Nolan Co., TX Obituaries

Submitted by:  Janie Healer Davis


 


OPAL POWELL CADENHEAD
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/24/1982)

Services for Opal Inez Powel Cadenhead, 62, who died Saturday at her home were at 4 p.m. today at Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel.

The Rev. Ernest Hollis and the Rev. Herman Arnett officiated. Burial was in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Born June 13, 1919 in the Claytonville Community, she married William Cadenhead in February 1954, in Carlsbad, N.M. He died Feb. 1, 1958. She was a retired beautician and a member of the Pentecostal faith.

She is survived by four brothers, Charles G., Kenneth W. and L J. Powell all of Sweetwater and Roland R. of Spring.

Pallbearers were Michael, Jimmy Don, Charles Ray and Tracy Powell, Barry L., Gary Don, Delbert and Russell Davis.

Honorary pallbearers were Randy Henshaw, Wayne Jones, Carol Burnett and Paul Rieger.



LOUIS HELM
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/24/1982)

ROSCOE-Louis Helm, 83, of Coahoma, a retired farmer and a former Roscoe resident, died at 6:50 p.m. Sunday at a Big Spring Hospital after an extended illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Salem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Don Marquart, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Roscoe Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Born May 5, 1899 in Washington County, he married Ella Kasting July 18, 1918 in Coryell City. He farmed in Haskell, Jones and Nolan Counties until retiring in 1972. He lived in Roscoe from 1948 until 1980 when he moved to Coahoma.

He was a member of the First Salem Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Roland (Agnes) White of Big Spring and Mrs. Richard (Willie Mae) George of Abilene; five sons, Herbert of Roscoe, Lewis of Ira, Milbert of Monahans, Robert of Coahoma, and Albert
of Childress; two sisters, Lillie Matthews of Lockney and Bertha Keltner of McGregor; a brother, Herman Sr. of Roscoe; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The body will arrive at McCoy Funeral Home on Tuesday.


 

SYLVESTER HOWARD
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/24/1982)

Sylvester Howard, 76, of the Hobbs Community died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Hobbs Baptist Church with the Rev. L.D. Parks, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Hobbs Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

He was born Nov. 22, 1905 in Cuero. He was a farmer. He moved to Roby in 1950 and to the Hobbs Community in 1960.



WILLIAM L. CADENHEAD
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 2/03/1958)

Funeral services for William L. Cadenhead, 46, World War II Army veteran of the Aleutian Islands, Corregidor and other campaigns, will be held here Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel.

Services will be conducted by Tommy Bonner with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Mr. Cadenhead died at 4:25 a.m. Sunday in a Houston Hospital. The body was brought here on the Santa Fe Railroad at 4:24 a.m. Monday and will be in state at the Cate-Spencer Chapel until time for services.

He was born in Comanche County, was a welder and was well-known here for many years.

On Feb. 18, 1953, he was married to Opal Powell in Roswell, N.M.

Survivors include his wife, two sisters--Mrs. Mary Kiser and Mrs. Adell Williams of Grandfalls, Tex., his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Newt Coan of Sweetwater, his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Powell of 1411 Walnut Street.

For the past several years, he had made his home in Beaumont and Houston.



ALEX RUSSELL DAVIS
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 3/09/1983)

Alex Russell Davis, 64, a longtime Sweetwater resident, died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home.

Born March 9, 1918 in Cooper, he lived in Nolan County most of his life. A World War II veteran, he married Mary Frances Free October 27, 1945 in Cooper. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church and a past member of the Quarterback Club.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (June) Jones and Mrs. Carol (Debbie) Burnett, both of Sweetwater; four sons, Barry Lynn, Delbert Ray and Russell Alan all of Sweetwater and Gary Don of Gainesville; his mother, Bessie Davis of Sweetwater; a sister, Ida Mae Toler of Mesquite; two brothers, Alvin of Las Vegas, Nev. and Will of Abilene, nine great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was preceeded in death by a brother and a granddaughter, Hillary Shae Davis in April 1982.



E. FRANK DAVIS
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 8/10/1960)

E. Frank Davis, 81, of 810 Circle Dr., well-known retired Fisher County farmer, died here Tuesday night at Simmons Memorial Hospital at 7:45 o’clock from a six-weeks illness.

