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Berry McGee
Mar 2, 1874 - May 1961

Berry McGee Dies Friday

Berry McGee, 87, retired postmaster and banker, formerly of Corsicana, died in Ada, Oklahoma, Friday.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel with burial in Resthaven cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.

A native of Alabama, and educated in Peabody College, he taught school at Frost, later was postmaster at Italy 16 years and operated banks at Avalon and Red Oak while residing in Waxahachie prior to his retirement. He made his home in Corsicana before moving to Ada, Okla., several years ago.

Surviving are his wife of Ada; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Quaite Little, Ada; a sister, Mrs. Annie Brannon, and a brother, Marion McGee, both of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be R. P. Walker, W. M. Hurley, King Elliott, J. C. Sitton, Elbert Sitton and Frank Warfield, Jr.

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Harold Blaine Dryman
Jun 11, 1927 - Oct 31, 1961

Harold Dryman Dies Tuesday

Harold Dryman, 34, son of Mrs. Gertrude Dryman, Navarro county home demonstration agent, died in an Amarillo hospital Tuesday afternoon. He was a veteran of World War II.

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

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Robbie Audett Dryman; a stepson, Tommy Joe Allen, all of Amarillo; mother, Corsicana; a brother, Robert L. Dryman, Austin; a sister, Mrs. J. V. Neal, Los Angeles, Calif., and other relatives.

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Cassie Viola "Dollie" (Reed) Renfro
Nov 6, 1883 - Apr 2, 1961

Mrs. Renfro Of Waco Expires

Mrs. Dollie Renfro, Waco resident 10 years, formerly of Corsicana died Monday morning in Waco.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church.

Surviving are a son, Tilman Renfro, Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Mathews, Corsicana, and Mrs. Cora Beaumaster, Waco; four brothers, P. A. and H. C. Reed, both of Corsicana; Allen Reed, Longview, and M. S. Reed, Midland, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

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Ammie Gertrude (Nix) Hurst
Mar. 4, 1902 - May 28, 1961

Hurst Services On Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ammie Gertrude Hurst, 59, of Huntsville, Ala., will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. G. P. Allen, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church.

Mrs. Hurst died in Baytown Sunday while visiting relatives.

Surviving are her husband, W. L. Hurst, Huntsville, Ala.; a son, Eugene Williams, Corsicana; five daughters, Mrs. Ralph Stone, Mesquite; Mrs. V. Lucas, North Highland, Calif.; Mrs. H. B. Woods, Corsicana; Mrs. Joe Cordell, Baytown, and Mrs. E. V. Norrell, Huntsville, Ala.; eight grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Moss Maxwell, Ray Dixon, Preston Norwood, Jack Russell, Leonard Dockery and Charlie Ellington.

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Bud Wesley Follis
Jul 3, 1899 - Mar 5, 1961

City Employee Dies Sunday; Rites Tuesday

B. W. (Bud) Follis, 61, employe of the city sanitation department, 517 East Tenth avenue, native of Navarro county, died in Memorial hospital Sunday.

Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m. with burial in the Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe Wilbanks, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Sgt. Curtis Follis, Chambers Air Force Base, Miss.; CWO Wesley A. Follis, Key West, Fla., and George Follis, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. B. A. Pattison, Corsicana; eight grandchildren; mother, Mrs. M. C. Follis, Corsicana; four brothers, J. V. Follis, Levelland; O. L. Follis, Dimmitt; R. L. Follis, Dallas, and D. B. Follis, Corsicana; four sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Lang, Dallas; Mrs. Lee Mahoney, Emhouse; Mrs. Don Grooms, Snyder, and Mrs. Ule Martin, Broken Bow, Okla., and other relatives.

 Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Mar. 6, 1961
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Fannie Mae (Anderson) Follis married Oct 22, 1921; s/o John William Follis & Margaret Caroline (Brunson) Follis buried in Younger cemetery

Sterling Oscar Gordon, Jr.
Nov 10, 1914 - Oct 13, 1961

Hold Services Sterling Gordon

Funeral services for Sterling O. Gordon, 44-year-old Corsicana carpenter, who died in Memorial Hospital Friday night, were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. He died as a result of injuries suffered Friday when a brick wall of a building being razed at Blooming Grove collapsed on him.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Jack Bell, Wortham Baptist minister, and Rev. Ezra Burns, pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist church here. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park.

A native of Navarro county, Gordon, a World War II veteran, had resided here 34 years.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Gordon, Route 1, Corsicana; three brothers, D. A. Gordon, Fort Worth; Roy A. Gordon, Corsicana, and J. B. Gordon, U. S. Marines, Santa Ana, Calif.; eight sisters, Mrs. R. S. Bunch, Mrs. J. L. McCollum, Mrs. J. R. Smith, and Mrs. Cody Brown, all of Corsicana; Mrs. L. J. Hawker and Mrs. Robert Kennemore, both of Fort Worth; Mrs. Don Wilton, California and Mrs. Rosemary Hemmingway, Chicago, and other relatives.

Pallbearers Neal Donaho, Joe Ward, H. E. Crumbley, Bill Gorden, Jimmy Yarbrough and Willie Sims.

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James "Jimmie" Gordon
Sep. 3, 1901 - Nov. 19, 1977

Jimmie Gordon

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Jimmie Gordon, 76, resident of Corsicana, who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Harold Lansford and the Rev. Elvis Egge will officiate, with burial following at Resthaven Memorial Park.

He was a native of Brownwood, lived in Corsicana 62 years, and was employed by Harris and Jacobs a number of years.

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Susan L. Montgomery
Apr 26, 1961 - Apr 27, 1961

Montgomery Infant's Rites Held Saturday

Graveside rites for Susan L. Montgomery, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Montgomery who died Thursday in Lovington, N. M., are to be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park. Rev. Sam Hulsey, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, is to officiate.

The infant was born Wednesday.

Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Montgomery, Sr., and one brother, Carroll Montgomery, Jr., all of Lovington, N. M., and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pugh and Capt. and Mrs. Roark Montgomery, all of Corsicana.

McCammon directs.

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Joe Ewell Hollis
Nov 10, 1914 - May 27, 1961

Joe E. Hollis Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Joe E. Hollis, 50, of Chatfield, retired master sergeant in the U. S. Air Force, who died in Carswell Air Force Base Hospital in Fort Worth Saturday, were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Calvin Dickinson, pastor of the Chatfield Methodist circuit. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park. He was a native of Crandall, Texas.

A veteran of World War II, he served 12 years in the Air Force.

Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Stella LaFayette, Mesquite; Mrs. Tom Weaver, Chatfield, and Mrs. Clyde Weaver, Corsicana, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Claude Hervey, Jr.; Byron Kirby, J. W. Bates, George Hodge, Wayne Burkhalter and T. E. Oliphant.

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George Alexander Weaver
Jan 15, 1901 - Jun 15, 1970

G. A. Weaver Rites Monday

George A. Weaver, 69, a resident of Wortham and a farmer, died Saturday in Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Corley Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. D. W. Rider will officiate and interment will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Surviving are four sons, J. W. of Wortham, Douglas and Eddie G. of Corsicana, and Daniel of Ft. Bragg, N. C.; five daughters, Mrs. A. Z. Thompson of Corsicana, Mrs. Mildred Fincher of Dallas, and Mrs. Joan Blackwell of Ft. Bragg, Mrs. Mary Lee Masters of Dallas and Mrs. Carol Mallery of Toms River, N. J.; 11 grandchildren; a brother, Edgar Weaver of Kirvin; two sisters, Mrs. Letha Armstrong of Fairfield and Mrs. Mamie Williams of Mertens. Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Thomas "Tom" Weaver
Feb 10, 1893 - Dec 29, 1971

Tom Weaver

Funeral arrangements are pending at Corley Funeral Home for Tom Weaver, a resident of Chatfield since 1924, who died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital.

Born Feb. 10, 1893 in Chandler, Texas, he was a rancher.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Tom Weaver of Chatfield; four brothers, A. L. Weaver and Fred D. Weaver of Whittier, Calif., A. R. Weaver of Bakersfield, Calif. and Sam L. Weaver of Kemp; and a number of nieces and nephews.

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Tom Weaver

Services for Tom Weaver will be Friday at 10 a.m. in Westminister Presbyterian Church, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Rev. Robert Holloway and Rev. Roy Davis are to officiate.

Corley Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

A resident of Chatfield since 1924, he died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 10, 1893 in Chandler and was a rancher.

Survivors include his widow, of Chatfield; four brothers, A. L. Weaver and Fred D. Weaver of Whittier, Calif., and Sam L. Weaver of Kemp; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be W. P. Bates, S. L. Weaver, Johnny Bates, Roy Foweler, Bill Jones and Benny Williams.

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Joseph Fredrick "Joe" Rehders, Sr.
Mar 16, 1891 - Mar 27, 1961

Joe Rehders Services Held

Funeral services for Joe Rehders, 70, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with Rev. Norman Ferguson, Northside Baptist church pastor, and Dr. D. L. McCree, superintendent of the Corsicana District of the Methodist church officiating.

Interment was in the Resthaven Memorial Park with Canton M. D. Herring No. 8 IOOF, in charge.

A native of Graham who was born March 16, 1891, Rehders died Monday night at Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.

He was a member of the Northside Baptist church and a member of all branches of the IOOF. He was a painting contractor who moved to Corsicana in 1924.

Surviving are his widow of Corsicana; five sons, Joe Rehders, Jr., Grand Prairie; Jack Rehders, Dallas; Bill Rehders, Midland; Tommy Rehders, Andrews, and Bobby Rehders, Grand Prairie; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Walter Rehders, Graham; Herbert Rehders, Odessa, and Henry Rehders, Whittier, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. G. R. Brown, Whittier, Calif., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were W. H. Brown, Charlie Ellingotn, M. R. Morris, Percy Nowell, B. F. (Butch) Allen and A. J. Dooley.

 Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Mar. 29, 1961
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Annie Lee (Smith) Rehders married Apr 3, 1914; s/o Wilhelm Johannes Fredrick Rehders & Catherine Amelia (Muuss) Rehders

Annie Lee (Smith) Rehders
Nov 14, 1895 - Aug 21, 1977

Mrs. Rehders

Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Joe F. (Annie) Rehders, 81, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Davis Hale will officiate with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Survivors include five sons, Bobby Rehders of Corsicana, Joe F. Rehders Jr. of Hurst, Jack Rehders of Dallas, Bill Rehders of Midland and Tome Rehders of Andrews; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two brothers, Joe Smith of Graham, and Paul Smith of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Emily Beavers of Brownfield.

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  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Aug 22, 1977
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Joseph Fredrick "Joe" Rehders married Apr 3, 1914; d/o James Lafayette "Jim" Smith & Mary Lottie (Rogers) Smith

Ollie Lee Stegall
Jun 20, 1895 - Aug 30, 1977

O. L. Stegall

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Corley Funeral Chapel for Ollie L. Stegall, 84, of Corsicana, who died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

A native of Athens, he had lived in Corsicana since 1939. He was a retired state highway department worker and a member of St. Luke's Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Stegall of Corsicana; three sons, Billy Stegall of Corsicana, Bradley Stegall of Fort Worth and D. D. Stegall of New Braunfels; three daughters, Mrs. Regenia Fullerton of Corsicana, Mrs. Kathleen Mays of Fort Worth and Mrs. Ima Jean Wolverton of Mabank, one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Faye Stegall of Corsicana, 17 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one brother, Herb Stegall of Mabank.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth Stegall and Garner Stegall.

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Doris Ann (Redus) Todd
Jan 2, 1907 - Jul 14, 1961

Mrs. Jack Todd Rites Sunday

Services for Mrs. Doris Redus Todd, 54, wife of Jack R. Todd, independent oil operator, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel. The rites were conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian church of which she was a member. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Mrs. Todd died Friday afternoon in the Navarro Clinic following a brief illness.

Native of Hattiesburg, Miss., she had made her home in Corsicana since 1940.

Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Redus Levi, Corsicana; Mrs. B. E. Green, McLain, Miss., and Mrs. Lora Garner, Brookhaven, Miss.; a brother, J. D. Redus, Sr.., Pampa, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Roy Love, J. N. Garitty, Blake Hawk, Frank C. Brock, Ralph Stell, J. E. Davant, Lt. Col. Wm. McGlothlin, Howard Register and E. J. Moran.

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Edward Andrew Straubing, Sr.
Aug 16, 1903 - May 15, 1961

Set Rites For E. A. Straubing

Final rites for Edward Andrew Straubing, 57, who died in a Denver Hospital Monday following an extended illness, will be held from the First Baptist church chapel Thursday at 4 p.m.

The services will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park, Straubing was a member of the First Baptist Church.

The body arrived in Corsicana Wednesday morning on the Fort Worth and Denver, Rock Island Lines passenger train.

Native of Chicago, Straubing and his family moved to Corsicana in 1947. He was connected with the Richaire Plane Manufacturing concern and later with K. Wolen Department Stores before joining the force at Brodie Koontz Ford agency.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gladys L. Straubing, Corsicana, who was with her husband at the time of his death; three sons, Ronald and Edward Andrew Straubing, Jr., both of Corsicana, and Jack David Straubing, Maryville, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Gloria Sinclair, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Miss Lenore Straubing, Corsicana; Mrs. Nancy Prestidge, Framers Branch; Mrs. Joyce Ward, Alice; Mrs. Eileen Mason, Malakoff, and Mrs. Vivian Lieser, Dallas; 16 grandchildren, three brothers, Fred, Irving and Walter Straubing, all of Chicago, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Miller Holloway, Clint Bell, W. H. (Bill) Jeter, Claude Crowley, Fred Bodenhamer, Silas G. Fry, Nat Waters and Bill Whitman.

