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ADKINSON, CHARLES LEWIS--Jim
CULVER
Mr. Charles Louis (Lewis) Adkinson was born October 26,
1866 in the state of
Arkansas, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Adkinson.
He moved at an early date to
Texas with his parents, settling at Iredell. When
a young, man he was converted and joined the Baptist church, and remained
a member until the time of his death. He was united in marriage to
Miss Julia Arington, and to this union six children were born, two of whom
with their mother preceded him in death. He was married to Miss Kenny
Acrey Sept. 4, 1904, and to this union eight children were born, two of
whom preceded their father in death. Mr. Adkinson died Nov. 18, 1943,
being 77 years and 22 days of age. He had many friends here as he
had lived here for many years. He was well liked by all, was a good
old man, tried to do all the good he could. He was of a friendly
turn, would speak to one and all. He would go to town most every
day, which he enjoyed doing, and also enjoyed church services. He
is missed very much by his wife, children and friends. He lived out
his days. God called him and he went home to rest forever more. He
was a good husband and father. Besides the widow of Iredell, he is
survived by three sons, Ray (Roy) of Fort Worth, U.S. Navy; Earl of California,
and Earnest of the U.S. Navy and seven daughters, Mrs. Kate Ward of Gatesville,
Mrs. Ruby Murphy of Big Spring, Mrs. Nevada Howard of Iredell, Mrs. Opal
Reed and Doris Reed of California; also 28 grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren; and one brother, Andy, of Iredell, and one sister, Mrs.
Delice Spinks of Hico. The funeral was held in the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends.
Rev. Cundieff, the pastor, delivered the funeral sermon and paid a beautiful
tribute to the memory of the deceased. The floral offerings were
large and beautiful. Internment was in the Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Adkinson and children have the sympathy of their friends, for which
they are very lonely without him. A large crowd of out of town relatives
and friends attended the funeral. All the children attended except
the two from California. Mrs. Doris Reed and Earnest, also of California,
came after the funeral. The son remained a few days, Mrs. Doris Reed
is here with her mother, and may remain till the first of January.
ADKISON, MRS. CLEO--Jim
CULVER
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Mrs. Cleo Adkison, 51,
of 804 Perkins died at 6:10am Wednesday in a hospital after a long illness.
She had been a resident here 25 years. Mrs. Adkison was the wife
of Roy L. Adkison, a mail carrier. She was a member of Sagamore Hill
Baptist Church. Besides her husband, survivors are a sister, Mrs,
Iona Brooks of Fort Worth; two sons, Ray and Lewis Adkison, both of Fort
Worth; two daughters, Mrs. Fay Culver of Fort Worth Mrs. Maudie Gray of
Sanderson; a brother, Roy Murphey of Coleman; a half-brother, Autrey Murphey
of Washington, D.C.; four half-sisters, Mrs. Jim Mitchell, Mrs. Bud Honey
and Mrs. Earl Shanks, all of Big Spring, and Mrs. Charlie Williams of Denver
City; step-mother, Mrs. E. R. Murphey of Big Spring. Rev Fred Swank
will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sagamore Hill Baptist
Church, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
ADKISON, R.L., Jr.--Funeral
Notice--Jim
CULVER
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dies in Action
R.L. Adkison Jr., 19, who's mother, Mrs. R. L. Adkison,
804 Perkins Street, was notified Thursday that he was killed in action.
The Navy Department communication did not divulge the location of the action.
Young Adkison, who was born at Hico, was a former student at Polytechnic
High School and was at one time a Star-Telegram carrier-salesman.
He enlisted in the Navy 8 months ago.
ALLEN, JOHN MORRIS
Morris Allen, 74, of Iredell, died
suddenly Friday morning, 12 Nov. 1983 at his residence. Services
were held Sunday afternoon, Nov 14, at the Brister-Lawson Funeral Home
Chapel, Meridian, with Rev. Bobby Paxton & Rev. Mike Patterson officiating.
Burial was in the Iredell Cemetery. Morris was born 9 July 1908 in
Bosque County to the late John & Martha Victoria Cottle Allen.
He was rasied & educated in the Meridian area, & had lived in the
Iredell & Meridian areas all of his life. He worked as a rancher
on the Dr. R.S. Nail Ranch for many years, until retiring in 1978.
Morris married Maudie Crawford, who preceded him in death in 1965.
