OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

These obituaries are for SURNAMES appearing in our family histories.
When they have not been proven kin to our family, it is noted as so.

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Carl Scott Carrington The San Diego Union-Tribune 1994 Page: B-4 Subjects: Region: Pacific Rim; Southern California Obituary:
	A rosary for retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer Carl S. Carrington, 89, of East San Diego, will be recited at 7 tonight in Goodbody Mortuary. A Mass will be said at noon tomorrow in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church. Cremation was planned, with ashes to be scattered at sea. He died Sunday in a hospital. Mr. Carrington, a native of Prescott, Ark., was a resident of the county for 70 years and serving in the Navy from 1919 to 1946. He also was a carpenter's foreman with Trepte Construction for 25 years and was a member of Elks Lodge 168, Carpenters Local 505, American Legion Post 1000 and the Fleet Reserve Association. Survivors include his wife, Maria; a son, William of San Diego; five stepchildren; and three grandchildren.
Hilliard W. Carrington The Nevada News Vol IX-No9 Prescott, Arkansas Thursday, Dec 17, 1914
	We regret to chronicle the death of Master Hilliard Walker, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Green Carrington which occurred at their home last night. The little child fell into a vessel of boiling water about a week ago and received burns which caused its death. The remains were interred this afternoon in De Ann cemetery and the services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Gilmore. (hand copied and submitted by Linda Taylor)
Claud Carrington The Nevada News 1-24-1924*
	Claud Carrington--ill for 2 yrs.; surv. by wife, 2 children; widowed mother; buried at De Ann Cemetery.-New Section. *Only basic information was copied by Jerry McKelvy who is making an index of old Nevada County, AR newspapers. The actual obit. could have more information.
J. B. Carrington The Nevada News 12-6-1917*
	J. B. Carrington--age 57; died of pneumonia; buried at De Ann Cem.-New Sect. *Only basic information was copied by Jerry McKelvy who is making an index of old Nevada County, AR newspapers. The actual obit. could have more information.
Jeremiah Greenwood Carrington J. G. Carrington Dead The Nevada News Volume XIV-No36 Prescott, Arkansas Thursday, July 15, 1920
	After a lingering illness caused by paralysis, J. G. Carrington, aged 79 years, died at his home here this morning at 2:15. Funeral services and interment will be at De Ann Cemetery tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Theo. F. Hall of this city and Masonic fraternity. The deceased is survived by his widow , seven sons, John, Jim, Sid, Tad, Carl, Theodore and Bartley; two daughters, Annie Laura and Gertrude. The only child who will not be here for the funeral is Carl, who is a member of the Navy and at present is stationed at Newport, Rhode Island, the other children residing in Prescott. (hand copied and submitted by Linda Taylor)
John Monroe Carrington The Nevada News 9-28-1933*
	John M. Carrington Died Here Sunday...John M. Carrington, aged 62, died here yesterday afternoon at one o'clock at the family residence on East Front street as the rusult of becoming overheated while working several days ago. For the past day or two it was thought that his condition was improving. He had been confined to his bed until yesterday when he got up to sit on the front porch, where he was found dead about one o' clock by members of the family. Funeral service were held at the family residence this afternoon at three o'clock by Rev. Harmon B. Ramsay with Rev. Fred G. Roebuck and R. A. Highsmith assisting. Burial was in De Ann Cemetery. Pall Bearers were: Doc Durham, Joe R. Hamilton, H. A. Loomis, Jim Cole, Adam Guthrie and G. W. Allspaugh. Honory pall bearers were: John A. Davis, E. P. Hale, Ira Gee, W. V. Tompkins, Horace Cabe, Bob Hitt, Mr. Vanscoy, E. H. Weaver, T. E. Logan, Charlie Niemeyer and Joe A. Bailey. Besides Mrs. Carrington, The deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. P. Cummings, Mrs. Vernon Fore, Mrs. Sidney Parker Davis and Miss Ruth Carrington, all of Prescott, and three brothers, Jim and Sid of Prescott, and Tad of Wewoka, Oklahoma. Special to the Gazette John M. Carrington - Prescott, Sep. 25 - John M. Carrington, aged 62, lumberman for several years connected with the Junction City Lumber Company of Prescott, died Sunday. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Warren Cummings, Mrs. Vernon Fore, Mrs. Sidney Davis and Miss Ruth Carrington, all of Prescott and three brothers, James and Sidney of Prescott, and Tad Carrington of Wewoka, Oklahoma
Anna Helena Monson Carrington The Nevada News 7-3-1941*
	Mrs. John M. Carrington Dies - Funeral Rites to Be Held From Home Thursday Afternoon - Mrs. Anna Carrington, 67, widow of the late John M. Carrington, died at her home here this afternoon following a long illness. She was a daughter of the late Anders Monson. pioneer Prescott citizen who erected the first two story building in Prescott. Mrs. Carrington's maternal grandmother solicited funds for the erection of the first church building in Prescott. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Warren P. Cummings, Mrs. J. Vernon Fore and Mrs. Sidney P. Davis, all of Prescott, and Mrs. Tom Ross Young of Arkadelphia, and two sisters, Mrs. Mahlom Bailey and Mrs. T. G. Wylie of Prescott. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 4:30 p. m. Thursday with burial in De Anne Cemetery.
T. F. "Tad" Carrington The Nevada News Thursday Dec. 18 1969
Thomas Floyd "Tad" Carrington aged 79 of Prescott died in the Nevada County Hospital Tuesday morning, December 16. He was a retired Carpenter Foreman of the Ozan Lumber Company. Survivors include Mrs. Ethel Dougen Carrington of Prescott: two daughters Mrs. Marguerite Selk of Oklahoma City, Ok and Mrs Wanda McDermit of Los Angeles, CA, three step sons Ray Colton of Prescott; Dock Colton of Lewisville and Joe Colton of Shreveport, LA; one step daughter Mrs. Vivian Richard of Houston, TX and 6 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thurs. afternoon at 2 o'clock at Cornish Mortuary Chapel by John Cannon. Burial will be in De Ann Cemetery by Cornish Funeral Service. Pall Bearers will be Herry Keeley, Case Chappelle, Homer Howard, Gilbert Westmoreland, Dinnis R. Hill and J. R. Bemis. (hand copied and submitted by Linda Taylor)
Virginia Josephine Hardy Carrington Bemis (was Mrs. Leon Carrington) Probably The Nevada News
	Josephine H. Bemis, 93, of Prescott died Tuesday, November 15, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Bemis was born September 22, 1906, in Clarendon to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hardy. She moved to Prescott at the age of 5. Mrs. Bemis was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Prescott and for many years was secretary to the superintendent of Prescott Schools. She was preceded in death by Leon Carrington and J. H. Bemis. Survivors include one son, Ralph H. Carrington of Tyler, Texas, daughter and son-in-law, Jo and R.C. Beaver of Little Rock; four grandchildren, Jennifer Carrington of Tyler, Texas, Elizabeth Campos and husband J.C. of Palestine, Texas, Hardey Beaver and wife Carolyn of Baton Rouge, La., and Joe Beaver of Napa, Calif.; four great grandchildren, Rachel and Chris Beaver of Baton Rouge, La., and Polly and Joshua Campos of Palestine, Texas; three stepchildren, James H. Bemis of Fayetteville, Barbara Ann Duke of Midland, Texas, and Mildred Berry of Niobrara, Nebr. Funeral Services were held Friday, November 19, at First Presbyterian Church in Prescott and burial in DeAnn Cemetery under the direction of Shackelford Funeral Home of Prescott.
Ruth Emma Carrington Nevada County Picayune 05 Jan 2000
	Ruth C. Young, 85, of Malvern died Saturday, January 1, 2000, in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mrs. Young was born February 14, 1914, in Prescott to John Montgomery and Anna Helena Monson Carrington. She was reared and educated in Prescott. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Malvern, the P.E.O., and the First United Methodist Church Women's Circle. She was a homemaker and the widow of Tom Rose Young, who died in 1975. They were married on March 14, 1941, in Prescott. Mrs. Young was preceded in death by three sisters, Helen Cummings, Thalia Fore, and Forrest Davis, all of Prescott. Survivors include three sons and their wives, Tom R. "Tommy" and Judy E. Young of Malvern; Cary E. and Pamela King of Pine Bluff and Robert G. and Judy S. Young of Benton; seven grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday, January 3, in the sanctuary of First United Methodist in Marvern with Rev. Roy P. Smith officiating. Burial was in Shadowlawn Cemetery in Malvern under the direction of Regency Funeral Home of Malvern. Pallbearers were Rob Young, Ross Young, Will Young, Paul Young, Jr., Jim Davis and Damon McKelvy. Memorial may take the form of contributions to the American Heart Fund, the American Cancer Society or to First United Methoidist Church of Malvern. You may e-mail the family.
Ralph Hardey Carrington Lloyd James Funeral Home of Tyler, Texas
	Ralph Hardey Carrington, 71, of Tyler, Texas, died Friday, May 1, 2000. Mr. Carrington was born October 19, 1928, in Prescott to Leon and Josephine Carrington. He was a textbook representative for Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co. He was in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Carrington was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church in Tyler. He was preceded in death by his wife, Polly Jo Carrington. Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Jennifer Ann Carrington of Tyler and Elizabeth and Julian Campos of Palestine, Texas; a sister and brother-in-law, Jo and R.C. Beaver of Little Rock; two grandchildren, Joshua Carrington Campos of Palestine and Polly Jennifer Campos of Palestine; nephews, Dr. William Hardey Beaver of Baton Rouge, La., and Joe Beaver of San Francisco, Calif., three cousins, Jim Gordon of Sacramento, Calif., Laura Jo Keaton of Camden and Teeny McKinney of Texarkana. Graveside services were held Friday, May 5, at Cathedral in the Pines with Rev. Jim Ross officiating under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home of Tyler, Texas. Pallbearers were Robert (Bob) Bart, Gene Jeffers, Harold Laughlin, Alex Tapp, James (Jim) Dudley and Robert (Bob) Herrington. Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 3800 Paluxy #560, Tyler, TX 75703.
Clara Lenora (Hightower) Carrington Probably Texas City Newspaper Jun 14, 1966
	Funeral Services for Mrs. Clara Lenora Carrington, 93 of La Marque will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the James Crowder Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Thorpe assistant pastor of Paul's Union Church, officiating. Burial will be in Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Mrs. Carrington had lived in La Marque for six years and was formerly from Lufkin. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today. Mrs. Carrington died at 7:12 p.m. Tuesday at the Mainland Nursing Home in La Marque. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Jackson of La Marque and Mrs. E. D. Knox of Corrigan; three sons, W. B. Carrington of La Marque, T. C. Carrington of Englewood, Calif., and Carl Carrington of San Diego; a step son, T. F. Carrington of Prescott, Ark.; 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Her grandsons will be pallbearers.
William Bartley Carrington Probably Texas City Newspaper prob. Tues. 30 Nov 1971


