Thurs. Nov. 15, 1973

L. L. "Ollie" Dykes

Mr. O. L. "Ollie" Dykes, 80, of Crockett, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, in
the Houston County Hospital. Mr. Dykes, a reteired rancher and farmer, was
a member of the Baptist church. He was a veteran of WW I and a member of
the American Legion.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 2:30 p.m. in the Waller
Chapel wtih Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating. Interment was in the Evergreen
Cemetery.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Billie Saxon of Crockett; two sisters,
Miss Bonnie Dyles and Mrs. Maud English, both of Trinity; one grandchild.

Waller Funeral Home 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 building 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 a 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 Churhc, vice
president of the Crockett school board, and president of the Rotary Club.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday in the First Methodist Church,
with Rev. L. B. Broach and Rev. 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 Dyukes 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.

Thursday, July 20, 1961

Mrs. Ida May Eardley

Mrs. Ida May Eardley, 76, died Monday at the family home near Trinity,
following an extended illness. She was born March 20, 1885, in Bonn County,
Ill., and was a member of the First Methodist Church.

Funeral services were held from the Callaway Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, with Rev. C. A. West, pastor of the First Methodist Church of
Crockett, officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Pallbearers wre Adkin Spain, Mutt Knox, John Bear, Alvis Story, T. E.
Dawson and Bill Blalock.

Survivors include the husband, William Eardley of Trinity; one son, Wilbur
Eardley of Trinity; one daughter, Mrs. J. Mack Hurtt of Houston; one
granddaughter, Mrs. W. M. Armstrong of El Paso; and five
great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were by Callaway Funeral Home.

Thursday, August 17, 1961

Walter Wilbur Eardley

Mr. Walter Wilbur Eardley, 60, retired farmer and construction worker of
Trinity, died at his home after a prolonged illness.

Funeral services were held from the Callaway Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 18, with Carl Allen, minister of the Crockett Church of
Christ, officiating. Burila was in the Rice Cemetery, and pallbearers wre
Keith Hobson, Dude Dawson, Lee Beavers, Adkin Spain, C. F. Cook, and
Benford Frizzell.

Mr. Eardley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Eardley of Trinity; a
daughter, Mrs. W. M. Armstrong of El Paso; a sister, Mrs. Syble Eardley
Hurtt of Houston; father, William Eardely of Trinity; and six
greandchildren.

Born on Oct 2, 1900, in Old Ripley, Illinois, Mr. Eardley was a member of
the Church of Christ.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, March 13, 1969

John E. Easton

Mr. John E. Easton, 73, of Lovelady, died Saturday in a Madisonville
hospital of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Easton, a veteran of World War I, was born April 2, 1895, in Eastland
County, Captain John, as he was affectionly known to all, was a retired
employee of the Texas Department of Corrections, and had served as warden
of the Eastham, Blue Ridge and Darrington Prison Farms. He had resided in
Lovelady and Houston County since 1934.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with mr. M. E. Gimon of Lovelady officiating. Burial was in
Evergreen Cemetery at Lovealdy.

Pallbearers were Cecil Roe, W. T. Bruton, John Paul Stewart, Harold Stone,
Atmar Turner and H. T. Deaton.

Survivors include two sons, Foye and Jack Easton, both of Lovelady; a
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Steele of Bryan; and three grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, June 4, 1970

Mrs. Mollie Eastwald

Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Eastwald, 88, wre held at Wheeler Funeral
Home on May 27 at 10 a.m. Rev. John Cope, pastor of First Christian Church,
of which she was a member for many years, officiated at the last rites.
Interment was in Garden of Memories in El Campo.

Mrs. Eastwald, a resident of El Campo for many years, died May 24, in
Golden Age Manor Nursing Home in Houston. She was born in Norway September
19, 1881.

Survivors include three daughters, Amanda Shafer of Houston, Mabel Faltyn
of Pasadena, and Ellen Hastings of Pasadena; one son, Melvin Thompson of
Crockett; 10 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Melvin Thompson of Corpus Christi, Bill
Thompson of Baytown, Gerald Foltyn, El Campo, Myron Hastings of Colorado,
James Hastings of Louisiana, and Richard Hastings, Pasadena.

One grandson in New Mexico was unable to attend.

