Miscellaneous Tarrant County, Texas Obituaries- 1938
Friday April 15 Dr. J. W. Webb Dies At Home On East 1st. Dr. J. W. Webb, 55, died at his home at 209 East First Street Friday morning., the 8th. His body was shipped to Hedley, Texas, their former home. Funeral services were held Saturday from the Methodist church, of which Dr. Webb has been a member for many years. The Masonic Lodge had charge at the cemetery. For twenty years Dr. Webb had been practising medicine at Hedley, and they moved to Arlington in August. At first his daughter, Miss Theresa came down to keep house for Vernon, who is a student in NTAC, and for Max, a student in High School. Later Dr. Webb, his wife and twin daughters, Joyce and Gloria, came. He has had a serious heart affection for the past four years, and during the holidays he had a severe attack and was ordered to bed for a year. However, after a trip to Marlin he felt better. Then a couple of weeks ago he went to Mineral Wells for a few days, returning on Monday prior to his death. On his return the family thought him much improved. Dr. Webb was born December 26, 1882, graduated in medicine in Memphis, Tenn., and spent a number of years practising in Ardmore, Okla. He was a 32nd degree Mason. The body was sent to Hedley by the Luttrell Funeral Home. Miss Theresa and Vernon accompanied the body on the train, and other members of the family drove thru. They made good time to Quanah, but there they struck the heavy snow and followed the snow plows for miles. It took them sixteen hours to make the 300 miles. The survivors are: his widow, and children, Theresa, Gloria, Joyce, Vernon and Max, all of whom were with him at the end; Mrs. Johnnie Lamberson, who with her husband and two babies have recently moved to the Watson community, and James who is now living in Amarillo. Friday April 15 Burial Held For J. W. Morris, 101, Former Resident Funeral services were held at a Fort Worth funeral home Saturday morning for J. W. Morris, 101, former Arlington resident, who died Thursday night at a private nursing home. Dr. S. M. Bennett conducted the service and burial was in the Arlington cemetery. Mr. Morris had lived in Tarrant County for nearly 50 years. He moved to Fort Worth from Arlington about 2 years ago. While in Arlington he lived in a one room house near the South Side School where he tended his own garden and sawed his own wood. He went to the nursing home about 15 months ago because of his health, but he had been in comparatively good health and death came suddenly Thursday night. He was born on a flax plantation near Possumtrot, Va., the year Texas won her independence from Mexico. Mr. Morris came to Texas in 1867 and settled in Panola County in East Texas. During his career he had been a railroad man, farmer, lumberjack and carpenter and until three years ago he was active as a gardener. During the Civil War he fought with the Confederacy and was in the Battle of Shiloh. When President Lincoln abolished slavery his father freed 100 slaves. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for 83 years. He is survived by two sons, E. D. Morris of Handley and R. C. Morris of Fort Worth; four daughters, Mrs. Ed Wood and Mrs. Bert Wolf of Fort Worth, Mrs. Edward Pharr of Dallas, and Mrs. C. F. Nelson, of Arlington; and 20 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friday April 15 Rites Are Held For Mrs. Emma Burney At Baptist Church Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Burney, 42, were held at the Arlington Baptist church Tuesday morning with Rev. Kermit T. Melugin officiating. Mrs. Burner, a resident of Arlington for the past three years, died early Monday morning in a hospital here after several months illness. Burial was at Johnson Station. Luttrell Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Hendricks and Miss Fleta Burney, and four sons, Bill, Jesse, Eugene and Gerald Burney. Friday April 15 Services Held For Chas. Lowe, Resident John T. White Com. Charles D. Love (?), 53, resident of the John T. White Community, died at his home at 10 p.m. Tuesday after a short illness. He had been a boiler maker for the Cotton Belt Railroad for 14 years. Funeral services were held at the Handley Baptist church at 11 a.m. yesterday with Rev. James Morgan officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill with Moore Funeral Home in charge. Survivors are his wife: 2 sons, Charles D. Jr., and Leonard Frank, both of Handley, 1 daughter, Frances Louise, 4 brothers, Clyde C., Moore, Ed, all of Birmingham, Ala., and W. W. Love of Los Angeles; 2 sisters, Mrs. Maggie Odom of Memphis, Tenn., and Mr. W. W. Spencer of New Orleans, La. Friday April 15 PANTEGO Mrs. C. P. Sebastian Mrs. W. B. Shelton received word early Saturday morning that her mother, Mrs. Mary Whitsom had passed away at the home of her son, Judd Whitson (?) in Alvine (sic). Mrs. Shelton, Miss Thelma Shelton and Mattie Frances Tongue left