Frank Eastland Reames
Feb 22, 1890 - Jan 19, 1975
Frank Reames
Services were to be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Frank E. Reames, 84, resident of
Corsicana, who died Sunday in Corsicana.
Rev. Leroy Reaves was to officiate, with burial
following at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Fairfield, a retired farmer, and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include a brother, H. A. Reames of Corsicana and a number of nieces and nephews.
Nephews were to be pallbearers.
Notes:
Robert Artis Holloway
Aug 18, 1906 - Mar 23, 1975
Artis Holloway
Graveside services were to be held at 3 p.m. Monday at
Oakwood Cemetery
for Artis Holloway, 68, resident of San Antonio, who
died Sunday in San Antonio.
Rev. Harold Lansford was to officiate. Arrangements are
with Corley Funeral Home.
He was a native of Roane, lived in San Antonio 40 years,
was a veteran of World War II, and retired manager of
the First Credit Organization.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Smith of
Houston and Mrs. W. J. Smith of Little Rock, Ark.
Notes:
Helen Mae (Leonard) Gill
Sep 2, 1901 - Mar 22, 1975
Mrs. Gill
Services were to be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Helen M. Gill, 73,
resident of Corsicana, who died Saturday in Paulyne Convalescent Home.
Rev. Bill Grimes was to officiate with burial following at Oakwood
Cemetery.
She was a native of Iowa.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. L. L. Temple of Corsicana; a niece, Mrs. Joyce Donaho of Corsicana and
two nephews, George Sheppard and John L. Sheppard both of California.
Pallbearers include Theman Johnson, Tiny McMullen, Harmon Boyd, Thomas Adams, Buford Daggett and Terry
Johnson.
Notes:
Bertha Elizabeth (Cockrell) Morris-Collins
Jan 10, 1922 - Mar 17, 1976
Mrs. Collins
Services are pending at the Griffin Funeral Home for Mrs. Bertha Cockrell Collins, 55, resident of Dallas,
who died in Parkland Hospital in Dallas early Wednesday morning.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Morris of Vidor; a daughter, Carolyn Boyte of Kerens; four sisters, Miss
Nina Cockrell, Mrs. Laverne Nesmith, and Sue Robinson all of Corsicana and Mrs. Joe Painter of Eugene, Ore.;
two brothers, William Cockrell of Cedar Creek and Marvin Cockrell of Cayuga; six grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Mar 17, 1976
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
Oakwood Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- 1st husband
Clonie Jerome Morris buried at Kerens Cemetery,
Kerens, Tx. 2nd Emmett G. Collins married Dec. 27,
1969 (divorced); d/o George William "Billy" Cockrell
& Sue Ella (Honea) Cockrell
William Richard Howell
Oct 27, 1904 - Apr 17, 1976
W. R. Howell
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral
Home Chapel for William R. Howell, 70, resident of
Corsicana, who died Saturday in Tyler. Burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Navarro County and retired Kaufman
chief of police.
Survivors include two sons, Perry Howell of Corsicana
and Ronnie Richard Howell of Athens; his mother Mrs. M.
H. Howell of Corsicana; a brother, Perry Lafford Howell
of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Louise Fogg of Corsicana; and
another relative, Mrs. Bonnie Howell of Long Beach,
Calif.
Pallbearers include Robert Parrish, C. J. Evans, Watt
Myers, Carl Christian, W. H. Tipton and Walter Earl
Parker.
Notes:
Charles Max Thornell
Mar 17, 1915 - Apr 11, 1976
Max Thornell
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral
Home Chapel for C. M. Thornell, who died Monday in
Midland. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Tom Thornell of Austin and
Mike Thornell of Houston, and two grandsons, Justin
Thornell of Houston and Rob Thornell of Austin.
Notes:
-----
C. M. Thornell
Services were to be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Corley Funeral
Home Chapel for C. M. Thornell, 61, Midland, who died
there Monday. Claud Holcomb, North Beaton Church of
Christ minister, was to officiate with burial in the
Prairie Point Cemetery.
A native of Navarro County, he was an engineer and
veteran of World War II serving in the Marine Corps.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Juanita Thornell of
Midland; two sons, Tom Thornell, Austin and Mike
Thornell, Houston; and two grandsons, Rob Thornell,
Austin, and Justin Thornell, Houston.
Pallbearers were to include J. L. Warren, James Walhaven,
Jim Lenville, Odis Whitehead, Jim Rogers, and D. E.
Webb.
Notes:
William Floyd Jones
Jan 4, 1908 - Jan 30, 1976
W. F. Jones
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Griffin Chapel for
William F. Jones, 68, who died Friday afternoon in
Twilight Home.
The Revs. T. F. Donald and David Williams will
officiate, with burial following at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother, R. A. Jones, Jr. of Dallas;
three sisters, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Mattie Bell and
Mrs. Lucille Pellam, all of Corsicana; and a nephew,
Glenn Ray Endy of Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be Victor Allen, Enis Hudson, Jodie
Bassburn, Elvin Brock, Jimmy Reynolds, and Ronnie
Gartrell.
Notes:
Minnie Johnson, Miss
Jun 21, 1892 - Mar 10, 1976
Miss Johnson
Graveside services were to be at 3 p.m. Thursday at
Oakwood Cemetery,
for Miss Minnie Johnson, 83, resident of Corsicana, who
died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. Eugene E. Wood was to officiate. Arrangements
were with Corley Funeral Home.
She was a retired school teacher teaching from
1928-1962, a native of Corsicana and member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two nephews, L. A. Johnson Jr. and J.
W. McCammon, both of Corsicana and a niece, Mrs. Albert
McElwrath of Houston and other relatives.
Notes:
Raymond Avelando
Gonzales
Oct 3, 1956 - Jul 9, 1976
R. Gonzales
Funeral services will be held in Corley Funeral Chapel
at 2 p.m. Sunday for Raymond Gonzales, 19, who died in
Houston Friday. The Rev. B. W. Johnson and the Rev. Gary
Johnson will officiate.
Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Gonzales was a native of Corsicana. He is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Channels Box, Cleveland,
Texas; his step-mother, Mrs. Hazel Gonzales, Houston;
two sisters, Avalina Gonzales, Houston, and Debbie Box,
Dallas; two brothers, Robert Avelando Gonzales, Houston
and Charles Ervin Box, Cleveland; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Mathews, Corsicana. Pallbearers will be
cousins.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., Jul 11, 1976
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- s/o Avelando
Gonzales & Annie Florine (Mathews) Gonzales per
death certificate (death certificate informant was
Mrs. Charles Box -mother)
Janye Matilda
(Powell) Collins
Nov 2, 1900 - Apr 26, 1976
Mrs. Collins
Services were to be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cage
Mills Downtown Chapel in Corpus Christi for Mrs. Charles
C. (Janye Powell) Collins, 75, resident of Corpus
Christi, who died Monday. Dr. Vernon O. Elmore
officiated.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at
Oakwood Cemetery
in Corsicana with the Rev. Harold Lansford officiating.
Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home.
She was a native of Durma, Miss., lived in Corpus
Christi since 1957, was a retired schoolteacher and
saleslady, and a member of the First Baptist Church in
Corpus Christi. She was a former resident of Corsicana
and taught school in Navarro.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. M. A. (Mary Elwyn)
Frugla of Puyson, Ariz. ; five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Notes:
Minnie Lee Champion,
Miss
Dec 31, 1898 - Jun 6, 1976
Miss Champion
Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Monday at
Oakwood for
Miss Minnie Champion, 77, Dallas, who died Sunday in
Dallas. The Rev. Elvis Egge will officiate. Corley
Funeral Home will conduct.
She has resided in Corsicana for many years and was a
retired nurse.
She is survived by one cousin, Mrs. Edna Gibson of
Corsicana, and several nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Louis Herman Wossum
Jun 22, 1894 - Nov 15, 1976
Herman Wossum
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Herman Wossum, 82, resident of
Corsicana, who died Monday at Memorial Hospital.
Maxie Boren will officiate with burial to follow at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Juanita Wossum of
Corsicana; a son, H. L. Lewis of Los Angeles; a
daughter, Mrs. Janice Burk of Wichita Kans.; a brother,
R. L. Wossum of Lubbock; four grandchildren, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Claud Lane, Bob Harper, Finis Martin,
Gary Hayden, Melba Bower, and Pat Slaughter.
Notes:
Jennie Lee
(Beal) Weatherford
Jan 31, 1901 - Aug 6, 1976
Mrs. Weatherford
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the
Oakwood Cemetery
for Mrs. Jennie Lee Weatherford, 75, who died Friday
morning at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Terry Hodge will
officiate.
Arrangements are with Griffin Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, C. C. Weatherford of
Corsicana; and a daughter, Mrs. Ann Pevehouse of
Corsicana.
Pallbearers will be William Clarkson, III, Thomas M.
Spikes, Clay J. Berry, James Woods, E. Gary Burchfiel,
and Dr. Lester E. McGary.
Notes:
Adolph William Weidmann
Nov 18, 1918 - Apr 17, 1976
A. Weidmann
Funeral services for Adolph W. Weidmann, who died at
Dallas Saturday will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Corley
Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The Rev. Michael Ward will officiate.
Weidman, 57, was a Dallas resident. A veteran of
World War II,
he was a retired baker and chemist.
Survivors include two daughters, Miss Trena Weidmann of San Antonio and Miss Tresa Weidmann of Huntsville, one
brother, Louis A. Weidmann of Dallas, and by one sister,
Miss Emma Weidmann of Corsicana.
Notes:
Clinton Fouty "Clint" Paschall
May 3, 1895 - Jan 3, 1976
C. F. Paschall
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for C. F. Paschall, 80, resident of
Arlington, who died Thursday in Arlington.
The Rev. David Hale will officiate and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a former resident of Corsicana, a retired machinist for Bethlehem Supply Co., a member of the
Baptist church and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. George Stevens of Dallas; three grandchildren, Jackie Ellington, Mrs.
Cheryl Ellington Coker, and Michael Paschall Ellington; two great-grandchildren, a brother, Hayden Paschall of
Drane and a sister, Mrs. Katie Harkey of Los Angeles, Calif.
Notes:
Clarence Clifford
Puckett
Nov 23, 1887 - May 25, 1976
Clarence Puckett
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Clarence C. Puckett, 88,
resident of Corsicana, who died Tuesday in Paulyne's Convalescent Home.
The Rev. James Eddins will officiate, and burial will
follow at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Rusk, lived in Corsicana 58 years, was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and a
veteran of World War I.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Abbie Puckett of Corsicana; four sons, J. C. Puckett of Terrell, Bobby
Joe Puckett of Tyler, Johnny Puckett of Hixson, Tenn., and Preston Puckett of Houston; five grandchildren two
great-grandchildren, a brother, John Puckett of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Perry of Ennis and
Mrs. Velvie Knight of Texarkana.
Notes:
Mary Martin (Spradling) Widish
Oct 1, 1947 - May 15, 1976
Mrs. Widish
WILMER - Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Mary Martin Widish, 28, who
died in a Dallas hospital Saturday morning. Burial will follow in
Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana under the
direction of Griffin Funeral Home. The Rev. Edgar Terrell and the Rev. Wesley L. Thompson will officiate.
Mrs. Widish is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary Spradling Good of Wilmer; two sons, Shawn Charles Widish
and David Andrew Widish, both of Wilmer; two daughters, Deanne Mary Widish and Holly Marie Widish both of
Wilmer; by one brother, Andrew Niles Spradling of Athens; and by a niece, Stephanie Anne Spradling of Athens.
Notes:
Lula Lee "Lu" (Gray) Hamilton
Mar 27, 1888 - May 14, 1976
Mrs. Hamilton
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Southland Funeral Home in Grand Prairie for Mrs. E. E. (Lu) Hamilton, a
former resident of Corsicana, who died Friday in an Arlington hospital. A grandson, the Rev. Bill Munnerlyn
of California will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at 4 p.m. at
Oakwood Cemetery in
Corsicana, with Corley's Funeral Home directing.
She was the widow of the late E. E. Hamilton, former State Bank Examiner of Texas, and the
great-granddaughter of David Mitchell, an earl pioneer of Corsicana. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Corsicana.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Munnerlyn of Houston; a son, Leonard L. Hamilton of Grand Prairie;
three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Those wishing to do so may make a contribution to their favorite charity or to the American Cancer Society.
