Thurs. Nov. 8, 1973
Thomas Horace Goodson
Thomas Horace Goodson, 90, longtime Palestine resident, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Glenwood General Hospital in Tyler after a brief illness.
Mr. Goodson was born in Mineola, Texas, but had lived most of his life in Palestine where he was a member of the First Christian Church, and was a retired postal employee of the U. S. Post Office in Palestine where he had 33 years prior service to retirement.
Funeral services were held at 4p.m. Tuesday in the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine, with Rev. R. L. Badgett and Rev. Maxwell Webb officiating. Burial was in the Palestine City Cemetery.,
Pallbearers were William H. Goodson, F. Tom Goodson Jr., Mike O. Shirley, R. Kent Guest, David Brown, Jackie Maxwell, Andy Link and John A. McCall Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Elvira (John A.) McCall of Crockett, Mrs. Ida Lee (J. L.) Parkman of Palestine; four sons, Clifford H. Goodron of Baytown, Frank T. Goodson of Jacksonville, and Lloyd E. Goodson of Beaumont; 15 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Riley Funeral Home of Palestine was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, April 6, 1967
PFC. Charles Ray Goodwin
Pfc. Charles Ray Goodwin, 20, of Jacinto City, died March 21, in Viet Nam.
Pfc. Goodwin was a member of a Baptist Church in Jacinto City.
Graveside funeral services were held at 2:20 p.m. Monday in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Trinity.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Goodwin of Jacinto City; two brothers, Albert Glenn and Weldon Terry Goodwin, both of Jacinto City; two sisters, Misses Darlene and Christine Goodwin, both of Jacinto City.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. May 10, 1973
Mrs. Nettie Goodwin
Mrs. Nettie Goodwin, 88, of Lovelady, died Monday afternoon, May 7, in the Houston County Hospital.
Mrs. Goodwin was born in Mississippi on March 28, 1885, but had lived in Lovelady and Houston County for about 75 years. She was a member of the Lovelady Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Lovelady Church of Christ, with Mr. H. H. Conner officiating. Interment was in the Holly Cemetery.
Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Susie Walkerson of Huffman, Mrs. Catharine Williamson and Mrs. Anna Standley, both of Lovelady, Mrs. Marie Hodges of Texas City, Mrs. Ella Strambald of Bayview, Mrs. Maybell High of Miami, Arizona, and Mrs. Gene Tacquard of Alta Loma; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Barnes of Crockett; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 15, 1970
Mrs. Alma Lee Goodwin
Mrs. Alma Lee Goodwin, 59, of Lovelady, died Friday in a local hospital.
Mrs. Goodwin was born July 24, 1910, in Upshur County. She was a member of the Lovelady Baptist Church, and of the Lovelady Civic Club.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Lovelady Baptist Church, with Rev. John Evans and Rev. J. D. Howell officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery of Lovelady.
Pallbearers were Horace Bartee, Morris Easterly, James Lane, Enoch Broxson Jr., Hollis Driskell and Jack Easton.
Survivors include the husband, Birtis J. Goodwin of Lovelady; a son, Paul Goodwin of Houston; and two grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, November 30, 1972
James C. Goodwin
Mr. James C. Goodwin, 78, of Lovelady, passed away Tuesday. Nov. 21, in the Houston County Hospital.
Mr. Goodwin was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a veteran of World War I.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Waller Chapel, with Mr. Harry Conner officiating. Interment was in the Center Hill Cemetery
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Madie Goodwin of Lovelady; a son, Sherral Goodwin of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Lovern Clay of Fort Worth and Mrs. Eloise Carnley of Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Ardena Sanders of Groveton; 11 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 10, 1974
Birtis James Goodwin
Funeral services for Birtis James Goodwin, 68, were held at 2 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Callaway Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Odell Carter officiated. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery at Lovelady.
Mr. Goodwin, a resident of Lovelady, died in Houston County Hospital Oct. 1. He was born Aug 19, 1906 in Houston County and was a retired rural mail carrier.
Survivors include a son, Paul C. Goodwin of Houston; two brothers. Milton Goodwin of Chireno, and Elvin Goodwin of Lake Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Letha and Mrs. Lucille Smith of Columbus; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Horace Bartee, lacy Bartee, Jack Easton, Claud Brown, Leslie Parker, and Joe Driskell.
