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Harold Eugene Bankston
Jul 31, 1910 - Aug 27, 1959

H. E. Bankston Dies In Waco

Funeral services for Harold Eugene Bankston, 49, who died Thursday in a Waco hospital, will be held at the Connally Chapel in Waco Saturday at 10 a.m. with burial in the Dawson cemetery. He was a native of Navarro county.

Bankston, a machine operator at the General Tire and Rubber plant in Waco, had resided in Waco 12 years.

Surviving are his mother, a brother, J. W. Bankston, both of Waco; two sisters, Mrs. Lois Hudson, Leroy, and Mrs. Nell Brock, Tyler.

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John L. Carpenter
Jan 27, 1886 - May 7 1970

J. L. Carpenter Dies in Garland

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Cecil Williams Funeral Home in Garland for John L. Carpenter, 84, who died in a Garland Hospital. Graveside rites will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Modrell Cemetery on N. 22nd St. in Corsicana. The Revs. Earl Rogers and Roy Carpenter will officiate.

He is survived by a son, Albert Carpenter of McKinney; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Pearl Martin of Archer City; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; a brothers, L. L. Carpenter of Mesquite; and a sister, Mrs. Katie Williams, also of Mesquite.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., May 10, 1970
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Callie (Edward) Carpenter; s/o Nathan Benjamin "Ben" Carpenter & Emma (McKee) Carpenter buried in Oakwood cemetery

Nolan Wade Grubbs
Nov 21, 1921 - Oct 24, 2020

Nolan W. Grubbs, 98, formerly of Kerens, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Blue Bonnett Nursing Home in Ennis.
Mr. Grubbs was born November 21, 1921 in Terrell, Texas to Cornelius & Lnora Adams Grubbs.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Virgie Pitts Grubbs and daughter, Linda Dudley.
Survivors include his daughters, Sandra White & husband Mack of Athens and Elaine Holt of Ennis; 18 grandchildren.
Graveside Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, October 28, 2020 in the Kerens Cemetery with Bro. Wes Johnson officiating.
Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Oct 26, 2020
  • Submitted by Karen Rost
  • h/o Virgie Beatrice (Pitts) Grubbs; s/o Cornelius Franklin "Connie" Grubbs & Elnorah "L'Norah" (Adams) Grubbs

Lou Ann (Horn) Price
Mar 14, 1934 - Jul 12, 2020

Life is a journey and death a destination and on July 12, 2020 Lou Ann's journey came to an end. She is now at rest in God's hands. Her soul is forever in His keeping and she is at peace.  She was born March 14, 1934, in Kerens, Texas to Tommy Lou (Mayo) Horn and Robert Kenneth Horn.

Lou Ann and her husband, Carter grew up in Kerens and we're married Kaufman county courthouse during thanksgiving break on November 29, 1952. They were 18 and 19 respectively and maybe a little impetuous but their love stayed true for 64 years.

Lou Ann gave birth to three daughters Juliana in 1954, Ginger in 1955, and Angela in 1962.

In 1964 Lou Ann and Carter moved to Fayetteville Arkansas with their three young daughters. Carter was a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at the University of Arkansas. It was a perfect place to raise their young family they and were active in their community. The key to Lou Ann's happiness was to stay busy so she was always finding projects at home or in the community to help with.

In 1972 Lou Ann completed her education at the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education majoring in Social Studies & Library Science, and in 1977 she received a Master of Education majoring in Instructional Resource Education also from the University of Arkansas.

Lou Ann started working in 1971 at Springdale High School as a part-time history teacher and full-time Librarian. She loved teaching and worked in the same position, at the same school and with the same person, Ms. Jo Bennett, for 23 years until her retirement in 1994.

In 1979, Carter was offered the opportunity to work abroad with USAID.

From 1980 until his retirement from the University of Arkansas in 1996 Carter lived around the globe in the Philippines, Egypt, Bulgaria, Moldova, Indonesia, and Bolivia. The best part was Lou Ann was able to go with him for as much as a year at a time and though neither Carter nor Lou Ann spoke any language other English that didn't stop them from making life long friends everywhere they lived. Lou Ann had several key traits that made people instantly want to know her. Her attractive red hair which always required the search for a good hairdresser. The other was her cute disposition, spicy little personality and a quick wit it's what made her so special and fun to be around and she never took herself too seriously.

Lou Ann loved her life in Fayetteville but, shortly after retiring they decided to move to San Antonio, Texas to be closer to their grand children.