Notes:
Roy Douglas Williams
Dec 9, 1899 - Mar 4, 1976
R. D. Williams
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Roy Douglas Williams, 76,
resident of Corsicana, who died Thursday at his residence.
Claud Holcomb and Alfred Pohl, Church of Christ ministers, will officiate, and burial will be at
Oakwood.
He was a native of Wortham and had lived in Corsicana since 1939, was a member of the Church of Christ and
retired employe of Carroll and Harper Animal Hospital.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, two sons, Roy L. Williams of Corsicana, Joe Don Williams of Rice,
seven grandchildren, five brothers, Otis Williams of Richland, Clarence Williams of Pattonville, Lee Williams
of Alvin, Esau Williams and Pete Williams of Wortham, and several nieces and nephews.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Jessie Mae Hilliard
Mar 14, 1891 - Feb 25, 1976
Miss Hilliard
Services are pending at Corley Funeral Home for Miss Jessie Mae Hilliard, 620 W. Fourth Ave., who died
Wednesday morning. Burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
She worked for many years as a secretary at the W. M. Tatum Hardware Company, Wolf Brand Chili, and secretary
of the Red Cross for 20 years. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Ernest Anderson of Tuscon, Ariz., two nephews, W. E. Anderson of Denver and
Frank Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz.
Her mother, was the late Mrs. Mattie Tatum.
Notes:
Lodowick Cobb "Lod"
Allison, Sr.
Dec 10, 1915 - May 3, 1976
L. C. Allison
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at University Park
Methodist Church in Dallas for Lodowick C. Allison,
resident of Dallas, who died Monday afternoon at
Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Graveside services will be at 5:30 p.m. at
Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Allison, Allison
was a native of Corsicana but had resided in Dallas a
number of years.
He was a managing partner of Lod C. Allison & Co.,
certified public accountants; manager of the Dallas
County Hospital District; Director of El Chico
Corporation; deputy collector of Internal Revenue
Service for a number of years; a member of the Dallas
and North Dallas Lion Clubs; and past executive director
of the Texas Certified Public Accounts Society.
Survivors include: his widow, Mrs. Jenny Lee Allison of
Dallas; two sons, Albert Allison of London, England and
Wick Allison of Dallas; a granddaughter, Carolyn
Allison; three sisters, Mrs. Ed M. Polk of Corsicana,
Mrs. John McKissack of Sah Angelo, and Mrs. W. J. Wright
of Rensselser, Ind.; a brother, Commander U.S.N. J.
Kenneth Allison of Fairfax, Va. And other relatives.
Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
---------
L. C. Allison
Pallbearers at the services for Lod C. Allison to have
been held at 3 p.m. today in University Park Methodist
Church in Dallas were Davis B. Crow, Lon H. Emerson,
Lloyd W. Birdwell, Dr. Gerald D. Long, H. Steven
Bartlett, R. Allen Angell, W. Lee Branch and Gilbert
Cuellar.
Graveside services will be at 5:30 p.m. at
Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana.
Notes:
Misty Dawn McGahan
Died Jun 21, 1976
Misty McGahan
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at
Oakwood Cemetery for Misty Dawn McGahan, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John McGahan of Corsicana. She died in
Wortham Hospital Monday. The Rev. Uriah Stegman will
officiate and Corley Funeral Home will direct.
Survivors include her parents; one sister, Sandra Dee
Drain of Corsicana; one brother, John Aubrey Bostick of
Corsicana; her grandparents, A. W. Drain of Corsicana;
Mrs. Oleta Onstott of Pollock; Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
McGahan of Corsicana; great-grandparents, Mrs. R. M.
Drain, Sr. of Black Hills and Mrs. Lee Putman of Navarro
Mills.
Notes:
Mary Louise (Barlow)
Sawyer
Jul 15, 1943 - Jun 20, 1976
Mrs. Sawyer
Services are pending at Corley Funeral Home for Mrs.
Mary Louise Sawyer, 33, resident of Houston, who died
Sunday in Henderson.
Survivors include her husband, Clyde Ray Sawyer of
Houston; a son, Darren Allen Sawyer; six daughters,
Tammy Sawyer, Pamela Sawyer, Trail Shea Sawyer, Fay
Sawyer, Kay Sawyer and Becky Sawyer, all of Houston; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barlow of Corsicana; six
brothers, Barney Barlow of San Benito, Tex., B. C.
Barlow of Corsicana, Fred Barlow of Chatfield, Lester
Barlow of Sulphur Springs, Cortis Barlow of Mt. Vernon,
Curtis Barlow of Kerens, Utah, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Notes:
--------
Mrs. Sawyer
Services will be at 5 p.m. today at the Corley Funeral
Home for Mrs. Mary Louise Sawyer, who died Sunday in
Henderson, Texas. The Rev. Gene Gardner will officiate
with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Wister David Lamb, Sr.
Mar 28, 1893 - Nov 5, 1976
W. D. Lamb
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for W. D. Lamb, 83, resident of
Corsicana, who died Friday in Twilight Home.
The Rev. James Shuler and the Rev. Peyton Goodman will
officiate, with burial following at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Mississippi, lived in Corsicana 52
years, was an accountant for the Wheelock Oil Company
and Pearson Estate, and a veteran of WWI.
Survivors include his widow of Corsicana, a son, David
Lamb of Carrollton; two grandchildren, David Lamb III
and Kelley Lamb both of Carrollton; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be L. P. Forsythe, Wesley Edens, John
N. Wheelock, Bryan Jordan, Dr. Dan B. Hamill and Don
Winslow.
Notes:
Alma Christine
(Simpson) Chambers
Jul 18, 1932 - Nov 4,
1976
Mrs. Chambers
Services wlill be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Griffin Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Alma Chambers, 44, resident of
Corsicana, who died at Memorial Hospital yesterday after
a long illness.
C. R. Durham will officiate and burial will follow at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Survivors include her husband, George W. Chambers of
Corsicana; two sons, James C. Chambers of Waco and Joe
A. Chambers of Wortham; two daughters, Miss Patricia A.
Chambers of Corsicana and Mrs. Cynthia D. Cox of
Weatherford; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Simpson of
Wortham; a brother, Bill Simpson of Wortham; a
granddaughter, Sandy Lee Cox of Weatherford and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Notes:
Florence Evelyn
(McLaughlin) Smith
Sep 29, 1892 - Jun 23, 1976
Mrs. Smith
Services were to be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. A. T. Smith, Sr., 83,
resident of Corsicana, who died Wednesday afternoon at
Memorial Hospital.
Charles B. Hodge will officiate and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, A. T. Smith, Jr. of Fort Worth;
six daughters, Mrs. Joe B. Brown, Jr. of Teague, Mrs. A.
J. Hickson of Port Arthur, Mrs. Ann Matthews of
Corsicana, Mrs. W. D. Ragsdale, Jr. of Corsicana, Mrs.
O. L. Luther of Bryan, and Mrs. Johnnie Pierce of Fort
Worth; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four
brothers, A. R. McLauchlin of Longview, E. D. McLauchlin
of Dallas, Ottis McLauchlin of Waco, and W. W.
McLauchlin of Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. E. E.
Smith, Mrs. L. V. Majors, and Mrs. Duren Norris all of
Corsicana.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Notes:
Joseph Elgin
"Joe"
Butler
Jan 10, 1896 - Jun 27, 1976
Notes:
Rebecca Olivia (Kent)
Butler
Mar 19, 1897 - Nov 27, 1977
Mrs. Butler
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Corley
Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Joe E. Butler, 80, resident
of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. The
Rev. Harold Lansford will officiate with burial
following at
Oakwood Cemetery.
She was a native of Navarro County, lived most of her
life in Corsicana, and was a member of the First Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two grandsons, Joe Butler Thomas of
Midland and William B. Thomas Jr. of Dallas, five
great-grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews and
other relatives.
Pallbearers are Frank Kent, Alvis Harwell, Elliott
Middleton, Rusty Gaston, John Butler, and W. D. Wyatt.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Nov 28, 1977
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Joseph Elgin
"Joe" Butler; d/o John Jasper Kent buried in
Providence Cemetery & Martha Jane "Mattie" (Ramsey)
Middleton-Kent buried in Hamilton Beeman Cemetery
Morris Lee Miller
Feb. 17, 1909 - Dec. 18, 1976
M. L. Miller
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Griffin
Funeral Home Chapel for Morris Lee Miller, 67, of
Corsicana who died Saturday at his home. Officiating
will be Rev. James Shuler and Rev. LeRoy Reeves. Burial
is to be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Miller of
Corsicana; a son, William Miller of Oklahoma City,
Okla.; two grandchildren; two brothers, Horace Miller of
Waco and Will Holland Miller of Corsicana; four sisters,
Mrs. Eugena Garner of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Robena
Lassister and Miss Lois Miller, both of Corsicana and
Mrs. Mary Seldon Atkinson of Kerens.
Pallbearers are to be Clyde Garner, John Miller, Billy
Lassister, Buster Atkinson, Mark Miller and Bobby
Garner.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., Dec. 19, 1976
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Margaret
Louise (Boyd) Miller married Jul. 27, 1931 s/o
William Huntington Miller and Mary Annie (Miller)
Miller
Faye Elizabeth
(Slate) Graves
Feb 7, 1932 - Oct 5, 1976
Mrs. Graves
KERENS - Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Church
of Christ in Kerens for Mrs. Faye Slate Graves, 44,
resident of Kerens for the past 15 years, who died last
night following a lengthy illness.
Albert Brown will officiate and burial will be at
Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana. She was a former resident
of Corsicana and a member of the Church of Christ in
Kerens.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Graves of Kerens;
four daughters, Mrs. Janet Whorton of Lubbock, Mrs. Judy
Lemberg of Commerce, Miss Jackie Graves and Miss
Jennifer Graves of Kerens; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Slate of Corsicana; a brother, John Slate of
Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Clyde Neese of Ennis;
Mrs. Bobby Joyner of Corsicana, and Mrs. Lawrence
McMillan of Kerens; and a grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Dan Slate, Darrell Olsen, James
Olsen, Phil Joyner, Wayne Pritchett, and Larry Acock.
Arrangements are with Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
Notes:
Myrtle May Butler, Miss
Jul. 26, 1885 - Apr. 15, 1964
Miss Butler Of Ennis Expires
Miss Myrtle Butler, 79, retired Southern Pacific Lines
employe of Ennis, former Corsicana resident, died in
Ennis Wednesday morning.
Funeral services will be held from the Keever Chapel in
Ennis Thursday at 4 p.m. with burial in
Oakwood cemetery
here.
Miss Butler went to Ennis in 1923 from Corsicana.
Survivors include Curry Butler, Clark Butler, Mrs. H. L.
Roberts and Roy Rogers, all of Corsicana, who are
cousins.
Notes:
James Johlmer
"Whitey" MacKay
Aug 23, 1901 - Jul 17, 1964
Whitey Mackay, Expires Friday
J. J. (Whitey) Mackay, 62, native of Deadwood, S.
D., barber, 414 South Eighteenth street, died in
Memorial hospital Friday night following an extended
illness. He had resided in Corsicana 29 years.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. B. J. Ferguson,
pastor of Memorial Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a son, Jimmie
Mackay, a sister, Mrs. Hilma Barth, and a brother,
Mike Mackay, all of Oakland, Calif., and several
nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Gipson, Roy Gipson,
Raymond Wylie, Virgil Wylie, Curtis Smith and Lyndon
Wilson.
Notes:
Ollie
(Buchanan) Wagerlander
Aug 4, 1880 - Jan 15, 1964
Wagerlander Rites Friday
Mrs. Ollie Wagerlander, 83, 310 West Tenth
Avenue, died Wednesday night.
Funeral services are planned Friday at 10 a.m.
in the Griffin Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Bruce
Hibbitt, pastor of Missionary Baptist church,
will conduct the services, and burial will be in
Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. Wagerlander is survived by four nieces,
Mrs. R. W. Doyle, Fort Worth; Mrs. George
Warmack, Waco; Mrs. Kenneth Sessions, Kerens;
and Mrs. Frank Ewing, Corsicana.
