Friday March 10 Drops Dead
Mail Carrier, Long time Arlington Resident
Clarence Watt, 61, an old time resident of Arlington, dropped dead here
yesterday evening about 7:30 of a heart attack while standing in his yard
talking to two men. He came to Arlington from Ireland when a young man and
has lived here ever since, being engaged in carrying the mail out of here
for 26 years, after which time he was transferred to Grand Prairie where he
has carried the mail for 4 years. During that time he retained his
residence in Arlington.
Friends say he had been complaining of his heart hurting for the past
few days but it was not thought the trouble was so serious.
He had many friends here, where he was well liked by all who knew him,
who will be shocked to hear of his sudden passing.
He is survived by two daughters, Bertha and Edith, of Arlington, and
one son, Ivan, who is employed in Dallas.
Funeral services will be Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Friday March 10 J. T. MAYES UNCLE DIES
J. T. Mayes' uncle, Charles T. Prewitt, 75, of 703 E. Weatherford St.,
Fort Worth, died at 1030 p.m. Friday, after a short illness.
Survivors are: a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Itila Prewitt, Springfield, Mo.,
and three nephews, including Mr. Mayes and five nieces.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Monday in Fort Worth with Rev.
Daniel A. Scott officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Prewitt was well known in and around Arlington.
Friday March 10
Mrs. Nannie Denton Borden of Austin arrived Friday to visit with her
son, E. E. Denton and family. Mr. Borden, her late husband, died in Austin
in September at the age of 96. Mrs. Borden is 86 and is active. She had
lived in Arlington for fifty years, before moving to Austin six years ago.
Friday March 10 Tarrant County Pioneer Dies
Thomas J. Hart, 80, pioneer resident of Tarrant County, who had lived
in Handley for the past 45 years, died at his home here Tuesday night.
Mr. Hart has many friends here and helped to lay the T&P track through
here to Fort Worth, and the North Texas Traction Company, when its road bed
was laid between Dallas and Fort Worth.
He is survived by two sons, Joe and Charley Hart, both of Handley,
three daughters, Mrs. Louise Crabtree and Miss Billie Hart, Handley, and
Mrs. Leo Tipton, Lubbock.
Friday March 10 MRS. SNAVELY'S FATHER DIES
L. Z. Buckingham, 72, father of Mrs. F. L. Snavely, died in the St.
Frances Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, Feb. 25 at 7:35 p.m., after a two week
illness. He had lived in Wichita for the past 35 years.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Z. F. Mathews, Wichita, Kansas;
Mrs. F. L. Snavely, Arlington; and one son, L. M. Buckingham, also of
Wichita.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Wichita with
Dr. Lewis M. Hale officiating. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Buckingham has visited frequently with his daughter here and is
well known.
Friday March 10 Johnson Station Mrs. Tyler Short
Kermit Watkins, age one year and five months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Watkins, passed away Sunday morning after several weeks illness in a Fort
Worth hospital.
Funeral services were conducted at the Moore Funeral Home Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Brother Melugin in charge. Burial was in
Johnson Station Cemetery. We extend sympathy to these parents in the loss
of this little one.
Friday March 10 MRS. PERRY FOUND DEAD
Mrs. B. T. Perry, 45, was found dead by her husband Tuesday morning.
She had lived in the Watson community for the past six years.
Her body was taken over land to Gordon by the Moore Funeral Home for
burial, Wednesday.
Friday March 17 Frank R. Peters Killed By Auto On Pike Sunday
Frank R. Peters, 78, a retired farmer, was killed instantly at 7:30
p.m. Sunday, in the 800 block on West Division Street, as he was struck by
an automobile while walking east on the edge of the pike.
Mr. Peters had resided in this community for 50 years and was well
known as "Honest Frank," in the business circles.
According to the eye witness, Mr. Peters was walking east on the Fort
Worth-Dallas Pike near the L. E. Johnson home, when a car going east struck
him and knocked him 20 feet to the side of the pike and killed him
instantly.
