Thursday, June 19, 1969

P. C. Dunaway

Mr. P. C. Dunaway, 78, of Trinity, died Saturday in Rusk Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Dunaway, who engaged in farming, was born Oct. 10, 1890, in Trinity
County. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Graveside funeral services were held in the Taylor Cemetery, in Trinity
County, at 3 p.m. Monday, with Re. Walter Cooksey Officiating.

Pallbearers were Leon Barnes, Louie Barnes, Kenneth Carpenter, Bobby
Dunaway, Tom Dunaway and Glen Dunaway.

Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Lizzie Dunaway of Risk; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert Sims and Mrs. Joyce Carpenter, both of Tyler; three sons, J. T.
Dunaway of Trnity, Raymond Dunaway of Houston and James V. Dunaway of Long
Beach, Calif.; 26 grandchildren; and 36 great grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Feb. 15, 1968

Benjamin Lee Dunaway

Infant Benjamin Lee Dunaway died Saturday in a Trinity hospital.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cedar Grove
Cemetery with Rev. Lee Officiating.

Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lee Dunaway of Trinity;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Woelfley of Trnity and Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Burrows of Lufkin.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

April 7, 1966

Howard Wilson Dunaway

Mr. Howard Wilson Dunaway died Thursday, March 24 in a Baytown hospital. A
resident of Channelview, for the past 30 years, he was retired from United
Rubber, where he was an electrician.

He was Past Master of the C. A. Fortner Masonic Lodge, Past Worth Patron of
the Channelview Eastern Star Chapter No. 954, and served on advisory boards
for the Rainbow Girls and DeMolay Chapter in Channelview. He was also
active in the Church of Christ.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Myrtie Dunaway, Channelview; one daughter, Mrs.
Barbara Jane Howell, Pasadena, California; one son, Charles Harrison
Dunaway of Channelview; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Kinard and Mrs. Nina
Sherlock both of Greens Bayou; one brother, Kinard Dunaway of Chita, Texas;
and two grandchildren, Cheryl Anne and Daniel Allan Howell both of
Pasadena, California.

Funeral services were held Friday, March 25, at 3 p.m. in the Chita
Cemetery with Mr. H. D. Smith officiating. The C. A. Fortner Masonic Lodge
No 1304 conducted graveside services.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Aug. 31, 1967

Toll Wm. Dunaway

Mr. Toll Wm. Dunaway, 69, of Rt. 2, Trinity, died early Thursday morning in
a Trinity hospital.

Mr. Dunaway was a lifelong resident of Trnity County, and he was a member
of the Chita Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Chita Baptist Church,
with Rev. Otis Stanberry officiating. Burial was in the Chita Cemetery.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Bertha Dunaway of Trinity; three sons,
Cleon Dunaway of Dallas, Carl Dunaway of Andrews and Charles Dunaway of
Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Robertson, Mrs. Laverne Lotz and
Mrs. Lenora Andrews, all of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Bertie Ellis and
Miss Maggie Dunaway, both of Lufkin; 16 grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.

Thursday, Oct. 28, 1971

Mr. Jesse Dunaway

Mr. Jesse Dunaway, 76, of 109 Oak Hollow, Conroe, passed away Friday, Oct.
22, in a Conroe hospital.

Mr. Dunaway was a former resident of Trinity County, but has resided in
Conroe for the past five years. He was a member of the Sebastopol
Congregational Methodist Church.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Sebastopol
Congregational Methodist Church, with Rev. Raleigh Hooper officiating.
Interments followed in the Chita Cemetery.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Hattie Dunaway of Conroe; three sons,
Hubert Dunaway of Trinity and Lloyd and Douglas Dunaway, both of Conroe;
four daughters, Mrs. Verna Chessher of Kountze. Mrs. Frances Waltz of
Huntsville and Mrs. Ruth Morris of Huntington Beach, Calif.; two sisters,
Mrs. Frank Mason of Sebastopol and Mrs. McCollum of Houston; 11
grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, Aug. 26, 1971

Millicant Diane Dunaway

Infant Millicant Diane Dunaway passed away in a local hospital Friday, Aug.
13.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the
Taylor Cemetery, with Rev. M. M. Ellis officiating. Interment followed in
the Taylor Cemetery.

