November 18, 1999
Mrs. Glenn
Wilda Mae Glenn, 84, a long-time resident of Farmersville, died Monday at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Farmersville Church of Christ, of which she was a member, with Mr. John Morgan and Mr. Mac LeFan officiating. Interment
will be in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Fielder-Baker Funeral Home of Farmersville.
Mrs. Glenn was born on Oct. 10, 1915, in Higden, Ark., the daughter of John W. and Alice Gadberry Davis. She married Tommy Glenn, who preceded her in death, and was a retired sales clerk.
Surviving are two sisters, Faye Davis of Farmersville and Bill Hess of San Angelo, and one brother, Jeff Davis of Apache Junction, Ariz.
Mrs. Mason
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Fielder-Baker Funeral Home Chapel in Farmersville for Mrs. Imogene Herby Mason, 89, who died Friday in McKinney, where she had resided for several years.
Officiating was the Rev. Danny Buster, and interment
was in the IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Mason was born in Copeville on Aug. 6, 1910, the daughter of Herb and Mary Jones Hall. She married Ralph Mason in Celina on Feb. 4, 1933, and was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Ralph Mason of McKinney; two daughters, Judy Hargett of McKinney and Joy Bass of Sugar Land; a sister, Mildred Belew of McKinney, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Langley
Last rites were observed at 2 p.m. Monday in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in McKinney for Mrs. Audra Mae Recer Langley, 89, of Princeton, who died last Thursday in Nocona after a long illness.
The services were conducted by Mr. Roy Varner and Mr. Nelson McCord, and interment
was in Wilson Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Langley was born in the Climax community on Aug. 8, 1910, the daughter of William Ashley and Nannie Cornelius Lyons Recer. She married Harvey Clinton Langley in McKinney on Dec. 18, 1927, was a member of the Climax Church of Christ and a former member of the Climax Home Demonstration Club.
She is survived by a son, Ashley Langley and his wife Cecilia of Nocona; two daughters, Doris Gall Rader and her husband Dr. Dan Rader of Dallas and Patricia Houpt and her husband Cash of Whitesboro; five grandchildren, Joe Gall, Tanya Mounger, Mechelle Nichols, Sonny Don Langley and Tana Langley; a great grandson, Casey Mounger; a brother, Ben Recer and his wife Dorothy of Farmersville; four sisters, Argel Carr of Princeton, Opal Bass and her husband George F. of Houston, Louella Anderson and her husband J. C. of Grand Prairie and Betty Derden and her husband Thomas of Lancaster, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and a special friend, Lori Gray of Houston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Langley in 1977; a son, Doyle Langley and an infant daughter, Joyce Marie Langley.
Mrs. Watson
Ethelyn Watson, 88, a native of the Altoga community and a long-time resident of Farmersville, died Nov. 9 in this city.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, in the chapel of the Fielder-Baker Funeral Home in Farmersville with the Rev. Larry Craig officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Watson was born on Oct. 19, 1911, the daughter of John and Alice Moreland Watkins. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Farmersville and was a retired sales clerk.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Edgar and her husband James of Farmersville and Glenda Deaton and her husband Dick of Paris; a stepdaughter, Linda Yates and her husband Vernon of Shreveport, La.; a sister, Hazel Pierce of Richardson, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren.
Mr. Baker
J. Richard Baker, 52, of Dallas, died last Friday.
He was the son of BO Baker, a Farmersville native and long-time minister and evangelist, and his wife, Ruth.
Mr. Baker was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas and Baylor University. He excelled in his vocation as a Christian film writer, director, producer and playwright. Many of his films projected the ministry of the Baptist General Convention. He received awards for his contribution to the Mulberry Square "Benji" films.
He was a faithful member and Bible teacher at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Garland and was held in high regard by his pastor, Father Ralph McCune.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, a contribution be made to the Dick Baker Memorial Fund at Holy Trinity Church.
A memorial service was conducted at Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday, and a graveside service was held here at 3:30 p.m. that day in the Farmersville IOOF Cemetery.
Surviving are his father and stepmother, BO and Ruth Baker of McKinney; a brother, David Baker and his wife Lyn and their children, Jonathan and Stephen, and a sister, Lisa Baker Abell and her husband Troy Abell and their children Michael, Megan and Jake of Louisville, Ky.
September 16, 1999
DUB CARTER
Former local businessman Dub Carter dies
W. D. (Dub ) Carter Jr., 71, who turned a home-based television repair shop into a very successful furniture and appliance business in Farmersville before moving to Dallas to operate another successful firm, Liberty House, died last Friday at his Dallas home after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services for the Princeton native were held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in McKinney, with the Rev. Larry NeGron and Mr. Eldon Donihoo officiating. Interment
was in Restland Memorial Park at Dallas on Monday morning.