	William B. Carrington, 64, died at 7:50 p.m. Monday night in the Verterans Administration Hospital in Houston. Funeral arrangements are pending at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in La Marque. Funeral arrangements are to be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Laurel Chapel of the Emken-Linton Funeral Home in La Marque with the Rev. George Walker officiating. Burial will follow in the Albert Thomas Cemetery, in Houston. Carrington was born Sep. 6, 1907 in Prescott, Arkansas. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Carole S. King, Mrs. Martha Herndon, and Miss Sarah B. Carrington of Vero Beach, Florida; two brothers, Ted C. Carrington of Rodonda Beach, Calif. and Carl S. Carrington of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs Gertrude Jackson of La Marque; and two grand children.

Montie Ray Cole, Sr.
Brenham Banner Press, Monday 14 Feb 2005

Montie Ray Cole, Sr., 93, of Brenham died Feb. 12, 2005 in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham.

Mr. Cole was born Feb. 25, 1911 in Brady, Texas to Bert and Rosie Stanley Cole.

On Dec. 25, 1935, he was married to Katie Edna Lasnford in Brenham Christian Church. In 1937, Mr. Cole began working for Brenham Cotton Mill, later known as Brentex Mills. He retired in 1976 as superintendent of weaving. After retirement he had his own lawnmower repair service. Mr. Cole was a member of First Christian Church in Brenham.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Montie Jr. and Mary Cole of Brenham; daughter Barbara Darilek of Houston; grandchildren Raymond Darilek Jr. and fiance' Amanda of Houston and Sherri Jordan of Houston; great-grandchildren, Chris Moss and wife Samantha of Jacksonville, N.C. and Jesse Jordan and special friend Kelly of Houston; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Harold and Martha Lanford of Brenham, Charles Lanford of San Antonio, John Marin of Martinez, Calif., Delores Dyson of Brenham and Marie Heuvel of Brenham; special nieces, Sandra Carter and Mary Lou Thomas of Oklahoma City; and special friend, Marvin Breneman of Brenham.