The driver of the car was Clyde Adams, negro, of Dallas, who was
enroute home with another negro man and three negro women.
Adams stopped to render aid and later was questioned by Police Chief
Ott Cribbs and Assistant District Attorney Woodward Sunday night.
Adams stated "The lights of an approaching car blinded me and I did not
see the man until just before I struck him."
Funeral services for Mr. Peters were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
Moore Funeral Chapel with Rev. A. W. Hall and Rev. S. M. Bennett
officiating.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dora Gord, Arlington, and Mrs.
Bessie Nelson, Mineral Wells; four sons, Guy Peters, Hollister, Okla.;
Delbert Peter, Yukon, Okla., and Ray and Jack Peters, both of Arlington.
Burial was in the Noah Cemetery.
Friday March 17 Mrs. Hume Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. D. S. Hume, 74, died at eight o'clock Thursday morning after a
short illness. She had lived in Arlington for six years at 107 E. North
St., having moved here from Dallas. She formerly lived in Huntsville.
Survivors are her husband, one son, Dinsmore W. Hume, a daughter-in-
law, a sister-in-law, Miss Lela E. Hume, and a granddaughter, Rosemary Hume,
all of Arlington.
The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Moore
Funeral Home with Rev. A. W. Hall officiating. The body will be taken
overland to Huntsville for burial.
Friday March 17 Mrs. John Green Dies Saturday
Mrs. Johnny P. Greene, 55, died Saturday at her home one mile south of
Handley, where she had lived for the past 20 years.
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Weitzman,
Dallas and Miss Elsie Greene, Handley; two sisters, Mrs. Lee Evans, Dallas
and Mrs. F. R. Liggett, Monterey, Mexico; one brother, W. W. Wilson, Dallas
and two grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the Handley Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Monday
with Rev. L. N. Linebaugh officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Burial
Park.
Pallbearers were E. L. Parker, Jess Stafford, Seymour Weitzman, L. W.
Anderson, Clyde Langford and H. W. Greene.
The Moore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Friday March 17 W. L. Sweet Dies In Fort Worth
W. L. Sweet, 80, died in a local hospital in Fort Worth Tuesday at 5:10
p.m. He was a former Tarrant County Assessor and a retired business man,
who lived on Jennings Avenue, Fort Worth.
Mr. Sweet was born in the community now known as Rhome and came to
Arlington at the age of ten, with his parents. Soon after his marriage he
built a home near the Nix place. He was a barber here for a number of
years. He had built and sold several places here in Arlington. His parents
were among the first settlers here. He is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Edd
Fitzgerald.
He is survived by his widow; five sons, Edd T. Sweet, San Antonio,
Robert N. Sweet, Waco, who is very ill and was not able to attend his
father's funeral, Jack W. Sweet, N. J. Sweet and W. L. Sweet Jr., all of
Fort Worth; four daughters, Mrs. R. E. Myer, Mrs. Laura Pitts, Mrs. Ruth
Fling, and Mrs. Gayle D. Tatum, all of Fort Worth; two step sons, M. D.
Odum, Austin, land H. N. Odum, Fort Worth; ten grandchildren, four great-
grandchildren and several nephews and nieces and other relatives in
Arlington.
Funeral services were held for Mr. Sweet at the Central Methodist
Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Marcus M. Chunn officiating, assisted by
Rev. L. D. Anderson. Burial was in the Noah Cemetery.
Friday March 17
Life-Time Resident Of Tarrant County Dies At Handley
Mrs. George Unnewehr, 45, died at her home in Handley, Thursday, March
9 at 10 p.m., after a few days of illness.
Mrs. Unnewehr had lived in Arlington and Handley all of her life and
was well-known here.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Lee Roy; four sisters, Mrs. Roy
Young and Mrs. W. P. Bratcher, both of Handley; Mrs. Era Noah and Mrs. B. E.