He had lived here since 1942 and had lived north of here from 1930-1942. He was born in Jackson, MS on Jan. 1, 1879.

Survivors include his wife and three sons---Will A. Davis and A.R. Davis of Sweetwater, A.L. Davis of Ventura, Calif; one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mae Toler of Mesquite, Texas; one brother, Russ Davis of Barstow, CA. One son, Jim, preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Fourth and Elm Street Church of Christ. Stanley Shipp will officiate. Burial will be in the Sweetwater Cemetery, with Patterson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.



E.F. DAVIS SERVICES HELD HERE THURSDAY
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 8/12/1960)

Funeral services for E. Frank Davis, 81, well-known retired Fisher County farmer who died here Tuesday night were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Fourth and Elm Street Church of Christ.

The minister officiating was Stanley Shipp. Burial was in Sweetwater Cemetery with Patterson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

He had made his home here since 1942. Survivors include his wife and three sons---Will A. Davis and A.R. Davis of Sweetwater, A.L. Davis of Ventura, Calif; one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mae Toler of Mesquite; one brother, Russ Davis, of Barstow, Calif.

Pallbearers were Bill Harvey, D.O. Bonner, Buck Davis, Vernon Shaw, Austin Buck and C.C. Stroble.



JIMMIE F. DAVIS DIES OF ACCIDENT INJURIES
(from The Nolan County News, 5/01/1952)

Jimmie F. Davis, 32, who was seriously injured in a traffic accident near Gail Saturday night while he and his wife and brother were en route home to Sweetwater from Hobbs, N.M., died in Snyder hospital Tuesday morning at 8:45.

Mr. Davis, who had moved with his wife to Hobbs, N.M., about a week ago to take a job, was coming home to his family here when the car he was driving overturned.

His wife, the former Jean Richards, to whom he was married about two months ago, sustained two fractures of the neck and is in serious condition in Snyder hospital.

His brother, A.L., who was with them, was not seriously hurt.

Funeral services were held here Thursday at West Side Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. L.B. Moss, and the Rev. Cleitus Beights, pastor of West Sixth Street Methodist Church. Burial was in Sweetwater Cemetery with Patterson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Davis was a veteran of World War II and military rites at the grave will be conducted by the local V.F.W. Post.

Jimmie F. Davis, who had lived in Sweetwater since 1945, was born Dec. 20, 1920, in Cooper, Tex. Survivors are his widow; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Davis of Sweetwater; three brothers, A.R. and Will A. Davis of Sweetwater, A.L. Davis of Hobbs; one sister, Mrs. Frank Toler of Garland, Tex.



HASKELL R. FREE
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/19/1986)

Haskell Reace Free, 80, of 403 Grape St., Sweetwater, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Baptist Church with Rev. Lester Carter of Rotan and Rev. Ken Holmes, Broadway Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

He was born Jan. 15, 1906, in Pecan Gap, and married Ida Mae Taylor July 16, 1927, in Capitola. He was a carpenter and worked in maintenance at Sweetwater Cotton Oil Mill. He had resided in Sweetwater since 1916.

Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae, of Sweetwater; two sons, Bernie Ray Free of Austin and Donald Joe Free of Dallas; and 10 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Carroll Free, and a daughter, Lois Adair.

Pallbearers will be Cliff Henson, Dalton Head, S.C. Head, Dewey Baxter, Glen Adair and Glen Talbot.



LOTTIE L. DUNN
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/19/1986)

Lottie Lorena Dunn, 76, of 611-H Jack Lambert Dr. died at 10:45 a.m. Saturday in Lubbock.

Services were today at 2 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Eddie Messer, minister at Fourth and Elm Street Church of Christ, officiated. Burial was in the Palava Cemetery with McCoy’s in charge.

She was born Sept. 4, 1909 in Harm, Texas. She was a nurse for many years
and had lived most of her life in Sweetwater.

She married Horace Dyer Dunn in July of 1929 in Roby.

Survivors include one daughter, Mary Legion of Lubbock; one step-sister, Jaynelle Carpenter of Abilene; one granddaughter, Saron Ingley, Lubbock, one brother, Warren Hendrix of Sweetwater.

She is also survived by two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Allen Ingley, Ronnie Hendrix, O.L. Sharrock, L.E. Graves, Clyde Holladay and C.H. Rudd.