As soon as they arrived in San Antonio Lou Ann got busy joining a gym and participating in water aerobics and fit for life classes, volunteering at her grandchildren's schools in the library. Lou Ann and Carter joined Trinity Baptist Church because of their wonderful Sunday school class. It was a way for her and Carter an instant group of friends. She also loved making and delivering dozens of blankets every year for the kids to the San Antonio Children's Shelter. But the reason for moving to San Antonio was the joy of her life her two grandchildren. Mama Lou, as she was affectionately known by everybody, attended gymnastics practices and meets, swim meets and swim practices, piano recitals, dance recitals, band concerts, cheerleading composition, choir concerts, basketball, soccer games and took them on trips, cooked any meal they wanted and even taught her granddaughter to sew.

She was preceded in death by her husband and best friend, Carter in 2016. She is also preceded in death by her parents, her first grandson, William Joseph Rubin who died of cancer at age 4.

Lou Ann is survived by her sister Martha "Sue" & brother-in-law Sam Howard of Blum, her sister-in-law Jeanne Price Haygood of College Station; daughter, Juliana Price of Fayetteville, Arkansas, daughter Ginger Price of Dallas, daughter Angela & son-in-law Steve Rubin of San Antonio, grandchildren, Kathleen Carter Rubin & husband Justin Davidson of Austin and Alexander Price Rubin Lieutenant in the US Navy and for now of Charleston, SC, her beloved nephews and nieces, William Willson Price & wife Marsh of Mathews, NC, Mary Sydney Price of Los Angeles, CA, Patty Price Griffin & husband Jim of Houston, Matt Price & wife Ellen of Austin, Kyle Price & wife Mary Beth of Arlington, James Robert Howard of Blum, William Kirk Howard & wife Karen of Blum, John Paul Howard & wife Crystal of Blum, and five great-nieces and five great-nephews.
Lou Ann's Visitation will be Saturday, November 21, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kerens First Baptist Church with funeral service beginning at 2 p.m. Danny Sandifer will officiate and burial will follow in the Kerens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice or the ones listed below that were some of Lou Anns favorites.

Due to the current pandemic, Covid-19 Rules & Social Distancing will be observed. If you are unable to attend, please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. A register book will be available Friday, November 20, 2020, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Paschal Funeral Home for those who are unable to attend Saturday's service.

Also, the family would like to thank Lorena Salazar, the administration and staff of Franklin Park Alamo Heights' memory care, the Forum at Lincoln Heights, Skilled Nursing, and gratitude to Lou Ann's caregivers, for their genuine love and attention to great care. The family also thanks Kindred Hospice and RN Arlene Kasperkhan, LVN Selsa Bost, and Chaplin Evan Hierholzer for their care.

Donation can be made to;
St. Judes Children's Research Hospital
Donate by check: Mail check and this form to 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 3810 Or online at stjude.org, or
The Children's Shelter of San Antonio Donate by mail
2939 W. Woodlawn San Antonio, Texas 78228 Or online at
sanantoniochildrensshelter.org

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Bonnie Marie (Mansel) Copeland
Jun 2, 1944 - May 23, 2021

Bonnie Marie Mansel Copeland was born on June 2, 1944 and passed away on May 23, 2021.
Bonnie is survived by her daughters, Sheila Simington (Jay) of Purdon and Diane Kormos (Russell Warren) of Corsicana; sons, Vernon Copeland of White Settlement and Virgil Copeland (Dana Hawthorne) of Hubbard; grandchildren, Kalleigh Hinojos, Kelsey Simington, Krysty Copeland, Courtney Edgecombe (Zachary), Macayla Kormos, Brandon-Joe Copeland, Tacie Copeland, Brittany Copeland and Maegan Waddell (Steven); ten great grandchildren; her sisters, Maggie Stephens, Betty Lou (Jackie) Walker and Sylvia Manning all of Bellmead; her brothers, Johnny Mansel of Waco and Bill Mansel of Cleburne and her many nieces and nephews.
Bonnie is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Odell Copeland; her parents, Enoch and Roda Mae Mansel; her siblings, Joe Mansel, Robert Mansel, Walter Mansel, Annie Elizabeth Mansel Mahan and LD Mansel; her grandson, Cody Odell Copeland and her great granddaughter, Lilly R. Waddell.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 27th from 6-8 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 28, 2021 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with Bro Eric Larsen officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., May 24, 2021
  • Submitted by Karen Rost
  • w/o Richard Odell Copeland; d/o Enoch Mansel & Roda Mae (Morris) Mansel (buried in Cobb Cem., Groesbeck, Limestone Co., TX)