9-27-1962

Henry Hager Eaves

Mr. Henry Hager Eaves, 81, of Apple Springs died Thursday afternoon, Sept.
20, in a Trinity hospital. A lifelong resident of Trinity County, he was a
member of the Baptist church.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Apple Springs
Baptist Church,, Rev. Arnold McBride and Rev. Morris Fletcher officiating.
Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Survivors include th ewife, Mrs. Cora Eaves of Apple Springs; two sons,
Hager Eaves of Florida and Leon Eaves of Kennard; a daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Doyle of Weldon; six grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, July 20, 1961

Danny Eckles

Our hearts over flow with sincere appreciation for all who expressed their
love and sympathy in so many comforting ways during our recent sorrow. We
are deeply greateful to all of you.

Family of Danny eckles.

Thursday, April 25, 1968

Marlon Dale Eddings

Infant Marion Dale Eddings, of Trinity, died in Houston Saturday.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Cedar Grove
Cemetery, with Rev. Hester officiating.

Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Eddings of Trnity.

Waller Funeal Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, April 29, 1965

Miss Alice May Eddy

Miss Alice May Eddy, 82, of Crockett, died Tuesday in the Houston County
Nursing Home.

Miss Eddy, born Jan. 3, 1883, in Wisconsin, had lived in this county for
about 60 years. She formerly taught school in Wisconsin, and was a member
of the Porter Springs Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held in the porter Springs Baptist Church at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, with Rev. Jack Edwards and Rev. Edgar Dodd officiating. Burial
was in the Porter Springs Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Roland Murray, E. R. Breton, Mike Lansford, Martin
Lansford, John Spinks and Mack Shipp.

Survivors include a number of cousins.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grapeland (Houston County) Texas 75844

Thursday, March 31, 1966

Wife is Charged in Husband's Death

Murder charges were filed Wednesday morning against Mrs. Myrtle Edens, 59,
of Route 1, Elkhart, in the shooting death of her husband, Jim Hogg Edens,
63.

According to Sheriff J. B. Lively, the shooting occurred shortly after 5 AM
Wednesday. He said Deputy Sheriff George Cheatman in Grapeland received a
phone call from Mrs. Edens about 5:20AM saying she had shot her husband and
was jumping into the water well at the residence.

Sherrif Lively related that Cheatman called him and he instructed him to
call an ambulance and proceed to the Edens farm, located in Houston County
north west of Grapeland on the odl Elkhart road.

Cheatman called Hassell and Foster for an ambulance and the fire alarm was
sounded for firemen to accompany them to recover Mrs. Edens from the well.

Volunteer fireman asisted in removing Mrs. Edens from the well and she was
returned to Community Memorial Hospital where she was placed in custody and
under a 24 hour guard.

Sheriff Lively stated that her husband was killed by two bullets fired from
a .38 calibre pistol. He added that she would be carried before a judge or
justice of peace for formal arraignment, exact time depending upon her
condition.

The sheriff also stated that two notes were left by Mrs. Edens, but
contents were not disclosed.

Funeral services for Jim Hogg Edens, 63, of Route 1, Elkhart, will be held
Thursday, March 31, at 3 PM in the First Baptist church, Grapeland, with
Rev. J. T. Riley officiating. Burial will be in the Antrim Cemetery.

Mr. Edens was born in Houston County October 39, 1902, and was a son of the
late Albert Newton Edens and Mrs. Fannie Belle Furnell Edens, both of
Houston county. He was a member of the First Baptist church and Grapeland
Masonic Lodge No. 473. Prior to retiring, he was employed by the Humble Oil
Company.

Survivors; wife; daughter, Mrs. Carrie Frances King of Grapeland; brother,
Frank N. Edens of Ruston; two sisters, Mrs. Allie (Emma Charm) Little of
Baytown and Mrs. Merle Isaac of Houston, two granedchildren, Frank Stevens
King and Miss Carrie Susan King.

Remains will be at Hassell & Foster.

Thursday, April 7, 1966

Jim Hogg Edens

Funeral services for Mr. Jim Hogg Edens, 63, of Rt. 1, Elkhart (Antrim
Community), were held Thursday, March 31, at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist
Church of Grapeland, with Rev. J. T. Riley officiating. Burial was in the
Antrim Cemetery, northwest of Grapeland.

