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Obituaries 1935-2007 (not all years I am in process of making all the obituaries
\ncomplete)<\/big>
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\none file. They are not yet completely alphabetical, though
\nthey are under the correct letter heading. They have not
\nbeen reviewed for errors.<\/strong><\/small><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n
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\n<\/big><\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Adkisson, David D.<\/strong><\/td>\n David D. Adkisson, 71 years old, Swisher County farmer
\nfor the past 35 yrs., died in Swisher County Hospital
\nFriday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted Sunday
\nafternoon at the Tulia First Baptist Church with Rev. W.
\nNeil Record, pastor, officiating. Mr. Adkisson was born
\nMay 30, 1882 and came to Swisher County in 1919. His farm
\nwas northwest of Tulia. He was the son of the late Mr.
\n& Mrs. J. O. Adkisson. Burial was in Rose Hill
\nCemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home.
\nNephews were pallbearers. Survivors include his wife, one
\ndaughter by a previous marriage, Mrs. Tabitha Settle of
\nGrand Junction, CO; two grandsons, one sister, Mrs. Biffie
\nBrowder of Mineral Wells; one brother, G. B. Adkisson of
\nAbernathy; and several nieces and nephews. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>28 January 1954.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Asbury, Joe G.<\/strong><\/td>\n Graveside rites for Joe G. Asbury, 48, were held
\nWednesday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. W. Neil
\nRecord, pastor, of the First Baptist Church, Tuha, was in
\ncharge. Burial was under the direction of Wallace Funeral
\nHome. Mr. Ashburn, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R C.
\nAsbury, died early Monday morning in his home in Denver,
\nCO following a long illness. Funeral services were
\nconducted in Denver Tuesday morning. Born in Rosebud, Mr.
\nAsbury moved to Tulia with his parents at an early age.
\nAll his public schooling was received in Tuha. At one time
\nhe served ad Tulia City Manager. Survivors include his
\nwidow, MRS. LOUISE ASBURY, and a sister Mrs. Frank Cave of
\nPlainview. Pallbearers were Horace Lindley, W. H. Ward,
\nWalter Tomlinson, Royall Cantrell, Wallace Hutchison and
\nRay Bivens. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>23 August 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Atkinson, Sarah Louise Morris<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. W. M. Atkinson were conducted
\nMonday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, Rev. W. Neil
\nRecord, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill
\nCemetery under direction of Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs.
\nAtkinson died Friday night in a Plainview convalescent
\nhome where she was taken about 10 days ago. Sarah Louise
\nMorris was born November 29, 1868 in Tennessee. She was
\nthe daughter of James Pat and Sarah Morris. She was
\nmarried to W. M. ATKINSON in 1899 in Coryell County,
\nTexas. They were the parents of one daughter, Winnie Mae,
\nwho died August 20, 1950. The family moved to the plains
\nin 1907. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
\nPallbearers were Kirk Garrett, Ewell Grigg, Allan Heard,
\nJim Hale, C. L. Franks and John Ballenger. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>20 December 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Allen, Vera<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Vera Allen, 63 years old, died Friday in Amarillo
\nwhere she had been for the past three months. Funeral
\nservices were held at the Tulia First Methodist Church
\nFriday afternoon. Officiating minister was Rev. J. O.
\nQuattlebaum, pastor. Burial was in the Old Runnels
\nCemetery at Ballenger under the direction of Wallace
\nFuneral Home of Tulia. Mrs. Allen was born October 18,
\n1889. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ora Vaughn and
\nMrs. Reba Fletcher, both of Amarillo, her mother, four
\nbrothers, one sister, four grandchildren and one great
\ngrandchild. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>13 November 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Armstrong, Fred<\/strong><\/td>\n Bro. W. P. Dennis conducted final rites for Fred
\nArmstrong, lifetime resident of the Panhandle, which were
\nheld from Central Church of Christ on Saturday afternoon.
\nMr. Armstrong died on Thursday morning at the Veterans
\nHospital in Amarillo, following a two months illness. Mr.
\nArmstrong was the son of pioneer Panhandle residents. He
\nwas born in Swisher County February 11, 1893. He was
\nengaged in farming near Tuha until about a year ago when
\nhe moved to Amarillo. He was a veteran of World War I and
\na member of the Church of Christ. A military service was
\nheld at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were by Wallace
\nFuneral Home. Survivors include his wife, ACHSA ARMSTRONG,
\ntwo daughters, Mrs. Frances Lepine, Norfolk, VA and Mrs.
\nJean Hood, Tulia; three granddaughters; four sisters, Mrs.
\nViola Loftin and Mrs .LuLu Ward, both of Tulia, Mrs. Eva
\nCurb, Canyon and Mrs. Ethel McCasland, Clovis, NM and two
\nbrothers, Bill Armstrong of Happy and Harrison Armstrong,
\nFt. Sumner, NM. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>28 February
\n1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Armstrong, Pat<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Lerton Armstrong was found dead in the bathroom of
\nher home, 645 N. El Paso, Wednesday shortly after noon. A
\n22 rifle lay by her side. Doctors said she had been dead
\nabout two hours. Her mother, Mrs. Rex Rodgers, discovered
\nthe body. Mrs. Armstrong was the former Pat Rodgers. The
\nTulia Herald, <\/em>18 March 1954.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Final rites for Mrs. Patricia Armstrong, 30, were held
\nThursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev.
\nC. John Westhof officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill
\nCemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs.
\nArmstrong was born here January 18, 1924. She was
\ngraduated from Tulia High School in 1941 and was married
\nto Lerton Armstrong April 22, 1942 at Los Angeles, CA.
\nSurvivors include her husband, partner in
\nSpiller\u2011Armstrong Implement Co., the son, Roger; two
\nsisters, Priscilla Rodgers and Mrs. Jacqueline Littlejohn;
\nthe parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Rodgers and her paternal
\ngrandfather, S. M. Rodgers. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>25
\nMarch 1954.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Atchley, Sheridan P. (Red)<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Sheridan P. (Red) Atchley, 60 years
\nold, pioneer Tulia barber and farmer were conducted
\nWednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church. Rev.
