Friday November 12 Former Student Killed In Accident
James Duprey, former N. T. A. C. student was killed in an automobile
accident near Falfurrius. Funeral services were conducted at Palestine
Thursday.
Dr. Duprey attended A. & M. where he graduated after he finished there.
He was working in Falfurrius at the time of the accident.
Friday November 12 Services Held For Mrs. Eva Dorset
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva M. Dorsett, 81, resident of the Masonic
Home for a number of years, were held Tuesday at the Masonic Home Chapel.
Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dorset died Sunday night after a short illness. Burial was in
Iowa.
Friday November 12 J. M. Back Dies At Home
J. M. Black, 76, retired hardware and stockman, and a native of Tarrant
County, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at his home in Mansfield, where he had
lived for 41 years.
Mr. Back, who had been in poor health for two years, was active in
civic matters,
Survivors are his widow; two sons, C. A. and C. V. Back, both of
Mansfield; a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Morrow, Dallas; six grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday by Rev. J. M. Price
of Fort Worth and Rev. A. K. Morney at the Mansfield Baptist Church. The
Mansfield Masonic Lodge had charge of the services at the grave in the
Mansfield Cemetery. Mr. Black was well known in Arlington.
Friday November 12 Altman Attends Sister's Funeral
Mayor Altman left Thursday morning for Lorraine, Texas to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. C. M. Thompson, who died Wednesday night. He
expects to return to Arlington Saturday.
Mrs. Thompson's death was rather unexpected, the Mayor said. While she
had been ill some time, she had been showing improvement recently and was
thought on the way to recovery.
Friday November 12 Mrs. Cairns' Father Killed By Auto
Mrs. Jess Cairns' father, R. R. Bryant, 83, was struck and killed by an
automobile at Mansfield, Saturday afternoon as he was crossing Main Street
at the traffic signal.
H. L. Chrisman, 24, of Britton, was held on charges of murder with an
automobile and driving while drunk. Chrisman admitted that he had drunk
three bottles of beer and some whiskey, that afternoon.
Mr. Bryant was thrown against the windshield of the car. He died of
head injury.
He had lived in Mansfield only a short time. His survivors are his widow; a
daughter, Mrs. Jess Cairns, residing near Arlington, and a son, A. L. Bryant
of Anton.
Friday November 12 SUBLETT Annie Leath
The entire community was cast into a gloom of sadness Saturday evening
when they received word of the death of Mr. R. R. Bryant. Mr. Bryant was
crossing the street in Mansfield and was hit by H. L. Chrisman of Britton.
Mr. Chrisman is held in the Tarrant County jail in connection with the death
of Mr. Bryant and also charged with driving while drunk.
The funeral service was conducted at the Rehobeth Baptist church Sunday
evening at two o'clock, with Rev. B. R. Rhodes, officiating, assisted by
Rev. J. A. Blue. The Rehobeth Baptist church members had charge of the song
service. Mr. Bryant was eighty-three years old. He had lived in ????
community until this summer when he and his wife moved to Mansfield.
He was a member of a Methodist church, and was a very devoted
Christian. While living in this community he attended the Rehobeth Baptist
church and was a powerful inspiration to everyone.
Mr. Bryant is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons. Only
one of the children lived here and that is a daughter, Mrs. Jess Cairns of
this community. We extend our sympathy to these loved ones. (above
reconstructed from fragmented source)
Friday November 12
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Thompson and Miss Jewell Vaughn attended the funeral
of Tom Hamilton Thursday of last week at Grandbury. Mr. Hamilton was an
uncle of Mrs. Thompson and Miss Vaughn.
Friday November 19 George T. Hiett Dies At Wellington
News has been received in Arlington of the death at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Wellington, Texas of George T. Hiett, former resident of Arlington. Death
was caused by pneumonia. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at
Wellington.
He is survived by three brothers and one sister. They are G. H. Hiett,
and Mrs. Ben Thomas of Arlington, Oliver Hiett, Dallas, and Lindy Hiett,
Jacksboro.
