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Rosa Katherine Huse Obituary


Mrs. John Huse Departs this Life

Rosa Katherine Williamson was born January 24, 1874 in Rockwall. She moved with her parents to Kaufman Conty, locating near Becker community when a small child. She was married to John M. Huse on November 17, 1895. To this union 9 children were born, three of them died in infancy.

Mr. and Mrs. Huse came to McLendon, in Rockwall County in 1905, then moved to Chisholm where they lived for three years, and in 1913 they moved to Rockwall. At which place Mr. Huse died on February 4, 1947. Mrs. Huse has been very ill for a number of years and on Sunday January 23 at 1:45 pm she departed this life at the family home in Rockwall. Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church in this city Monday January 24 at 3 pm being conducted by Rev F. B. Hamilton and the Rev. J.C. Smith. Burial was in the Rockwall Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Henry McCreary Pike Benbrook, Leon Dawson, Robert, Charlie and Olen Webb.

Mrs. Huse is survived by five sons, viz: George and Sam Huse of Rockwall, Jim Huse of Chillicothe; H.H. Huse of Rowlett and Johnny Huse of Denison and one daughter Mrs. Verna O'Dell of Rockwall; nine grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a sister Mrs. Ida Holbert of Kemp.

SOURCE: Rockwall Texas Success - Friday January 28, 1949.

submitted by Carol Couch


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