Death Certificates .... donated by Janie Healer Davis

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BERTA LEA ROY BARDWELL

Book 5, Page 437:  

Born:  10/21/1915 in Sweetwater , TX

Residence:  708 Pease Street , Sweetwater (resided in Sweetwater 23 years)

Father:  A.J. Roy (born Texas )

Mother:  Nettie Goad (born TX)

Died:  8/26/1939 at age 23

Cause of Death:  Generalized Peritonitis;

Intestinal Loxemia;

Pregnancy Term,

Caesarian on 8/17/1939

Occupation:  Housewife

Spouse:  Weldon Bardwell

Informant:  Weldon Bardwell

Burial: Sweetwater Cemetery on 8/27/1939

Mortuary: Howard A. Yates Funeral Home

 

MRS. LIDA BOWIE

Book 6, Page 397

Born:  2/29/1877 in TX

Residence:  411 E. 3rd Street in Sweetwater

Occupation:  Homemaker

Widow

Died:  9/30/1946 at 8:10 PM at Young Hospital in Roscoe , TX

Cause of Death:  Colon Cancer

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 10/02/1946

Father:  J.L. Lancaster, born in England

Mother:  Mattie Harrison, born in MS

Informant:  Tom Flack (nephew), Sweetwater , TX

 

  SILAS D. BROWN

Book 14, Page 699 

Born. 3/12/1916

Residence:  Sweetwater Nursing Center , Sweetwater , TX            

Occupation:  Auto Mechanic           

Died. 6/05/1988           

Cause of Death:  Heart & Lung Disease, Prostatic Cancer           

Father:  William Melton Brown           

Mother:  Eda Mae Walters           

Burial:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 6/09/1988

Informant:  Johnny Brown           

 

ALEXANDER CURWIN (A.C.) COOK

Book 7, Page 462

Born:  8/05/1886 in Albany , Shackelford Co., TX

Residence:  304 E. Avenue A

Occupation:  Peace Officer,

Married

Died:  5/13/1954 at 5:20am at Sweetwater Hospital

Cause of Death:  Uremia/Prostate and Bladder Cancer

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 5/14/1954

Father:  A.J. Cook, born in IL

Mother:  Sarah Ann Stout, born in IN

Informant:  Mrs. R.L. Brooks, Sweetwater

Mortuary:  Cate Spencer Funeral Home

 

MRS. MARY K. CRAVY

Book 4, Page 278

Born:  3/28/1852 in MS

Residence:  1006 Pine Street

Occupation:  Housewife

Widow

Died:  7/11/1933 at 8:35 pm

Cause of Death:  Influenza/Senility

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 7/12/1933

Father:  Jones, unknown birthplace

Mother:  unknown, unknown birthplace

Informant:  P.E. Cravy, Abilene , TX

 

RUTH ANNA CRAVY

Book 11, Page 337

Born: 6/19/1892 in Indianapolis , IN

Residence: 708 E. Avenue C, Sweetwater , TX

Occupation: Secretary, Implement Company

Widow

Died: 1/27/1970 at 10:00 pm at Simmons Hospital , Sweetwater , TX

Cause of Death: Septicemia/Intestinal Obstruction/Colon Cancer

Buried: Sweetwater Cemetery on 1/29/1970

Father: L.A. Hodgin (no birthplace noted)

Mother: Emma Josephine (no other name or birthplace noted)

Informant: Marshal Pior (nephew)

Mortuary: Cate-Spencer Funeral Home

 

TOM SIMS FLACK

Book 11, Page 203

Born:  3/06/1895 in Carlton , TX

Residence:  1006 E. 14th Street in Sweetwater (58 years)

Occupation:  Retired Rancher

Married

Death:  8/07/1968 at Simmons Hospital in Sweetwater , TX

Cause of Death:  Congestive Failure

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 8/09/1968

Father:  James Flack, no birthplace listed

Mother:  Cornelia Lancaster, no birthplace listed

Informant:  Mrs. Fay Flack

Mortuary:  Cate-Spencer Funeral Home, Sweetwater , TX

 

FRED (NMN) GOAD

Book 14, Page 236

Born:  5/25/1904                  

Residence:  1513 Josephine - Sweetwater         

Married         

Spouse:  Alma Rea Kent         

Occupation:  Plumber         

Died:  2/22/1985 at Rolling Plains Hospital , Sweetwater         

Cause of Death:  Congestive Heart Failure         

Father:  Tom Goad                  

Mother:  Nettie Etheridge         

Burial:  2/24/1985 at Sweetwater Cemetery          

Mortuary:  McCoy Funeral Home        

Informant:  Alma Goad

 