A private graveside service was held today at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be given to First Christian Church in Brenham or Hospice Brazos Valley.

Arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., in Brenham. For more information, visit the Website memorialoakschapel.com.

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Clarence Edward Helmer
HOUSTON POST-- JULY 7,1957

CLARENCE EDWARD HELMER, 48, OF 7810 Curry St. died Wednesday. Member Curry Road Baptist Church. Survivors: Widow Julie Caroline Helmer, mother Mrs. Ollie Helmer; daughter, Miss Shirley Jean Helmer; sons Charles, J.C., William, Billie [Billy] Joe, and James Helmer all of Houston.; sisters, Mrs Annie Jones, Houston, Mrs Lena Buff, Love City; brothers, Charie [Charlie] Helmer, Bryan. Jim, Louis, and Frank Helmer all of Houston and four grandchildren. Services 3 PM Friday Curry Road Baptist Church. Rev Kenneth Mobley. Burial Rosewood Memorial Park. Pallbearers Jim, Charlie, Louis, and Frank Helmer, Harry Greater, and Edwin Graeter. Jack Carswell & Co. 419 Colquitt, Jackson-3-4423

Joseph H. Helmer
HOUSTON POST-DISPATCH: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1930

HELMER—Harry [Joseph] H. Helmer, 50 resident of No. 9 Epstein Court, died in a local hospital at 7 p.m. Wednesday. He is survived by his wife: six sons, C.M., J.C., C.E., L.A., O.W., and F.B. Helmer: two daughters Mrs Lena Buff and Miss Annie Lucille Helmer: four brothers J.W., Charlie, W.E., And R.H. Helmer; three sistes, Mrs Ida Roberts, Mrs Lou Meadows [Meador] and Mrs Annie Els [Keng]; his mother Mrs. Lucy Helmer and three grandchildren. The body will be forwarded by Morse Funeral Chapel to Giddings at 9:30 a.m. Friday for burial.

Ollie Frances Helmer
The Daily Eagle Sept 28, 1971

Mrs. Helmer

Graveside services for Mrs. Ollie Frances Helmer, 94, of 308 W. 28 St. will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Giddings City Cemetery under the direction of Hillier Funeral Home.

Mrs. Helmer died Monday morning in her residence

She was a resident of Brazos County for six years. Mrs. Helmer was a housewife and a Methodist

Survivors include three sons Charles M. Helmer of Bryan, Joseph Clyde Helmer of Houston and Frank Bedford Helmer of Cleveland; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Jones of Houston and Mrs.Willard Buff of Lane City; one brother, Joel Tisdale of Austin, and three sisters, Mm Eula [Beula] Burns and Mrs. Hattie Pope, both of Austin, and Mrs. Sarah Taylor of San Antonio.

Josephine Henderson
Clarksville Standard

Josephine Henderson, the youngest daughter of Col. L.D. Henderson died Dec. 18 1848, at the age of three years.

Malinda K. Henderson
Clarksville Standard

Malilnda K. Henderson, consort of Col. L. D. Henderson, died at her residence in Red River Co., Texas, Dec 16, 1847, age 39 years. She leaves a husband and six children. Mrs. Henderson was the daughter of Col. David Hardin, formerly of Kentucky and late of Mississippi. The Holly Springs paper will please copy.

Maria Louise Henderson
Clarksville Standard

Maria Louise Henderson, the youngest daughter of L.D. & E.M. Henderson, died at their home near Clarksville, Jan. 22, 1853.

Hazel Betty Hightower Smith
Tony Rockefeller Nov 2, 2000

Many of your know about the genealogical work relating to the Hightower family that was performed by Hazel Betty Hightower Smith. Hazel diligently worked to further our knowledge about the descendants of Joshua and Eleanor Hightower of Virginia. She published the "Leaf 'n Leaves" newsletters and was the author of "Clasping Hands With Generations Past".
I have the sad duty to report to you that Hazel Betty Hightower Smith passed away on Monday, October 30, 2000 in Las Cruces, NM. Her daughter, Jeanine Jameson, asked me to notify members of the family about Hazel's death. Her body was cremated, and her ashes will be taken to the Hightower Cemetery in Elysian Fields, Harrison Co., TX during the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Hazel Betty Hightower was born 4 September 1909 in Harrison Co., TX, the daughter of John Lawrence Hightower and Gussie Mabra. She married John Edwin Elliott, Jr. on 19 November 1927 in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX. To this union two children were born: James Tendall Elliott (deceased) and Jeanine Elliott. Hazel and John Elliott were divorced on 19 March 1945. She married Clarence Eudell Smith on 4 September 1947 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. They were divorced on 12 December 1962 in Carthage, Panola Co., TX.
Hazel suffered with Alzheimer's disease for the past few years. Her daughter, Jeanine, took care of her at home until she was no longer able to do so. Hazel was placed in the Casa Del Oro Nursing Center in Las Cruces, NM in 1999 where she resided until her death.
Hazel was a vibrant and intelligent person. We will miss her.

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Note: Posted as a courtesy. Hazel Hightower was a cousin of Tony Rockefeller.
You may visit "Tony Rockefeller's Home Page" for a wealth of Hightower information.
(Hazel Hightower has not been proven kin to my family as of yet)

Henry Sterling Hightower
Dallas Morning News, Friday, October 20, 2000

HIGHTOWER, Henry Sterling, March 22, 1922 - October 17, 2000, Dallas, Texas. A WWII Marine veteran and a Freemason. Attended Sunset High School and Arlington State College. Henry appreciated fine masonry work, loved his Masonic lodge meetings and enjoyed a good round of golf. Predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Ikey Hightower. Survived by sons and daughters in law Richard and Sherry Hightower, Kit and Cindy Hightower, Kyle Hightower, and Kelly and Elizabeth Hightower. 7 Grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren.
Visitation at laurel Land Funeral Home, Thursday, October 19, 6-8 PM. Graveside Service Friday, October 20 11 AM Laurel Land Memorial Park. If desired, memorials may be made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for children, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219.
Note: Posted as a courtesy. Henry Hightower is no relation to my family (so far)!