In 1966, he married Mary Williams. He & his wife had lived in
Iredell for the past year, moving from Meridian. Survivors: his wife,
Mary Allen of Iredell; 1 daughter, Mrs. Dorthy Koehler of Waco; 3 sisters:
Myrtle Ruth of Crowley, Allene White of beemead, & Lorene Crawford
of Clifton; 4 brothers: Alvin Allen of Clifton, Gene Allen of Cleburne,
Milford Allen of Arkansas, & Lynn Allen of Crowley; 2 step daughters:
Mrs. Ray Belknap of Iredell & Mrs. Wanda Allen of Clebunre; 2 step
sons: Milton Williams of Morgan & Bobby Williams of Greenville; 21
granchildren; 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers: David Brooks,
Donald E. Grigsley, Jr., Glenn Crawford, Robert Crawford, Ricky Allen,
& Billy Allen.
ALSUP, HUGH JUDKINS
Hugh, Alsup, age 83, of Walnut
Springs, died Friday, 13 Dec. 1985 in the Meridian Geriatric Center.
Services were held Sunday, 15 Dec., at 2 pm, in the Lawson Funeral Home
Chapel in Meridian, with Rev. William Lamb & Rev. Donald Berry officiating.
Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Walnut Springs. Hugh was born 16
April 1902 to Joe M., & Jessis (Joplin) Alsup, at Walnut Springs, where
he lived & worked all his life. Hugh was a retired
farmer & a member of the Walnut Springs Pentecostal Church. Survivors:
2 brothers: Murray Alsup of Hillsboro, & F.M. Alsup of Ft. Worth; 2
sisters: Mrs. Ida Mae Dailey of Ft. Worth, & Miss Evalena Alsup of
Walnut Springs. Pallbearers: Bill Baker, Tillman Cain, R.T.
Townley, Lonnie Halbert, Jim Alsup, & Buddy Gagland.
ANDERSON, HERMAN
Herman Anderson, 86, died Thursday,
March 1983 in Temple, but he was buried in Spring Creek Cemetery.
Survivors: His wife, Ruth; 2 duaghters: Margie Lemmons, &
Peggy King Rogers; 3 granddaughters; 4 great grandchildren; 4 brothers:
Herbert of Arkansas, G.W. of Ft. Worth, Roy & Oliver of Meridian; 3
sisters: Vera Stipsky of Arizona, Wilma Finstad of Cranfills Gap,
& Viola Bateman of Clifton.
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BASS, HELEN--Edward
L. WILLIAMS
Meridian Tribune Feb 8, 1973 (Helena
Sophia Wilhelmina Grimm)/Mrs. Bass
Mrs. Bob (Helen) Bass, 81, of Meridian,
passed away Saturday afternoon, February 3, 1973, in the Meridian Geriatric
Center where she and her husband had ursided for a number of years.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, February 4, at 3:00 o'clock
in the Brister-Lawson Chapel with Bro. E.M. Cole and Dr. F.B. Huey officiating.
Burial was in the Meridian Cemetery. Helen Grimm Bass born August
28, 1891, in Brenham, Texas to C.F. and Mary Patton Grimm. was united in
marriage to Bob Bass in 1912 in Bosque County. She and her husband
had lived in Meridian for the past 53 years and she was a member of the
Meridian First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Bob
Bass, of Meridain; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Woodworth of Austin.
Mrs. E. A. Abbott of Austin and Mrs. Stella Fry of Waco; one son, Leroy
Bass of Pasadena; three sisters, Mrs. Clara Hanna of Meridian. Mrs
Annie Cox of Walnut Springs and Mrs. Marie Williams of Meridian five brothers,
Gus Grimm, Enor Grimm both of Meridian, Lewis Grimm of Carrollton, Marvin
Grimm of Clifton and Walter Grimm of Stamford; 11 grand children and three
great-grand children. Pallbearers were Ray Gibbons, Furman Grimm.
Otto Patterson. Norvil Flatt. Fawne Calvery and
Bethel Meaders.
BASS, ROBERT PLES "BOB"--Edward
L. WILLIAMS
The Meridian Tribune; Thursay July 26, 1979 page 12
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD MONDAY FOR BOB BASS
Funeral Services for Mr. Bob Bass, 87, of Meridian, were
held Monday
afternoon, July 23, at 2:00 p.m. in the Brister-Lawson
Chapel with Minister Clayton Young and Rev. Richard Creech officiating.
Burial was in the Meridian Cemetery. Mr. Bass passed away Saturday
afternoon, July 21, in the Meridian Geriatric Center where he resided for
the past several years. Mr. Bass was the son of Richard and Elizabeth
Ann Littlefield Bass. He was born February 8, 1892, in Athens, Texas,
and came to Bosque County at an early age. On February 16, 1913,
he was united in marriage to the former Helen Grimm near Meridian.