\nUel D. Crosby former pastor officiated. Mr. Atchley died
\nsuddenly Monday night at his residence, 543 East Broadway,
\nfrom what appeared to be a heart attack. He was born in
\nJune 1894 at Celina, TN, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
\nFrank Atchley. He came to Texas in 1915 and to Swisher
\nCounty in 1920. He married the former ALPHA SHAFER who
\nsurvives. On December 24, 1922 he established the Olympic
\nBarber Shop. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son,
\nKelly and a daughter Voncille, both of Tulia; a brother,
\nW. H. Atchley of Celina, TN; and a sister, Mrs. Dunning,
\nalso of Celina. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under
\ndirection of Wallace Funeral Home. The Tulia Herald,
\n<\/em>12 August 1954.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Autry, Alvie L.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Alvie L. Autry, 51, were
\nconducted Saturday morning at the First Baptist Church.
\nRev. W. Neil Record, pastor and Rev. Ray Autry of
\nKingfisher, OK officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill
\nCemetery under direction of Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs.
\nAutry died in Swisher County Hospital Thursday morning.
\nShe had undergone surgery several days before. A native of
\nBrazos County, Mrs. Autry and her family came to Tulia in
\n1948. She and Mr. Autry owned and operated Autry Grocery
\nat the northeast corner of the square in Tulia for the
\npast 13 months. Mrs. Autry was an active member of the
\nFirst Baptist Church and at the time of her death was
\nserving as Superintendent of the Sunday School Primary
\nDept. Besides her husband, survivors include a daughter,
\nGlendene Abernathy, a son Harold, a half sister, Mrs. Jack
\nManning of Bryan and a granddaughter. She was a sister of
\nthe late Clyde Carter. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>25
\nFebruary 1954.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Anderson, Margaret Ruth<\/strong><\/td>\n Miss Margaret Ruth Anderson, 26, of Amarillo, who was
\nkilled instantly in a crossing crash at Keighley,
\n(Kinsley?)KS, Tuesday afternoon, which claimed the lives
\nof five persons, was a former resident of Happy. She was
\nthe daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bill Anderson who lived in
\nHappy for a number of years previous to 1925. Mr. Anderson
\nwas in the barber buiness here. The Anderson family now
\nlives at Texola. The Happy Herald, <\/em>12 November
\n1936.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Adcock, Mary Joe<\/strong><\/td>\n Mary Joe Adcock, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. C.
\nAdcock of the Ralph community, died Tuesday at the Neblett
\nHospital in Canyon. Rev. R R Gilbreath, pastor of the
\nHappy Methodist Church, conducted the services at the
\nThompson Funeral Chapel in Canyon at 4:30 Tuesday
\nafternoon in the presence of the family and friends, after
\nwhich interment was in Dreamland Cemetery at Canyon. One
\nlittle sister, Nancy Lois, and the parents, are the
\nimmediate survivors. the Happy Herald, <\/em>25 May
\n1939.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Aikman, Lee H.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Lee H. Aikman, 70, a Hereford
\nresident for 16 years, were held from the Methodist Church
\nin that city at 2:30 Monday afternoon with Rev. Marvin B.
\nNorwood in charge. Burial was in West Park Cemetery. Mr.
\nAikman died early Sunday morning after an illness of two
\nweeks. He is survived by a son R L. Aikman of Olton; a
\ndaughter, Miss Ela Aikman, teacher in Hereford schools; a
\nbrother, Ira Aikman, Los Gatos, CA. Mr. Aikman was born at
\nPinhook , TN January 11, 1869. He came to Texas in 1885
\nand to Hereford in 1923. He married MATILDA PETERS in
\n1896. Friends from Happy attending the funeral were H. E.
\nToles, Sam LaRoe, Homer T. LaRoe, Mr. & Mrs. Babe
\nWalberg and Mr. & Mrs. Roger Shook. The Happy
\nHerald, <\/em>30 November 1939.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Amerson, Truda Dell<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Truda Dell Amerson, 5 year old
\ndaughter of Mr. & Mrs. F. O. Amerson, were held in the
\nMethodist Church at Tulia, March 25 at 2 p.m. Rev. H. B.
\nStandlee, pastor of the Vigo Park circuit, and Rev. Uel D.
\nCrosby were in charge. Truda Dell was born September 10,
\n1933, 18 miles NE of Tulia and passed away in the Tulia
\nhospital March 24th at Tulia following an appendicitis
\noperation March 20th. She took sick Friday night, March 17
\nand was never any better. She is survived by her mother
\nand father, five sisters, four brothers and other
\nrelatives and friends. The Happy Herald, <\/em>30
\nMarch 1939.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Anderson, Bena<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Bena Anderson, 84, old pioneer Randall County
\nwoman, died in a Canyon hospital Wednesday evening at 6:00
\nafter being struck by a car Friday night. The pioneer
\nwoman was a native of Sweden, but came to Randall County
\nat an early age. She had resided in Canyon for almost 30
\nyears. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors
\ninclude one son, Carl Anderson of Canyon; and six
\ndaughters, Mrs. C. W. Robinson of Fairfield, Iowa; Mrs.
\nNeil Robinson of Wichita, KS; Mrs. Frank Crawford of
\nLafayette, IN; Mrs. Arthur Oleson of Canyon; and Mrs. Otto
\nStockhous of East Lake, CO. Funeral arrangements had not
\nbeen completed Wednesday, pending arrival of relatives.
\nThe body is in the care of Griggs\u2011Thompson Funeral Home. The
\nHappy Herald, <\/em>7 September 1939.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arnold, Dr. C. K.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Dr. C. K. Arnold, 48, who died at a
\nPlainview hospital Sunday night following an illness of
\nfour months, were held at the Floydada Methodist Church
\nTuesday afternoon at 2:00 with pastor Rev. Vernon Shaw,
\nFloydada Baptist minister officiating with burial in the
\nFloydada Cemetery. Dr. Arnold was a member of the
\nMethodist Church, a mason and the Shrine and an
\nex\u2011serviceman. Born January 1, 1891 at Graham, TX he spent
\nhis earlier life there He was graduated form Baylor
\nMedical School in 1915 and practiced medicine at Petrolia
\nfrom 1919 to 1937 when he moved to Floydada and practiced
\nthere. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Robert and
\nCarl, two brothers, Fred Arnold of Graham and Robert
\nArnold of Lubbock, and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Ferris
\nof Fort Worth. Dr. Arnold’s wife is the daughter of Mrs.
