Friday, October 20, 1957

Mrs. Hattie V. Harper

CROCKETT: Services for Mrs. Hattie V. Harper, 78, at 2:30 p.m. today in
Waller Chapel. Burial inSalem Cemetery. Died Wednesday in Corrigan
Hospital. Member Baptist Church. Survivors: Sons, Robert W. Harper,
Baytown, Hendrick N. Harper, Dallas; daughters, Mrs. Thelma King, Corrigan,
Mrs. Betty Archer, Mrs. Vires Clinton, both of Houston; brother, Guy
Middleton, Weldon; sisters, Mrs. Oma Etheridge, Lovelady, Mrs. Daisy
Anderlon, Weldon, Mrs. Della Daniels, Crockett, Mrs. Stella Sump, Giddings;
sever granchildren.


Mrs. Esther Davison

LIVINGSTON: Services for Mrs. Esther Davison Bergman, 74, will be at 3 p.m.
today at Pace Chapel with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery here. Died
Thursday in Polk County Hospital after long illness. Was member of a
pioneer family here, and widow of Carl Bergman, former state
representative. Was member of Presbyterian Church and Order of Eastern
Star. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. George Webster, and a sister, Mrs. J.
W. Leggett, both of Livingston.


Jim Smith

LUFKIN: Services for Jim Smith, 49, of Houston, fatally injured in a
construction accident, 11 a.m. Saturday in Gipson Funeral Chapel. Burial in
Hillcrest Cemetery, Died Thursday. Survivors: Brothers, Jack of Lufkin, and
Gorman of Houston.


Mrs. R. J. Lawrence

NEDERLAND: Arrangements are pending for Mrs. R. J. Lawrence, 69, a
housewife and resident here since 1928. Died Thursday, Survivors: Husband
of Nederland; daughters, Mrs. Nancy Gillespie of Crystal Beach, Mrs. Jean
Anderson of Beaumont and Mrs. Mary Lou De Cuir of Texas City; sistes, Mrs.
Kyle Elam and Mrs. Grace Weeren, both of Port Aruthu, and five
grandchildren.


Herbert Vanzant

PALESTINE: Services for Herbert Vanzant, 62, Palestine locomotive engineer,
at 2 p.m. today in Bailey Memorial Chapel. Burial in Meadows Cemetery. Died
Wednesday in Missouri Pacific Hospital. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Mary Vanzant,
Palestine; daughter, Mrs. Mary Homes, Dallas; two granchildren.


Haywood David Hayes

SILSBEE: Services for Haywood David Hayes, 62, custodian of McNeil
Intermediate School here, at 2 p.m. Sunday in Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
Burial in Old Hardin Cemetery. Suffered a heart seizure and died at the
school Thursday. Survivors: Sisters, Mrs. Opal Creel, Mrs. Sim Ward and
Mrs. Pearl Whitney, all of Silsbee, and brother, Buck of Saratoga.


Mrs. Nora Vallery

VICTORIA: Mrs. Nora Vallery, 65, died early Thursday in a local hospital
after a short illness. She is surived by daughters, Mrs. Richard Dubroe,
Victoria, and Mrs. Kathleen Miletello, Houston; son, Lawson E. Vallery of
Morgan City, La.; sisters, Mrs. Annie Herron, Mrs. Minnie White and Mrs.
Lena Vernon, all of San Antonio; brothers, Albert Newman, Kerrville, and
Jesse Newman, San Antonio; eight graandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church. Burial
will be in Houston at the Forest Park Cemetery Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.


Harold Mixon Davis

DAVIS--Harold Mixon Davis, 60, of 2901 Cedar Hill, passed away. Survivors:
wife, Mrs. Gladys Davis, Houston; one son, five daughters, two brothers, 13
grandchildren, number nieces and nephews. Services 2 p.m. Saturday Howard
Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. E. N. Holmes officiating. Burial Decker Prairie
Cemetery, Montgomery County. Howard Funeral Home, 12401 Market,


Esthman L. Newman

SHREVEPORT (UPI)--- Esthman L. Newman, wire editor of the Shreveport Times
and president of the United Press Internation Newspaper Assn. of Louisiana,
died Thursday. He was 49.

Funeral services were scheduled tentatively for today in Ruston, La.

Newman suffered a heart attack at his home early Thursday.

He was to have served as chairman of the annual UPI Louisiana Editprs
meeting in New Orleans later this month.


