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Sharon Diane Polk
Dec 4, 1975 - Dec 5, 1975

Sharon Polk
Karon Polk

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana for Sharon Diane and Karon Denise Polk, twin daughters of Katherine Polk of Kerens.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

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Karon Denise Polk
Dec 4, 1975 - Dec 5, 1975

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana for Sharon Diane and Karon Denise Polk, twin daughters of Katherine Polk of Kerens.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

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Bennie Beatrice (Brown) Green-Hemphill
Mar 10, 1911 - May 17, 1975

Mrs. Hemphill

Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Hemphill Temple Church of God in Christ in Fairfield for Mrs. Bennie B. Hemphill, 63, who died Saturday night at her home in Fairfield.

Supt. C. J. Jones of Dallas will officiate, with burial following at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

Her husband Supt. J. I. Hemphill, is pastor of the Hemphill Temple Church of God in Christ.

Mrs. Hemphill was the president of the Minister's Wives Association of the Palestine district, church secretary, teacher of a Sunday school class and a member of the Heroines of Jerico, Princess Court No. 257 of Fairfield.

Surviving are her husband, one son, Walter L. Green of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Deloris J. McGee of Washington, Ohio, and Mrs. Lillie Evelyn Neal of Houston; 10 step-children, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Albert Hemphill, Billy Ray Hemphill, Eugene Johnson, Bill Joe Jones, Adam Wade and Edward Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Eugene Thurman, James Barnes and the Revs. Kelly Davis, N. Cooper, J. E. Reeves and L. C. Gant.

Services are under the direction of Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

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Nettie (Hervey) Washington
Sep 1, 1898 - Jan 22, 1975

Mrs. Washington

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary for Mrs. Nettie Washington, 1506 East Ninth Ave., who died Wednesday at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Larry L. Polk, officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

She was a lifelong resident of Navarro County and Worth Matron of Eastern Star Lodge No. 109.

Survivors include nine grandchildren, Aubrey Washington Jr. and Arnold Keith Washington both of Corsicana; Joseph Washington, Jasper David Washington, Vanessa D. Lacy, and Eunice Alfreda Washington, all of Dallas, Wanda Brown and Anthony Washington of Los Angeles, Calif., and Corine M. Jackson of San Francisco, Calif. 18 great-grandchildren, one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eula M. Washington of Corsicana and other relatives.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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Jessie (Sanders) Daniels
Feb 6, 1904 - Jan 19, 1975

Mrs. Daniels

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Bethlehem Baptist Church for Mrs. Bessie Daniels, resident of Corsicana who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. W. A. Miller will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Ross and Johnson Mortuary in Corsicana.

Survivors include four brothers, Curtis Sanders and Clarence Sanders of Jacksonville, Mack Mickel and Roosevelt Mickel both of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Carolyn Johnson of Jacksonville, and a number of nieces and nephews including Willie Sanders of Dallas.

Wake Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary.

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Cassie (Younger) Holmes-Elder
Nov 8, 1896 - Dec 26, 1974

Mrs. Elder

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Bethel A.M.E. Church for Mrs. Cassie Elder, resident of San Francisco, Calif., who died Dec. 26 in San Francisco.

Rev. William Vaughn will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Scott Funeral Home in Corsicana.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Moore of San Francisco; a son, Paul Holmes of Corsicana; two sisters, Miss Myrtle Younger of Corsicana and Mrs. Torrie Gilmore; four brothers, two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

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Wallace Nathan
Mar 6, 1893 - Aug 15, 1975

Wallace Nathan

Funeral services for Wallace Nathan will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Second Mission Baptist Church with burial in Woodland Cemetery. Nathan, a resident of Mel Haven Convalescent Home, died this morning.

He is survived by a number of nephews and nieces, including Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nathan and Mrs. Gene Brewer, all of Corsicana. Services under the direction of Scott Funeral Home, will be conducted by the Rev. Paul Curry.

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Inez Hawthorne
Jan 18, 1888 - Aug 25, 1975

Mrs. Hawthorne

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Second Mission Baptist Church for Mrs. Inez Hawthorne, 87, resident of Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital.

Rev. Larry L. Polk will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Scot Funeral Home in Corsicana.

Survivors include a son, Willie Gibson of Corsicana; four grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and six step-children.

Pallbearers include Aubry Deen Gibson, Billy Gibson, Edward C. Gibson, Wynell Gibson and Willie Gibson, Jr.

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Phillip Ross, Jr.
May 25, 1897 - Aug 4, 1975

Phillip Ross

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel in Corsicana for Phillip Ross, 82, resident of Lubbock, who died Monday in Wortham Hospital.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. Stanley of Lubbock will officiate.

He was a native of Wortham and resident of Lubbock 20 years.

Survivors include 10 children, including Mrs. Lorene Robinson of Corsicana, 27 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, two sisters, several nieces and nephews and other relatives.

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Willie Bledsoe
Mar 22, 1908 - Sep 12, 1975

Willie Bledsoe

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Morning Star Baptist Church for Willie Bledsoe, 72, who died Friday at Navarro County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. W. B. Miller will officiate with burial following at Woodland Cemetery.

A long-time Corsicana resident, he married Lue Ellar Whitfield Nov. 3, 1924. He was a member of the Morning Star Baptist Church where he served on the deacon board for 26 years. He was chairman of the board at the time of his death. He was tribe leader No. 2 for the church, and also a member of the A.F.A.M. Masonic Grand Lodge of Corsicana.

Survivors include his widow, one son, Felix Bledsoe of Saginaw, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Cassie Ann Washington of Los Angeles and Mrs. Lillie Bell of Commerce, one grandson, three great-grandsons and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be nephews J. T. Wiggins Sr., J. T. Wiggins, Jr., Charles Ray McHenry, Julius B. McHenry, Matthew Whitfield and Ricky McGriff.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral

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Elizabeth (Brown) Jackson
Oct 5, 1913 - Oct 4, 1975

Mrs. Jackson

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church for Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, formerly of Corsicana. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery.

Mrs. Jackson, 61, was a Corsicana resident for 47 years before moving to Dallas two years ago. A native of Harris County, Mrs. Jackson was a member of the 13th Ave. Church of Christ. She died Sunday in Dallas.

She is survived by three sons, Walter D. Jackson, Ervic C. Jackson and Carl E. Jackson, all of Dallas.

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Nathaniel Nelum, Dr.
Aug 29, 1909 - Feb 27, 1975

Dr. Nelum

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Independent Baptist Church for Dr. Nathaniel Nelum. Rev. L. F. Hardee, First Baptist Church of Waco, will officiate, and burial will be Woodland Cemetery. Dr. Nelum was professor of education at Bishop College and Prairie View A. & M. College. He is a graduate of the former Fred Douglas High School in Corsicana where he served as principal and teacher. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Bishop College, master of arts degree from the University of California and his doctor of philosophy degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

He also received his doctor of education degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Dr. Nelum had also served at Texas College and other universities. He has additional training in music and fine arts from North Texas State University.

Survivors include a sister and her husband , Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Chandler of Dallas and a number of other relatives. He was the son of the late John and Carrie Nelum of Corsicana.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., Mar 2, 1975
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • Graduate of Fred Douglas High School in Corsicana
  • Never married s/o John Dolphus Nelum and Carrie (Morgan) Nelum

Anise Gordon
Dec 2, 1890 - Jun 1, 1975

Anise Gordon

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church for Anise Gordon, 85, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home.

Rev. A. L. Patrick, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

Survivors include a brother, Mark Gordon of Corsicana; a sister, Miss Beauty Gordon of Corsicana, and several nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Myrtle (Williams) Hopkins-Kelley
Dec 16, 1915 - Dec 22, 1974

Mrs. Kelley

Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel in Corsicana for Mrs. Myrtle Kelley, 59, resident of San Francisco, Calif.

Rev. Clarence Miller, St. John Baptist Church pastor, officiated, and burial was at Woodland Cemetery. She was a former resident of Navarro County.

Survivors include a son, Lester Hopkins of San Francisco; a granddaughter, three great-grandsons, a brother, R. W. Williams of Johnson City, Kan.; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Edmonds of Dallas, Mrs. Catherine Alexander of Lubbock, and Mrs. Inez McKinley of Corsicana; and other relatives.

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Lula Mae (Tate) Madison
Oct 19, 1891 - Apr 18, 1975

Mrs. Madison

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Lula Mae Madison resident of Mexia, who died Friday in the Manor Nursing Home in Mexia.

Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isom Tate, native of Navarro County and member of the Los Angeles, Calif. Baptist Church where she served as church mother. She united with the Antioch Baptist Church in Mexia.

Survivors include: three nieces, Mrs. Roberta McBay of Mexia, Mrs. Annie Mae Alexander of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Odessa Davis of Trinidad and a nephew, Ernest Ransom of Mexia and other relatives.

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Georgia Mae Davis
Sep 26, 1963 - Dec 9, 1975

Georgia Davis

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel A.M.E. Church for Georgia Ann Davis, 12 of Corsicana who died Tuesday in Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.

The Rev. William Vaughn Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

She was born in Lubbock, and moved to Corsicana at the age of three. She is a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church.

She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Georgia Davis of Corsicana; father, J. B. Davis of Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. Pauletta Hines of Corsicana and one brother, Christopher Davis of Corsicana; grandparents and other relatives.

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Mattie (Arnold) Newsome
Oct 9, 1891 - Aug 10, 1975

Mrs. Newsome

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church for Mrs. Mattie A. Newsome, 810 E. First Ave., who died Sunday at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home after a lengthy illness.

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel.

Rev. E. D. Hill will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband John Newsome; and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Lillie M. Harper, Mrs. Mattie Ferguson, Mrs. Horace Ross, and Mrs. Eugene P. Wilson and other relatives.

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Angras Lee, Sr.
Jun 13, 1917 - Sep 11, 1975

Angras Lee

Wake services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Angras Lee, 58, resident of 1709 E. Ninth Ave., who died Thursday.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Second Mission Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Curry, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Frances M. Lee; two sons, Angras Lee II and David Earl Lee; two daughters, Miss Kim Latrice Lee and Mrs. Annie Jean Winston all of Corsicana; two grandchildren, three brothers, Tommy Lee, Dandy Lee, and Johnny Lee all of Cosicana; three sisters, Mrs. Burdie M. Johnson of Houston, Mrs. Frankie Anderson of Corsicana and Mrs. Ira Cornish of Houston, a number of nieces , nephews, and other relatives.

Pallbearers include Ernest Hudson, Jim Hudson, Larry Nathan, Jessie Curry, Bonner English and Ponty Swanson.

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Marvin Blaylock
Jun 22, 1904 - Dec 19, 1975

Marvin Blaylock

Wake services will be Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary for Marvin Blaylock, 71, who died Friday.

Blaylock, who resided at 207 N. 5th had been a resident of Corsicana for 48 years.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Wilgo Baptist Church with the Rev. E. R. Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Irene Blaylock of Corsicana, one step-son, John D. Smith of Santa Barbara, Calif., and other relatives. Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Katie Mae (UNKNOWN) Green
Sep 9, 1895 - Dec 30, 1974

Mrs. Green

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Katie Green, 70, resident of Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital.

She was a resident at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home.

Bro. W. W. Wilmore, Eastside Church of Christ pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include a foster son.

Pallbearers include Steven Skinner, George Howton, David White, Nathan Andrews, and Danny Abbott.

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Jeffie James Ellison, Sr. Rev.
Sep 8, 1904 - Oct 8, 1975

Rev. Ellison

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Rev. Jeffie Ellison, 71, 713 E. 12th Ave. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ with Rev. A. Z. Johnson, officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

A lifetime resident of Navarro County, he died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Saint Andrews Lodge No. 112.