McCammon will direct.

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Jack David Straubing
Oct 26, 1928 - Nov 16, 1972

Jack Straubing

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Griffin Funeral Chapel for Jack Straubing, who died at Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Survivors include a daughter, Kim Straubing, and a son, Tim Straubing, of Florida; his mother, Gladys Straubing of Florida; a brother, Edward Straubing of Dallas; six sisters, Miss Elenore Strubing of Dallas, Mrs. Gloria Sinclair of Mt. Vernon, Ill., Mrs. Joyce Ward of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Nancy Prestige of Newcastle, Penn., Mrs. Ilene Mason of Woodville, and Mrs. Vivian Lieser of Mesquite.

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Ronald Sherwin Straubing
Sep 3, 1925 - Jul 1, 1963

R. S. Straubing Rites Tuesday

Final rites for Ronald S. Straubing, 37, who died in Dallas Saturday afternoon, were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the First Baptist church Chapel. Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor conducted the services. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ethel Straubing, and two daughters, Rhonda and Donna Straubing, all of Dallas; mother, Mrs. Gladys Straubing, Corsicana; two brothers, Edward Straubing, Jr., Corsicana, and Jack Straubing, Maryville, Ill.; six sisters, Mrs. Gloria Sinclair, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Miss Lenore Straubing, Corsicana; Mrs. Nancy Prestidge, Farmer's Branch; Mrs. Joyce Ward, Harlingen; Mrs. Eileen Mason, and Mrs. Vivian Leiser, both of Mesquite, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Bruce Leiser, Bill Prestidge, Tom Mason, Kris Cunningham, Robert Hardage and Frank Tonney.

McCammon directed.

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Thurman Batt "Dusty" Day
Aug 21, 1932 - May 16, 1961

Trumon B. Day Rites Thursday

Funeral services for Trumon B. Day, 28, electrocuted while at work Tuesday came in contact with a power line, were to be held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the Corley chapel.

The rites were to be conducted by Rev. G. P. Allen, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist church, and Rev. A. M. Stone, Waco minister, formerly of the Memorial Baptist church here.

Burial was to be in the Resthaven Memorial Park.

Anthony Davis, 20, companion on the job with Day, who was injured in the same accident, was dismissed from the Navarro Clinic Wednesday.

The accident occurred Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. on the Chewning lease of the Southwestern Hydrocarbon Company east of Corsicana. The tubing struck a 12,000 volt line as the workers sought to clean the well.

Surviving are his wife, of Corsicana; parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. day, Spur; six brothers, H. H. and G. D. Day, both of Lubbock; Walter, W. D. and C. T. Day, and Allen Gatlin, all of Spur; two sisters, Mrs. Derwood Adams, Spur, and Mrs. L. B. Barnhill, Idalou, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were to be J. C. Howard, Lee Carl, Robert Robinson, Harold Scott, Curtis Penney and Fred Harris.

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Cynthia Elizabeth "Bertie" (Davis) Lankford
Dec 1, 1875 - Mar 5, 1963

Mrs. Langford Dies Tuesday

Mrs. Cynthia E. Langford, 87, sister of Mrs. J. W. Moser of Dawson, died at her home in Athens Tuesday morning following a lengthy illness.

Surviving are three daughters, a brother, two other sisters, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Eddie Doyle Ivy
Feb 16, 1905 - Jan 14, 1963

Dawson Grocer Dies Monday

DAWSON, Jan. 15 - (Spl.) - Funeral services for Doyle Ivy, 57 grocer, who died in Memorial Hospital, Corsicana, Monday morning, were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from the First Methodist church.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Robert Lindsey, pastor of Wesley Methodist church in Corsicana, and Rev. William Horick. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery.

Surviving are a wife of Dawson; a son, Darwin Ivy, Fort Worth; two daughters, Mrs. Wilmer Hale and Sharron Ivy, both of Dawson; four grandchildren, two sisters, two brothers, and other relatives.

Eubanks directed.

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Will Ellis Young
Feb 19, 1894 - Dec 15, 1963

W. E. Young Of Dawson Dies In Marlin Sunday

DAWSON, Dec. 16 (Spl) - Funeral services for W. E. Young, 69, retired concrete contractor, who died Sunday in the VA hospital in Marlin, were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the Eubanks Chapel with burial in the Dawson cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Roy Davis, pastor of the Central Methodist church in Corsicana, assisted by Rev. George Tucker, Nazarene minister of Hubbard.

Young was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lola Young, Dawson; a brother, Roy Young, Bloomington; two sisters, Mrs. Virgie Merrell and Mrs. Melvin Sorenson, both of Fort Worth; a niece and five nephews.

Pallbearers were Otto Osmond, Gilbert Jackson, Jeff Robertson, Neil Clark, Windol Lawrence and Marshall Howard.

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Leona Lenora (Carmack) Smith
Dec 28, 1892 - Sep 4, 1963

Mrs. Smith Of Dawson Expires, Rites Friday

DAWSON, Sept. 5 (Spl.) - Mrs. Leona Smith, 70, long-time resident of this area, died Wednesday afternoon in a rest home in San Antonio.

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

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe Worley, pastor.

Native of Spring Hill, Mrs. Smith resided in the Brushie Prairie and Dawson communities most of her life.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gordon Bishop, San Antonio; two granddaughters, , four sisters, Mrs. Henry Douthit, Tahoka; Mrs. Mattie Bills, Dawson; Mrs. Susie Prater, Kilgore, and Mrs. Radney French, Navarro Mills, and other relatives including a niece, Mrs. Lurene Green, Corsicana.

Eubanks will direct.

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  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thurs., Sep 5, 1963
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Walter Homer Smith married Dec 1, 1917; d/o William Asbury Carmack & Sarah Jane (Price) Carmack buried in Brushie Prairie cemetery

Mary Grace (Pullin) Sanders
1896 - Feb 23, 1963

Sunday Rites Mrs. Sanders

DAWSON, Feb. 25, - (Spl) - Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Sanders, 67, life-long resident of this area, found dead at her home here Saturday, were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Methodist church.

The rites were conducted by Rev. William Horick, pastor, assisted by Rev. Dan Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery.

Surviving are a son, William T. Sanders, Eldorado; three daughters, Mrs. Dan Lynch, Waco; Mrs. Edwin Davis, Dawson; and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, Dallas; eight grandchildren, five sisters, Mrs. A. A. Holt, Dawson; Mrs. Fate Wright and Mrs. Ira Wright, both of Hubbard; Mrs. Rod Wilson, and Mrs. Bob Booth, both of Austin; two brothers, Barry Pullin, Grandview, and Wilson Pullin, Winnsboro, and other relatives.

Nephews were pallbearers.

Eubanks directed.

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Paul Patterson Scruggs
Aug 9, 1888 - Oct 11, 1963

Paul Scruggs Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Paul Scruggs, 77, retired farmer, Route 1, Purdon, who died in Memorial Hospital Saturday were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Purdon.

The rites were conducted by Rev. T. R. Vaughn, Baptist minister, and Rev. Bob Roberts, pastor of the Westside Baptist minister, and Rev. Bob Roberts, pastor of the Westside Baptist church. Burial was in the Dawson cemetery.

He was a native of Tennessee.

Surviving are his wife of Purdon; five daughters, Mrs. B. U. Johnson, Purdon; Mrs. Harve Slater, Frost; Mrs. Travis Sommers, Amarillo; Mrs. Homer Wright and Mrs. Allen Moore, both of Dallas; two sons, Dewey Scruggs, Purdon, and Groce Scruggs, Orr; 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, a brother, Groce Scruggs, Hillsboro; a sister, Mrs. Betty Anderson, Chattanooga, Tenn., and other relatives.

Corley directed.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Oct. 14, 1963
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Edith Hester (Wood) Scruggs married Nov. 13, 1910; s/o William Matt Scruggs & Augusta Tennessee "Tennie" (Jarratt) Scruggs

Joe Clay Garner, Sr.
Feb. 10, 1872 - May 14, 1963

Joe C. Garner Dies At Dawson

DAWSON, May 15 (Spl) - Joe C. Garner, 91, native of this community, died at his home here Tuesday afternoon following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the Eubanks Funeral Chapel here with burial in the Dawson cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Paul H. Capehart, Dallas, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church here.

Surviving are his wife , Mrs. Flora Garner, Dawson; a son, Joe C. Garner, Jr. and a daughter, Mrs. Leska Ann Geltmeter, both of Dallas; three grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. J. L. Turner, Dawson and other relatives.

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Jimmie E. French, Miss
Sep 22, 1870 - Jan 08, 1963

Miss French Dies Tuesday

Miss Jimmie French, 92, native of Dawson, died at the Hilliard Home, 308 West Seventh avenue, early Tuesday.

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

The rites will be conducted by Rev. William H. Horick, pastor, assisted by Rev. G. W. French, pastor of the First Methodist church, Cisco, a relative.

Miss French resided in Dawson and later made her home in Hubbard for many years before coming to Corsicana 12 years.

Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews including Mrs. John Ferrell of Blooming Grove and Mrs. Marshall Tatum, Route 1, Barry.

Corley will direct.

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Grover Cleveland Cowden
Nov 5, 1884 - Jan 24, 1963

Injuries Fatal G. C. Cowden; Rites Saturday

Grover C. Cowden, 78, contractor and carpenter, died in Memorial Hospital late Thursday. He was injured Monday when the automobile in which he was riding on East Seventh avenue figured in collision involving a Southern Pacific Lines yard engine on a side track. The 1954 Plymouth was demolished. He suffered a fractured left leg and other injuries.

Native of Alabama, he had resided in Corsicana for 60 years and his home was on the Oak Valley road.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Queenie Belle Cowden, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Adair, Austin, and Mrs. Melba Foster, Chadron, Neb.; three brothers, Harold Cowden, Birmingham, Ala.; Glenn Cowden, and John Cowden, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. George Hamilton, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Fred Hicks, Village Springs, Ala., and Mrs. Mozelle Brown, Stanardsville, Va.; three granddaughters and three grandsons and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Paul Wiseman, pastor of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church.

Pallbearers will be Fred Davidson, W. W. Harris, Preston Garner, Percy P. McKinney, H. D. Griffin, A. L. Jacobs, Joe Brown, Earl Smalling and Stewart Hayden.

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Queenie Mai (Bell) Cowden
Dec 20, 1885 - Apr 2, 1976

Mrs. Cowden

Services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Corley Chapel for Mrs. Queenie M. Cowden, 90, widow of G. C. Cowden, who died Friday at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Uriah I. Stegman Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.

She was a native of Tennessee and had lived in Navarro County for 60 years. She attended McTyeire College. She was the oldest member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. Mr. Cowden preceded her in death in 1963.

She is survived by three daughters, Miss Frances Cowden of Houston, Mrs. A. J. Adair of Austin, and Mrs. R. N. Foster of Youngstown, Ohio; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Lynn McCary, P. S. Garner, Alvis Cox, P. P. McKinney, A. L. Dillard, A. L. Jacobs, Jr., H. D. Davidson, and F. H. Washburn.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Fri., Apr. 2, 1976
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • w/o Grover Cleveland Cowden; d/o William A. Bell and Elizabeth J. (Bell) Bell (marriage record Carroll, Tennessee - W. A. Bell married E. J. Bell Dec. 16, 1881)

Phillip Evander "Sandy" Kiser
May 7, 1896 - Nov 14, 1963

Hold Services For P. E. Kiser

Funeral services for P. E. (Sandy) Kiser, 67, Route 3, who died Thursday morning in Memorial Hospital, were held Friday at 3 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. A. G. Asbill, pastor of the Cedar Creek Baptist church.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Robert E. Kiser, Dallas, and Kenneth M. Kiser, Tupelo, Miss.; two daughters, Mrs. Lydon D. Horn, Springfield, Ore., and Mrs. Royce Brownfield Minot, N. D.; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Fred Kiser, Wichita Falls, and Joe Kiser, San Pablo, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Carey Phillips, Donna, and Mrs. Charles Bowman, Colfax, N. C., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were J. Q. Harrison, Wesley Martin, Tommy Martin, Earl Jones, Floyd Knotts, Aubrey Brannan, Earl Ingham, and J. D. Ingham.

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Mike Omar Sanches
Mar 17, 1888 - Oct 14, 1965

Saturday Rites M. O. Sanches

Final rites for M. O. Sanches, 77, soft drink plant employe, Route 4, Corsicana, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The services were conducted by Rev. Clinton Bates, Mexia Assembly of God minister.

Sanches died in Memorial hospital Thursday afternoon.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; five sons, Marion Sanches, Houston; Herman, Claud, Benny Earl and Harold, Sanches, all of Corsicana; four daughters, Mrs. Irene Sellas, Teague; Mrs. Thelma Smith, Houston; Shirley and Judy Sanches, both of Corsicana; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a brother, Simps Sanches, Fairfield; a sister, Mrs. Mary Burke, Hamilton, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Robert Swanson, Ben Bell, Earl Riggs, Jimmy D. Coker and Jesse Murray.