Mr. Hiett's sister and brothers were at Wellington at the time of his
death. G. H. Hiett and Mrs. Thomas left here Saturday for Wellington as
their brother's condition became critical.
Friday November 19 Mrs. Doherty's Nephew Dies In Waco
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Doherty were called to Waco to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Doherty's nephew, Jack Gourley.
Mr. Gourley was in the marine during the World War and he was the son-
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pool of Waco.
Friday November 19 Mrs. Belizner's Uncle Dies
Mrs. Fred Belizner's uncle, Joe ___berson [unreadable], 70 [79 ?] died
at Duncan, Oklahoma Saturday morning. Mrs. Belizner was unable to attend
the funeral due to the illness of her baby.
Friday November 19 Mrs. J. L. Vaught Dies In Alabama
Mrs. J. L. Vaught, 81, mother of Alec and John F. Vaught, died Thursday
of last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Cowan in Sheffield,
Alabama. Services were held Saturday at Stephen, Alabama.
Other survivors are a son, James L. Vaught of Atlanta, Georgia and nine
grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Vaught and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Vaught and son,
Morgan, attended the funeral. They returned yesterday.
Friday November 19 Mrs. Gillespie Is Buried In Denton
Funeral services for Mrs. J. G. Gillespie, former resident of Denton,
who died Friday evening, Nov. 5, in Arlington, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in
the First Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. J. Frank Weedon, and
Dr. W. T. Rouse. Dr. Weedon offered prayer and gave a biography sketch.
Dr. Rouse read 3 passages of scripture requested by relatives as Mrs.
Gillespie's favorites.
Burial was in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery and pallbearers were Lee Poole,
R. A. Sledge, J. A. Welch, J. W. Gray. J. E. McCrary and R. L. Barnes all of
Ft. Worth.
Mrs. Gillespie was the widow of J. G. Gillespie who died in 1922 when
the family was living here. She was born in Georgia, Jan. 16, 1859 and had
lived in Texas 65 years. Before her marriage she was Miss Ida Monia Echols.
She had been an active member of the Baptist Church since young womanhood.
Mrs. Gillespie is survived by seven children, Mrs. L. T. Millican and
Mrs. W. A. Wilcoxon of Denton; Mrs. W. R. Croyle, Whittier, Calif.; Mrs. D.
J. Wilhelm, Lubbock and Mrs. B. O. Lange of Arlington with whom she was
making her home; V. E. Gillespie, Arcadia, La. and A. J. Gillespie, Seguin,
all of whom except the last were here for the services. She is also
survived by 19 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
--Record Chronicle, Denton.
Friday November 19 PANTEGO NEWS Mrs. S. P. Sebastain
Our community was saddened by the passing of Leo Jones' brother, Elwood
M. Jones of Kansas City, Mo. He passed away Nov. 16, in a hospital where he
had undergone a sinus operation. He is survived by his wife, two sons,
three brothers and two sisters. The funeral was held from his home Thursday
afternoon. Mr. Leo Jones arrived home Sunday morning. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Friday November 19 Former Resident Is Seriously Ill
Stricken suddenly, Mrs. W. J. Dillon, former resident of Arlington and
well known here, is at the point of death in Wichita Falls. Word was
received Monday by Mrs. ? R. Milton of Mrs. Dillon's serious condition.
She was at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Lewis, 1670 ???iath
Street, Wichita Falls when stricken. Her serious condition is attributed to
a blood clot on the brain. (reconstructed from fragmented report)
Friday November 26 Bess Newell's Sister Dies In California
Mrs. Homer Layton, youngest sister of Miss Bess Newell, died recently
in Hollywood, California. She had been ill for some time since she was in
an automobile accident. Mrs. Layton had never lived in Arlington, but she
had visited here a number of times.
She is survived by three sisters, Miss Newell, Mrs. E. J. Heath of
Hollywood and Mrs. Mittie B. Hunt of Hollywood and two brothers, Preston
Newell of Dallas and George Newell of Colorado.