Andrew F. Hill
Brenham Banner Press, prob. Monday, December 1, 1997

Andrew F. Hill, 86, of Brenham, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997 at 10:03 p.m. at Trinity Medical Center. Interment at Good Hope Cemetery in William Penn. Mr. Hill was born 7 Oct 1911 in Washington Co., the son of Reuben Andrew and Mary Simmie (Wade) Hill. Mr. Hill m. 22 Nov 1975 in Houston, Harris Co., TX to Edna Marshall. Survivors include his wife, Edna Marshall Hill of Brenham; sister Adrienne Fojt of Snook; nephew & neice, Edward & Rhonda Foyt of Snook; great-nephews and niece, Brian, Michael & Sara Foyt, all of Snook; Mr. Hill was preceeded in death by his parents & two brothers.

Louise Hold Schaefer
Probably the Brenham Banner Press, Brenham, Texas, October 1973

          Mrs. Louise H. Schaefer, 83, of 401 Cottonwood St., widow of William Schaefer, died in Houston Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
          Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Thos. H. Swygert officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Lea Cemetery. The Brenham Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
          Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James W. Willingham of Pasadena, Mrs. George McGray of Orange and Mrs. Freddie Mitchell of Houston, seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one sister Mrs. Martha Lueck of Brenham.
          Two sons died in infancy, and one brother and one sister also preceded her in death.
          Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
          Born in Berlin, Washington County, Texas, Aug. 27, 1890, the daughter of the late Heinrich and Ida Klopstick Hold, she was baptized Sept. 6, 1890, in the Eben Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin. She was confirmed in the same church in April 1904. She was educated in Berlin school.
          She was married to William Schaefer Sept. 2, 1907, in Galveston. He preceded her in death Jan. 7, 1929.
          A member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham, she was a member of the Ladies' Aid Circle of the church, and also a member of the Home demonstration Club.

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Albert Lurenza "Buster" Jackson
Texas City News

GREAT PITCHER DEAD--
          Albert L. (Buster) Jackson is dead. The former great sandlot baseball pitcher died in LaMarque, Texas.
          Buster was a member of painters local No. 585 in Galveston. Burial was in Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Alta Loma.
          Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; two sons, Phillip Jackson of LaMarque and Lynn Jackson of Houston; three daughters, Judy Yohan of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Glenda Jackson of Milton, Florida, and Kem Jackson of LaMarque; one brother, J. B. Jackson of Texas City; one sister. Mrs. E. H. Bush of Lufkin; and four grandchildren
          Many Dibollians and Lufinites remember Buster Jackson as one of the greatest pitchers of the 1930's and 1940's when baseball was popular in East Texas.

The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas November 29, 1967

          Albert L. Jackson, 61, of 218 Sarlee, LaMarque, died Monday, in Galveston County Memorial Hospital.
          Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today in Emken-Linton Funeral Home, LaMarque, with the Rev. Bruce Dowlin officiating. Burial will be in Grace Memorial Park Cemetery, Alta Loma.
          Mr. Jackson was born Sept. 24, 1906 in Corrigan. He was a painter and a member of Painters Local 585 in Galveston.
          Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; two sons, Lynn Jackson of Houston and Phillip Jackson of LaMarque; three daughters, Mrs. Judy Yohan of Virginia Beach, Va., Miss Glenda Jackson of Milton, Fla.; and Miss Kem Jackson of LaMarque; one brother, J. B. Jackson of LaMarque; a sister, Mrs. E. H. Bush of Lufkin and four grandchildren.
          Pallbears will be Sonny Manuel, Herbert Townsend, Bob Cruise, Johnny Smith, Spot Selmon and John D. Hocking.

J. B. Jackson
Emken-Linton Funeral Home, Texas City, Texas

     J. B. Jackson, 81, of Texas City passed away Monday, April 28, 1997 at Mainland Medical Center.
     A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 1, at Forest Paark East Cemetery in Webster. Burial will follow.
     Mr. Jackson was born February 12, 1916 in Diboll, TAexas. He was a supervisor for Monsanto, retiring after 34 years service.
     Survivors include his wife, Elma Jackson; son and daughter-in-law Jerald B. and Karen Jackson of Houston; daughter and son-in-law Janice and Robert Abercrombie of Titusville, Florida; granddaughters Karen Cumming of Stratham, New Hampshire and Jennifer Payne of Houston; grandson Robert Abercrombie, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri; and great-granddaughter Shane Cumming of Stratham, N. H.

Joseph Barton Jackson
The Dallas Morning News May 29, 1931

WHITE MAN IS SHOT TO DEATH; BLACKS JAILED
STRAY BULLET KILLS BY-STANDER AS FOUR BATTLE WITH GUNS

         Joseph B. Jackson, 55, of 4120 Worth Street, was shot and killed Thursday night, the victim of a stray bullet fired during a one-sided gun battle between four negroes, one of whom was shot five times in the legs and thigh.
          Two negroes, brothers, arrested early Friday morning by Capt. Leonard Park and Detectives Will Fritz and Bob Jones, confessed to the shooting, the officers said.
          The target of their guns, according to a statement made to Captain Park, was Roscoe Goodall, 3320 Junius Street, who escaped unharmed, while his companion, O. D. Washington, who resides on Cochran Street, was seriously wounded.
          The arrested negroes declared that Goodall had shot and killed their brother several months ago and that he had threatened to kill them.
Hit by Stray Bullet.
          The shooting occurred in front of a lunch stand operated by Jackson at Swiss Avenue and Hawkins Street. Jackson was standing in front of the place waiting for a street car when the shooting started in the street.
          One bullet struck Jackson in the left shoulder and ranged downward. He died in an ambulance en route to Parkland hospital.
          The arrested negroes told officers that they opened fire on Goodall at the same time and that they did not know they killed Jackson until several hours later.
          Their pistols were turned over to J. C. Gunning, chief of detectives.
Dodges Behind Pole.
          Goodall was armed, police said. He told them, however, that he was unable to return fire and escaped the bullets by dodging behind a telephone pole.
          Funeral arrangements for Jackson are pending the arrival of relatives from Lufkin, his former home. He is survived by his widow, three sons, and five daughters. His mother, several brothers and sisters reside at Lufkin.
          Jackson had resided in Dallas eight years and for the last five years had operated the lunch stand where he was killed.
          Pending arrangements, the body is at the Brewer Funeral Home.

