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Thursday, July 16, 1970
Aurbin T. Dickey
Funeral services for Aurbin T. Dickey, 54, of Rt. 2, Elkhart, were held
Tuesday, July 14, at 2 p.m. in Hassell & Foster Chapel, Palestine, with the
Rev. L. Allen Holley and Calvin Dickey officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Percilla.
Pallbearers were W. V. (Bill) Dressell, L. A. johnson, F. f. Odom, R. R.
Broyles, A. J. Orr and Virgil Harris.
Mr. Dickey was born Aug. 20, 1915 in Percilla to the late Andrew Kenneth
Dickey and Mrs. Molly Brumley Dickey, and he died Sunday, July 12, at 7
p.m. in a Galveston hospital following an illness of several weeks. A
locomotive engineer, he had been employed by Missouri Pacific Railroad
since 1943, and resided in Palestine a number of years before moving to
Houston in 1959; later, he moved to Freeport, and returned to Palestine in
1968. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the
United Transportation Union, and the Church of Covenant Presbyterian
Church, Houston.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Pauline Garner Dickey, Elkhart; two sons,
Kenneth Wayne Dickey and Aurbin T. Dickey Jr., both of Houston; four
brothers, Alvin Dickey of Tyler, Marvin Dickey of Dallas, melvin Dickey of
Palestine, and Robert Dickey of Bryan; two sisters, Mrs. Eads (Thelma)
Blasser and Miss Sue Dickey, both of Palestine; a grandson, Stuart Dickey
of Houston; several nieces and nephews.
Thursday, May 28, 1970
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Dickey
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Dickey, 70, of Crockett, died Wednesday evening. May 20,
in a local hospital.
Mrs. Dickey had lived in Houston County all of her life, and was a member
of the First Methodist Church.
Mrs. Dickey had lived in Houston County all of her life, and was a member
of the First Methodist Chuirch.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Waller Chapel. Burial
was in the Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include the husband, Joe Dickey of Crockett; a son, Burtis Dickey
of Crockett, three daughters, Mrs. Weoda Paul of Beaumont, Mrs. Lova Priddy
of Hereford and Mrs. Hila Sue fitch of Nacogdoches; a brother, Jessie Rhone
fo Crockett; a sister, Mrs. W. L. Smith of Lufkin; eight grandchildren; 10
great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
February 3, 1966
Services Held For Mrs. A. F. Dickey
Mrs. A. F. Dickey
Funeral services for Mrs. A. F. Dickey, 82, of Percilla, who died Wednesday
in a Houston hospital, were held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Evergreen Chapel
at Percilla, with the Rev. W. H. Wieting officiating. Burial was in
Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Dickey was a lifelong Methodist, with membership in a Houston County
Church.
Survivors are three sons, E. L. Dickey of Grapeland, C. E. Dickey of
Percilla and J. E. Dickey of palestine; a daughter, Mrs. Milton Adams of
Grapeland; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; hour sisters, Mrs.
Lizzie Rush and Mrs. Eva McKenzie, both of Houston, and Mrs. Randolph
Kellum and Mrs. George Moore, both of Liberty Hill.
Arrangements were by Bailey Funeral Home of Palestine.
Thursday, March 16, 1972
Robert Avery Dickey
Mr. Robert Avery Dickey, 67, of Crockett, passed away Sunday, March 12, in
the Houston County hospital.
Mr. Dickey was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Houston County.
He was an army vveteran of World War II, and a member of the American
Legion.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Waller Chapel,
with Rev. E. D. Sarratt officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Memorial
Cemetery.
Survivors incllude three brothers, Joe and Delbert Dickey, both of
Crockett. and J. R. Dickey of Nacogdoches; a sister, Mrs. John Rich of
Crockett; also several nieces and nephews..