Survivors: his widow, Mrs. Annie M. Ellison; eight children, several grandchildren; one brother, Mr. Kyle Ellison of Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. Anna Atkins of Corsicana; a number of nieces and nephews, and other relatives.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Fri., Oct 10, 1975
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Rosa Lee "Rosie" (Lewis) Ellison 2nd wife Annie Mae (UNKNOWN) Ellison; s/o Frank Ellison & Harriet (Williams) Ellison

Alex Daniels
Dec 17, 1910 - Sep 2, 1975

Alex Daniels

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Scott Funeral Home Chapel for Alex Daniels, 63, resident of Dallas, who died Tuesday at his residence.

Elder Roy Campbell will officiate and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mobelia Bolden Daniels of Dallas; an aunt, Mrs. Hallie Richardson of Dallas; and other relatives.

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Lennis Charles Jones
Jul 14, 1949 - Sep 1, 1975

L. C. Jones

Wake services will be held tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Mr. Lennis Charles Jones, 26, of 509 N. 9th St., who died Monday morning at Memorial Hospital.

Services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. A. L. Patrick, officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors; his widow, Mrs. Rosie Marie Jones; three children, Crystal, Sabrina, and Stephen; parents, Mr. and William Jones of Corsicana, four sisters, Mrs. Alena Kirven, Mrs. Grace Gunnell, Miss Mary Jones and Miss Stella Jones, all of Corsicana; four brothers, Mr. Lonnie Jones of Victoria, Mr. William Jones, Jr., and Mr. Donald Jones of Corsicana, and Sgt. Bobby Jones, U. S. Marines, Hawaii; grandmother, Mrs. Stella Richardson of Corsicana; seven uncles; seven aunts; many nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be James Hines, Charles Alexander, Jr., Arvernon Purdy, Ronnie Stovall, Troy Johnson, Leroy Jones, C. Van Williams, Alton Felder.

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Robert Miller Johnson, Sr.
Sep 26, 1938 - Jul 22, 1975

R. M. Johnson

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church for Robert M. Johnson, 36, former resident and resident of Midland, who died Tuesday morning in Midland Memorial Hospital.

Rev. W. L. Milus and Rev. John F. Campbell will officiate with burial following at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana. Arrangements are with Scott Funeral Home in Corsicana.

He was born Sept. 26, 1936 in Eureka and was employed at Tube-Kote from 1968 until his illness in 1971.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ada Brandon Johnson of Midland; a daughter, Janet Johnson of Midland; a son, Robert M. Johnson Jr. of Midland; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnson of Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. Jannie Kitchen of Corsicana, Mrs. Fannie Holman and Mrs. Linda Brown both of Dallas and Mrs. Margaret Butler of Lufkin; three brothers, Jess Willard Johnson of Fort Worth, Morris J. Johnson of Huntsville and Charles C. Johnson of Dallas; and his grandfather, Gus Johnson of Buffalo.

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Johnnie Taylor
Apr 5, 1900 - Nov 2, 1975

Johnnie Taylor

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Taylor Memorial Church of God in Christ for Elder Johnnie Taylor, 75, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday while preaching in church. Floyd C. Taylor will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

He was a retired employe of the Navarro County Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include six sons, J. T. Taylor of Dallas, L. D. Taylor of Amarillo, Jeff A. Taylor of Corpus Christi, O. C. Taylor of Fort Worth, David Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif. and Floyd G. Taylor of Fort Worth; five daughters, Ester T. Smith of Dallas, Mrs. Mary Louise Durham of Fort Worth, Miss Rothella Taylor of Clovis, N.M., Mrs. Alice Maxwell of Wichita Falls and Miss Donna Taylor of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Louise Dimes; five brothers, Ben W. Taylor, George Taylor and Mason T. Taylor, all of Fort Worth, Hubbard Taylor and J. D. Taylor both of Washington, 44 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

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Mary Fern (Stevenson) Erwin
Sep 21, 1914 - Sep 4, 1965

Mrs. Erwin, 50, Services Held

KERENS, Sept. 6, (Spl)�Mrs. Mary Fern Erwin, 50, native of Kerens, die in All-Saints Hospital in Fort Worth Saturday following a three weeks illness.

Funeral services were held from the Paschal Funeral chapel here Monday at 10 a.m. with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery. The rites were conducted by Asa Lipscomb, Church of Christ minister here.

Mrs. Erwin had resided in Ft. Worth 25 years.

Surviving are her husband George Erwin; son, George Erwin Jr. and grandson George Erwin III, all of Fort Worth, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stevenson, Kerens, and other relatives.

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Mary Frances "Mollie" (Hankins) Greer
Aug 12, 1875 - Dec 30, 1965

Mrs. Greer, 90, Dies Thursday, Rites Saturday

Mrs. Mary Frances (Mollie) Greer, 90, native of Booneville, Miss., died Thursday in the Waco. She spent most of her life on Route 1, Kerens.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by L. W. Mayo, minister of the North Beaton Church of Christ.

Surviving are a son, Lee Greer, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Ramsey, Corsicana; Mrs. Nellie Bulin, Waco, and Mrs. Julia Varner, Houston; a brother, Frank Hankins, Waxahachie; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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Beatrice (Webster) Horn-Stroud
May 11, 1882- Oct 27, 1965

Mrs. Stroud, 83, Dies Friday

KERENS, Oct. 29 (Spl.) - Mrs. Beatrice Stroud, 83, native of Kerens, died Friday.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. from the Paschal Funeral Chapel with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Odis Brown, pastor of the church of which she was a member.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Opal Freeman, Dallas; two granddaughters, Mrs. Wallace Verigan, Dallas, and Mrs. Howard Minyard, Kermit; nine great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. B. O. Jones and Mrs. E. M. Berry, both of Corsicana, and a brother, C. B. Kennedy, San Antonio, and other relatives.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sat., Oct. 30, 1965
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband T. Ed Horn married Nov. 11, 1902 2nd unk Stroud; d/o Charles H. Webster & Drucilla Olive (Westbrook) Webster-Kennedy

Frank Miles Aston
May 13, 1903 - Sep 1, 1965

Fred M. Aston Rites Friday

KERENS, Sept. 2 (Spl) - Fred M. Aston, 62, a retired oil field worker, died in Henderson County Memorial hospital in Athens Wednesday.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Paschal Funeral Chapel here with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery. The rites will be conducted by J. D. Walker, an Athens Church of Christ minister.

Surviving are his wife, Louise Aston, Athens; mother Mrs. S. A. Aston, Terrell; two brothers, O. D. Aston, Dallas, and Ralph Aston, Wichita Falls; three sisters, Mrs. Clem Hunt, Terrell; Mrs. L. E. Sturdavant, Oklahoma, and Mrs. B. C. Boyd, Waco.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Willie Esterlee (Holleman) Lancaster
Jun 29, 1901 - Oct 01, 1965

Mrs. Lancaster Rites Sunday

KERENS, Oct. 2 (Spl) - Mrs. Ben Lancaster, 64, native of Navarro county, long-time resident of the Bazette and Kerens communities, die at her home Friday night.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Bazette Baptist church, of which she was a member.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Sam Cirelli, pastor and Rev. E. B. Lancaster. Burial will be in the Prairie Point cemetery.

Surviving are her husband of Kerens; three sons, Denver and Bob Lancaster, both of Kerens and Dan Lancaster, Athens; five daughters, Mrs. Jane Alleen Robertson, Mrs. Marlon McGlaun and Mrs. Jimmie Abbie, all of Kerens; Mrs. Bobby Boone, San Antonio, and Mrs. Marvin Combs, Houston; 29 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Reagan, Kerens, and Mrs. Callie Glasgow, Corsicana; a brother, Clint Holleman, Crossroads, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Foy Brown, Tommy Upchurch, Ickey Upchurch, Robert Jennings, Clyde Westbrook, Lester Walker.

Paschal directs.

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Edward Wilson Sims
Dec 26, 1886 - Oct 18, 1965

Hold Services Edward Sims

Funeral services for Edward Sims, 77, retired grocery salesman, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in the Prairie Point cemetery. G. R. Holton, Fifth Avenue Church of Christ minister, conducted the rites.

Sims died Monday night in the Paulyne's Convalescent Home.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Sims, Corsicana; two sons, H. C. Sims, Abilene, and E. L. Sims, Dallas; three grandsons, two great-granddaughters, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Paul Miller, R. L. Nix, B. C. NeSmith, M. B. George, J. R. Gunter and W. M. Shaw.

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Curtis Dexter Smyth
Mar 15, 1893 - Dec 17, 1965

Curtis D. Smith Rites Thursday

KERENS, Dec. 20 (Spl) - -Funeral services will be held in Kerens Thursday afternoon for a former resident, Curtis D. Smyth, who died Dec. 17, in Zephyr Hills, Florida. He was 72.

Rites will be held at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church of Kerens, with the pastor, Rev. Don Walker, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. The body will arrive by rail from Florida Tuesday.

Smith resided in and around Kerens more than three decades ago.

Surviving are his wife of Zephyr Hills; three daughters, Mrs. J. L. Hawkins, Zephyr Hills; Mrs. Mary Jane Miller, Happy, Texas; Mrs. Betty Jane Isenhower, California; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; three brothers, Lucius Smyth, Arkansas; Exel Smyth, Michigan and Myrtis Smyth, Marshall.

Paschal Funeral Home will direct.

 Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Dec. 20, 1965
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Ola May (Simmons) Smyth married Jul. 21, 1912; s/o William James Smyth & Mary Elizabeth (Satterwhite) Smyth

Jimmy Wayne Cook
Jun 14, 1965 - Jun 15, 1965

Cook Infant Rites Tuesday

Jimmy Wayne Cook, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cook, 616 South Fifteenth street, died in Memorial hospital early Tuesday morning.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Oak Grove cemetery north of Kerens. Bob Roberts, pastor of Westside Baptist church, will conduct the rites.

Surviving are the parents, three brothers, a sister, and grandmothers, Mrs. David O. Reeve, Alma, and Mrs. Jewell Cook, Kerens.

Corley directs.

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Georgia Ann (Grimes) Griffin
Nov 17, 1882 - Jan 29, 1965

Griffin Rites Slated Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Ann Griffin, 82, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Griffin Chapel with burial in the Post Oak cemetery.

Formerly of Corsicana, Mrs. Griffin died in Kerrville early Friday morning.

Rev. Steve Massie, pastor of First Christian church, Corsicana, officiated.

Surviving are two sons, Clarence G. Pearce, Corpus Christi, and Odie Grimes, Corsicana; a granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth Ganze, Big Sandy; a step-son, James Stocker, Houston; three grandchildren, a brother, Oscar Grimes, Waco; a married sister in California and other relatives.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Amos Clayton
Mar 27, 1892 - Nov 22, 1965

Negro Is Found Dead Monday On Highway 31

Amos Clayton, 72, negro, no address known, was found dead at the eastern edge of Corsicana on Highway 31 near the Interstate Highway 45 by-pass Monday by an off-duty fireman, Wm. (Ziggy) Graham who was mowing the highway shoulders.

Officer David Garrett was dispatched to make an investigation. He reported it appeared that Clayton had fallen and broken a leg in three places. Justice of the Peace W. H. Tipton was called to the scene and estimated he had been dead from exposure since Friday.

The body was removed to the Scott Funeral Home.

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Henry Meankins, Jr.
Jul 7, 1919 - Dec 15, 1965

War Veteran Dies Tuesday

Henry Meankins, Jr., 45, of 1109 East Eleventh avenue, World War veteran, died Tuesday morning in the VA Hospital in Marlin.

Services will be held Sunday from Petersburg Baptist church in Round Prairie community near Kerens. Rev. L. J. Johnson, pastor of Morning Star Baptist church, Corsicana, will officiate. Burial will be in the Round Prairie cemetery.

Surviving are his wife Mrs. Mattie Meankins, three sons, Henry Steve, Richard Leon, and David Joe, all of Corsicana; five sisters, two brothers, and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

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Norman Bryant, Sr.
Jul 31, 1892 - Oct 31, 1965

Norman Bryant Services Due For Wednesday

Funeral services for Norman Bryant of Kerens who died in Memorial hospital Saturday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Petersburgh Baptist church at Round Prairie. Burial will be in the Petersburg Cemetery.