July 1930

E. M. Campbell

W. M. Campbell, 84 years of age and for over 60 years a resident of Houston
County, died suddenly Friday afternood about 2:30 o'clock at thehome of his
niece, Mrs. Isbell, in the Arbor community, ten miles southeast of
Crockett. Mr. Campbell's suden death was believed to have been caused by
heart failure. He was in Crockett Friday morning and the early part of the
same afternoon visiting his many friends here. He complained to several
persons of feeling slightly ill, although he said that he did not think it
was anything sericous.

Mr. Campbell was taked home shortly after noon Friday and was sitting on
the porch when he collcollapsed. He had been talking to several persons who
had passed and told them that he experienced a peculing feeling about his
head. He had just asked his neice for a glass of water. Mrs. Iskell said
she left to get the water and when she returned, Mr. Campbell had
collapsed. It was believed that he was dead when Mrs. Isbell reached him.
The Death was so sudden that no doctor was summoned.

Funeral services were held in theMount Vernon church Saturday afternoon at
3:00 o'clock and internment followed in the Mount Vernon cemetery, Rev.
Wallace and Rev. Hodge conducted the funeral services, while funeral
arrangements were in charge of C. H. Callaway.

Mr. Campbell was well known in Crockett, where he had a large host of
friends who will mourn his passing. He was born in Holmes County,
Mississippi, in 1847, but came to Texas about sixty-five years ago and
settled in Houston county, where he had resided continuously until his
death. When a young man, he was married to Miss Frances McCombs, who
preceded him in death two years ago. He was a Confederate veteran, having
served the South during theCivil War. He united with the Baptist church in
early childhood and was a consistent member of the church until his death.
He served a superintendent of his home Sunday school for thirty-five years.

Survivin the deceased are his brother, Dave W. Campbell of Austin; one
sidter, Mrs. Susie McCombs aof Weldon; a niece, Mrs. C. B. Isbell, of
Arbor, and numerous other relatives in Houston County.


Aug. 29, 1966

R. G. Davis

NAVASOTA--Funeral services for Rufus Guy Davis, 59, of Carlos, former
Grimes County tax assessor-collector, were held at the Chapel of the
Lindley-Robertson Funeral Home of Navosota. Butial was in the Pleasant Hill
Cemeetery of Carlos.

Davis died at his home.

Davis, who was county tax assessor-collector between Jan1, 1953, and Dec
31, 1960, owned and operated a store at Carios.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Josie K. Davis of Carlos; two daughters,
Mrs. John H. Northcut of Carlos and Mrs. Wesley Robinson of Bryan, and one
son, Leo Davis of Wharton.


Aug. 29, 1966

John P. Byrd

MOULTON-- Funeral services for John P. Byrd, 75, of Moulton, were held at
the Smith Funeral Chapel here. Burial was in the Old Moulton Cemetery.

Byrd died at his home here after a long illness.

Survivors include his wife of Moulton; onw son, JohnP. Byrd of Fort Worth,
and three daughters, Dorothy and Elaine Byrd of Moulton and Mrs. Elaine
Branch of Fort Worth.


Aug. 29, 1966



Mrs. Josephine Stewart

SAN AUGUSTINE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Stewart, 96, of San
Augustine were held at White rock Church. Burial was in the White Rock
Cemetery.

Survivora include three daughters, Mrs. S. B. Sharpton of San Augustine,
Mrs. W. E. Kenton of Center and Mrs. N. D. Lucas of Houston, and two sons,
J. H.Stewart of Center and C. R. Stewart of Timpson.


Aug. 29, 1966

Dick Hill

SILSBEE -- Gravside rites for Dick Hill, 58, of Silsbee, wre held in
Oakdale Cemetery near Daisetta.

He died unexpectedly in his home.

He was an oilfield worker.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie Hill and two sons, Pat hill of
Silsbee and C. D. Hill of San Antonio.


Aug. 29, 1966

Mrs. Elvira Sholars

MEYERSVILLE -- Graveside rites for Mrs. Elvira A. Sholars, 51, formerly of
Meyersville, wre held at Saint John's Luthern Cemetery.

Survivirs include a son, David Bruce Sholars of Corpus Christi.


Aug. 29, 1966

Mrs. Vergie McElroy

SILSBEE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Vergie Cain McElroy, 61, of Silsbee,
were held here at the Church of Christ. Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery.

