1940 Death Register pp 1-41 J.M. PEIRCE & Son Funeral Home, Luling, Texas The Peirce Funeral Home, located on the corner of South Laurel and Peirce Street in Luling, Texas opened in June 1920. For many years, possibly until 1940, this was the only funeral home in Luling. The following information is taken from the ledger, and was printed in the Plum Creek Almanac, starting in 1987 Volume 5 #2. More bits of information (costs, embalming, dates payments were made, etc.) may be obtained by contacting the Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County. Please allow for errors in typing and transcription. When in doubt, see the original book. DEATH REGISTER 1940 Pages 1-41 Ms. Alice Allen 15 Wm. Box Adams 29 Mrs. Martha Ann Anderson 29 Mrs. Ethel Appling 41 Charles Browne 7 George W. Barnhardt 21 Blake Biggs 25 Betty Jane Bennett 25 Frank M. Burns 33 Buster Benner Infant 39 J.J. Champagne 3 Jess Lee Campbell 15 George Colwell 17 Mrs. Burns Colwell 35 John J. Dill 27 James J. Davis Jr. 29 Mrs. Matilda Egnew 1 George B. England 11 H.H. Etheridge 37 Mrs. Fanning 25 Mrs. Henry Flowers 7 Henry L. Frerking 19 J.W. Gooden 35 Mrs. J.E. Guinn 37 A.D. Horn 11 Heise, Adam 27 J.J. Ingle 33 John N. Jowers 1 J.S. Johnson 5 Johnson, Dr. T.M. 27 Celia Jacobs 33 Aaron Jackson 35 Mrs. Mary E. Leekin 15 Ben J. Liberman 17 Sam J. Law 19 David A. Laws 39 Mr. W.H. Muenster 9 Jerry Lane Mosley 13 H.A. Mayton 13 Martha Ann Morgan 19 W.G. Moore 23 Horace L. McKee 23 Mrs. Vera Purcell 9 James E. Petty 21 H.L. Roberts 5 James V. Robinson Jr. 17 Mrs. Bessie Seitz 23 L. Roy Shade 31 Mrs. Quill P. Stagner 31 Abb Smith 37 J.S. Sparks 39 Mrs. Martha D. Talley 3 Roger Williams infant 3 Geo. W. White 41 Arthur Zanders infant 41 __________________________________ Jan 18 1940 John N. Jowers died Gonz. Buried Luling City Cemetery. Jan 19 1940 Mrs. Matilda Egnew died Lockhart. Buried Highsmith Cem. Jan 20 1940 J.J. Champagne died Luling Hosp. Shipped to Spokane, WA. Feb 03 1940 Mrs. Martha D. Talley died Pflugerville. Bur. McNeil Cem. PAGE 4 MISSING Feb 08 1940 Mrs. J.S. Johnson, died Luling. Bur. Luling City Cem. Feb 16 1940 H.L. Roberts, killed in car accident Hwy 90. Lived in Hitchcock Body taken there. Feb 23 1940 Mrs. henry Flowers. Died Guadalupe Co. Buried City Cem. Feb 23 1940 Charles Browne. Shipped from Dallas. Buried City Cem. Feb 24 1940 Mrs. Vera Purcell. Died Stairtown Field. Buried Luling City Cem. Feb 26 1940 W.H. Muenster. Died Luling. Buried City Cemetery. Mar 01 1940 George B. England. Buried City Cemetery. Mar 07 1940 A.D. Horn. Died Luling. Shipped to Davis, OK. Mar 07 1940 Mrs. John Carter. Died Luling Hospital. Buried Lockhart City Cem. Mar 30 1940 H.A. Mayton. Died Luling. Buried Luling City Cemetery. Apr 05 Mrs. Alice Allen. Died San Antonio. Buried Brushy Creek Cemetery. May 31 1940 Jess Lee Campbell, infant. Buried Thompsonville, TX. May 31 1940 Mrs. Mary E. Leekin. Buried Luling City Cemetery. Jun 05 1940 James V. Robinson Jr. Died M&S Hospital. Buried Dewville Cem., Gonzales Co. Jun 16 1940 George Colwell. Buried Luling City Cemetery. Jun 21 1940 Ben J. Liberman. Died Luling Hospital. Buried Luling City Cemetery. Jun 22 1940 Martah Ann Morgan. Died Taylor Edition. Buried Hearne, TX. Father: J.L. Morgan. Jun 25 1940 Sam J. Law. Buried City Cemetery. Jul 09 1940 Henry Lewis Frerking. Buried City Cemetery. Jul 01 1940 James E. Petty. Brought from Legion, TX. Services at Waelder. Jul 07 1940 George W. Bernhardt. Buried Cistern, TX. Aug 07 1940 Mrs. Bessie Seitz. Died Luling Hospital. Buried Thompsonville. Aug 07 1940 W.G. Moore. Died Green Cross hosp. Buried City Cemetery. Lived in Stairtown. Mrs. Fanning. Body shipped here. Buried City Cemetery. Aug 10 1940 Blake Biggs. Buried McNeal Cemetery. Aug 14 1940 Betty Jane Bennett. Buried City Cem. Father E.R. Bennett. Aug 14 1940 John J. Dill. Buried City Cemtery. Aug 04 1940 T.M. Johnson. Buried City Cemetery. Sep 05 1940 Adam Heise. Buried City Cemetery. Aug 06 1940 William Box Adams. Buried City Cemetery. Sep 09 1940 James J. Davis Jr. Buried Highsmith Cemetery. Sep 18 1940 Mrs. Martha Ann Anderson. Buried Highsmith Cemetery. Sep 19 1940 L. Roy Shade Buried City Cemetery. Sep 19 1940 Mrs. Quill P. Stagner. Died Luling Hospital. Buried City Cemetery. Sep 30 1940 Frank M. Burns. Buried Highsmith Cemetery. Oct 04 1940 Horace Lawrence McKee. Buried City Cemetery. Oct 12 1940 J.J. Ingle. Buried City Cemetery. Oct 21 1940 Celia Jacobs. Service at Jewish Cemetery. Oct 28 1940 Roger Williams' stillborn infant. Buried Highsmith Cemetery. Nov 06 1940 J.W. Gooden. Buried Catholic Cemetery. Nov 13 1940 Aaron Jackson. Buried City Cemetery. Nov 16 1940 Mrs. Burns Colwell. Buried City Cemetery. Nov 18 1940 Abb Smith. Died in Houston, Buried Highsmith Cem. Nov 18 1940 H.H. Etheridge. Buried McNeil Cemetery. Chgd. to George & Andy Etheridge. Nov 25 1940 Mrs. J.E. Guinn. Buried City Cemetery. Dec 06 1940 J.S. Sparks. Buried City Cemetery. Dec 06 1940 David A. Law. Buried Stockton Cem. Dec 11 1940 Buster Benner infant. Buried City Cemetery. Dec 23 1940 George W. White. Buried McMahan Cemertery. Dec 31 1941 Arthur Zanders infant. Dec 31 1940 Mrs. Ethel Appling. Killed on hiway. Buried Highsmith Cem.