Frank Ray "Frankie" Edmiaston
Apr 28, 1925 - Apr 23, 2021

Frank Ray Edmiaston (Frankie) of Corsicana, TX passed away peacefully at home on April 23, 2021. Frank was born on April 28, 1925 in Hollis, OK to Fannie and Homer Edmiaston. Frank proudly served our country in the US Army during WWII. He was honored with a Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, three Bronze Stars, and several other recognitions of service. His stories from the war and life after were very entertaining to those close to him. Frank's later years saw him live a calm and easy life. If you didn't find him sitting on the porch enjoying the company of neighbors or the local squirrels, he would be in front of the television watching his old westerns, wheel of fortune, and never missing wrestling.
Frank was preceded in death by his father Homer, mother Fannie, brothers Alvin, Brent, Troy, and Virgil, sisters Lilly, Pauline, Myrtle, and daughter Donna Parsons. He is survived by his sister Georgia Camp of Altus, OK, granddaughter, caregiver, and biggest advocate Shannon Wilkins and husband Mike of Corsicana, TX, grandson Tracey Mooneyhan and wife Jeanette of Canton, TX, great-grandchildren Taylor Wilkins and wife Alexa of Annapolis, MD, Matthew Wilkins and wife Demi of Jacksonville, TX, and Emily Wilkins of Corsicana, TX, long time neighbor and friend Linda Schaffer of Corsicana, TX, and his newest story listening buddy Mason Avery of Corsicana, TX.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home

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Charles Johnson
Feb 23, 1938 - May 5, 2021

Charles Johnson, 83, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his residence. Per family request, Charles will be cremated and no services are planned at this time. Please visit www.corleyfuneralhome.com for Charles' complete life story.

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Charles Johnson passed away May 5, 2021, at the age of 83.
Charles was born February 23, 1938 in Corsicana to R.B. "Buck" Johnson and Gary Frances Nutt. Growing up with his siblings David Pierce, Gary Lynn Pierce, James Johnson, Hugh Johnson, Carolyn Johnson, Marie Johnson, and Becky Johnson, Charles spent the school years in Corsicana and summers in Mildred. He graduated from Corsicana High School.
After graduating, Charles served our country in the Navy on the USS Hector, where he worked in communications. He continued in this field after leaving the service, working as a telecommunications installer. He loved this, as it allowed him to travel the world, seeing Kuwait, Bolivia, and throughout the United States.
Charles met his future bride, Shirley Shofner in the telephone office where she worked. They were married a few months later in her parents' home in Bardwell, Texas on December 28, 1962. They had one daughter, Charlotte Wills. Family was very important to Charles, and holidays were always spent with the family gathering at his house.
Charles had a very dry sense of humor, and was very specific on how things should be done. In his free time, Charles enjoyed prairie dog hunts with friends and was a member of the Terrell Shooting Club. He also enjoyed taking pictures. He loved pizza, lobster, and shrimp.
Charles leaves behind his wife Shirley Johnson; his daughter and son-in-law Charlotte and Dave Wills; his grandson Aaron; his brothers Hugh and James; and his sisters Carolyn, Marie, and Becky. No services are planned at this time.
Corley Funeral Home

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Sandra Stallings
Apr 3, 1949 - Apr 24, 2021

On Saturday April 24, 2021, Sandra Stallings, the loving mother and grandmother passed away at the young age of 72.
Sandra was born on April 3, 1949 in Corsicana, Texas and there she was raised. Sandra was married to Louis Stallings on January 8,1967. Sandra was a proud mother to children Kenneth Stallings, Louis Stallings Jr. and Michelle Easley. Sandra was also the proud grandmother to Nicky Milligan, Kensley Blue, Brittany Leerskov, Kenny Stallings, Cole Stallings, and Logan Stallings. Sandra was also the great grandmother to many beautiful great grandchildren Ethan Blue, Kaylee Williams, Braden Blue, Brynlee Williams, Jayden Milligan, Addilyn Leerskov and Mia Campbell. She was a proud mother in law to Sherri Montfort and Julie Stallings. Although her son and daughter in law divorced Sandra took pride in still keeping Esther Avery close to her heart and loved her like a daughter.
Sandra loved to cook, cooking was her love language. She would spend hours upon hours standing in front of the stove in the kitchen making the family food. She always wanted to make sure everyone's bellies were full. She took lots of pride in her famous tamales and tortillas she made. Everyone always knew holidays meant tamales. Sandra also had a love for the out doors and had a green thumb. She loved having a garden and loved planting flowers. The yellow rose was her favorite flower. Sandra loved the movie Urban Cowboy and the theme song "lookin for love". She also had a love for John Travolta.
No matter where Sandra was she had an infectious smile and was just blessed to be there and be part of whatever it was she was attending. Her kind heart just drew people to her. She never judged a book by its cover and loved the person for who they were flaws and all. Sandra was compassionate about anything she did and the main thing was her family. Family meant everything to her and her main goal was to always make sure the family was all okay.
Sandra will deeply be missed by all.
Visitation will be Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

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Mary Elizabeth (Graham) Chatterjee
Apr 28, 1942 - Apr 6, 2021

Arrived - April 28, 1942 in Corsicana, TX
Departed - April 6, 2021 in Dallas, TX
She is preceded in death by her parents Edward Eugene Graham and Cynthia Ann Taylor Graham, cherished Brothers Robert Edward Graham and George Frederick Graham, grandfather Fred Taylor and beloved grandmother Robert "Nannie" Taylor, great aunt Mollie Blackmon, grandparents Lula Vivian Wigley Graham and George Edward Graham Jr., uncle John Taylor Sr., uncle Don Carter, aunt Vivian Graham Green and uncle Darwin Green, cousin Darelle Sheets and step- mother Dorothy O' Connell.