She died unexpectedly at her home.

Survivors include her husband, Sam McElroy, and a daughter, Mrs. Lavera M.
Landis of Silsbee.


Aug. 29, 1966

Willie Eddie Sheffield

SILSBEE -- Funeral services for Willie Eddie Sheffield, 78, of Silsbee,
were held here in Farmer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Resthaven
Cemetery.

He was a retired clerk of the Santa Fe Railway Co for 38 years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Ella Sheffield, and two daughters,
Mrs. Inez Walton and Mrs. Helen Grimes both of Beaumont.


Aug. 29, 1966

Allen A. Chance

Chance-Loeb -- Funeral services for Allen A. Chance, 70, of Hardin County,
were held in Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church. Burial was in Hooks Cemetery.

He died in Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont after a long illness. He
was a retired employee of Pure Oil Transportation Co.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Corrie Chance; a son, John E. Chance of
Lafayette, La and two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Saword and Mrs. A. J. Clubb,
both of Beaumont.


Aug. 29, 1966

Mrs. Mary Hamilton

FRED -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Hamilton, 74, of Fred, were
held here in Mount Olivet Baptist Church. Burial was in Frank's Branch
Cemetery.

She died unexpectidly at her home.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mary Bell Hutto of Fred and Mrs.
Opal Berryhill and Mrs. Viola Berryhill, both of Palestine.


Aug. 29, 1966

Mrs. Lila Garcia

CUERO -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lila Garcia, 59, of DeWitt County
native, were held in Out Lady of Guadojpe Catholic Church. Burial was in
San Ysidro Cemetery near Arneckeville.

Survivors include her husband, Pete Garcia of Cuero; six daughters, Mrs.
Mary Rulz and Mrs. Patsy Anzualda of Tulia; Mrs. Lila Barera, Mrs. Victoria
Licon and Mrs. Delco Gallinco at Curero; and Mrs. Pauline De Los Santos of
Thompson; and thre sons, Felex Garcia of Tulia; Donimgo Garcia of Hale
Ceneter, and Raymond Garcia of Cuero.


Aug. 29, 1966

John A. Hoffer

KENEDY -- Funeral services for John A. Hoffer, 84, were held in Saint
Anthony's Catholic Church in Runge. Burial was in the Runge Cemetery.

Hoffer was born in Lavaca County, but lived most of his life in or near
Runge. He was a retired farmer.

He died in a San Antonio rest home after a long illness.

Susvivors include his wife, Mrs. Katie Burns Hoffer of Range; one
daughrter, Mrs. Loell Crouch of New Brounfels, and two sons, S. A. Hoffer
of Harlingen and J. A. Hoffer of Perry, Ark.


Aug. 29, 1966

S. P. Blisset

KENEDY -- Funeral services for Samuel Paul Blisset, 75, who died in a
Kenedy hostpiral after a long illness, were held at the First Baptist
Church in Hasco. Burial was in the cemetery at Hillsboro.

Blisset had lived in the Pawnee community near Kenedy for 17 years.

Survivors include his iwfe, Mrs. Sammie Jospehine Blisset.



The Grapeland Messenger May 3, 1973

Saturday Rites For

Clyde Davis

Funeral services for Clyde Davis, 85, of Grapeland, were held Saturday,
April 28, at 11:00 a.m. in the First Christian Church, Grapeland, with Dr.
R. L. Badgett officiating. Burial was in the Grapeland City Cemetery under
the direction of Hassell & Foster.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

Mrs. Davis was born September 6, 1887 in Grapeland to the late E. W. Davis
and Mrs. Lucinda Sheridan Davis, and he died Thursday, April 26, at 2:30
a.m. in the Crockett hospital following a long illness. Prior to retiring
in 1954, he orked for many years for Missouri Pacific Railroad. he first
started for Missiouri Pacific as a telegraph operator at the age of 18 in
Grapeland, and was in the accounting department at the time he retired.
During World War I, he served in the Signal Corps of the U. S. Army. He was
a member of the First Christian Church, Grapeland, a Masonic Lodge of
Houston, V. F. W. Post #3907 of Palestine, and the Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks. Prior to moving back to Grapeland and Crockett, he
was a residen tof the O'Neill Hotel, Palestine.

Survivors: two brothers, Edwin W. Davis of Robstown, and Leroy Davis of
Woodville; three sisters, Mrs. J. B. (Adelle) Zimmerman of Odessa, Mrs.
Eula Mae Trigg and Mrs. Henry (Winnie) Newman, both of Grapeland; numerous
nieces and nephews.