Friday November 26 Mrs. Madden Is Buried In Rose Hill Cemetery
Services for Mrs. R. W. Madden, 54, who died Sunday were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Gause-Ware Funeral Chapel in Ft. Worth. Burial was in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
The Maddens had only recently moved to Arlington from Fort Worth and
completed a home about two miles South of Arlington. Mrs. Madden was ill
three days.
Survivors are her husband and son C. E. Madden, both of Arlington; two
sisters, Mrs. J. H. Brumley and Mrs. Ella Monroe both of Memphis, TX; three
brothers, N. E. Burk, Memphis, Rev John Burk of Ballinger and Will T. Burk
of Seminole, Texas.
Friday November 26 Mrs. Milton's Father, W. W. Queen, Dies
Funeral services for W. W. Queen, 93, who died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. W. R. Milton Tuesday night were held at Goldwaithe at the
Methodist Church at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Queen was a retired stockman and real estate man and had lived in
Texas for 65 years. He was also a Confederate veteran.
Survivors are his four sons; E. P. Queen, Sunnydale, Calif., A. B. and
H. W. Queen, Brownwood, and Dr. E. N. Queen, Fort Smith, Arkansas, three
daughters, Mrs. W. R. Milton, Mrs. John A. Pruett, Arp and 16 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
The body was taken by Moore Funeral Home Wednesday to Goldwaithe.
Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Pallbearers were M. Fallon, Jim
Cochran, Luther Rudd, Owen Yarborough, Wilburn Fairman and Will Marshall,
all of Goldwaithe.
Friday November 26 Mrs. Booth's Brother Dies
Mrs. John Boothe went to Marshall Saturday to be with her brother, Mr.
Hubbard McCarty, who has been ill for a number of months and had grown worse
recently. He died Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Boothe remained in
Marshall a few days to visit with old friends and relatives as that is her
childhood home.
Friday November 26
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Britton left Monday to attend the funeral of Mr.
Britton's father at Denison, who died Sunday.
Friday November 26
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Vaught returned from Alabama last Thursday where they
had attended the funeral of Mr. Vaught's mother. Mr. and Mrs. John Vaught
will remain for a months visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cowan, a sister of
the Vaughts. (Mrs. J. L. Vaught)
Friday December 3 Granddaughter's Illness Cause Of Suicide Here
Acute worry over the serious illness of a granddaughter is believed to
be the cause of D. F. Wilkinson, 75, taking his life here at 11:45 a.m.
Sunday as his five year old grandson looked on.
Mr. Wilkerson, a resident here for 52 years, killed himself with a
charge through the heart from a 12-gauge shot gun. He walked out of the
house with the gun when word was received from St. Joseph's hospital at Fort
Worth that his granddaughter, Wilma Brannon, 22, was not expected to live.
His grandson, Zack, asked him what he was going to do.
"Something awful," he replied. He asked the boy to go back into the
house. When the boy refused he pointed the gun at his heart and fired it
with use of a ramrod.
Miss Brannon is afflicted with an unusual disease that attacks the
spleen causing hemorrhages and anemia. Her local physician said the disease
is almost always fatal, but requires about 20 years to bring death. The
disease took her twin brother at an early age. She was taken to the
hospital Wednesday of last week.
Survivors are a son, Pete Wilkinson, Fort Worth; two daughters, Mrs.
Mollie Pillow, Dublin and Mrs. John Brannon; two brothers, E. F. and Gill
Wilkinson, 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Moore Funeral Home
with Rev. N. L. Keith, pastor of the Christian Church conducting the
services.
Pallbearers were Punch Wright, Jim Wright, Tom Ditto, Jim Tomlin, Bill
Vernon and Mr. Grady of Handley.
Friday December 3 J. W. Litton Dies; Pioneer Citizen
John Wesley Litton, 91, pioneer Arlington citizen, died at his home
here last Friday night. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the
Luttrell Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Peterson, Rev. R. C. Campbell and
Rev. Keith officiating.
Mr. Litton is survived by his widow, one daughter, Miss Nona Litton of
Emporia, Kan., three sons, Herbert and Ed of Los Angles and Fred of Lubbock;
two grandsons, Fred Jr., and James of Lubbock.