Elizabeth is survived by her beloved husband Kallol Chatterjee, daughter Margaret Rebecca McClary, daughter Gina Maya Iyer and husband Ram, and son Rohit Chatterjee and wife Mona. Grandchildren Jacqualine Boyd and husband Timothy Mercer, Michael Graham Boyd and wife Dulce, Mollie Beth Griffin and husband Shimar, Raghav and Tara Iyer and Varun Chatterjee. Great-Grandchildren Elijah Lueders, Peyton Volel and Elijah Griffin. Sister Rebecca Graham Lawless and husband Hal of Corsicana and brother David Graham of Santa Cruz, CA. Nieces Lacy Patterson Smyth and husband Brady of Pearland, Erika Taylor Jolley and husband Leo of Tucson, Az. Nephews John Sparks and wife Paula of Knoxville, Tn., Christopher Landrum and wife Cheryl of Whitney, and Joe Sparks and wife Amy of Fayateville, NC. Cousins Aime and husband Mark Laskowski of The Woodlands, John Taylor Jr. and wife Belinda of Corsicana, Margo Walsh and husband Ken of Grandbury, Danny Atkinson and wife Diane of Seattle, Wa., Barbara and Brock Borah of Burbank, Ca., step- mother Joyce Graham of Corsicana and step- father Bryan O' Connell of Denton.

Upon graduating from The University of Texas at Dallas Liz began her professional career with Republic National Bank of Dallas, rising to the position of Vice President. After leaving the bank she launched a very successful consulting company wherein she specialized in due- from banking relationships in bank mergers in the U.S. and Scotland. She was considered in her field to be one of the Top 10 experts in the world.
Liz loved to read all kinds of literature, but especially the works of Southern authors, and Eudora Welty's short stories and Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' were among her favorites. She loved the morning paper and the crossword puzzle was never left incomplete. She was also an avid gardener and an accomplished cook, and was equally at home preparing a down- home Southern meal or a multi- course Indian feast.
She enjoyed attending her Corsicana High School "Senior '60" Class Reunions, maintained many close friendships with her Corsicana schoolmates and will be sorely missed by them all, especially life- long friend Dianne West Short.

She was a devoted genealogist and contributed a lasting legacy of knowledge for generations to come. She was a passionate lover of animals and her fur babies, Noel, Sheba, Tojo and Bella are wondering what happened.

Yearly Easter gatherings at her home in Dallas began a family tradition which spanned five generations. Liz loved providing this gift of fellowship for her family, friends and neighbors, who could always look forward to a scrumptious meal and a large Easter- egg hunt for the children. These gatherings will continue in years to come as a celebration of her love for family and friends.
Elizabeth was a deeply spiritual person; her beliefs were inclusive and borrowed from most of the world's great religions, but her core beliefs centered on the Buddhist traditions. She had an overwhelming compassion for others and a strong sense of social justice.

Her loved ones grieve her passing but know she's now in good company.
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Robert Frost

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the
Humane Society of Navarro County
PO Box 1734
Corsicana, TX 75151
(903) 875-1060
A memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Interested parties may inquire at
[email protected]

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Georgia Ann (Lewis) Dunn
abt 1949 - Apr 16, 2021

Georgia Ann Lewis Dunn, 72, of Corsicana, Tx. passed away on April 16, 2021 in Plano, Tx. Funeral will be held on April 24, 2021 at First Independent B.C. in Corsicana at 1 p.m. Viewiing will be on Friday April 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Emanuel Funeral Home of Corsicana.

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Miriam Ruth (Lucas) Gilliam
Nov 6, 1938 - Mar 31, 1993

She was born Miriam Ruth Lucas in Nashville, Tennessee. We called her Mom, Mother, cook, yo, and a few other endearing names. She graciously responded to them always with a smile.

She grew up around Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and Tennessee. Graduated from Corsicana High School in Corsicana Texas and entered the ministry in the Salvation Army. It was the Salvation Army that brought my father and mother together.

Mom was the daughter of Cecil Lucas and Fern Ormsby Lucas Paulk. She had a brother, the late Robert Wayne Lucas, and two sisters the late Rita Jean Campbell and Mary Lorine Costello of Tampa, FL.