Mr. Edens was born in Houston County on October 30, 1902, and died
Wednesday (March 30) at his home. Son of the late Albert Newton Edens and
Mrs. Fannie Bell Durnell Edens, he as a member of First Baptist Church,
Gapeland and Grapeland Masonic Lodge No. 473. Former resident of Ingleside
and Baytown, he was employed by Humble Oil Company before retiring. Also he
was a rancher.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Myrtle Brown Edens of Rt. 1 Elkhart; one daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Frances King of Grapeland; one brother, Frank N. Edens of
Ruston, Louisiana; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Little of Bayton and Mrs. Ralph
Isaac of Houston; two grandchildren, Frank Stevens King and Mrs. Carrie
Susan King.

Arrangements were by Hassell & Foster.

Thursday, June 12, 1969

Benjamin Cooper Edgar

Mr. Benjamin Cooper Edgar, 73, of Trinity, died Sunday in Trinity memorial
Hospital.

Mr. Edgar was born in Mineola Aug. 8, 1895. He was a veteran of World War
I, and had lived in Trinity since 1926.

Funeral services wre held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. G. C. Nichoos of Trinity officiating. Burial was in the
Cedar Grove Cemetery in Trinity.

Pallbearers were Cleo Smith, Billy Whitley, Bert Smith, Floyd Miller, Bobby
Skipper and John Short.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Edna Edgar of Trinity; a daughter, Mrs.
Narceal Mayon of Highlands; a brother, C. D. Garrett of Cleveland; also
several nieces and nephews.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

11-8-1962

Services For T. E. Edge, 84

Thomas Edward Edge

Funeral services for Thomas Edward Edge, age 84, of Grapeland were held
Monday (Oct 29) in the First Baptist Church of Grapeland at 2 P.M. Rev.
Bland Kerby and Rev. W. H. Wieting officiated and burial was in the
Grapeland City cemetery with Masons in charge at the graveside.

Pallbearers were Barnett Jordan, Ira Rails, Leon Anderson, Jack Story, J.
K. Dailey, Arthur Walton, Leland Herod and Warren Baker.

Mr. Edge died Oct. 27 following a long illness in a Jacksonville hospital.
He was born in Houston county on September 29, 1878 and was a farmer and
rancher. Mr. Edge was a member of the Grapeland Masonic Lodge and a member
of the Woodmen of the World.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Flora Edge of Grapeland; three sons, Grady
Edge of Grapeland, L. C. Edge of Houston, Floyd Edge of Pasadena; two
daughters, Mrs. J. W. Powell of Nineveh, Mrs. Grady Sheridan of
Jacksonville; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren.

Arrangements were by Hassell and Foster

Thursday, March 12, 1970

Grady Edward Edge Sr.

and

Mrs. Xmena Alice Harmon Edge

Funeral services for Grady Edward Edge Sr., 70, and his wife, Mrs. Zmena
Alice Harmon Edge, 69, of Rt. 3, Grapeland, were held Sunday, March 8, at 2
p.m. in the Sunset Christian Church, Grapeland, with the Rev. Gene Simon
officiating. Burial was in the Davis Cemetery, east of Grapeland, under the
direction of Hassell & Foster.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Edge were killed in a car-truck accident Thursday, March
5, at Zephyr, 11 miles east of Brownwood, Highway #84, while erroute to
visit a sick sister of Mrs. Edge, who lived in McCamey. Members of Sunset
Christian Church, both were lifelong residents of Grapeland, where Mr. Edge
was a farmer and carpenter.

Mr. Edge was born Sept, 16, 1899 in Grapeland to Mrs. Flora Garrett Edge
and the late Ed Edge, and Mrs. Edge was born Dec. 13, 1900 to the late Ed
Harmon and Mrs. Lila Walton Harmon.

They are survived by two sons, Grady Edge Jr., of Grapeland, and Harmon
Edge of Lubbock; and four grandchildren.

Survivors of Mr. Edge in clude his mother, Mrs. Ed (Flora) Edge of Trinity;
a brother, Rev. Lawson C. Edge of Grapelnad; two sisters, Mrs. Johnny
(Annie) Powell of Nineveh, and Mrs. Grady (Mary) Sheridan of Trinity.