Survivors include the parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Dunaway of Trinity;
two brothers, Thomas an Joe Dunaway, both of Trinity; four sisters, Mrs.
Lana Walker of Groveton and Misses Mary Katherine, Lisa and Jennie Marie
Dunaway, all of Trinity.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, May 18, 1973



Mrs. Lizzie Dunaway

Mrs. Lizzie Dunaway, 82, of Trinity, passed away Monday night, May 7, at
the Eastway General Hospital in Houston.

Mrs. Dunaway was born in Texas on Feb. 1, 1891, and had lived in Trinity
County for the greater part of her lifetime. She was a member of the Church
of God.

Graveside funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Taylor
Cemetery, near Trinity, with Rev. Joe Bailey Barnes and Rev. Walter Cooksey
officiating.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Laura Sims and Mrs. Joyce Carpenter,
both of Houston; three sons, James and Raymond Dunaway, both of Houston,
and Jl. T. Dunaway of Trinity; a sister, Mrs. Ida Miller of Rockdale; 27
grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, September 19, 1968

P.F.C. Allen S. Dunbar

Army PFC Allen S. Dunbar, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dunbar of 107
West 17th Houston, formerly of Crockett, was killed in action in Viet Nam
Aug. 29.

PFC Dunbar was born in Houston County, July 27, 1947, and lived in Houston
County until 1956, when he moved to Houston with his parents. He was a
member of the 14th Baptist Church. He attended Reagan High School before
entering the service Dec. 1, 1967. He went to Viet Nam in early May, and
was with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Military graveside funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the
Conner Cemetery, with the Rev. R. J. Rodgers officiating. Military
personnel from Fort Hood were pallbearers.

Survivors include the parents; five sisters, Mrs. Rosa Loviette, Mrs.
Elizabeth Lee, Mrs. Emma Sue Hilborn, Mrs. Estelle Sexton and Mrs. Faye
Coker; four brothers, John, Bill, David and Darrell Dunbar, three nieces,
five nephews, all of Houston; several aunts and uncles.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Jan. 23, 1975

Mrs. W. C. (Mamie) Duncan

Funeral services for Mrs. W. C. (Mamie) Duncan, 78, wre held at 2 p.m.
Monday from the Callaway Memorial Chapel.

Rev. Oscar Lock and Rev. Bob Lewis officiated. Burial was in the Ivie
Cemetery.

Mrs. Duncan, a resident of Kennard, died Jan. 18, in Lufkin. She was born
Aug. 12, 1896 in Pennington and had lived in Kennard for the past 47 years.
She was a member of the Community Full Gospel Church of Kennard.

Survivors include her husband, W. C. Duncan of Kennard; two sons, Johnny
Duncan of Crockett, and Homer Duncan of Lufkin.

Also, five sisters, Mrs. Lon Hughes of Chester, Mrs. Lena Matchett of
Angleton, Mrs. Iona Parks of Palestine, Mrs. Lela Rice and Mrs. Iola
Edward, both of Kennard; a brother, Frank W. Ripley of Nederland, seven
grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were James Duncan, Junior Duncan, Kenneth Ripley, Paul Dean, J.
L. Dean, Rayford Campbell, Donald Hughes, and Charlie Fairchild.

Callaway Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, August 23, 1973

James Crother Dunlap

Mr. James Crother Dunlap, 73, of Trinity, passed away Monday, Aug. 20, in
the Trinity Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Dunlap, a retired farmer and rancher, had lived in Trinity County his
entire lifetime. He was a member of the Dorcas Wills Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Dorcas Wills Baptist
Church, with Rev. H. R. Stinson officiating. Interment followed in the
Dunlap Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, James Timothy Dunlap of Kittrell; a sister, Mrs.
Ioma Waller of Huntsville; one grandchild.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Feb. 7, 1974

Mrs. Minnie Dunlap

Mrs. Minnie Dunlap, 85, of Trinity, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, in the
Trinity Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Church of Christ, and a
lifelong resident of Trinity County.

Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 1, at 1:30 p.m. in the Waller
Chapel in Triity. Mr. Harry Conner officiating. Burial was in the Cedar
Grove Cemetery in Trinity.