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 23, 1958
William Dickey of Percilla Dies
William Daniel Dickey
William Daniel Dickey, 79, of Percilla, died following a long illness at
9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 15, in a Crockett hospital. A Retired farmer,
Dickey was born in Houston County on may 30, 1878 and lived all his life in
this locality.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m. in the Evergreen
Chapel, near Percilla, with Rev. John Davis and Rev. Bill Walker,
officiating.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Survivors are two sons, J. C. Kickey and Ed Dickey, both of Palestine; four
daughters, Miss Clara Mae Dickey of Percilla, Mrs. Melvin Adams of
springtown, Mrs. Darrell Drennan of Grand Prairie, Mrs. J. D. Long of
Porter Springs; two brothers,C. E. Dickey and M. E. Hickey, both of
Palestine; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Hassell and Foster.
Febuary 11, 1960
Dickson Rites At 2 P M Today
Mrs. Mary M. (Mag) Dickson
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary M. (Mag) Dickson, 85, will be held today
(Thursday) at 2 p.m. inthe Parker Chapel, west of Grapeland, with Rev. Earl
Watson and Rev Raymond Craig officiating . Burial will follow in Parker
Cemetery.
Grandsons of Mrs. Dickoson will serve as pallbearers.
Native of Houston County, Mrs. Dickson was born near Crockett on July 28,
1874. She died in a Palestine nursing home Wednesday following a short
illness. Widow of the late Brince Dickson, she was a charter member of the
Rocky Mound Baptist church.
Survivors: two sons, Woodrow and Newton Dickson, both of Palestine; a
brother, Horace Key of Teague, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Taylor and
Mrs. Rosie Norris, both of Teague; 3 stepsons and five
step-daughters.Ernest and Prston Dickson, both of Houston, Edgar Edgar
Dickson of Grapeland; Mrs. GeorgiaWalling of Grapeland, Mrs. Luna Walling
of Trinity, Mrs. Sally Crawford of Mound City, Texas, Mrs. Pauline Keen of
Elkhart, and Mrs. Cordie Wright of Pasadena, Texas; Six grandchildren; a
number of great grandchildren.
Remains will be at Hassell & Foster, Palestine, until carried to parker
Chapel for last rites.
Thurs. Jan. 2, 1975
Sam Edwin Die
Funeral services for Sam Edwin Die, 75, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in
Houston and Rev. E. M. Yeats officiating. Burial was in the Forest Park
Lawndale Cemetery.
Mr. Die, a resident of Houston, died Dec. 26 in the Trinity Memorial
Hospital. He was born Sept 2, 1899 in Polk County and had lived in Houston
for thepast 50 years.
He was a member of the Magnolia Park Assembly of God Church and the Park
Place Lodge No. 1172 AF & AM. He ws shop superintendent forStaylite Co. in
Houston for 47 years.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Betha Die of Houston; a daughter, Mrs.
Charlotte Jane Wright of Channelview; a daughter-in-law, Helen Die of
Houston; a brother, Alfred Bryant Die of Austin, and two grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 2, 1970
Willie (Pete) Dietz
Mr. Willie (Pete) Dietz, 51, of Latexo, died in Latexo Monday evening.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Waller Chapel, with
Father Willaim Hamilton officiating. Burial was in the Latexo Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Hattie Dietz of Latexo; three daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy Patton of Trinity and Mrs. Toby Low and Mrs. Gladys Thomas,
both of Latexo; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Daniels and Mrs. Herbert Gregory,
both of San Antonio; six grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 1973
Lowell Reaton Dikes
Lowell Keaton Dikes, six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dikes of
Lufkin, died Saturday morning in the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
Infant Dikes was born in Houston, Texas, on April 22, 1973.
Graveside funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Old Zion Cemetery near Kennard with Rev. Norman Garrett and Rev. Frank
Oswald officiating. Interment wasin the Old Zion Cemetery.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Edward diles of Lufkin; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Harrison of Kennard, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dowdy of Ratcliff, Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell R. Diles of Lawton, Okla.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Feb. 11, 1971
Jim R. Dillard
Mr. Jim R. Dillard, 59, of 5530 Lauder Rd., Houston, died Wednesday, Feb.