immediately for Alvin. We extend to Mrs. Shelton and her family our heartfelt sympathy at this time. Friday April 22 PANTEGO Mrs. C. P. Sebastian Mrs. Fred Robb of Lorenzo was killed in an automobile accident at Clovis, N. M., Sunday. She was enroute to her home, accompanied by her husband, from a visit to relatives in Alberqueque when the accident happened. Mrs. Robb was the sister of Paul Jernigan and the cousin of Mrs. Jim Webb. Mrs. Bill Poland and the Fuller family of Pantego, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Webb, Roy Fuller and Paul Jernigan, Mrs. Faye Evans of Euless left Monday to attend the funeral which was held at Lorenzo. We extend to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. Friday April 29 Services Are Held For R. J. Bennett At Presby. Church Services for Robert James Bennett, 67, were held at the Presbyterian Church Monday morning with Rev. John H. Patterson and Rev. W. H. Cole officiating. He died Saturday afternoon at 1:40 at his residence on West Abram Street. Mr. Bennett had been ill for the past two years, but he was, however, up much of the time and was confined to his bed just two weeks during the last illness. He attended the Presbyterian Church of which he was a member two weeks ago, but he grew worse that afternoon and was not able to be out again. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. R. J. Bennett; one son, A. F. Bennett of Davenport, Iowa; two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Mcgintz and Miss Irene Bennett of Moline, Ill.; four grandchildren, and 5 sisters, all of Boston. Pallbearers were Bernice Turck, Ralph Harding, H. A. Stork, Frank Bates, S. R. Yates and J. O. Sanders. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. He was born in Boston, Mass. At the age of 13 he began learning the pipe organ business under his brother in law, but at the age of about twenty he went to Chicago to take charge of the piano department and later the organ department of Lyon and Healey's, one of the largest piano companies in the country. Then still a young man he helped organize and headed the Bennett Organ Co., of Rock Island, Ill. Under the Bennett system over 10,000 pipe organs were built, and they were recognized as one of the best in the country. In "Our Lady of Sorrows Church" in Chicago is an organ made in the Bennett factory which was personally voiced by Mr. Bennett. This organ has been called by many organists over the country the sweetest toned organ in America. In the Bennett home there are numerous autographed photographs of such iminent organists as Marcel Dupre, Quilmant, also a French organist of note and pupil of Dupre's who was presented by the Organists Guild of Fort Worth last winter and Clarence Eddy, one of America's best known artists. When the depression came, feeling it in the East first, Mr. Bennett was urged to move the factory to Fort Worth and plans were nearly completed when financial affairs of the country became so precarious that Mr. Bennett himself feared to go on with the project and he voluntarily went into receivership, as have most of the organ companies throughout the country. Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Mignon Stromberg of Fort Worth were married 7 years ago and they moved to Arlington in 1933 where they opened the School of Fine Arts. Mr. Bennett continued to do organ repair work and rebuilding of pipe organs almost up to the time of his death, even though he has been in poor health the past two years. Friday April 29 WILL IS FILED The will of Mrs. Mattie A. Ditto who died August 13 was filed Monday in Fort Worth for probate. The estate was left to a son and daughter-in-law, Harry Ditto and Mrs. Johnny Ditto. Friday April 29 Services Are Held For Ben Robinson Ben Robinson, 62, resident of Tarrant County for 55 years, died at his farm home on Route 4 suddenly at 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral services were held at the Moore Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. W. E. Hawkins and Arthur T. Bridges officiating. Interment was in the Tomlin Cemetery. Mr. Robinson is survived by his wife, 2 sons, Hampton Robinson, of Arlington, and Tillman Robinson, Handley; 6 daughters, Mrs. Richard Souder, Hurst; Mrs. Johnnie Andrews, Ft. Worth; Mrs. Leo Steele, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Lennard Faulkner, Whittier, Calif.; Miss Martha Robinson, Arlington; and Miss Helen Robinson of Arlington; 5 grand children; 3 sisters, Mrs. L. F. Thomas, Cleroa, Oklahoma and Mrs. Lora Burrage, Oklahoma, and one brother, Jim Watts, Durant, Okla. Friday April 29 A. F. Bennett Of Iowa Here For Father's Funeral A. F. Bennett of Davenport, Iowa, arrived in Arlington Sunday night to attend the funeral of his father, R. J. Bennett. Other guests in the Bennett home were his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Heafer of Houston. Among the out-of-town friends who attended the funeral were Mrs. Hev and Miss Nancy Heafer of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Galloway, Grand Prairie, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sander, Mrs. C. C. Patterson, Mrs. N. R. Moore, Mrs. John S. Youngblood, Glenn Roshelle and Miss Anita Baker, all of Fort Worth and Miss Margaret McGee, Handley. Friday April 29 Mrs. Elsie C. Smith Was Pioneer Texan Mrs. Elsie E.