She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. C. R. Mebane of Trinity, Mrs. B. W.
Pike of San Angelo, and Mrs. Floyd Mings of Richardson.

Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Francis Lucile Dunlap

Mrs. Francis Lucile Dunlap, 67, of Rt. 1, Trity, died in Trinity Memorial
Hospital Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, 1969.

Mrs. Dunlap had lived in Walker County the last 40 years. She was a member
of the Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Dorcas Wills Baptist
Church, with Rev. J. J. Chastine, Rev. Stinson and Rev. Nichols
officiating. Burial was in the Dunlap Cemetery.

Survivors include the husband, J. C. Dunlap of Trnity; a son, Tim Dunlap of
Trinity; two sisters, Mrs. T. W. O'Neil of Waco and Mrs. Margie Ryder of
San Antonio; one grandchild; also several nieces and nephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. J. H. Dunlap

Funeral services for Mrs. Leon May Gibbs Dunlap were held Thursday, 10:00
a.m. at the First Christian Church. Rev. Keith McCaffety, assiciate pastor,
Dorcas Wills Memorial Baptist Church and Rev. John Driskell, pastor of
First Christian, Trinity officiated at the services.

Mrs. Dunlap was born at Spring, Texas, August 9, 1875. She and Mr. Dunlap
married November 17, 1894 and moved to Kitrell where Mr. Dunlap was in the
General Merchandise business. Kitell then had a post office, and Mrs.
Dunlap was postmaster. They also owned a cotton gin.

Mr. Dunlap preceeded her in death.

She is survived by one son, J. C. Dunlap of Kitrell; two daughters, Mrs.
Gayle Rogers of Palestine, and Mrs. Ioma Dunlap Walker of Huntsville; two
sisters, Mrs. Annie Sturgis of Trinity and Mrs. Inez Reeves of Palestine;
18 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren.

Interment was in Dunlap Cemetery.

Thursday, August 26, 1965



Dr. Victor F. Dunlap

Dr. Victor F. Dunlap, 58, of Houston, died in a Houston hospital Saturday
afternoon.

Dr. Dunlap was an associate professor of business at the University of
Houston. He was a member of Holland Masonic Lodge No.1 of Houston and was a
veteran of World War II.

Graveside funeral services were held in the Cedar Grove Cemetery at Trinity
at 4:30 p.m. Tusday. Burial rites were under the auspices of Joe Werner
Masonic Lodge of Trinity.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Ada Marie Dunlap of HOuston; two sisters,
Mrs. L. D. Bradberry and Miss Inez Dunlap, both of Huntsville.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Nov. 29, 1973



Mrs. Nettie Johnson Dunlop

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Johnson Dunlop were held at 2
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Dunlop passed away in Marlin.

She is survived by one niece, Mrs. Nan Bogle of Austin.

She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Funeal services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday inthe Waller Chapel, with Rev.
Edgar Dodd and Rev. Steve Lyons officiating. Interment followed in the
Creek Cemetery

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Aug. 10, 1972



Mrs. Leona Myrtle Dunn

Mrs. Leona Myrtle Dunn, 69, of 902 San Jacinto, Crockett, passed away
Sunday, Aug. 6, in Houston County Hospital.

Mrs. Dunn, a retired school teacher, was born may 26, 1903, in Houston
County. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crockett.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. Richard Hume of the Lovelady Methodist Church
officiating. Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers wre R. B. Hall Jr., C. R. AttawayJr., David Attaway, Bruce
Attaway, G. H. Foster and L. T. Morgan.

Survivors include a son, James A. Dunn of Waco; three brothers, A. B. Hall
of Porter, W. L. Hall of Houston and R. B. Hall of Pasadena; a sister, Mrs.
Effie Sellers of Houston; a grandson, James A. Dunn Jr. of Beaumont; a
granddaughter, Vivkie Dunn of Bearmont.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, December 9, 1965



Joe Lee Dunnam

Mr. Joe Lee Dunnam, 84, of Trinity, died in a Trinity hospital early
Sunday, Dec. 12.

Mr, Dunnam was a member of the Trinity Church of Christ and had lived in
the Trinity area for the past 35 years.