\nP. J. Neff of this city. The Happy Herald, <\/em>4
\nMay 1939.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Allen, R. T. (Dick)<\/strong><\/td>\n Word has been received here that R. T. (Dick) Allen, 74,
\na former resident of Happy, died at the home of Dr. and
\nMrs. F. Q. McElroy in Mena, AR Saturday, November 30. He
\nhad been in failing health for some time. Mr. Allen who
\nwas a brother of Mrs. McElroy, had made his home with his
\nsister and Dr. McElroy for more than 40 years. The family
\nlived in Happy for 16 years prior to 1924. The Happy
\nHerald, <\/em>5 December 1940.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Allen, Libbie Rose<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services honoring the memory of Mrs. Libbie Rose
\nAllen, a former resident of Happy, were conducted at the
\nMethodist Church Thursday afternoon at 3:00. Mrs. Allen,
\nwho moved from Happy to Amarillo five years ago, died
\nSeptember 30 at 9:15 p.m. at an Amarillo hospital where
\nshe was taken when she became seriously ill about ten days
\nago. The family home was at 622 West 9th Ave. She was a
\nmember of the Methodist church. Mrs. Allen is survived by
\nthree sons, Hugh E. Allen of Amarillo; Roy C. Allen of
\nMonette, MO; Garrett W. Allen of Hachita, NM; three
\ndaughters, Mrs. Floyd Swearingen of Happy; and Misses
\nElvira Allen and Callie Allen, both of Amarillo; three
\nbrothers, J. E. Glenn, Tucson, AZ; Albert Glenn,
\nChildress; three sisters, Mrs. Flora Yoachum of Sanford,
\nMrs. Callie Browder of Amarillo and Mrs. S. R Duke of Fort
\nWorth. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. C.
\nSmith, a former neighbor and pastor of the deceased in
\nHappy. He was assisted by Rev. R R.Gilbreath. The
\nHappy Herald, <\/em>2 October 1941.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Adams, R. N.<\/strong><\/td>\n R N. Adams, wheat farmer and rancher, who had lived in
\nSwisher County since 1898 died today. He was 87 years old.
\nMr. Adams was born in North Carolina and lived a short
\ntime in Jones County before moving here. He is survived by
\nthree sons, Avory Adams, Kress; Gales Adams, Plainview,
\nRichard Adams, Sunray; one daughter, Mrs. Elmer McClung,
\nTulia. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian
\nChurch by Rev. John R Sharp, Canyon, assisted by Rev. J.
\nL. Aldridge. Pallbearers will be Pat Hill, Jim Ford, Dick
\nO’Daniel, O. Milner, R H. Gayler, A. A. Vaughn, R. B.
\nWheeler and A. D. Parker. Tulia, Texas, 10 June 1948.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Armstrong, Mrs. Fred<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Fred Armstrong, 52 years old, Tulia, died Thursday
\nof last week. Funeral services were held last Saturday at
\nthe Church of Christ. Curtis Camp, minister, conducted the
\nservices. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Armstrong
\nwas born in Swisher County. She moved to Gray County for a
\nwhile then moved back here. She had lived here about 30
\nyears. Mrs. Armstrong was a member of the Church of
\nChrist. Survivors include her husband and two daughters,
\nMrs. Jack Hood, Tulia; Mrs. Daniel Lepine, Norfolk, VA; a
\nsister, Mrs. George Van Cott, Wassiac, NY; two brothers,
\nKing C. Faulkner, San Antonio; and Rhea Faulkner, Camp
\nVerde, AZ; and two granddaughters. The Tulia Herald,
\n<\/em>12 January 1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Atkinson, Winnie Mae<\/strong><\/td>\n Miss Winnie Mae Atkinson, 49 years old, died in Tulia
\nTuesday of this week. Funeral services were scheduled
\nThursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the First Baptist
\nChurch. Rev. C. G. Sewell, pastor, was to conduct the
\nservices. Burial was to be in Rose Hill Cemetery under
\ndirection of Wallace Funeral Home. Miss Atkinson lived
\nwith her mother, Mrs. W. M. Atkinson, the only survivor
\nknown in Tulia. Miss Atkinson was a private teacher of
\npublic speaking. The tulia Herald, <\/em>24 August
\n1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arnold, Carcellus Sheridan<\/strong><\/td>\n After a prolonged illness, Marcellus Sheridan Arnold,
\n77, farmer and ranchman of Happy, died at 11:30 Saturday
\nnight in an Amarillo hospital. His farms are scattered
\nover four counties: Gray, Randall, Carson, and Swisher.
\nThe retired stockman had lived in Happy since 1919, when
\nhe moved here from Pampa. He was born on July 11, 1866, in
\nVirginia, when his father returned from fighting in the
\nCivil War. They moved to Kansas in 1876, later living in
\nOklahoma and finally in Gray County in 1906. Becoming
\ninterested in the petroleum business when oil was
\ndiscovered on his Gray County land, Mr. Arnold developed
\nhis holdings there into one of the big projects of the
\narea. His wife, the former CORNELIA BELLE STROHMEYER, died
\nin 1920, just four days after their daughter, Elsie
\nArnold. Their only other child was a son Ralph, who is now
\na rancher at Canadian. Funeral services were held at the
\nBoxwell Bros. Funeral Chapel in Amarillo Monday afternoon
\nat 2 o’clock, immediately preceding burial beside his wife
\nat Pampa. Rev. Elmer Crabtree, pastor of the Happy
\nMethodist Church, officiated assisted by Dr. R. C.
\nSnodgrass of the First Christian Church of Amarillo. Other
\nsurvivors of the pioneer cattleman include two
\ngrandchildren; Mrs. Jack Frost of Hereford and Pat Arnold
\nof Canadian, and two great grandchildren, William Sheridan
\nFrost, age 3, and Robert Lee Frost, age one year. Other
\nsurvivors are three brothers, E. F. Arnold of Espanola,
\nNM; W. D. Arnold of Hudson, CO, and W. C. Arnold of Sand
\nCreek, OK. Mrs. Arnold was a sister of Mrs. Earl Cowan of
\nHappy, and when her mother died in 1899, Mr. and Mrs.
