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Miscellaneous Tarrant County, Texas Obituaries- 1938


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Friday November 25       Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs. Norwood
     The funeral of Mrs. Sada C. Norwood, of Fort Worth, 71, widow of the
late T. B. Norwood, formerly of Arlington, was conducted at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the first Methodist Church by Rev. W. H. Cole, former pastor.
He was assisted by Rev. A. W. Hall and Rev. W. W. Ward, pastor of the
Polytechnic Methodist Church.
     Music was furnished by Mrs. Ellen Jane Lindsay, Fort Worth, and by the
Arlington church choir.
     Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, and six members of the Arlington
church board of stewards were pallbearers.  They were: Homer Slaughter,
James Leftwich, Fred Bondurant, F. E. Shanks, E. B. Foster and C. M. Howard.
     Mrs. Norwood, who had been living in Fort Worth since February, died
early Friday morning of heart attack at her home, 3321 Avenue J.  She was a
member of the Polytechnic Methodist Church and of the Berea Class.
     Survivors are two daughters, Miss Bess Norwood of Fort Worth and Miss
Lillian Norwood, librarian at TWC; a son, Rev. Marvin B. Norwood of
Littlefield; four sisters, Mmes, Ross R. Foster and T. K. Murray, both of
Fort Worth, Mrs. Henry Hyman of Silsbee, Mrs. F. E. Gossett of Houston; a
brother, J. R. Morris of Fayetteville, Ark., and two grandchildren.  Moore
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Friday November 25
      J. O. CRAWLEY, NTAC EMPLOYEE FOR 20 YEARS, DIES AT HOME
     The funeral of Joseph O. Crawley, 68, who was in charge of building
constructions at NTAC, was conducted at 2:30 p.m., Saturday by Rev. J. H.
Patterson and Dr. S. M. Bennett at the Presbyterian Church.  Beautiful music
was provided by a quartet composed of Miss Christine Jones, Mrs. W. L.
Hughes, H. H. Payne and Frank Payne, with Mrs. J. B. Preston at the piano
and Mrs. H. H. Payne at the organ.
     Pallbearers were Dean E. E. Davis, G. E. Luttrell, E. M. Rogers, Gordon
Nichols, Clint Kendall, and Edward Rankin.  The burial was in the Arlington
Cemetery.
     Mr. Crawley, who has been employed at the college for 20 years, died
Friday morning at his home.
     Joseph Oakley Crawley was born in Salem, Tenn., on November 13th, 1870,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crawley.  As a young man he came to Texas in
1893 and located in Arlington.  His work was that of a carpenter and
building contractor.
     During the second year he lived here, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Thomas came
to Arlington from Alabama to visit in the home of Aunt Sally Thomas.  The
young couple met, and the following year Mr. Crawley went to Sycamore,
Alabama, and brought Miss Thomas back as his bride.
     Here the young couple settled where they have since lived.  To them
were born three children, Cecil Shuford, James Marion, and Mildred Stella,
all of whom were educated in the Arlington schools and with the exception of
Cecil who lives in Beaumont, make their homes with their families in
Arlington.
     The first summer here, Mr. Crawley united with the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (as it was then known) and has since maintained his
membership in the Arlington Presbyterian Church.  In his line of work as a
builder he did the wood work on the present church building, and
demonstrated his skill by cutting every piece of material on the ground that
went into the construction of the dome of the Church.  His friends told him
they would never fit, but they came into place perfectly.
     He took an active interest in the civic affairs of the community
serving as Alderman and Fireman for many years.  He laid the first brick
pavement around the well at Center and Main Streets.
     Through the years he has been associated with the College here in
Arlington one way or another.  He helped build the first building that
housed the College when it first started in Arlington.  Then when the State
took over the school he was employed as Superintendent of Grounds and
Buildings.  This office he held until his death.  In this capacity he
supervised the construction of the Gymnasium, the tunnels for the central
heating plant, and many of the smaller buildings of the present college
campus.
     Six months ago his health failed and he was confined to his home
throughout the summer.  He returned to his work in September, but his
strength failed him again and after a month's service he was again forced to
bed.
     His death ended 45 years of useful service in this community.
     The large floral offering and the many friends present indicated the
high esteem with which he was held in this community, and also the sympathy
extended to his wife and family in the passing of a good man and a useful
citizen.
     Mr. Crawley is survived by his wife; two sons, Cecil S. Crawley,
Beaumont, and Jim Crawley, Arlington; a daughter, Mrs. Royce Christopher,
Arlington; four grandchildren, Patsy Marie, Elizabeth Ann and Jim Crawley,
Jr., and Sara Beth Christopher; a brother, Bella Crawley, Los Angeles; one
half brother, Robert Crawley, Chattanooga, Tenn.; a sister, Mrs. Sid Wiley,
Arlington; two half sisters, Mrs. Dora Stowers, Shelbyville, Tenn., and Mrs.
Ella Bate, Fayetteville, Tenn.
     Luttrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Friday November 25       S. A. Lynch's Mother Dies From Stroke
     Mrs. Alice Mae Lynch, mother of S. A. Lynch, died Sunday night.  Mrs.
Lynch was 68 years old and had a stroke five months ago.  Since the first of
November she had been able to be up some and go for a ride.  A week ago
Tuesday she had a second stroke and she never regained consciousness after
she was lifted into bed.
     Mrs. Lynch made her home with her son and had lived in Arlington since
the Lynch's moved here in 1929.
     A private funeral service was held at the Luttrell Funeral Home Monday
afternoon with Rev. W. J. Horner, pastor of the Brethern Church in Fort
Worth, assisted by Rev. J. H. Patterson officiating.
     She was taken to Girard, Illinois, where funeral services were held and
burial was in the Girard Cemetery.  Mr. Lynch went to Illinois for the
service.
     Mrs. Lynch was born Dec. 28, 1869 near Girard.  Her husband, Alford
Fredrick Lynch died in April 1923.  Survivors are her only son, S. A. Lynch.
and two grandchildren, Patsy and Carol Lynch.