Mr. Bass had lived in Meridian for the past 59 years, moving here from
Clifton where he lived for a short time. He was a former employee
of the Bosque County Courthouse. City of Meridian and Texas Highway
Department. He was a long time member of the Meridian Fire Department
and was a member of the Meridian First Baptist Church. He was preceded
in death by his wife on February 3, 1973, and a son Charles E. Bass and
a daughter Cloris M. Woodworth. Survivors are one son, LeRoy Bass
of Pasadena; two daughters, Mrs. Stella Fry of Waco and Mrs. Bobbie Abbott
of Austin; one sister, Mrs. Trudie Caperton of Whitney; nine grandchildren;
six great grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Tom Offutt, Rex Anderson, Billy Ray Hardcastle, L.D.
Alexander, Charles St. Clair and Lee Erickson.
BELL, SCOTTY FRANK
Services for Scotty Bell, 59, of
Clifton, who died at his home Monday, 19 Mar. 1990, were held at 2 pm on
March 21 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Cleon Flanagan officiating.
Burial was in Clifton Memorial Park. Scotty wa sborn 16 Nov. 1930
in Ballinger, son of Raymond Leamon & Laura Edna Hubbard Bell.
He went to school in Ballinger, & also married there to Georgia Mae
Hite (18 Mar. 1954). He had one child. Scotty came to Clifton
in 1969 from Big Spring where he also owned & operated a grocery store.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, where he was on the board.
He was also a member of the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, & Clifton
Cemetery Association. He was in the US Air Force. Hobbies included
football, fishing, & his grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by 4 brothers & 2 sisters. Survivors: his wife, Georgia,
of Clifton; a daughter & son-in-law, Teresa & Robert E. Crawford
of clifton; 3 grandsons: Zachary, Justin, & Brandon Crawford, all of
Clifton; 2 sisters: Mrs. Bill (Bobbie) Goetz of Ballinger, & Mrs. Bill
(Patsy) Neily of Fresno, CA; 2 brothers: Jerry Bell of Monte Vista, CO,
& Roland Bell of Odesssa. Pallbearers: Richard E. Smith,
H.T. Nichols, Bud Evans, Homer McDougal, H.C. Smith, & Rex Evans.
BERRY, DONNA--Rose
DENSON
GOLDTHWAITE - Donna Mae Berry, 78, of Goldthwaite died
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home with burial in Goldthwaite
Memorial Cemetery. She was born May 6, 1921, in Iredell and was a
longtime resident of Mills County. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Carroll Berry of Goldthwaite; a son, Robert
Berry of Gatesville; a daughter, Cindy Taylor of West Columbia; a brother,
James Worrell of Alvin; and seven grandchildren.
**RESEARCHERS NOTES**
Donna Worrell Berry was the daughter of William Byston and Katie
Leola Herring Worrell.
BIFFLE, JESS J.--Carolyn
Bethany SOSEBEE
Last Rites Held in Walnut Springs for Mr. J. J. Biffle
Mr. J.J. Biffle, of Walnut Springs passed away
in the Glen Rose Hospital on December 22, 1952 at the age of 83 years.
Funeral services were held at the Prairie Valley Baptist Church with the
Rev. F.E. Willer and Rev. Milton Baty officiating. Brister Funeral
Home had charge of arrangements and interment in Prairie Valley Cemetery
near Whitney. Mr. Biffle was born at Whitney, Texas March 10, 1869.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Sosebee on December 2, 1896.
Mrs. Biffle passed away July 4, 1938. For the past 14 years he has
made his home with his only daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dennis at Walnut Springs.
He made his home in Bosque and Hill counties all of his life and operated
the Ferry Boat on the Brazos between the two counties at Greenwade Crossing,
for thirty years. He was known to all of his friends as "Uncle Jess"
and his passing is a great loss to everyone that knew him.
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dennis of Walnut Springs; three
grandchildren, Elmer Dennis, Mrs. Edna Ingle and Mrs. Charline Meads of
Fort Worth; two great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Williams
of Whitney,Mrs. Georgia Walling of Hillsboro, and Mrs. Nollie
Johnson of Colgate, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were:
Cecil McFadden, John Higgins, Amos Offutt, Forrest Waldrop,
Marshall Dameron, and Nobe Bennett.
Prairie Valley News
This community was saddened to hear of the death of Mr.
Jess Biffle on December 22 at Walnut Springs. He was an old-time
resident of this community.
BLAKLEY, ESTELLE--Joy
DAVIS
The Fort Worth Star Telegram -- June 16, 1999
Estelle Blakley, 79, a homemaker, lost her battle with
cancer Monday, June 14, 1999, in Fort Worth after a two-year illness.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Northwest Church of Christ, Burial:
Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood
Funeral Home. Estelle Blakley was born July 22, 1919 in Iredell.