(?) Smith, who died April 11, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Thannisch, 211 Collins Street, was born July 8, 1857, at Philadelphia. At the age of three she came to Texas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Nichols, who settled in Morgan, Bosque County. She married Walter C. Smith, August 15, at Morgan. They had 10 children of which four survived. They are Mrs. Joe Andrew, Strawn; Miss Ethel Smith, Strawn; Mrs. Joe C. Thannisch, Arlington; and Alfred C. Smith, Fairplay, Colorado. Her husband died Nov. 7, 1905. There are 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Pallbearers for the funeral were Joe Thannisch, Tom Stallcup of Handley, Jim E. Messimer of Strawn, O. F. Sides of Ranger, and her two grandsons Robert Andrew and Alfred Andrew. Mrs. McNeely of the Fort Worth Tabernacle Church, sang "When They Ring Those Golden Bells For Me". Mrs. K. T. Melugin, Mrs. McNeeley and Mrs. H. E. Cannon also sang together. Brother Melugin gave a prayer at the service. Melvin Drake of Ranger officiated. Friday May 6 Services Held For Infant Son Of R. P. Riffels The one day old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Riffel died Saturday morning in a Fort Worth hospital. He is survived by his parents, and two sisters. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the grave in Parkdale Cemetery. Rev. S. M. Bennett officiated. Moore Funeral Home was in charge. Friday May 13 Services Held For Fred J. Miller Funeral services for Fred J. Miller, 60, who died Thursday night of last week in a Dallas hospital were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moore Funeral Home. Rev. John H. Patterson officiated and burial was in Parkdale Cemetery. Survivors are his wife; a brother, Carl Miller of St. Paul, Minn.; sister, Mrs. Barard Wilkerson of Ceattle (Seattle?), Washington; son Fred C. Miller of Minneapolis, Minn., and a daughter, Dorothy. Mr. Miller was born in Peru, Indiana and he made his home in St. Paul for many years before coming to Texas 17 years ago. The Millers moved to Arlington 5 years ago. They operated the Ramona Inn on the highway several years. Mr. Miller was a linotype operator. He had been in ill health for sometime, but he was able to be up a week prior to his death. Friday May 13 "Dad" Wilson Dies At Son's Home In Handley Noah Edward Wilson, affectionately known as "Dad Wilson", died at the residence of his son, Ernest Wilson, in Handley last Friday morning. He had been ill for the past few months. Services were held at the Moore Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Saturday with the Masonic Lodge in charge. Rev. W. H. Cole officiated and burial was in the Arlington cemetery. He was born 86 years ago in Tennessee where he grew to young manhood. He married Miss Mary Bennett and in the first year of this union they moved to Texas settling in Ellis county where they lived until moving to Arlington in 1904. Dad Wilson was a building contractor and worked at his trade up to a few years before his death. He was a life long member of the Methodist church and a Mason. He is survived by three sons, George Wilson, Midlothian, Ernest Wilson, Handley and Ben B. Wilson, Arlington; six daughters, Mrs. L. Baines, Fort Worth, Mrs. H. Stallcup, Fort Worth, Miss Stella Wilson, Fort Worth, Mrs. Kate Anderson, Fort Worth, Mrs. Maidee King, Dallas and Mrs. T. J. Shine, Greenville and 14 grand children and 25 great grandchildren. Friday May 13 EULESS Several from here attended the double funeral of Buster Cox and Bud Martin, victims of an auto crash and the car burst into flames. The funeral was held in the Baptist church of Irving, home of the boys. Friday May 13 Four Dallasites Die Instantly In Train Collision While returning from a Sunday outing four Dallas citizens were killed instantly east of here last Sunday afternoon when their car was struck by the eastbound Sunshine Special. The accident occured at the crossing at Spikes Factory in Dalworth Park. Their bodies were brought to Arlington by a Moore Funeral Home ambulance. The bodies were found mangled and crushed. Their car was tossed almost to the top of the locomotive. The accident occured at a crossing protected by flasher lights. Visibility was good in both directions. This was the first railroad crossing accident near here in months. Those who lost their lives were: James Vincent Deloach, 28; Emma Louise Deloach, 24; Billy DeLoach, 5, and Mrs. M. B. DeLoach, 46. Friday May 13 MRS. O'DANNAL DIES AT MASONIC HOME Mrs. Maggie O'Dannal, 