WELDON McGLAUN
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/19/1986)

Weldon “Bill” McGlaun, 79, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died Saturday.

Services and burial information was incomplete at press time, but services will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mr. McGlaun is the son of Nolan County pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. McGlaun.

He was a 1922 graduate of Newman High School and was employed by Procter and Gamble until his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; three brothers, Jack, Shirley and LeRoy McGlaun, all formerly of Sweetwater and three children. He was preceded in death by one brother, Vard, of Borger.



IDA MAE FREE
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 7/12/1989)

Ida Mae Free, 78, of Austin and formerly of Sweetwater, died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 at an Austin Nursing Home.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Broadway Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Haley officiating. Burial will be in the Sweetwater Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.

Born June 19, 1911 in Waco, she married Haskell Reace Free, July 16, 1927 in Capitola. He died May 18, 1986. She was a member of the Broadway Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Bernie Ray Free of Austin and Donald Joe Free of Dallas; and 10 grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Carroll Free and a daughter, Lois Adair.

Pallbearers will be Cliff Henson, Louie Hartgraves, Vergil Redden, James Chaney, Ervin Lehrman and Ray Davison.



IRENE CHILDERS FINLEY
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 7/12/1989)

Irene Childers, 85, of Savannah, Tennessee, died yesterday at the McNairy County Hospital in Savannah, Tennessee.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cate Spencer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Allan Guthrie officiating. Burial will be in the Sweetwater Cemetery.

Born March 13, 1904 in Merkel, she was a Methodist and had lived in Sweetwater 57 years. She moved to California in 1959.

Survivors include a daughter, Vivian Bailey of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Melvin V. Childers of Tucson, Ariz. And John Childers of Savannah, Tennessee; two nieces, Narville Penton of Trent and Neldia Walker of Sweetwater; a nephew, Wayne Hutchins of New Mexico; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.



PAULA GARCIA FLORES
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 7/12/1989)

Paula Garcia Flores, 81, of Stamford, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at the Holiday Retirement Center.

Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. tonight at the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Funeral mass will be said at 11 a.m. Friday at the Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Bernard Degan officiating. Burial will be in the Sweetwater Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Born June 7, 1908 in Barstow, she married Marcas Flores, December 17, 1928 in Roby. She was a housewife and a member of the St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Stamford.

Survivors include her husband, Marcos Flores of Stamford; three daughters, Lucia Frausto of Phoenix, Ariz, Angelita Torres of Ralls and Marcie Camacho of Sweetwater; two sons, Joe Flores Sr. of Phoenix, Ariz. And Gilbert
Flores of Dallas; a sister, Susana Delgadillo of Edcouch; a brother, Francisco Garcia of Houston; 26 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be James Torres, William Camacho, Joe Frausto, Nick Camacho, John Flores and Marcos Flores.



VALERIE NICOLE GUTIERREZ
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 7/12/1989)

Valerie Nicole Gutierrez, 1, died at 2:30 p.m. yesterday at Lubbock General Hospital.

Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.

Born July 5, 1988 in Sweetwater, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hernandez of Sweetwater; a brother, Nicholas Gutierrez of Sweetwater; maternal grandmother, Frances Gutierrez of Sweetwater; maternal
grandfather, George Hernandez of Snyder; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Evaristo Hernandez of Roscoe; maternal great-grandmother, Julie Lopez of Sweetwater; maternal great-grandfather, Antonio Gutierrez of Snyder; and paternal great-grandmother, Pascual Hernandez of Sweetwater.



Rev. Healer Dies Sunday; Rites Slated
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/26/1965)

The Rev. Alfred Cyrus Healer, 66, retired Baptist minister of 707 Pease St. here, died at Pecan Grove Nursing Home here at 3:30 p.m. Sunday after a long illness.

He had been a Baptist minister since 1922 and had served in Nolan, Fisher, Taylor, Scurry and Mitchell counties. Since his retirement from the ministry, he had been a carpenter and was teacher of the Men’s Bible Class of Lamar Street Baptist Church.

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lamar Street Baptist Church. The pastor, the Rev. J.L. Cartrite, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Bob Cheek, pastor of Maryneal Baptist Church, and the Rev. Jim Tomlinson, pastor of Sixth St. Methodist Church.

Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery under direction of Patterson Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be E.T. Henson, A.E. Lamb of Roscoe, Carl Rountree of DeLeon, Tom Green, Ira Brock and Lewis Hand.

Mr. Healer was born Jan. 20, 1899, in McLennan County and moved to Nolan County when he was six years old. The family settled on Plum Creek east of Sweetwater and in a few years moved to Fisher County. On Nov. 14, 1920, he was married to Pat Hammond at Roby.

Surviving him are his wife; two sons, F.E. Healer of Sweetwater, and Thurston Healer of Oakland, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Bob Henthorne of Abilene and Mrs. N.E. Koch of Bloomfield Hills, Mich; three brothers, Louis Healer of Roby, Vern Healer of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Lawrence Healer of Brownwood; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Brady of Abilene; 16 grandchildren.



MRS. FOLMAR SERVICES SET
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 5/26/1965)

ROSCOE – Mrs. Bertha Mae Folmar, Nolan County resident for 37 years, died from an apparent heart attack Sunday. She was stricken ill at her home here, 606 Broadway, Sunday, and was dead on arrival at Simmons Memorial
Hospital.

Funeral services have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roscoe First Baptist Church. The pastor, the Rev. Lewis Markwood, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Cone Merritt of Snyder.

Burial will be in Champion Cemetery under direction of Wells Funeral Home.

Mrs. Folmar was the former Bertha Mae Doyle born Jan. 23, 1889, in Yantis, and was married there to George Folmar on July 15, 1918. Mr. Folmar died June 25, 1958.

She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors are a son, Marvin Folmar, of Norwalk, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Nell Diels of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Judy Dawson of Brownwifle, and Mrs. Lois Brawley of Roscoe; one brother, Jasper Doyle of Loraine; and 12
grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be: Chubby Johnson, J.B. Hunter, Lavoye McBride, J.Z. McGlothlin, Donald Dyess and Preston Brown.



MRS. MATTIE MAE HEALER
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 12/04/1980)

Mrs. Mattie Mae (Pat) Healer, 76, of 707 Pease, died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. James Kinsey and the Rev. Orvel Brantley, pastor of Lamar Street Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Born May 18, 1904 in Hornhill, she married Alfred Cyrus Healer Nov. 14, 1920 in Roby. They moved to Sweetwater in 1927.

Mrs. Healer was a clerk at Mott’s for 11 years. She was a member of Lamar Street Baptist Church since 1927. She was a member of The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary.

Her husband preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Naomi Koch of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; LaJuana Jean Henthorne of Austin; two sons, the Rev. F.E. Healer of Sweetwater, and Thurston Healer of Danville, Calif.; two brothers, Homer Elam of Roby and Bill Elam of Dallas; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.



MRS. ZELMA M. CARRIGER
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 12/04/1980)

COLEMAN – Mrs. Zelma M. Carriger, 65, mother of Walter O. Carriger of Sweetwater, died at 2:45 p.m. Monday at West Texas Medical Center in Abilene.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stevens Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Paul Hubbard, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery.

Born April 17, 1915 in Alvarado, she moved to Coleman as a child and attended Coleman schools. She married Walter G. Carriger in 1919 in Coleman. The couple operated a grocery and convenience store in Brownwood from 1956 to 1978. She was a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1968.

Survivors include two sons, Walter O. of Sweetwater and Frank Dean of Skidmore; two sisters, Virginia Mitchell of Coleman and Frances Garey of Reno, Nev.; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.



OBYRON GREEN BLAILOCK
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 1/20/1998)

Obyron Green Blailock, 83, of Sweetwater died Sunday at 9:35 a.m. in Holiday Retirement Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in McCoy Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Jay Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

Mrs. Blailock was born Jan. 3, 1915, in Kaufman County and married Harvey Blailock on July 17, 1937, in Sweetwater. She was a graduate of Capitola High School and had lived in Sweetwater and Palava since 1926.

She was a housewife and a member of Highland Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Harvey Blailock of Sweetwater; a son, George Blailock of Palestine, Texas; three daughters, Velma Doggett of Grapevine, Pat Hornsberger of Prattsville, Ala.; and Carolyn Kay Tidwell of Sweetwater; a sister, Winnie Mayes of El Paso; two brothers, Ray Green of Wellington, Kans.; and Alton Green of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dale Blailock in 1981, and a granddaughter, Carla Lynn Doggett in 1962.