\nArnold took her into their home and reared her as one of
\ntheir own. Mrs. Jack Frost was also reared in the home of
\nher grandfather. Mr. Arnold was a member of the Christian
\nChurch but gave liberally of his means to other
\ndenominations. When the Methodists of Happy announced
\ntheir plans for erecting a new church building, Mr. Arnold
\ndonated the building site for the church parsonage. The
\nHappy Herald, <\/em>20 April 1944.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Alexander, E. E.<\/strong><\/td>\n E. E. Alexander, 67 years old, of Route 1, Tulia died in
\na Lubbock hospital Tuesday afternoon following a two week
\nillness. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the First
\nMethodist Church, Tuha, with Rev. J. O. Quattlebaum pastor
\npresiding. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Alexander
\nwas born August 18, 1885 at Poteau, OK. He came to Swisher
\nCounty in 1948 and was a retired farmer. Survivors include
\nhis widow, two sons, O. F. Tulia; and Paul of Cache, OK;
\ntwo daughters, Mrs. Flora Tompkins, Madras, OR; and Mrs.
\nNorma Lois Johnson, Eunice, NM; two sisters, Mrs. M. E.
\nHall, Elk City, OK; and brothers J. W. of Galveston, O. R,
\nEunice and D. D. and B. J. both of Frederick, OK and three
\ngrandchildren and two great grandchildren. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>1 January 1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Adams, Daniel Livingstone<\/strong><\/td>\n Daniel Livingstone Adams, 82 years old, resident of
\nWayside the past 45 years, died unexpectedly at the family
\nhome late Sunday morning. Funeral services were held
\nTuesday afternoon in the Wayside Community Church. Rev
\nMerle Weathers, Baptist pastor, officiated. Burial was in
\nWayside Cemetery. Mr. Adams was born near Cleburne
\nSeptember 15, 1870. He and his brother\u2011in\u2011law, J. W.
\nMcCrearey of Canyon, and their families together came to
\nthis area from Hiawatha, Kansas in 1909. Mr. Adams was a
\nmember of the Wayside Baptist Church and had been active
\nin church and civic programs until failing health
\ncompelled him to retire some years ago. He had been
\nengaged in farming at Wayside. Survivors in include the
\nwife, MRS. AMANDA ADAMS; three sons, Floyd B., Robert and
\nRolland all of Wayside; two brothers, Alvin Adams of
\nHillsboro, OR, and James H. Adams of Inola, OK; 14
\ngrandchildren and three great grandsons. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>12 February 1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Allen, Walter Ray<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Walter
\nRay Allen, 55, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the
\nKornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Melvin
\nTatum officiating.\u00a0 Burial will be in Rose Hill
\nCemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.
\nMr. Allen died Sunday, March 4, 2007 in Lubbock.\u00a0 The
\nPlainview Daily Herald, <\/em>6-7 March 2007.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n B<\/big><\/big><\/big>
\n<\/big><\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Baggarly, Herbert Milton Sr.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for H. M. Baggarly, Sr., 70, were held
\nSunday, August 23 in the First Baptist Church of Happy
\nwith Rev. W. G. Horn, pastor of the Tulia Presbyterian
\nChurch and close friend of the family officiating and Rev.
\nHerman Coe local pastor assisting. Mrs. Frank Scott of
\nWalsh, LA, long-time friend of the family and first music
\nteacher of H. M. Jr. was at the piano. Herbert Milton
\nBaggarly was born November 9, 1872 in Luray, Virginia, and
\npassed away Friday morning, August 21, 1942 at his home in
\nHappy. He moved with his parents to Missouri at the age of
\ntwo years. Following his marriage to MISS FLORA H. PARKER
\non March 10, 1896, he moved his family from Missouri to
\nHappy in 1906. Their car and household goods arrived in
\nHappy on October 1, being the first immigrant car to come
\nhere over the Santa Fe railroad. The rail lines did not
\nextend any farther south at that time. His was the first
\nresidence to be built in Happy and Mrs. Baggarly was the
\nfirst woman to come to Happy, being here for seven months.
\nMr. Baggarly, first businessman of Happy operated the
\nPlains Lumber and Grain Co. Located on the present site of
\nGus McDonald’s blacksmith shop. J. O. Bradenbaugh and L.
\nF. Cobb of Kansas City were his partners with branch
\noffices and elevators in Tuha, Plainview, and Lubbock. Mr.
\nBaggarly lived in Happy all but three of the past 36
\nyears, when he was miller for the Harvest Queen Mills in
\nPlainview. He was reared in the mill and elevator business
\nin Missouri. In fact, during the pioneer days of grain men
\nin this community they said that they learned much of this
\nbusiness from him. He had been ill for more than four
\nyears. He was a member of the First Christian Church in
\nPlainview and a member of the Masonic Lodge since early
\nmanhood. Survivors besides his wife include a son, H. M.
\nBaggarly, Jr. of Tulia; a daughter, Mrs. R. L. Smith of
\nHappy; two sisters, Miss Blanche Baggarly and Mrs. Delbert
\nMartin, both of Odessa, MO; and E. v. Baggarly of
\nSacramento, CA; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Flaherty
\nof Lubbock. Burial was in Tulia cemetery under the
\ndirection of Blackburn-Shaw of Amarillo. The <\/em>
\nHappy Herald, 27 August 1942.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Barron, W. O. (Bill)<\/strong><\/td>\n W. O. (Bill) Barron of Tatum, NM was buried at Tatum
\nlast Thursday following his death November 7 in a
\nBrownfield hospital. He was a brother of Mrs C. C. Hyatt
\nof Tulia and Mrs. L. H. Odom of Vigo Park. He is a former
\nresident of Vigo Park and was well known at Tulia and
\nSilverton where he had many friends. The tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>16 November 1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bivens, Albert<\/strong><\/td>\n One of Swisher County’s best known pioneers is dead.