3, in Houston.
Graveside funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Bobbitt
Cemetery, with Rev. Jimmy H. Hull officiating.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Jim R. Dillard of Houston; two daughters,
Mrs. Betty Jean Mize and Mrs. Bobbie Hawley, both of Houston; six sons,
Johnnie F. Dillard of Crockett, Billy R., Jimmy A., Tommy Lynn and James
W. Dillard, all of Houston, and Kenneth Wayne Dillard of Florida; three
sisters,Mrs. Opal Burran of Crocket and Mrs. Inez Bobbie and Mrs. Evelena
Young, both of Humble; a brother, Jack D. Dillard of Houston; also several
nieces and nephews.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Alice LaDelle Dillard
Mrs. Alice LaDelle Dillard of Crockett died Friday evening in a Wharton
hosptial. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and was a retired
postal employee.
Funeral services wre held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Waller Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Jewel Strong officiating. Burial wwas inEvergreen,
Memorial Park.
Honorary and active pallbearers were retired employees of the local office.
Survivors include the husband, Dr. Frank Dillard of Crockett; a son, W. H.
Sharp of Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Arnold of Houston, a brother,
Robert Guinn of San Augustine; four sisters; mrs. C. N. Goolsbee of
Crocket, Mrs. Robert Kolar of Markham, Mrs W. W. Klatt of Waco and Mrs. W.
H. Shipley of Lubbock; six granchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, January 25, 1968
William Dishong
Mr. William Dishong, 83, of Houston, died Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Mr. Dishong was a member of the Doverside Baptist Church of Houston.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday inthe Antioch Baptist Church,
near Lovelady. Burial was in the Salem Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Ida Dishong of Houston; a son Grady B.
Dishong of Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Urquhart of Pasadana; five
sisters, Mrs. Jessie Hiser of Crockett, Mrs. Jettie Sims of Houston, Mrs.
Mark Warlick of Nederland and Mrs. Ollie Hammonds of Lovelady.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements
1969
Mrs. Missouri Annie Dishongh
Mrs. Missouri Annie Dishongh, 82, of Rt. 4, Crockett, died early Friday
morning, March 21, in a local hospital.
Mrs. Dishongh had lived in Houston County the last 40 years, and was a
member of the Church of God.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, in the Church of
God, with Reverends R. B. Pearcy and Allee Woodard officiating. Burial was
in the Taylor Cemetery in Trinity.
Pallbearers were Danny Gilson, Sammy Reed, Dale Dishongh, Gary Dishongh,
Mike Dishongh, and Charles W. Layfette.
Survivors include the husband, J. S. Dishongh of Crockett; four sons, Earl
and Roland Dishongh, both of Crockett, Noland Dishongh of Houston, and
Robert Dishongh of Weches; three daughters; Mrs. Ethel Wooten of
Shreveport, La., Mrs. Mary Zella Knight of Hooks and Mrs. Annie Lee Rice of
Wimauma, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nices
and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs, Feb. 22, 1973
Johnny Dixon
Mr. Johnny Dixon, 63, of Trinity, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the
Trinity Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Dixon had resided in Trinity County for the past 50 years. He was a
member of the Church of God.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Waller Chapel, with
Rev. J. H. Mitchell and Rev. B. C. Shellnat officiating. Interment was in
the Taylor Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Irene Dixon of Trinity; three sons, James
and Harold Don Dixon, both of Trinity, and Randall Dixon of Pasadena; two
daughters, Mrs. Wanda Collett of Pasadena and Mrs. Louise Neyland of
Markay; a brother, Robert Dixon of Trinity; six sisters, Mrs. Mrs. Maybelle
Cannon, Mrs. Laura Cannon, Mrs. Jessie Thornton and Mrs. Fannie Wiggins,
all of Trinity, Mrs. Willei Commander of Crockett and Mrs. Minnie Spivey of
Dallas; 16 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; also a number of nieces
and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, December 30, 1971
Mrs. Alice Dixson
Mrs. Alice Dixson, 96, of Crockett, passed away in a local nursing home
Thursday, Dec. 23.