Notes:
Charles
Wesley "Jake" Pugh
Sep. 10, 1909 - Aug. 17, 1972
Notes:
Alva Gladys (Bonner) Ashmore-Williams
Feb 10, 1907 - Dec 9, 1974
Mrs. Gladys Williams
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for Mrs. Gladys Williams, 67,
Corsicana, who died Monday in Baylor
Hospital in Dallas. The Rev. Wesley
Howard will officiate. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery.
A native of Powell, she had lived in
Corsicana most of her life and was a
retired waitress and a member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving are one brother, Jesse Bonner
of Streetman; two sisters, Mrs. Velma
Walters of Roseville, Calif., and Mrs.
Katy Thomas of Athens; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tues., Dec. 10, 1974
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
1st husband Oscar Jackson Ashmore
married Feb. 20, 1938 2nd unknown
Williams; d/o Altas Lowry Bonner &
Mary Emma (Brannon) Bonner
David
Williams
Dec 7, 1916 - Dec 26, 1964
David Williams Rites Monday
Funeral services for David Williams,
48, who died in the Lisbon (Dallas)
VA hospital Saturday, were held
Monday at 2 p.m. from the Corley
Chapel with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. B.
W. Johnson, pastor of the
Pentecostal Church of God.
Williams was a veteran of World War
II.
Surviving are a son, David E.
Williams, San Antonio; two
daughters, Mrs. Wanda Jo Moren,
Boston, and Mrs. Cavette Mashe,
Somerset; two grandchildren; mother,
Mrs. Mattie Williams, Corsicana; two
sisters, Mrs. Ruby Clayton,
Somerset, and Miss Catherine
Williams, Corsicana; two brothers,
Bert Williams, Jr. and Frank
Williams, both of Corsicana, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were members of Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post No. 3366.
Notes:
William Booth Mullins
Oct 26, 1891 - Aug 10, 1964
W. B. Mullins Dies Monday
William B. Mullins, 72, of 502
South Fourteenth street, died in
Memorial hospital Monday
morning.
Funeral service will be held
Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by
Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of
the Missionary Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of
Corsicana, a son, Robert Frazier
Mullins, Fort Worth; two
grandchildren, Mrs. Jerry Ward,
Lancaster and Michael B.
Mullins, Dallas; four sisters,
Mrs. Lucille Brunhouse and Mrs.
Ruby Powell, both of Sacramento,
Calif.; Mrs. Edna Ferro,
Columbus, Ga.; and Mrs. Ethel
Bates, Montgomery, Ala., and
other relatives.
Notes:
Gussie Beatrice (White)
Royall
Oct 22, 1875 - May 20, 1964
Hold Services For Mrs.
Royall
Funeral services for Mrs.
Gussie Beatrice Royall, 88,
of 2020 West Collin street,
who died in Evergreen Home
Wednesday afternoon, were
held from the McCammon
Chapel Friday at 11 a.m.
with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites were conducted by
Dr. J. W. Ford, Corsicana
Methodist district
superintendent, assisted by
Rev. N. H. Kupferle, Jr.
pastor of the First
Methodist church, of which
she was a long-time member.
Born, October 22, 1875, in
Huntsville, Ala., Mrs.
Royall came to Texas in 1895
and then to Corsicana in
1913 with her late husband,
J. N. Royall to establish
the Royall Coffee company
here.
Surviving are a son, J. N.
Royall, Jr., Houston; a
daughter, Mrs. Edgar
Rittershacher, Corsicana;
five grandchildren; J. N.
Royall, III, and Donald R.
Royall, both of Houston;
Tommy R. Drummond and Mrs.
R. E. King, both of Dallas,
and Mrs. T. C. Chandler,
Bryan; 14
great-grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Tom
Chandler, Bob King, John
Royall, Don Royall, Tom R.
Drummond and Edgar
Rittersbacher.
Notes:
John Henderson
Underwood, Sr.
Apr 1, 1901 - Jan 13,
1964
John Underwood Services
Held
Final rites for John
Underwood of Lubbock
were held Wednesday at
11 a.m. from the
McCammon Chapel with
burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The services were
conducted by Rev. Robert
Wooddy, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
Underwood, an automobile
dealer of Lubbock and
Littlefield, died Monday
night at his home of a
heart attack. He
formerly was a deputy
sheriff here in the
mid-1920's and later
operated the Underwood
cleaning and pressing
establishment before
going to San Angelo
where he was in the
ranching business before
going to Lubbock.
His son, John Underwood,
Jr., was killed in a
plane mishap several
years ago.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Fern Hewitt
Underwood, Lubbock; a
brother, Dr. George M.
Underwood, Dallas; a
sister, Mrs. George H.
Jones, McKinney, and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Clark
Butler, Curry Butler, M.
A. Tekell, J. S. Tekell,
Robert Cason and C. O.
(Cap) Curington.
Notes:
Lena Pearl (Peikert)
Higginbotham
Jun 24, 1888 - Oct
24, 1964
Higginbotham
Services Held
Funeral services for
Mrs. J. W.
Higginbotham, 76, of
1018 South Fifteenth
street, who died in
Memorial hospital
Saturday, will be
held Tuesday at 4
p.m. from the
McCammon Chapel.
The rites will be
conducted by Rev. B.
W. Johnson, pastor
of the Pentecostal
Church of God.
Burial will be in
Oakwood cemetery.
Surviving are her
husband, Corsicana;
a son, John
Higginbotham,
Corsicana; three
daughters, Mrs.
Edith Williams and
Mrs. Stella Blakney,
both of Corsicana,
and Mrs. Lola Perry,
Lewisville; 11
grandchildren, two
brothers, Capt. Boyd
Peikert, San
Antonio, and Howard
Peikert, Nixon,
Texas; a sister,
Mrs. Florence
Fullers, San
Antonio, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were
Frank Leathers, Roy
Thompson, Robert
Daniels, Frank
Merrell, W. L.
Ayers, Chick Reed
and Sam Nagy.
Notes:
Dee Groves
Dec 7, 1886 -
Jan 20, 1964
Dee Groves Dies
Monday
Dee Groves, 77,
city employe
since 1953, died
in Memorial
Hospital Monday
morning. He had
been ill for
several months
and was in the
M. D. Anderson
Clinic in
Houston last
November.
Funeral services
will be held
Tuesday at 2
p.m. from the
Corley Chapel
with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will
be conducted by
Rev. J. T.
Davis.
Groves was a
native of
Cherokee county.
Surviving are
his wife and a
daughter,
Kathleen Groves,
both of
Corsicana; a
brother, Tom
Groves, Dallas,
and other
relatives.
Notes:
George
Washington
Gipson, Sr.
May 13, 1877
- Apr 24,
1964
Hold
Services G.
W. Gipson
Funeral
services for
G. W.
Gipson, 88,
who died in
Memorial
hospital
Friday, were
held Sunday
at 1:30 p.m.
from the
Corley
Chapel with
burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites
were
conducted by
Rev. B. J.
Ferguson,
pastor of
the Memorial
Baptist
church.
Native of
Rolling
Rock, Miss.,
he came to
Corsicana 25
years ago
and resided
at 760 West
Ninth
avenue.
Surviving
are his wife
of
Corsicana;
seven sons,
C. E.
Gipson, A.
R. Gipson,
J. P. Gipson
and G. W.
Gipson, Jr.,
all of
Dallas;
Alvin
Gipson,
Malakoff; R.
L. Gipson
and T. R.
Gipson, both
of Houston;
four
daughters,
Mrs. Minnie
Hodge,
Malakoff;
Mrs. Allie
Mae Moore,
Fort Worth;
Mrs. J. J.
Mackey,
Corsicana,
and Miss
Mary Jane
Gipson,
Dallas; 23
grandchildren
and 23
great-grandchildren.
Grandsons
were
pallbearers.
Notes:
Mary
Jane
(Russell)
Gipson
Feb 22,
1886 -
Dec 25,
1973
Mrs.
Gipson
Funeral
services
are set
for 2
p.m.
today at
the
Griffin
Funeral
Home
Chapel
for Mrs.
Mary
Gipson,
85, of
Houston,
who died
in
Houston
Tuesday.
Bill
Reeser,
First
Baptist
Church
in
Malakoff,
will
officiate,
and
burial
will be
at
Oakwood Cemetery
in
Corsicana.
She was
a member
of the
Baptist
church
and a
native
of
Arkansas.
Survivors
include
six
sons, C.
E.
Gipson
of Fort
Worth,
Alvis
Gipson
of
Malakoff,
R. L.
Gipson
and Tom
R.
Gipson
of
Houston,
Jim
Gipson
of
Dallas,
and
George
W.
Gipson
of
Duncanville;
three
daughters,
Mrs.
Millie
Hodge of
Nacogdoches;
Alla Mae
Frizzell
of Fort
Worth,
and Mary
Jane
Turner
of
Dallas;
four
sisters,
Mrs.
Callie
Hall and
Dora
Henderson
of
Mexia,
Berta
Herring
of
Overton,
and
Effie
Hand of
Longview;
21
grandchildren,
and 31
great-grandchildren.
Grandsons
were to
be
pallbearers.
Notes:
Mary
Louise
(White)
Gipson
Apr
16,
1888
-
Jun
10,
1972
Mrs.
Gipson
Funeral
services
were
to
be
at 4
p.m.
Monday
at
the
Corley
Funeral
Home
Chapel
for
Mrs.
J.
J.
(Mary
L.)
Gipson,
84,
of
Corsicana,
who
died
Sunday
at
Memorial
Hospital.
Burial
was
slated
for
Oakwood Cemetery
with
Elder
J.
E.
Barrington
of
the
Primitive
Baptist
Church
of
Midland
officiating.
She
was
a
native
of
Smith
County
who
moved
to
Navarro
county
in
1929
and
was
a
member
of
the
Primitive
Baptist
Church
of
Midland.
Survivors
include
a
son,
Don
L.
Gipson
of
Midland;
five
daughters,
Mrs.
Euna
Christie
and
Mrs.
Ann
Maggard
of
Corsicana,
Mrs.
Naomi
Baggett
and
Mrs.
David
Jim
Smith
of
Dallas
and
Mrs.
Jimmie
L.
Brashear
of
Jacksboro;
16
grandchildren,
23
great-grandchildren,
and
two
great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons
will
be
pallbearers.
Notes:
Marjorie (Howell) Barton
Mar 9, 1895 - Nov 21, 1976
Mrs. Barton
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Oakwood Cemetery for Mrs. Marjorie Howell Barton, 81, resident of Beaumont and native of Corsicana, who died Sunday in Beaumont.
The Rev. Harold Lansford will officiate. Arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home.
She had lived in Beaumont since 1928.
Survivors include three brothers, J. R. Howell and Ed R. Howell, both of Corsicana and J. W. Howell of Denison and a sister, Miss Mary Howell of Dallas.
Notes:
Sharon (Blackwell) Barton
Aug 27, 1939 - Jan 20, 2021
Sharon Barton, passed away January 20, 2021. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside Funeral Service will follow at 1:00pm at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Notes:
- Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
- Submitted by Diane Richards
- d/o Robert B. Blackwell & Lorene (Darby) Blackwell
Robert Eugene Bradley
Aug 15, 1899 - May 6, 1964
Hold Services R. E. Bradley
Funeral services for Robert Eugene Bradley, 64, retired, who died in Dallas Tuesday, were held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. Burial was in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Walter Blackman and Rev. M. R. Oltom.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. W. R. Goynes, Dallas; two brothers, G. S. Bradley, Dallas, and Carroll Bradley, Tyler, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Luther J. Burns
Sep 6, 1885 - Dec 6, 1964
Luther Burns Services Held
Luther Burns, 79, retired farmer, 717 West Eighth Avenue, native of Groesbeck, died Sunday.
Funeral services were held Monday at 3:30 p.m. from the Fellowship Baptist church with burial in
Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Joe Wilbanks, pastor, and Rev. Obie F. Barton, Baptist minister.
Surviving are three sons, A. C. and Lonnie Burns, both of Fort Worth, and Rev. Ezra Burns, Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. Earl Harrison, Ennis; Mrs. Arlie and Misses Edith Mae and Edna Fae Burns, all of Corsicana; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Leroy Barton, J. W. Dunlap, Pete Hester, R. D. Hamilton, Edward Ward and John Seay.
Corley directed.