The Grapeland Messenger

Thurs. May 24, 1973

Samuel Falcon Davis

Mr. Samuel Falcon Davis, 89, of Pennington, passed away early Saturday
morning. May 19, in the Houston County Hospital.

Mr. Davis was born in Trinity County on Aug. 18, 1883, and had lived there
for his entire lifetime. He was a member of the Methodist church.

Funeral services were held Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel with Rev. Rascoe Wells officiating. Interment was in the Hill
Cemetery near Pennington.

Pallvearers were James Davis, Jimmy Davis, Martin Davis, Donald Davis,
David Davis, harmon Davis and Sam Davis.

Survivors include four sons, Ralph, Hulon and Cleon Davis, all of
Pennington. Oren Davis of Houston; one brother, Fred Davis of Kennard; nine
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were under the direction of Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett.



Thurs., June 21, 1973

Olian Edward Davis

Mr. Olian Edward Davis, 67, of Rt. 2 Trinity, passed away Tuesday, June 12,
in the V. A. Hospital in Houston.

Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of Trinity County, a member of the
Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II.

Graveside services were held Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. in the thornton
Cemetery with Rev. Mark M. Ellis officiating.

Survivors include one brother, William C. Davis of Seminole, Florida; one
sister, Miss Willie J. Davis of Glendale, Texas; several nieces and
nephews.

Waller Funeral Home ws in charge of arrangements.


Thurs. Sept. 20, 1973

Palestine Rites For Neil Davis,

Wreck Victim

Funeral services for Neil Davis, 21, of Morganton, N. Carolina wre held
Friday, September 14, at 4"00 p.m. in Hassell and Foster Chapel Palestine,
with Elder D. S. Laursen officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Park,
Palestine.

Mr. Davis was born November 26, 1951 in Houston, Texas to William Paul
Davis and Mrs. Hazel Elizabeth Self Davis, and he was pronounced dead on
arrival at a Palestine hospital Wednesday, Sept 12, at 4:00 p.m. following
injuries received in an automobile accident. Resident of Morganton for the
past 7 years, he was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Jaycees
and an employee of the Carolina Shoe Company.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Linda Pierson Davis of Morganton; a daughter; Miss
Loretta Michelle Davis of Morganton, North Carolina; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Paul Davis of Morganton; great-grandfather, Troy West of
Burlington, North Carolina; a brother, Daonald Paul Davis; two sisters.
Mrs. Carol Davis Cochran of Morganton, and Miss Elizabeth Ann Davis of
Morganton.


Mrs. Mamie Davis

Mrs. Mamie Davis, 65, of Pennington died in a local hosptial Monday. Mrs.
Davis was a lifelong resident of Trinity County and a member of the
Pennington Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from the Pennington Baptist
Church, With Revs. A. .W. Ludlow, E. P. Coe and Gail Hogg officiating.
Burial was in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, near Ratcliff.

Survivors include the husband, Ben Davis of Pennington; a daughter, Mrs.
Norris Benton of Crockett; two brothers, J. T. Rice of Lufkin and N. D.
Rice of Kountze; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Collins of Lufkin and Miss Hewell
Rice of Cleveland; two grandsons, a great granchild and several nieces
andnephews.

Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


Billy Lynn Davis

Funeral services for Billy Lynn Davis, 46, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday
in the Waller Family Chapel.

Rev. W. F. Hughes officiated. Burial was in the Creek Cemetery.

Mr. Davis, a resident of Shepard, died Sept. 18 in Freeport. He was born
July 11, 1928 in Leon County and was a seaman. He was a veteran of the
Korean War.

Survivors include his father, Olan Davis of Riverside; two brothers,
Greenwood Davis of Merrill, Wis., and Larry Gene Davis of Houston.

Also, three sisters, Mrs. Esma Tilley of Shepard, Mrs. Fredna Tucker of
Tueson, Ariz., and Miss Cecile E. Davis of Crockett.