Callaway Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1971
Mrs. Mabel Guinn Goolsbee
Mrs. Mabel Guinn Goolsbee, 75, of 142 South Grace St., Crockett, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9 in a Waco hospital.
Mrs. Goolsbee, a retired school teacher, had lived in Crockett most of her life. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the First Methodist Church, with Rev. H. J. Rhodes officiating. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother, Robert H. Guinn of San Augustine; a brother-in-law, Dr. Frank Dillard of Crockett; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Klatt and Mrs. Mary Jane Shipley, both of Waco, and Mrs. Beulah Kolar of LaSalle; also a number of nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 21, 1971
Thomas Webster (Web) Goolsbee
Mr. Thomas Webster (Web) Goolsbee, 90, of 214 East Arkansas St. Vivian, La., died early Monday morning in a Vivian hospital.
Mr. Goolsbee was born March 4, 1881 in Woodville, and had resided in Crockett for a great number of years before he moved to Louisiana about 17 years ago. He was a retired blacksmith and farmer, and a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Goolsbee was a member of Lothrop Lodge No.21, F & AM, and had served as master of this lodge on two separate occasions.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. David Sebesta officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett, with graveside rites under the auspices of Lathrop Lodge NO. 21 of Crockett.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Lucy T. Goolsbee of Vivian La.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Kermit Keltner of Edwards, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Marion Armstrong of Alto; and two step grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of Arrangements.
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Cleon H. (Pat) Goolsbee
Mr. Cleon N. (Pat) Goolsbee, 78, died early Monday morning in a local hospital. A resident of Houston County for 76 years and a retired livestock dealer, Mr. Goolsbee was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services were held from the Waller Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, with Revs. Byers and Strong officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Mabel Guinn Goolsbee of Crockett whom he married 36 years ago; two brothers, Webb Goolsbee of Vivian, La., and Oscar Goolsbee of Bryan; a sister, Mrs. Marion Armstrong of Alto, and several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, February 5, 1970
Leo Goolsby and
Mrs. Dillard Goolsby
Funeral services for Leo Goolsby, 67, and his wife, Mrs. Dillard Goolsby, 60, both of Grapeland, were held Thursday, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Grapeland, with the Rev. Kennith Mobley and Rev. Charles A. Haley officiating. Burial was in the McCarty Cemetery, southeast of Grapeland, under the direction of Hassell & Foster.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Goolsby were pronounced dead on arrival at a Palestine hospital following injuries received in an automobile accident near their home about 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Mrs. Goolsby, the former Dillard Lorendia Lewis, was born March 28, 1909 in the Volga community of Houston County to the late John A. Lewis and Mrs. Sarah Mozelle Downs Lewis, and she was a lifelong Houston County resident. She was a member of the Ephesus Baptist Church, and she and her husband operated and owned cafes both in Grapeland and Crockett before retiring.
Mr. Goolsby was born February 22, 1902 in Latexo, Houston County, to the late John Hugh Goolsby and Mrs. Sally Dickson Goolsby. Lifelong Houston County resident, he was also a member of Ephesus Baptist Church.
They are survived by one daughter, Mrs. Johnnie W. (Pollie) Jones, and a grandson, Billy Glenn Jones, both of Grapeland.
Survivors of Mrs. Goolsby also include a step-brother, Alvin Harrison of Louisiana; a half sister, Mrs. Laura Turner of Houston; three step sisters, Mrs. Lura Belle Graham of Crockett, Mrs. Emma Slaughter of Mesquite, and Mrs. Amazone Parker of Houston; several nieces and nephews.
Other survivors of Mr. Goolsby are five brothers, Luther Goolsby of Dayton, Texas, Lon and Lawrence Goolsby, both of Latexo, Gail Goolsby of Grapeland, and Linnie J. Goolsby of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Trounds of Crockett, and Mrs. Ellie McQueen of Houston; several nieces and nephews.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 1974
Helen Goolsby
Funeral services for Mrs. Jelen Goolsby, 83, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First United Methodist Church.
Rev. E. J. Davis officiated. Burial was in the Evergreen Memorial Park.