Johnson, both of San Francisco, California, a brother, E. G. Pierce, San
Francisco, Calif., and a half brother, Alvin Morales, Handley.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Handley Church of
Christ with Rev. Willard Morrow officiating. Interment was in the Johnson
Station Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
A number of relatives and friends from Arlington attended the funeral
and burial.
Friday March 17 WATSON NEWS Mrs. H. O. Wheeler
The people of this community were sorry to hear of the sudden death of
Mr. Clarence Watt in Arlington last Thursday. Mr. Watt had been rural mail
carrier in this community for many years and had many friends and relatives
here. Heartfelt sympathy of the entire community is extended to the
bereaved family.
Friday March 17 WATKINS INFANT DIES
Kermit W. Watkins, 17 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.
Watkins, died in a Fort Worth hospital Sunday, March 5, after a few weeks
illness.
Survivors are his (sic) parents. Funeral services were held at the
Moore Funeral Chapel Monday at 2 p.m., with Rev. K. T. Melugin officiating.
Burial was in the Johnson Station Cemetery.
Friday March 24 J. C. Davis Dies After Illness
J. C. Davis, 74, died in a Fort Worth hospital last Friday at 11:30
p.m., after a short illness. He had lived in and near Arlington for the
past 60 years and was a retired farmer at the time of his death.
Mr. Davis is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Finley,
Arlington; five step daughters, Mrs. A. J. Arwine, Ft. Worth, Mrs. F. D.
Hudson, Arlington, Mrs. John D. Harsley, Wichita Falls, Mrs. V. L. Hathaway,
Fort Worth and Mrs. W. H. Layne, Dallas and a brother, Jack Davis,
Arlington.
The funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Sunday, at the Moore Funeral
Home with Rev. S. M. Bennett officiating. Burial was in Watson Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Herman, Homer, and Harvey Fanning, Odell Jones, Albert
Davis, and Wayne Smith.
Friday March 24 Sidney Wiley Is Dead After A Sudden Illness
Sidney Wiley, long time resident here, died very suddenly yesterday
following an attack of illness in Ft. Worth where he had gone on business.
Apparently feeling well when he left Arlington, Wiley was suddenly
stricken while waiting for a bus back. He was rushed back to a Ft. Worth
Hospital at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night and died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday.
Immediate survivors are his wife, daughter, Loretta Wiley, son, Frank
Lee of Wichita Falls.
Wiley was engaged in the lumber business here for years and was at one
time superintendent of the Arlington Lumber Co.
Funeral services are to be held at 4:00 p.m. today at the Arlington
Christian Church with Reverends Keith, Patterson, Melugin, and Bennett all
officiating.
Pallbearers are to be B. D. Wilson, Ott Cribbs, Walter Leverett, Donald
Owens, Sam Owens and Eddie Gale.
Other survivors learned late yesterday were two sisters, Mrs. Geo.
White and Mrs. Eddie Wiley, both of Fort Worth; Will Wiley, brother,
Beaumont, and three grandchildren. Moore Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements, and burial will be in Parkdale Cemetery.
Friday March 24 GRACE CHAPEL Elizabeth
Mrs. Nancy Prince and Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hinshaw and daughter, Doris.
attended the funeral of Mrs. Prince's nephew, Estelle Brewer, who was
fatally injured with three others in an automobile accident in Springer,
Oklahoma Thursday.
Friday March 31 Chas. Sebastian Dies At Home
Charles P. Sebastian, 64, died suddenly at 9:00 a.m. Thursday of this
week at his residence one mile southwest of Arlington where he had lived for
the past fourteen years. He was a member of the Baptist Church here.
Survivors of Mr. Sebastian are his wife, one brother, L. E. Sebastian
of Grapevine, two sisters, Mrs. W. R. Greenleaf of Dallas and Mrs. Gertrude
La Caste of Van Nuys, California.
Funeral services will be at the Baptist Church with Reverends Melugin
and Patrick Henry, Sr., officiating.
Pallbearers are Leo Jones, Jim Webb, Denton Graham, M. B. Shelton,
Eddie Henry and Charles Stewart.