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Kenny Vernon Nichols, Sr.
Oct 18, 1970 - Aug 18, 1970

Kenny Nichols Dies Tuesday

Kenny Nichols, 80, retired farmer and veteran of World War I, died Tuesday night in Memorial Hospital. He lived at 129 Emhouse Rd.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the North Beaton Church of Christ with the pastor, Mr. L. W. Mayo, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Griffin Funeral Home will conduct.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby; two sons, Vernon Nichols of Corsicana and Norman Nichols of Dallas; eight grandchildren; one brother, Samuel M. Nichols, Irving; and two sisters, Mrs. E. R. Shadix of Corsicana and Mrs. Ada Johnson of Terrell.

Pallbearers will be Wallace Tomlin, Jerry Blackmon, Tommy Burkholder, Kenny Vernon Nichols, Jr., Gerald Nichols and Dan Rogers III.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Aug. 19, 1970
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Effie (Morrow) Nichols 2nd wife Ruby May(Rogers) Nichols married Nov 10, 1927; s/o John Thomas Nichols & Saleta Ann Minerva "Leattie" (Dover) Nichols

Robert Parhms
Sep 9, 1906 - Feb 1973

ROBERT PARHMS
MIDLAND (Staff) - Services for Robert Parhms, 66, a retired Midland Cotton gin worker who died Friday evening at his home after an illness, were et for 2 p.m. Thursday in Goodwill Baptist Church.
Burial, directed by Jackson Funeral Home, will be in Fairview Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 19, 1906, in Corsicana and came to Midland in 1945. He was married here Nov. 7, 1946, to Mrs. Sedalia Sanders.
Survivors include his widow, of the home; a step-son, Pinkie George Sanders of Midland; a brother, Henry Parhms of Chatfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie COle of Chatfield and Mrs. Artie May of Terrell.

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Detroit Michigan Packer, Sr.
Sep 24, 1923 - Oct 31, 2018

Biographical Sketch of Mr. Detroit Michigan Packer, Sr.

Parents: Daniel Packer and Lee Estha Foster Packer
Birthplace: Streetman, Texas
Birthdate: September 24, 1923
Siblings: Alvin Packer
Angela Packer
Education: G. W. Jackson High School - Corsicana, Texas
Prairie View College Extension - Dallas, Texas
Wiley College Extension - Dallas, Texas
Military Service: U.S. Navy � 1943 � 1946
Marriage: Joyce Polk Packer
Children: Deloris Packer
Detroit Michigan Packer, Jr.
Employment: Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church � Activity Coordinator
United States Postal Service � Mail Carrier
Church: Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church
Member 1951 � 2018
Deacon
Former Trustee
Former Secretary of the Brotherhood
Former Personal Secretary of Rev. G.B. Prince
Former Building Committee Member
Immediate Family: Daughter, Deloris Packer
Son, Detroit Michigan Packer, Jr.
Grandchildren: Roderick Cofer, Samonia Baker, Duran Blevins, Derrick Packer, Kimberly Packer, Kendrick Levi, and Tremaine Willis
16 Great-grandchildren
6 Great-great-grandchildren
Brother, Alvin Packer (Ronnie)
Sister, Angela Packer-Fowler (Terry, Sr.)
Other Family: Nieces, nephews, and cousins
Extended Family: Rose Shaw, Shelia Rhone, Rosalind Smith, Sabrina Jeter, Shaunte Allen, and Adroine King

Services
24 HOUR VIEWING
Monday
November 5, 2018
1:00 PM
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church
1819 North Washington Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Tuesday
November 6, 2018
11:00 AM
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church
1819 North Washington Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
INTERMENT WITH MILITARY HONORS
Tuesday
November 6, 2018
4:00 PM
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Freestone County
Streetman, TX 75859

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Jessie Thomas Fread
Apr 8, 1890 - Apr 21, 1963

J. T. Fread Dies Sunday Night

J. T. Fread, 73, native of Navarro county, Northwest Apartments, died in Memorial Hospital Sunday night following an extended illness. He formerly resided at Richland and was a retired farmer.

Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Crowley and Rev. A. J. Wormwood.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; two sons, Henry Fread, Richland, and Aubry Fread, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. L. L. Coppie, Texas City; Mrs. Thomas Price and Mrs. S. L. Madewell, both of Corsicana; 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Josie McMillan, Corsicana; a brother, George Fread, West, and other relatives.

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Henry Edward Fread
Sep 15, 1916 - Sep 30, 1974

Henry E. Fread

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday for Henry E. Fread, 58, 1100 West Seventh Ave., Corsicana, who died Monday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple. Corley's will direct the service and burial will be at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.

A native of Drane, he lived in Corsicana for the past 30 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and an Air Corps veteran of World War II.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mildred Fread of Corsicana; one son, Neil Fread of Arlington; his mother, Mrs. J. T. Fread of Corsicana; one brother, Aubrey Fread of Corsicana; and three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Price of Corsicana, Mrs. Leona Copple of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. S. L. Madewell of Dallas.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

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Wesley Dee Neal, Jr.
Apr 7, 1925 - Apr 7, 1963

Wesley Neal, Jr. Hit By Train Killed Sunday

Wesley Neal, Jr., 37, of 908 West Eleventh avenue was killed about 11:55 a.m. Sunday when struck by a northbound Cotton Belt System freight train at the trestle spanning Chambers creek several miles east of Corsicana.

It was reported he had been fishing, but no fishing equipment was immediately found, railroad employes reported to S. A. Fendley, local trainmaster for the Cotton Belt and Southern Pacific Lines.

Fendley was advised that Neal was sitting on the western part of the trestle and did not move as the train approached, traveling in a northeasterly direction. The badly mutilated body later was removed from a point over the creek channel by McCammon drivers after being dragged about 25 car lengths.

Neal was an employe of the Herod Radiator and Electric Company.

The train was reported to charge of Conductor Ellington and Engineer Robertson, both of Tyler.

Surviving are his wife, two sons, James Wesley and Lester, and two daughters, Janice and Carol, all of Corsicana; a brother, Franklin Neal, Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Everett Dahl, Fairbanks, Alaska; Mrs. Earl Phillips, Damon, and Mrs. Herbert Walker, Houston, and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held from the Corley Funeral Chapel Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Joe Wilbanks, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist church, and Rev. Hoyt Hefner, Ennis, former Fellowship pastor.

G. C. Bowden, justice of the peace, conducted an inquest but Monday morning had not returned a coroner's verdict pending completion of investigations.

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Nicholas "Nick" Templeton
Jul 27, 1879 - Nov 11, 1963

Hold Services Nick Templeton

Funeral services for Nick Templeton, 87, Powell, who died in Memorial Hospital Monday night, were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Bill Coleman, pastor of the Powell Baptist church. Burial was in the Hamilton cemetery.

Templeton was a retired farmer.

Surviving are his wife of Powell; two sons, Robert Templeton, Powell, and A. J. Templeton, Huntsville; four daughters, Mrs. W. A. Lanningham, Powell; Mrs. George Wheeler, Kerens; Mrs. E. L. Melton, Corsicana, and Mrs. Red Watley, Florida; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers, Albert Templeton and Spencer Templeton, both of San Angelo and other relatives.

Pallbearers were deacons of the Powell Baptist church.

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Mary (Webb) Templeton
Aug 8, 1887 - Aug 18, 1971

Templeton

Mrs. Mary Templeton, 83, died Wednesday morning at Memorial Hospital. A native of Roberson County, Mrs. Templeton had lived in Powell for most of her life. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Corley Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Bill Klinglesmith officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery.

Surviving are one son, Robert Templeton of Dawson; four daughters, Mrs. Cloverter Whatley of Corsicana, Mrs. Jessie Mae Mosler of Kerens and Mrs. Lillie Mae Wheeler and Mrs. Beulah Sorenson of Powell; 12 grandchildren ; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Albert Webb of Trinidad; one sister, Mrs. Beulah Hyden of Coleman; and a number of nieces and nephews.

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Templeton

Funeral services were to be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Corley Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Mary Templeton of Powell, who died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Bill Klinglesmith was to officiate, with burial in Hamilton Cemetery.

Mrs. Templeton is survived by one son, four daughters, 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a brother, a sister, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers include Jude Perry, J. R. Bush, Doc Ward, Charles Kent, C. W. McClendon and Leon Avens.

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Verna Lee (Boyd) Hollingsworth
Oct 15, 1901 - Jun 4, 1977

Mrs. Hollingsworth

Services for Mrs. Verna Hollingsworth, 75, a native of Navarro, will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Corley Funeral Home. Dr. James Hollingsworth Jr, and Dr. E. S. Madden will officiate with burial in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.

Mrs. Hollingsworth was the wife of Fort Worth minister J. E. Hollingsworth.

She is survived by her husband; by two sons, Dr. James E. Hollingsworth Jr. of Oklahoma City and Harold Hollingsworth of Fort Worth; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Madden of Anaheim, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and by one sister, Mrs. Jimmy D. Smith of Fort Worth.

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Henry Pursley
Mar 4, 1873 - Jul 25, 1963

Rites Saturday Henry Pursley

Final rites for Henry Pursley, 90, life-long Pursley resident, who died in the Navarro Clinic Thursday afternoon, were to be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton cemetery.

The services will be conducted by Henry Redden, Church of Christ minister.

Surviving are his wife of Pursley; five grandsons, J. C. Mahoney, Corsicana; Jarrell Mahoney, Amarillo; Francis Mahoney, Panama Canal Zone; Donald Mahoney, Waco; Bobby Mahoney, Phoenix, Ariz.; a granddaughter, Mrs. George Hall, Amarillo; 16 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

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Rebekah (Beeson) Pursley
Jan 20, 1875 - Feb 21, 1971

Pursley Rites Set Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Pursley, 96, who died Sunday at the Twilight Home, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with Henry Redden, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton cemetery.

A native of the Pursley community, Mrs. Pursley was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by a brother, Edder Beason of San Antonio; a sister, Mrs. Nora Head of San Antonio; five grandsons, J. C. Mahoney of Corsicana, Jarrel and Francis L. Mahoney of San Antonio; Donald C. Mahoney of Waco and Bobby R. Mahoney of Phoenix, Ariz., and one granddaughter, Mrs. Onita Stone of Amarillo.

Pallbearers will be Lee Hardin, Billy Tallant, Aubrey Matthews, E. F. Stewart, Frank Stewart, Guy Keith, Clifton McLynn and Porter Tidwell

Notes:

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Parsley Rites

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel for Mrs. Henry Pursley, 96, a native of the Pursley community who died Sunday at Twilight Home. Henry Redden, Church of Christ minister, officiated, and burial was in Hamilton Cemetery.

Mrs. Pursley is survived by one brother, one sister, five grandsons and one granddaughter.

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Velma Eunice (Jergins) Mariman-Gordon
Jan 5, 1908 - May 17, 1963

Monday Rites Mrs. D. A. Gordon

Graveside rites for Mrs. Zelma Eunice Gordon, 55, who died in the Harris Memorial Hospital, Fort Worth, Friday after an extended illness, were held at the Hamilton cemetery Monday at 2:30 p.m. The services were conducted by Rev. Kelly Mossly of Fort Worth. She was a native of Corsicana.

Earlier services were held at the Shannon Funeral Chapel in Fort Worth Monday at 9:30 a.m.

Surviving are her husband, D. A. Gordon, and a son, David Frank Mariman, both of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. W. S. Vance, Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. J. Sam Gordon, Mrs. J. W. Scott, Mrs. Arvel Jacobs and Mrs. Ira Fuller, all of Corsicana; a brother, M. L. Jergins, Fort Worth; and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Corley directed.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., May 20, 1963
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st husband Frank Monroe Mariman married May 25, 1924 2nd husband Dewey Andrew Gordon married Mar 5, 1931; d/o Lee E. Jergins & Alice Irene (Persons) Jergins

William McKinley "Bill" Almand, Sr.
Sep 23, 1905 - Jun 23, 1963

Wm. M. Almand Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Wm. M. Almand, 57, who was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital Monday, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Calvary Baptist church with burial in the Hamilton cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Jim Gayle, pastor.

Native of Van Zandt, he had spent most of his life here and had been employed by the Corsicana Cotton Mills for more than 11 years.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana Cotton Mill for more than 11 years.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; seven daughters, Mrs. M. D. Vernon, Brownwood; Mrs. Claude Formby, Lewisville; Mrs. Raymond Jordan, Fort Worth; Mrs. Ray Thompson, Lancaster; Mrs. Jack Coker, Libya, West Africa; Mrs. Jerry Gray, Fort Worth; and Miss Wyleta Bertie Almand, Corsicana; two sons, William M. Almand, Jr., Midland, and Wylie Bert Almand, Corsicana; 14 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Lorene Dacke, Bay City, and Mrs. Lovie Gerrell, DeLeon; two brothers, Jim Almand, Midland and Aubrey Almand, Texas City, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Buford Reagan, C. R. Matthews, W. M. Thedford, Alvin Watson, Frank Parker and Doyle Parker.

McCammon directed.

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Jeb Ramey "Buck" Presley
Oct 7, 1897 - Nov 28, 1963

J. R. Presley Services Here

Funeral services for J. R. (Buck) Presley, 67, former Navarro county resident, who died in a Tyler hospital Thursday, were held at Price, Texas, Saturday at 10 a.m. with burial in the Hamilton cemetery here Saturday at 3 p.m.