Mrs. Dixon had reside din Houston County most of her lifetime. She was a
member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Waller Chapel, with
Revs. d. Mullins and E. D. Sarrantt officiating. Interment was in the
Latexo Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Odell B. Dixson of New Caney; five daughters, Mrs.
Maggie E. Robioff of Latexo, Mrs. Nella Darwood of Huntsville, Mrs. Mary
Etta Patton of Crockett, Mrs. Georgia Sims of pasadena and Mrs. Elzy Shaw
of Grapeland; 43 grandchldren; a number of great grandchildren andseveral
great-great grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 9, 1975
Robert A. Dixon
Funeral services for Robert A. Dixon, 71, were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the
Dorcas Wills Baptist Church with Rev. H.R. Stinson officiating.
Burial was in the Taylor Cemetery.
Mr. Dixon, a resident of Trintiy, died Jan. 1 in a Houston hospital. He was
born March 25, 1903, in Caldwell and had resided all his life in Trinity.
He was a member of the Dorcas Wills Baptist Church. He was retired from
Southland Paper Mills.
Survisors include his widow, Mrs. Blanche Dixon of Trinity; two sons,
Robert DixonJr. of Sheppard, and Bill d. Dixon of Dodge; a daughter, Mrs.
Kay Pressier of Huntsville.
Also, five sisters, Mrs. Jessie Thornton, Mrs. Fannie Wiggins, Mrs.
Maebelle Cannon, Mrs. Laura Cannon, and Mrs. Minnie Sp[ivey, all of
Trinity; 10 greandchildren; one great-grandchild, and a number of nieces
andnephews.
Waller Funeral Home is vharge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 5, 1967
Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Doan
Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Doan, 86, of Houston, died at her homeWednesday, Sept.
27.
Mrs. Doan, a native of Houston County, was a member of the First
Congregational Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the graveside in the
Antioch Cemetery, west of Lovelady, with Rev. W. E. Bruce and Rev. V. F.
Liddle officiating.
Pallbearers were harold Doan, Gene murphy Jr., Thomas W. Davis, Jr., M. B.
Etheredge, Tommy Hale, W. S. Etheredge, Murl Gene Davis, and Paul C.
Etheredge.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ida E. Jones of Houston; three sons,
Jesse Sidney Davis, Thomas W. (Bill) Davis and Howard Doan, all of Houston;
a brother, Reuben P. Etheredge of Waldon; nine grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. May 13, 1974
Rites Held For O. D. Doson
O. D. Dodson
Omer Dexter Dodson, 8429 Sunrise Avenue, LaMesa, California, died at his
home on Friday, May 31. He was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park after
services in Greenwood Chapel with the Reverend G. Edward Garner, La Mesa
United Methodist Church, officiating.
Mr. Dodson operated a General Store for a number of years in the Waneta
community, east of Grapeland.
He was married to the former Lucille Morehead, who servives. Other
survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Susan Osborn, two grandaughters, Wendy and
Tracey Osborn, of Monrovia, California; a sister, Mrs. Marvin Davis of
Chandler, Texas and father-in-law, Alvin B. Morehead.
Attending the funeral from this area were Mr. and mrs. W. A. Morehead, Mrs.
L. W. Lantgston and Mrs. Charlene Borwn, all of Elkhart.
Thursday, Jan. 12, 1957
Mrs. Lucy Mable Dolan
Mrs. Lucy Mable Dolan, 85, of Rt. 2, Corkcett, died in a Crockett hospital
Thurdsay, Jan. 5.
Mrs. Dolan was born in Houston County Feb. 19, 1881. She was a member of
the First Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. L. B. Broach, pastor of the First Methodist Church,
officiating. Burial was in the Latexo Cemetery.