Funeral arrangements are by Luttrell Funeral Home and burial will be at
Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Ft. Worth.
Friday March 31 ILLNESS FATAL TO MRS. ROBBINS
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Robbins, 69, a resident of the Masonic Home for the
past two months, died Sunday afternoon, after a short illness.
She is survived by one son, Dennison. The body was sent Sunday night
to Dennison by the Moore Funeral Home, where the burial was held at 2 p.m.
Monday.
Friday March 31 MRS. HURST'S SISTER DIES
Mrs. M. S. Hurst's sister, Mrs. Lula Munford, 68, a resident of Bedford
for 60 years, passed away early Thursday at her home there. She came to
Bedford at the age of eight, with her parents, from Lafayette, Mo.
She is survived by husband, T. J. Munford; four sons, O. W., T. W., E.
N. and Bernie Munford, all of Bedford, two daughters, Mrs. Ira Welburn, Fort
Worth, land Mrs. W. B. Daft, Carrollton; 17 grandchildren and three great
grandchildren; a brother, Roland Harris, Duncan, Oklahoma, and a sister,
Mrs. M. S. Hurst, of Hurst.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Bedford Church
of Christ, with Rev. C. J. Robinson officiating. Interment was in the
Bedford Cemetery.
Friday March 31 MERF B. ROGERS PASSES AWAY
Merf B. Rogers, 60, died in a Fort Worth hospital, Friday night, after
a short illness. Mr. Rogers had lived in Arlington for the past four years.
He is survived by wife and children.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a.m., at the Moore Funeral
Chapel. Burial was in the Redden Lake Cemetery in Denton.
Friday March 31 THERESA CATHERENE WARRALL DIES
Theresa Catherene Warrall, age 10, died at her home 2710 Jacksboro Hi-
Way, Fort Worth, Monday at 3 p.m., after a short illness.
She is survived by her father and mother, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held at the Handley Baptist Church, Tuesday at 4
p.m., with Rev. Jimmie Morgan officiating. Burial was in the Parkdale
Cemetery, with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Friday March 31 MR. SAMPSON SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Melody Sampson, 74, who had been a resident at the Masonic home for the
past ten years, passed away Friday night, after a short illness. Mr.
Sampson was a retired railroad expressman and was in charge of the live
stock at the Masonic Home.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Masonic Chapel with Rev.
Robert A. Walker officiating. Burial was in the Keystone Cemetery.
Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Friday April 7 Tate Springs Man Dies at Handley
J. W. Bradley, 67, a civic leader of Tate Springs for 45 years, died in
a Handley Hospital at 3 p.m. Friday.
He had lived on the same farm for the past 35 years and has served as a
Deacon of the Baptist Church there for 36 years.
Mr. Bradley was well known in Arlington and many of his friends from
here attended the funeral, which was held at the Tate Springs Baptist Church
at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with Rev. H. T. Brannon and Rev. E. C. Reese
officiating.
He is survived by wife, two sons, H. G. Bradley and D. H. Bradley,
Arlington; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene Collard and Mrs. W. K. Ferguson,
Fort Worth, and Mrs. James Arthur, Kennedale; 10 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Pallbearers were I. A. Williams, Duckett Matlock, Ben Gaby, Dan
O'Malley, H. G. and G. W. Huffman. Honorary pallbearers were Bud
Williamson, W. E. Williams, R. C. Williams, Charlie Ferguson, Charlie
Tunnell, Arthur Lotspeech, Walter Shelton, W. B. Joiner, Dan Dearing, A. K.
Busby and F. M. Hett, and the deacons of the Tate Springs Church.
Burial was in the Handley Cemetery near Tate Springs. The Moore
Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Friday April 7 JOHNSON STATION Mrs. Tyler Short
We extend sympathy to the loved ones of Mrs. J. W. Bradley who recently
died. A large crowd from here attended the funeral at the Tate Springs
church.