Friday November 25       Services Held For Riley M. Jones
     Riley M. Jones, 57, died in a Ft. Worth Hospital, Saturday night, after
a short illness.  Mr. Jones is well known in Arlington, having a sister,
Mrs. R. B. Sexton, living here, and a brother, J. T. Jones in Euless.
     The funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday at Riverside Methodist Church, Fort
Worth.  Interment was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
     Survivors are his widow, two daughters, a son, three brothers and five
sisters.

Friday November 25       Will Turck's Son-In-Law Dies in Oklahoma
     Walter S. Cunningham, 57, died at his home in Atoka, Oklahoma, Sunday,
November 13 at 2 a.m. from a heart attack and other complications after a
four day illness.  Burial was in Atoka Monday at 4 p.m.
     Mr. Cunningham formerly lived here and was the son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Turck.

Friday November 25       Dorris Hendricks Is Fatally Injured
     Dorris Hendricks, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hendricks, was
fatally injured at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, near Sublett School, six miles south
of here when a passing car struck him on his bicycle.
     Dorris, a pupil in the sixth grade at the Sublett School, was on his
way to school when the accident occurred.  The car was driven by D. P.
Wilson of Mansfield.  They were both going north and Mr. Wilson blew his
horn as he started past.  His wife who is a teacher in the Sublett School
was with him.  Dorris' parents live on a farm just south of the Sublett
School.
     Survivors are the parents; two brothers, Joe Edward and Ruel, and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Isom.
     Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of
Christ, with Rev. N. D. Black, assisted by Rev. H. T. Brannon and Rev. S. M.
Bennett, officiating.  Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery.  Luttrell
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Paul Norvel, Mr. Powell, Haul Barnes, Alvin Bruner,
Jack Booth, and Julian Swafford.  Honorary pallbearers were Bobby Rhoden,
Sonny Bradley, Billy Bardin, Tommy Roy, Jimmy Barber, Gene Kelly, Marvin
Young and Clayton Young.

Friday November 25
     Miss Benson was called to Glen Rose last Thursday to attend the funeral
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Fannie E. Benson.