\nAlbert Bivens died at his home in Tulia late Wednesday
\nnight, December 13, following a long illness. He was born
\nNovember 14, 1879, in Newport, Jack County. He attended
\nPolytechnic College in Ft. Worth. He came to Swisher
\nCounty with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
\nBivens, in 1891. He was married April 4, 1900 to MISS
\nHATTIE SCOTT, also a member of a well known pioneer
\nSwisher family. They celebrated their golden wedding
\nanniversary last April. Spending all his life as a
\nrancher, Mr. Bivens acquired extensive holdings in Swisher
\nCounty, Briscoe, Castro, Armstrong and Palmer Counties and
\nin New Mexico. He recently disposed of the Parmer County
\nand New Mexico property. Even during his illness he never
\nlost interest in ranch activities. Survivors include his
\nwidow; two sons, Ray Bivens and Delbert Bivens, both of
\nTulia; a daughter Mrs. Howard Hall of Gladwater; five
\ngrandchildren, Mrs. R. H. Miller, Jr., Mrs. Frank Henry
\nCullum, Billy Mace Bivens, James Hall and Donna Bess Hall,
\nand two great grandchildren, Jimmy Ray and Deborah Jean
\nCullum. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon
\nat the First Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Thompson
\nofficiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under the
\ndirection of Wallace Funeral Home. Active pallbearers were
\nDick O’Daniel, Marvin Carlile, J. Ross Noland, Frank Cobb,
\nBob Ward and Richard Adams. Honorary pallbearers were Jim
\nCleveland, J. C. Cowan, J. W. McGlaun, C. C. Poff, G. C.
\nHutchison, J. A. Hutchison, Ewell Grigg, R. G. Clennin, R
\nJ. Stallings, S. F. Flores, J. L. Cantrell, S. M. Rodgers,
\nWill Ward, R. E. Leonard, Elvis Ward and L. G. Conner. The
\nTulia Herald, <\/em>21 December 1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Blair, Ray<\/strong><\/td>\n Ray Blair, Tulia resident until 1943, died at his home
\nin Amarillo Friday afternoon following a year’s illness.
\nHe was bedfast only a short time before his death. He was
\nborn October 3, 1904 in Erath County. He moved to Tulia
\nJan. 1, 1923, where he farmed. He was employed by Tulia
\nWheat Growers, Inc. until he moved to Amarillo. He was
\nmarried in May 1935 to MISS GRACE DAMS at Plainview.
\nFuneral services were conducted by Rev. G. H. Bryant,
\npastor of Temple Baptist Church in Amarillo of which he
\nwas an active member, at Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home.
\nBurial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia. Survivors besides
\nthe widow, include his mother, Mrs. A. E. Blair, Tulia;
\ntwo brothers, Arvil A. Blair, Amherst, and Olin P. Blair
\nof Lubbock; and two sisters, Mrs. E. L. West, Masterson
\nand Mrs. D. D. Crow, Tulia. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>16
\nNovember 1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Brian, Mrs. K. D.<\/b><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. K. D. Brian, 89, were
\nconducted in the First Baptist Church of Lorenzo, July 4.
\nMrs. Brian’s five minister sons officiated and pallbearers
\nwere her nephews. Rev. W. P. (Ted) Brian, former pastor of
\nthe First Baptist Church, Happy, now of Plains, are among
\nher survivors. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Vie and Floretta
\nattended the funeral at Lorenzo. The Tulia Herald, 20 July
\n1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bauer, J. J.<\/strong><\/td>\n J. J. Bauer, 84 year old pioneer Randall County farmer
\nuntil his retirement several years ago, was buried Friday
\nin the Happy Cemetery following funeral services at the
\nHappy Methodist Church. Rev. Martin Hartenberger, pastor
\nof Trinity Lutheran Church, Amarillo, where Mr. Bauer held
\nmembership, conducted the services. Survivors include five
\nsons, C. W. Bauer, Canyon; F. H. Bauer, Lubbock; E. J. And
\nClarence Bauer, Tuha; and I. L. Bauer, Happy; and five
\ndaughters, Mrs. L. .F. Spiser, Amarillo; Mrs. Hugo Fehr,
\nBushong, KS; Mrs. Lewis Harvey and Mrs. E. B. Harvey, both
\nof Canyon and Mrs. Ralph Bratcher, Dallas. Other survivors
\nare two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gebhard and Mrs. Louisa
\nHarkendorff, both of Falls City, NE; two brothers, Henry
\nBauer, Falls City and Herman Bauer, Verodn, NE; 33
\ngrandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Mr. Bauer was
\nborn August 6, 1866 in Richardson County, NE. He
\ndied\u2011April 4 at his home in Canyon following a long
\nillness. He was a former Randall County Commissioner.
\nPallbearers were Frank Walters, F. M. Brazil, H. R. Stone,
\nMelvin Miller, Henry Ratjen and Bud Rusk. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>12 April 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bivens, Myrtle<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services are scheduled for 3 o’clock Thursday
\nafternoon for Mrs. Myrtle Bivens, 46, who died
\nunexpectedly Tuesday afternoon in Swisher County Hospital.
\nAlthough she was hospitalized Sunday for what was believed
\nto be a minor ailment, her condition apparently did not
\nbecome serious until a short time before her death. Mrs.
\nBivens was born Sept. 22, 1905 in Floyd County. She
\nattended West Texas State College where she met and
\nmarried DELBERT BIVENS in 1923. They had lived on a ranch
\nnear Tulia most of their married life. Active in
\ncharitable and social work, Mrs. Bivens had been
\naffiliated with both the county and state Red Cross and
\nChild Welfare organizations. During the depression of the
\n1930’s she assisted with the NYA program in Tulia. For
\nmany years she took an active part in school activities.
\nShe was a member of the First Baptist Church where final
\nrites will be held. Rev. W. Neil Record, pastor, will
\nofficiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under
\ndirection of Wallace Funeral Home. Survivors, besides her
\nhusband, include a daughter, Mrs. Frank Henry Cullum of
\nTulia, her mother, Mrs. Bertie Yates of Portales, NM; a
\nbrother Elbert Muncey, also of Portales, and two
\ngrandchildren, Jimmy Ray and Debra Jean Cullum. The
\nTulia Herald, <\/em>29 November 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Boston, Loulie J.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Boston, 78, were held
\nSunday afternoon at the Tulia Methodist Church. Rev. J. B.