At her passing she did volunteer work at the Senior Citizen Center in Elizabethton, Tennessee and worked for the Salvation Army as a domestic violence counselor in the shelter. She loved people, never meeting a stranger.

She was a quiet, somewhat reserved, person - quietly doing what she did best. At her funeral the family was overwhelmed at how many people's lives she had touched. My father, who knew almost everyone, commented on how many he didn't know. But, that was my Mom. She saw, she touched lives, she moved on, never making it about herself. It was about the other person always.

She carried in her wallet, a piece of paper. I don't know how long, but I know it was from her SA days. The first letters form her name.

My
Inside
Remains
In
Acute
Melody

Raising chords
Unto
The
Highest heaven because

Love is ours and is
Unable to
Change
As
Such

Mom was taken from us too soon and she will forever be missed and the world will be less without her.

She left behind a husband, Robert Kenneth Gilliam, a daughter, Jacinda Althea and two sons - Timothy Shane and Jonathan Paul.
 


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Ricky Glen "Big O" Owens
Apr 29, 1959 - Apr 25, 2021

Ricky "Big O" Owens, 61, of Kerens, passed away Sunday, April 25th after battling a short-term illness. Ricky was born on April 29th, 1959 to Vencie Upchurch-Roberson & Glenn Owens. In 1981, he married the love of his life Melinda Kay, who proceeded him in death in 1997.Together, they had 3 children. Big O's passion was driving 18 wheelers & playing his guitar. As he got older, he found joy in writing poems. There was never a dual moment with Big O, he would always keep you laughing.
Proceeding him in death was his wife, Melinda Kay Owens, his son, Ricky Dale Owens, & his father, Glenn Owens.
Those left to cherish his memory is his loving mother, Vencie Upchurch-Roberson; his significant other, Polly Cotten; daughter, Ashley Daniels & husband Ray Jr; daughter, Amanda Owens; Sisters, Janie Martin, Teena Owens and Sandy Owens;one brother, Donnie Owens & wife Dee Ann. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Tray & Khloe Daniels along with 1 niece & 4 nephews & several great nieces & nephews.
Visitation will be held at Paschal Funeral Home, in Kerens TX on Thursday April 29th from 6-8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at Bazette Baptist Church on Friday April 30th at 1 p.m., with Pastor Frank Upchurch officiating & Pastor W.R. Daniels presiding the Eulogy. Burial will follow at the Bazette Baptist Church Cemetery.
Big O will be deeply missed by his friends, family, & all who knew him.

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William Martin "Marty" Phillips
Oct 30, 1946 - Apr 25, 2021