Survivors include three sons, Kenneth, of New Albany, Miss., Otha of
Spencer, Okla., and Aubrey of Cleveland; two daughters Mrs. John McCoy of
Trinity and Mrs. Joe Baker of Country Campus; a brother, Lloyd, of New
Albany, Miss., three sisters, Mrs. Velma Snyder of Arkansas, Mrs. Hattie
Sanford and Mrs. Pearl Stanton both of Alabama; 25 grandchildren and 45
great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held from the Trinity Church of Christ at 3:00 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 13, with Mr. John Short officiating. Interment was in Clapp
Cemeery under the direction of the Waller Funeral Home.

Thurs. April 4, 1974

Edgar Dunnam

Mr. Edgar Dunnam, 73, of Rt. 3, Grapeland, died at his home Monday, April
1.

Mr. Dunnam, a retired farmer, was born Aug. 21, 1900 in Grapeland and was a
member of the Methodist church.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m., April 2, in Guiceland Chapel with Mr.
Calvin Dickey officiating. Burial was in Guiceland cemetery. Pallbearers
included George Gaines, Howard Dennam Jr., Harold Starkey, Earnest Brown,
Johnny Wilkins and Clyde Bedford.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zelma Wells Dunnam of Grapeland; two
daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Lamb of Grapeland and Mrs. Elwanda Thedford of
Tyerl;four brothers, Theodore Dunnam of Latexo, Woodrow Dunnam of Geen
Valley, Ill., Ross and Robert Dunnam, both of Palestine; two sisters, Mrs.
Iva Wells of Elkhart and Mrs. Willie Murdock of Louisiana; four
grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.





The Grapeland Messenger

April 4, 1974

Rites Held For Edgar Dunnam

Mr. Edgar Dunnam

Funeral services for Mr. Edgar Dunnam, 73, of Grapeland were held Tuesday,
April 2, at 4 P.m. in the Guiceland Chapel. Mr. Calvin Dickey officiated
the services with burial in Guiceland Cemetery.

Pallbearers wre George Gaines, Howard Dennam, Jr., Harold Starkey, Earnest
Brown, Johnny Wilkins and Clyde Bedford.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Zelma Wells Dunnam of Grapeland; two
daughters, Mrs. evelyn Lamb of Grapeland and Mrs. Elwanda Thedford of
Tyler; four brothers, Theodore Dunnam of Latexo, Woodrow Dunnam of Green
Valley, Illinois, Ross and Robert Dunnam, both of Palestine; two sisters,
Mrs. Iva Wells of Elkhart and Mrs. Willie Mudock of Louisiana; four
grandchildren and five great greandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements

Thursday, May 1, 1969

Aubrey C. Donnam

Mr. Aubrey C. Dunnam, 53, of Rt. 3, Cleveland, died Sunday in Cleveland.

Graveside funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Clapp
Cemetery.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Evelyn Dunnam of Cleveland; six sons; two
daughters; two brothers; two sisters; and 11 grandchildren.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Feb. 1, 1973

George Hudson Duren

Mr. George Hudson Duren, 98, of Rt. 1, Crockett, passed away at his home
Saturday night, Jan 27, after an extended illness.

Mr. Duren was born in Houston County on Sept. 17, 1874, and had lived here
for his entire lifetime. He was a member of the New Energy Methodist
Church, and also a member of Lathrop Lodge No. 21, AF & AM, of Crockett.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the New Energy Methodist
Church, with Rev. J. D. Helpenstell and Rev. W. H. Wieting officiating.
interment was in the New Energy Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites
under the auspices of Lathrop Lodge No. 21 of Crockett.

Pallbearers were grandsons.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Zelma Beathard of Vidor and mrs.
Velma Minter of Crockett; a son, George R. Duren of Crockett; 10
grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Guy Duren

Mr. Thomas Guy Duren, 61, of Houston, died Sunday afternoon. Born and
reared in Houston County, Mr. Duren had lived in Houston the last five
years.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the New Energy Church, with
the Rev. A. S. Lee officiating. Burial was in the New Energy Cemetery.

Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Guy Duren of Houston; a brother, Will Ike
Duren of Crockett; seven sisters, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. J. C. Bell and
Mrs. Lovie McAnally, all of Crockett, Mrs. A. S. Temple of Hunble, Mrs.
Jimmy Stewart of Washington, D. C., Mrs. j. E. Ashmore of Houston, and Mrs.
Frank Alderman of Lufkin.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, July 30, 1964

W. O. Durham

Mr. W. O. Durham, 85, died in Lufkin Sunday night, following an extended
illness. Mr. Durham, a retired employee of the Texas Forest Service, was a
deacon of the First Baptist Church of Lufkin and a member of Caltharp Lodge
No. 419, AF & AM, of Kennard.

Funeral services wre held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church of
Lufkin, with Dr. Arthur DeLoach officiating. Burial was in Garden of
Memories Memorial Park.

Survivors include the wife; five sons, Lynn, Glynn, Raymond, Pat and Joe
Durham, all of Lufkin; a daughter; Mrs. J. C. (Rip) Hinson of Lufkin; a
brother, Albert Durham of Crockett; 12 grandchildren; and nine great
grandchildren.

Thursday, July 16, 1970

Albert D. Durham

Mr. Albert D. Durham, 89, of Rt. 1, Crockett, died Sunday afternoon in a
local hospital.

Mr. Durham, a retired farmer, was born in Cherolee County on march 21,
1881, but had lived in Crockett and Houston County most of his lifetime. He
was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crockett.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial was in the Antioch Cemetery, near Ratcliff.

Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Betty Durham of Crockett; a son, Frank
Maxie Durham of Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Albertine Leediker of Amarillo; a
stepson, Brent Bennett of Houston; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth Seagler of
Houston; five grandchildren; three great grandchiildren; three
stepgrandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, May 9, 1968

Lester Ezra Durham

Mr. Lester Ezra Durham, 62, of Rt. 1, Crockett, died at his home Monday.

Mr. Durham was born July 7, 1905, in Cherokee County. He was a retired
operator of heavy construction equipment.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday from the Callaway memorial
Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey Jr. officiating.. Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Park in Crockett.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Margie LaRue Hanks of Houston; his
father, Albert Durham of Crockett; a brother, Maxie Durham of Houston; a
sister, Mrs. Lois Leediker of Amarillo; three granddaughters, Kandy Leora,
Kelly Beth and Kimberly Kay Hanks, all of Houston.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. June 29, 1972

Mrs. Eva Randolph Durham

Mrs. Eva Randolph Durham, 51, of 2909 Sale, Dallas, died Thursday, June 27,
in a Dallas hospital.

Mrs. Durham was born Nov. 7, 1920 in Wells.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the graveside in the
Pollok Cemetery, with Rev. H. J. Rhodes Jr. officiating.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Al Conaway of Harlingen; a brother, Pete
Durham of Lubbock; and an aunt, Mrs. Exa Sanders of Crockett.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Sept, 12, 1974

Elkhart Rites For Mr. Durnell

Calvin W. Durnell

Calvin W. Durnell, 66, of Route 1, Elkhart, died September 3, 1974 in a
Palestine hospital following a lengthly illness.

Funeral services were held Thursday in the First Baptist Church of Elkhart,
with the Rev. David Hill and the Rev. U. Van Sickle officiating. Burial was
in the Pilgrim Cemetery, Elkhart.

Active pallbearers were George Cheatham, Lewis Franklin, Clayton Parker,
Joe Bailey Parker, Jack Gibson, Jack Taylor, Willard Waddell and Victor
Waddell.

In addition to all friends of the family, the following were designated
homorary pallbearers. Dave Davidson, E. J. Hopkins, Ronald burke, Walter
Holland, Claude Douthif.

Mr. Durnell was born in the Antrim community of Houston County on February
29, 1908 to John Durnell and Maude McCutchen Durnell. A resident of Elkhart
most of his life, he was a member of the First Baptist Church, longtime
member and

Thursday, August 0, 1972

Elkhart Rites For Mrs. Durnell

Mrs. W. R. Durnell

Funeral services for Mrs. W. R. Durnell, 86, of 211 Main St. White Deer,
Texas, longtime Elkhart resident, were held Saturday, August 5, at 3:00
p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Elkhart, with the Rev. Horace Fletcher
officiating. Burial was in the Antrim Cemetery, near Elkhart, under the
direction of Hassell & Foster.