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Alvina Maurer Schaefer
The Brenham Banner Press, about 16 June 1995

          Alvina Maurer Schaefer died Thursday, June 15, 1995, at 9 a.m. in a local nursing home.
          She was born on Nov. 15, 1904 in the Wesley community of Washington County, the daughter of Robert and Alvina Menn Maurer.
          She was baptized and confirmed in Salem Lutheran Church of Welcome by the Rev. J. Appel. She was educated in the Wesley public school.
          On June 3, 1923, she was married to Albert B. Schaefer.
          Mrs. Schaefer was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran's Church of Prairie Hill, where until illness prevented, she was active in Ladies Aid and the Mary Martha Circle.
          Survivors include her five daughters and sons-in-law; Pearlie Becker of Brenham, Ruby and William I. Moore Jr., Annell and Judge R. Shern Smith, Doris Ann and Ed R. Lehmann, and Gladiola (Gladys) Witherspoon, all of Houston; 12 grandchildren, Tommy and Hershel Becker, William III, Gary and Kenneth Moore, Ronald, Donald and Robert Smith, Cheryl Lien, Kevin and Tammy Kay Lehmann and Ford Witherspoon IV; 13 great-grandchildren; Marcus, Michael, Robin and Dillon Becker, Carol John, Hanna and Erin Smith, Sarah and Matthew Lien, Brady, Valeri and Cory Lehmann; sister-in-law, Elda Maurer; and numerous nieces and nephews.
          Mrs. Schaefer was preceded in death by her husband, Albert B. Schaefer; her son, Gilbert W. Schaefer; her son-in-law, Albert Becker; her parents, three sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 17 at 3 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill with the Rev. Sue Beall officiating. She will be buried in the church cemetery.
          Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
          Funeral arrangements are entrusted in Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., Brenham.

Joy M. Ham Montgomery
March 26, 2003

Funeral services were held for Joy M. Ham Montgomery, 84, of Richards on Monday, Mar. 24, at Richards Baptist Church in Richards with the Rev. Bob Berry and Rev. Troy Winslett officiating. Interment was held at Union Grove (Pool) Cemetery.
Mrs. Montgomery was born May 25, 1918, in Huntsville and passed away March 20, in Bryan. Like her husband, J.T. Montgomery, former principal of Conroe High School, Joy M. Ham Montgomery was a career school teacher in Conroe. In her early retired years in Richards, she was active in church work and historical and genealogical research. In her later years, after suffering a debilitating stroke, she showed her true grit, perseverance and determination by slowly learning how to read again. She then went on to read the Bible through seven times, an accomplishment she cherished and we all admired. For Joy Montgomery, having Christian faith and a great circle of friends and family was her life. She was a great listener and always had a friendly, loving smile and a warm hug for everyone she met. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her and will forever be in our hearts. She is preceded in death by her husband, J. T. Montgomery and sister, Juanita Winslett. She is survived by her son, Dr. Robin Montgomery and wife Beverly of Richards; sisters, Louise Sandel of Huntsville, Lucille Mann of Conroe and Mary Jewel Mills of Houston; brother COL Clarence Ham Juanita of Austin; grandchildren, Maj. Rosanna Dolphin of Montgomery, Joy Renee Montgomery of Huntsville, Jim Montgomery of Conroe and Teresa Leach of Richards; 11 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were: Roy Harris, Henry Harris, Landon Mitchell, Gary Winslett and Donny Long.

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Tommy Gene Newman
The Brenham Banner Press January 03, 2001

Tommy Gene Newman, 49, of Washington died Dec. 30, 2000 in Brenham.
Mr. Newman was born July 31, 1951 in Brenham to George Tommy and Louise Rogers Newman. He attended Brenham High School, Austin Machine School, and Plaster Apprentice School.
On July 29, 1972, he married Gayle Koch in First Baptist Church in Brenham.
Mr. Newman was employed at Fairbanks Plastering and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gayle Newman of Washington; sons, Kevin Gene Newman of Washington and Casey Alan Newman and special friend Chelsea Naylor of Brenham; sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Ray Averitt of Washington; mother-in-law, Odell Koch of Brenham; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry Joe and Carol Koch and Terry Koch, all of Brenham; aunt, Helen Marie Rogers; nieces and nephews, Misti and Daniel Perez;, Matthew Averitt, Larry Dean Koch, and Scotty and Doni Koch; great-nieces and great-nephews, Jennifer Caraway, Dennis Koch, Ronnie Koch, and Megan Koch; and special friends, Judy Kettrick and family, Jose and Rosa Hernandez and family and Karen Motley.
Pallbearers will be Marshall Fairbanks, Dale Fairbanks, Jimmie Fairbanks, John Kettler, Larry Koch, and Fred Kettrick.
Honorary pallbears will be Vernon Merryman, Jack Caravella, Don Farquhar, Johnny Poston, Victor Hajek, Scotty Koch, and Billy Motley.
The funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Fellowship Baptist Church on FM 389 with the Rev. Darren Donaldson officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery at William Penn.
The family will receive visitors at Memorial Oaks Chapel today from 6-8 p.m.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., in Brenham.

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Henry Rose
Texas Herald Coaster, Fort Bend County, Texas, 04 Apr 1963