William Martin Phillips, Marty, was the 3rd of 5 children born to Bonard and Ann Phillips on October 30th, 1946 in Hickory, North Carolina. With five children in a small house, Marty and his siblings � Jimmy, Judy, Elizabeth, and Jill - spent many days playing outside, playing sports, and building close bonds with each other and the neighborhood kids. Their parents worked hard to provide for their family as a handy man and school cafeteria manager. They also encouraged their children to be involved in music and church. Marty and his siblings took piano lessons, sang in choirs, and attended Penelope Baptist Church together as a family. Ann continued the music tradition with her grandchildren, giving each of them a piggy bank at birth with money for their first piano lesson inside. The family bonds built during childhood lasted throughout their lives as Marty remained close with his siblings. Reunions and family gatherings often turned into choir practice around the piano or caroling in 4-part harmony for the neighbors at Christmas interspersed with reminiscing about the trouble they caused as children. As the stories go, Marty was particularly good at stirring up trouble; often convincing his younger sisters, Jill and Elizabeth, to do something they shouldn't. Luckily for them, Ann was too smart for him and it was Marty that usually got the spankings. It still remains a mystery that Ann or Jimmy never learned the story of when Marty took Jimmy's first car and drove it around the neighborhood until it ran out of gas but somehow coasted it back into the garage without being seen.
After graduating from Hickory High School in 1965, Marty attended Gardner Webb College and Mars Hill University, graduating with a degree in Music Education and Voice in 1969. Marty told many stories of his college years and how excited he was to see the world and try new things. He tried new foods, learned to play tennis, and made the college track team allowing him to travel to other colleges for track meets. Marty always tried to learn and experience new things. He went back to college to earn a Master's degree in Education from Columbia College in 2004, writing his Thesis on the use of humor in the music classroom. Marty's career and life's work drew from his roots as he was a Church Music Minister for the Baptist Church for 41 years, with his longest stay at West Gantt First Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and a Music Educator for 30 years in Middle School and High School band and choir programs. He finished his career in Elementary Music. Marty always said he was finally promoted to Elementary School as it became his favorite, working at Summit Drive Elementary School with children for 15 years.
Marty met Judy Lynn Hopper in the spring 1970 at Chase High School, where he was a first-year teacher and she was a Senior; however, they have always maintained that they did not start dating until after Judy graduated. They were married on December 16th, 1972 at Henrietta First Baptist Church in Henrietta, North Carolina. Marty and Judy were married 48 years at his passing and had one son, Jeremy Phillips born in 1975. They resided much of their married life in Greenville, South Carolina but on retirement moved to Corsicana, Texas fulfilling Marty's dream to live on the lake and to be closer to their granddaughter, Chloe Phillips.
Marty was active and full of life and energy inspired by a love of family, music, and church. He never met a stranger, was kind and encouraging to everyone he met, and enjoyed telling stories and jokes to make people laugh. He never backed down from a challenge and always kept a can-do attitude, especially when it came to fixing things. Like many of us, some of these things would often end up worse off than when they started but perhaps now he will finally become the handyman he always wanted to be. He enjoyed playing a fun game, especially when he won. He loved to travel, be out in nature, go boating, and look for wildlife. He loved teaching kids to fish and letting them drive the boat but for some reason he was much more willing to take the fish off the hook for his grandchildren than he was for Jeremy. In his younger days he could be seen skiing past the dock with the rope between his knees waving his arms in the air (he was a bit of a showboat). As the years passed, he enjoyed sitting on the porch watching the birds and telling us all the different types of ducks on the pond or walking the neighborhood watching for deer and naming the ones he saw often. We will miss the funny animal pictures he would find on his iPad and show us for a laugh. Most of all we will miss his love, his support, his energy, and his kindness.
Marty is survived by his loving wife Judy Phillips, his son Jeremy Phillips and son-in-law Mickey Howell, his sister Jill Lafone, his Granddaughter Chloe Phillips, and his chosen grandchildren Taylor, Paul, Ashleigh, and Kaitlynn Wolfer-Stephens. He was predeceased by his parents Bonard and Ann Phillips, and his siblings Jimmy Phillips, Judy Coble, and Elizabeth Fisher.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Mildred Baptist Church Building Fund, attn Marty Phillips Memorial www.discovermildred.org/give
To honor Marty's life, his family has planned a visitation on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5 o'clock in the evening at Corley Funeral Home. A celebration of life will follow at 6 o'clock in the Magnolia Chapel of Corley Funeral Home with Pastor Jonathan Cobb officiating.
Corley Funeral Home

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Marty Phillips, 74, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Navarro Regional Hospital. To honor Marty's life, his family has planned a visitation on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5 p.m. at Corley Funeral Home followed by a Celebration of Life at 6 p.m.

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Mary Alice (Turner) Wilson
died Apr 13, 2021

Mary Alice Wilson passed away after a long illness April 13, 2021 at Epic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is preceded in death by parents, Lee D. Turner and Orell Turner, brother Joe L. Turner, son Bobby J. Wilson Jr. and granddaughter Francesca N. Wilson.
Viewing 1pm-6pm Wednesday April 21, 2021 at Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday April 22 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary

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Myrtle Christine (Robinson) Jock
Jun 26, 1936 - May 8, 2021

Myrtle Christine Jock born June 26, 1936 in Eureka, Texas went to Heaven on May 8, 2021.
Visitation with the family of Christine Jock will be Wednesday evening from 6-8pm at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home. Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2pm in the Chapel at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Christine was loved and adored by many friends and family. She was known for her love of garage sales but loved her family most of all.
After Christine graduated Mildred High School she went to work for Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. Later she worked at Collin Street Bakery as a secretary. When she married Clyde Jock she became a homemaker for many years. She later went to work at Corsicana Bedding where she later retired.
Christine is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Jock; her parents, Judston and Myrtle Robinson; grandson, Brycen Jock; son-in-law, Sam Gordon; sisters, Margaret Lamb, Dorothy Perry, Ruby Boyte and Mildred Young. She is survived by her children, David Jock and wife Gina, Robin Ferguson and husband Steve, Janice McDonald, Randy Jock and wife Michelle and Rodney Jock and wife Sharon. Brother and sister-in-law, Harvey Robinson and wife Peggy; sister-in-law, Vicki Jock and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She will be truly missed by so many.

Notes:

  • Griffin-Roughon Funeral Home
  • w/o Clyde Jock; d/o Judston Franklin Robinson & Myrtle Evie (Coker) Robinson

Gabriel Allen "Gabe" Michaels, Sr.
Jun 13, 1895 - Feb 18, 1959

Gabe Michaels Dies Wednesday

Gabe A. Michaels, 63, Precinct 3 road maintainer operator, died Wednesday afternoon in the Navarro Clinic. He had been ill about a year.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the First Baptist church in Dawson with burial in the Dawson cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jim Baggett, pastor, and Rev. W. L. Milner, pastor of the First Methodist church in Dawson.