Mrs. Durnell, the former Emily Jane Hopper, was born July 23, 1886 in
Sherman to the late Millard Fillmore Hopper and Caldonia Miller Hopper and
she die Thurdsay August 3, at 6:35 a.m. in her home following a long
illness. She was the widow of Rev. W. R. Durnell, former pastor of the
Elkhart First Baptist Church, who preceded her in death in August 1949.
Before moving to White Deer in 1970 she was an Elkhart resident for over 50
years, and lived in Waco for 4 years.

Survivors: seven daughters, Mrs. Joe Seltz of White Deer, Mrs. Ray Baker of
Skellytown, Mrs. James L. Fisher, Mrs. Joe Anderson, Mrs. Quinn Lansford,
all of Houston, Mrs. Frank Hennen of Wylie, Texas and Mrs. Alice Morris of
Brownsville, Tennessee; a brother, Watson Hoper of Chico, California, and a
sister, Mrs. Myrtle Rayden of Palestine; 13 greandchildren; 21 great
grandchildren.

March 4, 1965

Services Today For J. F. Durnell



J. F. Durnell

Funeral services for J. F. Durnell of Route 1, Elkhart, will be held at 2
p.m. today (Thursday) at the Baptist church in Elkhart with Rev. J. T.
Riley and Rev. Billy Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Antrim
Cemetery.

Grandsons and nephews will be the pallbearers.

He died Monday afternoon in a Palestine nursing home after a long illness.

Born March 5, 1887, in the Antrim community, at age 87, he was the oldest
living pioneer of that community. For a number of years he was a school
teacher, but had spent most of his life as a farmer.

Survivors include four sons, J. P. of Baytown, Virgil of Houston, C.W. of
Elkhart and Durwood Durnell of Bellefountaine, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. E.
P. Broughton of Elkhart; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Waddell, Baytown and Mrs.
Mary Wynne, Elkhart; 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

The body will be at Hassell and Foster in Palestine until carried to the
church for services.

Thursday, June 27, 1963



Louis H. (Preacher) Durst

Louis H. (Preacher) Durst, 59, a vice president and director of Brown &
Root, Inc., and a native of Crockett, died Tuesday in a Houston hospital.

A descendant of a pioneer Texas family that settled in East Texas in the
1800's. Durst was born in Crockett on March 10, 1904.

Durst was a member of the operating committee of Brown & Root, and had been
general manager of all construction since 1955.

He had been a national dirctor of the Associated General Contractors of
America, Inc. since 1959, and was a past president of the association's
Texas municipal and utilities branch.

Durst was a frequent banquet speaker and an active leader in Texas A. and
M. College alumnus activities. He received his bachelor of science and
master of science degrees in civil engineering from A. and M.

In 1928 he wen t to work for Brown & Root in general road and paving work.
In 1930, he left the company and joined the Uvalde Asphalt Co. He was a
Texas Highway Department district engineer during 1933.

In 1934, he returned to Brown & Root as a resign engineer and had been with
the company since then. He organized the pruchasing department and served
as general purchasing atgenr from 1939 to 1941.

Before he was appointed general manager of construction, his field was
primarily heavy engineering construction. He directed projects in the
Houston area until he was put in charge of all constructionin 1955.

Durst was a member of the Methodist church, the Arabia Temple Shrine, the
Anson Jones Masonic Lodge, the Texas Society of Professional Engineering
Society and the Houston County Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vickory Durst; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Durst of Shreveport, La.; a son, Louis Jr. of Houston; two brothers, Julian
Durst of Crockett and Horatio Durst III of Gretna, La.; and two sisters,
Mrs. Richard N. Potter and Miss Mary Elizabeth Durst, both of Shreveport.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Saint Paul's Methodist
Church with Dr. Alfred H. Freeman and Dr. John Land officiating.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 3"30 p.m. Thursday afternoon,
June 27, in the Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett, with the Rev. E. Jewel
Strong officiating.

Local arrangements by Callaway Funeral Home.

Thursday, March 11, 1965

Mrs. Lila Valrye Durst

Mrs. Lila Valyre Durst died in Fort Worth early Thursday morning.