Notes:
Sarah Elizabeth (Joplin) Owen
May 6, 1842 - Feb 2, 1929
FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Sarah E. Owen, aged 86 years, died at the Navarro county hospital Saturday night at 7 o'clock and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Alex Storr, 1803 West Seventh avenue, with burial in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Owen lived with her sister, Mrs. Storr.
She was born in Tennessee but had resided in Corsicana for the past 19 years.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. P. Martin Baker, pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church.
Surviving are her sister, Mrs. Storr, Corsicana and several nieces at Longview.
Sutherland Undertaking company had charge of the funeral .
Notes:
Patrick Oran "Pat"
Barton
1901 - Jun 9, 1966
Postal Clerk Dies Thursday, Rites Saturday
Pat Barton, 65, native of Grand Prairie, 1108 West
Third avenue, was pronounced dead on arrival at
Memorial hospital late Thursday following a heart
attack at the family residence.
Barton was a clerk in the post office. He was a
veteran of World War I and was a deacon in the First
Christian church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
from the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Steve Massie,
minister of the church, assisted by Rev. Homer Cox,
pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife and a daughter, Kathy Barton,
both of Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Scroggins,
Pico Rivers, Calif. and Mrs. A. C. Levi, Brownwood;
a brother, L. N. Barton, Archer City, and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be Eugene Stewart, Wayne Norris,
Jerry Mims, Charles K. Peters, J. Wesley Edens, Jr.;
Sam Werner, Robert McMullan and Cavin Holloway.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Fri., Jun 10, 1966
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
WWI
Veteran
- h/o Anne
Eloise (Jenkins) Barton s/o James Daniel
Washington Barton buried Shady Grove Cemetery,
Grand Prairie, Tx. and Mary Isabelle (Cook)
Barton (she is his 2nd wife died in 1919 buried
in Shady Grove Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tx.)
Robert Daniel
Barton
Oct 9, 1894 - Dec 3, 1964
Robert Barton Dies Thursday
Robert D. Barton, 70, retired Mobil refinery
superintendent at Beaumont, died in Beaumont
Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m.
from the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Steve
Massie, pastor of the First Christian church.
Baptist and World War veteran, Barton, went to
the Beaumont refinery of Magnolia (predecessor
to Mobil in this area 40 ) years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Barton,
Beaumont; two brothers, Patrick Barton,
Corsicana, and Lee Barton, Archer City; two
sisters, Mrs. A. C. Levi, Brownwood, and Mrs.
Joe Scoggins, Montebello, Calif. and other
relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Fri., Dec. 4, 1964
-
Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
WWI
Veteran
- h/o
Marjorie (Howell) Barton; s/o James Daniel
Washington Barton buried in Shady Grove
Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tx. & Mary Adaline (Burlison) Barton (she was James'
first wife died in 1899 buried in Shady
Grove Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tx.)
William Alexander Sloan, Jr.
Sep 23, 1915 - Aug 13, 1990
 Ex-principal,
commanding officer William Sloan dies after
illness
William A. Sloan, former commanding officer at
the Austin Naval Reserve and a principal for 34
years in the Austin Independent School District,
died Monday after a long illness. Sloan was 73.
Originally from Roscoe, Sloan began his AISD
career in 1945 as a vice principal at Allan
Junior High. He was promoted to principal in
1947.
When Travis High School opened in 1953, he was
its first principal. In 1964, he transferred to
McCallum High School where he served as
principal until his retirement in 1979.
Roy Coers, who served as vice principal for 23
years at McCallum, said he worked with Sloan for
13 years and respected him.
"He was a strong disciplinarian," Coers said.
"He was able to get the best behavior out of the
children through their teachers. I never worked
with anybody better than him. He made my last 13
years the best. He was as solid as a rock and I
took my strength from him."
Coers also said Sloan "gave his teachers strong
support, which produced good teacher morale,
which produced good student morale."
Sloan enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served
with the 21st Marine Regiment on Iwo Jima.
In 1946, he became a member of the U.S. Naval
Reserve and was named Commander of the Austin
Naval Reserve in 1952. He also served as a
liaison officer for the United States Naval
Academy.
Although Sloan was involved in various civic and
community organizations, he was always a family
man, who provided strong leadership for his
children, said his wife, Olena Seay Sloan.
"We raised four children - three boys and a
girl," she said. "He was a good father and he
was tops with the boys, who were very good. So
is my daughter."
Sloan is survived by his wife; his daughter,
Mrs. Phillip Hawes, of Jacksonville, Fla.; his
sons, William A. Sloan, III, of Flower Mound;
Dr. Thomas M. Sloan and Joseph S. Sloan, both of
Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Walls, and
Willa B. Patterson, both of Abilene; and nine
grandchildren.
Memorial services for Sloan will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Weed-Corley Funeral Home, 3125
N. Lamar Blvd. The family requests contributions
be made to the W.A. Sloan Scholarship Fund at
the Institute of Christian Studies, 1909
University Ave., Austin 78705. |
Notes:
Elbert Thompson, Jr.
Jan 24, 1923 - Oct 2, 1983
Notes:
Thomas Coleman Waldrop
Nov 12, 1924 - Feb 12, 2021
 Thomas
Coleman Waldrop, tall Texan, lifelong patriot,
faithful and devout Christian, passed away in
Dallas, Texas on February 12, 2021 at age
ninety-six. Though he hung up his boots, Tom
left a trail of dust as he spent his life
ardently pursuing one interest after another.
Graveside service is scheduled for 12 noon
Thursday, March 18 at Moore Memorial Gardens,
1219 N. Davis Dr., with Tom's grandson, Shawn
Waldrop officiating. Pallbearers include
grandsons Bryan Waldrop, Shawn Waldrop, Jeffrey
Waldrop, James Grissel, Jeremy Grissel, Dalton
Waldrop and granddaughter, Taylor Waldrop Rhea.
To honor his life with family and friends, a
Celebration of Life memorial service will be
held at Trinity United Methodist Church at a
date to be announced, with the hope that all can
attend and celebrate.
Born November 12, 1924 to Gilbert Coleman
Waldrop and Camilla Maree Butler Waldrop, Tom
began his adventurous life in Dallas, where his
father worked as a patent attorney. The family
moved to Washington DC for his father's
continued patent work, then back to Dallas
during the Depression. Tom often described the
conditions so many folks struggled to endure
during those Depression years. Life was tough,
but his father somehow managed ownership of a
farm in Garland, giving Tom a place to ride his
horse, Trixie, and the family a spot to enjoy
outings for fishing and picnics.
Summers were most always spent "back home" in
Tennessee where his parents were raised, and
where loving grandparents, aunts, uncles and
cousins looked forward to their yearly return.
Conditions were far more rural in that part of
the country, and for a kid, it was just the kind
of place to run barefoot and spit watermelon
seeds.
Tom fondly spent his high school years in
Monahans, Texas. Following the attack on Pearl
Harbor, most young men in his class were eager
to join the fight. It was after his family's
move to Irving that Tom signed up for military
service. Following his enlistment and Naval
training, he spent the remainder of World War II
stationed in the South Pacific, where he served
as an aviation training instructor.
Following the war, Tom married Betty Jean Irvin
Orton, whom he had met in Irving. After starting
school at Arlington State College, as well as
starting a family with the birth of their first
son, he and Betty Jean headed to Austin and
enrolled in the University of Texas where Tom
studied engineering.
At the start of the Korean War the family moved
to Arlington, and Tom began work for the company
his father had cofounded a few years before.
Newly relocated to Arlington, Oil States Rubber
Company manufactured molded rubber products,
primarily for the oil industry. As the company
grew Tom took on various roles, as an engineer,
products manager, and marketing manager.
With Arlington enjoying a spurt of rapid growth,
Tom became active in civic affairs, serving on
various boards, including the Planning and
Zoning Board, the Recreation Board, YMCA,
Tarrant County Girl Scouts, and Arlington Rotary
Club. He was elected to the City Council and
served six years, part of that time as mayor
pro-tem. He was named Outstanding Young Man by
the Arlington Jaycees and Citizen of the Year by
the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
In 1961 Tom founded Regal Tool & Rubber Company
in Grapevine, Texas, serving as its president
and CEO until its merger with Texas
International Company. Regal moved to Corsicana
in 1975, having become prominent in its chosen
markets of oil tools and oilfield rubber goods
manufacture, with worldwide sales, and branch
plants in New Orleans and Venezuela. During that
time Tom was a member of several manufacturing
associations, presented technical papers,
received a Meritorious Award for Engineering
Innovation, was granted thirteen US patents for
developments in oilfield equipment, and served
on the Board of Directors of Texas
International.
While involved with activities in Grapevine, Tom
acted as president of the Grapevine Chamber of
Commerce and was on the organizing board of the
Grapevine Rotary Club. He helped charter
American Bank of Commerce in Grapevine and
served as Chairman of the Board for six years.
When his company moved to Corsicana, so did Tom.
He soon retired, finally able to achieve his
life-long dream of owning a ranch. But ranching
wasn't retirement. It wasn't long before he was
attending ranch management classes at Navarro
College and serving on agriculture and college
committees. He loved the physical work on his
Wolf Creek Ranch, raising cattle with the help
of his dog, Hobo. It was the perfect lure to
draw his grandchildren, and they will long
remember the wonderful times there with PaPaw.
During his time in Corsicana Tom became involved
with banking once again, helping organize City
National Bank in 1983. A founding director, he
served as a member of that board for 37 years
until his death, being named Chairman of the
Board Emeritus in 2016.
Of course Tom still didn't understand
retirement. He had a deep feeling of duty and
responsibility, instilled by his parents so many
years before. Soon he found himself on the
campaign trail, then heading to Austin to serve
in the Texas House of Representatives. While
serving four terms representing Navarro and
Henderson counties, he took the job very
seriously, always fighting for the high
principles he wanted his beloved Texas to
uphold.
About twenty years ago Tom moved from Austin to
Pantego to be near his family. He became a
member of Trinity United Methodist Church in
Arlington and enjoyed friendship and fellowship
there. Through the years he has been an active
supporter of many causes, charitable
organizations and scholarships.
Standing, as he would say, "six foot five and a
half", Tom was a true Texan in stature. Cowboy
boots and hat were most often his dress,
complete with his signature turquoise belt
buckle. And he was a storyteller by nature,
never forgetting details he had carefully
observed. Researching and writing the history of
his family was a passion that kept him involved
and busy for many years.
Tom is survived by his children Tommy Waldrop,
Alice Grissel and Harold Waldrop and their
spouses Lila Burges Waldrop, James Grissel, and
Julie McCulley Waldrop; 9 grandchildren; 19
great grandchildren; special friends Koma
Waldrop and Cynthia Gilbert; and numerous
nieces, nephews and friends. He is preceded in
death by his parents Gilbert Coleman Waldrop and
Camilla Butler Waldrop, and his sisters Rachel
Waldrop Harris, Ruth Waldrop Hord, and Molly
Waldrop Lara. |
Notes:
Leon Fernandez Hardee, Rev.
Jan 5, 1901 - Oct 14, 1979
Rev. L.F. Hardee
Rev. L.F. Hardee, 78, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Waco, died Sunday night.
Arrangements were with Boykins Funeral Home in Waco. The Rev. Doyle A. McCraw, President of the Texas Baptist Convention, officiated with burial following at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.
Hardee was the seventh child born to America and Henry Hardee in Corsicana in 1901. He attended school in Corsicana and graduated from G.W. Jackson High School.
He was also former pastor of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Corsicana. He served as president of Butler College and high school principal at Rice.
He was state director of Christian Education in the Texas Baptist Convention; dean and moderator of the Willow Grove Baptist District Association; dean of the Texas Baptist Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress and member of the board of education for the National Baptist Convention.
He has also authored several books on Christian education emphasizing church music education.
Hardee was also recipient of the Silver Beaver Award - the highest Scout honor that can be awarded as an adult.
Hardee received his B.S. degree from Bishop College in Marshall, B.D. degree and master of religious education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He was the first black to receive two degrees from the seminary.
Paul Quinn College conferred a doctor of divinity on him for meritorious service in Christian education.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Johnnie D. Hardee; a foster daughter, LIVING; and a brother, John Hardee of Los Angeles.
Notes:
- Corsicana Weekly
Light (Corsicana, TX); 25 Oct 1979
Walter Day
Birth unknown - Apr 27, 1963
RITES FOR MR. WALTER DAY
Mr. Walter Day, a prominent citizen of Streetman, Texas, passed away April 27, 1963. He worked for Mrs. Alf Milligan for many years.