\nThompson pastor officiating, assisted by Rev. W. Neil
\nRecord, pastor of the Tulia Baptist Church. Mrs. Boston,
\npioneer resident of this area, died Thursday night at the
\nhome of a daughter, Mrs. Bill Scheihagen at Bryan. She had
\nbeen in ill health for about 6 months. Burial was in Rose
\nHill Cemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home.
\nMrs. Boston was the widow of J. J. BOSTON, Tulia farmer
\nand rancher, who died here in 1934. They had lived in this
\nvicinity since 1906. Surviving children, besides Mrs.
\nScheihagen, are Mrs. Howard Blackburn of Amarillo, Van B.
\nBoston, Stratford; W. W. Boston, Tulia; Woodie Boston,
\nKress; Jay Boston and Walker Boston, Hereford; Mrs. John
\nRice, Kahlolus, WA; Jody Boston, Aztec, NM; Mrs. W. E.
\nMiller, Joplin, MO; Mrs. John Kenneyhurtz, Kansas City,
\nand Mrs. Glen F. Davis, Alpine. She also leaves 27
\ngrandchildren, nine great\u2011grandchildren, two sisters and a
\nbrother. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>26 July 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Boyd, William Poplin<\/strong><\/td>\n The remains of William Poplin Boyd, early day Tulia
\nschool teacher buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in 1901, were
\ndisinterred last Thursday by Wallace Funeral Home and
\nshipped to Austin for re\u2011burial. A daughter of Mr. Boyd
\nrecently died and was buried in Austin. The re\u2011burial was
\nat the request of his mother. The Tulia Herald, 15
\nNovember 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Boylan, Lillian Clairendia Haile<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian C. Boylan, 29, were
\nconducted Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church
\nwith Rev. Russell Pogue, pastor of the Kress Baptist
\nChurch officiating. She died Nov. 30 at her home in Santa
\nFe, NM. Lillian Clairendia Haile was born Nov. 9, 1921 in
\nRed Hill community. She received her education in Tulia
\npublic schools. She united with the Tulia Baptist Church
\nin 1931. On August 5, 1937 she was married to MOSCO M.
\nBOYLAN at Garita, NM. The family moved to Santa Fe two
\nyears ago having lived in Tulia, Bisbee, AZ and Galexico,
\nCA. Survivors include her husband, a son Mike Edwin, 10,
\ntwo daughters, Shirley Ann, 5, and Judy Louise, 3; her
\nparents Mr. and Mrs. Aaron B. Haile, and three brothers,
\nRalph, Charlie, and Aaron B. Jr. Burial was in Rose Hill
\ncemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home. The
\nTulia Herald, 7 December 1950.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Braddock, S. L.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for S. L. Braddock, 67 year old
\nNazareth pioneer, are scheduled for 10:30 o’clock a.m.
\nThursday at Holy Family Church at Nazareth. Rev. Peter
\nMorsch is to officiate. Burial will be in Nazareth under
\ndirection of Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Braddock was born
\nDec. 9, 1883, in Covington, KY. He was married to MISS
\nCATHERINE MARGARET ACKER in 1902. They moved to the
\nNazareth community in 1907. Survivors include his wife,
\nfour sons, Hubert of Snyder, Rudolph, Vincent, and
\nCharles, all of Nazareth, three daughters, Miss Christen
\nBraddock of Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Lucille Schacher,
\nNazareth, and Mrs. Ruth Payne, Idaho Falls, Idaho, one
\nbrother Philip Braddock of El Paso, 28 grandchildren and 3
\ngreat grandchildren. The Tulia Herald, 19 April 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Burrough, Thomas Brister<\/strong><\/td>\n Thomas Brister Burrough died July 24 in a Tahoka
\nhospital. The 68 year old man is survived by his wife,
\nfour daughters, one of which is Mrs. Vera Bell Palmer of
\nTulia, and a host of other relatives. Services were held
\nat the First Baptist Church, Tahoka. The Tulia Herald, 2
\nAugust 1951.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Baggarly, Flora<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. H. M. Baggarly died early Tuesday morning in
\nSwisher County Hospital where she had been in a coma since
\nsuffering g a stroke January 24. Funeral services have
\nbeen set for Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Tulia
\nFirst Baptist Church of which she was a member, with Rev.
\nW. Neil Record officiating. He will be assisted by Rev. C.
\nJohn Westhof, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Burial
\nwill be in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of
\nWallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Baggarly was born March 9, 1988
\nat Lamar, Missouri. She was married to H. M. BAGGARLY of
\nOdessa, MO in 1896. They moved to Happy, TX in 1906 where
\nhe was a partner in the first business establishment
\nthere, the Plains Lumber and Grain Co. Mr. Baggarly died
\nin 1942. Mrs. Baggarly made her home in Tulia since 1946.
\nSurvivors include a son, H. M. Baggarly, publisher of The
\nTulia Herald; a daughter, Mrs. R. L. Smith of Happy; one
\ngranddaughter, Mrs. Edward Flaherty of Happy; and two
\ngrandchildren, Pat and Mike Flaherty. A brother and sister
\npreceded her in death during the past six months.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bagley, Alfred Thomas<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Alfred Thomas Bagley, 41, of Kress
\nwere held Sunday afternoon at Dublin. Burial was in Dublin
\nCemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home of
\nTulia. Mr. Bagley died early Saturday morning in a
\nPlainview hospital. He had been in failing health for
\nseveral months. Although a native of Swisher County, he
\nhad spent most of his life in San Saba County before
\nreturning to Kress to farm two years ago. He was a member
\nof the Hall Baptist Church of San Saba. He was born August
\n22, 1910 near Kress. He married MISS LEATRICE BROWN of
\nLakeview. Survivors include his wife, two children, Joyce
\nElizabeth and John Thomas, both of Kress; two sisters,
\nMrs. H. D. Lively of Kress and Miss Hazel Bagley of
\nPlainview and a brother, M. G. Bagley of Kress. The
\nTulia Herald, <\/em>26 June 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Barton, Sarah Josephine<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Sarah Josephine Barton, 73 years old, wife of M. A.
\nBARTON of Tulia, died Sunday in Swisher County Hospital.