She was retired from Wards. She loved to fish, bowl and travel.
She was married to James L. Blakley, who preceded her in death for over
50 years. Estelle was a loving wife and mother who will be missed very
much. She was a member of Northwest Church of Christ. Survivors:
Son, James W. Blakley of Fort Worth; daughter, Jerrie White of Clifton;
brother, W.F. Musick of Iredell; sister Eunice Ross of Fort Worth; 3 grandchildren.
5 great - grand children; and nieces, nephews and many wonderful friends
BLUM, CARL WILLIAM RUDOLPH
Services for Carl William Rudolph
Blum of Clifton, 87, who died at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home at 6pm May
23 1988 after an illness of about one month, were held at 2pm May 25 at
Riley Funeral Chapel in Hamilton, with Revs. Matthew McKellar and Mark
Turman officiating. Burial was in Bulman Cemetery.
Born on Dec 3, 1900, in Washington
County, TX, Carl was the son of Edward and Ajonke Blum. He was married
to Zella White on April 21, 1921, in Hamilton, TX. He had lived for
61 years in the Pleasant Valley Community and 6 years in Clifton.
He was a farmer and rancher and member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by one sone, Nelson Blum, who died during the
Korean War. Pallbearers were Carl Dennis Winton, Jimmy Franklin Winton,
Milton Amundson, Charles Nelson Blum, and Frank Courtney, Jr. of Crosby.
Survivors include his wife, Zella
White Blum of Clifton; 2 sons: June G. Blum, and wife, Jo Ann of Cranfills
Gap and Alan Blum of Grand Prairie; 1 daughter: Gaylon Blum Winton
and husband, Carl, of Arlington; 6 grandchildren: Carl Dennis Winton
of Angleon, Jimmy Franklin Winton of Rosenburg, Milton L. Amundson of Clifton,
Michelle Blum of Grapevine, Nancy Lee Blum of Grand Prairie, and Charles
Nelson Blum of Grand Prairie; and 4 great, great grandchildren.
BUSH, PFC SAMUEL W.--Cathy
SHELLEY
Hillsboro Weekly Mirror; Wednesday,
July 13, 1949
Body of Pfc. Samuel W. Bush who
was killed in action in Italy November 22, 1944, arrived in Hillsboro at
11:45 a.m. Friday.
Marshall and Marshall Funeral Home
is handling arrangements. Pfc. Buch was born in Bosque County. He
enlisted in the Army in February, 1941 and went overseas in March, 1944.
He was in the 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Division, attached to the 5th
Army, commanded by General Mark Clark. He died at Mt. Bologna, Italy.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Cuma S. Bush of Whitney; a daughter, Nelda
Joe Bush of Whitney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bush; three brothers,
Douglass and J.W. Bush of Whitney and Robert Bush of Waco; two sisters,
Mrs. Opal Holt of Morgan and Mrs. Beulah Caddy of Long Beach, Calif.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Whitney at 3
p.m. Sunday. The Rev. F.E. Weller and the Rev. Fred Devaney conducted the
services. Full military honors were rendered by Richard P. James post No.
875, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial was in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
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CAMFIELD, John
Meridian Tribune--March 1, 1901
Jno Camfield an old confederate soldier, died at his
home near Clifton on last Thursday. Mr. Camfield was one of the pioneer
citizens of Bosque County and his many friends will be pained to hear of
his death.
CANUTESON, OLE A.--Christine
NEAL
Mr. Ole A. Canuteson, who first saw light of day on April
29,1834, near Rochester, New York and who had been slowly declining for
the last few years, Quietly passed away on January 16,1920, at the ripe
old age of 86 years, 8 months and 18 days. On Sunday afternoon his remains
were interred in the Norse Lutheran Cemetery, Rev. J.K. Rystad pronouncing
the last sad rites in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends. Deceased leaves on daughter, four sons, 15 grand children,
and four great grand children, besides a host of friends to mourn his loss.
Mr. O.A. Canuteson was naturally of a kind hearted, benevolent, modest,
and unassuming disposition, an honest, upright and conscientious man; a
faithful and devoted husband; a kind father; a fine neighbor and a good
man. His parents were among the old pioneers who blazed the way in
the wilderness, and came on the sloop, being the first immigrants from
Norway who arrived in 1825, settling near Rochester, New York, where the
subject was born. His parents and the infant, Ole, soon moved to La Salle
County, Illinois, where they helped establish the "Fox River Settlement",
the first permanent Norwegian Settlement in America. Mr. O.A. Canuteson
and family moved to Bosque County, Texas, in the spring of 1859 and helped
establish the Norse Norwegian Settlement. He, thus, endured the drawbacks
and hardships of a frontier, pioneer life both in Illinois and Texas.