      "John Henry Rose, better known as Grandpa Rose, died Friday in the Eden Home for the Aged in New Braunfels after a short illness. He was 103 and would have celebrated in 104th birthday on June 25."
      "Rose came to the United States from Germany at the age of 1a2 years to make his home with an uncle at Brenham."
      "His first wife died after 17 years of marriage. They were the parents of seven children. After his second marriage he moved to Beasley with his wife and family in 1902. Mrs. Rose died in 1957 after the couple had been married for 59 years. She was in her late 90's."
      Mr. Rose moved to Rosenberg to make his home with a son, William Rose, who passed away in 1958. Grandpa Rose continued to make his home with his daughter-in-law at 1020 Seventh Street."
      "He was a retired farmer."
      "Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Needville with Rev. Ed H. Weltge officiating."
      "Survivors include two sons, Otto and Fred of Beasley; two granddaughters and four grandsons."
      "Pall bearers were Rudolph Roesler, Albin Tielke, Henry Tielke, Willie Tielke, Henry Oberhoff, and John Oberhoff."
      "Services were under the direction of Garmany and Company Funeral Directors."
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Henry Rose Celebrates 100th Birthday, June 25th
      "On June 25, 1859 John Henry Rose was born in Germany. At the age of 12 years he came to America alone to live with an uncle. He landed at Galveston after having been on the water for nine weeks and it took him all day to travel to Brenham in Washington County to his uncle's home. He lived with them until he married at an early age."
      "His first wife died after 17 years of marriage, leaving him with seven children, two of whom are still living. He later married Mrs. Minnie Ringner at Brenham and they moved to Fort Bend County to the Beasley community in 1902. Mrs. Rose lived until two years ago when she died in her late nineties at Needville. They were married 59 years. Mr. Rose was a farmer in the Beasley and Needville communities as long as his health permitted."
      "After Mrs. Rose's death he came to Rosenberg to live with his son, Wm. Rose. After the younger Mr. Rose died on February 13, 1958 the elderly Mr. Rose continued to live at the home of his daughter-in-law, at 1020 Seventh St."
      "In spite of his advanced age he gets around pretty well and reads his Bible daily and threads a needle without glasses. During the winter he pieced a quilt. He is a member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church at Needville."
      "For his 100th birthday celebration Thursday all of his children and grandchildren and a few friends were present. He has two sons, Fred and Otto Rose of Beasley, six grandchildren and one step-son. Theo Ringner of Needville, and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Rose and her daughter-in-law, Mrs Vladik Walcik, planned the party in his honor. The pretty three-tiered birthday cake was baked by a grandson's wife, Mrs. Leroy Rose. It was topped with the numerals "100", denoting the long long years he has lived." (from an area newspaper, 1959*)

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Mildred Schaefer McGray
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, Sunday September 20, 1998

Mildred McGray, 81, of Katy passed away Thursday, September 17, 1998. Preceded in death by her husband, George McGray; her parents; and sister, Louise Mitchell. Survivors: Sister, Irene Willingham; Nieces & Nephews, James & Helen Willingham, Katherine & Howard Woerner, Joyce & Lynn Jackson, Kenneth & Sandra Willingham, Fred & Anna Mitchell, Donna & Dan Richnow, and Bill Mitchell; and Fifteen Great Nieces and Nephews. Mrs. Mitchell will lie in state from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday at the Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel, in Katy, where a funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, with Rev. Kerry Nelson officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Schmidt Funeral Home, 1508 East Ave., Katy, (281) 391-2424.

Ester Schroeder Spann
Brenham Banner Press, Brenham, Texas March 1997

          Ester Schroeder Spann, 76 of 207 W. Mansfield, Brenham passed away Tuesday, March 11, 1997 at Carousel Manor Nursing Home at 10:05 p.m.
          Funeral services will be held Friday, March 14, 1997 at 11 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Blair Lunborg officiating.
          Interment will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery.
          The family will receive friends and relatives today from 7-8 p.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel.
          Mrs. Spann was born Dec. 10, 1920 in the Phillipsburg Community, the daughter of Fred and Emma Hold Schroeder.
          She was baptized Dec. 25, 1921 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Phillipsburg.
          Mrs. Spann attended New Wehdem School.
          On Dec. 31, 1939 she was married to Herbert Henry Rosenbaum. He preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1966. They were married 27 years.
          She married her second husband, Leroy Edward Hohlt on Feb. 25, 1972. He preceded her in death on Oct. 17, 1982. They were married for 10 years. She then married Luther Spann in 1986. He preceded her in death in 1988 after two years of marriage.
          Mrs. Spann was retired from Brentex Mills and a member of Christ Lutheran Church.
          Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Pat Rosenbaum of Killeen, Herbert Jr. and Beverly Rosenbaum of Spicewood and Larry Rosenbaum of Houston; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Rick Bosse of Brenham, Mabel and Tom Collins of Brooksville, Fla. and Cheryl and Gary Hoermann of Brenham; step-daughter and son in law, Brenda and Alan Hrnicko; stepsons, Gary, Roy and Roger Hohlt; 28 grand-children; and 15 great-grandchildren.
          Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothrs, Harold Schroeder and Delmus Schroeder; and one daughter-in-law, Mary Rosenbaum.
          Pallbearers will be Timothy Bosse, Rick Bosse, David Rosenbaum, Gary Hoermann, Larry Rosenbaum Jr. and Tom Collins.
          Memorials may be given to Christ Lutheran Church.
          Arrangements are under the care of Brenham Memorial Chapel, 509 S. Baylor, Brenham.

Burrell P. Smith
Northern Texan reprinted in the Clarksville Standard, Sep 3, 1859

Burrell P. Smith died of hemorrage of the lungs on the 14th day of August 1859, at his residence in the town of Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas. His death was sudden and unexpected to his relations and friends. He leaves a bereaved mother, wife and children. He was born October 25, 1823, in Wilson Co., Tenn. He studied the profession of law in Murfreesboro, in said State, was admitted to the bar, and in 1845, he emigrated to Texas and located in the town of Clarksville, Red River County, and commenced the practice of law. In 1846, when a call was made for volunteers to aid in the struggle with Mexico, he raised a company, was elected its captain, and with it, marched to the Rio Grande, participated in many of the stirring and warlike scenes along the line of the ememies' country. In 1849, he was elected by the voters of Red River Co. to represent them in the lower branch of the State Legislature. He served his term out and was a working energetic and faithful member. In 1851, he removed with his family to this place, and for many years actively and successfully devoted his time and talents to the practice of law.