Services will be held from the Good Will Baptist Church, Streetman, Friday, 2:00 p.m. Rev. E. C. Davis, pastor Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Corsicana will conduct the services.
Members of the Blooming Banner Lodge No. 259, will serve as pallbearers, Calhoun directing.
Notes:
William McHamlett
Birth unknown - Sat., Apr. 13, 1963
Negro Slain In Shots Exchange With Brother
An elderly negro, who allegedly made repeated threats to
kill his brother and sister-in-law in a family
altercation, was fatally wounded in a gunfire exchange
Saturday at 5:50 p.m. with his brother, whose wife was
accidentally hit when she was caught in the cross-fire,
investigating city police said.
Dead on arrival at Memroial Hospital was William
McHamlett, past 60, 202 East Fifteenth avenue.
Treated for a bullet wound in the right shoulder was
Bessie McHamlett, 516 East Twelfth avenue, who was
charged with murder and released on his own recognizance
by Justice of the Peace G. C. Bowden who fixed bond at
$500.
Investigating Police Officer Harold Pritchett and Sgt.
J. G. Crawford quoted Willie McHamlett as saying William
had been to his home twice earlier in the day cursing
and threatening to kill him and his wife Bessie in an
argument about keys to the home of another brother who
died Jan. 10 in California.
Willie McHamlett told police that William left and
returned a third time shortly before 6 p.m. armed with a
.45 Colt revolver and fired several shots at him
(Willie) who went to a bedroom and got a .38 calibre
pistol and returned the fire. One bullet hit William in
the chest near the heart area. Police said they
questioned neighbors who related they had heard the
earlier exchanges between the brothers in which William
allegedly made threats to kill Willie and Bessie.
A Calhoun ambulance transported the dead man to the
hospital having picked him up from a Corley ambulance
that arrived first on the scene.
Notes:
Michael Wayne Cornish
Jun 18, 1960 - Apr 24, 1976
M. W. Cornish
B. J. Shaw
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Second
Mission Baptist Church for Billy Joe Shaw, 23 and
Michael Wayne Cornish, 15, who died Saturday in a car
accident west of Corsicana.
The Rev. Paul Curry will officiate and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Survivors include Shaw's wife, Beverly Sue Shaw of Corsicana; his children Shantelle Shaw and Marian Shaw,
both of Corsicana; their mother, Doretha Shaw of Corsicana; Shaw's father, Grady Shaw of Corsicana;
Cornish's father, Charlie Cornish of Corsicana; five sisters, Stephanie Jones of Augusta Georgia, Billie Ann
Cornish of Denton, Marilyn Gibson, Charlene Cornish and Rosaline Cornish, all of Corsicana; three brothers,
Charley Ray Cornish, both of Corsicana, and Carl Edward Cornish of Streetman; their grandmother, Rethea Mullin
of Dallas; their grandfather, Willie Gibson, Sr. of Corsicana; and Cornish's grandfather, Charlie Cornish Sr. of Corsicana.
Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers. Scott Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Notes:
John
McCrary
Oct 16, 1895 - Oct 7, 1963
John McCrary Dies Monday
John McCrary, long-time negro carpenter of Corsicana
died at Memorial Hospital Monday. Funeral rites will be
held from Bethlehem Baptist church Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Trussie
Jones and Mrs. Johnnie Talley, all of Corsicana; two
sons, James, Dallas, and David, Houston; 10
grandchildren.
Notes:
William
P. Shaw
Oct 26, 1892 - Aug 9, 1963
Services for P. W. Shaw, Saturday, 11 a.m., Second
Mission Baptist Church.
Wilbur Calhoun, Calhoun Funeral Home.
Notes:
Marie (Manson) Shaw
Dec 24, 1900 - Aug 12, 1963
Services for Mrs. Marie Shaw, Sunday, 2 p.m., Mt. Mariah
Baptist Church, Barry, Texas. Burial in Corsicana.
Walter Calhoun � Calhoun Funeral Home
Notes:
Oscar
Granville
Jan 5, 1892 - Aug 15, 1963
Calhoun was called to Rusk, Tex. for the body of Oscar
Granville, yesterday. Resident 307 East ith Ave.,
Corsicana. Services pending.
Walter Calhoun - Calhoun Funeral Home.
Notes:
Billy Joe
Shaw
Apr 10, 1953 - Apr 24, 1976
M. W. Cornish
B. J. Shaw
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Second Mission Baptist Church for Billy Joe Shaw, 23 and
Michael Wayne Cornish, 15, who died Saturday in a car accident west of Corsicana.
The Rev. Paul Curry will officiate and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Survivors include Shaw's wife, Beverly Sue Shaw of Corsicana; his children Shantelle Shaw and Marian Shaw,
both of Corsicana; their mother, Doretha Shaw of Corsicana; Shaw's father, Grady Shaw of Corsicana;
Cornish's father, Charlie Cornish of Corsicana; five sisters, Stephanie Jones of Augusta Georgia, Billie Ann
Cornish of Denton, Marilyn Gibson, Charlene Cornish and Rosaline Cornish, all of Corsicana; three brothers,
Charley Ray Cornish, both of Corsicana, and Carl Edward Cornish of Streetman; their grandmother, Rethea Mullin
of Dallas; their grandfather, Willie Gibson, Sr. of Corsicana; and Cornish's grandfather, Charlie Cornish
Sr. of Corsicana.
Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers. Scott
Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Notes:
Sneed Hamilton Woodard
Aug 1, 1955 - Jan 18, 1963
Final Rites Of Sneed Hamilton Woodard
Sneed Hamilton Woodard, age seven, expired in Terrell,
Texas. Rites will be at Second Mission Baptist Church,
Sunday, January 20, 1963. Reverand Paul Curry, minister.
Father, Mr. Cleotha Woodard, mother Mrs. Estelle Woodard
and three sisters and one brother mourn for him.
Calhoun directing.
Notes:
Robert Lee Dixon, Sr.
Jun 24, 1921 - Jan 18, 1963
Final Rites Of Robert Dixon
Mr. Robert Dixon expired at Memorial Hospital Friday,
January 18, 1963. Rites are pending the arrival of
relatives. Calhoun will be directing.
Notes:
Mozelle T. (Adams)
Dixon
Sep 5, 1904 - Jun 2, 1975
Mrs. Dixon
Funeral services are pending at Ross and Johnson
Mortuary for Mrs. Mozelle Dixon who died Monday after a
short illness.
She was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge No. 109 and
was a member of the First Independent Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clim Dixon of Corsicana.
Notes:
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Mrs. Dixon
Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the
Ross and Johnson Mortuary for Mrs. Mozelle Dixon,
resident of Corsicana, who died Monday after a short
illness.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First
Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Polk
officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Clim Dixon of Corsicana;
a sister, Mrs. Lula M. Ford of Dallas, and a brother,
Jack Adams of Oakwood, and other relatives.
Notes:
Melvin
Ray Driver
1930 - Aug 16, 1963
Couple Slain In Houston Rites Pending
Andrew Driver, 33, of Pelham, and his wife, Lunetta, 26,
were dead on arrival at the Jefferson Davis Hospital in
Houston late Friday afternoon, suffering gunshot wounds,
it was learned here Friday night.
The negro family was residing in Houston temporarily
where the husband was employed. The woman, it was
stated, had been shot five times, and the husband twice
near the heart.
The bodies were brought to the Calhoun funeral Home here
where funeral arrangements were incomplete Saturday.
Houston police are investigating.
Surviving are eight children ranging in age from eight
years to eight months and other relatives.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
Sat., Aug 17, 1963
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- Woodland Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- h/o Lunetta
(Lusk) Driver; s/o Lee Andrew Driver & Pearly
(Benton) Driver
- (Assumed buried
here - death certificate says City cemetery,
Corsicana, Tx.- death certificate says Melvin Ray
Driver but obit says Andrew Driver)
Lunetta (Lusk) Driver
1937 - Aug 16, 1963
Couple Slain In Houston Rites Pending
Andrew Driver, 33, of Pelham, and his wife, Lunetta, 26,
were dead on arrival at the Jefferson Davis Hospital in
Houston late Friday afternoon, suffering gunshot wounds,
it was learned here Friday night.
The negro family was residing in Houston temporarily
where the husband was employed. The woman, it was
stated, had been shot five times, and the husband twice
near the heart.
The bodies were brought to the Calhoun funeral Home here
where funeral arrangements were incomplete Saturday.
Houston police are investigating.
Surviving are eight children ranging in age from eight
years to eight months and other relatives.
Notes:
Ruby Lee (Bates) Bailey
Jan 28, 1920 - Mar 8, 1963
MRS. RUBY LEE BAILEY of Corsicana, passed away Mar. 8, 1963. Funeral rites Tuesday, March 12th at the Church of
Christ East 7th Ave., eulogy byt the pastor, Bro. Willie Whitmore.
Calhoun directing.
Notes:
Jack L. Holleman, Sr.
Nov 8, 1918 - Apr 24, 1963
Rites for Mr. Jack L. Holleman Sr., will be held from the Calhoun's Chapel, Saturday, May 4 2:00 p.m. Rev.
Dock Reese of Palestine will give the eulogy.
Calhoun Directing.
Notes:
Ernest Chandler
Nov 11, 1913 - Apr 26, 1963
Rites for Mr. Ernest Chandler will be held from the Calhoun's Chapel, Tuesday, April 29, 10 a.m.
Calhoun directing.
Notes:
Clara Jane (Ford) Gowan
Mar 18, 1893 - Aug 17, 1966
Mrs. Gowan Dies Here Wednesday
Mrs. T. A. Gowan, Sr., 74, native of Kerens, 312 West
Park avenue, died in the Navarro Clinic Wednesday
morning.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel with burial in the
Postoak
cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Bruce
Hibbitt, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, of
which she was a member. She was a member of Home Rebekah
Lodge No. 128.
The Gowans had resided in Corsicana 40 years.
Surviving are her husband, Corsicana; three sons, Paul
E. Gowan, Corsicana; Thomas A. Gowan, Jr., Mesa, Ariz.,
and David E. Gowan, Odessa; a daughter, Mrs. A. W.
Benson, Deer Park; 18 grandchildren, two brothers, Chleo
Ford, Corsicana, and Jack Ford, Mangum, Okla.; a sister,
Mrs. Martha Pirtle, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be W. A. McPherson, Homer Bryant, Bud
Jones, Aubrey Fincher, W. R. Rascoe and Sam Gordon.
Home Rebakah Lodge No. 128 will have charge of graveside
rites.
Notes:
Louis LaVern Johnson
abt 1955 - Jul 7, 1966
Fire Victim Rites Monday
Funeral services for Louis LaVern Johnson, 11-year-old
child, who died Friday of burns suffered Thursday, will
be held from the AME Church Monday at 2 p.m. with burial
in the Elm Flat
cemetery near Powell.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. George Willis,
pastor of the church.
The child was critically burned Thursday morning in the
bathroom of her home, 301 East Tenth avenue in the
explosion of a glass jug of gasoline as she prepared to
take a bath.
An older sister, 12-year-old Wanda, heard the explosion
and summoned help. The victim was found in the bathtub
when the locked door was forced.
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hammitt Bruton,
foster mother, Gertrude Johnson, Corsicana, two
brothers, five sisters, two nephews and two nieces.
Scott Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
Lacy Woods
Mar 23, 1912 - Aug 17, 1966
Slate Services For Lacy Woods
Funeral services for Lacy Woods of Dallas will be held
Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Woods Chapel A. M. E. church at
Powell. Rev. Clarence Miller will officiate.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jeanette Woods; two
step-daughters, Delores and Ludelia; two step-sons, J.
P. and Victor; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Willis, three
brothers, Enree, Willie and Maderia Woods.
Scott Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
Herman Bryant
Sep 19, 1942 - Apr 9, 1966
Herman Bryant Fatally
Hurt In Auto Mishap
Herman Bryant, 30-year-old Powell negro, was killed
Saturday night in a one-car accident on FM Road, 1182, a
mile and a half east of Interstate 45 at Ennis.