He was a native of Rural Shade and was a member of the Petersburg Baptist church and Petersburg Masonic Lodge No. 92. Pallbearers will be members of the lodge

Ross Funeral Home directs.

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Hannah Elizabeth Rogers
Nov 28, 1987 - Sep 7, 2021

Hannah Elizabeth Rogers, 33, of Dallas passed away September 7, 2021 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
She was born November 28, 1987 in Corsicana, Tx. She was an honor student from Corsicana High School and Texas State University.
Hannah is preceded in death by her grandparents, Bessie and Jessie Herrin, Richard and Jean Rogers and her loving companion Adam Bonner.
She is survived by her parents, Stacy & Beth Herrin - Phelps, William A. (Tony) Rogers, sister, Andrea M. Rogers, brother Brett D. Edwards, stepbrothers Michael D. Gibson and Jonathan R. Gibson special friend Curt Mayborn, and many loving friends, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Hannah was an organ donor and her body was donated to the
University of North Texas - Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
A private memorial will be held at a later date.

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Clemmie Ruth (Smith) Walker
Mar 31, 1937 - Jan 28, 1966

Mrs. Walker Of Dallas Expires

Mrs. Clemmie Ruth Walker, 28, of 4036 Holystone, Dallas, formerly of Navarro county, was pronounced dead on arrival at Parkland hospital Thursday night.

The arrangements are pending advice from relatives in California.

Calhoun will direct.

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Lola (Berry) Thompson
Jul 1, 1873 - May 22, 1966

Mrs. Thompson Rites Thursday

Mrs. Lola Thompson, 92, died Sunday at Hatch, N.M.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Streetman. Burial will be in the Cade Cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. H. L. McKissack, Baptist minister of Teague, and Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor of the church.

Surviving are three sons, Dewey Thompson, Paris; R. L. Thompson, Alabama, and W. C. Thompson, Streetman; four daughters, Mrs. J. B. Akers, Hatch, N.M.; Mrs. Virna Walker, Albuquerque, N. M.; Mrs. Joe Oliver, Corsicana, and Mrs. Lillie Owens, Fairfield; 24 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Hugh Harris, Cooper Harris, Hugh White Steele, Harris Wilson Milner, Kent McGilvary and Lowell McKissack.

Corley directs.

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Wiley Benton Coleman
Nov 18, 1882 - Apr 21, 1966

W. B. Coleman Dies Thursday

W. B. Coleman, 88, Streetman farmer, native of Freestone county, died in the Navarro Clinic Thursday afternoon.

Surviving are his wife of Streetman, two daughters, Mrs. Bervis Hodge, El Monte, Calif., and Mrs. Grace Spibrn, Austin; four grandchildren and another daughter, Mrs. Balance Elrod, Texarkana, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He was a member of the First Baptist church of Streetman and the Cotton Gin Masonic Lodge No. 154.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Streetman, with the rites to be conducted by Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor of the First Baptist church in Streetman. Burial will be in the Cade Cemetery.

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Edwin Grady Frazier
Feb 21, 1905 - May 14, 1966

E. G. Frazier Of Streetman Dies

STREETMAN, (Spl) - Edwin Grady Frazier, 61, died Saturday in Fairfield. He was a native of this area.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist church here, of which he was a member, with burial in the Cade Cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Davenport, pastor.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. S. Oats, Odessa; a granddaughter, Sharon Oats, Odessa; father, Carl T. Frazier, Streetman; two brothers, Gilbert Frazier, Amarillo, and Tom Frazier, Carrizo Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Andrews, Odessa, and Mrs. Eunice Bennett, Pampa; an uncle, Edgar Frazier, Streetman; an aunt, Mrs. Ezra Gilbert, Fairfield; and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Cooper Harris, Bud F. Berry, Coy O'Neal, Homer Bonner, L. T. McKissack, H. D. Carroll.

Capps Funeral Home of Fairfield directs.

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Helen Marie (Newman) Fitch
Aug 4, 1925 - Mar 4, 2014
 

Mrs. Helen Marie Fitch, formerly of Winkler and Fairfield, Texas, was born to Otta Franklin and Myrtle Brewster Newman. She married Billie Fitch on October 22, 1942, in Ft. Worth and he preceded her in death in 2006. They came to Winkler in 1970 and later lived in Fairfield. She had been a resident of Burleson for the last seven years. Mrs. Fitch was always active in church and was known for her love of the outdoors and her deer lease. She loved camping, fishing and cooking.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Fitch she was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters.

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Serphenia (Williams) Matthews-Powers
Jun 21, 1900 - Feb 3, 1966

Sunday Rites For Mrs. Powers

Mrs. Serphenia Powers, 70, of 906 East Seventh avenue, died Thursday in Memorial hospital. Native of Kerens, she had resided in Corsicana 45 years.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. from the First Independent Baptist church with Rev. V. P. Perry officiating. Burial will be in the Goodlow Park cemetery at Kerens.

Surviving are her husband, James Powers, Sr., Corsicana; two sons, James Powers, Jr., Dallas, and Eddie Mathews, Los Angles, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Naomi Johnson, Corsicana; a brother, John Williams, Kerens; three sisters, Mrs Mable Bryant, Kerens; Mrs. Josephine Page, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Alberta Lewis, Dallas; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sat., Feb. 5, 1966
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband Andrew B. Matthews 2nd husband James Willie Powers, Sr; d/o Placie Williams & Tylithia (Trice) Williams

Hiram B. Kilgo
Jan 3, 1906 - Feb 10, 1966

Hiram B. Kilgo Rites Tuesday

KERENS (Spl) - Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Paschal Funeral Chapel for Hiram b. Kilgo, 60, formerly of Kerens, who died in Chico, Calif. Thursday. Burial will be in the Kerens City Cemetery.

He had resided in Chico about 30 years and was a veteran of World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred Kilgo, Chico; two brothers, W. C. Kilgo, Kerens, and Doyle Kilgo, New Mexico; three sisters, Mrs. V. Trippett, Odessa; Mrs. Clyde Sharrer, Corsicana, and Mrs. Olen McClung, Kerens, and other relatives.

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Mitchell Dean Blissett
B&D Apr 21, 1963

Blissett Child Rites Monday

KERENS, April 22 (Spl) - Graveside services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Kerens cemetery for Michael Dean Blissett, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blissett, who died Sunday afternoon in the Memorial Hospital. The rites were conducted by Rev. Burt Gillis, pastor of the First Methodist church.

Surviving are the parents, a brother, Kurt; a sister, Terri Lee; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clint Baxter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blissett, all of Kerens, and a great grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Walker, Corsicana.

Inmon Funeral Home directed.

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James Thomas "Jim" Alexander
Apr 4, 1881 - Dec 11, 1963

J. T. Alexander Dies Wednesday

KERENS, Dec. 12 (Spl) - James T. Alexander, 82, retired farmer, long-time resident, died Wednesday afternoon in Plainview.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Inmon Funeral Chapel with burial in the Kerens cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. T. R. Hawkins of Winnsboro.

Native of Harrison, Ark., he spent most of his life here, going to Plainview last April after his wife's death.

Surviving are a son, J. C. Alexander, Plainview; five daughters, Mrs. W. E. Hill, Mineola; Mrs. F. W. Revill, Corsicana; Mrs. R. T. Jennings, Kerens; Mrs. J. B. Mayo, Ballinger; and Mrs. Bob Wilcox, Iowa Park; three sisters, Mrs. L. C. Griffin, Overton; Mrs. Tim Peters, Malakoff, and Mrs. J. H. Simmons, Dallas; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Dec 12, 1963
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Nettie Margaret (Jones) Alexander married Jul 1, 1906; s/o John Doolen Alexander & Nancy Abigail (Jackson) Alexander

Erin Daniel, Miss
Dec 16, 1884 - Feb 3, 1963

Miss Daniel Rites Monday

KERENS, Feb. 4 (Spl.) - Miss Erin Daniel, 78, life-long Kerens resident, died in Fort Worth Sunday morning following an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. from the Daniel home here with burial in the Kerens cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. John McCord of Brownwood, formerly of Kerens.

Miss Daniel, the daughter, of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Daniel, pioneer Kerens resident, was a Presbyterian.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. L. B. Williams, Corsicana, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were John Beck, John D. Weeden, M. J. Crawford, J. T. Cunningham, R. P. Walker, and Cliff Coats.

Inmon Funeral Home directed.

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Martha Minzie (Caldwell) Massey
Aug 15, 1873 - Sep 17, 1963

Hold Services For Mrs. Massey

KERENS, Sept. 18 (Spl) - Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Massey, 90 who died at her home here Tuesday morning, will be held from the Kerens Methodist church Wednesday at 4 p.m. with burial in the Kerens cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. W. Hodges, pastor of the church.

Mrs. Massey, the widow of the late Bratton Massey, was born in South Carolina, but had resided at Kerens since 1900.

Surviving are a son, Andral Massey, Houston; a step-son, Rufus Massey, California; a step-daughter, Mrs. Mary Butler, Corsicana; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Tilman Reed, Roland Shelton, Lester Shelton, Foy Scarbrough, Herbert McCown, and Woodrow Massey.

Inmon Funeral Home directs.

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Rosa Lee (Dodds) Raines-Bell-Dushane
Sep 24, 1892 - Sep 10, 1961

Hold Services Mrs. Dushane

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Dushane, 67, who died in Memorial Hospital Sunday were held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday at 10 a.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Gaither L. Day, pastor of the Everman Methodist church, formerly of North Corsicana Methodist, and Rev. Bill Raines.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Wesley Green and Mrs. John W. Nichols, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. Julia Ranne, Houston; four sons, Leroy Bell, Midland; James Bell, New Orleans; Jack Bell, Odessa, and Clarence Rains, Houston; a brother, Rufus Dodds, Houston; a sister, Mrs. J. M. Howard, Corrigan; nice grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers were H. M. West, W. H. Tipton, Doyle Jayroe, Jack Bigony, Lloyd Collard and Aubry Fincher.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Sep 12, 1961
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband Warren Winston Raines married Jul 6, 1913 2nd husband Jack Bell married Apr 23, 1921 3rd husband Benjamin Alfred Dushane; d/o Hiram Jackson Dodds & Julia A. (Perkensen) Dodds

Walter Eddie Gathright
Sep 26, 1896 - May 9, 1970

W. E. Gathwright Dies in Teague

W. E. Gathwright of Route 1, Corsicana died Saturday in a Teague hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Griffin Funeral Chapel with Rev. Harold Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Mr. Gathwright was a retired rancher and oil operator.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Willie Gathwright; two sons, Earl Griffin Garthwright of Henderson and William B. Gathwright of Teague; two brothers, W. M. Gathwright of Fort Worth and Lee Gathwright of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Brooks Waters of Dallas; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Pete O'Daniel, Fred Owens, George Pitman, Johnny Phillips, Gerald Little, C. S. Doyle, Grant Lake and Rudolph Lake.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., May 10, 1970
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • (Gathright is misspelled in obit) h/o Willie Annie (Brown) Gathright; s/o William Duncan Gathright & Sarah Ider "Ida" (Hux) Gathright buried in Hamilton Beeman cemetery

Hattie Opal (Stevens) Floyd
Jun 2, 1899 - Sep 18, 1965

Mrs. R. C. Floyd Rites Monday

KERENS, Sept. 20 - (Spl)�Mrs. R. C. Floyd, 66, who resided here before moving to Houston 26 years ago, died in Methodist hospital, Houston Saturday.

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. from the First Baptist church with burial in the Kerens City cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Elton Taggart, Houston, Baptist minister, and Rev. Don Walker, pastor. She was a Baptist.

Surviving are a son, R. C. Floyd, Marian; a daughter, Miss Kristene Floyd, Bellaire; three sisters, Mrs. John Floyd, Houston; Mrs. A. J. Inmon, Kerens and Mrs. W. A. Morgan, Schultze; two grandsons, two granddaughters, and other relatives.

Nephews and grandsons were pallbearers.