Frances Mildred Stoneham
The Conroe Courier, Conroe, Texas, January 26, 2001

Miss Frances Mildred Stoneham, 93 of Stoneham, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2001. Miss Stoneham died at 11:15 p.m. at her home in Stoneham. She was born in Stoneham on Dec 12, 1907, the daughter of Thomas Benton and Annie Crittenden Stoneham. A life long resident of Stoneham, she was a graduate of Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville where she received her Bachelor and Masters degrees and was a dedicated teacher and librarian for 47 years in Grimes and Montgomery County school systems. She retired in 1973 after 37 years as librarian at Travis Jr. High School in Conroe. Miss Stoneham was a life long member of the Stoneham Methodist Church and was a current member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Grimes County Retired Teachers Assoc. She also served as a past president of the Montgomery County Chapter of the Retired Teachers Assoc. Miss Stoneham played a major role in the development of the Montgomery County Library retiring in 1978 after 30 years of faithful service on its board.
Miss Stoneham was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Robert, Thomas, Wendell and Randolph Stoneham and two sisters, Lois Stoneham and Philippa de los Santos.
She is survived by two nieces, Bobbie Mahoney of Tustin, Calif. and Georgeanne Donoho and husband, Jerry of Conroe; four nephews, Carl Baker Stoneham of Vermont, Thomas Ash Stoneham and wife, Rickey of Benbrook, Texas, J.B. de los Santos and wife, Melanie of Baytown, Texas and Thomas Curtis Stoneham and wife, Carol of Arlington, Texas; and two sisters-in-law, Doris C. Hallmark of Conroe and Jane Lou Stoneham of Navasota.
Miss Stoneham's family is especially grateful to her care givers, Ethel Whigby, Bunny King, Barbara Martin, Betty Conner, Mildred Milam and Loretta Hayes for the Christian, professional and loving care they provided to her and her family over the last four years. We also would like to thank Dr. Luke Scarmado for his kindness, care and support of her and her family.
Funeral services for Miss Stoneham will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 27, at the Stoneham Methodist Church in Stoneham, Texas. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Stoneham Cemetery in Stoneham.
For those that desire, the family has suggested memorials to the Stoneham Methodist Church, the Montgomery County Library or a favorite charity. Arrangements are with Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, 815 S. LaSalle, Navasota. 936-825-6448

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Capt. Archbald Willingham - Bell County, Texas
The Temple Southern Intelligence, March 11, 1857

Capt. Archbald Willingham departed this life October 27, 1857, at his residence in Bell County, in his 71st year. He emigrated from Georgia to Texas in January 1839, and settled near Washington, Washington County. He then removed to this county.

George Alford Willingham
Sharon Willingham
? World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday, February 14, 1963

Charge of Motor Vehicle Homicide Will Be Filed in Death of Girl, 10

The County Attorney's office said Thursday a motor Vehicle homicide charge will be filed against Larry Van Ness, driver of the stolen car involved in a fatal accident Wednesday morning.

     Killed in the two-car collision at Thirty-sixth and Grover Streets was Sharon Willingham, 10 who was thrown through the windshield of the car driven by her father, George A. Willingham, 3606 Grover Street.
Mr. Willingham, an administrator in the Strategic Air Command chief of chaplains' office, was reported in critical condition at County Hospital Thursday morning. (He died 16 Feb 1963)
     Van Ness's condition was critical Thursday. He suffered a severe eye injury and face cuts.
The child's death raised the Omaha traffic toll for the year to three.
     Mr. Willingham was bringing Sharon home from a Girl Scout meeting when the rash occured.
Cruiser policemen were pursuing Van Ness, who was wanted for questioning in connection with a theft at the Derby Service Station, Forty-second and E Streets.

Took Numbers

     They said the fleeing auto, stolen earlier from Melvin Plotkin, 2305 Levenworth Street, reached speeds of 50 to 55 miles an hour during the chase.
     Station attendant George Harrison, 26 of 2448 Burt Street, told a reporter that Van Ness and a young woman drove into the station about 4:10 p. m.
     Van Ness waved him away when he approached the car, Mr. Harrison said.
     As Mr. Harrison went to service another car, Van Ness entered the station and the young woman got behind the wheel of their car, the attendant said.

$100 Missing

     When Mr. Harrison went inside he found more than one hundred dollars missing from the cash drawer, he said. He took the license number of the couple's car as it pulled away and called the police.
     Cruiser Patrolman Earl Brailey and Joe Vicarro said the chase began when they spotted the car westbourn at Thirty-third and F Streets.
     Patrolman Brailey said he partially blocked the street with the cruiser, jumped out and tried to flag the car. He said the driver tried to run him down.
   The officers pursued in their cruiser, but said the car had opened a gap of four blocks when the accident happened. They said the car left 80 feet of skid marks before colliding with the Willingham vehicle

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Home Filled With Reminders

     The frame house at 3606 Grover Street was full of reminders of happier days:
     ---A fifth-grade speller stamped "Jefferson School" lying unopened on a desk.
     ---A pile of valentines to be exchanged today.
     ---A half-finished letter to a friend.
     ---Dolls of every size and shape, bought by her father as souvenirs of the lands he'd visited.
     These were the reminders of Sharon Willingham, 10, killed Wednesday when her father's car was struck by an auto driven by a youth fleeing police.
     "She was almost like a little sister to us," neighbor Rita Lapacek, 17, of 3605 Valley Street, said.
     "They'd come from Hawaii last August and she had never been ice skating. My sister Elaine, 14, and I were teaching her."
     Rita, a South High senior, said Sharon was "lots of fun. She loved to play canasta. She was teaching us that."
     The collision, almost in front of the Willingham home, sounded like an explosion to the neighbors.
     Rita said her family heard the noise and ran to investigate. They were on hand when the police arrived.
     Mrs Willingham said, "I'm not bitter. It just makes you wonder why things like this have to happen. The innocent party always seems to suffer."
     Neighbors said the Willingham family had intended to move to Offutt earlier this year but put off the move until they could find a three-bedroom home.
     The Willinghams have one other child, George, Jr., (Butch), 19, a sophomore at Kilgore Junior College, Kilgore, Texas. He was reported on his way home Wednesday night.

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Chase 2nd in Week by 2 Policemen

The high-speed chase was the second in a week for Patrolmen Earl Brailey and Joe Vaccaro. Monday night they pursued a drunken driver for eight blocks at speeds of 75 miles and hour before they caught him.

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Van Ness Served Auto-Theft Term

     Van Ness was released in November from the Men's Reformatory after serving 18 months of a one-to-three-year term for auto theft.
     In 1959 Van Ness escaped from the Kearney Boys Training School while serving a term for autho theft. He was recaptured one day later by the Nebraska Safety Patrol.
     His Youth Bureau record dates back to June, 1952, when he ran away from home, police said.
     Since then, he had been picked up by police or juvenile authorities on eight occasions. In September, 1958 he was arrested for alledgedly taking 45 dollars from a cash box at Omaha Boat Sales, 13000 Ames Avenue.
     In April, 1959, he was accused of taking $12.77 from a cash register at George's Sixty-six Service Station, Twenty-second and Q Streets.