Surviving are his wife of Dawson; a son Gabe Allen Michaels, Jr., U. S. Army in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Goff, Marlin, and Mrs. Martha Fay Clark, Dawson; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. F. E. Gardner, Dawson; Mrs. Luther Harrison, Price, and Mrs. Joe Matechek, Marshall, four brothers, L. A. Michaels, Italy; Jack Michaels, Galveston; Bob Michaels, Mexia, and Charlie Michaels, Eureka; and a number of other relatives.

Wolfe Funeral Home directs.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Feb 19, 1959
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Willie Mae (Jones) Michaels married 1918 2nd wife Blossum (Sykes) Michaels; s/o James Alexander Michaels & Annie Beth (Beard) Michaels

Ada Florenda Flint, Miss
May 10, 1881 - Oct 13, 1965

Miss Ada Flint Rites Thursday

DAWSON, Oct. 14 (Spl) Miss Ada Florenda Flint, 84, native of Mississippi, but resident of this community 73 years, died Wednesday in Memorial hospital in Corsicana.

Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the First Methodist church with burial in the Dawson cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Sam Mohundro, pastor.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. O. M. Gallman, Italy; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Eubanks Funeral Home directed.

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Fannie Elizabeth (Lawrence) Flint
Sep 7, 1883 - Sep 2, 1937

MOTHER CORSICANA WOMAN DIED NEAR DAWSON THURSDAY

DAWSON, Sept. 3,- (Spl.) - Mrs. John Flint, aged 56, died at the family residence one mile east of Dawson about 10 o'clock Thursday night after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon from the home with interment in the Dawson cemetery.

The deceased is survived by her husband, two children, Mrs. H. P. Bivins of Corsicana, and Carl Flint of Dawson, and other relatives.

Mrs. Flint was a native of Navarro county and had resided in the western part of the county all her life.

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John Walton Flint
Feb 18, 1873 - Mar 31, 1961

John W. Flint Expires Friday

DAWSON, March 31 (Spl) - John W. Flint, 88, long-time resident, died in Memorial Hospital in Corsicana early Friday morning.

Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist church Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with burial in the Dawson cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Sanders, pastor, assisted by Rev. W. O. Estes, Baptist minister.

Surviving are daughter, Mrs. H. P. Bivins, Corsicana; a son, Carl Flint, El Paso; three sisters, Mrs. T. G. Davis, Ralls; Mrs. O. M. Gallman, Italy, and Miss Ada Flint, Dawson and other relatives.

Eubanks Funeral Home directs.

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Early Retheage Ellis
Dec 19, 1869 - Jun 19, 1959

E. R. Ellis Dies In Fort Worth

Funeral services for E. R. Ellis, 89, former Dawson resident, who died Friday in Fort Worth, were held Saturday afternoon at Dawson with burial in the Dawson cemetery. A retired farmer, he resided in Hill county 29 years after moving from Dawson.

Surviving are his wife of Hillsboro; two sons, Truett Ellis, Amarillo, and Raymond Ellis, Dallas; seven daughters, Mrs. W. E. Forshaw, Dawson; Mrs. O. H. Hardy, Holdenville, Okla.; Mrs. Pat Williams, Midland; Mrs. John Mitchell, Hillsboro; Mrs. M. L. Barrow, Fort Worth; Mrs. Howard Mitchell, Plainview; Mrs. Roy Dillon, Corpus Christi; three half-brothers, Jay Ellis and Burley Ellis, both of Blooming Grove, and Allen Ellis, Arlington; three half-sisters, Mrs. Ellen Hunt, Blooming Grove; Mrs. Bid Waldroup, Irving, and Mrs. Hattie Zest, Fort Worth, and other relatives.

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Harold Gene Slater
Apr 20, 1931 - Feb 8, 1974

H. G. Slater

BLOOMING GROVE - Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Central Baptist Church here for Harold Gene Slater, 42, who died Friday at his home after a lengthy illness. The Rev. Ken James, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Ronnie Chesser, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Dawson cemetery under the direction of Bradley Funeral Home.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Slater of Blooming Grove, and one brother, Neal Slater of Hubbard.

Pallbearers will be J. P. Whitaker, Don McGraw, Clovis Haden, Wayne Adams, Lloyd Fredrick and Charlie Uselton.

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Harvie Houston Slater
Sep 05, 1886 - Jan 17, 1966

Houston Slater Expires Monday

DAWSON, Jan. 17 (Spl) - Harvey Houston Slater, 79, retired stockman-farmer, died Monday morning in Memorial hospital. He was a native of Navarro county.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Navarro Mills Baptist church with burial in the Dawson cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Mickey Loftis, pastor of the Navarro Mills church, and Rev. Larry Ramsour, Troup, a former Navarro Mills pastor.