He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Addington of Princeton; a brother, L. P. Trammell of Garland; two sisters, Lucy Williams of Dallas and Mercedese Utley and her husband Herman of Rockwall; four nephews, Gary Trammell of Garland, Tony Williams of Dallas, Ronald Hall of Wills Point and Douglas Utley of Rockwall, and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son.
Mr. Carter was born on Oct. 24, 1927, the son of Willis Duke Sr. and Lilly Mae Byars Carter. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1946, and married his wife of more than 50 years on Nov. 22, 1948, in Dallas. He was a member of the Lakeside Baptist Church in Dallas, and was past president of the Retail Furniture Association.
When he first came to Farmersville, Mr. Carter lived on South Main street and worked as a railroad telegrapher. A room in his home provided space for him to make television repairs, which eventually led to his entry into the furniture and appliance business on the north side of the Square in Farmersville, in the location now occupied by Clark’s TV.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter moved to Dallas in the 1960s, but they maintained their home here for a number of years before selling it. They remodeled the next-door home of his late parents, and spent occasional periods of time here. He was a licensed private pilot and flew his own airplane for many years.
While in Farmersville he was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in its programs.
Mrs. Efird
Rena Efird, 83, of McKinney, died Sept. 9 in that city.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jim Dorff officiating. Interment
was in Pecan Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Efird was born in Dallas on Jan. 17, 1916, the daughter of Wade and Eunice Allen Bean. She married A. A. Efird on Nov. 1, 1938, in McKinney. She was self-employed hairdresser, having worked with Gibson Harris and Mary Ann Loftice before her retirement.
Mrs. Efird was a member of the First United Methodist Church of McKinney.
She is survived by her sons and their wives, the Rev. Mike and Pat Efird of Kerens and Pat and Martha Efird of Wylie; grandchildren Jeb Efird of Chambersville and Krissy and B. J. Effird of Wylie; a brother, Harold Bean of Vernon; a sister, Aline Moyer of Carrollton, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Mr. Harless
Dallas native Marvin C. Harless Jr., 48, died of a heart attack in London, England, on Sept. 9. He is the son of M. C. and Bess Harless of Dallas.
Born and reared in Farmersville, his father is the son of the late Ivy and Marvin Harless and grandson of early Farmersville residents Isom and Fannie Allison Harless.
Besides his parents, Mr. Harless is survived by his wife, Frances, of London, and a daughter, Amanda, of Dallas. He was preceded in death by a sister, Karen.
Memorial services are pending in London and Dallas.
Mrs. Backus
Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the Peters Funeral Home Chapel at Greenville for Ludia K. Backus, 93, a native of the Bethlehem community and former school teacher at Aston Chapel near Farmersville. She died Sept. 6 in Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville.
Officiating were the Reverends Benny Chaffin and Cary Kinnaird, and grandsons served as pallbearers. Interment
was in Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville.
Ludia Louise Frances Kerby Backus was born on June 2, 1906, the daughter of John Ed and Cora Ann Elena Rollins Kerby. She married Dewel Backus in Odell, Tex., on Jan. 6, 1927, and he preceded her in death in 1972.
She taught school for 36 years prior to her retirement, including schools at Odell, Goodlett, Paintown, Dry Creek, Aston Chapel, Goose Neck, Battle Ax, Blockdale, Celeste and Campbell. She was with the Campbell ISD from 1945 until 1966.
Mrs. Backus had masters degrees in math, English and science from East Texas State Teachers College and East Texas State University, now Texas A&M-Commerce. She was a long-time memer of the First Baptist Church of Campbell and influenced the lives of many young people through teaching in the public schools and in her church’s Sunday School.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Wayne Foote of Campbell; sons and daughters-in-law, Kerby and Hortensia Backus of Austin, Wayne and Margie Backus of Rockwall and Mason and Nelda Backus of San Angelo, and a son, Thomas Backus of Dallas; grandchildren Linda Foote Dawson, Martha Foote Parrish, John Foote, Carol Foote Harrison, Leslie Backus Killgore, Brenda Backus Parsell, Kenneth Backus, Kay Ann Backus, Clarinda Backus Johnson, Darren Backus, Andy, Steve, David and Alex Backus, Carla Backus Hirt, Keli Backus Pearce and Joel Backus, 24 great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Henry Backus in 1993, and two sisters and five brothers. One of her late brothers was Mason Kerby of Farmersville.