FRED MELTON GOAD

Book A, Line 24

Born:  10/29/1927  

Residence:  Sweetwater         

Single       

Died:  1/03/1928         

Cause of Death:  Bilateral Bronchial Pneumonia               

Father:  Fred Goad                   

Mother:  Alma Rea Kent          

Burial:  Sweetwater Cemetery

 

MALLIE LACKEY

Book 7, Page 340   

Date of Birth:  6/30/1873 in Chacaloosa , AL

Residence:  501 East Avenue D, Sweetwater , TX (22 years)

Occupation:  Housekeeper/Widow

Date of Death:  10/04/1952, 10:25 PM at her home

Attending Physician:  Dr. Robert L. Price

Cause of Death:  Cerebral Hemorrhage

Father:  John Bell, born in AL

Mother:  Julia Murphy, born in AL

Date of Burial:  10/06/1952

Cemetery:  Hylton Cemetery

Informant:  Mrs. Ruth Howell, Troutdale , OR

 

MRS. DIXIE MUSGROVE

Book 6, Page 366   

Born:  8/13/1861 in TN 

Residence:  406 Cedar Street , Sweetwater (63 years)

Occupation:  Homemaker

Widowed

Death:  5/05/1946 at 4:26 p.m. at home

Cause of Death:  Arterioscleratic Heart Disease; Senility

Burial:  5/07/1946 in Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  ? Smith, unknown birth place

Mother:  Unknown

Informant:  L.E. Musgrove

 

NOTE:  grave marker has birth date of 1862.

 

 

MARK ALEXANDER MUSGROVE

Book 6, Page 323

Born:  6/20/1889 in Sweetwater, Nolan , TX

Residence:  406 Cedar Street , Sweetwater (56 years)

Occupation:  Police Officer for the City of Sweetwater

Death:  12/04/1945 at 5:30 a.m. at home

Cause of Death:  Hypertension; Cerebral Hemorrhage

Burial:  12/06/1945 in Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  Robert A. Musgrove, born in VA

Mother:  Dixie Smith, born in TN

Informant:  L.E. Musgrove, Sweetwater   

 

Note:  Married to Zillah Zumwalt on 9/25/1909 in Sweetwater (Book 2, Page 224)

 

RACHEL RUTH MUSGROVE

Book 7, Page 178   

Birth:  11/19/1907 in Commerce, TX

Residence:  1204 Lamar Street , Sweetwater

Occupation:  Housewife

Widowed

Death:  12/07/1950 at 3:15 a.m. in Sweetwater Hospital

Cause of Death:  Acute Myocardial Failure;

Empyema of Gall Bladder;

operation 12/05/1950

Burial:  12/08/1950 in Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  Wylie Moreland, born in TX

Mother:  Ella Pratt, unknown birth place

Informant:  Mrs. Bob Cocke

 

ROSA LEE MUSGROVE

Book 2, Page 17

(lists her as Mrs. Roslee Musgrove)

Born:  9/04/1890 in Summerset Co., PA

Residence:  Sweetwater

Occupation:  None listed

Death:  12/26/1913, 2:00 PM

Cause of Death:  Peerpust Eclonyssio; Pregnancy & dead fetus

Burial:  12/30/1913, IOOF Cemetery , Sweetwater

Father:  Silas Jenkins, born in Garret Co., MD

Mother:  Rhoda Warnick, born in Garret Co., MD

Informant:  L.E. Musgrove 

 

Note:  Married to L.E. Musgrove on 12/25/1912 in Sweetwater (Book 2, Page 451)

 

 

LEATA CRAVY PIOR

Book 6, Page 438   

Born:  7/07/1894 in TX

Residence:  411 Elm Street , Sweetwater , TX (24 years)

Occupation:  Homemaker

Married

Died:  3/30/1947 at 4:35pm at home

Cause of Death:  Coronary occlusion in carborinum

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 3/31/1947

Father:  Cravy, born in VA

Mother:  no record

Informant:  Marshal Hicks Pior, husband

 

 

NETTIE ELIZABETH ROY

Book 7, Page 292

            Born:  7/31/1874 in Paris , TN

Residence:  602 Bowie Street - Sweetwater

Widow

Occupation:  Domestic                     

Died:  3/06/1952 at home         

Cause of Death:  Acute Delatition (?) of Heart;