Mrs. Durst, formerly a resident of the Crockett area, had lived in Fort
Worth the last 20 years. She was a member of the Methodist church.

Funeral services were held at the graveside in Glenwood Cemetery at 3:45
p.m. Friday, with the Rev. Jim Killen officiating.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Horace Lansford of Forth Worth and
Mrs. Tom Markham of Houston; three brothers, John, Bill and Sam Lemons, all
of Centerville; and two sisters, Mrs. Harold Sullivan of Bryan and Mrs.
Howard Wallace of Centerville; three grandchildren.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

1969

Mrs. Elizabeth Wakefield Durst

Mrs. Elizabeth Wakefield Durst, 92, of Shreveport, La., died March 3 in
Shreveport.

Mrs. Durst, a Crockett resident many years, was born in Midway Jan. 31,
1877. She was a member of the Christian Church.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Callaway
Memorial Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey of the First Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were John Durst, Louis Durst Jr., Dupont Durst, Pat Wakefield,
Jerald Wakefield and Leon Wakefield.

Survivors include two daughters, Miss Polly Durst and Mrs. R. N. Potter,
both of Sheveport; two sons, Julian Durst of Crockett and Rashe Durst of
Gretna, La.; a brother, Leon A. (Buddy) Wakefield of Madisonville; eight
grandchildren; and two great grandchldren.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Tursday, Feb. 14, 1974



Mrs. Nannie Virginia Dutcher

Mrs. Nannie Virginia Dutcher, 78, of 100 Plum Grove Road, Cleveland, Texas,
passed away Feb. 7 at her home.

Mrs. Dutcher ws born July 15, 1895 in Comanche, Texas, and was a member of
the Methodist church. She had lived in Cleveland for about five years.

Graveside services were held at Resthaven cemetery in Houston, Feb. 9, at
3:30 p.m. Rev. Roy C. Percival officiated. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial
Park, Houston.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ruby Lee of Houston; one niece and one
nephew. Several great nieces and great nephews also survive.

Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, February 23, 1967

Aubert C. Dykes Jr.

Mr. Aubert C. Dykes Jr., 46 of Crockett, died at his residence Thursday
morning.

Mr. Dykes was in the buiilding and lumber business here, where he had lived
the last 10 years. A native of Arkansas, he was a member of the First
Methodist Church, and a veteran of World War II as a pilot with the
U.S.Navy. Mr. Dykes was a graduate of Georgia Tech.. He was s Scottish Rite
Mason and Shriner, and a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He had served as
chairman of the official board of the First Methodist Church, vice
president of the Crockett school board, and president of the Rotary Club.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday inthe First Methodist Church,
with Rev. L. B. Broach an dRev. Weldon B. Morton officiating. Services
followed at 5 p.m. at the graveside in the Farmerville, La., Cemetery, with
interment following.

Active pallbearers were Ross Kinslow, Allen Rogers, Dr. Richard D. Haines,
Dr. James C. Moore, Dr. A. B. Brown, Jr., and W. D. Julian. Honorary
pallbearers were James Rector, Dr. J. B. Land, Clive Dickey, A. C.
Satterwhite, R. E. Thibodeaux and Wm. Smith.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Jean Dykes of Crockett; a son, A. C.
Dykes III of Crockett; two daughters, Mrs. Pamela Levert of New Orleans and
Miss Donna Jean Dykes of Crockett; his mother, Mrs. A. C. Dykes Sr., of
Crockett; a brother, Roland Dykes of Dallas.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. May 17, 1973

Mrs. Virginia Dykes

Mrs. Virginia Dykes, 71, of 705 East Bowie Ave., Crockett, passed away
Sunday, May 13, inthe Houston County Hospital.

Mrs. Dykes was a lifelong resident of Houston County and was a member of
the First Christian Church. She had been employed by th eLatexo schools for
the past 31 years, and was a member of the T.S.T.A. and the retired
teachers association. She was also a member of the Pythian Sisters.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Chapel of the
Waller Funeral Home, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating and Rev. Bruce
Banks assisting. interment was in the Evergreen Memorial Park.

Survivors include the husband, L. L. Dyles; a daughter, Mrs. C. B. Sexon; a
grandchild, Mrs. Nona Beth Murchison; all of Crockett.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.