Pallbearers were J.B. Coon, Raymond Hiroms, Charlie Snell, Joe Allee, Leroy
Vaden and Jerry Green.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. W. G. Luce of Tilden, Mrs. Earl
Lucas of Odessa and Mrs. Ray Stapp of Crockett; 10 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, June 30, 1966
Mrs. Minnie Dominy
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Dominy, 77, of Grapeland, were held
Thursdat, June 23, at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Grapeland with
the Rev. J. T. Riley and James Mosley officiating. Burial was in the
Liverville Cemetery, east of Grapeland.
Pallbearers were Lewis Garrett, Otto Walling, Johnny Wilkins, E. W. Martin,
Leland Herod and Hubert Brimberry.
Mrs. Dominy, the former Miss Mineola Price, was born in Lovelady, on April
30, 1889, and was a daughter of the late Gus Price and Mrs. Laura Cooper
Price. A member of the First Baptist Church of Grapeland, she was the widow
of John Evrett Dominy, a long-time Houston County school teacher, who died
November 21, 1962. She died Wednesday, June 22, at 8 a.m. at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Chester (Wilma) Cunningham of Grapeland;
five granchildren; and five treat-grandchildren.
Two sons, Clayton and Harold Cominy, preceded her in death.
Arramgenents were by Hassell and Foster.
Thursday, May 27, 1965
Jack Dowdy Dominy
Mr. Jack Dowdy Dominy, 79, of Kennard, died early Wednesday morning in a
local hospital.
Mr. Dominy, who had lived in Houston County most of his life, was a member
of the United Pentecostal Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the United Pentecostal
Church in Kennard, with Reverends R. G. Davis and D. L. Merritt
officiating. Buial will be in the Ivie Cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Clell Dominy of Oklahoma City, J. D. Dominy
of Rusk and Charles Dominy of Centerville; five daughters, Mrs. Ethel
Thames of Houston, Mrs. Katie Steed and Mrs. Jacqueline Smitherman, both of
Kennard, Mrs. Ida Brasher of Groesbeck and Mrs. Louise Kelsy of Lufkin; a
brother, Clarence Dominy of Pennington; sister, Mrs. Ida Baker of Kennard;
49 grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. March 16, 1967
Steve Marshall Dominy
Mr. Steve Marshall Dominy, 67, of Pasadena, died of a heart attack in that
city Thursday.
Mr. Dominy, a roofing contractor, was born May 4, 1899, in Kennard. He was
a member of the Soputh Main Baptist Church of Pasadena.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Satruday in the First Baptist Church
of Kennard with Rev. Frank Oswald, pastor of the church, officiating.
Burial was in the Ivie Cemetery, near Kennard.
Pallbearers were Jerry S. Dominy, Marvin L. Dominy, Carl Shepherd, Rhett
Butler, James Harrison and Danny Smith.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Beulah Dominy of Pasadena; James M. Dominy
of Angleton; three brothers; Roy, Dewey and Marvin Dominy, all of Houston ;
five sisters, Mrs. Lee Worth of Houston, Mrs. Sybil Eunice of Houma, la.,
Mrs. Eunice Terrell of Clarence, La., and Mrs. Eula Thames and Mrs. Lola
Harrison, bother of Kennard; one grandchild.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 22, 1970
James Walter Dominy
Mr. James Walter Dominy, 74, of Kennard, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Mr. Dominy, a retired farmer, was born April 3, 1895, in Houston County. He
was a member of the Congregational Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday inthe Mt. Olive Methodist
Church, with Sister Lola Lane, Rev. Frank Oswald and Rev. Ray Owens
officiating. Burial was in the Corinth Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Roscoe English, Herman Ainsworth, James Westbrook, Bobby
Sam Harkins, Bobby Ray Currie and Charles Currie.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Clara Dominy of Kennard; a daughter, Mrs.