The 1955 Ford station wagon in which Bryant was a
passenger went out of control, investigating officers
said, and the victim was pronounced dead on arrival at
Ennis Municipal hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the
Ebenezer Baptist church in Powell with burial in the
Elm Flat
cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Henry
Blair, pastor.
Surviving are his wife and three children, Powell;
parents, Bessie Me Bryant and Norman Bryant, Jr.,
Corsicana; four sisters and three brothers.
Scott Funeral Home directed.
Notes:
George
Talley
Dec 10, 1904 - Jan 28, 1966
George Talley Dies Friday
George Talley, 307 North Fifth street, head custodian at
the U. S. Post office here, died in Memorial hospital
late Friday.
Arrangements are pending at Scott Funeral Home.
A World War II
veteran, Talley had been with the post office 16
years and in Corsicana since 1932.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana, a brother, six
nephews and two nieces.
Notes:
Addie (Eakles)
Washington
Dec 25, 1886 - Aug 9, 1966
Mrs. Washington Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Washington, 79, who died
at her home in Hubbard Tuesday will be held Sunday at 1
p.m. from the Good Will Baptist church, Birdston Valley,
Streetman.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. E. Williams,
pastor. Burial will be in the
Birdston
Valley cemetery.
Mrs. Washington had resided at Hubbard 19 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elzora Barnes, Hubbard;
five grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, four
great-great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Calhoun directs.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Sat., Aug. 13, 1966
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- Birth record
says d/o Anderson Eakles and Cracie (Harris) Eakles.
Death certificate says d/o Anderson Eakles &
Chrissie (Smith) her monument says Ciecy Eakles -
daughter is Elzora Barree per death certificate
James Earnest Gotcher
Aug 11, 1924 - Nov 9, 1977
Earnest Gotcher
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Corley Funeral Home
Chapel for Earnest Gotcher, 53, resident of Guymon,
Okla. who died Wednesday at Guymon.
Maxie Boren will officiate, with burial following at
Oakwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Powell and served in the Air Force.
Survivors include his wife of Guymon, Okla., two
daughters, Mrs. Gloria Hermes of Saint Regis, Mt. and
Mrs. Jerry Gay of Guymon; two sons, Vernon Gotcher of
Saint Regis and Alvin Gotcher of Guymon; six
grandchildren, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Gotcher
of Powell; a brother, Norman Gotcher of Tyler; three
sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Ellison of Edmond, Okla., Mrs.
Jewell Rutherford of Kerens, and Mrs. Gayle Garner of
Corsicana.
Pallbearers are Bernard Simmons, Raymond Simmons, J. R.
bush, Ron Garner, Don Ellison and Leon Aven.
Notes:
Thomas
Sloan Rea
Nov 19, 1888 - Feb 9, 1964
Hold Services For Sloan Rea
Funeral services for Thomas Sloan Rea, 75, of 1607
Maplewood, who died in Memorial hospital Sunday
afternoon, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon
Chapel with burial in
Oakwood Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Cass French, Jr.,
pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church, assisted by
Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Rea, Corsicana; a
son, George H. Rea, Clinton, Miss.; a daughter, Mrs.
Glenn Moore, San Angelo; a granddaughter, Martha Rea,
Clinton, Miss.; a brother, Jack Rea, and two sisters,
Mrs. C. B. Jordan and Mrs. L. W. Keathley, all of
Corsicana, and a number of nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Pallbearers were Joe T. Smith, E. W. (Pete) O�Danioel,
J. H. Rivers, Dock Allen, Rufus Pevehouse, M. A. Tekell,
Ed Rittersbacher and C. N. Tramel.
Notes:
Edna Rose (Joyner)
Stanford
May 28, 1927 - Feb 8, 1964
Mrs. Stanford Services Held
Final rites for Mrs. Walter C. Stanford, 36, who died in
Beaumont Saturday, were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from
the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Noel Fisher, pastor of the Oakhurfst Methodist church in Fort Worth.
Surviving are her husband and two sons, Wendell C. and David M. Stanford, all of Beaumont; mother, Mrs. Mattie
Mae Joyner, Fort Worth; three brothers, Tommy E. Joyner, Verington, Nev.; Golden M. Joyner, Austin, and Jimmy C.
Joyner, Brownfield, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Vannoy Pope, Earl Joyner, Huberth Joyner, Robert Joyner, Jerry Caton, Buddy Caton and Elvin Harrison.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tues., Feb 11, 1964
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Waler
Clifton Stanford buried Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tx; d/o Clarence Andrew
Joyner & Mattie Mae (Golden) Joyner
Lester
Earl Owens
Mar 31, 1903 - Feb 19, 1964
Earl Owens, 60, Dies Wednesday
Earl Owens, 60, employe of Buck's Appliances, 521 North Beaton Street, died in Memorial hospital Wednesday morning.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a son, D. D. Owens, Dallas; two grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Brownlow
Humphrey, Fort Worth; five brothers, Jess and Newell Owens, both of Vernon; Grover Owens, Crowell; John Owen,
Abilene; and Delbert Owens, Pontiac, Mich., and other relatives.
Owens was a native of Dallas county.
Pallbearers will be A. A. Copeland, J. I. Saunders, T. J. Burkholder, Will Hashop, W. L. Norton, Paul Garner, and Farley McCarver.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wed., Feb 19, 1964
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st wife Lillie
Mae (Davy) Owens 2nd wife Avis Estella (Ramsey)
Owens; s/o William Jesse Owens & Emma Belle
(Johnson) Owens
Shelby H. Stone, Jr.
Nov 9, 1925 - Oct 23, 1964
Shelby Stone Services Held
Final rites for Shelby Stone, 38, Dallas truck driver
native of Corsicana, who died in Dallas Friday morning,
were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with
burial in
Oakwood cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. Robert J. Potts,
pastor of the First Baptist church.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty Lynn, Patricia and
Dorothy Jean Stone, all of Dallas; mother, Mrs. Effie
Stone, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Tom Paschal, Jack Paschal, Bryant
Paschal, Jr.; Jack Russell, Dan Paschal and Otis
Langston.
Notes:
Lemuel Eugene Smith
Dec 28, 1888 - Oct 22, 1964
Saturday Rites Lemuel Smith
Funeral services for Lemuel E. Smith, 78, retired
Cameron Lumber Company employe, who died at his home,
1601 West Eleventh avenue Thursday, were held Saturday
at 10 a.m. from the Corley Chapel.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Homer Cox, pastor of
the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church. Burial was in
Oakwood cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Jester
Smith, High Island; Roy Smith, California, and Newton
Smith, Corpus Christi; two daughters, Mrs. Weldon Nokes,
Waxahachie, and Mrs. Thomas McPherson, Beaumont; seven
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two
sisters, Mrs. Lee Tiener and Mrs. Willie Johns, both of
Athens, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Leroy Ferguson, Garrett Sisson; Stanley
Gorman, Aubrey Seale, Chester Sprinkle and D. G. Wylie.
Notes:
Lucille (March) Stone
Sep 9, 1886 - Oct 28, 1965
Mrs. H. L. Stone Rites Saturday
Graveside services for Mrs. Hugh Lamar Stone, who died
in San Angelo early Thursday, will be held at Oakwood
cemetery Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The rites will be
conducted by Rev. B. O. Wood, San Angelo Presbyterian
minister, father of Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of
Westminister Presbyterian church here.
Surviving are her husband of San Angelo, a son, Hugh
Lamar Stone, Jr., Houston; a grandson, Hugh Lamar Stone
III, Houston; a granddaughter, Miss Bryce Stone,
Houston; a brother, John Abe March, San Angelo, and
other relatives.
Corley directs local arrangements.
Notes:
Eloisa (Aldama)
Guerrero
Feb 29, 1920 - Jan 8, 1965
Mrs. Guerrero Expires Friday
Mrs. Eloisa Aldama Guerrero, 44, of Dallas, died in
Navarro clinic Friday night following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the
Westminister Presbyterian church with burial in
Resthaven
Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev.
Eugene E. Wood, pastor.
Surviving are her husband, B. S. Guerrero, and a son,
Ben H. Guerrero, both of Dallas; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gabino Aldama, Corsicana; four brothers, John, Ben and
George Aldama, all of Corsicana, and Richard Aldama,
Dallas; three sisters, Mrs. D. T. Gonzales, Corsicana;
Mrs. Ernest Fletes, III, Marlin, and Miss Eva Marie
Aldama, Dallas, and other relatives.
Corley directs.
Notes:
Robert Ferdinand Jones
Aug 30, 1892 - Jan 5, 1965
Hold Services Robert F. Jones
Final rites for Robert F. Jones, 72, farmer-stockman,
Route 1, Purdon, were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from the
Griffin Funeral chapel with burial in
Resthaven
Memorial Park. The services were conducted by C. E. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ
of which Jones was a member.
Jones died in Memorial Hospital Tuesday at noon.
Surviving are his wife of Route 1, Purdon; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Lee Clark, Sulphur Springs; Mrs.
Ruth Harrison and Mrs. Faye Hand both of Corsicana, and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Henry Russell, Jack James, Frank Carver, Lonnie Burgett, Lester Burgett and Gene Carver.
Notes:
Anna Mae (Wilson) Dunton
Jan 23, 1889 - Feb 21, 1965
Mrs. J. H. Dunton Dies Sunday, Rites Monday
Mrs. Anna Mae Dunton, 76, wife of J. H. Dunton, 717 North Thirty-Seventh Street died in Memorial Hospital Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Sidney Roberts, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which she was a member.
Native of Kaufman, Mrs. Dunton spent most of her life in Black Hills and Corsicana.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Jack McMains, Lancaster, Calif.; a brother, Walter P.
Wilson, Beaumont; two sisters, Mrs. Robert E. Layton, Tyler, and Mrs. Porter Spikes, Riverside, Calif., and a
number of nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Albert Frey, Earl Smalling, Charlie Bee, Curry Butler, Lewis Foster, Paul Moore and Johnny Chirafis.
Notes:
Ernest R Prince
Apr 9, 1888 - Jun 16, 1965
Friday Rites E. R. Prince
Ernest R. Prince, 76, World War I veteran, 2111 West Third Avenue, was found dead in his pick-up truck at
2104 West Fourth avenue early Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from the Griffin Chapel Friday at 4 p.m. with burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev.
Eugene E. Wood, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian church.
Officer Ted Warren investigated the report of the man slumped in his pick-up. Prince was taken to Memorial
hospital and W. H. Tipton, justice of the peace, returned a coroner's verdict of death from natural causes.
Prince was a cattleman, farmer, and rancher.
Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Barnes, Washington, D.C.; a granddaughter, Jackie
Louise Barnes, Washington, D. C.; two brothers, Charlie Prince, Shreveport, La., and Dexter Prince, Victoria;
three sisters, Mrs. T. H. Benton, Houston; Mrs. J. H. Pitts and Mrs. June Clark, both of Corsicana, and other relatives.
Notes:
Harvey Monroe Mesker
Nov 12, 1939 - Nov 16, 1965
H. M. Mesker Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Harvey Monroe Mesker, 26, who was accidentally electrocuted near Edinburg Tuesday, were
held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in
Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites were
conducted by Roy Jones, Church of Christ minister.
Mesker was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Marie Mesker, six brothers, Jimmy Don, Charles, Jesse, David Ivan, Gary
Wayne and O. E. Mesker, all of Navarro; five sisters, Mrs. Wanda Jordan, Euless; Mrs. Ersie Lea Jewett,
Burleson; Carolyn C., Mary Ellen and Mrs. Hattie Carver, all of Navarro; ; grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Carver,
Corsicana, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Herman Sanches, Harold Sanches, Tommy Horn, Claude Sanches, Don Horn and Robert Swanson..
Notes:
Floyd Doyle Layfield
Jul 22, 1921 - Jun 6, 1986
DOYLE LAYFIELD
Services for Doyle Layfield, 64, of Athens were held Sunday in Eastern Hills Church of Christ in Athens. Ray
Hooper and James Holland officiated.
Burial was in the
Prairie Point Cemetery in Navarro County near Kerens, under
the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home of Athens.
Mr. Layfield died Friday in a Tyler hospital following a lengthy illness.
He was born July 22, 1921 in Navarro County and resided in Athens 40 years. He was the owner of Doyle's Garage
and Wrecker Service for 25 years and was an associate of Eaton Motor Co. for three years. He was a member of
Eastern Hills Church of Christ where he was a Deacon and Elder at one time. He was a veteran of Military Service
during World War II.