Surviving are two sons, Inmon and Elvin Slater, both of Dawson; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. Hassie Parrish, Dallas; Mrs. Pearl Parrish, Mrs. Lula Whitener and Mrs. Hallie Harris, all of Dawson, and other relatives.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

Eubanks will direct.

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James Eldredge "JL" Slater
Feb 20, 1932 - Oct 24, 2008

James Eldredge "J.L." Slater, 76, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008, in Odessa, Texas. Visitation in Odessa will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2008, at Acres West Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008, in Dawson cemetery in Dawson, Texas.

James was born in Hubbard, Texas, to the late James Doyle Slater and Flossie Ann (McCool) Slater. James was a native of Hill and Navarro Counties, where he was employed with Hillsboro ISD for several years. In May of 1962, he married Rose Marie Hagle. Upon their marriage, he gained a daughter, Diana Jean. Five years later, in May of 1967, his second daughter, Lee Ann Slater, was born. While at Hillsboro ISD, J.L. made many friends and touched many lives with his devotion to family and the school.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Marie Slater; a sister, Ruby Cole Morgan and her husband, Delmer Morgan.

Survivors include his daughters, Lee Ann Johnston, of Odessa, and Diana Cain and husband, Ronald, of Waco; grandchildren, Robert "Robby" Cain and wife, Suzanna, Lacey Melton and husband, Johnny, of El Paso, Michael Adler, of Dawson, and Shy Ann Harrell Ipsen, of Hillsboro; and great-grandchildren: Isaiah, Zachariah, and Johnny Jr., all of El Paso, TX.

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  • Hillsboro Reporter � Oct 30, 2008
  • h/o Rose Marie (Hagle) Slater; s/o James Doyle Slater & Flossie Ann (McCool) Slater
  • Submitted by Diane Richards

Minnie Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Whitener) Slater
Nov 14, 1893 - Dec 31, 1958

Burial Friday For Mrs. Slater

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Slater, 65, of Dawson, who died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday night, were held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Navarro Mills Baptist church.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Larry Ramsour, pastor and Rev. Jim Baggett, pastor of the First Baptist church in Dawson. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery.

Surviving are her husband, H. H. Slater, Dawson; two sons, Inmon Slater, Spring Hill, and Elvin Slater, Dawson; two sisters, Mrs. Will McCullouch, Corsicana, and Mrs. Mattie Vest, Fort Worth; four grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. One grandson, Don Slater, is a Corsicana Daily Sun employe.

Wolf Funeral Home directed.

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W. B. "Dub" Slater, Jr.
Feb 18. 1934 - Sep 3. 2009

Mr. W. B. "Dub" Slater, Jr., 75, of Dawson, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, September 7, 2009, at Wade Funeral Home in Hubbard. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in Dawson cemetery with Mr. Bobby McClenny officiating.

Dub was born in Dawson, Texas, to the late W. B. and Mary Alyne (Pursley) Slater. He was raised in Dawson, was a graduate of Dawson High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Abilene Christian University as well as a Master of Business Administration from North Texas State University. Dub worked for Humble Oil for two years before working for Travelers Insurance for 23 years. He was a member of Dawson Church of Christ, Dawson Ex-Students Association, Dawson Lions Club, Life Insurance Association of America and International Association of Financial Planners.

Survivors include his wife, Betsy (Wood) Slater, of Dawson; son, Kevin Slater and wife, Cari, of Ramona, California; daughter, Kristen Rogers and husband, Gene, of Keller; grandchildren, Briel Hooker, of Lamesa, California, Alexis Slater, of Ramona, California, Jeremy Bullington, of Keller and Madelyn Rogers, of Keller; sister, Mary Lee Evans and husband, Rush, of Houston; and several nieces and nephews.

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  • Waco Tribune-Herald � Sep 7, 2009
  • US Army Dawson HS graduate h/o Margaret Elizabeth "Betsy" (Wood) Slater; s/o W. B. Slater, Sr. & Mary Alyne (Pursley) Slater

Rufus Earl "Skeet" Anderson
Feb 22, 1915 - Feb 21, 1972

R. E. Anderson

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Marshall and Marshall Chapel in Hillsboro for R. E. (Skeet) Anderson, 57, who died Monday at Hillsboro Clinic. Burial was in Dawson cemetery.

Surviving are his wife Gladys; two sons, Edward and David; three daughters, Jan, Betty and Cecil; one granddaughter; mother Mrs. Laura C. Anderson, brother, Jack Anderson; and five sisters, Mrs. Jenelle Roman, Mrs. Don Clardy, Mrs. Sue Phillips, Mrs. Charlene Echols and Mrs. Loraine Edens.

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