Hypertensive Heart Disease;

Generalized Arteriosclerosis         

Father:  W.P. Etheridge, born in TN                   

Mother:  Martha E. Anderson, born in TX  

Burial:  3/08/1952 at Sweetwater Cemetery          

Mortuary:  Cate-Spencer Funeral Home

 

 

BERNARDA CLINTON (CLINT) SCOTT

Book 8, Page 69      

              Born:  12/28/1871 in Ladonia , TX

Residence:  511 Elm Street , Sweetwater (60 years)

Occupation:  Retired Farmer/Rancher

Married

Died:  1/12/1957 at 3:30 pm at his home

Cause of Death:  Coronary Occlusion

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 1/13/1957

Father:  B.B. Scott, born in TX

Mother:  Frances Caroline Carter, born in KY

Informant:  Mrs. Minnie Scott, Sweetwater

Mortuary:  Cate Spencer Funeral Home

 

 

MRS. GERTIE SCOTT

Book 6, Page 592

  Born:  1/27/1877 in Kaufman Co., TX

Residence:  511 Elm Street , Sweetwater (52 years)

Occupation:  Housewife

Married

Died:  11/10/1948 at 4:45 pm at Sweetwater Hospital

Cause of Death:  Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic &

Hypertensive Heart Disease

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 11/11/1948

Father:  B.J. King, born in TN

Mother:  Payne, no birthplace noted

Informant:  Clyde Scott, Strawn , TX

 

GRADY B. SCOTT

Book A, Page 14, Line 73

  Born:  1895, no birthplace noted

Married

Died:  8/27/1925

Cause of Death:  Typhoid from Pneumonia

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 8/28/1925

Father:  Clint Scott

Mother:  Gertie King

Physician or Coroner:  H.C. Scott

 

Note:  The death records for this time frame are listed on one single line in a very old book.  No other

                        Information is noted on the record.

 

  MINNIE ELIZABETH FOWLER SCOTT

Book 11, Page 202

             

Born:  4/13/1881 in TX

Residence:  511 Elm Street , Sweetwater

Occupation:  Retired, General Insurance

Widow

Died:  8/07/1968 at 6:00 pm at Edgecliff Manor

Cause of Death:  Chronic Brain Syndrome/Arterio Sclerotic

Cerebro Vascular Disease

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 8/09/1968

Father:  J.H. Fowler, no birthplace noted

Mother:  Mary H. Chandler, no birthplace noted

Informant:  O.M. Scott

Mortuary:  Cate Spencer Funeral Home

 

 

OSCAR MILTON (BILL) SCOTT

Book 11, Page 277

Born:  2/10/1902 in , TX

Residence:  307 E. 9th Street , Sweetwater (45 years)

Occupation:  Justice of the Peace

Married

Died:  6/06/1969 at 12:04 am at Simmons Hospital , Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Acute Coronary Occlusion

Buried:  Sweetwater Cemetery , 6/07/1969

Father:  Clint Scott

Mother:  Gertie King

Informant:  Mrs. O.M. Scott

Mortuary:  Cate Spencer Funeral Home

 

MAUDE W. SPARKS

Book 9, Page 262

Born: 5/05/1868 in Nevada , MO
Residence: Pecan Grove Nursing Home
Occupation: Retired Practical Nurse
Widow
DOD: 6/17/1961, 4:20PM
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Date of Burial: 6/19/1961
Cemetery: Garden of Memories , Sweetwater , TX
Informant: George Sparks

 

  LUCIAN STEWART

Book A, Page 22, Line 79  

Male

White

Single

Father:  W.W. Stewart

Mother:  ? Latham

Died:  9/30/1927

Cause of Death:  Intestinal Perforation;

Typhoid Fever

Burial:  Big Lake , Texas , 10/02/1927

 

  W.W. STEWART

Book A, Page 13, Line 5

Died:  5/15/1925, Sweetwater , TX

Male

White

Married

Father:  B.F. Stewart

Mother:  Mary Howard

Cause of Death:  Chronic Endocorditis(?)