Fred Litton, Fred, Jr., and Miss Nona Litton were with their father
during his last illness. Mrs. Fred Litton and her brother, Mr. Baron of
Plano attended the funeral.
Pallbearers were Joe Crawley, Mike Ditto Sr., Royce Christopher,
Charlie Rose and W. J. Pulley.
Friday December 3 Fred Adkins Dies At Dallas After Extended Illness
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arlington Baptist
Church for Fred Adkins, 35, who died early last Saturday morning at a Dallas
Hospital after an extended illness. Rev. K. T. Melugin and Rev. S. M.
Bennett conducted the services.
Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. T. H. Adkins; two
brothers, LeRoy and Thomas and one sister, Mrs. Douglas Fimrell, Denver,
Colorado.
He had been associated in the brokerage business with his father, the
late T. H. Adkins, in Ft. Worth and Brownsville. He was a member of the
Baptist Tabernacle Church at Ft. Worth.
Pallbearers were D. D. Gathings, W. H. Bowen, Chester Ditto, Alfred
Brown, Charles Bucher and Alwin McCombs. Honorary pallbearers were his
business associates in Fort Worth and Brownsville. Burial was at Arlington
cemetery with Luttrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Friday December 3 Mrs. C. C. Mason's Father Dies
Mrs. C. C. Mason's father, Fayette Tankersley, 78, Iron County ranchman
and banker, died in a Temple hospital Monday afternoon. The body was taken
to San Angelo for the burial.
Mr. Tankersley lived 73 years in this section of West Texas and was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tankersley. His father was a frontier guard and
the first white man to make his home in the land drained by the Conchos.
Mr. Tankersley was a chairman of the Board of Directors of the First
National Bank of Mertzon and a director of the West Texas Wool and Mohair
Association of Mertzon and of the Central National Bank of San Angelo.
Friday December 3 C. S. Miller's Sister Dies
C. S. Miller's sister, Mrs. Armina Phillips, 68, resident of Ft. Worth
for 47 years, died at 10 a.m., Thanksgiving at her home, 2440 Travis Avenue.
She is survived by her husband, S. J. Phillips; a brother, C. S.
Miller, Arlington; a granddaughter, Miss Elizabeth Morgan, Fort Worth; seven
nieces and a nephew.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday by Rev. C. E.
Matthews, at the Travis Avenue Baptist Church. Burial was in Rehobeth
Cemetery. Mrs. Phillips was well known in Arlington.
Friday December 3 Mrs. Doherty's Sister Dies
Mrs. J. J. Lumus, 62, died at her home in Shamrock, November 23, after
several months illness. She is survived by her husband, two sons, three
daughters and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Lumus was formerly Miss Jessie Pool and was a daughter of a
pioneer settler near Webb. There were a number of relatives from Arlington
and Dallas County who attended the funeral in Shamrock, including her
sister, Mrs. J. W. Doherty.
Friday December 3 PANTEGO NEWS Mrs. C. P. Sebastian
W. Roy Breg of Washington, D. C. passed through Arlington Sunday night
enroute to Dallas to attend the funeral of his mother, who passed away
Saturday morning. Mr. Breg stopped only a short time at the home of his
father-in-law, A. S. Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Breg, Roy Jr., and Frances spend
some part of every summer at Mr. Henry's home, and our community joins with
other friends in sincerest sympathy in their bereavement.
Friday December 3 SUBLETT Annie Leath
The people of this community were saddened to hear of the death of Mrs.
Phillips of Fort Worth but is a former resident of this community. The
funeral service was conducted at the Travis Avenue Baptist church in Ft.
Worth with Rev. C. E. Matthews in charge. The burial was in the Rehobeth
cemetery. She is survived by her husband and one granddaughter of Fort
Worth, and one brother, Mr. Charlie Miller of Arlington. Everyone extends
their sympathy to these loved ones.