Mrs. Gooslby, a resident of Crockett, died Tuesday morning in Houston County Hospital. She was born Sept. 13, 1891 in Houston County and had resided here all her life.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crockett; a charter member of the Crockett Culture Club, and a charter member of past president of Crockett PTA, and was past worthy matron, Order of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Goolsby was active in the Women's Society of Christian Service, and was a past chairman of the Cancer Crusade.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Carl B. Goolsby of Crockett; a daughter, Mrs. Martha Christenson of Colorado Springs, Colo,; three brothers, D. C. Cannon of Edinburg, Ben W. Cannon of Corpus Christi, and Lois Cannon of Pasadena; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Barker Tunstall Jr., T. J. Tunstall, Joe Bennett, Dr. A. B. Brown Jr., Jim Arnold, and Herbert Callaway.
Callaway Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Aug. 30, 1973
Edwin Alexander Gordon Jr.
Mr. Edwin Alexander Gordon Jr. of Rt. 2, Crockett, died Saturday, Aug 25, in a Crockett nursing home at the age of 76.
Mr. Gordon was born in Falls County, Texas, on June 7, 1897 but had lived in Crockett since 1971. He was a member of the St. Johns Methodist Church of Austin, Texas and was a retired employee of the Texas Liquor Control Board.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug 27, at the Weed-Corley Funeral Home in Austin with burial to follow in the Austin Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. E. A. Gordon of Crockett; two sons, Jim Gordon of Crockett and Dr. Robert L. Gordon of Conroe; two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Holcomb of Canton, Mrs. Ralph Davis of Portland, Ore.; three brothers, H. S. Gordon of Gilmer, Louis G. Gordon and John B. Fordon, both of Ft. Smith, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Jones of Ft. Smith, Ark., and Mrs. George Hail, also of Ft. Smith; 16 grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1972
Dr. Olaf Kristain Gorseth
Dr. Olaf Kristain Gorseth 81, of Crockett, died early Tuesday morning in the Houston County Hospital, after a brief illness.
Dr. Gorseth was born Jan. 17, 1889, in Norway, but came to the United States in 1912, and had lived here for the past 60 years. He was a practicing osteopath in Houston for many years, and moved to Crockett in mid-December to retire here. Dr. Gorseth was of the Baptist Faith.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with rev. E. P. Ramsey, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett.
Pallbearers were Robert Buffington, Deal Craven, Elmer Craven, Hayne Thornton, Johnny Brannen and P. J. Avery.
Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Dollie Ruth Buffington Gorseth of Crockett.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 6, 1966
Mrs. Ida Mae Hale Gossett
Mrs. Ida Mae Hale Gossett, 85, of Crockett, died in Community Hospital, Jacinto City on Friday.
Mrs. Gossett was born in Houston County May 9, 1881. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Crockett.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Glen Stovall, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Crockett, officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Gene Sawyer, Mayes Hale, Dozier Gossett, Cleon Robinson, Gean Hale and Harrell Hale Carpenter.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robbie White of Galena Park and Mrs. Glen H. White of Huntsville; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 1, 1970
Dozier Gossett
Mr. Dozier Gossett, 59, died Saturday in a Crockett hospital.
Mr. Gossett, a machinist for Hughes Tool Co., was born Sept. 28, 1910, in Houston County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey Jr. of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the New Energy Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Buckley, Cleon Robinson, Elbert Burks, Oliver D. White, Ronald T. Payne and Lawson Payne, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were employees of Hughes Tool Co., R. B. Hall, George Lane, George Cansler, Tom Payne, Burleigh Sanford, Deal Craven, Norman Rie, Glynn White, Robert Worthington, James Flowers, Quentin Manning and Jimmy Potter.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Dozier Gossett of Pasadena; a son, Dozier Payne Gossett of Pasadena; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Trink Gossett of Crockett.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Walter William Gossett
Mr. Walter William Gossett, 87, died Thursday, November 22, in a local hospital. Born in Crockett November 15, 1875, Mr. Gossett was a retired farmer and a descendant of A. E. Gossett, who donated the land on which the city of Crockett is located.