Waller Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


The Houston Chronicle, Thurs., Dec. 11, 1969

Thomas Michael Blair

BLAIR -- Thomas Michael Blair, 33, 7326 Lake Hurst, died Monday near
Bellville. Houston Police Dept. detective. Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Blair; brother, Robert L. Blair; sister, Mrs. Ethlyn Korbach, Mrs.
Lavern Wallace, Mrs. Beverly Anne Harris; son, Thomas Michael Blair Jr.,;
daughters, Angela Blair, Lela Blair, Tammy Blair, all of Deer Park. Remains
to lie in state 3:00 p.m. Friday until service time 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
Out Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Friday at the
church. Pallbearers: G. E. Rosales, O. A. Anderson, G. W. Raines, D. A.
Barnard, J. J. Rose, J. R. Goudy. Burial Resurrection Cemetery. Niday
Funeral Home, 7718 Bellfort. 645-2471


The Houston Chronicle, Thurs., Dec., 11, 1969

Mrs. Kate Bubenik

BUBENIK -- Mrs. Kate Bubenik, 80, 303 Narcissus, Clear Lake Shores, passed
away Wednesday in a Texas City rest home. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Robert
Piehl Jr., Clear Lake Shores; step-son Herman L. Collins, Clear Lake
Shores; grandchild, 2 nd Lt. Gene M. Piehl of the U. S. Army, VA. Services
11:30 am.m Friday from the Jack H. Rowe Chapel. Burial in the Forest Park
East Cemetery. Jack H. Rowe Funeral Home, League City, 488-2137


The Houston Chromicle

Thurs., 11, 1969

Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders Briscoe

BRISCOE -- Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders Briscoe, 65, 4319 O'Keefe, El Paso,
passed away 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in an El Paso Hospital. Widow of the late
Randalle Briscoe. Member of the Episcopal Church and the O.E.S. Survivors:
Brother, Chyde Sanders, Houston; niece, Mrs. R. T. Hernlund Jr., Converse,
Texas; nephew, Sterling sanders Clark, Bellaire. Services 3 p.m. Friday
Settegast-Kopf Kirby Drive Chapel, Father Charles F. Hood officiating.
Burial in the Memorial Oaks Cemetery. In lieu of usual remembrances
contributions may be made to Masonic Home & School of Texas, P.O. Box 3010,
Fort Worth, Texas or your favorite charity


The Houston Chronicle

Thurs., December 11, 1969

Charles O. Burnside

Burnside -- Charles O. Burnside, 301 Grace St., expired Wednesday. Funeral
arrangements to be announced. Boulevard Funeral Directors Harrisburg
Chapel, 6929 Harrisburg Blvd, 921-4111.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

Alfred Price Cannon

CANNON -- Alfred Price Cannon; 68, 5706 Grace Lane, passed away Tuesday.
Member St. Peter's the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors: son. Alfred J.
Connon; daughters Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Mrs. Marie Adele Smith, all of
Houston; six grancchildren. Rosary 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Earthman's Gulf
Freway Chapel. Funeral services 10:00 am.m Friday, St. Peter's the Apostle
Catholic Church. Interment Garden of Gethsemane. Pallbearers: Paul Lester
Jr., George Herring, Frank Lovoi, Jim Goettle, Dan Runcan, Don Welch,
Earthman's Gulf Freeway Funerals, 6330 Gulf Freeway (Exit 6), 644-1641


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

John Cubbison

CUBBISON -- John Cubbison, 51, 2635 Tim St., passed away Tuesday at the
Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Survivors: Wif, Mrs. Mary Cubbison;
sons, John, Jerrod and James Cubbison, all of Houston; daughter, Melinda
Cubbison, Buffalo, N. Y.. Services and burial will be under the directions
of Birchard's Funeral Home, Osawatomie, Kansas


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

Miss Vicki Low

LOW -- Miss Vicki Low, 20, 4146 Gramercy, died Tuesday, December 9, 1969,
in Waco. Native of Detroit, Mich., resident of Houston 16 years. Member of
Chinese Baptist Church. Was a student of Texas Women's University.
Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Amy Low, Houston; father J. Y. Low, Detroit, Mich;
sister Miss Jo Ellen Low; brothers, Tommy Low, Larry Low, all of Houston;
many uncles and cousins. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Friday, Geo. H. Lewis &
Sons, McGowen Ave. Chapel, Rev. Lok Tin Cheung officiating. Burial in the
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Geo. H. Lewis Y Sons, 400 Block McGowen,
524-3141