Presley, an employe of an oil company, had been ill for several weeks.

Surviving are his wife of Price; a daughter, Mrs. Tipton Branch, Andrews; two sons, Alton Presley, Louisiana, and Burford Presley, Kansas City; three sisters, Mrs. S. J. Hanes, Dallas; Mrs. Emma Lord, Los Angeles, and Mrs. George Nokes, Corsicana; two brothers, Ben and Henry Presley, both of Dallas; a niece, Mrs. Newton Roman, Corsicana, and other relatives.

Corley handled local arrangements.

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Julia Azalea "Jo" (Stubbs) Presley
Jul 12, 1898 - Jan 21, 1977

Mrs. Presley

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery for Mrs. Julia Presley, 79, resident of Henderson and former resident of Corsicana, who died Friday.

The Rev. Bobby Powell will officiate.

Survivors include two sons, Buford Presley of Kansas City, Mo. and Alton Presley of Jennings, La.; three brothers, M. O. Stubbs of Houston, J. R. Stubbs of Jacksonville, and J. C. Stubbs of Esperanza; four sisters, Mrs. Noel Buress of Mexia, and Mrs. J. E. Gunn of Corsicana, Mrs. Lee Winningham of Bowie, and Mrs. Jim Connell of Teague, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

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Annie Elizabeth (Washburn) Burkholder
Mar 16, 1898 - Jun 17, 1963

Mrs. Burkholder Expires Monday

Mrs. J. D. Burkholder, 65, native of Cleveland, Ala., Corsicana resident 20 years, Apt. 9-B Northwest Apartments died in Memorial Hospital Monday morning.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton Cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Bruce Hibbitt, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, and Rev. C. O. Gunter, Methodist minister.

Surviving are her husband, Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Crabb, Corsicana, and Mrs. T. A. McMillan, Sherman; a son, Thomas J. Burkholder, Corsicana; four grandchildren; five brothers, Miles Washburn, Houston; S. H. and Clint Washburn, both of Corsicana; Rufus Washburn, Athens, and Dewey
Washburn, Dallas; three sisters, Mrs. Leon Robertson, Dallas; Mrs. H. B. Bentley, Corsicana, and Mrs. Ed Laughlin, San Angelo, and other relatives.

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Jeff Dillard Burkholder
May 29, 1888 - May 21, 1971

Burkholder

Funeral services for Mr. Jeff D. Burkholder, 82, of Corsicana will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Corley�s Funeral Chapel. Rev. Bruce Hibbitt will officiate with burial in Hamilton Cemetery.

Mr. Burkholder died Saturday at Mel Haven Convalescent Home in Corsicana.

A retired farmer, he was a member of Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son, Tommy Burkholder of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Vera Crabb of Corsicana and Mrs. Ruth McMillan of Irving and four grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Andy Snider, Roy Stewart, Hollis Riggs, Darwood Garrett, H. C. Smithen, Jr., and Johnny Smithen.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Sun., May 23, 1971
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Annie Elizabeth (Washburn) Burkholder & Daniel Webster "Dan" Burkholder & Edith Melissa (Haynes) Burkholder

Thomas Joseph "Joe" Burkholder
Feb 10, 1926 - Jan 12, 1977

Tommy Burkholder

Services will be 2 p.m. at Corley Funeral Chapel for Tommy Burkholder, 50, of Corsicana who died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. Rev. David Hale will officiate and burial will be at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.

He was a Corsicana native and had lived here all of his life. He was a barber, member of the Baptist Church and served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 174, Eastern Star Lodge No. 118 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Emma Jo Burkholder of Corsicana; two sons, Tommy Jo Burkholder of Corsicana and Jerry Dan Burkholder of Ennis; one granddaughter, two sisters, Mrs. Vera Crabb of Corsicana and Mrs. Ruth McMillan of Irving; one niece and one nephew.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Tommy Burkholder

Pallbearers for the Tommy Burkholder services to be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Corley Funeral Home Chapel are Thomas Dyer, Curtis McKinney, Johnny Myers, Hollis Riggs, Leon Stough and Roy Stewart.
Honorary pallbearers are Pete McCain, J. F. Scott and Bob Parrish.
The family requests that remembrances be in the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society.

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George McLeland Garland
Jan 16, 1875 - Apr 17, 1961

George Garland Services Held

Funeral services for George M. Garland, 86, were held Wednesday at 2 .m. from the Corley Chapel with Rev. A. T. Ilseng, pastor of the Richland Baptist church, officiating. Interment was in the Richland cemetery.

A former resident of Navarro county, Garland a farmer, died Monday in Houston. He was a native Texan who was born in January, 1875.

Surviving are his widow and one son, Hubert Cagle, both of Houston; two brothers, Fred Dunn, palestine and Wilburn Garland, Alhambrs, Calif.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Apr 19, 1961
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • 1st wife Nancy Rhuhama (Little) Garland-Breitling married Nov 27, 1895 2nd wife Mary Dona (Elkins) Garland married Dec 25, 1904; s/o James Madison L. Garland & Anna (McLeland) Garland

Mary Dona (Elkins) Garland
Jul 4, 1881 - Jun 21, 1962

Hold Services Mrs. Garland

Funeral services for Mrs. Dona Garland were held in the Corley Chapel Friday at 2 .m. with burial in the Richland cemetery. Rev. A. J. Wormwood, pastor of the Methodist church at Richland and Eureka, officiated.

Mrs. Garland died in a Palestine hospital Thursday morning at the age of 81. She was born in Mississippi but had lived in the Navarro county area most of her life.

Surviving are a son, Hubert E. Cagle, Elkhart; two brothers, Gordon and Van Elkins, Corsicana; one sister, Mrs. Louis White , Richland; and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers were D. V. Carter, G. H. Campbell, A. R. Fortson, W. L. Hendon, J. W. Wigley and R. C. Watson.

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Willie Minnie (Richter) Garland
Jul 24, 1886 - Dec 17, 1963

Friday Rites Mrs. Garland

Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Garland, 77, who died in Covina, Calif., Tuesday, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the First Methodist church in Richland.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Marvin Bledsoe, Methodist minister at Coleman, formerly of Navarro county, and Rev. Johnny Johnson, pastor. Burial will be in the Richland cemetery.

The family resided here before moving to California a number of years ago.

Surviving are her husband, J. W. Garland, Covina, Calif.; three sons, Dr. Hugh Garland and Joe Gene Garland, both of California, and Walter Garland, Coleman, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be R. R. Fleming, R. H. Griffin, S. S. Chism, G. H. Campbell, A. Neal Brown, and Guy Lansford.

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Arthur Neal Brown, Jr.
Apr 1, 1894 - Jul 2, 1961

Neal Brown, Sr. Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Neal Brown, Sr., 67, Richland postmaster, druggist and bank director, who died Sunday night at his home of a heart attack was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Methodist church in Richland. Burial was in the Richland cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Marion Ford, Methodist minister, and Rev. Bob Hempel, pastor of the church.

Brown, a life-long resident of Richland, was a Methodist, Mason and a director of the First National Bank of Richland.

Surviving are his wife, a son, A. Neal Brown, both of Richland; a daughter, Mrs. John R. Thomas, Dallas; four grandchildren, Jan and Bruce Thomas, both of Dallas; Mrs. Page Brown Hern, Denton, and Reese Brown, Richland; a brother, W. P. Brown, Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. O. R. Smith, Waco; step-mother, Mrs. Eliza Brown, and three half-sisters, Mrs. Fred Schusler and Misses Electra and Tishion Brown, all of Dallas, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Ben Floyd, Douglas Tidwell, James. McDonald, Willard Chumney, Earl McDaniel, Sr.; R. H. Griffin, S. F. Chism, Walter McDaniel and Walter Hendon.

Griffin directed.

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Ernest Clifford Pond
Oct 17, 1895 - Jun 29, 1961

Services Held For E. C. Pond

Funeral services for E. C. (Steve) Pond, 85, retired Bethlehem employe and World War I veteran, who died at his residence in Northwest Apartments Thursday afternoon, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Methodist church in Richland.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Bobby Lee Hempil, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Richland cemetery.

Surviving are five sisters, Miss Claudie Pond, Corsicana; Mrs. George Grimes and Mrs. Clyde Lawrence, both of Dallas Mrs. Walter Anderson, Clairemont, and Mrs. Thelma Wilkes, Seattle, Wash.; a niece, Mrs. Doris Carter, Odessa, and a number of other relatives.

Pallbearers were Clyde Lawrence, George Grimes, Ed Carr, Joe Anderson, Elvie McClendon and Henry Anderson.

Corley directed.

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William Tyree Winstead
May 27, 1895 - May 6, 1961

W. T. Winstead Services Held At Richland

Funeral services for W. T. Winstead, 65, of Richland, who was fatally injured Saturday at a Southern Pacific Lines grade-crossing in Richland, were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Richland.

The rites were conducted by Rev. A. T. Ilseng, pastor. Burial was in the Richland cemetery.

Winstead�s death is the fifth traffic fatality in Navarro county during 1961.

The victim was traveling in a Chevrolet automobile that was carried an estimated mile before the train came to a stop. The body of the victim was still in the auto when the train stopped, it was reported.

Winstead had resided at Richland for the past 30 years. He was a retired service station operator.

Surviving are his wife of Richland; a son, H. J. Winstead, Marietta, Okla.; three daughters, Mrs. H. L. Zoda, Gainesville; Mrs. James R. Goolsby, Wortham, and Mrs. Wayne Howell, Pampa; 18 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Hester Wooley, Mrs. Fannie McNeil, Mrs. Huey Wicker, Mrs. Alice Kaufman, and Mrs. Daisy Livingston, all of Mississippi, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Robert Gregory, Jack Glass, R. R. Flemming, J. B. Bosley, Ed Bounds, Walter McDaniel, A. Neal Brown, Jr., and Ben Floyd.

Corley directed.

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Nathan Hampton Elliott
Nov 10, 1920 - Sep 30, 1963

Nathan Elliott Services Held

Final rites for Nathan H. Elliott, 42, who died of a heart attack Monday at Tyler, were held Wednesday.

First services were at the Grapeland Methodist church of which he was a steward, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Graveside services at Hamilton cemetery Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Native of Dawson, he resided in Corsicana before the family moved to Kilgore when he was 11 years of age. He graduated from Kilgore High School. He was decorated for bravery during World War II and had been connected with the United Gas Company for 22 years.

Elliott�s body was found along a pipeline by a fellow-worker when he failed to appear at a scheduled meeting with the other man.

Surviving are his wife, the former Dana Ross Arnett of Corsicana; three daughters, Carolyn, Georgia and Tina Jean Elliott, all of Tyler; mother, Mrs. E. E. (Gene) Elliott, a brother, C. E. Elliott, and a sister, Mrs. H. E. Mekeman, all of Fort Worth and other relatives.

He was active in the volunteer fire department and other civic circles.

Corley directed local arrangements.

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John Frank Arnett
May 26, 1888 - Feb 29, 1976

F. Arnett

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Frank Arnett, 87, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital.

The Revs. Uriah Stegmann and Frank Williams will officiate, with burial at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery.

He was a native of Woodbury, Tenn., lived in Corsicana since 1915, was a retired cotton mill employee, and a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena Arnett of Corsicana; two sons, Jim Arnett of Pleasant Hill, Mo. and Roy Arnett of Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Oleta Raney, Mrs. Dana Bonner, and Mrs. Jo An Tomlin; 21 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, four brothers, Albert Arnett of Ben Wheeler, Riley Arnett of Bastrop, La., and Fowler Arnett of Arlington; two sisters, Miss Mildred Arnett and Miss Julia Arnett both of Corsicana and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers include: Joe Worsham, Melvin Keathley, Sid Nowell, T. C. Dillard, Eugene Stewart, and Charlie Joe Armstrong.

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Frank Arnett

Services were to be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Frank Arnett, 87, resident of Corsicana, who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital.

Burial was to be at Hamilton Cemetery.

Included among the list of survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Rowena Clark of Dallas, Miss Mildred Arnett, and Miss Julie Arnett both of Corsicana.

Notes:

Walter Travis Arnett
Aug 20, 1944 - Oct 28, 2015

Walter Travis Arnett, 71, of Corsicana passed away on October 28, 2015. He was born on August 20, 1944 in Barry, Texas to Mr. J.T. And Edna Lee Arnett.

Walter lived in Navarro most of his life except for years spent in Anchorage, Alaska. He owned and operated Arnett Truck Repair for over 30 years in Corsicana, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska. He later retired to raising cattle on his beloved family farm with his treasured horses. His passion for hunting and fishing was well known. His beloved dogs were his constant companions and they will surely miss him. Walter loved meeting new people and having family gatherings and cookouts. He never met a stranger and was always eager to help someone in need. He will be remembered for his many kindnesses by all that truly knew him. Walters' years in Anchorage, AK gave him his most treasured memories and adventures. Walter leaves behind many friends and family that he truly loved.

Survivors include his sons; Richard, Travis and David Arnett. Grandchildren; Amanda, and his beloved Stephanie, Ryan, Taylor, Alex, Madisyn, Hunter, Ava, and baby Diana. His great grandchildren Kylie, Kaylie, Abigale, and his beloved Logan and Brayden. Sisters; Nella Perry and Hattie Barnett of Corsicana and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:00am at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Officiating the service will be Bro. Ed Straubing.

