Funeral For Mrs. Kinabrew Held Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. H. I. Kinabrew, who died Thursday morning in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness, were held Friday morning at 10 o’clock at the Cross Roads Baptist Church.
The services were conducted by the Rev. S. H. Maples, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Athens, with interment following in the City Cemetery in Athens. The Carroll and Lehr Funeral Home was in charge.
Pallbearers were W. M. Riddlesperger, C. F. Lane, H. H. Cade, Travis Todd, W. M. Stephens and Orval Pirtle.
Mrs. Kinabrew, the former Miss Lena Loper, was born on June 18, 1903 in the Ash community near Athens and was married on July 24, 1921.
Surviving are her husband; three sons, Lester Kinabrew Jr. and Loy Edwin Kinabrew of Cross Roads and Leo Kinabrew, stationed in San Antonio with the army; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Loper of Cross Roads; five brothers, Jerr Loper of Beaird, Garland Loper of Clyde, Roy Loper of Dallas, Joe Loper of Cross Roads and Dale Loper, overseas, and three sisters, Mrs. Lola Appleton of Clyde, Mrs. Eula Moon of Cross Roads and Mrs. Julia Blair of Dallas.
All of the survivors attended the funeral services expect Dale and Garland Loper. Garland was unable to attend because of illness.