Mrs. Edge is also survived bya sister, Mrs. J. T. Thetford of McCamey.

Thursday, March 11, 1965

Pasadena Rites For C. F. Edge

Charles Floyd Edge Sr.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 6, for Charles Floyd Edge Sr.
55, of 205 W. Bird, Pasadena, Rev. H. D. Hale officiated at the service
held in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel of the Roses and burial was in the
San Jacinto Memorial Park. Graveside services auspices Pasadena Masonic
Lodge 1155 AF & AM.

Mr. Edge, crane operator for Sheffield Steel, died Wednesday, March 3. He
was a member of the Baptist church and Pasadena Masonic Lodge 1155 AF & AM.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Letha Edge; daughter, Mrs. Wanda Fay
Hughes, both of Pasadena; sons, Charles F. Edge Jr., Holleman AFB, New
Mexico, Thomas E. E. Edge, Pasadena; eight grandchildren; mother, Mrs.
Flora Edge of Grapeland; sisters Mrs. Annie Powell of Centerville, Mrs.
Mary Sue Sheridan of Jacksonville; brothers, Grady Edge of Grapeland and
Lawson Edge of Houston.

Thursday, April 17, 1975

Rites Held For Mrs. Edge

Mrs. Flora Edge

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Edge, 92, of Trinity, longtime Grapeland
resident were held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church,
Grapeland, with the Rev. Kennith Mobley and the Rev. Kenneth Pries
officiating. Burial was in the Grapeland City Cemetery under the direction
of Hassell & Foster.

Pallbearers were the following grandsons; Grady Edge, Jr., Harmon Edge,
Jimmy Powell, Charle sEdge, Tommy Sheridan, Bill Huff, Don Burke and Zane
Richburg.

Mrs. Edge was born April 29, 1882 in Grapeland to the late Frank Garrett
and Nannie Matthews Garrett, and she died Thuesday at 10:30 a.m. in a
Crockett nursing home following a long illness. Resident of Grapeland most
of her life, she was a member of the First Christian Church, and the widow
of Thomas Edward Edge, Grapeland farmer and rancher, who preceded her in
death on October 27, 1962.

Survivors; a son, L. C. Edge, Grapelnad; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. (Annie)
Powell of Buffalo, and Mrs. Grady (Mary) Sheridan of Trinity; two
half-brothers, Lewis Garrett of Grapeland and Hayden Garrett of
Nacogdoches; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Smith of Grapeland, and Mrs. Linnie
Snell of Houston; 18 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; 12 great great
grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Two son, Floyd and Grady Edge, preceded her in death.

Thursday, March 10, 1966

Harvey Franklin Edwards

Mr. Harvey Franklin Edwards, 68, of Centralia passed away in a local
hospital Monday afternoon, March 7. Mr. Edwards had lived in the Centralia
area for the past four years. He was a member of the Nogalus Prairie
Baptist Church.

Survivors include the wodow, Mrs. Iola Mae Edwards of Centralia. Several
stepsons and stepdaughters; one brother and one sister, also survive.

The remains were taken to the Calvary Nogalus Priairie Baptist Church at
8:00 a.m. Tuesday where they laid in state until 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March
9, at which time funeral services were conducted by the REv. James
Fletcher. Interment followed in the Calvary Nogalus Prairie Cemetery,

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, August 29, 1968

Bennett E. Edwards

Mr. Bennett E. Edwards, 45, of Center, died Monday morning near Bastrop.

Mr. Edwards was a membver of the Northside Baptist Church in Center.

He was a member of lathrop Lodge No. 21 of Crockett.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Weches
Cemetery, with Rev. Earl Moore and Rev. R. J. Rodgers officiating.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Hazel Edwards of Center; a son, James
Paul Edwards of Fort Worth; his mother, Mrs. Electra Anderson of Tanaha; a
brother, C. E. Edwards of Okeechobe, Fla.

Waller Funeral Home was in cahrge of arrangements.

Thursday, December 5, 1968

Mrs. Eunice Linder Edwards

Mrs. Eunice Linder Edwards, 72, of Rt. 1 Crockett, died early Sunday
morning at her residence

Mrs. Edwards was a lifetime resident of Houston County, and a member of the
Christian Church.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday inthe New Energy Church,
with Rev. Max Petty and Rev. J. L. Helpenstell officiating.. Burial was in
the New Energy Cemetery.