Paschal Funeral Home directed.

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Mary Lou DeLuna
B&D Apr 24, 1965

DeLuna Infant Rites Sunday

Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Alexander DeLuna of Calvert, who died in Memorial hospital late Saturday, were held Sunday at 5:30 p. m. at Modrall cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Daniel Sanches, Latin-American Baptist mission pastor.

Surviving are parents and a brother, Martin DeLuna, Calvert, and grandparents, Mrs. Louise Japata, Corsicana, and Mrs. Mary DeLuna, Calvert.

Corley directed.

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Etta Lou (Sullivan) Watkins
Nov 25, 1886 - Jul 26, 1966

Mrs. Watkins Rites Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Watkins, 79, of 1302 Sycamore, who died in the Navarro Clinic Tuesday night, will be held Friday at 5 p.m. from the Westminister Presbyterian church. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor. Burial will be in the Eureka cemetery. She was the widow of the late E. P. Watkins.

Native of Doraville, Ga., Mrs. Watkins spent most of her life in Eureka, moving to Corsicana, 18 years ago.

Surviving are a son, E. Paige Watkins, St. Louis, Mo.; three daughters, Mrs. J. R. Bell, Alexandria, La., Mrs. R. D. Waters, San Antonio, and Mrs. Robert C. Walker, Corsicana; six grandsons, Jimmy Bell, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Larry Bell, Dallas; Charles Bell, Alexandria, Dick and Fred Waters, both of San Antonio; Barry Watkins, St. Louis, Mo.; a granddaughter, Mrs. T. J. Rankin, Jr. of Houston; two great-grandchildren of Colorado Springs; a sister, Mrs. Lela O'Daniel, Corsicana, three brothers, J. H. Sullivan, Corsicana; E. W. and D. I. Sullivan, both of Dallas and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Glen Stewart, Maurice Thomas, W. O. McClung, Fred DuBose, Jasper Lanier, W. A. Watkins, C. F. Dominy and C. E. Middleton

Corley Directs.

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Calvin Jones, Jr.
Mar 10, 1935 - Aug 17, 1966

Calvin Jones Rites Saturday

Calvin Jones, Jr., formerly of Corsicana, died at John Peters Smith Hospital, Fort Worth. Funeral services were held Saturday from Bethany Baptist church with interment in the Green Briar cemetery at Winkler. Rev. Thomas Turner officiated.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gene Jones, Fort Worth; a son, Calvin Jones, III; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jones, Corsicana; three brothers, a sister and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

Notes:

Minnie Bell (Petty) Blackmon-Lackey
Feb 13, 1877 - Jun 28, 1966

Mrs. Lackey, 89, Dies In Dallas

Mrs. Minnie Belle Lackey, 89, native of Angus, member of the Eastern Star in Dallas, died in Dallas Tuesday. She resided at Angus many years before moving to Dallas. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Steve Massie, minister of the First Christian church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Maud Pryor, Dallas, and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Jack Stough of Corsicana.

Pallbearers will be John Slone, Nez Stone, Jack Stough, Lawrence Tilton, George Frost and Campbell Gillespie.

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Emil Max Ganze, Sr.
Sep 17, 1874 - Feb 18, 1966

Saturday Rites For E. M. Ganze

Funeral services for E. M. Ganze, 91, of Pursley, who died Friday morning, were to be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites were to be conducted by C. O. Rhyne, pastor of the Pursley Baptist church, and Rev. W. W. Robinson, pastor of the Union High Baptist church.

Native of Saxony, Germany, he had resided in Texas since 1882.

Surviving are his wife of Pursley; six sons, A. H. Ganze, Dallas; Max and D. C. Ganze, both of Pursley; H. J. Ganze, Powell; Herman Ganze, Richardson, and J. D. Ganze, Houston; six daughters, Mrs. John Gross, Irving; Mrs. R. L. Hardin and Mrs. J. C. Mahoney, both of Corsicana; Mrs. Porter Tidwell, Richland; Mrs. M. E. Murray, Pursley and Mrs. Helen Woodall, Abliene; 26 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sat., Feb 19, 1966
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Eva A. (Martin) Ganze married Nov 21, 1898 2nd wife Eliza Jane (Daniels) Ganze married Mar 19, 1903; s/o Frederick Austin Ganze & Emilie (Vetter) Ganze per death certificate

Eliza Jane (Daniels) Ganze
Feb 10, 1887 - Feb 28, 1970

Mrs. Ganze Rites Held

Mrs. E. M. Ganze, Sr., 83, died Saturday night at Twilight Home. She was a member of the Pursley Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Griffin Funeral Chapel with the Rev. W. W. Robinson and the Rev. Carol Lewallen officiating. Burial was in the Hamilton Cemetery.

She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. John Gross, Irving; Mrs. Helen Woodall, Abilene; Mrs. R. L. Hardin, Mrs. Porter Tidwell, Mrs. Cecil Murray and Mrs. J. C. Mahoney, all of Corsicana; six sons, A. H. and J. H. Ganze, both of Dallas; D. C. and Max Ganze, Jr., both of Purdon; H. J. Ganze, Powell and J. D. Ganze, Houston; one sister, Mrs. Annie Frey, Corsicana; 30 grandchildren, 33 great-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Notes:

Pearl (Barnes) Matthews
May 3, 1890 - Apr 16, 1966

Hold Services Mrs. Matthews

Graveside services for Mrs. Pearl Matthews, 78, of Paso Robles, Calif., who died in California Saturday, were held at the Hamilton cemetery Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The rites were conducted by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Surviving are four brothers, Virgil Barnes, Paso Robles, Calif.; Hosie Barnes, Tyler; Edward Barnes, Eugene, Ore., and F. H. Barnes, Forreston; a sister, Mrs. Audria Kenner, Paso Robles, Calif., and other relatives.

Corley directed.

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Andrew Jackson "Jack" Montgomery
Nov 29, 1936 - Dec 31, 1965

Montgomery Rites Pending

Jack Montgomery, 31, died of a gunshot wound in the head at a Fort Worth hospital Friday according to The Associated Press. The dispatch said that he was found on his kitchen floor hours earlier with a gun nearby.

Corley Funeral Home went for the body Saturday.

Arrangements are pending.

Notes:

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Montgomery Rites Monday

Funeral services for Jack Montgomery, 31, who died in a Fort Worth hospital Friday were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Pattison cemetery near Emhouse.

The rites were conducted by Rev. J. T. Davis, Baptist minister.

Surviving are his wife of Fort Worth; three daughters, Lillian Ann, Jackie Lynn and Gladys Marie, and a son, Jerry Glynn Montgomery, all of Kennedale; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Montgomery, Powell; four brothers, Charles Montgomery, Tucson, Ariz.; H. A. (Butch) Montgomery, Amarillo; Sam Montgomery, Richland and Gene Montgomery, Corsicana; five sisters, Mrs. Louise Bamburg and Mrs. Marie Hurley, both of Corsicana; Mrs. Katie Shinbault, Mexia; Mrs. Joyce Tapley, Athens, and Mrs. Delores Morgan, Powell, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Lonnie Amson, Daniel Parson, J. P. Buchanan, Carlton Horton, George Buchanan and Raymond Lindley.

Notes:

Mossie Bell Bills, Miss
Mar 13, 1884 - Mar 6, 1966

Final rites for Miss Mossie Bell Bills, 81, who died at the Hilliard-Bryan Home, 308 West Seventh avenue, Sunday, were held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Providence cemetery. She was a native of Italy.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Nichols, Baptist minister, assisted by Rev. J. M. Terry, pastor of the Mildred Baptist church.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John Lonon, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Lloyd Hayes, San Antonio.

Pallbearers were C. W. Johnston, Walter Johnston, J. J. Teague, Enos Hutson, Tom Breen and R. E. Jones.

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Clyde Loyd Parks, Sr.
Oct 12, 1895 - Mar 20, 1966

C. L. Parks, Sr. Rites Tuesday

Clyde L. Parks, Sr., Garland, retired barber, died in Dallas.

Funeral services were held from the Spurlock Chapel in Garland Tuesday at 10 a.m. and graveside rites were held at the Rice cemetery. Rev. Frank Young, Baptist minister, conducted the rites. Masonic services were held at the grave.

Surviving are his wife of Garland; three sons, Jimmy Clyde Parks, USN; G. W. Parks, Stanwood, Wash., and Clyde L. Parks, Jr., Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. Helen Brewer, Weatherford; Mrs. Don Miller, Van Wert, Ohio; Mrs. T. C. Norris, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Homer H. Steele, Jr., Dallas; a brother, Will Parks, Milsap; a sister, Mrs. Georgia Anderson, Dallas; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Corley handled local arrangements.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Mar 22, 1966
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Mary Ann Ernesteen (Gilbert) Parks buried New Salem, Texas; s/o George Washington Parks & Sallie (Stevenson) Parks
  • Dobbs Valley Cemetery, New Salem, Palo Pinto Co., TX

George Leslie Morris
Feb 13, 1878 - Jan 30, 1965

George Morris Rites Monday

George L. Morris, 86, retired bricklayer, native of Lawrence, Kansas, 219 Avenue F. died in Memorial hospital Saturday afternoon.

Funeral services were held Monday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. James T. Davis, Baptist minister.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Smith, Missouri; a brother, Harley Morris, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Mary Sears, Los Angeles, Calif., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were C. A. Washburn, W. L. Lynch, Odie Blackburn, Jerry Blackburn, Hugh Fullerton, Jr. and Harvey Martin.

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Christine (Barton) Clayton
Oct 19, 1928 - Aug 7, 1965

Mrs. Clayton Rites Tuesday

Mrs. Christine Barton Clayton, former Navarro county resident, died in her home in Houston Saturday morning.

Funeral services will be held from the Griffin's Chapel Church of God in Christ Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Cheneyboro cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Elder James McCary.

Surviving are her husband, Hewitt Clayton, Houston; a son, mother, Mrs. Sadie Barton, Kerens; a daughter, nine sisters, five brothers, several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Ross Funeral Home directs.

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Albert Joray Cooper, Sr.
Feb 24, 1915 - Sep 13, 2010

Albert Joray Cooper Sr., 95, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Royal Manor Health Care. Services celebrating his life will be 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephen Ramsdell officiating, and the eulogy presented by his son, A.J. "Joe" Cooper Jr. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive visitors 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room.

Albert was known by everyone as A.J. and was born in Navarro County, Texas, to the late Albert James and Mattie (Shull) Cooper. He graduated from Union High School in Navarro County. After completion of a course of study at Byrnes Commercial College in Dallas, A.J. began an interesting and varied career, starting with the Department of Agriculture. He also served in banking in Corsicana, and the insurance business with American General Life in Ballinger, Texas, prior to World War II.

During World War II, A.J. served his country building the Fletcher-class destroyers for the U.S. Department of the Navy at Consolidated Steel Shipyard in Orange, Texas. The U.S. Government provided housing for the workers, and he had the distinction of naming the housing division "Pine Grove."

When the war ended, A.J. and his family moved to Waco where he joined Jones Fine Bread Company, and later spent 30 years with Alamo Steel, ultimately venturing into the welding supply business in 1979. In January of 1984, he began his retirement years, and in 1985, he married Reba Ford Morris.

A.J. was a member of Kiwanis International, Toastmasters, and served as a director on boards of several charitable organizations in Waco, as well as the board of Aldergate Enrichment Center of Brownwood, Texas. He was very active in the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, as well as in the district. He served as president of the Central Texas Conference United Methodist Men from 1992 to 1995 and held many offices in several area United Methodist churches. He served as lay leader, usher, greeter, and taught a college age class.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Waco and of the Odell Dudley Sunday School Class. During the last few years, A.J. had been unable to attend church due to his declining health and truly missed the worship and fellowship he had found so satisfying. He was missed greatly by his class.

A.J. was preceded in death by his brothers, Roy and Troy; and his sister, Barbara Geneva Cooper.