Pallbearers will be T.L. Dickerson, Paul Brand, B.E. Neeper, Frog Toland, George Hollowell and Alton (Skeet) McCain.

Honorary pallbearers will be Stelvin Kidd and James Egger.



CHARLES (SONNY) POWELL
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 1/20/1998)

Charles (Sonny) Powell, 75, of Sweetwater died Monday in Holiday Retirement Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Lamar Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Orvel Brantley and the Rev. Keith Clifton officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral
Home.

The family will be at 1313 Grand in Sweetwater.

Mr. Powell was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Sweetwater and married Opal Wilson on Dec. 25, 1949, in Abilene. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and worked for Pace Supermaket prior to retiring from American National
Insurance.

He was a charter member of West Side (now Avondale) Baptist Church, where he served on every committee and taught the Men’s Bible Class. He was ordained as a deacon in 1956. At the time of his death, he was a member of Lamar Street Baptist Church.

Survivors include two brothers, Kenneth (Coot) Powell of Sweetwater and Roland R. Powell of Spring; two sisters-in-law, Willa Powell of Sweetwater and Nancy Powell of Spring; a special cousin, Frances Davis of Sweetwater; and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Powell on Sept. 16, 1995; an infant daughter, Rosalind Celeste on May 10, 1956; three brothers, Lonnie Jim Powell, James Hollis Powell and Auther Don Powell; and a sister, Opal Inez Cadenhead.

Pallbearers will be deacons of Lamar Street Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Box 295, Sweetwater 79556, or Alzheimer’s Association of West Central Texas, P.O. Box 3344, Abilene 79604



DON POWELL, 21, ELECTROCUTED IN FRIDAY MISHAP
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 3/14/1949)

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church for Don L. Powell, 21, who was electrocuted Friday afternoon on East Broadway.

The youth, who had been working for Martin Sign Company only a short time, was in a truck which was backing near a high line on East Broadway while erecting a new sign at the Vandervoort Creamery and Ice Cream Plant.
Somehow the high line was contacted and Powell was electrocuted when he grasped a cable. He was dead on arrival at Sweetwater Hospital. The accident happened about 2:40 p.m.

Powell was a veteran of World War II, having served in the military police in Germany for 16 months after the war. He was born in Roscoe and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Powell, who live at 1411 Walnut Street.

The Rev. George R. Wilson, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiated for the funeral service. Burial was in the Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of Wells Funeral Home.

Surviving in addition to the parents are four brothers: Charles, Kenneth, Jim and Roland Powell, and a sister, Opal Powell, all of Sweetwater.



MRS. CALVERT FOUND DEAD AT HOME
(From The Sweetwater Reporter, 3/14/1949)

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church in Sweetwater for Mrs. W.C. Calvert, 65, wife of Nolan County’s second farm agent, who was found dead at her home south of Sweetwater Wednesday afternoon. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mr. Calvert was found dead in the same home in December, 1946, and his death was likewise attributed to a heart attack. Mrs. Calvert was found about 4:30 by her son, W.D. Calvert. She was lying down and had a newspaper beside her.

The Calverts moved to Nolan County from Taylor County in 1912, when he was appointed county agricultural agent. He filled the post until 1926, and then devoted his time to farming and stock raising.

Surviving are two sons, W.D. of Sweetwater and John of Maryneal; two brothers, Jack Long of Gladewater, and Gentry Long of Gardenia, Calif.; five sisters, Lurline and Lucille Long of Dallas, Mrs. Euna Rhodes of Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. John Eyster of Houston, and Mrs. John Schmidt of Port Isabel, Texas.

The funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Wm. H. Shropshire, pastor, and burial will be in the Sweetwater Cemetery with Wells Funeral Home in charge.



FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY FOR L.J. MASHBURN
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 3/14/1949)

Louis Jackson Mashburn, 86, retired florist and resident of Sweetwater for almost half a century, died Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at his home, 1600 Lamar Street.

A native of Bolivar, Tenn., he was born on July 27, 1862. He moved to Arkansas as a boy, and in 1884, he and his family came to Texas in a covered wagon, settling in Ellis County.