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  • Corley Funeral Home
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Diana Louise (Prince) Arnett; s/o Jessie Thomas Arnett, Sr. & Edna Lee (Smith) Arnett

Mary Corinne (Pryor) Wilson
Mar 15, 1884 - Mar 4, 1963

Hold Services For Mrs. Wilson

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Corinne Wilson, 78, who died in Memorial hospital Monday morning will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Hamilton Cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Henry Pryor, Baptist minister, and Rev. Bob Roberts, pastor of the Westside Baptist church.

A native of Mississippi, Mrs. Wilson had resided in this vicinity 70 years. She was a member of the Cedar Creek Missionary Baptist church at Retreat.

Surviving are seven sons, J. T. and W. W. Wilson, both of Greenville, N.Y.; Jack and Sam Wilson, all of Houston; Lonnie Wilson, Liberty, and Leroy Wilson, Arlington; two daughters, Mrs. T. L. York, Houston, and Mrs. J. T. Martin, Corsicana; 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. C. A. Dunston, Port Arthur, and other relatives.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

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Lottie Mae (Hux) Wilson
Sep 23, 1900 - Jan 29, 1963

Rites Thursday For Mrs. Wilson

Mrs. E. W. (Lottie) Wilson, 62, of 947 West Sixth avenue, died in Memorial Hospital late Tuesday.

Funeral services will be held from the Corley Chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Hamilton Cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Wooddy, pastor of the First Baptist church and C. B. Holcomb, minister of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ.

Mrs. Wilson had resided here 22 years. She was a Baptist and Rebekah.

Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; three sons, James Wilson, Amarillo; Sonny Wilson, Dallas, and Donald Wilson, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Roy Mayo, Jr., Corsicana; seven grandchildren; mother, Mrs. J. W. Hux, two brothers, W. A. and John A. Hux, and a sister, Mrs. Paul Kemnitz, all of Dallas, and other relatives.

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Walter William Finch
Mar 17, 1876 - Apr 27, 1963

Walter Finch Rites Sunday

Final rites for Walter Finch, 89, retired farmer, who died in Dallas Saturday, were held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The services were conducted by Rev. Elmo Duggins, Dallas. Burial was in the Hamilton cemetery.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. A. B. Gordon, Dallas; Mrs. W. B. Buchanan and Mrs. G. M. Maxwell, and Mrs. G. A. Bowen, Amarillo; a son, Neal Finch, Waxahachie; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pallbearers were Leonard Dockery, P. P. Norwood, Earl Campbell, H. L. Smalley, Ralph Wendt and C. C. Moody.

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James Nola Martin
Sep 8, 1907 - Jul 28, 1973

J. N. Anglin

James Nola Anglin, 65, of Streetman, died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hospital.

Services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mickie Loftis, pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church, presiding. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery.

Anglin was born Sept. 8, 1907. He was a member of Richland Baptist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Margaret Anglin of Streetman; four sons, James Neal Anglin, A. J. Anglin, Thomas C. Anglin, and Pat E. Anglin, all of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. JoAnn Greenhaw and Mrs. Phil Meyer, both of Houston; three brothers, Clyde Anglin, W. Z. Anglin and Allyn Anglin, all of Corsicana; and three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Gregory and Mrs. J. A. Glass, both of Corsicana, and Mrs. John Jalufka of Houston.

Pallbearers are David Anglin, Larry Anglin, Corky Anglin, Mike Anglin, Dennis Greenhaw and Philllip Meyer.

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Ottis (Martin) Anglin
Apr 16, 1911 - Mar 22, 1971

Mrs. Anglin Rites Pending

Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs. Ottis Anglin of Houston, wife of Nola Anglin, who died Monday at 7 a.m. there.

She was the sister-in-law of Clyde Anglin of Corsicana and others here.

She will be buried at Richland Cemetery, with arrangements pending with Griffin Funeral Home.

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Anglin Rites

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Richland Baptist Church for Mrs. Ottis Anglin, 59, who died Monday in a Houston hospital. The Rev. Mickey Loftis will officiate. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery under direction of the Griffin Funeral Home.

A resident of Houston, she is survived by her husband, J. N. Anglin, Houston; her mother, Mrs. Dora Martin, Houston; four sons, James Neal, A. J., Tommy and Pat Anglin, all of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Oscar Greenhaw and Mrs. Phil Meyer, both of Houston; two brothers, D. A. Martin of Groves and J. N. Martin of Gonzales, La.; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Holland and Mrs. L. C. West, both of Houston; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Pallbearers will be B. J. Glass, M. D. Glass, B. D. Holland, B. W. Holland, M. E. Fuller and D. J. Wylie.

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Louella (Allen) Hayden
Nov. 23, 1902 - Aug. 11, 1963

Hold Services Mrs. S. A. Hayden

Funeral services for Mrs. S. A. Hayden, 60, South Fifteenth street extension, who died in the Wortham hospital Sunday, were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Griffin Chapel.

The rites were conducted by Rev. J. T. Davis of Corsicana. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Native of Mississippi, Mrs. Hayden resided in Dallas for 20 years before moving to Corsicana 14 years ago.

Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; a son, S. M. Hayden, Amarillo; a daughter, Mrs. Jo Ann Baker, Dallas; three grandchildren, three brothers, H. F. and Felix Allen both of Tahlequah, Okla; and L. O. Allen, San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Henry, Danville, Ill., and Mrs. A. R. Noe, Hot Springs, Ark.; and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Walter Parker, Cliff Humphreys, Clyde Anglin, J. T. Burkes, Newt Carson and Ernest Moore.

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Eliza Emma (Shelton) Brown
Aug 24, 1872 - Apr 14, 1963

Mrs. A. N. Brown Rites Richland

Mrs. Elza E. Brown, long-time Richland resident, widow of the late A. N. Brown, M. D., Richland physician, who died in 1941, died at her home, 6204 Bryan Parkway, Dallas, Sunday.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Richland Methodist church with burial in the Richland cemetery.

Native of Tennessee, Mrs. Brown came to Texas as a five-year-old child in a wagon group that included 17 vehicles bringing the family to Texas.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Jewel Shuster, Miss Beryl and Miss Electra Brown, all of Dallas; a step-daughter, Mrs. Janie Smith, Waco; a step-son, W. P. Brown, Corsicana and other relatives.

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Henry Dean Armstrong
Apr 12, 1925 - Jan 1, 2020

Henry Dean ARMSTRONG was born on April 12, 1925 and passed away on January 1, 2020.

Henry Dean Armstrong, 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Arlington, TX. January 1st, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Armstrong was born in Navarro County, Texas to Alex and Cora Lucinda Armstrong.

He is survived by his daughter Dana Gable and husband Danny of Arlington, Texas; son, Rickey Armstrong and wife Jeanette of Granbury, Texas; son, James Gilbreath and wife Lindi of Plano, Texas; brother, Bill Armstrong of Gore, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren along with many nieces, friends and neighbors.

Mr. Armstrong was retired from Vought Corp. where he worked as a machinist. He enjoyed being outdoors and working with woodcrafts. He loved helping his neighbors and could often be found mowing their lawns as a way of giving of his time. He was a member of the Assembly of God and attended the Grace Place Church in Arlington, Texas.

Mr. Armstrong loved the Lord and he loved his family. He was a kind and gentle man and will be missed by family and friends.

Moore Funeral Home & Moore Memorial Gardens 1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington, TX

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James Claude Thigpin, Lt.
Oct 24, 1939 - Apr 5, 1965

James Thigpin Body Arrives Here Friday

Funeral rites for Navy Lt. James Claud Thigpin, 25, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Westminister Presbyterian church, of which he was a member. The services will be conducted by Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor, with interment in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Lt. Thigpin, a graduate of Corsicana High School, was killed Monday when his plane crashed into the Sierra foothills near Mariposa, Calif. the body arrived at Love Field, American Airlines, Friday morning and was brought to Corsicana by McCammon Funeral Home.

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thigpin, parents, and the flyer's wife, the former, Linda Jones of Eureka, came to Fort Worth by plane late Thursday, leaving California at 3 p.m. P.C.T. (5 pm. Est.) and will motor to Corsicana Friday.

Other survivors include a brother, Robert Thigpin, Jr., Mesquite.

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James Asberry "Jimmy" Betterton
Dec 16, 1888 - Sep 28, 1965

Hold Services J. A. Betterton

Funeral services for J. A. Betterton, 76, retired Oil City Iron Works foundry employe, who died at Twilight Home Wednesday morning, were held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.

The rites were conducted by Rev. Gene Tone, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church.

Surviving re a son, Robert Dudley Betterton, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Reba Geneva Quenn, Cleveland, Texas, five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, four brothers, Lawrence and Dock Betterton, both of Mississippi; Fred Betterton, Oklahoma City, and Buen Betterton, Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. V. B. Reynolds, Detroit, Texas, and Mrs. Lee Moore, State Spring, Miss.

Pallbearers were Bobby Ray Gentry, Damon DeMoss, Jack DeMoss, Preston Allred, O. C. Williams and Alvin Watson.

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Nedom Conway Muns, III Dr.
May 11, 1939 - Aug 6, 2023

Nedom Muns Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home - Huntsville on Aug. 11, 2023.
Dr. Nedom Conway Muns, III, 84, of Huntsville, Texas passed from his earthly body into an eternal life in heaven on August 6, 2023. Nedom was born to Nedom Conway Jr. and Lillian Aleen Muns on May 11, 1939, in Corsicana, Texas.
Nedom's life abruptly changed when at the age of 9, he learned of the sudden death of his father. He went on to become a distinguished professor, motivational speaker, husband, and father. This moment was the beginning of his fulfilling his destiny.
Nedom graduated from Corsicana High School, where he played baseball, that started in the sandlots around Navarro County. He went on to receive a full scholarship to play baseball at Navarro Junior College. Baseball allowed him to continue his education, again receiving a full athletic scholarship to Abilene Christian University, where he earned his bachelor's degree. While teaching in Pasadena, Texas he earned his master's degree from Sam Houston State University. He earned his doctorate from the University of North Texas. From a long teaching career that began in 1962 and spanned 57 years, Dr. Muns served on the faculty in numerous positions at Pasadena High School, University of North Texas, Northwestern State University and Sam Houston State University. He was also a motivational speaker, providing uplifting messages for several major corporations. Dr. Muns received an appointment from President Ronald Reagan to serve as National Education Coordinator on the National Board of Cosmetology to help enact several rules that cosmetologists and cosmetology schools still abide by today. Governor George W. Bush appointed him to serve on the Texas State Board of Cosmetology in a similar role.
He traveled extensively both nationally and internationally with these commissions, making many lifetime friendships and creating numerous memories with his family. He also enjoyed helping many people in his career with A.L Williams, a financial services company, which is now Primerica. During his time with them, he was named the National Salesman of the Year which was unheard of for a part-time salesman. He loved being a son of Corsicana and was thrilled when Navarro College recognized him as one of their distinguished alumni in 1989. While pursuing these educational and career accomplishments, he also found love with Sandra Lee Small, whom he married in 1962. They had three precious daughters.
Nedom will be remembered for his love of teaching and dedication to his students, many of whom became lifelong friends. He will always be remembered by his students for his "Munsology 101". These were Nedom's special nuggets of wisdom for his students to help them get through life. They include: 1) Those who watch the clock will always be one of the hands, 2) The only true rule in life is there is always an exception to the rule, 3) A rut is a grave with the ends kicked out, 4) If you're the second dog in a sled race, the view never changes, 5) As you travel down the highway of life and focus on your goal, keep your eyes on the do-nut and not on the hole, 6) Set yourself on fire, and others will come to watch you burn, 7) Live to work-not work to live, 8) Plan your work, work your plan, and your plan will work, 9) It is your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude and finally, 10) Always be careful, otherwise you could get Pungidias of the gizzard. He believed a great teacher is always a little bit crazy.
His legacy includes his crazy ties, his love of old cars and his many baseball achievements including several back-to-back no hitters, as well as playing in the Junior College World Series. He loved enjoying a good meal with his friends and family. His memory will live on in the lives of everyone he touched.
Nedom was preceded in death by his father, mother and numerous aunts and uncles who were close to him. He was also preceded in death by his in-laws Bob and Helen Small, who loved him as their own son. Nedom is survived by his daughters Amanda Kay Muns (Kevin) Brown, Mary Allene Muns (Rob) Hill, and Kelly LeeAn Muns. Also surviving him is his only sister Jeanice "Bunny" Muns (Keith) Golden and his nephew Todd Miller, as well as great niece Jessica LaFlamme, and great nephew, John Miller and a great-great nephew, Bruce LaFlamme, and other special family members. He leaves a legacy of love and family to his only grandson James Michael Muns Hill, whom he adored, and that adoration was multiplied and returned.
Nedom loved his family, his friends, his students, the Corsicana High School Class of 1957 (Go Tigers!), baseball, wrestling, golf, old westerns, Billy the Kid and most of all, the Lord.
Serving as honorary pallbearers are best friends, Jimmy Noble and Dr. Ronnie Deskin. Additional honorary pallbearers are precious family members Kevin Brown, Rob Hill, Michael Hill and Todd Miller.
Rest in peace Daddy. You lived a good life and were loved deeply. We will see you again on the other side.
Visitation will be held at Huntsville Church of Christ on Monday August 14, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with the funeral starting at 11:00 am. He will then travel into "God's Country" and stop at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana where a funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm. There will be a graveside service at 4:30 pm at Corsicana Oakwood Cemetery. There will be a reception following his final destination on Earth. Memorial condolences may be made to the family at www.shmfh.com.