82, died at the Masonic Home Friday morning. Funeral services were held Sunday morning with Rev. Kermit Melugin officiating. Burial was in Keystone Cemetery. Friday May 20 Rites Are Held For Wolfe's Relative Funeral services were held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Shreveport, La., for S. G. Wolfe, uncle of Martin Wolfe, local Dodge dealer. Mr. Wolfe died Monday at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas from a hart attack. He was a resident of Shreveport. Martin Wolfe returned to Arlington Wednesday after attending the funeral services. Friday May 20 Services Held For Miss Kate Ray(?) Miss Kate Beatrice Roy, who graduated from Arlington High School last spring died in a Fort Worth Sanitarium Sunday night after a years illness. She was 19 years old. Funeral services were held Monday at the Moore Funeral Home. Rev. O. E. Patterson of the Trinity Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in the Johnson Station cemetery. Miss Roy was 19 years old. She lived in Arlington about two years. Her family moved to Dallas last fall. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church of Fort Worth. She is survived by her father and mother and a brother, all of Dallas. She was a cousin of Mrs. E. E. Rankin, Mrs. Joe McKnight and Mrs. Cliff Barnes. Friday May 20 Services Held For Mrs. Ludie Roden Funeral services for Mrs. Ludie J. Roden were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Webb Methodist Church with Rev. Henry Brannon of Tate Springs and Rev. Coleman of the Britton Methodist church officiating. Mrs. Roden died at her home 7 miles south of Arlington Thursday morning of last week after a short illness. She was the widow of the late G. T. Roden. Survivors are four sons, John Roden, Tom Roden, both of Arlington, G. W. Roden of Monday, Texas land Carol Roden of Fort Worth, 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Burial was in Parkdale Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge. Friday May 20 Mrs. W. L. McAlister's Mother Dies Mrs. W. L. McAlster's mother, Mrs. Anna L. Kelly, 61, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday in a Fort Worth hospital. Mrs. Kelly lived at 2215 N. W. 24th Street, Fort Worth. She is survived by 6 sons, 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at the Rosen Heights Baptist church with Rev. Jesse Garrett officiating. Interment was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friday May 27 EULESS MRS. JESSE CANNON Mrs. Jno. Whitner was in Graham last week end to attend the funeral of her uncle. Friday May 27 WEBB NEWS MRS. TRUETT DUVAL A number of friends and relatives at Webb went to the funeral of Mrs. R. L. Broom of Fort Worth, who was killed in a car wreck last week. Her husband and three more were hurt but not seriously. Friday May 27 Woolridge Grandson Dies The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Woolridge, at 3301 Avenue M, Fort Worth, did Saturday night. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Woolridge and grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woolridge of Arlington and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ellis of Fort Worth. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday with Rev. R. G. Eagle officiating. Interment was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery with the Lucas Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Friday June 3 Last Rites For Mrs. Emma Bryant Mrs. Emma R. Bryant, 67, died in a Fort Worth Hospital Monday night. Mrs. Bryant had been ill for a number of weeks. She had been a resident of Arlington for many years. Funeral services were held at the Handley Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Jimmie Morgan and Henry Brannon officiating. Burial was in the Tate Springs Cemetery with Moor Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by 4 sons, W. E., O. M., C. B., all of Handley; C. M. of Olney, and 5 daughters, Mrs. W. H. Gosset of Arlington, Mrs. H. O. Lewis of Dallas, Mrs. F. M. Morales of Dallas, Mrs. A. F. Mitchell of Handley, and Mrs. O. L. Collier of Fort Worth, 28 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren, and two brothers. Friday June 3 Services Held For Mrs. W. H. Dooley Mrs. W. H. Dooley, 62, died at her home at 608 Division Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held at Moore Funeral Home at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. W. H. Cole officiating. Burial was in Parkdale Cemetery. Mrs. Dooley was past grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star and lived in Arlington for the past 7 years. She was a life time member of the Methodist church. Survivors are her husband; two sons, J. D. Poe of San Antonio, Edgar Allan Poe of California; 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; 1 brother, and 2 sisters. Friday June 3 JOHN P. O'DANNEL DIES John P. O'Dannel died at the Masonic Home Thursday morning of last week