Mr. O.A. Canuteson was a true and conscientious liberal until within two
years of his death when he was baptized and, practically, joined the Lutheran
Church, evidently for satisfaction and his soul's salvation. Another
old pioneer gone to his eternal abode and reward. Peace to his ashes. May
his memory ever remain fresh. His surviving children were:
Daughter: Cora Olivia Canuteson Aulie; Sons: Halvar, Andrew, Albert L.,
Alferd Severin; Deceased Children: Daughters: Mary Ann (Anna Marie) Canuteson
Christenson, Julie Helen, Elisabeth; Son: Canute; Wives: Ingeborg (1870),
Christina (1891), Martha (1919)
CHAPPLE, JOHN (1938-2001)--Cathy
SHELLEY
The Lakelander; Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Temple- John Chapple, 63, of Kopperl, passed away
on Thursday, August 9, at a hospital in Temple. A graveside was held
on Sunday, August 12, at 2:00 p.m., at Heath Cemetery
in Whitney, with Reverend Eddie Booth officiating.
Mr. Chapple was born on February 25, 1938, in
Fort Worth. He was the son of Frank Jesse and Edna (Pitts) Chapple.
He
served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 - 1957.
He married Elizabeth Anne Adams on August 12, 1960, in Fort Worth.
He
worked as a millwright for chemical and nuclear plants
for 40 years. He lived in the Whitney area for the past 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Chapple;
his mother, Edna Price; his stepfather Garland Price; his
mother-in-law, Pearl Carpenter, his special uncle, Josh
Baugus; his special aunt, Belle Baugus; two brothers, Frank Honea
and Bobby Price; and one sister, Mary Priddy. He
was a member of the I.O.O.F. #178 Lodge in Whitney.
Survivors include: his wife, Anne Chapple of Kopperl;
four children, Jennie Kiesel and her husband Kenneth, of Kopperl,
Johnny Chappel and his wife, Lynda of Hewitt, Peggy Walker
of Dallas and Missy Belle Chapple of Mexia; one brother,
Richard Price of Oklahoma; four sisters, Joy, Helen,
Dorothy, and Loyce Rae; six grandchildren - Kari Wyatt, Eddie Wyatt,
Misty Walker, Sarah Walker, Michael Chapple, and Ashley
Stegall; and six great grandchildren, Derrick Schlechardt, Tyler
Wyatt, Taylor Walker, Jacob Wyatt, Darcy Wyatt, and Emily
Walker.
Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Whitney
were in charge of arrangements.
COOKE, CLAY--Obit--Al
DAVIS
COFFELT, LENNIE EULA GOLDEN--Newspaper
Obit--Edward
L. WILLIAMS
Wife of Henry Gilbert Coffelt,
daughter of Lucios Edward Golden & Mary Helen Blue, granddaughter of
Seborn E. Golden & Anner Elizabeth "Lezie" Hendricks.
Husband: Henry Gilbert "Peanuts"
Coffelt b. 31 August 1912, d. 22 August 1977, Bosque Co.
OBITUARY - WACO TRIBUNE SEPT 1,
2002
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Lennie Coffelt
MERIDIAN - Mrs. H. G. (Lennie)
Coffelt, 86, of Meridian passed away on
Saturday, Services will be at 10
a.m. Monday at Walnut Springs Baptist
Church with burial in Fulton Cemetery,
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Lawson Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Bob Coffelt
of Clifton and Rex Coffelt of Hico.
Lawson, Meridian
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Lennie Eula Golden Coffelt
Funeral services were held for
Lennie Eula Golden Coffelt, 86, of Clifton, on Monday, Sept. 2, at First
Baptist Church of Walnut Springs, with the Rev. Richard Creech officiating.
Lennie Eula Golden was born in Iredell on Dec. 23, 1915, to Lucious Edward
Golden and Mary Helen (Blue) Golden. She was the youngest of four children.
She passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, in
Clifton. Her grandparents, Seaborn
Golden and Anna (Hendricks) Golden, came to Iredell in the 1890s, he from
Talapoosa County, Alabama. Her grandparents, Winfeld Scott Blue, born in
Henderson County, in 1856, shortly after Texas became a state, and his
wife, Samantha (Gibson) Blue, also came to Iredell in the 1890s. She attended
several rural schools in Bosque
County, including Midway, Fairview,
Valley View, and Willow Springs. On Oct. 28, 1932, she married Henry Gilbert
(Peanuts) Coffelt, in Hamilton. They settled in the Iredell community and
later in Walnut Springs, where they reared two sons. She was a member of
the Willow Springs Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Walnut
Springs for many years. In August 1997, she was preceded in death by Gilbert,
her beloved husband of 65 years.