Doyle was active in Athens Fire and Police Department activities. He was preceded in death by his Mother, Tillie Doyle Layfield, in 1950.
He was survived by his wife, Vesper Taylor Layfield of Athens; two daughters and sons-in-law, Tommie and Harold
Cook of Athens, and Helen and Jim Boone, of Irving; his Father and stepmother, Tom and Opal Layfield, of Kerens;
two brothers, T.E. Layfield of Kerens and Lavelle Layfield of Athens; four grandchildren; a great
grand-daughter; two step-great-grandsons; three nephews; four nieces and numerous other relatives.
Pallbearers were Guy Pirtle, Albert Kirksey, Cotton Eaton, Carl Harris, Paul Clanton, Allen Boswell, Brient Lookabaugh and Ray Tra
Notes:
-
WWII Veteran
-
WWII Biography
- h/o Vesper Lorene (Taylor) Layfield; s/o Richard Thomas
Layfield & Matilda Lovina "Tillie" (Doyle) Layfield
Jessie Teague, Sr.
Nov 1, 1889 - Aug 12, 1963
Funeral services for Jessie Teague, Sunday, 3 p.m., Winkler Texas.
Wilbur Calhoun - Calhoun Funeral Home
Notes:
John Hugh King, Jr.
Oct 14, 1963 - Oct 15, 1963
King Infant Rites Planned
Graveside services for John Hugh King, one-day-old of Mr. and Mrs. John H. King, Route 5, Corsicana, who died
in Memorial Hospital Tuesday will be held at Wildcat cemetery Wednesday at 11 a.m.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. B. W. Johnson of the Pentecostal Church of God.
Surviving are the parents, a sister, Sarah Lee, Corsicana, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. King, Corsicana, and Mrs. Essie Hill, Irving.
Corley directs.
Notes:
Joe C. Mayo
Sep 25, 1905 - Aug 23, 1963
Joe Mayo Dies Friday Night
KERENS, Aug. 24 (Spl.) - Joe Mayo, 57, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Roy (Linnie) Bunch at Powell early Friday night.
Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist church here Saturday at 4 p.m. with burial in the
Prairie Point cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. W. Hodges, pastor.
Mayo resided in Kerens until 15 years ago when he moved to Powell.
Surviving are four brothers, Hardy, Willard, John and Roy Mayo, all of Kerens; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Grand,
Dallas, and Mrs. Bunch, Powell, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Inmon Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
Jasper Elijah
Kimbrough, Jr.
Aug 29, 1929 - Jun 14, 1963
Hold Services Bazette Native
Funeral services for J. E. Kimbrough, Jr., 33, native of Bazette, who died in Houston Friday were held Sunday at
3 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. Burial was in the
Prairie Point cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Marvin Moore and Rev. Grady Cook.
Kimbrough was assistant manager of the Globe Discount Department store.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Veronica Lynn, two sons, Michael Jay and Stephen Scott Kimbrough, and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kimbrough, Sr., all of Houston; five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Combs, Mrs. Marvin
Moore, Mrs. Melvin Madison and Mrs. Thurian Smith, all of Houston, and Mrs. Terry Alexander, New Orleans; a
brother, Billy Kimbrough, Houston; an uncle, J. W. Graves, Kerens, with whom he lived and other relatives.
Cousins were pallbearers.
Notes:
Preston Slay Mayo
Oct 7, 1923 - Dec 25, 2005
Funeral services for
Preston Slay Mayo, 82, of Scottsville will be 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Chapel of Downs Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Sam Cutrone and Jack Dillard
officiating. Burial will follow in Algoma Cemetery
North.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.
Mr. Mayo died Dec. 25, 2005, at his home. He was born
Oct.. 7, 1923, in Kerens, the son of Willard S. and Lena
Mayo. He served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific
Theater during World War II.
He married the former Marilyn Elizabeth Nichols on Dec.
17, 1950.
After leaving his parents' cotton farm, Mr. Mayo pursued
a career of feeding and showing registered polled
Herefords in Texas and Oklahoma, joining the Beckett
Hereford Farms in Scottsville in February 1954.
He was a past president of Harrison County Cattlemen's
Association and was active in 4-H and FFA groups. He was
made an honorary member of Marshall FFA.
In 1978, Mr. Mayo was named to the Texas edition of the
American Cattle Breeder's Hall of Fame in San Angelo. In
1979, the Lions Club named him Conservation Farmer of
the Year and in 1984, he was honored for 28 years of
service to Harrison County Building Committee.
Mr. Mayo was also named an outstanding leader in cattle
production and agriculture in 1988, being selected for
the Bill Clements Memorial Award by Build East Texas
organization.
He was a past member of Rotary International and a
member of Crossroads United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons; a daughter; seven
grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two
brothers
.
Pallbearers will be his sons and grandsons.
Notes:
- Marshall News
Messenger (TX) - Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005
-
WWII Veteran
-
WWII Biography
- h/o Marilyn
Elizabeth (Nichols) Mayo; s/o Willard Stephen Mayo &
Lena Ophelia (Slay) Mayo
- Algoma Cemetery
North, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX
Alvie
Curtis Mayo
Nov 4, 1911 - Dec 19, 1985
MAYO
ALVIE CURTIS MAYO, passed away in San Francisco, CA.
Graveside service was held in Mt. Carmel Cemetery,
Friday. officiated by Rev. Ascheri, Our Lady of
Assumption Church. He is survived by his wife,
Freances, son, John Lewis, grandson Shawn of El Paso,
brother John Aften and sister Mrs. Tommy Lou Horn of
Kerens, Texas.
Notes:
Fred Charles Mochelle
Apr 25, 1886 - Sep 23, 1963
F. C. Mochelle Dies Monday
IRENE, Sept. 24 (Spl.) - Fred C. Mochelle, 77, retired
auto dealer, native of Illinois, died at his home here
Monday morning. He had resided here 14 years and
formerly was a Dallas and Chicago resident.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from
the Irene Baptist church with burial in the
Salem cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ethel York Mochelle, Irene;
a son, Jack C. Mochelle, Baton Rouge, La.; two
daughters, Mrs. Frances Boyd and Mrs. Virginia Glennon,
both of Chicago; five grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Wynes, Carl Hammock, Noble
Downey, Charles Blake Downey, Modell York and Calvin
Adams.
McCormick Funeral Service directs.
Notes:
Arkie
Alice/Allie (Nutt) Wigley-Murrin
Feb 13, 1884 - Dec 10, 1963
Hold Services Mrs. Murrin
Funeral services for Mrs. Arkie Alice Nutt Murrin, 79,
of Richland were held from the First Methodist church in
Richland Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in the
Ward cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Jimmy Johnson, pastor.
Mrs. Murrin, native of Navarro county, died in the
Wortham hospital Tuesday.
Surviving are five sons, Buck Wigley, Orange; Elmer and
J. H. Wigley, both of Richland; Tommy and Hirl Wigley,
both of San Antonio; two daughters, Mrs. Viola Copeland,
Richland, and Mrs. W. R. Williams, Houston; 18
grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, two brothers,
Maben Nutt, Corsicana, and Noah Nutt, Dallas; a sister,
Mrs. Bennie Grace, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Corley directed.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Thurs., Dec 12, 1963
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband
Madison Decall Wigley married Oct 9, 1904 2nd
husband Isaac Murrin; d/o Marcus Lafayette "Fate"
Nutt & Cynthia Ann (Smith) Nutt
Ernestine (Bigham)
Mitchell
Oct 19, 1915 - Mar 29, 1963
Sunday Rites Mrs. Mitchell
Graveside rites for Mrs. Ernestine Mitchell, 47, of 3208
Brandon, Dallas, formerly of Corsicana, were held at
St. Elmo
cemetery Sunday at 4 p.m. following 1 p.m. rites at
the Sparkman Chapel in Dallas.
Surviving are a son, George W. Mitchell, Dallas; mother,
Mrs. E. V. Bigham, Dallas; three brothers, T. E. Bigham,
Winkler; Bill and Sam Bigham both of Dallas; four
sisters, Mrs. Vivian V. Stewart, Dallas; Mrs. Lillian
Brandon, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Carrie Lee Harris, Mineral
Wells, and Mrs. Joe Anderson, Winkler, and other
relatives.
Corley directed local arrangements.
Notes:
Larissa Leona
(Ingram) Bigham
Mar 17, 1876 - Oct 10, 1965
Tuesday Rites Mrs. Bigham
Funeral services for Mrs. E. V. Bigham, 89, of Mineral
Wells, long-time resident of Navarro county, were held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the St. Elmo church with burial in
the St. Elmo
cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Harold
Wormick and Rev. Leonard Lee.
Mrs. Bigham died at Duncanville Sunday.
Surviving are three sons, T. E. Bigham, Winkler; Sam and
Bill Bigham both of Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. Vivian
Stuart and Mrs. Lillian Brandon, both of Dallas; Mrs.
Carrie Lee Harris, Mineral Wells, and Mrs. Joe E.
Anderson, Corsicana; three grandchildren, two sisters,
Mrs. Carrie Ingram, Kerens, and Mrs. Jessie Boles,
Brownsboro, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Clyde Walker, Jack Pillans, Robert
Pillans, Bill Braun, Dudley Minze, Murl Anderson and
Ferguson DuBose.
Notes:
William Davis "Dick"
Walker
Aug 14, 1887 - Mar 25, 1963
W. D. Walker Of Richland Dies
W. D. (Dick) Walker, 76, retired Richland farmer, died
early Monday in the Wortham Hospital. He was a native of
St. Elmo, Freestone county.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the
Corley Chapel with burial in
St. Elmo
cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Claude B.
Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife of Richland; two sons, Andy
Walker, Albuquerque, N. M., and James Walker, Socorro,
N. M.; three daughters, Mrs. Billy Joe McCann,
Corsicana; Mrs. Carl Wetzel, Levelland, and Mrs. R. C.
Hayes, Eunice, N. M.; 10 grandchildren, a brother, I. T.
Walker, Winkler; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Hemingway,
Streetman, and Mrs. R. E. Gregory, West and other
relatives.
Pallbearers will be Cecil Hardwick, Richard Hardwick,
Archie Hardwick, Leonard Hardwick, Morris Hester,
Richard Lee Cherry, Andrew Blair and Clyde Walker.
Notes:
Cynthia
Ann Hill
Nov 6, 1963 - Dec 10, 1963
Infant Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Cynthia Ann Hill, one month and four days, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the
Griffin Chapel with burial in the
Modrell cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. J. T. Davis.
The child was found dead at the family residence, 2209 West Eleventh avenue early Tuesday morning.
G. C. Bowden, justice of the peace, Precinct 1, returned
a coroner' verdict of "death from natural causes"
following an investigation.
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hill, Corsicana; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Currin,
Houston, Mrs. Effie Mae Hill, Dallas; great-grandparents, Rev. J. F. Prince, Corsicana, and
Mrs. Rosie Callahan, California, and other relatives.
Notes:
Ella Mae (Bryant) Black
Jun 16, 1907 - Mar 7, 1963
MRS. ELLA MAE BLACK
Native of Round Prairie Community, Expired in a Fort Worth hospital. Rites will be Sunday at 3 o'clock,
Petersburg Baptist Church, Round Prairie.
Calhoun directing.
Notes:
Lester Clifton Hoffman
Dec 14, 1899 - Sep 15, 1963
Navarro
NAVARRO, Sep. 19 (Spl) - Lester Hoffman, a former resident
of this community, now of Greggton was buried in
Hopewell
cemetery here Tuesday.
Notes:
John
Leslie Weaver
Sep 20, 1897 - Mar 21, 1963
J. L. Weaver Of Navarro Dies
John Leslie Weaver, 65, retired poultry worker, of
Navarro was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital
Thursday morning following a heart attack. He was a
native of Fairfield.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Corley Chapel
early Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ida Weaver, Navarro; five
sons, Buford E. Weaver, Oak Grove, Ky.; M. L. Weaver,
Navarro; McCarter Clyde Weaver, Okinawa; William Logsdon
Weaver, Corbin, Ky.; Lesile Keith Weaver, Mesa, Ariza.;
10 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. C. B. Robinson and
Mrs. W. K. Bonner, both of Fairfield; and two brothers,
Douglas Weaver, Houston and Doyle Weaver, Amarillo, and
other relatives.