Friday April 7 L. J. WYNN DIES
Funeral services for L. J. Wynn, retired Gainesville merchant and
brother of Jack Wynn here, were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Moore
Funeral Home in Handley.
Mr. Wynn, 74, Tarrant County resident since his retirement 25 years
ago, died at his home 3 miles northeast of Handley Friday.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, G. G. Wynn, Handley, William C.
Wynn, Fort Worth, and Jack K. Wynn, Arlington; a brother, A. P. Wynn,
Lindsay, Okla., a sister, Mrs. Eugenia Crownrich, Alvarado, one grandson,
one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild.
Burial was at the Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville and the Christian
Science Reader was officiator at the services.
Friday April 7 MRS. BIRDIE MONTGOMERY DIES MONDAY
Mrs. Birdie Montgomery, 60, who had been a resident of the Masonic Home
for the past ten years, died Monday there.
She was a life member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, who also was a resident of the Masonic Home, passed away
four years ago.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Masonic Chapel with
Rev. A. W. Hall officiating.
Burial was at the Keystone Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements.
Friday April 7 MRS. HUDSPETH NEPHEW DIES
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hudspeth and son, Rual, attended the funeral of her
nephew, Ulis Burns, Jr., 16, who died at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ulis Burns, Sr., Saturday afternoon in St. Joe, after a short illness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Burns of Dallas accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Hudspeth.
Ulis Jr., was one of the outstanding students of the St. Joe high
school, and his class attended the funeral as a unit.
The funeral was held at the St. Joe Baptist Church, Sunday and was
attended by a large group of friends.
Friday April 7 W. M. ZERWER DIES AT ALMA
W. M. Zerwer, who would have (unreadable) ??day at 9 p.m. at his farm
home in Alma, where he had lived for 50 years.
Mr. Zerwer was a landholder and a successful farmer and was highly
esteemed by those in and near his home community.
He is survived by four sons, including two in Arlington, W. H. and R.
L. Zerwer, and one daughter.
Funeral services were held at his home at 4 p.m. Monday and burial was
in the family cemetery near Alma.
Those that attended the funeral besides the relatives from Arlington
were, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blackwell, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Deerng, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hart, Mr. and ?? C. F. Tubb, Alex Vaught, Sam
Owens, F. B. Smyers and F. J. Bates.
Mr. Zerwer was confined to his bed immediately after visiting here with
his sons during October.
Friday April 14 Illness Fatal To Mr. Gregg
Charley H. Gregg, 66, died Sunday morning at the home of his brother in
Dallas, after a few days of illness.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. L. E. Gregg; three brothers, Will
and Tom Gregg, Arlington and Manuel Gregg, Dallas, and one sister, Mrs. E.
D. Krager, Arizona.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Moore Funeral Home at 3 p.m.
with Rev. W. L. Garrett officiating.
Burial was in the Parkdale Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements.
Friday April 14 JOHNSON STATION Mrs. Tyler Short
Funeral services for Mrs. Para Lee Garner of Dallas were held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Tabernacle.
Mrs. Garner lived here until moving to Dallas immediately after the
death of her son, Claude Harmon last November.
Burial was in the new section of the Johnson Station cemetery.
We extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Wynn in the loss of their father,
Mr. Wynn of Handley.
Friday April 14
Mrs. N. T. McCaleb, Mrs. C. V. Booker, and Mrs. G. W. Shelton, spent
Sunday in Dallas visiting with their aunt, Mrs. D. N. Cox, who has been ill,
but now is improving, and their cousin, Arlee Pleasant and family.
Their uncle, Mr. Will Pleasant, 80, passed away Sunday night April 2,
at his home in Dallas, after an illness of three weeks.
Friday April 14 Mr. Fuller's Sister Dies
Mrs. Amanda Weatherly, 66, died Friday at a Abilene Hospital, after a
few days illness.
She is survived by one son, Tom Weatherly, Amarillo; four sisters, Mrs.