Survivors include two sons, Robert
Kenneth Coffelt and wife, Sue, and Henry Rex Coffelt and wife, Gwen; two
grandchildren, Tammy Burch and husband, James Burch of Meridian, and Brad
Coffelt and wife, Mellisa (Missy) of Walnut Springs; five grandchildren,
Jessika and Brody Coffelt, and Krista Wyatt, and Emily Burch; along with
a host of friends. Pallbearers were Brad Coffelt, James Burch, Leon Golden,
Leonard Gilbreath, John Hernandez, and Bennett Morrow. Interment was in
Fulton Cemetery, between Walnut Springs and
Iredell, under the direction of
Lawson Funeral Home of Meridian.
COLWICK, PERRY TILLMAN
Services for Perry Colwick, 72,
formerly of Clifton, were held recently. Perry died 13 Jan. 1986.
Born 17 Feb 1914, in Meridian, to Jeff Harris & Alvida Pederson Colwick.
He grew up in Merdian, & attended shool there. He married Reba
W. Welch in 1938, they had 2 sons: Larry Tillman, & Danny Len
Colwick. Perry worked for Kimball Milling Company for 30 years.
His second marriage, on 23 Feb. 1973, was to Carolyn Benny in Denton.
He was preceded in death by 1 son, Danny Len Colwick, in 1980. Survivors:
His wife, Carolyn of Denton; 1 son, Larry Tillman Colwick of Denton; 1
sister, Mrs. Eleanor Blackman of Cleburne; 9 grandchildren, & 13 great
grandchildren.
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DAVIS, EULE ALBERT
Services for Eule Davis, 84, of Laguna Park, were held
at 10:30 am on Tuesday, March 13 at Clifton Memorial Park with Charles
Horn officiating. Mr. Davis died Sunday, March 11, 1990 in a Meridian
nursing home. Eule was born August 5, 1905 in Cleburne. He
was a contstruction worker. Survivors: 3 brothers: O.H.
Davis of Laguna Park, Quitman Davis, & Erwin Davis; 5 sisters: Mrs.
Ruby Dyer & Mrs. Marjorie Davis, both of Ft. Worth, Mrs. Vida Hubnell
of Amarillo, Mrs. Juanita Torres of Albuquerque, N.M. & Mrs. Jackie
Lewis of Whitney.
DAVIS, HUGH LITTLE--Funeral
Notice--Bernie
ALSUP
Son of James Jefferson and Martha E Sanders Davis, H.
Davis Dies in Veteran Hospital
H. Davis, who came to Portales about 1906, died Friday
at 2:00 p. m. at the Veteran’s Hospital in Amarillo. He was 76 years
old and was born in Iredell, Texas Aug. 26, 1892. He is survived
by his wife, Thelma Othella Reeves Davis of Portales, a son, H. L. Jr.,
of Lovington, a daughter, Mrs. Othella Faye Wright of St. Louis Mo., four
grandchildren. Monica and Cassandra Davis and Teresa and Ketra Wright.
He is also survived by three brothers, Lee of Cleburne, Texas, Joe of Carlsbad,
Ernest of Roaring Springs, Texas; five sisters, Kate Goodnight of San Jose,
Calif., Bessie Saulcy of Hereford, Texas, Maldie of Lubbock, Texas, Allie
of Oklahoma and Gracie Lee Ballard of Arkansas.
Mr. Davis was a World War I veteran and a member of Immanuel
Baptist Church. The funeral will be at Immanuel Baptist Church today
at 3:00 p. m. with Rev. Roy Ackerman and Rev. Roy Corley officiating.
Burial will be in Portales Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Sanders,
Barney Snodgrass, E. A. Fuller, Otto Lancaster, E. R. Bales, and A. J.
Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be Troy Clark, Curtis Moore,
James Wright, Howard Jasper, J. D. Lee, R. G. Parkinson and Melvin Simpson.
DENTON, WYLEY HARRISON
Services for Wyley Denton, 74,
of Clifton, who died at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton, 23 April 1988,
were held at 3 pm 24 April at Clifton Methodist Church, wiht Rev. Johnny
Miller & Rev. Cleon Flanagan officiating. Interment was in Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery Hitchcock, TX, at 1 pm 25 April, with Clifton Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. Born 2 Oct. 1913 in Dallas, he was
the son of Herbert N., Sr. & Betty Foulkes Denton. He attended
school in Galveston Public Schools, graduated from Ball High School in
Feb. 1931, he was accepted by Harmony Lodge No. 6 A&M, 15 April 1935,
& became a shriner in 1941. He was a member of Bosuqe County
Shrine Club, affliated with Karem Temple, Waco, & Lions Club of Clifotn.