*Reverend Isaac Hugh Willingham
*Probably 1945 in a newspaper in Marlin, Texas

              REV. WILLINGHAM, BAPTIST MISSIONARY, DIES SUNDAY
    Reverend Isaac Hugh Willingham, age 83, died at his home, 306 Potomac street in Marlin, at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning following a prolonged illness which became more acute last November. He was born in Alabama March 5, 1862, and moved with his parents to the Criswell community in Falls County when he was five years of age.
    All of his life has been devoted to Christian leadership work and as a Baptist minister he has held pulpit assignments in a number of different sections in Texas. For more than 60 years he has been active in religious work and has been county Missionary for the Baptist church in Falls county. He has been in Marlin for 23 years.
    Surviving are his wife and seven children: Four daughters, Mrs. Amy Stokes, Abilene; Mrs. Mattie Durham, Mart; Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, Bryan; Mrs. Mary Jowers, St. Louis. Three sons, Isaac Willingham of the U.S.Navy presently listed as missing in action; J. B. Willingham, Lott; M.H.Turner, step-son, Tyler.
    Funeral services Monday afternoon, February 12th from the First Baptist Church at 4 o'clock. Conducted by Rev. J.D. Barnes of Valley Mills, assisted by Rev. W.O. Wright. Burial in Calvary cemetery. The body lay in state at the church from 3 to 4 o'clock, prior to the funeral. Active pallbearers: Cliff McCoy, John Erskine, M.M.Allen, T.T.Criswell,
Ross Stricklin, Jack Parton, H.B. Stallworth. Honorary pallbearers, Deacons of the First Baptist Church and his host of friends.
* This Willingham is not kin to our family, yet!
* Copy of newspaper clipping in my possession

Dr. Welborn Kiefer Willingham

Obituary of Dr. Welborn Kiefer Willingham
Dr. Welborn Kiefer Willingham, 78, of Salado, Texas, died Saturday, January 13th, 2007, after a brief illness. Willingham, known as "Will" by his many friends, patients and colleagues, was born March 12th, 1928, in Fisher County, Texas. He was the son of W.B. Willingham and Madge Eason Willingham.

A 1949 graduate of Texas Tech University, Willingham received a Masters degree at The University of Texas and a Ph.D. at Tech. As an undergraduate, Willingham was sophomore class president, a member of and first pledge trainer of Saddle Tramps, Tech's spirit organization, and a member of Socii Fraternity which later became Sigma Nu. After a brief stint as an officer in the United States Air Force, from which he retired in later years as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserves, Willingham spent most of his working life in academia. He was a professor in the Department of Education at Texas Tech, an adjunct professor at Tech¹s medical school, and retired with the distinction of Professor Emeritus. A practicing psychologist, Willingham founded a counseling center in Lubbock, Texas. He was an active member of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, in which organization he was a delegate and leader for many years. He founded that association's Graduate Student Forum and served as its director, encouraging many young people in the profession.

In recent years Willingham enjoyed his retirement, while overseeing his ranching interests in Fisher and Scurry Counties On August 14th, 1950, he married a Lubbock native, Maxine McCollum, following a campus romance. After his Air Force tour of duty, University of Texas studies and a brief period in Hale Center, Texas, as the youngest school principal in the state at that time, they made their home in Lubbock, where they raised their family.. In 2006, they relocated to Salado, Texas, where they had built a vacation home. Willingham¹s ancestors were early settlers in Salado.

Will is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine; his three children: Sharon Willingham Harris of Garland, Dr. Douglas B. Willingham of Salado, and Sheila Willingham McBeth of Sarasota, Florida. He is also survived by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Private graveside services were held Monday, January 15th, 2007, at the Willingham Cemetery in Salado, Texas, officiated by the Rev. Thomas A. Wallace, Rector of St. Luke¹s Episcopal Church, Belton, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one¹s charity of choice. Contact: Dossman Funeral Home 2525 North Main Belton, Texas 76513 Tel: 254/ 933-2525

James Willie Willingham, Sr.
The Courier, Conroe, Texas, Thursday, December 19, 1988

Funeral services for James Willie Willingham, Sr., 79, of Conroe will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 30, 1988 in the St. Mark's Lutheran Church with Vicar Matthew Harrison officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Texas under the direction of Metcalf Funeral Directors. Mr. Willingham was born Aug 3, 1909 in Brenham and passed away in Conroe Dec. 27, 1988. He was the son of John H. Willingham and Julia Ann Murdock Willingham and was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers and one sister. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Conroe. Mr. Willingham was married to Irene Schaefer on March 24, 1932 in Brenham. Survivors: wife, Irene Marie Willingham of Conroe; children, James Willie Willingham, Jr. of Plano, Texas, Katherine Louise Woerner of Austin, Joyce Ann Jackson of Conroe and Kenneth Wayne Willingham, Sr. of Houston; grandchildren, Jerri Louise Campbell of Austin, David Kyle Willingham of Plano, Gary Wade Willingham of Ardmore, Okla., Alan Dale Jackson of Conroe, Ronald Ray Jackson of Hampton, Va., Linda Carol Wilkerson of Conroe, Kenneth Wayne Willingham, Jr. of Houston and Kendra Ann Willingham of Houston; great grandchildren, David and Christian Wilkerson of Conroe, Rebecca, Rachael and Lydia Campbell of Austin and Justin and Logan Jackson of Hampton, Va.; sister: Mattie Mae Brown of Conroe also survives.

Mrs. Sallie Ann Tisdale (Sallie Ann Jones Willingham Tisdale)
The Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 27, 1948

Mrs. Sallie Ann Tisdale, 80, died at her home 4308 Shoalwood Avenue Monday. She was born in Burleson County, Feb. 5, 1868, and Had lived in Austin for the last 20 years. She was a member of the Methodist Church. The body will Be at the Hyltin Funeral Home untill 9 a.m. Tuesday when it will be taken to Giddings where funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. at the chapel of the Phillips-Luckey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Giddings.
Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Ollie Helmer of Houston, Mrs L. A.Taylor of San Antonio, Mrs. Minnie Parker, Miss Beulah Willingham, Mrs. William Harton, and Mrs A.R. Pape all of Austin, and one son Joel Tisdale, also of Austin.

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David Lynn Yohan
The Conroe Courier, Conroe, Texas Tuesday, September 8, 1998

Motorcycle fatality named

CONROE - A motorcycle rider killed here on Interstate 45 was identified Tuesday as David Lynn Yohan of Huntsville.
Witnesses said Yohan, 40, was northbound and passing vehicles on the right shoulder, before he struck a sign at South Loop 336 about 6 p.m. Monday.

Note: The body was cremated and the ashes were scattered at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Alta Loma, Texas at the gravesite of Mr. Yohan's grandparents Buster and Opal Jackson.