Audie Bell Hunziker of Pasadena; s son, Alton Dominy of Crockett; a
stepmother, Mrs. Annie Dominy of Groveton; two brothers, Buster Dominy of
Houston and Julius Domint of Goodrich; five sisters, Mrs. Hazel Harkins of
Groveton, Mrs. Jessie Deggs of Texas City, Mrs. Opal Bass of Houston and
Mrs. Ollie Smitherman and Mrs. Ola Westerman, both of Kennard; four
grandchidlren; and seven great grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, May 20, 1972
Mrs. Clara M. Dominy
Mrs. Clara M. Dominy, 80, of Kennard, died Friday evening, May 14, in a
Crockett nursing home, after a long illness.
Mrs. Dominy was born April 8, 1891, in Houston County and had lived here
her entire lifetime. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saunday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. Frank Oswald officiating. Interment was in Corinth
Cemetery at Kennard.
Pallbearers were Herman Ainsworth, James Westbroo, Bobby Sam Harkins, Bobby
Ray Currie, Charles Currie and John Neal Morgan.
Surviviors include a son, Alton Dominy of Crockett; a daughter, Mrs. Audie
Belle Hunziker of Pasadena; a brother, Joe Currie of Kennard; two sisters,
Mrrs. Katie Belle West and Mrs. Estelle Cox, both of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, June 17, 1971
Ernest L. Dominy
Mr. Ernest L. Dominy of 103 Ann Street, Crockett, died early Sunday morning
in a local hospital. Born in Pennington, Texas, on Dec. 21, 1900, Mr.
Dominy, age 70, had lived in this area all of his lifetime and was a
retired school administrator.
He was a member and decon of the First Baptist Church of Crockett and a
veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Air Force. mr. Dominy
was a member of all Crockett Masonic Bodies which include Lothrop Lodge
#21, AF & AM; Trinity Chapter #4; Trinity Commandery #91. He was also a
member of Hella Temple Shrine of Dallas.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Pauline Johnson Dominy of Crockett; a
daughter, Mrs. Angie Dann Rodriquez of Pasadena; two brothers, Wesley
Dominy of Groveton and Horace Dominy of Pennington; two sisters, Miss Velma
Dominy of Pennington adn Mrs. Claudie Cyr of Indiana.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel
with Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating.
Pallbearers were Deal Craven, Tommie Allee, Thomas W. Sherrod, Herman Knox,
Reese Heard, and William Turner.
Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Callaway Funeral Home of
Crockett
Thurs. May 16, 1974
William Eddie Dominy
Mr. William Eddie Dominy, age 73, of Houston, passed away in Houston
Monday, May 6.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Piney Creek
Missionary Baptist Church in Pennington. Interment followed in the Hill
Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Effie Dominy of Houston; one son, Mack
Edward Dominy of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Coyle and Mrs.Lillian
Drunnam, both of Latexo, and Mrs. Leona Brooks of Grapeland; one brother,
Robert Dominy of Arlington; two granddaughters and three great
grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, June 17, 1971
Terry Doyle Dominy
Mr. Terry Doyle Dominy, 22, of Groveton died Saturday night in a Lufkin
hospital, due to an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Trinity
County, Dominy was employed with a seismograph company.
Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. in the Pennington Baptist
Church, with Rev. Gail Hogg officiating. Burial was in the Pennington
Cemetery.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Juanita Dominy of Groveton; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Odean Dominy of Groveton; two brothers, Jackie and Johnny
Dominy of Groveton; three sisters, Mrs. Nelda Gracia of Anchorage, Alaska,
and Peggy and Mattie Dominy, both of Groveton; a grandmother, Mrs. Belle
Doyle of Groveton.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marion Quince Dominy
Mr. Marion Quince Dominy, Sr., 84, passed away in Trinity Memorial Hospital
Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Quince, the sixth son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Dominy, was born
at Pennington, Sept. 11, 1878, and spent his entire life at the Daniel J.
Dominy home with the exception of two years spent in Tucumeari, New Mexico.
He was married to Miss Nolia Holmes in 1911. To this union five chidren
were born. His wife, Nolia, preceded him in death in 1958.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 28, at 2:30 p.m. in the
Pennington Baptist Church, with Rev. Gayle A. Hogg, pastor and Rev. J. T.