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Marjorie Dorothea (Hall) Casbeer
Aug 19, 1952 - Jan 8, 2024

Marjorie Dorothea Casbeer, 71, passed from this life January 8, 2024. Dorothea was born in Frost, Texas, on August 19, 1952, to Dave and Edith (Fulton) Hall. She was the third of six children. Dorothea loved to sit and read books and scroll Facebook. She loved to travel to Montana to see her best friend, Debbie Harber. She was retired from San Saba ISD where she worked in many roles including 22 years as a bus driver and Teacher�s Aide. Dorothea married the love of her life Carl M. Casbeer, Sr. on August 19, 1970. They were married 40 years until he preceded her in death in 2010. Dorothea was also receded in death by her parents and sister, Rita Green.

She is survived by her two children, Monty Casbeer and wife Davelyn, and Crystal Price, all of Corsicana; grandchildren: Tyler Casbeer and Ashley Beverly of Corpus Christi, Carley Casbeer of Sweetwater, and Audrey Price and Lilly Price of Corsicana. She also survived by her siblings: Debbie Miller and husband Ken of Sisterdale, Pat Hall, Danny Hall and wife Rebecca, and David Hall and wife Annette, all of Corsicana; brother-in-law, Larry Green of Athens; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Alan and Linnise Arfsten of San Saba; and mother-in-law, Walter Bob Casbeer of San Saba; best friends: Rocky and Debbie Harber and their children, Glen and Michelle Price and family, and Misty Bickel and family, all of Montana; along with numerous nieces and nephews and friends in Texas and Montana.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to The Pat Reed Memorial Fund for Navarro County Youth Expo, c/o J.D. Johnston, 6265 NWCR 1140, Corsicana, TX 75110 or to The New San Saba Agricultural Building Fund, c/o Arrowhead Bank in San Saba.

Visitation was held January 16th, 5-7 p.m. at Griffin Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. Service to be held January 17th, 2 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.

Graveside Service will be held at San Saba Cemetery on Thursday, January 18th, at 12:30 p.m.

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  • San Saba News - Feb 14, 2024
  • San Saba City Cemetery, San Saba, San Saba Co., TX

Frank Power Stanley
Jul 15, 1891 - May 28, 1965

Frank Stanley Dies Friday

Frank Stanley, long-time plasterer, became ill at the B and E Sporting Goods store Friday and was rushed to Memorial hospital where he expired during the afternoon.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Wm. K. Brietz, two grandchildren and other relatives.

Arrangements pending at Corley Funeral Home.

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Nathaniel Parkinson "Pat" Conner
Aug 1, 1881 - Jun 17, 1965

Pat P. Conner, Iowa City, Iowa, who became ill while visiting in Dallas, died Thursday in Dallas.

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

Surviving are three sons, D. N. Conner, Iowa City; Preston Conner, San Bernadino, Calif., and Bill P. Conner, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Simpson, Corsicana, and Mrs. Louise Starr, Dallas; eight grandchildren and other relatives.

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  • The Corsicana Daily Sun- Fri., Jun 18, 1965
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Maymie Elizabeth (Holloway) Conner; s/o Edward Parkson Conner & Matilda Frances (Cockrell) Conner all buried in Conner Family Cemetery

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Rites Due For Nat P. Conner

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon chapel here for Nat P. Conner, who died Thursday while visiting in Dallas.

Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Rev. Eugene E. Wood, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will conduct.

Conner, a resident of Iowa City, Iowa, is survived by three sons, D.N. Conner, Iowa City; Preston Conner, San Bernadino, Calif., and Bill P. Conner, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Simpson, Corsicana, and Mrs. Louise Starr, Dallas; eight grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Jim Frazier, Chesteine Frazier, Lloyd Huffman, Chester Garner, Hugh Cummins, Clark Butler, Ed Goodwin and Lonnie Hosch.

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Ethel Irene (Murphy) Franklin
Jan 7, 1896 - Sep 30, 1965

Mrs. Franklin Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. P. H. Franklin, 2008 West Third avenue, will be held Friday (today) at 4 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Sidney Roberts, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Leon Baze, assistant pastor.

Mrs. Franklin died in Memorial hospital Thursday morning.

Native of Eureka, Mrs. Franklin had resided in Corsicana 46 years.

Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; a son, Jimmie Franklin, Grand Prairie; a daughter, Mrs. G. L. Ross, Dallas; three grandchildren, a brother, Jerome Murphy, Waco, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be M. O. Reitch, G. W. Little, Herbert Davis, John Davis, Hubert Joyner, Wayne Norris, Edd Riley, Willie Lewis, Shelby Hicks and Earl Joyner.

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Pitt Hamilton Franklin
Jun 16, 1894 - Jan 29, 1976

Pitt Franklin

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel for Pitt Franklin, 81, resident of Corsicana, who died Thursday in Twilight Nursing Home.

The Rev. Jack Riley will officiate, and burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

He had lived in Corsicana 60 years, worked for the American Well and Prospecting Company, was superintendent of the Magnolia Petroleum Company Machine Shop, and a member of the First United Methodist Church here.

Survivors include a son, Jimmie Franklin of Grand Prairie; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce Ross of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Perry Bass of Corsicana and Mrs. Florence Alega of Midland; two brothers, Byron Franklin of Baytown and Aubrey Franklin of Mexia.

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Geraldine (Garrison) Minefee
Sep 30, 1925 - Feb 14, 2024

Mrs. Geraldine Minefee, 98, of Corsicana passed away early Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Navarro Regional Hospital. She was born September 30, 1925, in Navarro County to Alva Lee and Annie Garrison. She attended Blooming Grove High School. She met and married Henry Clinton Minefee on February 7, 1942. He passed away November 22, 2004.
Geraldine was a member of the Second Avenue Missionary Baptist Church and drew great strength from her deep faith in the Lord. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren throughout the years. She loved to have them spend the summers with her and Grandpa. The grandsons enjoyed her large southern farm breakfast, blackberry cobblers and pecan pies. The granddaughters were proud to watch her cut out and sew new dresses for them.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Clinton Minefee; parents, Alva and Annie Garrison; siblings, Hazel Weaver, Marie Stilby, Annalee Collier, Sue Osburn and Lloyd Garrison; one son, Walter Lee; and two grandsons, Kerry Self and Dwayne Underwood. She is survived by her children; Carolyn McCann, Jayne Longley, Kathy Garrett, Sharon Potzer, Lisa Johnson, Joyce Underwood, Melvin and Kenneth Minefee, along with grandchildren Tracy Self, Jennifer and Judson Willeford, Stephanie and Michael McCann, Ronnie, Rickie and Robbie Johnson, Elizabeth and Stephen Garrett, Clint Underwood and Tristen and Trey Minefee as well as numerous great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be from 4pm to 6pm on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Second Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, 3045 W Second Avenue, Corsicana, with Rev. Paul Denny officiating.
Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blooming Grove.
Pallbearers will be grandsons; Michael McCann, Judson Willeford, Ronnie, Rickie and Robbie Johnson, Clint Underwood, Stephen Garrett, Tristen and Trey Minefee.

Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home

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Geraldine Minefee Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 14, 2024, at the age of 98, Geraldine Minefee of Corsicana, Texas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Alva Lee Garrison and Annie L Spruill Garrison; her husband Henry Clinton Minefee; her son Walter Lee Garrison; and her grandsons, Dwayne Underwood and Kerry Self.

She is survived by : her children, Carolyn McCann, Jayne Longley, Kathy Garrett, Sharon Potser, Melvin Minefee, Lisa Johnson, Joyce Underwood and Kenneth Minefee.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 18th 2024 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home (1530 N 45th St, Corsicana, TX 75110). A celebration of life will be held on Monday, February 19th 2024 at 11:00 AM at the Second Avenue Missionary Baptist Church (3045 W 2nd Ave, Corsicana, TX 75110).

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Charles W. Hunter
Apr 1, 1921 - May 1, 1979

HUNTER
CHARLES W. HUNTER, 1325 Charleston, Garland. Survivors, Wife, Mrs. Betty Hunter, Garland, sons Richard Hunter, Fort Worth, Dan W. Hunter, Garland; daughter, Pat Duncan, Dallas; eight grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Virgie Guttery, Oil City, Louisiana. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Restland Memorial Chapel. Dr. J. Frank Davis officiating. Interment Richland. Arrangements, Restland-Laurel Land, Greenville Avenue at Restland Road, Dallas. 2140238-7111

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Adell Elizabeth (Whitener) Putman-Fisher
May 17, 1931 - Feb 14, 2024

Adell Elizabeth Fisher, of Waco, "Dell" to friends and "Granny Dell" to family, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 14, 2024.

Dell was born May 17, 1931 to Estel Elmer and Elsie Watts Whitener at Raleigh in Navarro County, Texas. She was raised in the cotton fields of Navarro County. Her family owned a grocery store in Raleigh that she worked at as a child. This would follow her into adulthood, as she spent 25 years working for H.E.B grocery stores in Waco.

Dell had a lifelong love of music. She sang and played guitar, piano and bass. She always said that her brother "Fuzzy" taught her to play guitar so that she could play with him and he could play lead. She passed this love of music to her family. Dell also loved to dance and she and her husband Carl went every time they got a chance. They lived life to the fullest, going dancing with friends and often playing bingo on Friday nights. They were soulmates and made a beautiful life together. Granny loved having children, grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great grandchildren come over for any occasion. Christmas Eve was always spent at Granny�s. Granny made everyone feel special. She had such a generous and giving heart. You knew she loved you.

Dell was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Carlton Lee Fisher; her parents, her sister Maudine Wright, brothers Ralph Whitener, Rufus Whitener and Derwood "Fuzzy": Whitener.

She is survived by her children, Stephen Putman and wife June of Emmett, Texas, Vicky Conway of Hewitt, Texas and Carlton Fisher, Jr of Waco, Texas. Grandchildren Sharon Burleson and husband Steve of Emmett, Karen Boyd and husband Alan of China Spring, Troy Horn of Hewitt and Dustin Horn and wife Joslyn of Lorena. Great-Grandchildren Elizabeth Reed and husband Joe of Emmett, Josh Burleson and wife Elaina of Emmett, Elijah Burleson of Waxahachie, Johnathan, Jacob, and Jayci Burleson of Emmett, Chase and Presley Horn of Lorena, Ryder and Rumor Horn of Hewitt. Great-Great Grandchildren Leah and Waylon Burleson and Lilly and Hayes Reed all of Emmett.

A visitation will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from 6-8pm at Pecan Grove Funeral Home in Waco. Graveside service will be Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 10 am at Dresden Cemetery with Steve Burleson officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Troy Horn, Dustin Horn, Alan Boyd, Joe Reed, Josh Burleson, Elijah Burleson and Jacob Burleson.
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Service Details

Visitation
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pecan Grove Funeral Home
3124 Robinson Dr, WACO, TX 76706

Service
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 10:00am
Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro County, TX

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  • w/o (1) Chester Doyle Putman & (2) Carlton Lee Fisher
  • Submitted by Polly Winn

Diane Louise (Wallace) Madera
Aug 11, 1960 - Apr 24, 2003

Dianne Madera Obituary
MADERA, DIANNE WALLACE , 42, died Thursday, April 24, 2003. Funeral Services are 12:00 p.m. Monday April 28, 2003 at the Carriage House Chapel/ Martin Thompson Funeral Home in Grapevine, Tx. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral Home. Dianne was a very loving wife and mother. She worked as a medical assistant after graduating from W.T. White High School in 1978. Most of all, Dianne was very dedicated to working with children Dianne will be missed by her loving family; husband, Jerry Madera; sons, Jason and Cory Madera; father, Charles Wallace; brothers, Steve Wallace and Doug Wallace; and close friend Lisa Dylla. Martin Thompson Funeral Home Grapevine, (817) 421-8550

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  • Published by Dallas Morning News on Apr. 27, 2003
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • Rose Hill Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Navarro Co., TX
  • w/o Jerry Martin Madera married Mar. 5, 1983; d/o Charles U. Wallace & Linda Ann (Slagle) Wallace

Robert Louis Dawson
Jul 5, 1942 - Feb 4, 2024

Robert Louis Dawson - 81, of Alvarado, Texas, formerly of Brushie Prairie, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home on February 4, 2024.
Robert was born July 5, 1942 in Italy, TX, toJul 5, 1942 - Feb 4, 2024. Growing up he worked as a roughneck in the East Texas oil fields and learned the auto body business from his father. Robert joined the National Guard following high school, and enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Robert served 2 tours in Vietnam, before returning home and continuing his career in the auto paint and body business. For over 40 years he was well known throughout the Dallas metroplex as one of the best body repair men in the business, working for both dealerships and private body shops. He was promoted into management and finished his career at Bledsoe Dodge in Dallas.
Robert was a family man and sports lover, specifically a die hard Dallas Cowboys fan. He never missed a Cowboys game, and he never missed a chance to coach his children's sports teams or take them fishing. He spent countless hours over the years coaching little league baseball, pee-wee football, and little dribblers basketball, all of which he led the teams to several first place standings. He played the guitar and had the most beautiful singing voice. He loved to fish and spend time boating with his family and friends at Navarro Mills Lake.
Robert was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 23 years Pat Dawson, parents C.R. and Lorena Dawson, son Robert Dawson Jr, sister Christine Page,and brother David Dawson.
He is survived by his brother Clarence Dawson and wife Ann of Brenham, TX, Sister Brenda Reed of Hawkins, TX, children, Jody Hathcock of Irving, son Larry Dawson of St. Louis MO, son Justin Dawson and wife Meghon of Wichita Falls, and son Jared Dawson and wife Jennifer of Alvarado. Robert is also survived by his grandchildren Tiffany Dawson, Joseph Trevino, Matthew Trevino, Darla Richardson, D.J. Richardson, Jillian Dawson-Casburn, Tristan Dawson, Jaila Dawson, and Logan Dawson. Of these grandchildren, Robert was blessed with 9 great grandchildren as well, and had 12 nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at the Dresden Cemetery at 11:00 on Friday February 9, with full military honors. He will always be remembered as a devoted hard working husband and father, leaving a legacy that cannot be matched.