Survivors include his wife and best friend of 25 years, Reba; son, A.J. "Joe" Cooper Jr. and wife, Margaret; step-son, Robert Morris, all of Waco; step-daughter, Melissa Odell and husband, John, of Lone Tree, Colo.; grandchildren: Carol Eubank and husband, Greg, of Georgetown, Allyson Stanley and husband, Jack, of Waco, Brad Cooper and wife, Kim, of Sugar Land, and Robyn Lyle and husband, John, of Pearland; step-grandchildren: John Odell and Patrick Odell, of Colorado, and Ashley Morris, of Houston; great-grandchildren: Alyssa Lyle, Macy Eubank, Kendall Cooper, Jonathan Lyle, Maggie McGuire and Cameron Cooper; brother, F.L. Cooper and wife, Jacque, of Midland; sister-in-law, Donna Harper Cooper of Garland; and a number of beloved nieces and nephews.

Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/14/2010 - 9/15/2010

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Barbara Geneva Cooper
Sep 18, 1918 - Jan 2, 2010

Barbara Geneva Cooper, 91, of Waco, peacefully slipped from her earthly life to an eternal resting place Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at Ridgecrest Retirement and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Wade Funeral Home Chapel in Hubbard, with her cousin, the Reverend Milton Woodall, officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard.

Barbara Geneva was born in Hubbard, Texas, the only daughter of the late Albert James and Mattie Susan (Shull) Cooper. She was raised in Navarro County and graduated from Purdon High School, where she excelled in basketball. After graduation from high school, she attended Tyler Commercial College, successfully completing the required curriculum in business. A career employee of Magnolia Petroleum Company in Dallas as a keypunch operator, she retired after 30 years of dedicated service. She had the distinction of working in the building with the Flying Red Horse atop the roof. Bowling was her passion and she spent most of those thirty years as a member of the company team. Magnolia Petroleum Company is now known as Exxon-Mobil.

After retiring, "Aunt Geneva" moved to Mexia, where her time was spent entertaining those beloved great-nieces and nephews with her wonderful sense of humor, and allowing them to do and have whatever they asked for. Her favorite dessert to bake was a Milky Way cake. The late 1970's found her moving to Regis Retirement Center, where she lived until 1993. Stillwell Retirement Residence became her home until 2009, when she needed additional care.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Troy; and beloved sisters-in-law, Bertie Loveless Cooper and Cecelia Haverkamp Cooper.

She will be missed by her brothers, A.J. Cooper Sr. and wife, Reba, of Waco, and Lester Cooper and wife, Jacqueline, of Midland; sister-in-law, Donna Cooper, of Garland; beloved nephews, A.J. "Joe" Cooper Jr. and wife, Margaret, of Waco, Roger Cooper and wife, Melanie, of Rowlett, Dennis Cooper and wife, Nancy, of Garland, Roy Dan Cooper and wife, Jean Ann, of Chesapeake, Va., Eddie Cooper and wife, Varie, of Lubbock; beloved nieces, Kimberly Wilhelms and husband, Steve, of Waukesha, Wis., Jackie Jean Holmes and husband, Bill, of Burton; nine great-nieces; and nine great-nephews.

Waco Tribune-Herald: 1/05/2010.

 Notes:

Felix Lester Cooper
Sep 11, 1923 - Mar 16, 2014

Felix Lester (Les) Cooper, 90, joined his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Les was born on September 11, 1923, in Kosse, Limestone County, Texas; the youngest child of Albert James Cooper and Mattie Sue Shull. Les spent his early years in Kosse and Mexia. In 1930, his parents moved to a farm in Navarro County, just outside of Dawson. Although he and his four siblings remained quiet about the subject, one can only imagine the mischief they got into while on the farm. Les graduated from Dawson High School in 1942. Taking into consideration the demands of his parent's farm, two brothers in active military service and a father's seat on the Navarro County draft board, Les' military service was delayed. He worked his parent's farm until 1948 when he went to work for Magnolia Petroleum Company, who sent him to Brownfield, Texas. Less than one year later, Uncle Sam remembered Les and invited him to attend basic training at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. From basic training, he was assigned to the 707th Ordnance Maintenance Company, where he served as part of the occupation forces in Sendai, Japan. Les learned a deep respect for the Japanese people which he passed on to his children. After military service, Les returned to Magnolia Petroleum Company and worked in Morgan City, Louisiana before returning to the Pegasus Camp in west Texas in 1952. In March 1955, a West Texas sandstorm gave Les a sinus infection for which he sought relief from Dr. Jack Turner in Odessa. Little did he know that the love of his life, Jacqueline Davidson, wielded the syringes in Dr. Turner's office. When her young children, Ed and Jackie, wrapped Les around their little fingers, all hope for a carefree bachelorhood was lost. Les and Jackie were married on June 16, 1956 in Denton, Texas. Youngest son, Roger, joined the team in 1959. After assignments in Electra and Lubbock, the family settled in Midland in 1966. Les retired from Mobil Oil Corporation in 1983. On December 30, 1960, Les was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason at McKinsey Lodge in Lubbock. This began a lifetime of service to his fellow man, which included work in the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite bodies. Les served for many years as secretary of the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation. He served as Worshipful Master in both Midland Lodge 623 and Stanton Lodge 951. For his dedication to the craft, Les was awarded the Golden Trowel in 2001 and Inspector General Honorary 33� Scottish Rite in 2007. Many Eagle Scouts from Midland counted on Les for mentorship when working on Eagle rank. Family celebrating Les' life includes his wife of 57 years, Jacqueline Davidson Cooper; son, Edward A. Cooper and wife Vairee of Lubbock; daughter, Jacqueline J. Holmes and husband Bill of Burton; son, Roger Cooper and wife Melanie of Rowlett. Les was also blessed with six grandchildren, David Holmes, Wendy Massey, Lindsay Cooper, Michael Holmes, Andy Cooper and Scott Cooper, plus five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by both parents, brothers Albert Joray Cooper, Sr., Roy C. Cooper and Troy C. Cooper, sister Barbara G. Cooper, and grandsons Richard Todd Cooper and Mark Edward Cooper. The family will receive friends and loved ones at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. A Celebration of Life service for Les will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3011 W. Kansas in Midland, with Reverend Kathryn Boren officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to either the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219, or St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Midland. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.

Published in Midland Reporter-Telegram on Mar. 18, 2014

George Robert Cossey
Jun 5, 1919 - May 19, 2000

George R. "Bob" Cossey
Graveside services for George R. "Bob" Cossey, 81, of Kerens were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kerens Cemetery with Jimmy Glenn officiating.
Burial followed at Kerens Cemetery in Kerens under the direction of Paschal Funeral Home Inc., of Kerens.
Mr. Cossey died May 19, 2000, in Waco.
He was born Jan. 5, 1919, in Sands Springs, Okla.
Mr. Cossey was a veteran of World War II.
Mr. Cossey was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Vivian Cossey; grandparents, Bob and Eva Bruner; and brother, Hollis Cossey.
Survivors include his wife, Lelia Cossey of Kerens; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlyn Darrell Olsen of Corsicana, Gail Cossey of Valley Ranch, Bobbi Jo and Tony Hammac of Athens, Terri and Henry Tompkins of Athens and Kim and Scott Spencer of Kerens; grandchildren, Traci and Greg Olsen of College Station, Scotti and Alli Spencer of Kerens, and Chase Tompkins and Alex Hammac of Athens.
Pallbearers will include Darrell Olsen, Tony Hammac, Henry Thompkins, Scott Spencer, Greg Olsen, Chase Tompkins, and Steve Reamer

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Melvin Orvis Costlow
Oct 23, 1920 - Mar 29, 2004

Graveside services were held Friday, April 2, 2004, at Ryan Chapel Cemetery in Diboll for Melvin Orvis Costlow. He was born October 23, 1920 in Murchison.

Mr. Costlow served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45 during World War II, fighting for the country in the Marshall Islands.

He died March 29, 2004 in Dallas. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; and his wife, Edna Holcomb Costlow.

Survivors include his daughter, Nikki McCurdy and husband, William; grandson, Scott and wife, Carolyn and children, Scott and Tara; grandson, Timothy and wife, Regina, and children, Kallie and Will; step-daughter, Earline Smith and husband, Glen Smith and their children, Becky, Robby, David and Kevin; sister-in-law, Louise Crawford and husband, Randy Crawford and their children, Michael, Donald, Nancy and Barbara; brother-in-law, Charles Holcomb and wife, Sarah, and their children, Judy, Charlene, Louise and Richard; niece, Josephine "Jodi" Waltman and many, many friends at the Preston AA Chapter.

Cochran Funeral Home, Livingston, was in charge of arrangements.

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Thomas Henry "Tommy" Coulson
Mar 11, 1921 - Apr 17, 2000

MINERAL WELLS - Thomas H. "Tommy" Coulson, 79, retired general manager for Georgia Pacific Corp., died Monday, April 17, 2000, in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church of Mineral Wells. Burial: Memory Gardens. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Shannon North Funeral Chapel.

Memorials: Shriners Hospital for Children, 1100 Henderson, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

Mr. Coulson was born March 11, 1921, in Ennis. He married Georgia Jacobs in 1944. He served in the Army Air Forces in World War II on Sai pan. He served as general manager of the Lubbock and Fort Worth branches of Georgia Pacific Corp. and retired in 1971. He later owned and operated P.K. Industries at Possum Kingdom Lake before moving to Mineral Wells in 1980.

He was a member of First Christian Church of Mineral Wells, the American Legion and VFW, Palo Pinto Masonic Lodge, Mineral Wells Masonic Lodge, the Fort Worth Scottish Rite. He was a York Rite Mason.

Mr. Coulson was a past president of Lumbermen's Hoo Hoo Club, Fort Worth Wholesale Credit, P.K. Association and Palo Pinto Shrine, and was a past president and life member of the Moslah Temple Directors Unit. He headed the Shrine Hospital Fund Drive in Palo Pinto for 18 years.

Survivors: His wife of 56 years, Georgia Coulson of Mineral Wells; sons, Don Coulson and wife, Carol, of Fort Worth and Mickey Coulson and wife, Vicki, of Grand Haven, Mich.; daughter, Jan Mayfield and husband, Jim, of Arlington; grandchildren, Kyle and Kelly Coulson of Fort Worth, Jason Mayfield and fiancee, Michell Buchanan, and her daughter, Jaide, of Arlington, Ashley Shell and husband, Scott, of Arlington, Amber Heller and husband, Robert, of Arlington, Clay Coulson of Grand Haven, Mich., and Courtney Coulson of San Francisco, Calif.; great-granddaughter, Kynlee Shell; sisters, Jean Lindsey and Bobbie Dvorak; and brothers, Fred and Bill Coulson. Shannon North Funeral Chapel 111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191

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Clarence "Fred" Coulson
Jul 24, 1923 - Mar 25, 2001

HURST - Clarence "Fred" Coulson, 77, a retired Bell Helicopter employee, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2001, at 4:57 p.m. at a hospital in Shreveport, La.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Family will receive friends Wednesday at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.

He lived in Hurst, Texas and retired from Bell Helicopter. He and his wife moved to De Berry, Texas in September 1987.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Vera "Dot" Coulson; mother and father, Henry and Evah Coulson; and two brothers, Tommy and Ray Coulson.

Survivors: His wife, Barbara Coulson; daughter, Patty and husband, Butch Mullins of Jefferson, Texas, Gaye LeLux and husband, Ivan LeLux of Hurst, Texas; brother, Bill Coulson; sisters, Jean Lindsay and Bobbie Dvorak; grandchildren, Stacey Rowles, Dean Rowles, Misty Hahn, John Hahn and Sabrina LeLux; great-grandchildren, Christina and D.J. Rowles; stepchildren, Brett Randall, Forrest Randall, Gerald Randall, DeAnna Randall; stepgrandchildren, Ashley Randall, Allison Randall and Amanda Randall. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville, (817) 498-5894

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  • Born in Navarro County, Texas
  • WWII Veteran
  • WWII Biography
  • Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Tarrant Co., TX
  • h/o Vera (Pennington) Coulson & Barbara Ann (Repp) Randall-Coulson; s/o Henry Bennett Coulson & Evah Myrtle (McDaniel) Coulson
  • Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Billy Edward Coulson
Oct 1, 1926 - Oct 15, 2016

Billy E. Coulson, 90 of Bedford Texas passed away on Saturday October 15, 2016 at 4:12 am in Bedford Texas.