Survivors include three nephews, Carless and Travis Hearn, both of Lufkin,
and Jack Hearn of Sacul; three nieces, Mrs. L. A. Wood of Crockett, Mrs.
Ruby Sullivan of Lufkin and Mrs. Stella Landress of Tyler.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, May 4, 1967



Gustave A. Eklund

Mr. Gustave A. Eklund, 73, of Star Rt., Lovelady, died Sunday evening in a
local hospital.

Mr. Eklund was born in New York, but had been a resident of Houston County
for the last 11 years. He was a retired captain in the U.S.M.C., and was a
member of the Creek Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Creek Baptist
Church, with Rev. Walter Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Creek
Cemetery.

Survivors include the widow, Eula Eklund of Lovelady; a son, Sgt. Vincent
L. Iklund of the U.S. Air Force; a niece; a nephew; three grandchildren

Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 1971



F. L. Elkins

Mr. F. L. Elkins, 71, died at his home at 3014 University Blvd, in Houston,
on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Mr. Elkins was reared in Lovelady, but had lived in Houston since 1918.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday from the Settegast-Kopf Funeral
Home in Houston.

Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Weta Mae Elkins of Houston; a daughter,
Mrs. Anne Didrichsen of Cincinnati, O.; s sister, Mrs. B. O. Perude of
Crockett; and five grandchildren.

Thursday, August 29, 1968



Mrs. Annie Eliza Elkins

Mrs. Annie Eliza Elkins, 90, of Crockett, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, in a
local hospital.

Mrs. Elkins was born in Texas Jan. 6, 1878, and had been a resident of
Houston County for 68 y4ears. She was a member of the First Church of
Christ Scientist of Boston, Mass.

Funeral services were held from the Callaway Memorial Chapel at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey of the First Baptist Church and RE.v L. B.
Boadh of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett.

Pallbearers were T. E. Walden, Andy Fowler, Herman Knox, Jimmy Albrecht,
Pete Caprilian and Floyd Lewis.

Survivors in clude a son, a daughter, Mrs. B. O. Perdue of Crockett; three
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, February 1961

George W. Elliott

Mr. George W. Elliott, 41, of Lovelady, died Monday, Jan. 30, at his home.
He was a veteran of World War II.

Mr. Elliott is survived by his mother, Mrs. Minnie Elliott of Creek; four
brothers, Edgar of Crockett, M. G. and John of Austonio, and Fred of South
Houston; two sisters, Mrs. R. V. Dyches of Crockett and Mrs. J. D. Standley
of Houston.

Graveside funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the
Creek Cemetery, with the Rev. A. S. Higginbotham officiating.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, Dec. 7, 1972

Henry Elliott

Mr. Henry Elliott, 85, of Trinity, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, in a
Trinity hospital.

Mr. Elliott was a lifelong resident of Trinity. He was a member of the
Chruch of God.

Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Waller Chapel, with Rev.
Allie Woodard and Rev. J. H. Michell officiating. Interment was in the
French Cemetery.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Maebelle Elliott of Trinity; two sons,
Henry E. and Charles J. Elliott, both of Trinitiy; two sisters, mrs. Jennie
Bryant of Trinity and Mrs. Mary Gibbs of Lufkin and Mrs. Mary Gibbs of
Lufkin; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; also a member of
nieces aned nephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

3-21-63

Mrs. Luella Elliott

Funeral services for Mrs. Luella Elliott, 80, of Rt. 1, Percilla, were held
Wednesday, March 20, in the Evergreen Chapel, Percilla, with Rev. W. H.
Wieting and Calvin Dickey officiating. Burial ws in Evergreen Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Ed Shaw, Elzy Shaw, Mongo Edmondson, Leland Herod, Harold
Mitchell, and Guy Manville.

A native and lifelong resident of Houston county, Mrs. Elliott was born
Nov. 29, 1882, daughter of the late Jackson McKinzie and Mrs. Janie
Sullivan McKinzie. She was the widow of B. E. Elliott, who died in
February, 1950.

Member of the Methodist church, she died Monday at 11:20 p.m. at her home
following an illness of several months.