After enlisting in the US Air Force, 30 May 1942, he was assigned to headquarters
9th Air Force, 409th Bombardment Group, serving in the European Theater
from Feb 1944-Aug 1945. He was stationed at Lillte Walden (Essex),
England & Bretigny (Seine-Et-Oise), France, participating in Ari Offensive,
Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Central Europe, & Rhineland.
29 Dec. 1945, he married Roberta Jared in Galveston, where he was president
& general manager of Denton Motor Company, & Denton Welding Supply
Compnay, Inc.
DICKEY, DAVID MACK
A grinding 2-car crash Saturday
night, 4 June 1983, near Laguna Park, left 2 persons dead & 1 seriously
injured. Dead on arrival at the Clifton Hospital were Norma Jean
Turner, 53 of laguna Park & David Mack Dickey, 30 of Hillsboro, died
at 4 pm the following morning from injuries he received in the accident.
DPS trooper Gerald Baker said the collision took place at 9:10 pm, 1/2
miles North of Hwy. 22 on FM 3118. Jimmy McMullin, 35, of Hillsboro,
was injured also. Mrs. Turner was pronounced dead on arrival at the
hospital, Dickey was transferred to Waco & expired there early the
next morning.
DRAPER, GEORGE
George Draper, youngest son of
Mr. & Mrs. M.T. Draper, who lived near Womack, died last Saturday night,
of influenze-pneumonia. George was only 17 years old (in 1917), &
had 2 brothers in US service. His untimely death as a great sorrow
to the family & friends. Grave side services were held at the
Walling Bend Cemetery last Sunday.....
DUNLAP, MARY JANE
MERIDIAN TRIBUNE, JUNE 15, 1945 CLIPPING
Mrs. Mary Jane Dunlap Passes Away
The column rules of this page are "turned" this week
in the newspaper's traditional
mourning for Mrs. Mary Jane Dunlap, wife, co-partner
and helpmate of The Tribune editor for more than forty-five years, who
passed away at the Holt Hospital Monday, June 11, 1945, at 5:45 o'clock
p.m., at the age of 69 years, 6 months and 13 days. Stricken with paralysis,
she had been removed from her home to the hospital Tuesday night of last
week, where all the care of skilled physicians and nurses and the love
of an anxious family and friends could devise for her comfort and assistance
were brought into play, but the Hand of Death could not be stayed.
Although she had been in ill health for many years, she was able to enjoy
life fully until about two weeks before her death, and by a strong determination
and well-regulated life, survived more than twenty years longer than some
of the best medical experts predicted when she suffered an earlier stroke.
Funeral services were held at the Meridian Methodist church Tuesday afternoon
at 5 o'clock, conducted by Revs. B. L. McCord and J. M. Jordan, local pastors,
Rev. Chas. Estes, pastor of the First Presybterian[sic] church of Whitesboro,
a friend of the deceased since childhood, and Rev. H. M. Hopkins, pastor
of the First Methodist Church of Itasca. A large congregation of sorrowing
relatives, neighbors and friends were present to pay last respects to the
memory of deceased, who was loved by many. Her favorite hymns, "The Old
Rugged Cross," and "Does Jesus Care," and her husband's favorite, "Garden
of Prayer," were touchingly rendered by the choir, and by special request
of the family, Mrs. Elmo Alexander sang "Face to Face." Trlbute to her
good life and Christian character was paid by the speakers. Then she was
laid to rest in the family plot in Meridian Cemetery to await the Resurrection
Morn. A profusion of flowers of extraordinary beauty and of the kind
she loved, the tribute of loving relatives and friends, were banked about
the casket at the service and grave. Mrs. Dunlap was a native of
Bosque county and made her home among its hospitable people that she loved
her entire life. She was born near Valley Mills, November 28, 1875, a daughter
of the late Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Adams, themselves native Texans and pioneer
citizens of this section. She moved to Meridian with her parents when,
a young girl, and continued to reside here until her death. Here she attended
school and became an accomplished musician, and later a teacher of music.