Friday December 2             SUBLETT        Annie Leath
     The entire community was saddened when Dorris Hendrick was struck and
fatally wounded as he was riding his bicycle from the Sublett Store to the
Sublett School Nov. 22 by the car of Mr. Wilson of Mansfield.  Mr. Wilson
was bringing his wife to the Sublett School where she teaches.  Dorris had
passed a group of children walking and Dorris swerved his bicycle in front
of the car.  Mrs. Neal, the primary teacher was sitting in her car and saw
the accident.  She and Mr. Wilson rushed Dorris to the Arlington Hospital,
but he was dead when they reached the hospital.
     Mrs. Wilson was taken to her home and had to remain in bed under a
doctor's care the rest of the day.  She stated that she had been so careful
to warn the children of the highway and had been afraid some of them would
get hurt but didn't think she would be the one to do it.  School was
dismissed Tuesday morning for the remainder of the week.
     Dorris is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hendricks; two
brothers, Joe Edward and Ruel; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hendricks
and Mr. and Mrs. Isom.
     The funeral service was conducted at the Christian Church at Arlington
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Ross and Rev. S. M. Bennett of Arlington and Rev.
Henry Brannon of Tates Springs with burial in the Arlington Cemetery.
     We wish to extend our sympathy to these bereaved ones.

Friday December 2        PANTEGO        Mrs. C. P. Sebastian
     We extend our sympathy to Mrs. Floyd Burnett in the loss of her father,
C. G. Howard.  Mr. Howard passed away at his home in Brownwood, November 19.

Friday December 2        Father Of Mrs. High Dies In Millsap
     Mrs. C. F. High's father, C. R. Hawkins, 63, died at his home in
Millsap Saturday night.  He had been a resident of Parker County 43 years.
     Survivors are his wife, three daughters and four sons.  Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m., Monday at the Millsap Methodist Church.

Friday December 2        Services Today For Henry C. Lea
     Henry C. Lea, 49, died in a Ft. Worth hospital Wednesday afternoon
after a several months illness.  Mr. Lee had lived in Arlington two years
and he was a lumberman.
     He is survived by his wife, one son, Charles Lea of Dallas; one
stepson, James Robinson, Arlington; two sisters, Mrs. Archie Bowie,
Mississippi and Mrs. Robert Miller of Alabama; 4 brothers, George Lea,
Virginia, Franklin Lea, Mississippi, Will Lea, Mississippi and Pete Lea of
Alabama.
     Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Moore Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Ross of the Church of Christ officiating.

Friday December 9
     Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Wine and Mr. and Mrs. Web Rose attended the funeral
of Dean E. E. Davis' mother in Stephenville last week.

Friday December 9   Services Held For John H. Garrett
     John H. Garrett, 50, died at a hospital in Fort Worth, Monday after two
weeks illness.
     Mr. Garrett had been a railroad clerk for the past 20 years and had
lived in Handley for 20 years.  He was a member of the K-P Lodge there.
     He is survived by wife, son, John Jr., and a daughter, Miss Alli Ann
Garrett, all of Handley; father, two brothers and four sisters.
     The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. by Rev.
Jimmie Morgan, assisted by Rev. N. L. Linebaugh in Handley Methodist Church.
     Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.

Friday December 9        Services Held For R. E. Hamm, 69
     Funeral services were held for R. E. Hamm, 69, Monday at 2 p.m. at the
Moore Funeral Chapel with Rev. A. W. Hall, pastor of the Methodist Church
officiating.
     Mr. Hamm died Saturday evening at the home of his son, R. E. Hamm Jr.,
who lives two miles south of town.  He had been ill two days.  Another son,
V. D. Hamm, also lives in Arlington.
     Survivors are his wife, seven sons, two daughters, five brothers, two
sisters and twenty-one grandchildren.  Burial was in the Sowers Cemetery
north of Grand Prairie.