\nShe was born Dec. 5, 1878 in Alabama and had lived in
\nSwisher County for 30 years. She was married July 26, 1900
\nin Fannin County. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday
\nafternoon at the Primitive Baptist Church, Elder S. J.
\nEllis officiated assisted by W. H . Fox. Wallace Funeral
\nHome directed burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors
\ninclude the husband; two sons, T. J. Barton of
\nSpringfield, MO; and S. M. Barton of Tulia; 4 brothers, T.
\nM. Malone and Bass Malone, both of Tulia, L. K. of
\nCalifornia and G. A. of New Mexico. Three children also
\nsurvive. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>8 May 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Beck, Lenora Victoria<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Lenora Victoria Beck, 81, of
\nPlainview were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Kress
\nMethodist Church. Mrs. Beck, mother of Mrs. Frank
\nArmstrong of Tulia died early Monday morning at her home.
\nInterment was in Kress Cemetery. Mrs. Beck was born March
\n20,1871 at Mena, Arkansas. She came to Texas with her
\nparents when she was a child. The family settled in Brown
\nCounty and it was there that she was married to the late
\nV. A. BECK in 1889. They moved to Kress in 1909 and for
\nten years he was Justice of the Peace and employed in the
\npost office there. The couple moved to Plainview in 1945.
\nMr. Beck died there in 1948. Mrs. Beck was a member of the
\nPlainview First Methodist Church and Eastern Star. She is
\nsurvived by four daughters, Mrs. Ruby Skinner, and Mrs.
\nMaude Behrends, both of Plainview; Mrs. Armstrong; Mrs.
\nVera Hamilton, Clovis, NM; a sister, Mrs. Emma Keating,
\nTulia. Twenty grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren
\nalso survive. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>3 July 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Beckman, Pauline<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Beckman, 46 years old,
\nwere conducted Tuesday morning at St. Williams Catholic
\nChurch. Rev. Kevin Heyburn officiated. Burial was in St.
\nMary’s Cemetery, Umbarger, under the direction of Wallace
\nFuneral Home, Tulia. Mrs. Beckman, wife of Henry Beckman,
\ndied suddenly Friday at the family home two miles west of
\nTulia. Survivors, besides the husband and four daughters,
\nGenevieve, Bernice, Annette and Edna Katherine, all of
\nTulia; her mother Mrs. Anna Drager of Friona; nine
\nbrothers and two sisters. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>20
\nMarch 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bell, Fannie Caroline<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Fannie Caroline Bell, 89 years old, a long time
\nresident of this city, died Sunday morning in a Lubbock
\nhospital. Mrs. Bell had been hospitalized several weeks
\nago when she suffered a broken hip as the result of a fall
\nin her home. Mrs. Bell was a native of Lamar County.
\nFuneral services were held Monday in Wallace Funeral Home
\nChapel, S. J. Ellis, pastor of the Tulia Primitive Baptist
\nChurch officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
\nSurvivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lela Callaway of
\nYuma, AZ, Mrs. M. D. Altman, Lubbock; a son, C. E. Bell,
\nNational City, CA; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Blankenship and
\nMrs. Maggie Roark, Graham; and several grandchildren and
\ngreat grandchildren. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>14
\nAugust 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Berner, Dora Ann<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Dora Ann Berner, 80 years old, died Thursday night
\nat the home of a son, John Berner, who lives three miles
\nnorth and one mile west of Kress. Mrs. Berner had been ill
\nfor about two years. She was taken overland Friday to
\nSpringdale, AR where funeral services were held Sunday.
\nWallace Funeral Home of Tulia was in charge of local
\narrangements. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>20 November
\n1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Boeckman, Rev. G. A.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for the Very Rev. G. A Boeckman, who
\ndied January 5, were held in Holy Family church, Nazareth,
\non January 9. Father Boeckman was pastor of the Holy
\nFamily parish for eight years. Present for the funeral
\nrites were many of Father Boeckman’s parishioners and
\nfriends, who came to pay their last respects. After the
\nMass in Holy Family church, the body was taken to
\nGoldwater, Ohio for burial. A group of friends went to
\nOhio for the services. Among them were Mr. & Mrs. Ray
\nSchulte, Mr. & Mrs. Art Kleman, Mrs. A. M. Heiman and
\nWalter Schulte, all of Nazareth; Mr. & Mrs. Gus Dietz
\nand Miss Bobbie Hafernik of Happy; Mr. and Mrs. Theo
\nHalfiuann of Olfen and Martin Maas of Millersview. he
\nTulia Herald, <\/em>24 January 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Brockman, F. J.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral mass for Frank J. Brockman, age 77, a long time
\nresident and retired farmer of Nazareth was conducted
\nTuesday morning at the Holy Family Church of Nazareth, the
\nVery Rev. Peter Morsch read the last rites. Mr. Brockman
\ndied Saturday morning at his residence in Nazareth after
\nan illness of some time. He was born April 7, 1875 at Ft.
\nMadison, Iowa. He was warned to MISS JOSEPHINE HOELTING in
\nNebraska on October 22, 1901. They came to Texas in
\nJanuary of 1908 settling at Nazareth. He had been a
\ncontinuous resident of Nazareth since that time. Survivors
\nare his wife of Nazareth; 5 sons, George of Umbarger,
\nLawrence, Ernest and Arnold of Nazareth and Victor of
\nWichita Falls; three daughters, Mother Jane Francis
\nBrockman OSB of Ft. Smith, AR, Mrs. Martha Ponder of
\nAustin and Mrs. Leonard Endres of Huron, SD. There are two
\nbrothers, 23 grandchildren and 6 great great
\ngrandchildren. Interment was in the Holy Family Cemetery
\nat Nazareth under the direction of the Wallace Funeral
\nHome. The Tulia Herald, 23 October 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bryan, Edward<\/strong><\/td>\n Two months of intense suffering ended in death Sunday
\nnight for one of Tulia’s most promising young men. He was
\nEdward Bryan, 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam T.
\nBryan. Mr. Bryan is principal of the Tulia High School.
\nEdward, a high school sophomore, would have been 15 on
\nNovember 13. He was born November 13, 1937 at Quitaque. He
\nmoved with his family to Tulia in December 1946. Edward
\nwas a Boy Scout and in school was a member of the high
\nschool band, freshman basketball team and Thespian Club.
