Clarence Bethel Miears obituary veteran De Leon farmer
Clarence Bethel Miears 83 retired De Leon farmer died 6 30 p m Tuesday January 6 at De Leon Hospital after long illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday January 8 at First Baptist Church De Leon burial in De Leon Cemetery directed by De Leon Funeral Home Born February 29 1892 in Ponotoc Mississippi moved to De Leon 1931 He married Eldora Ruth Jones 1912 and after her death married Ethel Boyd 1972 Survivors include wife a son James four daughters three sons and three daughters in extended family plus 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. his siblings and numerous relatives listed
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Clarence Bethel Miears
de Leon
First Baptist Church
Billy Spencer
Oddfellow Lodge
Miears
Eldora Ruth Jones
Eastland County
Ethel Boyd
James
Doris Burleson
Austin
Pauline Kelly
Clifton
Billie Ruth Floyd
Big Lake
J. W
Arlington
Lou Emily Metcalf
Sidney Walker 83 Dies. WWI Vet and Pharmacist
Sid Walker of Sidney aged 83 died Friday at Western Hills Nursing Home at 8 06 p m. Born December 18 1892 in Gibson Louisiana he served in WWI and was a retired pharmacist. Funeral 2 00 p m Sunday Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Clarence Bryant. interment Pendergrass Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. survivors include four brothers and one sister.
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Sidney Guy Walker
Sidney
Western Hills Nursing Home
Mr. Walker
Gibson
Comanche Funeral Home
Clarence Bryant
Pendergrass Cemetery
Jackie Clark
Jack Lu
Proctor Farmer Doc Anders Dies After Brief Illness
Doc Anders 70 of Proctor died at his home at 6 a.m. Saturday January 10 after a brief illness. Funeral held January 12 at Harrell Memorial Chapel Dublin with Rev. Jim Duffey officiating. Burial in Roch Cemetery. Born September 12, 1905 in Comanche County, he married Dorothea Juanita Baugh February 25, 1929 in Proctor. He was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife.
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Charlie
Doc) Buford Anders
Proctor Farmer
Harrell Memorial Chapel
Dublin
Jim Duffey
Proctor Baptist Church
Roch Cemetery
Comanche County
Anders
Dorothea Juanita Baugh
Proctor
Pleasant Home Baptist Church
Memorial for George Reeves of Comanche
George Reeves 82 of Route 2 Comanche died Wednesday January 7 1976 in Abilene. Born September 30 1893 in Wills Point he lived most of his life in Comanche County a World War I veteran and retired carpenter. Services Friday at 2 00 p m in the Chapel with Rev Mark Hogarth and Rev Lynwood Harris officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survivors include his wife Cora Reeves two stepsons three sisters and five grandchildren.
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George William Reeves
Route 2
Comanche
Abilene
Wills Point
Comanche County
Cora Weston
Comanche Funeral Home
Mark Hogarth
Lynwood Harris
Oakwood Cemetery
Tom Coleman
Kenny Sullivan
Walter Mazurek
C. B. Williams
Weldon Causey
Ernest Straley
Cora Reeves
William W., Wallace
England
H. Gerald Wallace
Arlington
Vasco Lee
Claude Bilbrey Dies at 80 in Gustine After Illness
Claude Elby Bilbrey 80 of Gustine and longtime Comanche County resident died 3 13 p m Thursday January 8 1976 in Comanche hospital after brief illness. He was born September 27 1895 in Tennessee and married Edna Perkins June 18 1916 in Comanche County. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. Burial was in Albin Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Edna one sister Mrs May Smith of Murfresboro Tennessee and five half sisters and one half brother, all of Tennessee.
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Claude Elby Bilbrey
Gustine
Comanche County
Comanche Hospital
Comanche Funeral Home
Calvin Gray
Butch Warren
Albin Cemetery
Tennessee
Edna Perkins
Edna Bilbrey
May Smith
Murfresboro
Tenn
Luker Family Details Include Lifespan and Heirs
Born March 6 1889 in Comanche County the subject married Dawn Starkie and lived in Stephenville since 1985. He had three sons Frank B and W E Luker of Proctor G N Luker of Pennsylvania, a daughter Edith Cart of Huckabay, three brothers Al fred Luker of Alvarado Raymond Luker of Brownwood Edison Luker of Proctor two sisters Nellie Bean of Gustine and Willie Mae Evans of Bloomingfield New Mexico, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Comanche County
Dawn Starkie
Luker
Stephenville
Frank B
W. E. Luker
Proctor
G.N. Luker
Pennsylvania
Edith Cart
Huckabay
Alfred Luker
Alvarado
Okla
Raymond Luker
Brownwood
Edison Luker
Nellie
Funeral services for Sterling C. Holloway held in Austin
Funeral services for Sterling C. Holloway, 73, Austin attorney and investor, were held at University Christian Church in Austin at 4 p.m. Thursday January 8. Holloway of 1351 High Road died Tuesday.
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Sterling C. Holloway
Austin
University Christian Church
Holloway
High Road
Comanche Man Holloway Honored In Texas Legacy
Comanche Texas obituary recalls Holloway, UT Law graduate and Brownwood, Fort Worth executive, who led Continental Life Insurance and formed a Austin law partnership with his wife. He served UT Alumni, Chancellors Council, and church circles. services by Weed-Corley. Burial at Austin Memorial Park.
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University of Texas School of Law
Brownwood
Fort Worth
Continental Life Insurance Company
Austin
University of Texas Alumni Association
Lila B. Etter
Holloway
Holden Funeral for Thomas H. Holden 84 at Fort Worth
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Thomas H. Holden 84 of 3401 Clary Fort Worth. He died Sunday in a Fort Worth hospital after a career with Southland Corp and a longtime Star-Telegram employee wife Lurline Holden. He served in World War I and was born in Bryan.
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Thomas H. Holden
Clary
Fort Worth
Luker G K Luker, 86, Stephenville area farmer dies
George Harrison Luker, age 86, longtime Gustine area farmer and Stephenville resident, died Thursday January 8 at a Stephenville hospital. Funeral services were held January 10 at Harrell Memorial Chapel with burial in Baggett Cemetery.
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George Harrison Luker
Stephenville
Gustine
Harrell Memorial Chapel
Dublin
Baggett
Surprising Comanche Links Across the World
An author recalls chance meetings with people tied to Comanche County during travels in Tokyo Yokohama Brownsville and Fort Worth and notes a French banker and an American pilot connected to Comanche Texas. The narrator laments scarce peanuts pecans or cantaloupe in Japanese markets.
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Japan
Comanche
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C. B. Miers
Charles M. Anders
Jack Thomas Anders
Troy
Sammy Lee Anders
Frances Hooks
Dorothy Yvonne Coan
Lillie Fay Craft
Belton
Annie Alfred
San Antonio
J. P. Woolsey
E. E
Sid Walker
Doc Anders
George Reeves
Claude Bilbrey
S. C. Holloway
Texas
Comanche High
T. H. Holden
G. K. Luker
Gandy
Houston
Frank’s Exon
Apples
Pears
Yougan Trust
Radishes
Lata
Auer
Keith
Lorado
Fas
Hi Fruit Drinks
Glenwood
Crisco
Peaches
Can
Zee Towels
Sunbeam
NLL House Coffee
Tokyo
Yokohama
Star Barracks No. 18
First United Methodist Church of
Tommy Holden
John H. Shaw
Lucille Adams
J. E. Rike
Dallas
Brownsville
Monsieur Jean Chaput
Banque Generale de Paris
Jeanine
Japan Air Lines
USA
Sweetwater
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