Billy was born October 1, 1926 in Rice Texas to Henry Bennett Coulson and Evah Myrtle McDaniel Coulson. He received his diploma from Rice High School after being drafted into the United States Army where he served two years in Okinawa Japan in an Armor Tank Division. After his Honorable Discharge from the Army Billy returned home where he met and married Merline Byrd on August 31, 1947 in the front yard of the Byrd family farm in Midlothian Texas. Billy worked for his older brother Tommy in the construction business where he became a Craftsman in the setting of ceramic tile. Billy left the construction business to work in the oil fields and on to work in the aircraft industry at Bell Helicopter. After Bell Helicopter he returned to the construction business and ended his career doing industrial repair and maintenance work in the Heating and Air Conditioning industry.

In his spare time Billy enjoyed a garden, working in his work shop doing repairs and maintenance for family and friends. Billy and Merline were members of Shady Oaks Baptist Church. They were active in the Baptist Men's Group that traveled around helping to rebuild and expand small Baptist churches that could not afford to hire contractors to do their expansions or remodel jobs. Billy enjoyed a good fishing trip when he could work one into his schedule of projects.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers Tommy, Fred and Ray. His wife Merline of 68 years, passed away 3 months and 29 days before Billy on June 16, 2016.
Survivors include: Daughter Judy Bell and husband Bill of Fort Worth, daughter Linda Wallace and husband Charlie of Euless, son Gary Coulson and wife Jackie of Hurst, grandchildren: Brandie Smith, Leslie Clark, Danny Coulson, Garrett Wallace, Steve Bell, Clayton Wallace and Rachel Bell, great-grandchildren: Jenna Smith, Mackenzie Smith, Dawson Coulson, Artie Byrd Clark, Dakota Coulson, Maison Bartlow, Kaya Bartlow and Grant Bell, Sisters Evah Jean Lindsey of Hurst and Bobbie Sue Dvarak of Watauga.

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Hugh Embury McAfee 
Oct 5, 1903 - Dec 1953

Hugh E. McAfee Dies in Columbia
Word has been received here of the death of Hugh E. McAfee, 50, who died of a heart attack in Cucuta, Colombia. He was the son of Mrs. M. W. McAfee, Sr., 1100 N. Stanton St.
Mr. McAfee was associated with Colombia Petroleum in Colombia. Funeral and burial was held in Cueuta Monday.

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  • El Paso Times - Dec 24, 1953, Page 3 - View Clipping
  • h/o Tullius Pearl (Hardeman) McAfee, married June 11, 1932 in Wichita Co., TX; s/o McDuffie Wightman McAfee, Sr. & Helen Virginia (Florer) McAfee
  • Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Tullius Pearl (Hardeman) McAfee
Feb 8, 1909 - Apr 23, 1975

McAFEE
Mrs. Tullius H. McAfee, 2776 Frankfort avenue passed away Wednesday. She had been a resident of El Paso 20 years and had retired from the El Paso Public Schools having taught at Austin High School for many years. She was a member of the National Education Association and the Retiried Teachers Association. Survivors, Sonss. Maj. Michael Hugh McAfee USMC Camp Lejeune N.C., Hal Hardeman McAfee Houston, Texas. Grandchildren, Dennis M. McAfee and Kellin Malia McAfee. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday. Harding Orr & McDaniel Montana Avenue Chapel Private interment service Restlawn. Pallbearers will be Russell Ponder, Bruce P{onder, Dale Waters, Tom McAfee, James Chishom and Edward Carlson Arrangements by Harding Orr & McDaniel Montana.

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Thomas Wilbur McAfee
Apr 18, 1901 - Mar 26, 1985

Thomas W. McAfee, 84, of the 600 block of Los Felinos died Tuesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Harding-Orr and McDaniel Montana Chapel. Private burial services will be in Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Betty. Memorial contributions can be made to Western Hills United Methodist Church or a favorite charity.

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  • El Paso Times - March 28, 1985 - View Clipping
  • h/o Betty Helen (Hinton) McAfee; s/o McDuffie Wightman Mcafee, Sr. & Helen Virginia (Florer) McAfee
  • Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

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Thomas W. McAFEE, 6142 Los Felinos passed away Tuesday. He had been a resident of El Paso 38 years and had been prominent in the insurance profession before retiring. He attended Southern Methodist University where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and was a member of Coronado County Club. He was born in Corsicana, Texas April 18, 1901. Survivors; wife, Mrs. Betty Hinton McAfee, El Paso, daughters, Mrs. Elza (Betty) Paul, Magdalena, New Mexico, Mrs. Paul (Sara Jane) Gallagher, Garland, Texas, sister, Mrs. Wood Erskin, Midland, Texas, brother, Harry B. McAfee, Kaufman, Texas, grandchildren, Elizabeth Rogers, R. S. Rogers, Shannon Gallagher, Leyden Gallagher. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday in the Harding Orr & McDaniel Montana Avenue Chapel. Rev. Clyde Stanfield, officiating. Private interment will be in Memory Gardens of the Valley. Memorial contributions can be made to the W3estern Hills United Methodist Church or to a favorite charity. Arrnagements by Harding Orr & McDaniel Montana Avenue.
3239 Montana Avenue 533-1646

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Wood Steele Erskine, Sr.
May 2, 1891 - Dec 29, 1964

WOOD ERSKINE
SPECIAL TO EXPRESSS-NEWS
SEGUIN - Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in GToetz Funeral Home for Wood Steel Erskine, 74, sho died in Abilene Tuesday.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Cornelia M. Erskine, Abilene; a son, W. S. Erskine, Abilene; a sister, Mrs. Mary Johnston, San Antonio; and two brothers, Mike Erskine and A. M. Erskine, both of San Antonio.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

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Richard Reneau McAfee
Jan 25, 1906 - Aug 12, 1977

R. R. McAfee
MERCEDES - Funeral services for Richard Reneau McAfee, 71, of 1633 S. Ohio will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Stotler Mortuary. The insurance agency owner and 45-year Mercedes resident died after a sudden illness Friday.
He was stricken at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Meredith of Corpus Christi.
The Rev. Vicente Azcoiti of Sacred Heart Catholic Church will officiate at services. Burial will be in Ebony Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Robert Garza, Roy Garza, W. C. (Buddy) Ross III, E. B. Worley, Leonard Kroman and J. C. Allen. Honoirary pallbearers will be Maxie Moore, Juan Garza and Larry Crockett.

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  • The Monitor - August 14, 1977 Page 12 - View Obituary
  • h/o Lois Pearl (Tabor) McAfee; s/o McDuffie Wightman McAfee Sr & Helen Virginia (Florer) McAfee
  • Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Martha Rebecca (Rohde) McAfee
Nov 25, 1922 - Jan 8, 1976


McAFEE, Mrs. Martha Rebecca (Rhode), 53, of 517 E. Douglas, Services Monday (Bill Eisenhour Southcast)

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McAfee Rites Slated Monday
Graveside services for Mrs. Rebecca "Rohde" McAfee, 53, of 517 E. Douglas, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Sunny Lane Cemetery, directed by Bill Eisenhour Southeast Funeral Home.
Mrs. McAfee died Thursday at her home.
She was born in Newcomerstown, Ohio and moved to the Oklahoma City area in 1949. A retired key punch operator, she was a Navy Veteran of World War II and a Girl Scout leader.
Survivors include three sons, Jerry Lexington; Richard, San Bernadino, Calif., and David Oceanside, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Smothers, Midwest City and Susan Marie McAfee, Oklahoma City; a sister, Mrs. Donald ??? Snoke, California, and two grandchildren.

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Herbert Lee Rose
Sep 1, 1901 - Jul 9, 1966

Herbert L. Rose Fatally Hurt By Power Mower
Herbert Lee Rose, 64, was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital Saturday at 5:55 p.m.
Rose was operating a power mower at 1028 South Seventeenth street, home of Jess Headspeth, when the blade apparently struck an object and hurled it into his chest and heart, Judge W. H. Tipton, justice of the peace, said after an investigation. Tipton and City Officer Corocker investigated and the judge returned a coroner's verdict of "accidental death".
Rose resided at 1?2 West Ninteenth avenue and mowed lawns as a business.
A son, James, who was taking tyurns with his father in mosing, said that he (the son) was sitting on the side of his car and heard the motor stop, but did not investigate for a few minutes and his dad was found slumped over.
A Corley ambulance was summoned and Rose was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Judge Tipton said that a half inch gash was in the chest directly over the heart. He said no evidence was noticable that a part of the blade had alivered off, but apparently a piece of metal or glass was hurled from the high grass into his chest.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Charles and Ralph D. Rose, both of Mesquite, and James Rose, Corsicana; two daughters, Vera and Retha Rose, both of Corsicana; three grandchildren, two brothers, Hiley Dean Rose, Amarillo, and Cecil Edwin Rose, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. B. L. McMillen, Dallas, and Mrs. Dave O'Conner, Boston, Mass., and other relatives.
Arrangements are pending at Corley Funeral Home.

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Hold Services For H. L. Rose

Funeral services for Herbert Lee Rose, 63, of 909 West Ninth avenue, who was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital Saturday afternoon, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Charles Rhyne, pastor of the Pursley Missionary Baptist church. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery.

Rose was operating a power mower at the residence of Jesse Headspeth, 1028 South Seventeenth street, when the blade apparently struck some object in the heavy grass, hurling it into his chest. A son, James some distance from his father, is reported to have heard the motor stop and then discovered his father slumped.

W. H. Tipton, justice of the peace, and City officer Crocker conducted an investigation. Judge Tipton returned coroner's verdict of "accidental death". The judge said a half-inch gash was found immediately over the heart and apparently a piece of glass or metal had been hurled into his heart.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Charles and Ralph D. Rose, both of Mesquite, and James Rose of Corsicana; two daughters, Vera and Retha Rose, both of Corsicana; three grandchildren; two brothers, Hiley Dean Rose, Amarillo, and Cecil Edwin Rose, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. B. L. McMillen, Dallas, and Mrs. Dave O'Conner, Boston, Mass., and other relatives.

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Edward Lee McAfee
May 29, 1932 - Feb 25, 1975

Tulsa Accounting Consultant Dies
Edward Lee McAfee, 42, an accounting consultant, died Tuesday after an apparent heart attack at the home of a sister, Mrs. Donna Zuniga, 2122 N. Florence Ave. McAfee resided at 313 S. Cincinnati Ave.
McAfee was a partner in Arthur Young and Co and a 1950 graduate of Will Rogers High School. He attended the University of Tulsa.
He was a Marine veteran, a menmber of the Financial Club, the Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Ridge Country Club and the Association for Systems Analysts.
In addition to his sister, McAfee is survived by two daughters, Miss Melani McAfee and Miss Allyson McAfee and a son Eddie McAfee, all of 4720 S. Knoxville Ave.; and another son, Mike McAfee, San Diego, Calif.
Services are pending with Tulsa-Whisenhunt Funeral Home.

 

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  • Tulsa World, Feb 26, 1975; Wed. Page 4 - View Clipping
  • Photo not part of obituary, it is his Senior Year High School Yearbook photo
  • h/o Erma "Jean" (Dryden) McAfee; s/o Emmitt Whitman McAfee & Ruth Emily (Heath) McAfee
  • Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Robert Newton White, IV Dr.
Nov 30, 1923 - Jan 6, 1989

Dr. Robert N. White, 65, of Midland, died Jan. 6, 1989.
Services are 1 p.m. Monday at the Holey Trinity Episcopal Church in Midland with Father Alan Whitman officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland.
He was born Nov. 30, 1923 in Greenville. He is the great-grandson of the first Navarro County District Clerk, Robert Newton White.
At age 16, he attended Texas A&M University. He later served in World War II and received the Purple Heart. He returned to Texas A&M after the (sic) was a graduated in 1946.
He attended Southwest Medical School and served his internship at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
He was a member of the TMA, American Medical Association, and Son of the Republic of Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Yetive White of Midland; three daughters, Catherine Cross of Oklahoma City, Anne Hover of Midland, and Elizabeth Hoffman of Oklahoma City; one sister, Helen Smith of Houston; two nieces; one aunt; seven grandchildren.