\nFuneral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the
\nCentral Church of Christ of which he was a member. Pall
\nbearers were all members of the Young People’s Sunday
\nSchool class. Other members of the class provided the
\nmusic. Survivors include his parents, a sister, Marilyn
\nand a small brother, Neal. Burial was in Rose Hill
\nCemetery under direction of Wallace Funeral Home. The
\nTulia Herald, 16 October 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Burnett, Mary Adeline Judgeons<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Ezra Burnett, 63, of
\nPlainview, formerly of Kress, were conducted Sunday
\nafternoon at the Kress Church of Christ. T. J. Findley,
\nBrownfield Church of Christ minister officiated. Interment
\nwas in the Kress cemetery. Mrs. Burnett died at the
\nPlainview Hospital & Clinic Friday afternoon following
\nan illness of about two years. She was Mary Adeline
\nJudgeons before her marriage in 1922 at Sunset to EZRA
\nBURNETT. The family moved to Kress from Sunset in 1924 and
\nhe farmed near Kress until his retirement in November of
\n1950. It was at that time that the family moved to
\nPlainview. Survivors are the husband, a son, Elgin Taylor
\nof Bowie; two stepsons, B. L. Burnett of Amarillo and
\nBruce Burnett of El Paso; four daughters, Mrs. Gladys
\nMullin, Houston; Mrs. Medah Belle Fox, Bowie; Mrs. Vida
\nWilliams, Fairbanks, Alaska and Miss Doris Burnett,
\nPlainview; two brothers W. R. Hudgeons, Torrence, CA; and
\nIva Hudgeons, Grisham, OR; three sisters, Mrs. Audie
\nHoward, Long Grove, OK; Mrs. Alice McPhetridge, Ontario,
\nCA and Mrs. W. C. Wells, Grisham, OR Eight grandchildren
\nand one great grandchild survive. The Tulia Herald, 19
\nJune 1952.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Barks, Eugene Guy<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Eugene Guy Barks, 72 years old,
\nwere held Sunday afternoon at Wallace Funeral Chapel. Rev.
\nJohn Westhof, Presbyterian pastor officiated. He was
\nassisted by Rev. John R. Sharp of Canyon. Mr. Barks was
\nborn September 24,1880 at Ladonia, Missouri. He was the
\nson of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Barks. He moved to Randall
\nCounty, TX in 1882. He was married to MISS SADIE LEWIS at
\nMineral Wells on January 25, 1910. They moved to Swisher
\nCounty in 1916. He was a former manager of Farmers Grain
\nCo. And later served as school board secretary. He died
\nFriday night at the family home following a lengthy
\nillness. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Miss
\nFrances Barks of Upland, CA; a son Guy Barks of Fort
\nSmith, AR; a sister Mrs. Ed Harrell of Canyon; and two
\ngrandchildren, Martha Ann Barks and Joel Gene Barks.
\nBurial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia. The Tulia
\nHerald, <\/em>14 May 1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Baxter, Mrs. Alice<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Baxter, 77 years old
\nwere held Friday at the Tulia First Baptist Church. Rev.
\nW. Neil Record pastor officiated. He was assisted by Rev.
\nJohn Bowen of Springlake. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery was
\ndirected by Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Baxter, long time
\nresident of Swisher County, died Wednesday night in her
\nhome at 428 North Crosby. She had been ill for some time.
\nShe was born March 15, 1878 in Texas. She was married to
\nT. M. BAXTER July 21, 1902 at Lampasas. The Baxters moved
\nto Vigo Park in 1925. She was a member of the First
\nBaptist Church. Survivors include her husband, two
\ndaughters, Mrs .Lee White of Lubbock, Mrs. O. W. Weaks of
\nTulia; a son Charles Baxter of Plainview; three brothers,
\nGeorge Watson, of SanAngelo, John Watson of Lampasas;
\nPreston Watson of Wichita Falls; five sisters, Mrs. L. E.
\nColley of Amarillo, Mrs. J. O. Harrison of Gustine, Mrs.
\nNan Price of Hamilton, Mrs. Earl Miller of Electra, Mrs.
\nM. R Chafin of Longview; 14 grandchildren and 12 great
\ngrandchildren. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>3 December
\n1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bichsell, J. G.<\/strong><\/td>\n Funeral mass for Joseph George Bichsell, 65, were
\nconducted Saturday in Holy Family Church in Nazareth. The
\nVery Rev. Peter Morsch pastor officiated. Mr. Bichsell, a
\nretired farmer who had lived in Castro County since 1910
\ndied Thursday afternoon at his home in Nazareth. He was
\nborn Dec. 29, 1887 in Missouri. He is survived by his
\nwife; one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Ruhmann, Fort Worth; four
\nbrothers, Leo, White Deer; John Amarillo, Anglebert, Pampa
\nand Tony Bichsell, Rhineland, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs.
\nAnnie Wilde, Rhineland and Sister Claudine Bichsell,
\nJonesboro, AR. Burial was in Holy Family Cemetery with
\narrangements under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home
\nof Tulia. The Tulia Herald, <\/em>12 November 1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Blackerby, Mary<\/strong><\/td>\n Mrs. Mary Blackerby, 84, resident on a farm ten miles
\neast of Kress the past 56 years, died Thursday night at
\nher home. She had been ill the past several weeks. Funeral
\nservices were conducted Friday afternoon at the Kress
\nMethodist Church, Rev. Walter Driver the Kress Methodist
\npastor, officiated. Mrs. Blackerby was born Nov. 13, 1868
\nin Arkansas. She and her husband moved to Swisher County
\nin 1893 from Parker County. Her husband, H. H. BLACKERBY
\ndied in 1933. Survivors are two sons, Earl Blackerby,
\nKress, and Winfred Blackerby, Slaton. A son A. A Blackerby
\ndied of accidental gunshot wounds a few years ago. Mrs
\nBlackerby was a member of the Kress Methodist Church.
\nInterment was in the Kress Cemetery. The Tulia Herald,
\n<\/em>19 November 1953.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bomer, Wiley V.<\/strong><\/td>\n