Notes:

  • Submitted by Polly Winn
  • h/o Betty (Surgner) Dawson & Tommie Pat (Nash) Dawson; s/o Clarence Robert Dawson, Jr. & Lorena (Vaughan) Dawson

Wallace Raspberry
Nov 14, 1890 - Oct 15, 1965

W. Raspberry Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Wallace Raspberry, 1915 North Sixth street, who died suddenly at his home Tuesday, will be held from the First Independent Baptist church in Corsicana Saturday at 3 p.m. with burial in the Rice Cemetery. Rev. V. P. Perry will conduct the rites.

Native of Hester Grove, he moved to Rice and later came to Corsicana. He joined the Hopewell Baptist church in Rice and united with the First Independent when he came to Corsicana.

Surviving are a son, Roger Raspberry, Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Velma Goree, Corsicana, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Ely Campbell, Tommie Kelley, N. Deens, Theo Thomas, Tommie Haynes and J. M. Wilson, Deacons of the First Independent Baptist church will be honorary pallbearers.

Ross Funeral Home directs.

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Heneretta (Kirven) Brown
Apr 20, 1903 - Nov 7, 1965

Mrs. Brown Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Henretta Brown, native of Rice who died Tuesday, will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Hope Well Baptist church in Rice. Rev. W. H. Miller will conduct the rites.

Surviving are five daughters, a son, mother, Mrs. Fannie Kirven, Corsicana; three brothers, three sisters, 14 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.

Interment will be in the Rice Cemetery.

Calhoun directs.

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Mary "Mamie" (Cage) Hudson
Mar 16, 1872 - Jun 25, 1965

Mrs. Hudson, 93, Dies Friday

Mrs. Mamie Hudson, 93, widow of the late Jule Hudson, died Friday in Fort Worth.

Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from Rising Star Baptist church, with burial in Rice at 4 p.m.

Survivors include twelve children - Earl Hudson, Fort Worth; Mrs. Effie Lewis, Fort Worth; Hobart Hudson, Corsicana; Chester Hudson, Fort Worth; Ernest Hudson, Corsicana; Mrs. Metha Copper, Kansas City; Mrs. Zella Vorn, Kansas City; Mrs. Geneva Farlric, Kansas City; Sornie Hudson, Corsicana; Mrs. Josephine McKinney, Corsicana; Osborne Hudson, Fort Worth; and Mrs. Georgie M. Person, Fort Worth; fifteen grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.

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Susie (Williams) Douglas
Mar 4, 1916 - Jul 18, 1971

Douglas

Services will be Sunday for Mrs. Susie Douglas at 11 a.m.in New Bethel Baptist Church in Kerens. Officiating will be Rev. Polk and burial is to be in Samarian Cemetery in Kerens. Calhoun Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Douglas was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital July 18.

Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Douglas, Corsicana; a son, and a niece.

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Horace Faulk
Jan 22, 1899 - May 6, 1971

Faulk

Funeral services for Horace Faulk, 72, retired Mertens farmer, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Living God of which he was a member. The pastor, Bishop C. H. Hunter, will officiate. Burial will be in Samarian Cemetery near Kerens. Calhoun Funeral Home will conduct. Pallbearers will be members of Peters burg Chapter No. 92, Masonic Lodge of Round Prairie.

A native of Athens and veteran of World War I, he died May 6 in the Dallas VA hospital.

He is survived by his widow, Riddie Faulk, Mertens; a son, Alvin Faulk, Bardwell; a foster son, Samuel Floyd, Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Arsie L. Wiley, Los Angeles, Calif.; three brothers, Roy and Hubert Faulk, both of Blooming Grove; and Willie Faulk, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Zelia Mae Whiteside, Mart and Lois Faulk, Vernon.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., May 10, 1971
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • h/o Riddie (Goodman) married Jan 7, 1938; s/o Willie Faulk & Anna (Smith) Faulk [buried at Samarian Cemetery]
  • Horace is buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana per FindAGrave.com has an entry with a marker photo for Horace, and also the Navarro County Cemetery Survey of 1994

Troy Charles Holt
Jun 4, 1925 - Oct 29, 1965

Troy C. Holt Rites Sunday

Troy C. Holt, 30, Corsicana electrician, native of Mexia, died early Friday morning in a car fire at Jackson, Miss. He was a veteran of World War II.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Richland cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jerry Chappell, pastor of the Richland Baptist church.

It was reported here that Holt had apparently driven into a service station before it was opened, was smoking and while asleep suffocated when the upholstery ignited. It was stated a person arriving at the station opened the door and found Troy dead with the closed automobile full of smoke.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Joy Young, Corsicana, and Mrs. Charlene Enos, Magnolia, Ark.; two brothers, Billy Holt, Corsicana, and Charlie Holt, Magnolia, Ark. and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be James McNeal, J. D. Bray, Walton Poe, L. B. Gamble, Willie Gamble and Jack Shults.

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Richard Allen Shadix
Feb 16, 1965 - Feb 17, 1965

Hold Shadix Infant Rites

Funeral services for Richard Allen Shadix, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shadix, who died in Memorial hospital Friday morning, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Richland cemetery.

The rites were conducted by Bob Roberts, pastor of the Westside Baptist church.

Surviving are the parents, a brother, Ronald G. Shadix, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Shadix and Mrs. J. R. Easley, all of Corsicana, and Roy Watson, Cotton Gin; a great-grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Shidix, Emhouse, and other relatives.

Griffin directs.

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Henry Grady Orand
Nov 8, 1890 - Aug 19, 1965

Grady Orand Dies Thursday

Grady Orand, 73, retired Houston merchant, World War I veteran, formerly of Richland, died in the VA Hospital in Houston Thursday night.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in the Richland cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jerry Chappell, pastor of the First Baptist church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Briggs, Victorville, Asl., two brothers, Bill Pinkard, Houston and Tom D. Orand, Sr., Richland; three nieces, Mrs. Lonnie Wilson, Liberty; Mrs. Alfred Swink, and Mrs. Charles King, both of Alvin; a nephew, Bill Pinkard, Houston.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Orand, S. G. Orand, Guy Lansford, Ezra Griffin, Reuben Griffin, W. E. Percival and Rufus Pevehouse.

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Thelma (Nixson) Orand
Feb 22, 1901 - Mar 21, 1973

Mrs. Orand

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wortham Baptist Church in Wortham for Mrs. Thelma Orand, 72, resident of Richland and native of Navarro County who died Wednesday in Lovington, N. M. She was buried in Richland cemetery.

She was a resident of Richland and Navarro County for 66 years and Wortham and Freestone County for six years, a member of the Richland Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors include two sons, S. G. Orand of Lovington and Dick Orand of Angleton; a daughter, Majorie Jenkins of El Paso and seven grandchildren.

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Naomi Mae (White) Orand-Regen
Oct 11, 1916 - Apr 6, 2016

Naomi Mae Regen, 99, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Rex Bland officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 11, at Bellmead Funeral Home.

Naomi was born in Stecker, Oklahoma, to the late James and Lydia (Walker) White. She married Jerry Orand in January of 1941, and Narland "N. E." Regen in May of 1974. She lived a long dedicated christian life of courage and self sacrifice. Her service with Olive Branch Baptist Church and Oak Lawn Baptist Church was an inspiration for those who knew her. Her service with Chapter # 980 Order Of The Eastern Star spanned 65 years.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Jerry, on July 3, 1971; second husband, Narland, on February 26, 2006; three sisters; and one brother.

Survivors include her sons, Michael Orand and wife, Phyllis, and James Regen and wife, Susie; grandchildren, Kristi Adams and husband, Andy, Jeremy Orand and Lisa Galvan, Michael Stinson and wife, Lindsey, Lisa Regen, Andrea Atwell, Leslye Ellis and husband, Jeff, and Frank Atwell and wife, Sara; seven great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.

Notes:

  • Waco Tribune-Herald - Apr 10, 2016
  • Submitted Diane Richards
  • 1st husband Jerry Clifton Orand 2nd husband Narland Everett Regen; d/o Jerry White & Lydia (Walker) White
  • (obit says Oakwood cemetery, she has a double monument in Richland cemetery with Jerry)

Bertha E. "Bert" (Pinkard) Briggs
May 4, 1904 - Dec 17, 1965

Rites Friday For Mrs. Briggs

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Pinkard Briggs, 61, of Victorville, Calif., who died last weekend, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Richland with burial in the Richland cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jerry Chappel, pastor.

Surviving are her husband, Sam Briggs, Victorville, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Lou Anne Redding, Alice Mary Swiger and Rose Ella Zieter; a stepson, Billy E. Briggs; all of Victorville; 17 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tom D. Orand, Richland, and B. W. Pinkard, Houston; four nieces, Mrs. Blanche Plunkett, Midland; Mrs. Catherine Swink and Mrs. Bobbie Ann King, both of Alvin, and Mrs. Betty Jo Wilson, Liberty; a nephew, Billy W. Pinkard, Alvin and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be William Henderson, Dick Orand, S. G. Wigley, Hubert Crutchfield, Guy Lansford, Jesse Burton, Lawrence Prine and Ezra Griffin.

Griffin will direct.

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Sarah Elonia (Roberts) Buchanan
Oct 23, 1884 - Dec 17, 1965

Mrs. Buchanan Dies Friday, Rites Saturday

Mrs. E. S. Buchanan, 81, native of Erath county, Richland resident for 58 years, died in Memorial hospital Friday morning.

Funeral services will be held from the Richland Methodist church Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in the Richland cemetery.

Surviving are her husband of Richland, two sons, J. W. Buchanan, Ennis, and R. H. Buchanan, Corpus Christi: three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Emma O'Quinn, Tyler, and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be J. W. Atchley, Virgil Atchley, R. L. Cooley, Guy Campbell, Lester West, Preston Wilson and W. A. Carroll.

Corley will direct.

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Edward DeWitt Hoffpauir
Jun 29, 1894 - Aug 24, 1965

Hoffpauir Rites Held Thursday

Funeral rites were held from the First Methodist church in Richland Thursday at 2:30 p.m. for DeWitt Hoffpauir, 71, World War I veteran and Richland resident who died in the Temple VA hospital Tuesday.

Burial was in the Richland cemetery. Rites were conducted by Rev. Johnny Johnson.

Hoffpauir, a native of Eunice, La., was an employe of the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, and resided at Stuttgart, Ark. from 1937 until Jul 1963, when he moved to Richland after his retirement.

Surviving are his wife, the former Jo Ella Harris of Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. C. C. (Bud) Morris, Stuttgart; two sons, Arthur Hoffpauir, Santa Ana, Calif., and Joe Eddy Hoffpauir, Stuttgart; eight grandchildren; a brother, Forrest Hoffpauir, Stuttgart; a sister, Mrs. Joe Lambert, Beaumont, and other relatives.

Pallbearers were B. K. Abbe, D. J. Smelly, J. L. Burton, Buck Wigley, Horace Jackson and Muriel McCord.

Corley Funeral Home directed.

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John Buford Harris
Nov 14, 1878 - Jul 24, 1963

Hold Services John B. Harris

Final rites for John B. (Red) Harris, 83, of Richland, who died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, were held Friday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Richland.

The services were conducted by Rev. L. B. Fowler. Burial was in the Richland cemetery.

Native of Decatur, Wise county, he had resided in Navarro county 58 year.

Surviving are his wife of Richland; two sons, James E. Harris, Corsicana, and Col. William Doyle Harris, Colorado Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Joella Hoffpauir, Stuttgart, Ark., and Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin, Houston; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a brother, Frank Harris, Waco; three sisters, Mrs. C. F. Peters, Gladewater; Mrs. Evie Carter, Corsicana, and Mrs. Becky Carter, Waco, and other relatives.

Corley directed.

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Christine (Bowman) Anglin-Hilbun
Apr 22, 1930 - Oct 31, 2011

Funeral Services were held for Christine Bowman Anglin on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Burial was at Richland Cemetery in Richland, Texas, at 3:30. Dr. Doris Meyer and Bro. Winky Johnson conducted the services.

Pallbearers were James Guy Samek, Richard Samek Cyrus Anglin, Brad Brigner, Jason Greenhaw and John Thompson.

She was born on April 22, 1930, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Harvey and Ruby Burkhart Bowman.