Friday December 10 G. M. HART'S SISTER DIES
G. M. Hart's sister, Mrs. Jurettie Carpenter, age 68, a resident of Ft.
Worth for 26 years, died at her residence, 3050 Lula Street, at 1:40 p.m.
Saturday. Survivors are two sons, two daughters, four brothers, including
G. M. Hart of Arlington.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Shannons Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Ed Stewart officiating. Interment was at the Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Friday December 10 Former Arlington Resident Dies
Mrs. J. H. Jenkins, former Arlington resident, died at her home in
Lubbock Friday after a year's illness. Burial was in Dallas Sunday. She is
survived by one daughter and four sons; Inez, Gladewater; Estes Jenkins,
Gladewater; Harmon, Clovis, New Mexico; J. D., Lubbock and Hamilton,
Henderson.
Mrs. Jenkins lived in Arlington six years and though she had not lived
in Arlington for the past 18 years she was a frequent visitor here and had a
large number of friends here.
Mrs. Will Milton and Hyden Johnson attended the funeral.
Friday December 10 Services For Jackson Stough Are Held Here
Funeral services for Jackson Stough, 25, who died Sunday at 1 a.m. in a
Midland hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident, were
conducted by Rev. Wm. Cole Monday at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hudson Tucker sang Jackson's favorite song "Footsteps of Jesus."
The Standard Bearer's class of which his mother is a member sang two
selections. Rev. Cole introduced Howard Stoker who spoke about Jackson's
fine character and his interest in education, friends, and athletics.
Close friends who were pallbearers were: Walter Nobles, Ralph Trinkle,
Fred Luttrell, James Beall, Fort Worth, Raymond Finn, Fort Worth, and C. D.
Bateman, Fort Worth. Burial was in Parkdale Cemetery with Moore Funeral
Home in charge.
Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stough and two sisters,
Clevie and Mrs. C. L. Weatherford of Dallas.
The accident occurred between Odessa and Midland Thursday during a
heavy fog when the car he was driving crashed into the back of a truck. He
was taken to a Midland Hospital and the Stough family went to Midland
Friday.
Jackson was a graduate of Arlington High School and he attended N. T.
A. C. For the past 4 years he had been in the employ of Armour and Co. He
soon became a salesman and as a member of the West Texas group assisted them
in winning the sales contest for the Ft. Worth plant. At the time of the
accident he was traveling for the company out of Midland.
He was born in Blooming Grove, Texas and came with his parents to
Arlington when he was 9 years old. At the age of six he joined the
Methodist Church at Dawson and when the family moved to Arlington he was the
first member to find the church and attend. The Sunday before the accident
he attended services at Midland.
Jackson was able to fulfill the ambitions of which any youth dreams.
He had a good education and attended college, he loved athletics and
practiced good sportsmanship, he had many friends, and he was successful in
business. During his youthful life he had accomplished more that many
accomplish during a lifetime.
Friday December 17 Leslie Johnston, Former Resident Dies In Louisiana
Funeral services for Leslie S. Johnston, 47, former Arlington resident
who died at his home in Lake Charles, La. Monday night, were held at Moore
Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a.m. Thursday morning with Dr. S. M. Bennett,
assisted by Rev. J. H. Patterson, officiating.
Burial was in Arlington cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Thannisch, Jim
Ditto, Dan Kiber, Cranford Dalby, L. S. Morgan and Bob Binney.
He is survived by his wife. Betty, and two sisters, Miss Jessie
Johnston of Chicago and Mrs. Ethel Harway of Chicago.
Mr. Johnston was reared in Chicago and about 12 years ago he married
Miss Betty Lampe of Arlington. Mr. Johnston who was a World War veteran
moved to Louisiana about six years ago where he was service manager for the
motor transportation for the Pure Oil Co.
He came home from work Monday, apparently well, ate as usual, and a
little later he said there was a hurting in his chest. The Doctor was
called and he walked to the bed and fell where he died.
Friday December 17 Rites Held For Tom Browning Accident Victim
Tom Browning died Saturday morning shortly after midnight of injuries
received when he was struck by an automobile as he crossed the highway near
Death Crossing early Thursday night of last week. The death of Mr. Browning
left his 13 year old son parentless.