Riley, former pastor, officiating. Miss Mary Nelms was the organist and
Miss Margarette Stevenson of Dallas was the soloist. He was a member of the
Pennington Baptist Church since 1911.
Pallbearers were Jim Arnold, Deal Craven,John Dominy, Crit Holmes, Henry
Vickers, and Bud Williams, Honorary pallbearers were Horace Dominy and
Dudley Dominy.
He is survived by one son, Marion Q. Dominy Jr. of Pennington; four
daughters; Mrs. Elma Craven of Pennington, Mrs. Audrey Crowe of San
Augustine, Mary Dominy of Dallas and Mrs. Thama Cook of Highland Park,
Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Mittle Arnold of Groveton; ten grandchildren and a
host o frelatives and friends.
Interment was in the Pennington Cemetery with Waller Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements
Thursday, March 2, 1967
Mrs. Mattie P. Donner
Mrs. Mattie P. Donner, 86, of Houston, died Friday night. Mrs. Donner lived
in Houston County for 35 years before moving to Houston. She was a member
of a Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Waller Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. E. P. Ramsey Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen
Memorial Park.
Survivors include four sons, Aubie Donner of Houston and Robert Donner of
Rusk; four daughters, Mrs. C. R. Noland, Mrs. J. L. Randall and Mrs. L. J.
Waller of Crockett; a brother, William Thorton of Lexington; 21
grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements
Thursday, April 29, 1971
Willis Clinton Donner
Mr. Willis Clinton Donner, 61, of 2128 Cromwell, Houston, passed away
Thursday, April 22, in a Houston hospital.
Mr. Donner was a former resident of Houston County and was a member of the
Penntecostal Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Waller Chapel, with
Rev. Thomas Brown officiating. Interment followed in the Hagen Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, George W. Donner of Houston and Joe H. Donner
of San Antonio; two daughters,, Mrs. Raynell Stone of Houston and Mrs.
Laverne Bradshaw of Smithville; a brother, Shadon Donner of Lovelady; two
sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Currie and Mrs. Ida Gallager, both of Trinity; two
grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home ws in charge of arrangements.
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Willis Bruce Donner
Mr. Willis Bruce Donner, 76, pulpwood contractor of Trinity, died Monday,
Jan 9, in Galveston following a short illness.
Mr. Donner was born Sept. 20, 1884, in Alabama, and was a member of the
Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Bell Donner of
Trinity; two sons, Shadon of Lovelady, and Williw of West Point, Texas;
threee daughters, Mrs. Ida Lue Gallagher of Diboll, Mrs. Daisy Harrelson of
Lovelady, and Mrs. Henrietta Currie of Trinity; two brothers, James of
Houston and Henson of Garland; 11 grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 10, in the Callaway
Memorial Chapel with the Rev. A. S. Lee, Baptist minister of Crockett,
officiating. Interment was in the Hagen Cemetery, and pallbearers were
Jesse Ennis, Leroy J. Randall, Elmo Donner, George Donner, Archie Currie,
and R. F. Conner.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 22, 1971
Shadon Donner
Mr. Shadon Donner, 63, of Star Route, Lovelady, died Saturday afternoon at
Lovelady.
Mr. Donner was born Aug. 14, 1907, and had lived in Houston County for the
greater part of his lifetime. He was a member of the Chruch of Christ, and
was a veteran of World War II.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. Dave Schaefer officiating. Interment was in the Salem
Cemetery.
Pallbearers wre Harold McKenzie, Hollis Huntsman, Delbert Wilson, Jack
Craven, J. R. Smith and John F. Knox.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Louise Donner of Lovelady; a daughter,
Miss Brenda Donner of Lovelady; two sisters, Mrs. Henritta Currie and Mrs.
Ida Gallaghar, both of Trinity; also several nieces and nephews.
Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday Dec. 25, 1969
Mrs. Evelyn Dorman
Mrs. Evelyn Dorman, 50, of Austonio, died Sunday in a Palestine hospital.