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

Rev. John W. Meyer

MEYER -- Rev. John W. Meyer C.S.B., 63, 4019 Yoakum, died Wednesday,
Ordained December 17, 1939, has been librarian and a teacher at the
university of St. Thomas since 1950. Survivors: Sisters, Mrs. Bertha Erber,
Aurora, Ill.; Mrs. Arnold Tein, Fancisville, Ind. Body will lie in state in
the university of St. Thomas Chapel 5 p.m. Thursday. Rosaries 7 and 8 p.m.
Thursday in the St. Thomas Chapel. Funeral Mass 7 p.m. Friday in the St.
Anne's Catholic Church. Interment 9 a.m. Saturday inthe Gardenof
Gethsemani. Earthman Funerals, 2024 Fannin. 223-4541


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

Mrs. Frances M. Mahr

MAHR -- Mrs. Frances M. Mahr, 69, of 3606 Blue Bonnett Dr. died 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec 9, 1969. Native of Yorktown, lived in Houston 25 years. Member
of St. George Episcopal Church. Survivors: Husband, Frank R. Mahr, Houston;
daughters, Mrs. Eunice Lefler, Tomball, Mrs. Dorothy Gillen, Houston; sons,
Clifton George Hieman, Frank R. Mahr, Jr., Thomas C. Mahr, all of Houston;
nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services 1:30 p.m.
Friday in the Westheimer at Sage Road Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons with
Dr. William V. Kegler officiating. Burial Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Dr. F. G. Eidman, Herbert E. Heimann, Frank W. Versey, W.
Gordon Carlisle, Joohn C. Allwright, James W. Gillen, Geor. H. Lewis &
Sons, 2530 Sage Rd. 621-6500


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969



Vance Scarbrough

SCARBROUGH -- Vance Scarbrough, 53, 4303 North Eighth Street, Baycliff,
passed away Wednesday in a Galveston Hospital. Survived by: Wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Scarbrough; brothers, Louis Scarbrough, Kermit Scarbrough, Thomas
Scarbrough, Roy Scarbrough, all of Baycliff, Tex Scarbrough, Bayview;
sisters, Mrs. Eunice Miller, Kemah, Mrs. Artie Exlimen, Texas City.
Services Friday 2 p.m. from the Jack H. Rowe Chapel. Burial Resthaven
Cemetery. Jack h. Rowe Funeral Home. League City. 488-2137


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969



Leroy Schutte

SCHUTTE -- Leroy Schutte, 434 Crown, entered into rest Wednesday at his
residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Boulevard Funeral
Directors Harrisburg Chapel, 6929 Harrisburg, Blvd. 921-4111.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, Decmeber 11, 1969

Mrs. Maggie Perry

NACOGDOCHES: Mrs. Maggie Perry, 66m of Nacogdoches died Tuesday. Survivors:
Husband Jesse; brother Inman Stewart of Nacogdoches.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

M. E. Fairman

LUFKIN: M. E. Fairman, 71, owner and operator of the Shoe Hospital in
Lufkin, died Wednesday. Survivors: Wife, Dezzie; daughters, Mrs. Mary
Louise Ford of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Roy Robb of Houston, Mrs. H. E.
Frankllin of Lufkin and Mrs. H. E. Johnson of Miles City, Mont.; sons,
George D. Wall of Lubock and Joseph T. Wall of dayton; 16 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 111, 1969

Mrs. Ophelia Johnson

HUNTINGTON: Mrs. Ophelia Johnson, 82, died Tuesday. Survivors: Husband,
Lee; daughters, Mrs. Roy Applewhite and Mrs. R. C. Forrest of Lufkin, and
Mrs. Larry Alfred of Magnolia; sons, J. T. Forrest and G. J., all of
Lufkin; sister, Mrs. Eua Gibson of Beaumont; 13 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

Percy D. Elam

COLUMBUS: Percy D. Elam, 84, retired railroad worker, died Tuesday.
Survivors: Step=daughter, Mrs. Otto Peters and grandson, James Peters, both
of Columbus.


The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, Decemver 11, 1969

John Allen Meyer

COLUMBUS: John Allen Meyer, 18, services station attendant, cied Tuesday.
Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Meyer; sister Mrs. Bill Neisner and
brother, Ralph, all of Columbus.



The Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 11, 1969

LeRoy Bolding

WARREN: LeRoy Bolding, 82, retired timberman, died Tuesday. Survivors:
Wife: son, J. L., both of Warren; daughters, Mrs. F. M. Rogers of Daisetta
and Mmrs. James R. Whiteley of De Ridder, La., and five grandchildren.