T. P. Huffman, Mrs. Kate Neelyum, Mrs. S. E. Cromer, all of Abilene and Mrs.
H. B. Booker, Fort Worth; one brother, J. P. Fuller, Arlington, and one
grandson, Johnnie Dale Weatherly.
Funeral services were held at the 2:30 p.m., Saturday at the Euless
Methodist Church with Rev. Irwin officiating.
Burial was in the Callaway cemetery and her nephews were pallbearers.
The body was brought overland from Abilene by the Moore Funeral Home coach.
Mrs. Weatherly is well known here, having lived in Euless for a number
of years before moving to Abilene.
Friday April 14 Mrs. Garner Passes Away
Mrs. Pairlee Garner, 67, died at her home on the Eagleford Road, at 5
p.m. Sunday, after several weeks of illness.
She is survived by three sons, Jim Harmon, Raymond Garner and Fred
Garner, Arlington; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Brown, Miss Jennie Garner, Mrs.
Willie Bell Bradley and Mrs. Wanda Batchlor, all of Dallas; twenty-three
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Johnson Station Church at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, with Rev. N. B. Ward officiating.
Burial was in the Johnson Station Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home
in charge of the arrangements.
Friday April 21 Victor Hale, Printer, Found Dead At Home
Victor M. Dale, printer, was found dead early Wednesday morning, at the
back of his home, 509 East Bluff St., Fort Worth. He was 46.
Mr. Hale had worked on the Ft. Worth Record and has been employed by
the Fort Worth Press since 1926. He at one time was night foreman of the
composing room, but only had worked as extra for the past year.
He spent his spare time fishing in the Trinity River at the back of his
home. Apparently he suffered a heart attack as he climbed the steep
embankment to his home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dixie Hale, and a son, James, both of
Handley. The funeral arrangements are pending.
He formerly lived 1 mile west of Arlington, and James Hale attended
school at Pantego.
Friday April 21 Mrs. Rhodes, 94, Dies
Mrs. Mary J. Rhodes, 94, died at the Eastern Star Home at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, where she had been living since September of 1931. She came to
Fort Worth, where she had been living with her son, W. G. Rhodes. She
formerly lived in Thurber for a number of years, and was a member of the
O.E.S. there.
She is survived by another son, C. M. Rhodes, Trona, California, and
four grandchildren, one of these flew by plane from Amarillo to her funeral.
The funeral services were held at the Eastern Star Chapel at 3 p.m.
Sunday with Rev. K. T. Melugin officiating.
Burial was in the Souders cemetery at Irving with the Moore Funeral
Home in charge of the arrangements.
Friday April 21 YOUNG MOREHEAD GRANDSON DIES FOLLOWING INJURIES
Billy Blankenship, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Blankenship
of Fort Worth and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Morehead of Arlington, died
about 2:00 p.m. yesterday at a Fort Worth hospital after being taken there
yesterday.
Billy suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by an automobile
when he darted out into the street in front of his home late Wednesday
afternoon.
The Blankenships recently moved to Fort Worth from Dalworthington
Gardens.
Friday April 28 MRS. COBLE, 48 YEAR RESIDENT, DIES HERE
(The newspaper is somewhat damaged. The following is a compilation of
two reports which appeared. One report does not list survivors.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Coble, who has lived in Arlington for forty-eight years,
having moved here in 1991 (1891?), died here Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at her
home.
Born in Cherokee County, Alabama in 1852 and reared in Palo Pinto
County, Texas, before moving here, Mrs. Coble was widely known here.
Formerly Elizabeth Brewer, in 1888 she was married to A. M. Coble and
lived in Handley until 1891, when they came to Arlington, and she
transferred her membership to the Methodist Episcopal Church South here.
She was a charter member of the Woman's Missionary Society which was
organized here in 1894.
She taught the Primary Class in Sunday School for seventeen years and
then joined the Ladies Bible Class.
Mother Coble, as she was affectionately known, was a mother to the
motherless. In her young days she was ready to help where there was
distress or sickness and was there to do anything that she could to help.
