Obituaries
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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 construction 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 Veterans 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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