Little Charles' mother (Mrs. Tom Browning) was burned to death March
28, 1935, after her car collided with another at Forest Park Boulevard and
West Vickery. The car overturned five times after the collision and burst
into flames and a passerby tried to extricate Mrs. Browning as she screamed
for help, but was driven back by the flames. She was alone.
The driver of the car which hit Mr. Browning, W. M. Pickett of Dallas,
in reporting to Deputy Datson Friday said he was driving in the outside lane
and that another car was going around him. "Just as the back of the other
car got even with my front bumper a man jumped from in front of it and right
into my path. He was only 15 or 20 feet away when I saw him," Mr. Pickett
stated.
Fred Browning, brother of the victim, said that his brother's car had
run out of gasoline on a road leading off of the pike and that he was
walking toward a filling station when the accident occurred, and was
crossing the highway from south to the north.
Browning, Arlington plumber, and a resident here for two years, died at
the Bobo Hospital at 12:15 Friday morning.
He is survived by a son, Charles, his father, C. J. Browning, Fort
Worth, and one brother, Fred Browning.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Robertson-
Mueller-Harper Funeral Temple with Rev. L. D. Anderson of Fort Worth
officiating. Interment was in the Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friday December 17 JOHN SUBLETT DIES
John H. Sublett, who has been ill for the past three weeks, died Sunday
morning in a Denton Hospital.
Mr. Sublett is well known here being born nine miles south of
Arlington. He has many relatives and friends in and near Arlington.
Friday December 17 Son Of Arlington Founder Dies
Funeral services for Allen E. Robinson who died Dec. 6 were conducted
Dec. 6 at Richmond, Tex. Mr. Robinson was the son of Allen Robinson who was
one of the founders of Arlington.
He was the Grandson of Randol Robinson who settled at old Johnson
Station in 1854. The family lived here for 43 years. Mr. Robinson had
lived here for 43 years. Mr. Robinson had lived for a few years in Holly
Bluff, Miss.
He is survived by the wife, Norma, one daughter, one son and a sister.
Friday December 17 TOMMIE WATSON DIES AT BRITTON
Tommie Watson, 37, of Britton died at 7 p.m. Friday in a Fort Worth
Hospital after an illness of six weeks.
Watson, a farmer, was born near Mansfield, and is well known in
Arlington, having relatives and friends living here.
Survivors are two brothers, Sam Watson, Britton, and George Watson,
Webb, and two sisters, Mrs. May Hoover, Brownsville and Mrs. Herman Love,
Arlington.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Britton
Methodist Church. Burial was in Mansfield Cemetery. A number of Arlington
people attended.
Friday December 17 GRACE CHAPEL Elizabeth Thomas
Mrs. Gus Ash of this community died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday
night. The funeral service was held in Grapevine Monday afternoon. Rev.
Ross G. Smith, pastor of Euless Methodist church, officiated. Burial was in
Grapevine cemetery.
Friday December 24 Services Held For T. H. Jones
Funeral services for T. H. Jones who died at his home on the Edderville
Road were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Moore Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lawhon
of the Isham Chapel Methodist Church officiating.
Mr. Jones had been ill 18 months. He was an employee of Barton Lumber
Company. Survivors are his wife; one son, R. B. Jones, Ft. Worth; two
sisters, Mrs. Lawless Morris, Abilene; Mrs. Emma Isham, Hover, Oklahoma; one
brother, J. D. Jones, Fort Worth and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Chester Jones, R. O. Jones, L. M. Gard, L. A. Gardner,
Alfred Finley and George Finley.
Friday December 24 SERVICES ARE HELD FOR WILMOTH BRANNON
Funeral services for Wilmoth Brannon, 23, who died Monday at midnight
at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Brannon, were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Moore Funeral Chapel with Rev. Patrick Henry Sr., of Fort
Worth, Rev. Patrick Henry, Jr., of Dallas and Rev. N. L. Keith of the
Arlington Christian Church officiating.