She loved her church and she knew much of its history. Above all she
loved her Lord and to her He had become a precious friend and constant stay.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lillian Owens, Mineral Wells; two
sons, Clem Coble, Arlington, and George Coble, Houston; six grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Methodist Church
with Rev. A. W. Hall and Rev. J. H. Patterson officiating. Interment was in
the Arlington Cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were Alex Vaught, Fred Bondurant, Web Rose, G. L. Nichols,
Jim Ditto Jr., and C. H. Wright.
Friday April 28 MRS. MOORE ATTENDS FUNERAL AT ALEDO
Mr. B. A. Moore attended the funeral of her son-in-law's sister,
Sunday, Mrs. John Coble, who died last week, after a prolonged illness in
Aledo. She was the sister of Forest Young.
Mrs. T. A. Beauchamp and Mr. Bill Samford accompanied Mrs. Moore.
Friday April 28 J. C. NELSON, 68, DIES
J. C. Nelson, 68, died Friday in a Dallas Hospital with a heart attack,
after suffering a year following a stroke of paralysis.
He had lived in Dallas for 45 years and had been employed by the North
Texas Traction Co. during that time.
Mr. Nelson is well known here in Arlington, having a number of
relatives and friends living here, who attended the funeral. He is the
brother-in-law of Mrs. S. A. Lowe, and an uncle of Mrs. Leo Patterson.
He is survived by his wife and three children, all of Dallas.
Friday April 28 MR. PUNCHARD PASSES AWAY
J. H. Punchard, age 80, uncle of Mrs. Ana Tull and Miss E. Fisher,
Dalworthington, died at his home in Mart, Monday, after a short illness.
His daughter, Mrs. R. Q. Travers, formerly lived here.
Burial was in Mart Tuesday but Mrs. Tull and Miss Fisher were not able
to attend on account of illness.
Friday April 28 FORMER RESIDENT DIES
R. M. Luttrell, who formerly made his home with the T. A. Beauchamp
family, died last Friday in Kansas City, where he had been visiting with his
son.
Mr. Luttrell left last spring to visit with his son in Kansas City.
Recently taking the flu, he did not thoroughly recover and died of heart
attack. He was taken to Dallas for burial where several of his relatives
reside.
Friday April 28 JOHNSON STATION Mrs. Tyler Short
Our hearts were saddened last Friday when news was received of the
passing of our dear brother, H. Tarpley of Edinburg, Texas. He had been
detained here for a week due to a heart attack and had been at home only
five days when another attack caused his sudden death.
Mr. Tarpley was at one time a resident of this community and principal
of the Johnson Station school. He was married to the former Miss Rennie
Short, daughter of Mrs. J. E. Short.
Everyone who knew Mr. Tarpley loved him and always had a good word to
say for him. He lived a life of service to others. He loved his Lord and
expressed to us the fact that he was ready to go. We surely know that the
Master could say to him, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
Tyler Short and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Steeley attended the funeral at
Edinburg Saturday afternoon, returning home Sunday.
Friday April 28 FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOLS HERE DIES
Mr. H. Tarpley, superintendent of Arlington Schools from 1906-1913,
died last Friday morning at his home at Edinburg, Texas, where the funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon. He was buried at Weslaco, Texas.
In 1906 Harvard Tarpley was appointed as Superintendent of the
Arlington Public Schools, which position he held for some seven years, at
which time he resigned to go into the real estate business. He later taught
a few years in the North Side School under Mr. Kooken. He was also
Probation Officer in Fort Worth for four years. He left here, with his
family, in 1920, going first to Weslaco, Texas, where he taught school for a
few years, and re-entered the real estate business. Later he moved to
Edinburg, where his family is now living.
One friend of Mr. Tarpley's said, "It is because of such personalities
as was his that civilization continues to advance. He lived right,
according to his highest sense. He was always working for the good of the
schools, the church, and the community in general. While in Arlington, he
was active in church work, and at the time of his death was a teacher of one
of the largest Sunday School Classes in his town-a young married couple's
class in the Methodist Church. Besides the influence for good that will
continue to live in the lives of those he has touched, he leaves four sons
and two daughters who will make their contribution toward the good of the
community. Thus we know that Good never dies."