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Chester Hugh Wilbanks
Feb 17, 1922 - May 13, 1991

WILLS POINT - Services for Hugh Wilbanks, 69, Wills Point, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday in LyBrand Funeral Home chapel in Wills Point with the Rev. Jim White officiating.
Burial will be in the Frost Cemetery.
Mr Wilbanks died Monday  in a Dallas hospital.
He was born Feb 17, 1922, in Milford. He was a World War II veteran having served in the motor pool. On June 27, 1942, he married Dorothy Dyer in Frost. Before his retirement, he work3ed for Vitalic Battery. He moved to Wills Point in 1970. He was a member of Mesquite Elk Lodge No 2404 for seven years. A daughter, Sylva Dawn Wilbanks, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. Wilbanks, Wills Point; s son Ernest Wilbanks, Mesquite; a daughter, Darlene Tucker, Mesquite; for granddaughters, Faye Kite and Patrice Pool, both of Dallas, Yvette Tucker, Carrollton, and Tammyu Lund, Garland and six great grandchildren.

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Hiriam Lee Palms
Jan 19, 1960 - Aug 23, 1975

Hiriam Palms

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church for Hiram Lee Palms, 15, who was drowned Saturday in a gravel pit near town. The Rev. W. L. Milus will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery with arrangements by the Scott Funeral Home.

In a news story Monday, the victim's name was carried incorrectly as Howard Lee Parham.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Palms; two brothers, Billy Joe Jr., and Johnny Ray Palms; his grandmother, Mrs. Willie Mae Fields; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bonner English; and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Wycoff McAdams, Willy Joe English, David Earl English, Malcom Kennard, Charles Kennard and Ivy McDade.

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Emma Lee Smith
Oct 9, 1925 - Feb 2, 1975

Mrs. Smith

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel in Corsicana for Mrs. Emma Lee Smith, resident of Dallas and former resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilgo Baptist Church. Rev. S. Williams will officiate, and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

She was a native of Anderson County.

Survivors include her husband, Lee L. Smith of Kaufman; her mother, Mrs. Mary Lee Simpson of Kaufman; a sister, Mrs. Inez Jolly of Houston and other relatives.

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Nora (Ross) Henry
Aug 10, 1901 - Feb 2, 1975

Mrs. Henry

Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethlehem Baptist Church for Mrs. Nora Henry, 73, pf 710 East Eighth Ave. who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. R.L. Jones, pastor, officiated, and burial was at Woodland Cemetery. Arrangements were with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Survivors include six grandchildren, a brother, Connie Ross of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Effie Walton of Waxahachie and other relatives.

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Julius W. Whitfield
Jul 29, 1895 - Feb 1, 1975

J. W. Whitfield

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church for Julius W. Whitfield, who died early Saturday at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home. Rev. A. L. Patrick, pastor will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery. Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home.

He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Matthew Whitfield of Dallas, Eligha Whitfield of Houston and James Burrell Whitfield of Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. Mae Ella Wesley of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Christiner Griffin, Mrs. Celia Bailey and Mrs. Lee Ella Bledsoe, all of Corsicana; 26 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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James Randle Lewis, Jr.
Jan 25, 1903 - Aug 26, 1975

James Lewis

Wake services will be at 8 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for James Lewis, resident of 909 E. Seventh Ave., who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel A.M.E. Church with Rev. W. M. Vaughn officiating.

Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Lewis of Corsicana; a son, Wriley Lewis of Englewood, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elzadia Lewis of Englewood; two granddaughters, Rhonda and Rhoda of Englewood; a brother, Mr. Waller Lewis of Dallas; four sisters, Mrs. Dora Alford, Mrs. Annie Bryant, Mrs. Goldie Smart and Mrs. Alice DeGraffenreid, all of Corsicana; and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers include Allison Smart, Jr., Arnold Keigh Washington, Allison Smart III, C. B. Bryant IV, George A. Bryant, George E. Riles, Frederick A. Riles and Jerry Riles.

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Herbert Jones
Apr 5, 1896 - Dec 23, 1975

H. Jones

Services were to be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Wilgo Baptist Church for Herbert Jones, 79, resident of Corsicana who died Tuesday at the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital. The Revs. E. H. Davis and O. L. Terrell were to officiate, with burial following at Woodland Cemetery

Arrangements are with Scott Funeral Home in Corsicana.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Tugar A. Jones of Corsicana and other relatives.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Clinton Bradford
Sep 28, 1911 - Mar 18, 1975

Clinton Bradford
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Grace Chapel for Clinton Bradford, 64, of Houston, who died Tuesday morning in the North Central Hospital in Houston, Rev. Davis of Bradford's Chapel Church of Streetman will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, John Elmer Bradford of Fort Worth and Ira T. Bradford of Navarro; and aunts.

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Maudie (Thomas) Frost
Jul 20, 1887 - Jan 1, 1975

Mrs. Frost

Services will be held at the Grace Temple A. M. E. Church for Mrs. Maudie Frost, 84, resident of Corsicana, who died in a fire at her home Wednesday. rev. O. S. Spears, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Nettie Cox and Mrs. Nellie Thomas both of Corsicana; three grandsons, Roland Thomas Jr., of Dallas, Floyd Thomas and Jerry Thomas of Corsicana; six great-grandchildren, a nephew, Rev. Samuel Cloud of Waxahachie, a niece, Mrs. Edna Mealy of Fort Worth and other relatives.

Pallbearers include Roland Thomas Jr., Floyd Thomas, Jerry Thomas, B. J. Deeds, Vernett Hicks, and George Allen.

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Gussie Lewis
Jan 1, 1904 - Dec 22, 1975

Mrs. Lewis

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Calhoun Chapel for Mrs. Gussie Lewis, 79, of Corsicana, who died at Mel-Haven Convalescent Home Tuesday morning.

Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

She has no surviving relatives.

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Margie (Johnson) Cummings
Jun 15, 1937 - Dec 18, 1975

Mrs. Cummings

Services are pending at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Mrs. Margie Johnson Cummings, resident of Los Angeles, who died yesterday in Los Angeles.

Survivors include her husband, Bob Cummings of Los Angeles; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Johnson Sr. of Corsicana: four brothers, Fisher Johnson, Jr.. Jim Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Sr. and Curtis Johnson of Corsicana; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Brown and Mrs. Katie Wilson, both of Corsicana.

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Willie Lee Williams
Aug 4, 1948 - Jan 18, 1975

W. L. Williams

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Holy Ghost Revival Center for Willie Lee Williams, 117 East 14th Ave., who was killed Saturday in a double shooting incident. The Rev. V. P. Polk will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery.

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel.

He was a lifetime resident of Corsicana and was employed at Navarro College.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Patricia of Mt. Pleasant; three children; his mother, Mrs. Nancy Williams of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Idea Beasley and Mrs. Rebecca Hayes of Corsicana; two brothers, Johnny Williams of Corsicana and J. D. Williams of Mt. Pleasant; and other relatives.

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Elnora (Cook) Carroll
Mar 15, 1902 - Jan 7, 1975

Mrs. Carroll

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Grace Temple A.M.E. Church for Mrs. Elnora Carroll, 72, resident of 220 East 20th Ave. who was pronounced dead on arrival to Memorial Hospital Tuesday.

Rev. O. S. Spears, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana. She was a member of Grace Temple A.M.E. Church. She married T. A. Carroll, Jan. 9, 1921.

Survivors include her husband of Corsicana; seven sons, Charles Carroll, Dallas, William Carroll, San Francisco, Calif., Arthur Carroll, Corsicana, Rosaye Carroll, Las Vegas, Nev., Elzie Carroll, Bremerton, Wash., Elmer Carroll of Houston, and Vern L. Carroll, Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Ruthie Allen and Mrs. Shirley Diggles both of Corsicana; 38 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, a brother. Isiah Cook of Wortham; and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be sons and honorary pallbearers will be Stewarts of Grace Temple A.M.E. Church.

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Thearon Andrew Carroll, Sr.
Jan 9, 1881 - Dec 26, 1975

T. A. Carroll

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Temple A.M.E. Church for Thearon Andrew Carroll Sr., 84, resident of 501 E. 20th Ave., who died Friday. The Rev. O. S. Spears, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery. Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana. He was a member of Grace Temple A.M.E. Church.

Survivors include seven sons, Charles E. Carroll of Dallas, William D. Carroll of San Francisco, Calif., Arthur L. Carroll of Corsicana, Rossye O. Carroll of Las Vegas, Nev., Elvie B. Carroll of Bremarton, Wash., Elmer M. Carroll of Houston, Vern L. Carroll of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Ruthie Allen and Mrs. Shirley Diggles both of Corsicana; 33 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and a brother, John Carroll of Corsicana. Pallbearers will be sons.

His wife, Elnora Carroll preceded him in death Jan. 7. Carroll was a stewart of Grace Temple A.M.E. served on the trustee board, member of the choir, served as church secretary, and as church custodian.

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Mary (Henderson) Thomas
Sep 8, 1898 - Dec 1, 1975

Mrs. Thomas

Wake services will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Mrs. Mary Thomas, 83, who died Monday at Evergreen Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Renfro Chapel Church of Gid in Christ with Elder T. D. Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

Mrs. Thomas was a native of Mount Pleasant and a resident of Corsicana for 47 years. She is survived by four sons. James McGraw of Dallas, Jemma McGraw of Texarkana, L. T. Johnson and Robert Bell of Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. Ophelia Justice of Mount Pleasant, Mrs. Juanita Johnson of Corsicana, Mrs. Lizzie Renfro of Fort Worth, Mrs. Mary Jo Hamilton of Corsicana; fifty grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren.

Grandson will serve as casket bearers.

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Jon E. Baker
Dec 16, 1879 - Dec 1, 1975

Jon E. Baker

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Jon E. Baker, 95, of Angus. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

Baker was a native of Richland and Angus resident for three years. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Baker of San Angelo; one sister, Mrs. Samantha Slaughter of Angus; two nephews and three nieces.

Wake services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel.

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Betty Jean Smith
Jul 2, 1941 - Dec 27, 1975

Betty Smith

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 13th Avenue Christian Church for Betty Jean Smith, 34, resident of Corsicana, who died Saturday at Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. W. D. Hines will officiate, and burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include three children, Betty Nell, Evelyn Jeanett, and Allen Ray; her mother, Mrs. Susie Mae Smith; her father, Earl Smith; three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Nell Mitchell, Mrs. Gloria Fay Henry and Mrs. Hattie Fay Bruton; three brothers, Roy Earl Smith, Charles Edward Smith, and L. D. Smith; her grandmother, Mrs. Inez Cox, two grandfathers, Stacy Cox and Minyon Smith, and other relatives.

Pallbearers include: H. C. Casey, Otis R. Cox, William Cox, Eli Cox, Ossie Henry, and Freddie Campbell.

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M. K. Hamilton
May 10, 1901 - Apr 11, 1975

M. K. Hamilton

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for M. K. Hamilton, 74, resident of Dallas and former resident of Navarro County, who died Friday.

Rev. Paul Curry, Second Mission Baptist Church, pastor will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, C. H. Hamilton of Corsicana and James Hamilton of Dallas; nephews, nieces and other relatives.