Survivors include two sons, Elbridge (Pete) Elliott of Palestine and Earl
of Percilla; three daughters, Mrs. Erma Lou Bishop of Palestine, Mrs.
Eleanor Frix and Mrs. Edythe Wagstaff, both of Percilla; a brother,
Marshall McKinzie of Grapeland, four grancchildren, Don Bishgop and Miss
Joan Bishop, both of Palestine; a brother, Marshall McKinzie of Grapeland,
four grandchildren Don Bishop and Miss Joan Bishop, both of Palestine,
James Earl Elliott and Jerry Lynn Elliott, both of Percilla; a great
grandson, Jackie Earl Bishop of Palestine.

Arrangements were by Hassell & Foster.

Thursday, November 13, 1969

Terry Layne Elliott

Infant Terry Layne Elliott, five days old, died in a Baytown hospital
Friday.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Cedar Grove
Cemetery in Trinity, with Rev. Charles Bartee officiating.

Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Elliott; a brother,
Kenneth Elliott Jr.; a sister, Tammie Elliott, all of LaPorte.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.,

Palestine Herald-Press

Sunday Morning, June 28, 1970

Mrs. Alma Neal Elliott

Mrs. Alma Neal Elliott, who was for many years employed in the alterations
department of K Wolens Department Store here, died at her home at 414 South
May Street Friday morning following a sudden illness. She was 73.

Funeral services were held at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Tennessee Colony Union
Church with the Rev. R. C. Terry officiating. Burial followed in the
Tennessee Colony Cemetery under the direction of Hassell & Foster Funeral
Home.

Pallvearers wre Johnny Rainwater, Donny Rainwater, Mike Taylor, Weldon
Taylor, Billy Wathen, Milo Taylor, Leroy Collins and Delroy Collins.

A lifelong resident of Anderson County, Mrs. Elliott was born March 19,
1897, a daughter of the late W. J. Taylor and Mrs. Lula Galloway Taylor.
She had been a resident of Palestine since 1946, and was a member of the
First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Elliott was preceded in death by her first husband, Floyd Neal, on
July 11, 1946, and by her second husband, E. M. Elliott, in 1962.

She is survived by a son, L. W. (Willard) Neal of Tennessee Colony; two
daughters, Mrs. Opal Rainwater of palestine and Mrs. Herschel (Naomi)
Allison of Groesbeck; two brothers, Alpheus Taylor of Montalba and Alvin
Taylor of Palestine; two sisters, Mrs. (Jewel) Ward of Sparks, Nevada, and
Mrs. J. R. (Odell) Edwards of Crosby; six grandchildren, six great
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Services Held For Accident Victim

and Grandfather

7-7-1960

Preston Olney Lively

and

Jess E. Elliott

The body of Preston Olney Lively, 49, was discovered early Monday morning
beside the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks north of the depot here.

Webb Finch, justice of peace, said Lively's death was accidental. He is
believed to have been struck down by a passing train.

The body was discovered by J. D. Wallace between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. He
notified Olan Davis, county commissioner, who resides near the scene where
the body was found.

A watch which Lively was wearing had stopped at 12:05 but Davis said he
apparently had not been dead that long.

Bruises wre on Lively's head, back and an arm was badly bruised.

Lively's grrandfather, Jess E. Elliott, 85, a retired Percilla farmer, died
Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ed Buller in Crockett, and double
funeral serices were held Tuesady afternoon.

Rev. W. H. Weiting and rev. C. A. West officiated at the services at the
Percilla Methodist church and burial ws in the Evergreen cemetery.

Pallbearers for Mr. Elliott were T. H. Buller, Elbridge Elliott, Leonard
Barnes, Stan Stanley, Sam Muckleroy and Willie Hayne Knox.

Pallbearers for Mr. Lively wre L. H. Brown, W. A. Brown, Joe Black, Preston
Gerald Lively, John A. Brimberry and Leland Herod.

Mr. Elliott was born in Houston county Feb. 9, 1875. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Maggie Elliott of Percilla; two sons, Marvin and Sam Elliott,
both of Percilla; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Buller of Crockett and Mrs. Vella
Whitaker of Grapeland; 13 greandchildren.