after a six weeks illness. Services were held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Masonic Home Chapel with Rev. Kermit Melugin officiating. Burial was in the Keystone Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. Friday June 3 Services Held For Roy Barnes' Mother Mrs. W. M. Barnes, mother of Roy T. Barnes of Arlington, died in a Fort Worth Hospital Saturday morning after a weeks illness. Services were held at 3 p.m. Monday at Moore Funeral Home with Rev. Fox of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Burial was in Parkdale Cemetey. Mrs. Barnes was 68 years old and had lived in Fort Worth for the past 30 years. Friday June 3 Services Held For Mrs. G. L. Hartley Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Moore Funeral Home for Mrs. G. L. Hartley, who died at her home on West Division early Sunday morning. Rev. Arthur T. Bridges officiated and burial was in Parkdale Cemetery. She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Lucy, Julaimae and Dorothy Jane; two sons, G. I., Jr., and Donald Wayne, and three sisters of North Carolina, Mrs. Berta H. Cottrell, Mrs. Jeff Hubbard, and Mrs. Bessie Curtis. Mrs. Hartley was born in North Carolina in 1903. She was married in 1920 and moved to Texas 13 years ago. Mrs. Hartley joined the Methodist Church in 1928. Mrs. Hartley had been in ill health for the past 5 months and she had been confined to her room for several months. Friday June 10 Services Held For E. E. Davis' Brother Lewis G. Davis of Stephenville, brother of Dean E. E. Davis, died in a Fort Worth hospital Saturday morning after a months illness. Funeral services were held in Stephenville Sunday afternoon. Mr. Davis was 55 years old and had retired. He was an ardent sportsman and had a host of friends over the state. He was born in Missouri, but had lived in Stephenville practically all of his life. A large number of people from Arlington attended the funeral services. He is survived by his mother with whom he lived, three sisters and two brothers. Friday June 17 Robert Clayton's(?) Father Dies Francis Alvin Claxton, 74, died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in a Fort Worth hospital. He had lived in Fort Worth for 20 years. Mr. Claxton had been here for several months visiting with his son, Robert Claxton and family. Survivors are a son, Robert Claxton, three granddaughters and one grandson, all of Arlington. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday at 425 South Henderson Street, Fort Worth, with Rev. Bert Kimball officiating. Pallbearers were: W. R. Hunt, Edgar Stewart, C. M. Evans, N. C. Heflin, George H. Harris and John Dinnehee. Internment was in the Hawkins Cemetery. Friday June 24 Mrs. Clara Yankee Smith Succumbs Mrs. Clara Yankee Smith, 72, died yesterday morning at her home here. She is a lifelong resident of Arlington and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are a son, Don Yankee, a daughter, Mrs. Jose Appelton (sic), a grandson, Harry Yankee of Houston and a granddaughter, Sammy Appleton. Services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Church. Luttrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rev. Kermit Melugin and S. M. Bennett will officiate and burial will be in Watson Cemetery. Friday June 24 WEBB NEWS A large number of friends of Webb went to the funeral of Mr. Jess Hart of Mansfield who accidently got run over Saturday by a car with two negro boys in it. Mr. Hart was a Mason. Friday June 24 JOHNSON STATION Mrs. Tyler Short Only a part of Johnson Station community was in the path of the cloud burst and hail Saturday evening. Grain thrashing will be delayed for several days. Friday June 24 GRACE CHAPEL Elizabeth Thomas Tommy Prince Jr. fell off the front of the tractor where he was pulling weeds. The tractor, driven by Mr. Brantley Hinshaw, ran over him. Since Tommy fell in a furrow, he was not seriously injured and is now able to be about. Friday June 24 Handley Man Fatally Stricken J. W. Poore, 43, of Handley, was fatally stricken with a heart attack at 4:30 p.m. Monday while baling hay on a farm six miles southwest of Arlington. He was dead upon arrival at a Handley physician's office. Mr. Poore had been suffering with heart ailment for several years. He was well known in and around Arlington. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, one son, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Handley with Rev. James Morgan and Rev. Henry Brannon officiating. Burial was in the Hawkins Cemetery, with Moore's Funeral Home in charge. Friday July 1 Services Held For Mrs. F. V. Lawrence, Pioneer Resident Arlington paid tribute to one of its pioneer citizens when funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist Church for Mrs. F. V. Lawrence, 79. Mrs. Lawrence, who died Thursday at 4 a.m. at the home of her son, Dr. O. V. Lawrence, in Brownsville, came here in 1876 and taught piano for 40 years. Rev. W. H. Cole, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated at the services. Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery, and the pallbearers were, Web Rose, Mike Ditto, Sanford Yates, Ray McKnight, Gordon Nichols and Zack Slaughter. Mrs. Lawrence and her late husband, O. J. Lawrence, moved from Mansfield to a community called Hayter in the Spring of 1876. The Hayter settlement was about a mile east from here. Mrs. Lawrence often recalled that the community had the daily mail brought by stagecoach from Dallas. It was later that year the Texas and Pacific Railway was constructed through the community to Fort Worth. When the construction crew was stationed near her home, Mrs. Lawrence made biscuits and sold them to the workers. "When the town was located, it was called Johnson but because it was so near Johnson Station, the name Arlington was chosen", Mrs. Lawrence once wrote. "My husband made the rack of pigeon hole boxes for the mail in the Arlington postoffice-the first used here." Mrs. Lawrence was a charter member of the Methodist Church here, and she had served as president of Arlington Music Study Club for a number of years. Her husband and his late sister, Mrs. Mary V. Terrell, the first wife of Capt. J. C. Terrell, established one of the first subscription schools in Fort Worth. It was situated on East Belknap Street. Mrs. Lawrence, a native of Shelby County, is survived by her son; three daughters, Mrs. Aileen L. Brown, Fort Worth; Mrs. H. L. Rudmose, Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Schofield, Lockhart and a brother, E. Burrough of Canyon. Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Friday July 1 LAST RITES FOR W. T. BONDURANT AT M. E. CHURCH Funeral services for William Thomas Bondurant, 77, who died Wednesday morning at his home were held at the Arlington Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. yesterday with Rev. W. H. Cole, Rev. George W. Shearer of Clovis, New Mexico, and Rev. R. A. Walker, officiating. Pallbearers were A. N. Weaver, E. B. Foster, F. E. Shanks, Jim Cooper, and G. E. Luttrell. Mr. Bondurant is survived by his wife, three sons, O. M. and Fred Bondurant of Arlington and D. K. Bondurant of Lubbock; and one daughter, Mrs. Doris Seale, of Arlington; two brothers, Ben and Lonnie Bondurant of Kentucky and 11 grandchildren. Burial was in Arlington Cemetery with Luttrell Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Bondurant was born April 4, 1861, in Kentucky. He and Miss Eliza V. Murphey were married July 31, 1883. They lacked only a month being married 56 years. The boys preceded the parents to Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Bondurant and Doris came in 1923 and moved to Arlington in 1925 from Abilene. Mr. Bondurant joined the Methodist Church as a young man. He was a steward in the Church and was a very regular attendant as long as he was able to go. He had been in ill health for several years. Friday July 1 Dr. Grady Timmons Dies Dr. Grady Timmons, who was a pastor of a San Antonio Church, passed away recently at his home in San Antonio. Dr. Timmons was a leading minister in the Methodist Conference. His Arlington friends were sorry to learn of his death. Friday July 1 Mrs. Sadie Matthews Father Dies Rev. R. W. Curry, 79, Justice of Peace at Mansfield and a superannuated Methodist minister, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at his home from a heart attack. He had been confined to his bed a week. Rev. Curry came to Texas about 50 years ago from Tennessee, settling at Waxahachie and later to St. Paul, in the same county. He moved to Mansfield 10 years ago. During his active career as a minister Rev. Curry had held pastorates at many places in the Central Texas Conference, including Arlington, Cresson, Grapevine, Burleson, Mansfield, St. Paul, Hewitt, Morgan and Salado. He was a preacher for more than forty years. He had been justice of peace for two terms. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Sadie Matthews, Arlington; Mrs. M. J. Early, Bay City, and Miss Lou Curry, Mansfield; a son, W. N. Curry Jr., Louisville, Ky., and two brothers, Rev. J. T. Curry, San Antonio and G. L. Curry, Temple. Friday July 1 RITES FOR MRS. EMMA BRASELTON Mrs. Emma Braselton, 67, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Wofford, Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. after several months illness. She is survived by four sons: W. H. and John Braselton, Paris; Royce Braselton, Nacogdoches; and R. L. Braselton, Fort Worth, and three daughters: Mrs. J. D. Wofford, Mrs. Ina Bell Dugan, Los Angeles, California; and Mrs. Herbert Bragg, Bonham; 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild, one brother H. S. Hawkins, Camp Springs, two sisters, Mrs. Wilbert Shanks, Angleton, and Mrs. Oma Norville, Ponca City, Okla. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 2:30 Thursday, with Rev. W. T. Rouse officiating. The interment was in Arlington Cemetery. The sons and son-in-laws were the pallbearers. Moore's Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Friday July 1 JOHNSON STATION Mrs. Tyler Short The death of Mrs. F. V. Lawrence called to the minds of the old settlers here of the twelve years during which Mrs. Lawrence and her family were residents of Johnson Station about 1895. Mr. Lawrence and his daughter were teachers in the school while Mrs. Lawrence was teacher of music. Friday July 8 Mrs. J. A. Kooken's Sister Dies Mrs. W. D. Boyd, sister of Mrs. J. A. Kooken, died Thursday of last week in a Waxahachie Sanitarium where she had been undergoing treatment for heart trouble for some time. Mrs. Boyd was a well known clubwoman and church worker in Waxahachie. Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. R. J. LaPrade officiating. Burial was in Waxahachie City Cemetery. Mrs. Boyd was the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Boone. She was a past president of the Shakespeare Club, the Garden Club and the McDowell Music Club. She was organist for many years at First Methodist Church. Mrs. Boyd also was a painter of note. One of her last pictures she gave to the Shakespeare Club for its clubroom in Sims Library. Surviving are three children, Miss Clara Boyd, Will D. and Robert H. Boyd; a grandson, William Boyd Barber, all of Waxahachie, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. E. I. Conkling, Miss Gertrude Boone, Miss Mae Boone, Herbert Boone and Douglas Boone, all of Fort Worth; Mrs. J. A. Kooken, Arlington and Albert Boone, Denver, Colo. Friday July 8 Services Held For Mrs. J. T. Lewis Mrs. Mary Ella Lewis, 71, died Sunday at her home southwest of Arlington. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Sagamore Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Swank officiating. Burial was at Plano with Luttrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her husband, J. T. Lewis; 3 sons, B. C. of Fort Worth, C. M. of Arlington and J. T. Lewis Jr., of Dallas; 2 daughters, Mrs. George Beazley, Fort Worth and Mrs. J. B. Edwards, Carrollton and 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Mrs. Lewis was born in Richardson and lived there until she moved to Arlington about 3 years ago. Friday July 8 Mrs. Wright And Mrs. Davis' Father Dies At Placid Mrs. Patricia Davis and Mrs. Y. A. Wright were called to Placid, Texas, last Friday night because of the serious illness of their father, T. F. Squires. Mr. Squires, who would have been 92 the 15th of this month, fell and broke his hip about nine weeks ago, and had been confined to his bed ever since. He passed away early Monday morning, and was buried Monday afternoon from the Placid Baptist Church. The deceased, who was born in Tennessee, came to Texas in 1858, at the age of 12, and had lived in San Saba and McCulloch counties for the past sixty-seven years. His mother was a first cousin of Jefferson Davis. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, in Company A under Capt. Ben McCullouch, and served throughout the war. He is survived by his widow and eleven children, and one sister and one brother. His brother, J. D. Squires of Everman, is well known here. Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Davis returned to Arlington Tuesday evening. Friday July 8 Mr. Kooken's Sister Mrs. J. Mitchell Dies In Ferris Mrs. J. W. Mitchell, sister of J. A. Kooken, died at Ferris Monday. Mrs. Mitchell had been ill several months. Mrs. Mitchell was the daughter of the late R. B. and Mrs. Jane L. Kooken, pioneers of Ellis County and she is survived by her husband, two sons, Robert and James Mitchell, and daughter, Mrs. H. D. Duff, all of Ferris, one brother, J. A. Kooken of Arlington, one sister, Mrs. Earle Holloway of Ferris and three grandchildren. Friday July 8 Former Arlington Resident Dies Funeral services for Germain R. Wright, 46, of Houston, rigbuilding contractor, who was fatally injured in the Amelia Oil Field Friday afternoon, were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Gypson Funeral Home in Lufkin. Rev. J. R. Nutt, Baptist Minister at Lufkin, officiated, and the burial was in the Hillcreast (?) Cemetery. Masonic services were held at the grave. Mr. Wright suffered head, back and internal injuries at 3:40 o'clock Friday afternoon, when struck by a sill falling from an oil derrick, the beam striking his head and back. He died Saturday morning at 1:30 o'clock in a Beaumont Hospital. Mr. Wright had been identified with the development of the oil throughout Southeast Texas. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Era Wright, three sons, Floyd, Gerald and Bobby, a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Jordan, three grandchildren, all of Houston, his father Thomas Wright of Wichita Falls, five brothers and four sisters. Mr. Wright was a resident of Arlington for several years, living at 810 South Pecan Street. They recently moved to 7409 Longview Street, Houston. They have many friends here. Friday July 15 Services Held For Mrs. Mollie Collins Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mollie Collins, 71, Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Arlington Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Morgan of the Handley Baptist Church officiating, and Dr. S. M. Bennett assisting. Mrs. Collins died at 9:45 o'clock Sunday night at her home 6 miles southeast of Arlington. Mrs. Collins, the widow of the late Thomas Barb Collins, was born in Missouri and came to Tarrant County 62 years ago. She had lived near Arlington for about 50 years. Pallbearers were Champ Barnes, L. M. Darby, V. A. McKee, Munsie Martin, Tom Collins and Hugh Smith. Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors are: a son, Marshall Collins of Dallas, a grandson, Billy Collins of Dallas and three nieces. Friday July 15 Mrs. Love Is Killed In Car Accident Mrs. Laura Neale Love, of Dallas, former head of the N.T.A.C. home economics department, was killed instantly Monday afternoon when the light car she was driving was demolished in a head on collision with a Dallas bread truck in the town of Ferris. Mrs. Love was enroute to College Station for a speaking engagement when the accident occurred, fracturing her skull and her neck. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Methodist Church in Rockwall where she formerly lived. Dean E. E. Davis was an honorary pallbearer. Mrs. Love taught at N.T.A.C. two different times. In 1930, she was appointed supervisor of home economics for North Texas in cooperation with the State Board of Vocational Guidance. She became associated with the FERA in Dallas in April 1934 and she later became regional adviser on home management for the Farm Security Administration. Mrs. Love was in Arlington Sunday afternoon and visited Mrs. E. E. Davis. She is survived by her parents who live in Denton, three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Ray of Dallas, Mrs. Charles L. Langston of Amarillo and Mrs. Roy C. Potts of Belton and five brothers, Robert Burke Neale and Mack Neale of Denton, John Neale, New Iberia, La., Don Neale of Belton and Ed. Neal of Dallas. Friday July 22 Mrs. J. E. Bailey Sr. Dies In Hamlin Last Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wheeler and Jesse Ray Wheeler were called to Hamlin, because of the death of Mrs. Wheeler's mother, Mrs. J. E. Bailey Sr. Mrs. Bailey, together with her husband and family lived in the Arlington community for a number of years, but they have been in Jones and Fisher Counties for the past fifteen years. Mrs. Bailey had been ill for a number of weeks and because she was growing worse she was moved to the home of her son, Ed Bailey, where she died Saturday afternoon. She was buried from the Hamlin Church of Christ, of which denomination she has been a member of many years. She is survived by her husband, J. E. Bailey Sr., of Hamlin, Ed Bailey of Hamlin, Frank Bailey of Plainview, Henry Bailey of Quitaque, Walter Bailey of Grand Prairie, Mrs. Ruby King, Mrs. Jewell Faust and Harvey Bailey of Hamlin, and Mrs. Jesse Wheeler of Arlington. Friday July 22 WATSON NEWS Mrs. H. O. Wheeler Mrs. Orris Deel received word that her grandmother, Mrs. Bailey, died at the home of her son, Mr. Ed Bailey in Hamlin last Saturday. Mrs. Bailey was a former resident of this community. Friday July 22 Services Held For Lee Isham, Handley Lee Isham, 46, of Handley had a heart attack Sunday at the street car barn in Fort Worth and died enroute to a hospital. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the home of his mother, Mrs. M. A. Isham, in Handley, with Rev. Jimmy Morgan officiating. Burial was in Isham Cemetery. Mr. Isham had lived in Handley practically all his life and had been a linesman for the Traction Company for the past 15 years. Survivors besides his mother, are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. George Lasater; 4 sisters, Mrs. Daisy Borck, Mrs. Roy Works, Mrs. E. Roe Finell, all of Handley and Mrs. J. G. Murphy of Fort Worth. Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Friday July 22 Mrs. Lizzie Cobb Dies In McLain Mrs. Rush Blackwell of the Euless community, went to McLain, Texas, last week to be with her mother, who had been ill for some time, and who passed away Wednesday, the 13th. Mrs. Cobb, who was the wife of Wheeler Cobb, lived just North of Arlington, on the Grapevine road, for many years. For the past number of years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jim Wheeler of McLain. She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Rush Blackwell, of Arlington, Mrs. Pearl Mitchell and Mrs. Marshall Clark of McLain. Friday July 22 EULESS NEWS Mrs. Jessie Cannon Mrs. Rush Blackwell has returned from West Texas, where she attended the funeral of her mother. |
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