In early girlhood she professed religion and united with the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and for many years was director of the choir and organist
and an active worker in other church activities here. She was married to
Levi A. Dunlap here on February 7, 1900. To the union four children were
born, who, together with her husband, survive. They are: Moran Dunlap,
Meridian; Mrs. Irene Wiginton, Itasca; Artie R. Dunlap, Waco, and Jay Teel
Dunlap, Fort Worth. Although she continued active in her church, after
her marriage she retired from her music to devote her time to her household
and family. Then as her children grew up, and though her health was even
then poor, she again became active in church and civic endeavors and movements
for the improvement of her town and people. In World War I she served as
chairman of a successful Red Cross membership campaign. Despite ill health,
she was an active member of the Meridian Garden Club, Study Club, United
Daughters of the Confederacy and Woodman[sic] Circle at the time of her
death. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church having disbanded here some years
ago, on Feb. 11 this year, she and her husband united with the Meridian
Methodist Church, and she had attended its services faithfully whenever
health permitted. In the presence of such sorrow, how cold and impotent
are words, how insufficient any tribute we could pay! We know that
her home instincts were strong, and that her affection for friends and
kindred were tender and abiding, that she ranked as a woman of culture,
refinement, sympathy, that she loved beautiful things, was a kind neighbor,
faithful wife, devoted mother, true friend, and with all a woman of heroic
mould in bravely meeting the stern requirements and often the disappointments
of life. To her the struggle and burden-bearing of earth are ended,
and we confidently trust that like one who awakes from a troubled dream,
she has awakened to see life's endless morning break. How doubly deep would
be the grief did not the rainbow of Christian hope span the dark gulf between
time and Eternity, and such a life inspire the faith that there is a better
World Beyond where the good and true are reunited!
Besides her husband and children, she is survived by
four grandchildren, Norma Dell Dunlap, Waco; James Dunlap Wiginton, Itasca,
and Jay Teel Jr. and Jane Dunlap, Fort Worth; four sisters, Mrs. Julia
Moss, Mrs. Ed Johnson and Mrs. Glad Snograss, Floydada. and Mrs. C. E.
Jones, Childress, all of whom were her during her last illness and death.
A number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive:
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OUT -OF -TOWN PEOPLE ATTEND FUNERAL
Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral of Mrs. L.
A. Dunlap here
Tuesday were: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hollingsworth and daughters, Miss
Doris , and Linda,
Mrs. N. M. Cawthon, J. W. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dunlap and
daughter, Norma,
Waco; Mrs. Carrie Adams, Hillsboro; Mrs. Leon Noel, Seymour; Mrs.
Clarence Tubb, Mrs. Leona Stringfellow, Mrs. Eula Goodall, Valley Mills;
Mrs. Lula Hawkins, Breckenridge; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. White, Mrs. Kathryn
Hulme, Mrs. W. W. Rester, Lt. and Mrs. Fred Hulme, Mr. and Mrs. Oran Canuteson
and son, Clifton; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Golden, Major and Mrs, Pat E. Hodge,
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Teel Dunlap and son, Jay Teel, Jr. and daughter, Jane,
Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Hamilton, Mrs. Leila Odle, Dallas; Mrs.
C. Loyd King, Amarillo; Geo. I. Adams, Houston; Mrs. Lewis Norman and sons,
Glad Lyn and Don Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Glad Snodgrass, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson,
Mrs. Julia Moss, Floydada; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones, Childress; Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Wiginton and son, Jimmy, Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Gibson, Mrs. Geo.
Leatherwood, Loyd Forrest, John Miller, Mr. & Mrs. D. O. Knick, Mrs.
Fred Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hardison and son, A. P. Conger, Rev. H.
M. Hopkins, Itasca; Teel W. Dunlap, Walnut Springs; Rev. Benj. R. Maakestad
Cranfills Gap.
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Card of Thanks
To all our friends and neighbors whose sympathy and services
were so kindly tendered in our time of trial and bereavement, we desire
to express our sincerest appreciation. May God bless each of you. Levi
A. Dunlap and Family, Mrs. Julia Moss, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Glad Snodgrass,
Mrs. C. E. Jones.
DYER, ORA MAE--Carolyn
Bethany SOSEBEE
Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler, Texas, Nov. 18, 2002
SULPHUR SPRINGS — Graveside services for Ora Mae (Kurklin
Sosebee)Dyer, 82, Sulphur Springs, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mineola, with Brother James Wheat officiating
under direction of Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola. Mrs. Dyer died Nov.
16, 2002 in Sulphur Springs. She was born July 26, 1920, in Eastland
County to the late William and
Martha Baldree Kurklin. She lived in Sulphur Springs
since 1975, was a retired beautician and member of Lubbock Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Dyer; daughter, Janie Gloretta
McCann; son, Donny Arymol Sosebee; brothers and sisters.
Survivors include son, Timmy McCann, Ardmore, Okla.;
daughter, Wendy Rusk, Alba; brother, Walter Kurklin, Cisco; four grandchildren;
and 16 great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. (Ora
Mae was the former wife of Arymol Haywood Sosebee)
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