Mr. Brannon had been ill a year. He is survived by his parents; two
sisters, Miss Winona Brannon and Miss Marjorie Brannon; one brother, Zack
Brannon and his grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Brannon, of Fort Worth. Burial was
in the Arlington Cemetery.
Friday December 24 J. E. Martin Of John T. White Community Dies
Funeral services for J. E. Martin, 70, resident of the John T. White
community for the past three years were conducted at the Handley Church
Monday at 3 p.m. with Rev. James Morgan officiating.
Survivors are his wife; one son, Harry Martin of Los Angeles; two
daughters, Mrs. W. E. Jones of Neosho, Mo., and Jennie Mae Martin of Handley
and one sister, Mrs. Polly Joiner of Fort Worth.
Mr. Martin was a retired grocery merchant and he had been ill only a
week when he died Sunday afternoon. Pallbearers were C. A. Johnson, Herman
Morgan, C. C. Redcliff, P. L. Thomas, Phil Rainey and Wayne Smith. Burial
was in Johnson Station Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge.
Friday December 31 SERVICES ARE HELD FOR T. J. RAYBURN
Services for T. J. Rayburn, 88, of the Masonic Lodge who died Sunday
morning were held at 10 o'clock at the Moore Funeral Chapel Monday morning
with Rev. McCloud of Venus officiating. Burial was in the Gibson Cemetery.
He is survived by two sons H. J. Rayburn and Will Rayburn of Cleburn.
Friday December 31 Services Held For Harry Braden
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the
Masonic Home for Harry Braden who died Tuesday after a short Illness. The
Rev. R. A. Walker officiated and burial was in the Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Braden was born August 28, 1860. He came to the home in 1930 from
the El Paso Lodge 130. The only surviving relative is a brother in San
Antonio. Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Friday December 31
SERVICES HELD FOR T. B. NORWOOD AT METHODIST CHURCH
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the
Methodist Church for T. B. Norwood, retired business man, who died of a
heart attack Sunday night at his home after a few hours illness.
Rev. W. E. Cole officiated and burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were O. L. Killian, R. H. Alexander, F. T. Shanks, E. B. Foster,
Homer Slaughter and C. M. Howard.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Miss Bess Norwood and Miss
Lillian Norwood; a son, Rev. Marvin B. Norwood of Littlefield; four sisters,
Mrs. Emma Ground, Roseberg, Ore.; Mrs. Tran Kolb, Durante, Okla.; Miss Burta
Norwood, Durante, Okla., and Miss Nell Norwood, Denison; one brother, R. L.
Norwood, Drumwright, Okla.; one half brother, F. A. Arnold, Anson, Texas,
and two grandchildren. Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Norwood was born in Dangerfield, Texas, and would have been 69
years old January 31. He was the son of a minister of the North Texas
Conference.
On Nov. 23, 1895, he was married to Miss Sada C. Morriss at Burton,
Texas. He had lived in Arlington since 1923 and until recently he operated
a feed store. He was a very active member of the Methodist Church and had
been a steward in it for a number of years.
Relatives here for the funeral were his sisters, Mrs. Tran Kolb and
Miss Burta Norwood of Durante, Oklahoma, and Miss Nell Norwood of Denison;
his niece, Mr. and Mrs. James Zant and two daughters of Stillwater, Okla.;
his brother, Frank Arnold and daughter, Mrs. Willie Bender of Anson; Mrs.
Norwood's brother, J. R. Morriss of Fayetteville, Ark.; Mrs. Norwood's
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gossett of Houston; her sister, Mrs.
Ross R. Foster and sons Ross of Fort Worth and Morriss of Shreveport; her
sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Murray and her nephew, Mr. and Mrs. James K.
Murray of Ft. Worth; and his son Rev. Marvin B. Norwood, Littlefield, Texas.
Friday December 31 Mrs. E. B. Huitt Dies At Mansfield
Funeral services for Mrs. E. B. Huitt, 85, pioneer resident of
Mansfield were held at the Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Huitt died Friday at her home. A Texan since childhood, when she
came to this state from Illinois, she had lived in Mansfield for 60 years.