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rennie Short Tarpley, and Ruth and
Dick, who live at Edinburg; Bob and Bill who live in Dallas, Paul who lives
in Victoria, and Ruth, who is the wife of Dr. Loyd Southwick and lives in
Edinburg, two brothers: S. E. and Dr. Robert, both of Watertown, Ky., and
one sister, Miss Etta Tarpley of Fort Worth.
Mr. Tarpley came to Arlington two weeks ago on business and to make a
short visit with his sons in Dallas, and other relatives in this section.
He was in on Saturday and Sunday night he had "a hurting in the chest," as
he put it. Consulting a physician Monday morning it developed that he had a
bad heart. He changed his plan for going back home that day, and instead
went out to Tyler Short's for a few days of rest. By Saturday, the 14th, he
was feeling fit, and his son from Dallas drove him home. He seemed to have
made the trip in good shape, but he was still not able to go to town. On
Friday morning he had the attack, and before a doctor could reach the house
he had passed away.
Friday May 5 Mrs. N. L. Davis Resident, Here 20 Years, Dies
Mrs. N. L. Davis, 66, a resident of Arlington for 20 years, died at the
Cook's Memorial Hospital, Monday, after an illness of several months. She
was the widow of the late N. L. Davis, a prominent attorney and insurance
man here.
Mr. Davis was born in San Saba, May 6, 1872, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Baker, pioneers of San Saba County.
Formerly Miss Addie Baker, she married N. L. Davis, July 1, 1911, when
they moved to Albany, New York, returning to Texas in 1915. To them was
born one daughter, Miss Natalie Davis, now Mrs. Walter B. Griffen,
Arlington.
Mrs. Davis was a life time member of the Presbyterian Church and was
very thoughtful and kind to everyone and never had an ill thought toward
anyone. She had lived quietly, but doing much good in helping the
distressed. She was loved at home and abroad.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Walter B. Griffen, Arlington; three
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Kykendall, Mrs. T. C. Sloan and Miss Brownie Baker; a
brother, Judge J. H. Baker, all of San Saba, and a sister-in-law, Mrs.
George Baker, Fort Worth.
Funeral services for Mrs. Davis was held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the
Presbyterian Church, with Rev. J. H. Patterson and Rev. S. M. Bennett
officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Burial Park, with the Moore
Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Pallbearers were Fred Bondurant, Lowey Beard, Dean E. E. Davis, D. D.
Gathings, Robert Griffen and Sam Isaacs.
Friday May 5 Mrs. Earl Gardner's Father Dies Sunday
James A. Johnston, who was born January 1, 1855 in Birmingham, Alabama,
died Sunday, April 30, at 7 a.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. C.
Foster in Argyle. Mr. Johnston was 65.
He came to Texas at the age of 17 and joined the Army at Fort Griffen
and became a Christian at early childhood and joined the Methodist Church in
Alabama. He was married to Miss Hattie Beaty, September 2, 1877, to this
union was born twelve children, five boys and seven girls, of which nine
survive. Mrs. Johnston died sixteen years ago.
The survivors are six daughters, Mrs. R. C. Foster, Argyle; Mrs. C. A.
Blue, Handley; Mrs. Kate Stewart, and Mrs. Earl Gardner, Arlington; Mrs. A.
H. Hinton, Fort Worth; Mrs. Frank Fletcher, Birdville; three sons, J. E., W.
H., and T. W. Johnston, Handley; twenty grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Earl Gardner with Rev. Hawkins and Rev. Tomlin officiating.
The Moore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Johnston was known as a kind and loving father and he was ready to
help where there was trouble and distress.
Pallbearers were Jim Thomasson, Bud Wheeler, Will Foster, Marah Foster,
Ollie Ford and Ardie Harrison. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
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