Mrs. Dorman was born Oct. 8, 1919, in Houston County. She was a member of
the Austonio Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. Joe G. Gilchriest of the Austonio Baptist Church
officiating. Burial was in the Boggs Cemetery.
Survivors include her step-mother, Mrs. Dovie Cheairs of Grapeland; two
sisters, Mrs. Edith Christian of Austonio and Mrs. Mary Lois Patrick of
Porter Springs.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
William Lee Dorman
Mr. William Lee Dorman, 63, of Austionio, died in a local hospital Tuesday,
following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug 4, 1900, in Madison County.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with Rev. Joe G. Gilchrist
of the Austonio Baptist Church officiating, in the Callaway Memorial
Chapel. Burial was in the Alphin Cemetery near Midway.
Pallbearers were, J. B. Coon, Jimmy Coon, Vernon Cheairs, Lawrence Nettles,
John N. Maples, and Will Ivy.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Evelyn Dorman of Austinio; a brother,
Spencer Dorman of Midway; two sisters, Mrs. Evie Maples and Mrs. Ruby
Oliver, both of Houston.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 1970
George Albert Dorn
Mr. George Albert Dorn, 34, of Houston, died at the Houston County Lake
Saturday, Aug 29.
Mr. Dorn had lived in Houston County the last three months. He was a member
of the Lutheran Church.
The remains were taken overland to the Memorial Drive Lutheran Church for
services Friday, with Rev. Jack A. Lien officiating. Burial was in the
Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Rose Mary Dorn; a son, David Dorn; two
daughters, Sherri and Robbin Dorn; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Dorn,
all of Houston; and a brother, Fred Dorn of California.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 26, 1967
Mrs. Luther Dotson
Funeral services for Mrs. Luther Dotson, 66, of Crockett, were held
Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. in the Evergreen Chapel, Percilla, with the
Rev S. Dwayne Dodd and the Rev. Leslie L. Grounds officiating. Burial was
in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dee Peevy, Julian Coon, Ed Sissom, Wayne Hale, L. M.
Bruno, and Sammie Davidson.
Native and lifelong resident of Houston County, Mrs. Dotson the former Miss
Winnie Irene Howard, was born March 12, 1900, and was a daughter of the
late Walter Howard and Mrs. Minnie Bishop Howard. Member of the first
Assembly of God Church, Crockett, she died Monday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. in a
Grapeland hospital, following a long illness.
Survivors; husband, Luther Dotson of Crockett; two sons, Thomas J. Dotson
of Houston, and John Wesley Dotson of Crockett; a daughter, Mrs. A. C. Neal
Jr. of Crockett; step-mother, Mrs. Lura Howard of Dallas; two
half-brothers, E. J. Howard of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Lea Richeson of
Sallad; five halfsisters, Mrs. Ethel Hale of Crockett, Mrs. Arline King and
Mrs. Ardale Roach, both of Dallas, Mrs. Leota Garnson of Garland and Mrs.
Melba Ward of Fort Worth; five grandchildren.
Arrangements wre by Hassell & Foster.
Thursday, June 22, 1972
Mrs. Arline Dotson
Mrs. Arline Dotson, 63, of Crockett, passed away Sunday, June 18, in a
local nursing home.
Mrs. Dotson had resided most of her life in Houston County. She was a
member of the Assembly of God Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Assembly of God
Church, with Rev. J. R. Higginbotham and Rev. L. D. Sisson officiating.
Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Percilla.
Survivors include the husband, S. P. Datson of Crockett; two sons, Joe T.
Dismuke of Houston and Harry R. Dismuke of Whittier, Calif.; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Daniels of Crockett; five brothers, Darsey and Carlie
Daniels, both of Houston, Waymon Daniels of Livingston, Hilton Daniels of
Rusk and J. C. Daniels of Riverside; four sisters, Mrs. Girtle Lee Manace
of Rusk and Mrs. Yola Brazzell, Mrs. Ima Jones and Mrs. Billie Thompson,
all of California; four grandchildren; also a number of nieces and nephews.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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