Notes:
------
J. L. Weaver Rites Sunday
Funeral services for John Leslie Weaver, 65, of Navarro
will be held from the Corley Chapel Sunday at 5 p.m.
with burial in the
Hopewell
cemetery at Navarro. The rites will be conducted by
Rev. Joe H. Wilbanks, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist
church.
Weaver was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial
Hospital Thursday morning following a heart attack. He
was a retired poultry worker.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ida Weaver, Navarro; five
sons, Buford E. Weaver, Oak Grove, Ky.; M. L. Weaver,
Navarro; McCarter Clyde Weaver, Okinawa; William Logsdon
Weaver, Corbin, Ky.; Lesile Keith Weaver, Mesa, Ariza.;
10 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. C. B. Robinson and
Mrs. W. K. Bonner, both of Fairfield; and two brothers,
Douglas Weaver, Houston and Doyle Weaver, Amarillo, and
other relatives.
Notes:
Ray Stroder
Jan 24, 1899 - Jul 26, 1963
Ray Stroder Rites Sunday
Ray Stroder, native of Navarro, oil field worker, died
Friday morning at Andrews of a heart attack after only a
few hours illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a.m. in
Andrews and graveside services will be held Sunday at 9
a.m. at the
Hopewell cemetery at Navarro. The rites here will be
conducted by his son-in-law, Rev. Bill Worrell, Dallas
Baptist minister.
Surviving are his wife of Andrews; two sons, John
Stroder, Liberal, Kan., and Don Stroder, Snyder; a
daughter, Mrs. Worrell, Dallas; six grandchildren; a
brother, Sam Stroder, Crane; three sisters, Mrs. Lola
Marsh, Navarro; Mrs. Pete Marsh, Odessa, and Mrs.
Pauline Hawkins, Corsicana, and other relatives.
Corley directs local arrangements.
Notes:
Ernest Borum Adams
Apr 3, 1874 - Nov 9, 1963
Ernest Adams Services Held
FARIFIELD, Nov. 18 (Spl) - Funeral services for Ernest
B. Adams, 89, retired railroad pumper, of Teague, were
held from the Ham Bros. Chapel in Teague last Monday.
Rev. H. L. McKissack officiated. Burial was in
Hopewell
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Adams, Teague; two
sons, Earl H. Adams, Houston, and William V. Adams,
Baytown; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Montgomery, Austin,
and five grandchildren.
Notes:
Travis Donahue Peters
Jan 25, 1892 - Sep 6, 1963
Travis Peters Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Travis D. Peters, 71, native of
Navarro county, who died Friday in an Athens hospital,
were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist
church in Malakoff.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Obie Barton, Baptist
minister of Corsicana, and Rev. Joe Stiner. Burial was
in Oak Grove
cemetery near Kerens.
Peters was a retired farmer and had resided in Malakoff
for the past 30 years. He and Miss Lula Simmons of Rural
Shade were married in 1911.
Surviving are his wife of Malakoff; two sons, a
daughter, two brothers, a sister, eight grandchildren
and other relatives.
Notes:
Thomas Jefferson
"Tom" Peters
Sep 13, 1881 - Apr 4, 1965
Tom J. Peters Rites Monday
KERENS, April 5 (Spl) - Funeral rites were held here
Monday afternoon for Tom J. Peters, 83, retired farmer
and longtime resident of Rural Shade and Kerens who died
Sunday in a Malakoff rest home.
Services were held from the Paschal Funeral Home Chapel
in Kerens at 2 p.m. with Rev. George Conn. Pastor of the
Kerens Missionary Baptist Church, conducting, and Rev.
Ed Byers of Trinidad assisting. Burial was in the
Oak Grove
cemetery.
Peters is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Pearl Peters,
Kerens; three sons, Byron Peters, Waco; Joel Peters,
LaMarque; and Vernon Peters, Milford; two sisters, Mrs.
A. D. Locklar, Corsicana; and Mrs. Jack Whitlow, also of
Corsicana; three brothers, Tom Peters, Malakoff; Herb
Peters, Corsicana, and Dan Peters, Carrollton; 10
grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and other
relatives.
Notes:
Mary Pearl (Horn) Peters
Oct 9, 1888 - Mar 30, 1974
Mrs. Peters
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens for Mrs. Pearl Peters,
85, of Cedar Lake Nursing Home in Malakoff and resident
of Kerens, who died Saturday in Athens Memorial
Hospital.
Rev. E. E. Sipes, Missionary Baptist Church of Kerens,
officiated, and burial was at
Oak Grove
cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Joel Peters of LaPort, Vernon Peters of Milford and Byron Peters of Waco; nine
grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Hester Dutton of Kerens and Mrs. Effie Anderson of Corsicana.
She was a member of Missionary Baptist Church.
Notes:
Hubert "Herb" Peters
May 9, 1884 - Nov 4, 1970
Herb Peters' Rites Friday
KERENS - Funeral services for Herb Peters, 86, have been set for 2 p.m. Friday in Paschal Funeral Home with
burial in
Oakgrove cemetery. The Rev. Albert Sipes will officiate.
Mr. Peters died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital after a short illness. A native of Kerens, he had been in the
Twilight Home in Corsicana for the past eight years. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Kerens.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. A. D. Locklar of Corsicana and Mrs. Ruby Whitelow of Corsicana; two
brothers, Tom Peters of Malakoff and Dan Peters of Carrollton.
Notes:
James
"Jim" Peters
Aug 10, 1879 - Sep 6, 1957
Kerens Resident Expires Friday
Jim Peters, 78, retired farmer, Kerens native of Rural
Shade, died in the Twilight Home here Friday morning
following an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Peters was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist church. He
had resided in the Kerens area all of his life with the
exception of 15 years spent at Trinidad. He was
unmarried.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. A. D. Locklar and Mrs.
J. H. Whitlaw, both of Corsicana, five brothers, Herv,
and Wash Peters, both of Kerens, Tim Peters, Malakoff;
Tom Peters, Trinidad and Dan Peters, Dallas, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Inmon funeral Home will direct.
Notes:
Manuel
Banda
Dec 24, 1896 - Dec 6, 1963
Manuel Banda Rites Saturday
Manuel Banda, 67, Route 1 Corsicana was found dead in a
house on the Cecil Moore farm, Pickett community,
southwest of Corsicana, Friday afternoon. He was
reported seen Monday and resided in the house alone.
G. C. Bowden, justice of the peace, returned a coroner's
verdict of "death from natural causes," following an
investigation.
He was a native of Lockhart, Texas.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the
Catholic cemetery with Rev. A. J. Merkel, pastor of
the Church of the Immaculate Conception, in charge.
Surviving are four sons, Albert, Paul and Joe Banda, all
of Dallas, and Mike Banda, Detroit, Mich.; a daughter,
Mrs. Blasa Gonzales, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Barron, Wichita Falls; 21 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Rufus Alonzo, Emmett Gonzales, Bartalo
Avalle, Joe Costello, Louis Lopez and Joe Morales.
Griffin directed.
Notes:
Edward Coleman Ward
Sep 1, 1884 - Apr 3, 1963
Edward C. Ward Dies Wednesday
Edward C. Ward, 78, Streetman rancher-farmer, injured in
an auto-truck collision in Streetman, Freestone county,
February 14, died in Paulyne's Convalescent Home
Wednesday.
His wife was dead on arrival at the Freestone County
Memorial Hospital on February 14 and Mr. Ward was
critically injured.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the
First Baptist church in Streetman with burial in the
Cade
cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Clarence Yates,
pastor.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. C. T. Orr, Dallas; four
sisters, Mrs. C. D. Gilbert, Streetman; Mrs. Tom Greer,
Fort Worth; Mrs. Carrie Lee Abington, Alpine, and Mrs.
G. . Morris, Rock Springs, and other relatives.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Murrelle (Frazier) Ward
Jun 2, 1886 - Feb 14, 1963
Auto Victim's Funeral Rites Are Incomplete
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Murrelle Ward, Route 1,
Wortham, killed in car-truck collision in Streetman
Thursday were still incomplete at Griffin Funeral Chapel
early Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ward died en route to the Freestone County Memorial
Hospital Thursday and her husband Edward Coleman Ward,
78, continues in critical condition in the hospital.
The collision occurred on U. S. Highway 75 in Streetman,
Freestone county.
Highway Patrolman Travis Locker of Fairfield is quoted
as saying the car driven by Ward turned into the highway
at an intersection and collided with the truck-trailer
driven by L. D. Giles of Palestine who was uninjured.
Surviving are her husband of Streetman; a daughter, Mrs.
C. T. Orr, Dallas; two brothers, Carl and Edgar Frazier,
both of Streetman; a sister, Mrs. N. L. Blissett, White
Deer, and other relatives.
Notes:
------
Ward Service Held Tuesday
Funeral service for Mrs. Murrelle Ward, 76, of Streetman
will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. from the First Baptist
church in Streetman with burial in the
Cade
cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev.
Clarence Yates, pastor.
Mrs. Ward died en route to the Freestone County Memorial
Hospital in an ambulance Thursday following a collision
of the car in which she and her husband, E. C. Ward,
were riding and a truck operated by L. D. Giles of
Palestine was uninjured.
The accident occurred on U. S. Highway 75 in Streetman,
a short distance inside the Freestone county line. Her
husband remains in critical condition in the Fairfield
hospital.
Surviving are her husband of Streetman; a daughter, Mrs.
C. T. Orr, Dallas; two brothers, Carl and Edgar Frazier,
both of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. N. L. Blissett, White
Deer, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be John Henry Blissett, Preston
Gilbert, Gilbert Frazier, Grady Frazier, Chester Ward,
and L. G. Ward, all nephews.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Lula Marzee
(Chadwick) Reagan
Mar 13, 1869 - Feb 21, 1963
Mrs. Reagan Of Powell Expires
KERENS, Feb. 22 - (Spl) - Mrs. Lula Reagan, 93, longtime resident of Navarro county, died at her home in Powell
Thursday after a long illness.
Funeral rites will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Inmon Funeral Home chapel here. Burial will be in the
Bazette cemetery.
Rev. Vernon Sydow, pastor of the Powell Baptist church, will conduct.
Surviving Mrs. Reagan are four daughters, Mrs. A. B. Holloway, Roane; Mrs. Annie Griffin, Powell; Mrs. W. F.
Mitcham, Corsicana, and Mrs. A. V. Frazier, Roane; two brothers, four sisters, a number of nieces and nephews
and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Notes:
Charlie Washington Reagan
Mar 19, 1868 - May 28, 1930
MEMBER OF COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIES EARLY WEDNESDAY
KERENS, May 8 - (Spl) - Charles W. Regan, aged 62, died at his home near here at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning and
funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock with burial in the
Bazette cemetery.
Mr. Regan was a member of the county school board and was active in civic affairs. He was a farmer and had
resided in the eastern part of the county for a number of years.
Surviving are his wife and several children.
Notes:
Mary
Belle Reagan
Apr 12, 1915 - Mar 7, 1971
Reagan Rites
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the
Bazette Baptist church for Miss Mary Belle Reagan, who
died Sunday in Memorial Hospital in Corsicana. The rites
were conducted by Rev. Boyd with interment in the
Bazette Baptist
Cemetery. Miss Reagan was a lifelong resident of
Bazette.
Survivors include four brothers, W. C. Reagan and J. F.
Reagan both of Kerens, Chester Reagan of Dallas, and
Bennett Reagan of Carthage.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Notes:
Ruth Ann (Jennings)
Reagan
Apr 17, 1906 - Mar 7, 1966
Mrs. Reagan Of Powell Expires
Mrs. Ruth Reagan, 59, native of Kerens, wife of Frank
Reagan, Route 1 Powell, died in the Navarro Clinic
Monday. She was a member of the Bazette Baptist church.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from
the Bazette Baptist church with burial in the
Bazette Cemetery.
Rev. Sam Circill, pastor, will conduct the rites.
Surviving are her husband, three sons, Jason and Jimmye
Reagan, both of Kerens, and William Joe Reagan, Powell;
a daughter, Mrs. Lee Cobb, Rockport; 10 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Paschal Funeral Home directs.
Notes:
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