Funeral Services were held from the Calvary Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Friday, with Rev. W. A. Corley and Rev. Deward Mullens officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Elbert Burks, Mayes Hale, Dozier Gossett, Everett Davis, Dozier Gossett, Everett Davis, Eugene Sawyer and George Lane. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. A. B. Brown Jr., Dr. C. B. Goolsby, Leonard Arnold, W. R. Killingsworth, W. E. Hall, George Lane, Bill Lane, Jack Williamson, Ansel Turner, Guy Hale, Robert Hazlett, Dock Blankenship, A. M. Decuir, Justin Fuller, Steve Allee and all members of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Ida Mae Hale Gossett of Crockett; two daughters, Mrs. Wilsie Maye White and Mrs. Bobbie White both of Houston; a sister, Hula; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 21, 1971
Ester Evelyn Gossett
Mrs. Ester Evelyn Gossett, 86, of Crockett, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, in a local hospital.
Mrs. Gossett was born Dec. 7, 1884, in Nacogdoches. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. H. J. Rhodes of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in the New Energy Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Billy Graham, Cleon Robison, A. O. Ashmore, James Lockey, Deal Craven and Jimmy Potter.
Survivors include the husband, Trink Gossett of Crockett; three sisters, Mrs. Betty Kirby and Mrs. Savannah Holloman, both of Beaumont, and Mrs. Celester Irving of Waco; three half-sisters, Mrs. Katie Puls, Mrs. Valley Fae McFarlen and Mrs. Dorothy Dale Poeski; and a grandson, Dozier Payne Gossett of Pasadena.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, April 27, 1972
Andy G. Gossett
Mr. Andy G. Gossett, 87, of Rt. 1, Box 245, Crockett, passed away Friday, April 21, in a local hospital.
Mr. Gossett was a lifelong resident of Houston County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Waller Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating. Interment was in the New Energy Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Helen Gossett, and two brothers, Trink and Wilse Gossett, all of Crockett; also several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, November 4, 1971
Andrew Wilson Gossett
Mr. Andrew Wilson Gossett, 79, of Port Arthur, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, in Port Arthur.
Mr. Gossett was a former resident of Crockett, but had lived in Port Arthur for the past several years. He was retired from the Gulf Oil Co. His great grandfather gave the townsite for Crockett. Mr. Gossett was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Waller Chapel, with Rev. H. J. Rhodes officiating. Interment was in the Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Maude McVey of Port Arthur; two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Hill of Grapeland and Mrs. H. J. Trubest of Crockett; and three grandchildren, Mrs. Dick Walker, Mrs. Allen Hefty and Jimmy McVey, all of Port Arthur.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 19, 1973
Trink Gossett
Mr. Trink Gossett, 92, of Rt. 1, Crockett, died Saturday, July 14, in the Houston County Hospital.
Mr. Gossett, a retired farmer and rancher, was born May 20, 1881, in Houston County. Mr. Gossett's parents were prominent pioneer settlers of Crockett and Houston County, and he was the father of the late Dozier Gossett.
Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. E. D. Sarratt of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the New Energy Cemetery.
Pallbearers were William McAnally, Louie McAnally, Billy Graham, Jimmy Potter, T. B. Minter and J. C. Minter.
Survivors include a brother, Wilsie Gossett of Crockett; a grandson, Dozier Payne Gossett of Pasadena; also several nieces and nephews.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Lois Almerta Gossett
Miss Lois Alberta Gossett, 65, of Baytown, died in a Baytown hospital April 25. Miss Gossett, who had resided in Houston County most of her life, was a member of the Methodist Church.
Graveside funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. in Glenwood Cemetery, with Rev. Jewel Strong officiating.
Survivors include a brother, Frank Gossett of Highlands.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Sept. 27, 1973
Deidra Suzanne Goynes
Miss Deidra Suzanne Goynes of Crockett, age two weeks, passed away Tuesday night at the Houston County Hospital. She was born Sept. 4, 1973.
Graveside funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. in the Hagen Cemetery with Rev. E. D. Sarratt officiating. Interment was in the Hagen Cemetery.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Goynes of Crockett; a brother, John Randall Goynes of Crockett; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Reba Johnson of Crockett, and Paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Goynes of Lovelady; two great grandmothers, Mrs. Vonnie Goynes and Mrs. Ola Arnold both of Lovelady.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 11, 1968
Jesse Goynes
Mr. Jesse Goynes, 66, of Rt. 1, Lovelady, died Thursday in a local hospital, following a short illness.
