Confederate Vet Wright Dies At 90 In Palestine
Col. George A. Wright, 90, a Confederate veteran who once served as Palestine’s mayor and briefly acted as “President” during a train trip with Benjamin Harrison, died at his home. A cotton buyer and civic leader, Wright helped inaugurate Palestine’s free public schools and remained prominent in church and finances. Funeral services were planned for today.
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Funeral Rites for Frank Winters Held in Buchanan Street
Funeral services for 65 year old Randall County farmer Frank Winters were to be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the N S Griggs & Sons Chapel conducted by Rev W W Pittman pastor of the Buchanan Street Methodist Church. Pallbearers named were O M Farmer George Rhodes Earl Jewett L Benedett C E Colling and Bill South erland. Burial was set at Liano Cemetery.
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