Her husband who has been dead for several years, formerly was the Justice of
Peace of Mansfield.
Rev. H. N. Curry officiated and burial was in the Mansfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Huitt is survived by two sons, two step-daughters, one brother and
one sister. Mrs. Huitt was well known in Arlington.
Friday December 31 SERVICES ARE HELD FOR BEN F. DAVIS
Benjamin Franklin Davis, 62, died at his residence here in Arlington
early Saturday afternoon. He was a retired farmer and lived in Tarrant
County for 30 years.
Survived by his widow and two sons, Merrill and Emmett of Arlington;
two brothers William of Eufala, Oklahoma, Albert of South America. Services
were held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Arlington Church of Christ with Rev. Geo.
Stephenson officiating. Burial was in the Rehobeth Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harve Swaim, W. A. Bruner, Tom Collins, Arthur Volins,
Olie Whitley, O. D. Bohannon. Luttrell Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Friday December 31 Mrs. Laura Gandy Dies At OES Home
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Eastern Star Home at 2 p.m.
for Mrs. Laura Gandy, 84, who died Monday morning. The Rev. John Patterson
of the Presbyterian Church officiated. Mrs. Gandy had been ill for some
time and she had a stroke last week.
Mrs. Gandy was born in Mason, Ohio, and had lived in Texas 27 years.
She was a member of the Arkansas Post Chapter 162 of Eastern Star. She is
survived by three daughters and two sons.
Miss Cora Posey and Mrs. Strohl sang a duet and Miss Ina Mae Posey sang
a solo. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in
charge.
Friday December 31 T. B. BRYSON, 79 OF MASONIC HOME DIES
Funeral services were held last Friday at Liberty Hill, Texas, for T.
B. Bryson, 79, who died Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Home.
He is survived by one son, T. A. Bryson of Austin. He had been living
at the Masonic Home here for the past two years. He was a member of the
Liberty Hill Masonic Lodge. Moore Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Friday December 31 Mother Of Local Citizen Succumbs At Pawnee, Okla.
Last rites for Mrs. E. P. Cunningham, mother of A. D. Cunningham of
Arlington, were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Church at Pawnee,
Okla. She died Christmas Day at Pawnee.
Mrs. Cunningham had been in failing health for the past two or three
years. She visited her son here in October 1935. While here she fell and
sustained injuries that are believed to have been a contributing factor in
causing her decline in health.
Besides her son here Mrs. Cunningham is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Ralph Millard of Pawnee and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Pittsburgh, Kansas.
Friday December 31 J. B. Collins Has Paralysis Attack; Condition Serious
Stricken Sunday morning with an attack of paralysis, J. B. Collins is
reported in a very critical condition at his home on 300 South Oak. He had
a similar attack several years ago.
Mr. Collins has been a long time resident of Arlington. He is a
brother of Dr. J. D. Collins and a cousin of Benton Collins, city secretary.
A sister, Mrs. Kate Alexander of Megargel, Texas, is at the bedside.
Mr. Collins farmed near Arlington for a number of years.
Friday December 31 Services Held At Euless For Mrs. Ruth Harper, 67
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Mrs. Ruth Harper,
67, of Euless who died Tuesday. Rev. John Duckett officiated at the Euless
Methodist Church. Luttrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Harper had been a resident of Tarrant County for 26 years and an
active church worker all of her life. She is survived by her husband, F. E.
Harper, one granddaughter, Mrs. William Frazier, both of Euless; a brother,
Jim Thomas, Wills Point.
Pallbearers were Bob Duckett, Vernon Anderson, William Frazier, Emmett
Duckett, Bill Fuller. Burial was in Calloway Cemetery at Euless.
Friday December 31 PANTEGO NEWS Mrs. C. P. Sebastian
Pantego community extend their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Mr.
T. B. Norwood. Mr. Norwood passed away Sunday night at his home after a
short illness.
We extend our sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shelton in the loss of his
nephew, who was killed in an automobile accident. He was buried in Dallas
Christmas afternoon.
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