Mrs. Anglin died on October 31, 2011, in Tomball, Texas, at the age of 81. Mrs. Anglin was a member of First Baptist Church in Wild County.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, David Anglin and Larry and Karen Anglin of Rye, Texas, one daughter, Linda Anglin of Plantersville, Texas, six grandchildren, James Guy, Richard, Lori, Royce, Jr., Cyrus, and Jessica, nine great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, two step-sons, Danny Hilbun of Galena, Ill. and Jerry Hilbun of Houston, Tx., four daughters, Joy Tucker and husband, Donald, of Westlake La., Delores Kazee of Blaine, Ky., Susan Hodges and husband Duanne of Ragley, La. And Connie Gordon of Kinder, La.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Ruby Bowman, husband, James Neal Anglin, husband, Leroy Hilbun, son, Ricky Paul Anglin, and three sisters, Olga Mae Reynolds, Lucille Lunsford and Dorothy Bowman.

Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Notes:

  • Cochran Funeral Home, Livingston, TX
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • (monument and obit say Anglin) 1st husband James Neal Anglin 2nd husband Leroy Wilton Hilbun married Mar 11, 1992; d/o Harvey Andrew Bowman & Ruby Jewel (Burkhart) Bowman

Marie Sue (Fitzgerald) Anglin
Dec 6, 1909 - Jul 30, 1963

Mrs. Anglin Dies At Home

Mrs. Mary Sue (Marie) Anglin, 53, 850 South Fifteenth street, died at her home early Tuesday.

Services were set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Griffin chapel. Burial will be in the Richland cemetery.

Surviving are the husband, Clyde Anglin, Corsicana; three daughters, Mrs. Bill Thompson, Dallas, and Mrs. Harold McKenzie and Mrs. Robert Foley, both of Corsicana; six grandchildren; Mrs. Lillian Crawford, Killeen; Mrs. W. B. Lolbile, Corpus Christi, and Mrs. Ollie Ayres, Lexington, Va., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Johnny Gregory, James Anglin, A. J. Anglin, Billy Jack Glass, Jerry Adams and Mickey Glass.

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Ricky Anglin
Jul 18, 1955 - Apr 3, 1973

Ricky Anglin

Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Friday at the Griffin Funeral Chapel for Ricky Anglin, 17, resident of Houston who died Wednesday morning at a Houston hospital after a long illness. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery in Richland.

Survivors include his parents, two brothers, a sister, Mrs. Bill Stewart. Campus Crusade for Christ, will officiate.

Other survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bowman of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Anglin of Streetman; a great-grandmother, Mrs. Dora Martin of Houston; two nephews, four aunts, three uncles, three great-aunts, and three great uncles.

Pallbearers are members of the MacArthur's Electronics Class of 1973 and include John Hawk, John Hubbard, Brad Long, Bill Price, Steve Rivera, Mike Smotherman, Mike Wiechmann, and honorary pallbearer, Larry Wawarasky.

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John Dandy "Johnnie" Anglin
Nov 17, 1879 - Nov 7, 1965

J. D. Anglin, 85, Dies Sunday, Rites Monday

J. D. Anglin,, 85, retired Richland merchant, native of Groesbeck died in the Twilight Home Sunday. He was a Spanish American War veteran.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Richland with burial in the Richland cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. L. Chappell pastor, assisted by Rev. James T. Davis of Corsicana.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana, four sons, Clyde Anglin, Corsicana; Nola Anglin, Houston; W. Z. Anglin, Sherman, and Allen Anglin, Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. T. E. Gregory, Liberty; Mrs. John Jalufka, Houston; Mrs. Jack Glass, Angus, and Mrs. Dorothy Strickland, Corsicana; 56 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Billy Glass, Mickey Glass, Jimmie Strickland, Johnnie Strickland, James Anglin, Johnnie Gregory, A. J. Anglin, Tommie Anglin, Jerry Adams and Mike Thompson, all grandsons.

Corley directed.

Notes:

  • The Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Nov 8, 1965
  • Submitted by Diane Richards
  • Spanish American War
  • h/o Minnie Lee (McGee) Anglin married Aug. 20, 1901; s/o Alford Anglin & assumed Oda Bates "Odie" (James) Anglin

Ruby (Washington) Gowans
Mar 15, 1894 - Sep 19, 1965

Mrs. Gowens Rites Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Gowens, who died in Memorial hospital Monday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the St. John 's Baptist church with burial in Woodland cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. C. A. Miller, pastor.

Surviving are her husband, Lewis Gowens, Corsicana; a son, Needia Gowens, Pasadena, Calif., and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

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Ella Maggie (Dawson) Cyrus
Dec 10, 1882 - Sep 12, 1965

Mrs. Ella Cyrus Rites Thursday

Mrs. Ella Cyrus, 86, former Wortham Teacher, died Sunday in the Navarro Clinic. She resided at 801 East Sixth avenue for a number of years.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. from the Bethel AME church with burial in Woodland cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. R. Thornton, pastor.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dovie David, Corsicana; a son, John Cyrus, San Francisco, Cal., and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

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Roy Kirven
Aug 28, 1898 - Sep 10, 1965

Roy Kirvin Of Austin Dies

Roy Kervin, native of Fairfield, secretary of the Branch 132, F. and A. M., Austin Masonic Lodge, a former Corsicana resident, died Sunday in Austin. He formerly was a custodian at the University of Texas.

Funeral rites will be conducted Friday at Renfro�s Chapel here with burial in Woodland cemetery.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Fannie Kervin, Eastside Apartments, Corsicana, several brothers and sisters and other relatives.

Calhoun directs.

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Clara (Sanders) Lloyd
Apr 7, 1905 - Nov 8, 1965

Clara Lloyd Is Dead Arrival At Memorial

Clara Lloyd, elderly negro woman, 112 North Fourth street, was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital after two neighbor women found her collapsed in her home Monday shortly before 11 a.m.

Justice of the Peace, W. H. Tipton held an inquest and said death appeared tp be from natural causes. She was found slumped across a chair where she apparently collapsed while making up a bed. The bottom sheet was on the bed and the top sheet near by.

Two neighbor women broke in when they sought unsuccessfully to get her to answer their calls and knocks after becoming alarmed about her.

Police Officers Garrett and warren were dispatched to investigate when the women called police headquarters and Judge Tipton was summoned to conduct an inquest.

Arrangements are pending at Scott Funeral Home.

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Mary (Johnson) Person-Bradley
Oct 10, 1896 - Aug 7, 1965

Thursday Rites Mrs. Bradley

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bradley, 82, of 510 Est Fifth avenue, who died in Parkland hospital in Dallas Saturday, were held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Griffin Chapel of Church of God in Christ.

The rites were conducted by Elder T. L. Young of Dallas. Burial was in Woodland cemetery.

Surviving are her husband, Joe Bradley, Corsicana; a son, Thomas Person, Kindle; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Thompson, Amarillo, and Mrs. Jessie Mathews, Corsicana; a grandson and other relatives.

Calhoun directed.

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Mattie (Bell) Tucker-Coleman
Dec 7, 1889 - Jun 4, 1965

Hold Services Mrs. Coleman

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Bell Coleman, widow of the late Will Coleman, Sr., veterinary, were held last Tuesday.

Burial was in Woodland cemetery.

Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Alphonsus Agee, Dallas; Mrs. Robert H. Brooks, Corsicana, Mrs. Walter Chandler, Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Willie Morrison, Fort Worth; Mrs. Pearl Cooley, Corsicana; Mrs. Oran Green, Fort Worth; Mrs. Herman Scott, New York City; three sons, Dr. Will Coleman, Jr., Chicago; Rev. J. M. Coleman, Berkeley, Calif., and Professor John M. Coleman, Fort Worth.

Calhoun directs.

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Bonnie Rhee (Merrell) Bailey
Jul 27, 1907 - Sep 11, 1966

Mrs. V. C. Bailey Services Held

Final rites for Mrs. V. C. Bailey, 59, of Eureka, who died in Memorial hospital Sunday were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the Corley Chapel. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.

The services were conducted by Rev. Steve Massie, minister of the First Christian church.

Surviving are her husband of Eureka; a son, Glenn R. Bailey, Corsicana; three daughters, Miss Sue Bailey, Philippine Islands; Mrs. W. A. Poe, Corsicana and Mrs. Sammie Thompson, Eureka; seven grandchildren, one great-grandson, mother, Mrs. Nora Merrell, and a sister, Miss Willie Merrell, both of Fort Worth, and a brother, Percy Merrell, El Monte, Calif., and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Clint Bell, Jodie Wilcox, Jasper Lanier, Curtis McGehee, Curtis Chandler, Lee Brashear, Leslie White and J. C. Warner, Jr.

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Jimmie Ida (Williams) Mitchell
Aug 22, 1886 - Apr 9, 1966

Monday Rites Mrs. Mitchell

Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist church of Barry for Mrs. L. B. Mitchell, 79, native of that community, who died Saturday morning in Navarro Clinic.

Rev. Bob Davis conducted services, assisted by Rev. Steve Massie, pastor of the First Christian church of Corsicana. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.

She is survived by a son, George Mitchell of Barry; three daughters, Mrs. Charley L. Watkins of Corsicana, Mrs. Buell Robison of Barry, and Mrs. M. R. Baird of Santa Fe, N.M.; a brother, C. O. Williams of Barry; a sister, Mrs. G. M. Stokes of Tulsa, Okla.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Jim Parks, Robert Johnston, Lowell Reed, Ernest Watson, Bill McGraw, Elvin Reed, Leo Price and Roy Massengale.

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Thomas Jackson "Jack" Price
Dec 10, 1895 - Aug 10, 1966

Jack Price, 70, Dies Wednesday Rites Friday

Jack Price, 70, retired Magnolia employe, 2109 West Seventh avenue, died in Memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon.

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

The rites will be conducted by Rev. Leon Baze, assistant pastor of the First Methodist church, of which he was a member.

Price was a native of Henderson county and was employed by Magnolia Petroleum Company for 32 years.

Surviving are his wife, Gladys Price, Corsicana; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Price, Corsicana, three grandchildren, Don and Ron Cormier and Melanie Susette Cormier, all of Tyler; a brother, W. F. Price, Corsicana; three sisters, Mrs. Sue Harris, Mineral Wells; Mrs. J. E. Cassidy, Midland, and Mrs. John Murphy, College Park, Md., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be Chas. Bee, Joe Dunton, DeWitt Nettles, Dr. L. E. Kelton, Earl Joyner, H. W. Keathley, Albert Frey, George Bush, and Earl Smalling. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Business Men's Sunday School Class of the First Methodist church.

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Margaret Maria "Maggie" (Harris) Lively-Foster
Sep 15, 1880 - Sep 18, 1966

Mrs. M. Foster Dies Sunday, Rites Monday

Mrs. Margaret Foster, 85, of 1416 West Collin Street, died in Memorial hospital Sunday morning following a few days illness following a heart attack.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Sidney Roberts, pastor of the First Methodist church of which she was a member.

Born September 15, 1881, in Augusta, Ga., she came to Texas when six years of age. She was a long-time resident of Corsicana.

Surviving are two daughters, Miss Laura Lively, Corsicana, and Mrs. R. Grady Bowdry, Stamford; two sons, W. R. Lively, Corsicana, and J. E. Foster, Corpus Christi; 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Mrs. Foster was a Methodist, member of the Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, Past Noble Grands Club and Order of the Eastern Star.

Pallbearers were members of Corsicana Lodge No. 63, IOOF.

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H. C. Banks
Mar 12, 1921 - Jul 10, 1966

Thursday Rites For H. C. Banks

Final rites for H. C. Banks, 45, of 1812 West Sixth avenue, who died in the Lisbon VA hospital Sunday, will be held Tuesday at 5 p.m. from the Corley Chapel.

The services will be conducted by Rev. Steve Massie, minister of the First Christian church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. He was a member of the First Christian church and the Navarro Memorial Post No. 3365, VFW. Banks was a native of Thornton.

Banks was a veteran of World War II, having served overseas. He was a maintenance man at the Texas Miller Products Plant Store.

Surviving are his wife of Corsicana; three sons, Johnny, Bob and James Banks, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Banks, all of Corsicana; parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Banks, Thornton; two sisters, Mrs. John Gorman, Big Sandy, and Mrs. Fred Slauson, San Patricio, N. M., and other relatives.

Pallbearers will be W. E. McBride, George Bolen, Clarence Bonner Preston Peden, Raymond Crocker, Clarence Hall and Bill Kendricks.

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Mary Katheryn (Rutherford) Ferguson
Apr 7, 1921 - Feb 9, 1966

Mrs. Ferguson Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Mary Katheryn Ferguson, 44, of 1502 West Eleventh avenue, was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon. She became ill at a grocery store and was rushed to the hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. from the Griffin Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery.

The rites will be conducted by Rev. B. J. Ferguson, pastor of Memorial Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Obie F. Barton, Baptist minister.

Surviving are her husband, E. L. Ferguson, Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Romain, Lake Charles, La., and Cathie Ferguson, Corsicana; a son, Mike Ferguson, Corsicana; a brother, James Rutherford, Fort Worth, a grandchild, and other relatives,

Pallbearers will be W. C. Lewis, R. B. McMullen, Weldon Nokes, Wayne Christie, Jester Smith, L. E. Riley, Jimmie Loruner, and Dewey Clark.

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