Mr. Lively was born in Houston County Aug. 14, 1910. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Vella Whitaker of Grapeland; two daughters, Mrs. Vella Clark
of Mesquite and Mrs. Jessie Elmore of Dallas; three brothers, Orville
Lively of Grapeland, Louie Lively of Carthage and Artie Lively of Percilla,
a sister, Mrs. Winifred Barnes of Grapeland; grandmother, Mrs. Maggie
Elliott of Percilla; four half-brothers, William L. Whitaker of Houston,
Leon Whitaker of Temple, Mayo Whitaker of Arizona and Elliott Whitaker of
San Antonio.

Arrangements were by Hassell & Foster.

Thursday, July 7, 1966

Pvt. Jerry Lynn Elliott

Funeral services for Private Jerry Lynn Elliott, 20, of Rt. 3, Grapeland
were held Monday, July 4, at 3 p.m. in the Evergreen Chapel, Percilla, with
Rev. W. H. Wieting and Rev. J. T. Riley officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Dewayne Newman, C. W. Cherry, Don Lively, Guinn Lively,
Jerry Daniels, Jim McKenzie, Tommy Byrd, and Sammy Cherry.

Private Elliott was born in Houston County on Decemer 8, 1945, and was
pronounced dead on arrival Sunday, July 3, at 11 a.m. at a Grapeland
hospital, following injuries received in a car accident five miles east of
Grapelnad. A 1965 graduate of Grapeland High School, he was stationed at
Camp Pendleton, in Oceanside, california.

Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott of Percilla; a
brother, James Earl Elliott of Percilla.

Arrangements were by Hassell & Foster.

Sept 7, 1967

David Herman Elliott

Mr. David Herman Elliott, 80, of Rt. 1, Trinity, died in Baytown Methodist
Hospital Thursday.

Mr. Elliott was a lifelong redident of Trinity County. He was a member of
the Church of Christ.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Waller Chapel in
Trinity, with Rev. D. M. Lee officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Grove
Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Emeuenal of ighlands; three
grandchildren; also several nephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, July 18, 1968

Mrs. Agnes Leona Elliott

Mrs. Agnes Leona Elliott, 77, of Lovelady, died early Monday morning at her
home.

Mrs. Elliott was a lifelong resident of Houston County, and a member of the
Antioch Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Antioch Baptist Church,
with Rev. R. J. Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Antioch Cemetery.

Survivors include the husband, Sam C. Elliott of Lovelady; two sons, Earl
and Claude Elliott, both of Pasadena; a daughter, Mrs. Dola Evans of
Houston; a brother L. e. Hart of Lovelady; six grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thurs. Oct 3, 1963

Services Held Here For Nathan Elliott

Nathan Elliott

Funeral services for Nathan Elliott, 42, of 2122 Garden Valley Rd. Tyler,
were held Wednesday, Oct 2, at 10:30 a.m. in the First Methodist Church,
Grapeland, with Rev. Jesse Roberson an dRev. John R. Rozell officiating.
Following services here, remains were carried to Corsicana for 2:30 p.m.
graveside services and interment in the Hamilton Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Charles Barr, Dan G. Hughes, R. C. Pennington, Arthur
Walton Jr., W. E. Musick, Charley Darsey, M. D. Richards and Fred Thomas.

Native of Dawson, Texas, Mr. Elliott was born November 10, 1920. Before
moving to Tyler last June, he made his home in Grapeland for a number of
years, where he was a member of the Board of Stewards of the First
Methodist Church, Volunteer Fire Dapartment and director of the Houston
County Development Foundation. A veteran of World War II, he served on
Okinawa. For the past 22 years, he had been employed by United Gas Company.
He died Monday at 3 P.M. in Tyler following a sudden illness.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Dana Elliott; three daughters, Carolyn Jane, Georgia
Lynn and Tina Jean Elliott, all of Tyler; mother, Mrs. Annie Elliott; a
brother, Charles Elliott, and a sister, Mrs. H. E. Wakeman, all of Fort
Worth.

Arrangements were by Hassell & Foster.







Thursday, July 9, 1970



Mrs. Ivy G. Elliott

Mrs. Ivy G. Elliott, 89, of Trinity, died in Houston Wednesday, July 1.