Mr. Goynes, born in Trinity County July 19, 1901, was a retired carpenter. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Antioch Baptist Church, with Rev. R. J. Marshall and Roy W. Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Antioch Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Homer Butler, Norman Chandler, Hayne Weeks, Harris Reynolds, Joe John Reinicke and Billy Reinicke.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Jesse Goynes of Lovelady; a son, Lester Goynes of Lovelady; three grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, January 14, 1965
Tracy H. Graham
Mr. Tracy H. Graham, 64, died Thursday at 12:15 a.m. in a Houston hospital. Mr. Graham had resided in the Latexo area most of his life, but had moved to Houston about two months ago.
Funeral services were held from the Latexo Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Terry Cashion officiating, assisted by the Rev. Turner. Burial was in the Latexo Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Jimmie Graham of Houston; four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Waller of Beaumont, Mrs. Maggie L. Boykin, Mrs. Marguerette Rhoads and Mrs. Tracy Gene Thompson, all of Houston; two brothers, Earnest Graham of Palestine and Preston Graham of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Wilma Brown and Mrs. Willie Mae Platt, both of Houston; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 16, 1964
Henry L. Graham
Funeral services for Mr. Henry L. Graham, 84, of Houston, formerly of Latexo, were held Wednesday, July 15, at 2 p.m. in the Latexo Baptist Church with Elder R. L. Blevins officiating. Burial was in the Latexo Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Billy Brown, Rayburn Brown, Noble Ray Graham, David Graham, James Platt, James Boykin, Kenneth Graham, Jerry Graham, and L. Ray Platt.
A native of Houston County, Mrs. Graham was born near Weches on Dec. 13, 1879. A retired farmer, he lived in Latexo most of his life before moving to Houston nine years ago. A member of the Baptist church, he died Tuesday, July 14, at 4:30 a.m. in a Jacinto City hospital.
Survivors are three sons, Tracy Graham and Preston Graham, both of Latexo, and Ernest Graham of Palestine: two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Brown and Mrs. Willie Mae Platt, both of Houston; a half-brother, Hugh Graham of Latexo, and a half-sister, Mrs. Maud Smith of Latexo; 27 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; two great great grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Hassell and Foster.
Thursday, January 25, 1968
Elwood (Preacher) Graham
Mr. Elwood (Preacher) Graham, died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16, in a local hospital.
Mr. Graham was a lifelong resident of Houston County, and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel, with
Rev. James Trigg and Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating. Burial was in the Milligan Cemetery.
Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Graham of Crockett; the widow, Mrs. Marjorie Graham, of Crockett; a son, Richard Graham of Crockett; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Pyle of Grand Prairie and Mrs. Winston Worthen of Norfolk, Va.; two brothers, Melvin and Davis Graham, both of Crockett; four sisters, Miss Georgia Bell Graham and Mrs. Roy W. Jones, both of Crockett, Mrs. Lloyd Patrick of Pine Bluff, Ark.; and Mrs. Phillip R. Jones of Dallas; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Aug. 3, 1972
John Norman Graham
Mr. John Norman Graham, 21, of 46 Parker Road, Houston, passed away Sunday, July 30, in Houston.
Mr. Graham had lived in Houston for the past five years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Graveside funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Milligan Cemetery, with Rev. Martin Gabler officiating.
Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Graham of Houston; four brothers, Charles, Gene, J. D. and Wayne Graham, all of Houston; and three sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Fogle, Mrs. Gladys Bray and Mrs. Sharron Smith, all of Houston.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Nov. 1, 1973
Jessie M. Graham
Mr. Jessie M. Graham, 86, of Crockett, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Houston County Hospital.
Mr. Graham was a resident of Houston County for most of his life. He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Calvary Baptist Church, with Rev. E. L. Jones, Rev. Charles McCamey and Rev. E. D. Sarratt officiating. Interment followed in the Milligan Cemetery.
Survivors include five sons, Frank P., J. T. and Roy Graham, all of Crockett, Herbert Graham of Houston; a brother, Meredith Graham of Crockett; a half-brother, J. H. Graham of Bay City; 19 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.