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James Geddeus Sanders, Jr.
Nov 7, 1938 - Feb 22, 1975

James Sanders

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary for James Sanders Jr., resident of Houston, who died last Saturday in Houston.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Wilgo Baptist Church with Rev. E. H. Davis officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

He was a native of Corsicana and Houston resident for 13 years.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Hazel M. Sanders of Houston; six step-children, his father, James Sanders of Corsicana; step-mother, Mrs. Mary Sanders; a brother, Roy William Sanders of Philadelphia, Pa.; three sisters, Mrs. Katie Robinson of Dallas, Mrs. Eleanor Evans, and Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Nelson both of Corsicana and other relatives.

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Walter Watson
Sep 4, 1930 - Jan 27, 1975

Walter Watson

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church for Walter Watson, 44, who died of an apparent heart attack Monday.

Rev. Clem Jones will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Scott Funeral Home.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Tibitha Ann Watson; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah Bluitt, Mrs. Lula Mae Redden, and Mrs. Sallie Ann Watson, all of Corsicana and Mrs. Mattie M. Thompson of Denver, Colo.; three brothers, Ivy Alexander of Dallas, Albert Watson of Houston and W. C. Watson of Corsicana.

Pallbearers include O. C. Beasley, James Hines, William Jones and Claude Waites.

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H. F. Hampton
Jun 30, 1945 - Jan 21, 1975

H. F. Hampton

BARRY - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Barry for H. F. Hampton, 29, resident of Barry who died yesterday at his home.

Rev. V. Washington, pastor will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

Arrangements are with Calhoun Funeral Home in Corsicana.

He was a native of Navarro County and a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fatie Hampton of Barry; a sister, Mrs. Josephine David of Ennis; an uncle, and other relatives.

Pallbearers include Henry Davis, Charles Edmerson, Tommy McJunkin, Joe Johnson, Timmy Lee Walker, and Zelmo Davis.

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Willie Thomas Meadows, Jr.
Apr 18, 1944 - Jan 20, 1975

W. D. Meadows Jr.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for Willie D. Meadows Jr., 30 resident of Corsicana, who died Monday in Mexia.

W. W. Wilmore, Eastside Church of Christ minister, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

He was a native of Navarro County.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Meadows Sr. of Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Loretta Fields, Mrs. Mary Nell Andrews and Mrs. Leslie Johnson all of Corsicana.

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Mack Beasley
Oct 8, 1899 - Jan 5, 1975

Mack Beasley

Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Scott Funeral Home Chapel for Mack Beasley, 75, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Bro. Ocell Miller officiated and burial was at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lucy Beasley of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Clarice Jimmerson of Ferris; a son, Lloyd Beasley of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Johnny Rhodes of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Carrie Beasley; and a foster son, Charles Edward Mason.

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Josephine (Hudson) McKinney
Feb 19, 1910 - Oct 18, 1975

Mrs. McKinney

Wake services will be tonight at 7:30 at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Mrs. Josephine Hudson McKinney, resident of 1304 E. Collins, who died Saturday at Memorial Hospital.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wesley Chapel C.M.E. Church with Rev. I. C. Timberlake, pastor officiating.

She will lie in state from noon until 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Julian McKinney; four sisters, Mrs. Methal Cooper, Mrs. Zella Vaughn and Mrs. Geneva Vaughn all of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Georgia Person of Fort Worth; four brothers, Sornie (Jim) Hudson, Ernest Hudson, and Hobart Hudson, all of Corsicana and Chester Hudson of Fort Worth, and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers include Robert Hudson, Herron Hudson, Osborne Hudson Jr., Walter C. Hudson, Roger Walker, and Earl Lewis.

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John Davis
Mar 22, 1894 - Apr 30, 1975

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for John Davis, 81, former resident of Corsicana, who died Wednesday at Park Highland Nursing Home in Athens.

He was a resident of Athens and former operator of the Davis Grocery Store in Corsicana, and a member of the Athens A.M.E. Methodist Church.

Rev. G. B. Bailey, Athens A.M.E. Methodist Church pastor, will officiate and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ada Davis of Athens; a son, Percy Davis of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby George of Corsicana; 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of the A.M.E. Methodist Church.

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Ella Mae (Gibson) Balls
Apr 12, 1911 - May 29, 1975

Mrs. Balls

Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First Independent Baptist Church for Mrs. Ella Mae Balls, 65, who died May 29.

Elder C. M. Bennett, pastor of the Griffin Chapel Church of God in Christ, officiated.

She was born in Robertson County, Texas, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gibson. She was a member of the Griffin Chapel Church of God in Christ.

Survivors include one son, Fred Balls Jr., of Corsicana; one brother, Odis Gibson, of Dallas; one sister, Mrs. Mettieline Elias of Corsicana; and a number of other relatives.

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Sybil Lewis
Oct 19, 1966 - May 30, 1975

Sybil Lewis

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church for Sybil Lewis, eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis of Corsicana. She died Friday after a long illness at Memorial Hospital.

Rev. C. M. Majors will officiate and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery. Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Ross and Johnson Mortuary.

She was a third grade student at Sam Houston Elementary School.

Survivors include her parents of Corsicana, three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Jackson of Saginaw, Mich., Wanda Lewis and Odessa Lewis of Corsicana; two brothers, Rozelle Lawrence of San Diego, Calif. and James Lewis of Corsicana; a grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Sims of Corsicana; and other relatives.

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Willie R. Roberson
Mar 1, 1899 - Feb 2, 1975

Willie Roberson

Funeral services are pending at Ross and Johnson Mortuary for Willie Roberson, 79, of Fort Worth, who died Thursday at John Peter Smith Hospital there.

A former resident of Corsicana, he was a veteran of World War I, and a member of St. Andrews Lodge 112.

Survivors include one niece, Miss Beulah Roberson of Dallas; four great nieces, Mrs. Alvana Jackson of Palestine, Mrs. Christine Shaw of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Mineota McDonald and Mrs. Louise Yeldell, both of Corsicana; five great nephews, Edward Lewis, Tilman More and Charles Moore of Corsicana; and Charles Roberson and Rev. Johnny Lewis, both of Dallas; six great-great nieces, eight great-great nephews; seven great-great-great nieces.

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Roscoe C. Latimer
Feb 14, 1888 - Sep 26, 1975

Roscoe Latimer

Services will be held at 1:20 p.m. Thursday at the Calhoun Funeral Home Chapel for Roscoe C. Latimer, resident of 321 S. Powell St., who died Friday at Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Floyd Fair, St. Andrews M.E. Methodist Church pastor, will officiate, and burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.

He was a member of the St. Andrews M.E. Methodist Church, Pride of the South Lodge No. 324 of Fort Worth, and was married to Miss Lula Burgess Aug. 21, 1910.

Survivors include his widow of Corsicana; a brother, Jerome Taylor of San Antonio and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers include nephews Roscoe Latimer, Jerome Latimer, Paul Latimer, Carroll, Latimer, Robert Watts, and C. D. Taylor.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Sep. 30, 1975
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Lula (Foster) Burgess-Latimer; s/o Aaron Latimer & Frances (Daniel) Latimer-Taylor (census and death certificate have different birth years)

John H. Person
Mar 7, 1911 - Jul 26, 1975

John Person

Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Greater Wilgo Baptist Church for John H. Person, a Corsicana native and San Francisco resident, who died Saturday in San Francisco.

Rev. E. H. Davis will officiate with burial in Woodland Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Flossie Person of San Francisco; one sister, Mrs. Lora Quaite of Waxahachie; three brothers. Frank Person and Milton Person, both of Corsicana and Floyd Person of San Luis Obispe, Calif.

Pallbearers will be Frank Person Jr., Curtis McCoy, Marvin Livingston, Donald Person, Orville Person, James McCoy, Raymond Yeldell and Orville Person Jr.

Scott Funeral Home will direct.

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Pearlie Katie Johnson
Apr 1, 1901 - Dec 25, 1975

Mrs. Johnson

Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel for Mrs. Pearlie K. Johnson, 74, resident of 801 East Second Ave., who died Thursday at Mel-Haven Convalescent Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ross and Johnson Mortuary Chapel.

Richard E. Smith, presiding, elder of the Jehovah's Witnesses will officiate, with burial following at Woodland Cemetery.

She has no surviving relatives.

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Cecil Latham Manning
Oct 9, 1903 - Jul 3, 1965

Cecil Manning Rites Monday

Cecil L. Manning, 61, of 4123 Hampshire Blvd., Fort Worth, vice president of Southwestern Laboratory, a former outstanding Trinity University football star, died Saturday in a Fort Worth hospital.

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. from the Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel in Fort Worth with graveside rites at the Chatfield cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

A deacon in the Hemphill Presbyterian church, he was also a director in the Southwestern Laboratory, a member of the National Cottonseed Produce Association and the American Oil Society.

Native of Waxahachie, he was all-southwest and all-Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association center at trinity University in his senior year in 1926. An outstanding student, he was offered a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, but turned it down to become Mineral Wells High School football coach. He joined Southwestern in 1927.

Surviving are his wife of Fort Worth and three sisters, Mrs. George W. Potts and Mrs. Rilla M. Brady, both of Dallas, and Mrs. George M. Cassidy, Ferris.

Corley directed local arrangements.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Jul 5, 1965
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Clara Nelle (Meredith) Manning-Bradbury married Oct 19, 1927; s/o James Tate Manning & Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" (Latham) Manning

Henry Harlan Griffith
Nov 18, 1890 - Sep 15, 1965

H. H. Griffith Fatally Hurt Tractor Mishap

H. H. Griffith, 74, of Corsicana, formerly of Chatfield, died in Memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon from injuries suffered earlier in the day when a tractor overturned on him on State Highway 31 between Powell and Kerens. The machine ran over an embankment and fell some distance, pinning him under the tractor.

Griffith was operating a mowing unit on the right-of-way, it was stated. A Paschal ambulance brought him to the hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Chatfield Methodist church with burial in the New Chatfield cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Weldon Haynes, pastor, assisted by Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.

Surviving are two sons, J. C. Griffith and Robert H. Griffith, and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Travis, all of Corsicana; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; three brothers, Jim Griffith, Oregon; C. A. Griffith, Corsicana, and Eph Griffith, Lovington, N. M.; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Jackson, Hobbs, N. M., and other relatives.

Griffin directs.

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Elbie Powell
Feb 8. 1890 - Dec 22, 1965

Elbie Powell Dies Wednesday

Elbie Powell, 67, of 311 North Center, Kerens, died at his residence Wednesday.

Funeral services will be held from the C. M. E. Methodist church in Kerens Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. McDonald, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Goodlow cemetery at Kerens.

Powell was the owner of a bakery for years and was a World War I veteran.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eula Powell, Kerens; a daughter, Miss Ruby Doris Powell, Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Arthur Powell, Fort Worth, and Professor W. F. Edmonds, and other relatives.

The American Legion will provide pallbearers.

Calhoun directs.

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Lucy Mae (Carlisle) Walker
Mar 15, 1889 - Sep 20, 1971

Mrs. Walker

Mrs. Lucy Mae Walker, 82, died Monday at Evergreen Nursing Home.

A native of Georgia, she had lived in Winkler for most of her life.

She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, Clyde Walker of Winkler; a daughter, Mrs. Louise Blair of Spur; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Steve and Brinkley Carlisle of Spur; one sister, Mrs. Ila Beene of California; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Corley Chapel with burial in St. Elmo Cemetery.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Isaac Perry "Ike" Walker
May 13, 1884 - Apr 13, 1970

I. P. Walker Service Set

Funeral services for I. P. Walker of Winkler, 85, a retired farmer who died Monday at Memorial Hospital in Corsicana, will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Corley Chapel, with the Rev. W. H. Horick officiating, assisted by the Rev. Leonard Lee. Masons will be in charge of graveside rites in the St. Elmo Cemetery.

A native of Navarro, Walker is survived by his wife of Winkler; one son, Clyde Walker of Winkler; one daughter, Mrs. Andrew Blair of Spur; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lena Hemenway of Streetman and Mrs. R. E. Gregory of West.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tues., Apr 14, 1970
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Lucy Mae (Carlisle) Walker; s/o James Anderson Walker & Sarah Ann Rebecca (Gilmore) Walker

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