Mrs. Elliott, a native of Walker County, had lived in Trinity most of her
life. She was a member of the Baptist church.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Waller Funeral Home in
Trnity, with Rev. H. R. Stinson officiating. Burial was inthe Cedar Grove
Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Aubrey and Lester A. Elliott, both of Houston;
a sister, Mrs. Alverda Bush of Huntsville; and several nieces and nephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, September 16, 1965



Archie Clent Ellis

Mr. Archie Clent Ellis, 60, of Rt. 1, Trinity, died Monday afternoon.

Mr. Ellis, who had spent most of his life in Trinity, was a veteran of
World War II and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Funeral services were held from the waller Funeral Chapel in Trinity at
3:30 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Wallace Palmer officiating. Burial was
in the Glendale Cemetery.

Survivors include the Widow, Mrs. Virgie Ellis of Trinity; three sons,
Clinton, Randy and Sam Richard Ellis, all of Trinity; five daughers, Mrs.
Maylene Grove, Misses Merna, Erma an dKatie Ellis, all of Trinity, and Mrs.
Hazel Duncan, of Houston; fivebrothers, Benton Ellis of Waller, M. M. Ellis
of Trinity, C. H. Ellis of Kerrville, J. T. Ellis of Hempstead, and E. O.
Ellis of Houston; five sisters, Mrs. Adele Roberts of Conroe, Miss Velma
Ellis of Mexia, Mrs. Jewel Snell of Spring and Mrs. Margie Wilder and Mrs.
Mavis Colhoun, both of Houston.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, January 6, 1966

Porter Bryan Ellis

Mr. Porter Bryan Ellis, 67, retired farmer of Crockett, died in a Crockett
hospital Sunday, Jan. 2, following an extended illness.

Funeral services were held from the Callaway Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan 4, with the Reverends Don Austin and Floyd Hughes officiating.

Interment was in the English Cemetery, and pallvearers wre Charles
Coaliron, Lloyd Turner, Porter Ellis, A. R. Linder, T. W. Zirlott, and
Freddie Ray Gilbreath.

Born June 15, 1898, in Groaveton, Mr. Ellis was a member of the Crockett
Church of God. He had lived in Crockett and Houston County most of his
life.

Survivors include his iwfe Mrs. Mary Bell Ellis of Crockett; six daughters,
Mrs. Lorene Rhone and Mrs. Hazel Martin of Houston, Mrs. Laverne Ball and
Mrs. Clara Hearn of Crockett, Mrs. Lucille Linder fo Alburquerque, N. M.;
and Mrs. Ruth Whitehead of Grapeland; five sons, Hollis, Lonnie and Lacy
all of Crockett, Walter of Freeport, and J. L. of Wilmer; a brother Wert
Edward of Arlington; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Wagley of Modesto, Calif.,
Mrs. Matty Harvey of Emory, Mrs. Willie Day of Arlington and Mrs. Sallie
Walker of Dallas; 41 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, June 23, 1966

Erin Leigh Ellis

Funeral services for Erin Leigh Ellis, one year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Ellis of 614 Sulphur, Houston were held June 10 at 2 p.m. in the
Chapel of Fogle West Morthuaries. Rev. William Bar of Park palce Methodist
Churhc officiated. Interment was in Forest Park East Cemetey.

Other survivors include one sister, Elizabeth Ellis of Houston,
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Chester P. Hampton of Houston and Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Ellis of Crockett.

Thurs. Jan. 9, 1964

Mrs. Mabel Olivia Ellis

Mrs. Mabel Olivia Ellis, 83-year-old former resicent of Crockett, died in a
San Antonio nursing home Monday, Dec. 20.

Born on Nov. 22, 1880, in Georgetown, Mrs. Ellis had lived in Crockett for
a number of years before moving to San Antonio about 38, years ago. She was
a member of the Travis Park Methodist Church of San Antonio.

Graveside services were held at the Glenwood Cemetery in Crockett at 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, Jan 1, with the Rev. Andrew Byers, Presbyterian minister of
Crockett, officiating.

Mrs. Ellis is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Thurmond of San Antonio;
two sons, Carl of Corpus Christi, and Joe of Ft. Worth; a brother, Guy
Girvins of Austin; four grandchildren;and one great grandchild.

Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.