Friday December 9        In Memory Of Dorris Hendricks
     Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hendrick and
sons, Joe Edward and Ruel in the loss of their son and brother, Dorris, who
was killed Nov. 22, 1938, when his bike which he was riding to school was
struck by a car driven by Mr. Wilson of Mansfield.
     Dorris was born Jan. 16, 1927 at Sublett.  He had spent his life there.
He was a student of the Sublett grade school.  To know him was to love him.
     Dorris was a willing little helper to his parents.  As there were no
sisters, he took special interest in his mother's work.  And he was a real
pal to his daddy.
     He was overwhelmed with joy when he undertook some task and came out
victorious, and someone would say, "good work."
     Now God has said "Thou well done the faithful little servant, enter
Thou into the Kingdom of rest."
     Dorris was a lover of flowers.  He took great pain in his flower garden
and thought the Hollyhock among the most beautiful of flowers.  He often
spoke of his hollyhock in his childish, boasting way.
     His little grave was a flower covered mound.
     May the departure of this little one not shake our faith, but draw us
even closer to the God who gave us life.
     Besides his parents and brothers, Dorris left a host of friends and
loved ones to mourn his going.
     The following poem was composed and written to the memory of this
friend:

Friday December 16
     Ben Taylor, manager of the Ben Taylor Motor Co., attended the funeral
of Jack Garlick's father in Fort Worth yesterday with burial at Lewisville.

Friday December 16       HARRISON NEWS  Dena Faye Wheeler
     This entire community was cast into a gloom of sadness Sunday morning
when Mr. J. F. Fanning passed away suddenly at his home.  Mr. Fanning had
lived in this community for a number of years and was well known and loved
by everyone who knew him.
     He had been in bad health for some time at the time of his death.
Everyone thought he was improving and his death was quite a shock to all the
friends as well as his family.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. J. P.
Tomlin of Fort Worth and Rev. Reddy at Arlington with interment in Noah
cemetery in this community.  Mr. Fanning is survived by his wife and five
boys, Herman, Homer, Harvey, Ray and Frank; one girl, Miss Maye, all of this
community.

Friday December 16       Last Rites Held For John F. Fanning
     John F. Fanning, 75, died at his home two miles west of Arlington
Sunday at 9:40 a.m. after an illness of two years.
     Mr. Fanning had lived in and near Arlington for the past 58 years.  He
was a successful farmer.
     He is survived by his widow; five sons, Herman, Harvey, Homer, Ray and
Frank Fanning and one daughter, Miss May Fanning.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Harrison Chapel
with Rev. J. W. Reddy officiating.  Burial was in the Noah Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Hugh Robertson, Ardy Harrison, O. J. Ford, Jim
Thomason, Bud Wheeler and Earl Gardner.  Luttrell Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.

Friday December 16       Services Held For Mrs. Len Mudd
     (First line missing) ...a.m. Thursday of last week at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Pauline Tankersley, 1321 East Richmond Avenue, Fort Worth,
whom she was visiting.
     Mrs. Mudd had been a resident of Tarrant County for 44 years and lived
nine miles southwest of Arlington.  She was well known in Arlington, having
relatives and friends here.
     She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. D. F. Bryson, Kennedale; Mrs.
Bert Middleton, Mansfield, and Mrs. Pauline Tankersley, Fort Worth; five
sons, J. T., L. R., J. L., and D. H. Mudd, all near Mansfield, and C. E.
Mudd of Leitchfield, Ky., 15 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
     The funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Catholic Church
near her home, which she and her late husband were instrumental in building.
Burial was in the Hudson Cemetery.

Friday December 23       Joe F. Hiett, Retired Tarrant Farmer, Dies
     Joe F. Hiett, 63, a retired farmer and a resident of the Arlington area
for many years, died at the home of his daughter in Fort Worth Monday.  Mr.
Hiett formerly lived in Wellington many years before moving to Fort Worth
recently.
     The funeral was held Tuesday morning at Rehobeth Church by Rev. Howard
Walton.  Burial was in the Rehobeth Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Will Leath, Spurge Bussey, Charles Coleman, Joe Kelly,
Will Moore, and Joe Schooler.
     Mr. Hiett is survived by his widow; a son, O. H. Hiett, Ft. Worth, two
daughters, Mrs. Frank Klibur and Mrs. E. L. McCalester, Fort Worth; three
grandchildren; five brothers, W. G. Hiett, former mayor of Arlington; Bob
Hiett, Vinson, Oklahoma; O. A. Hiett, Dallas; Charles Hiett, Los Angeles,
and Henry Hiett, Breckenridge, and a sister, Mrs. Ben Thomas, Arlington.