Physician:  Dr. G. Burton Fain

Place of Burial:  Nolan

Mortuary:  S. Johnston

 

NORA DAVIS YOUNG

Book 11, Page 321 

Born:  12/28/1889 in Little Rock , AR

Residence:  Sweetwater (30 years)

Occupation:  Housekeeper

Died: 11/19/1969 at 2:45 a.m.

in Simmons Memorial Hospital , Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Heart Disease; Diabetes Mellitus

Father:  Ben Davis

Mother:  unknown

Burial:  11/20/1969

at Slater’s Chapel Cemetery in Nolan , TX

Informant:  Rosie Bredemeyer, daughter

Mortuary:  Cate-Spencer Funeral Home  

 

 

LAURA ESTHER HAM – Book 12, Page 686

 

Residence:  1908  Bristol , Route 2, Box 265 , Sweetwater , TX – for 6 years

Occupation:  Housewife

Marital Status:  Widowed

Born:  3/28/1885 in Arkansas

Died:  12/25/1976 at 4:45 PM, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital , Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Cerebral Vascular Incident

Burial:  12/27/1976 – Jayton Cemetery , Jayton , TX

Father:  A.L. Ray

Mother:  Vonie Stagner

Informant: Gladys Cobb, Daughter


 

Mable Bell Apple (Book 14, Page 444)

Residence:  411 Canfil, Sweetwater, TX

Occupation:  Housewife

Marital Status:  Widow

Born:  3/31/1901 in Texas

Died:  9/07/1986 at 12:15 a.m., Rolling Plains Hospital, Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Cardiac Arrest; Respiratory Failure; CVA; MI

Buried:  9/09/1986 at Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  William Jarrett Templeton

Mother:  Lillian Elizabeth Ezell

Informant:  Harold G. Apple

Mortuary:  Cate-Spencer


 

Odis Lee Apple (Book 8, Page 7)

Residence:  411 Canfil, Sweetwater

Occupation:  Real Estate

Marital Status:  Married

Born:  6/27/1898 in Hunt Co., TX

Died:  3/11/1956 at 11:30 AM at Sweetwater Hospital

Cause of Death:  Massive Cerebral Hemorrhage; Hypertensive Heart Disease and Generalized Arteriosclerosis

Buried:  3/13/1956 at Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  Frank Apple, born in Texas

Mother:  Nancy Ann Fields, born in Texas

Informant:  Mrs. O. L. Apple, Wife

Mortuary:  Patterson Funeral Home


 

ODIS L. APPLE, JR. (Book 7, Page 79)

Residence:  411 Canfil, Sweetwater

Occupation:  WWII Veteran

Marital Status:  Never Married

Born:  8/15/1923 in Hale, Fannin Co., TX

Died:  9/13/1944 in Mainz, Germany

Cause of Death:  WWII

Buried:  12/22/1949 at Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  Odis L. Apple, Sr.

Mother:  (Blank)

Informant:  Odis L. Apple, Sr., Father


 

Billie Warrell Apple (Book 4, Page 246)

(Note:  This must be the BETTY W. APPLE buried at Sweetwater near Odis & Mable)

Residence:  Nolan County Precinct #1

Born:  4/20/1932 in Sweetwater (birth recorded in Book 5, Page 208 as Billie Wannell Apple)

Died:  4/20/1932 in Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Stillborn

Buried:  4/20/1932 in Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  O.L. Apple, born in Texas

Mother:  Mable Templeton, born in Texas

Informant:  Mrs. Mable Templeton, Mother

Mortuary:  S.M. Johnston

 


Cecil Duke Templeton (Book 13, Page 619)

Residence:  409 E. Avenue D, Sweetwater

Occupation:  Equipment Operator, Construction

Marital Status:  Divorced

Armed Forces:  WWII

Born:  6//22/1916 in Texas  

Died:  12/22/1981 at 9:55 p.m. at Rolling Plains Hospital, Sweetwater

Cause of Death:  Cancer of the Kidney 

Buried:  12/24/1981 at Sweetwater Cemetery

Father:  William F. Templeton

Mother:  Gracie McCombs

Informant:  Harold G. Apple

Mortuary:  Cate-Spencer


 

EULA JANE GREEN HENDRIX (Book 12, Page 585)
 
Residence:  Star Route, Box 25 - 13 miles south of Sweetwater on Highway 70
Occupation:  Housewife
Marital Status:  Married
Military Service:  Yes - WWII
Born:  5/24/1901 in Collin Co., TX
Died:  6/25/1976 at 7:45 p.m. at her home (farm)
Cause of Death:  Natural Causes
Burial:  6/26/1976 at Nolan Cemetery, Nolan Community, Nolan, TX
Father:  Andrew Jackson Green
Mother:  Olive Leolia Ussary
Informant:  Albert L. Hendrix, husband
Mortuary:  McCoy Funeral Home