In 1889, the Mashburn family moved to Fisher County, settling on Cottonwood Creek. He operated a store in Roby for a time and came to Sweetwater in 1900. He first operated a dry goods store on the spot now occupied by Armor Drug 

No. 1. In 1920 he opened the Sweetwater Floral Co., which was sold in 1938 to the Comolli family.

He held a life membership in the Shriners and the Elks, was also a Knight Templar. He was on the city commission for two years.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ with Tommy Bonner, assisted by P.D. Neel, officiating. Interment was in the Sweetwater Cemetery with a Masonic service at the grave. Pallbearers were
Curley Whitten, Dr. A.J. Wimberly, E.E. Roy, E.Q. Daniels, Brack Mitchell and Demp Kearney. Patterson Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his widow, Sweetwater; a daughter, Mrs. Fred D. Morse, Ft. Worth; a son, E.L. Mashburn, San Francisco, Calif.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.



GEORGE W. POWELL
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/09/1976)

George W. Powell, 79, a resident of Sweetwater since the middle 1930’s, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Simmons Memorial Hospital.

Services are pending at Cate-Spencer Funeral Home.

He was born Oct. 13, 1897, in Van Zandt County.

Survivors include three brothers, Arthur, and Bill both of Odessa and Allen of Weatherford; one sister, Mrs. R.W. Terry of Odessa and a number of nephews and nieces.

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GEORGE W. POWELL
(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/10/1976)

Services for George W. Powell, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cate- Spencer Funeral Home Chapel.

The Rev. C.J. Sewell, a retired Baptist minister of Abilene, will officiate. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery.

Mr. Powell died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Simmons Memorial Hospital.

He was a member of West Side Baptist Church.

Pallbearers will be Ernest Shuler, James Shuler, W.A. Hamilton, Bud Self, Tommy Craver and Floyd McCormick.


 

MRS. OLGA DELACRUZ

(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/09/1976)

 

COLORADO CITY – Services for Mrs. Olga DeLaCruz, 25, of Sweetwater were at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loraine.

 

Father John Busch officiated.  Burial was in Loraine Cemetery, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

 

Mrs. DeLaCruz died Saturday at Root Memorial Hospital.

 

She was born May 12, 1951, in Sinton and married Arthur DeLaCruz Aug., 1973 in Sweetwater.

 

Survivors include her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Martinez of Sweetwater; four daughters, Rosary, Erma, Brenda and Linda all of the home; a son, Arthur, Jr. of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Saragosa Garcia and Mary Martinez both of Loraine, Ermalinda Martinez and Melinda Martinez both of Sweetwater; four brothers, Juan Ybarra Martinez of Loraine, Valentine Martinez, Gilbert Martinez and Patrick Martinez all of Sweetwater and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Garcia of Loraine.

 

 

ORVILLE NEWSOM

(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/09/1976)

 

FREDERICKSBURG – Orville Newsom, 71, formerly of Sweetwater, died Sunday at his home in Fredericksburg.

 

Services were at 3 p.m. today in Schatter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

 

While residing in Sweetwater, Mr. Newsom owned and operated a jewelry store.

 

Survivors include his wife, Annie, two daughters, Mrs. Dana J. Swensen of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Donata Ann Kirsch of Orlando, Fla.; one son, Monte L. Newsom of Albuquerque, N.M.; one brother, William Newsom OF Shawnee, Okla.; three sisters, Helean Newsom of Shawnee, Okla.; Marie Morgan of New York and Hazel Mulkey of Collidge, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

 

 

MRS. RUBY TALMADGE

(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/09/1976)

 

HAMLIN – Mrs. Ruby Talmadge, 80, of Hamlin, died at 10:15 p.m. Monday in Hamlin Memorial Hospital.

 

Services will be in McCaulley Cemetery directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

 

She was born Ruby Wicker March 15, 1896 in Joshua and married Ira Parker March 16, 1912.  He died in 1960 and she married Harry Talmadge in April 1960.  She moved to Hamlin from Dallas in 1960.  Her husband preceded her in death.

 

Survivors include a son, Kenneth Parker of Hamlin; a brother, Elvin Wicker of Portland, Ore.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

 

 

JAMES EUGENE RAYBURN

(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/10/1976)

 

ROSCOE – James Eugene Rayburn, 60, of Roscoe, died Tuesday afternoon at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring.

 

Services were at 4 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Ray Elmore and the Rev. Weldon Tucker of Abilene officiating.