Friday December 23       A. K. Scott Dies In Ft. Worth Sat.
          (notice name in headline is `Scott' - should be "Collins")
     A. K. Collins, 63, died in a local hospital at 6:25 A.M. Saturday in
Fort Worth, following a brain hemmorhage.  He resided at 3024 N.W. 31st St.
     Mr. Collins was born in what is known as the Uncle Jo Collins homestead
on the Arkansas Lane, four miles south of Arlington.  He was married to Miss
Maggie Jones in 1893, who was reared on the Cooper place.
     Mr. Collins is well known here, having many relatives and friends in
Arlington.
     Survivors are his wife; three sons, Olin A. Collins and Lewis Collins,
Fort Worth, and Orville Collins, Clifton; three daughters, Mrs. B. L. Head,
Fort Worth; Mrs. Dorothy Parker, St. Louis, Mo.; and Miss Vera Collins, Fort
Worth; one brother, Dr. J. D. Collins, Arlington; one sister, Mrs. Kate
Alexander, Westhover and four grandchildren.
     Rev. C. W. Sawyer of the Grace Baptist Church of Dallas officiated
assisted by Rev. Bert Kimball of Lake Drive Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Gaurdian Funeral
Chapel in Fort Worth.
     Pallbearers were his nephews, Owen Collins, Arthur Collins, Charley Ray
Collins, Tom Collins, Milburn Jones and David Jones.
     The burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Friday December 30       Veteran Masons Die At Masonic Home
     Three veteran Masons died at the Masonic home during the past week.
     John Blalock, 77, who had been at the home eight years, died Thursday,
December 22.  Mr. Blalock's occupation was a grocer and a butcher before
coming to the home.  The body was carried overland by Moore Funeral Home to
Houston.
     Charles Dower, 78, who had been at the home six years, died December
26.  Mr. Dower was born in Ohio but he came to Texas and entered the
ranching business.  Moore Funeral Home carried the body overland to San
Antonio.  He is survived by two daughters of San Antonio.
     J. C. Hess, 77, died Tuesday night after a short illness at the Home,
where he had resided for the past eight years.  He was a member of Tarrant
Lodge 942 of Ft. Worth.  The funeral was held at the Chapel of the Masonic
Home, Thursday at 10 a.m., with Rev. S. M. Bennett officiating.  Burial was
in Keystone Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Friday December 30       Edwin R. Stewart Dies At Residence
     Edwin R. Stewart, 76, a resident of Arlington, died at his home Monday
morning, after a few days of illness.
     He was a field secretary for Berachah Home for a number of years and
also was a worker for the Townsend Club Plan.  He was a retired minister.
     He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Ann Rucker of St.
Louis, Mo.
     Funeral services were held in the Moore Funeral Chapel at 4 p.m.
Tuesday with Rev. Robert A. Walker officiating.
     The men of the Bible Class of the Arlington Baptist Church were the
pallbearers.  Burial was in the Parkhill Cemetery with Moore funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.

Friday December 30       Glenn Cunningham Dies In Oklahoma
     Glenn Cunningham, 28, who collapsed in a downtown building in Oklahoma
City four weeks ago, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday in a hospital there with
double pneumonia.
     It was thought that Glenn was on the road to recovery until his father,
A. D. Cunningham, was called Monday at noon and told that his son's
condition had become worse.  Mr. Cunningham left at once and was at the
bedside of his son at the time of his death.
     He is survived by his father and step mother, one brother, Elesis
Cunningham, Hoisington, Kan., two half brothers, Donald and Ivan Cunningham,
Arlington; and two sisters, Mrs. Willis Kent, Lions, Kan. and Mrs. Dave
Heaston, Wichita, Kan.
     Funeral services and burial were at Pawnee, Okla., at 1 p.m. Thursday
with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.


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