 

Born June 15, 1915, in Sweetwater, he married Julia Camille Norris Aug. 26, 1939, in Roscoe.  He had lived in Roscoe 55 years and was retired manager of Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber Co.  He was a veteran of World War II.

 

Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Rayburn of Abilene; two sons, Gary Wayne of Colorado City and James Troy OF Milton, Fla.; three brothers, Russell of Midland, Wade of Waco and Douglas of Allwater, Calif.

 

Pallbearers were Mac Jones, Bill Hopkins, Arthur Lehmann, R. D. Pietzch, Bud Thornbury and Homer Williams.

 

 

MRS. MARY A. BROOKS

(from The Sweetwater Reporter, 6/10/1976)

 

Services for Mrs. Mary A. Brooks, 88, of Sweetwater who died at 2:25 p.m. Monday in Simmons Memorial Hospital were at 4 p.m. today at the Fundamental Baptist Church.

 

The pastor, the Rev. Raymond W. Dunn, officiated.  Burial was in Garden of Memories directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

 

Pallbearers were Jackie Geron, Arthur Boyd, Gary Boyd, Barry Brooks, Harold Black and Gaylr Black.

 


 

The Sweetwater Reporter - Sunday, 2/06/1938

 

FUNERAL FOR SAM HOPE, 77, TODAY

Funeral services are to be held at 5 p.m. today at the Johnston Funeral home chapel for Sam Hope, 77, who died at 10:35 p.m. Thursday at the home of his son, Tom. Hope.

 

He had been a resident of Sweetwater for 30 years.

 

Survivors include a son, Tom Hope, and a daughter, Mrs. Joe Poe, both of Sweetwater.

 

The Rev. George Palmer, pastor of the First Methodist Church is conducting his services.  Burial is to be made in the Sweetwater cemetery directed by Johnson's.


 

The Sweetwater Reporter - 3/17/1947

 

TOM HOPE RITES SLATED MONDAY

Funeral services are slated for 4 p.m. Monday at Johnston Funeral Home Chapel for 55 year-old Tom Hope who died at 10 p.m. Sunday.

 

Rev. A.L. Patterson will conduct the services.  Burial will be held in Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of Johnston Funeral Home.

 

He is survived by 3 sons, Oscar Hope living somewhere in New Mexico; Joe Hope, Seminole, Texas, and James, a member of the U.S. Army.  Three daughters, Mrs. Emily Long, Monahans; Nadene Hanks, New Mexico and Ethlene Woodward, Seminole, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Joe Poe, Sweetwater.

 

Mr. Hope had lived in Sweetwater for the past 25 years.  His wife died in 1945.


(from The Sweetwater Reporter, Monday, March 12, 1956)

BRIEF ILLNESS FATAL TO ODIS APPLE, 57, LONG-TIME RESIDENT

A short illness claimed the life of Odis L. Apple, 57, in Sweetwater Hospital about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.  Apple lived at 411 Canfil and had resided in Sweetwater 28 years, coming here from Fannin County .

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church.  The pastor, the Rev. Richard Chilton, will officiate.  Interment will be in Sweetwater Cemetery directed by Patterson Funeral Home.

The grave of Mr. Apple will be beside that of his son, Odis L. Apple, Jr., who died in action during World War II.

Mr. Apple, whose business was real estate for many years, was born June 27, 1898 in Hunt County .  He married Miss Mable Templeton in Gober , Texas on August 13, 1921.

Surviving are his wife and sons, Harold G. Apple of Sweetwater, a Santa Fe employee, and Vernon Apple of San Diego; a brother, Arthur Apple of Odessa ; a sister, Mrs. Lela Baker of Ladonia; and one grandson.


MABLE B. APPLE

Mable B. Apple of 411 Cranfill died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday at rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.  She was 85.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. F.E. Healer officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Born in Lewisville, she moved to Sweetwater 60 years ago.

She was the widow of Odis Lee Apple.

Survivors include two sons, Harold apple of Sweetwater and Vernon Apple of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Clemmie Rainey of Ladonia and Gracie Bessemer of Dallas; and a grandson, Billy Lee Apple of Los Angeles.

Pallbearers will be Bill Griggs, Jack Lewis, Bud Lewis, Robert Berry, Kenneth Bonner and Bill Henson.


 

 

 

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