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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1942
Page
6
Services will be held at St Matthews Episcopal Church Sunday at 7 30 p m Rev S L Jeffries of Brown will preach a goodwill sermon.
The Family of Jack Peoples thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the death and burial. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you.
Miss Vera Opal Kelley, born October 23 1903 died January 19 1942 age 38, funeral services conducted at the Church of Christ Beattie by Rev R C Ledbetter. Interment in Pendergrass Cemetery. Survived by father J W Kelley of Beattie and siblings Mrs Fergurson Beattie Hubert Kelley Cross Plains Roy Kelley Post Mrs Keith Beattie Mrs Cheatham Sidney Herrald Kelley Desdemona. mother predeceased.
Mrs Sophie Louise Tuckhorn Schwartz born February 12 1866 in Dielingen Prussia died January 6 at 7:30 after a stroke at age 75 with husband Carl Schwartz and 5 daughters 2 sons among the mourners 30 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Services held at Zions Lutheran Church Priddy conducted by Rev Mulhlbrad H R Lacy of Camp Bowie visited over weekend.
Lucy Greene Lawson beloved Fort Worth resident and Comanche native died at a Fort Worth hospital aged about sixty. Funeral services were held at Comanche Methodist Church with Rev. La Prade officiating and Oakwood Cemetery interment. She was active as organist, member of Eastern Star, and longtime saleswoman in Comanche before moving to Fort Worth.
Church News reports Pastor C. Klingman leads Bible School and communion each Sunday at ten o clock with no evening services. This Sunday January 25 the sermon topic is Does It Pay To Pray For Others. Reporter.
The Sidney Methodist Church will hold morning and evening services next Sunday under Pastor Rev. A. J. Helm. A quarterly conference is set for Saturday at Indian Creek with preaching at 11 a.m. A dinner will be served.
The article lists visitors from Mexia Dalhart Houston San Angelo Ft Worth Austin Mineral Wells and other areas who attended funeral services for Mrs. Ben Lawson on Monday. Names include H W Erwin Ben Lawson Gladys Shannon T A Lawson Frank Farwell O W Greene Harmon Howard Ed Onstor and Lt. Herbert N. Goodson.
Co Manche Methodists anticipate two strong services Sunday Jan 25 with the pastor back from illness in the morning. District Superintendent S W Williams will speak at 7 pm and lead the first Quarterly Conference. Special music featured. Church School 9:45, main auditorium gathering at 10:30 for Fourth Sunday Missionary program. Epworth Leagues 6:15, Mid-Week 7 pm, Women’s Society Monday 3 pm.
Presbyterian church outlines Bible classes at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. with the sermon The Field is the World and the 7 p.m. Evening Sermon Power of a Name. Monday 4 p.m. Woman's Auxiliary meets at Mrs Lucy Kirk's home. The minister quotes from Selected E M Shepard on Christian fellowship work and warfare.
Mrs. J. E. Bonser aged 71 and a Comanche resident since 1915 died in a Brownwood hospital after a brief illness. Funeral at Comanche Methodist with Rev. E G Gregory Jr officiating. interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by four children and seven grandchildren. Born June 6 1870 in Tonawanda New York she lived in Michigan before marrying John Edward Bonser in 1897.
An afternoon singing meet will be held Sunday at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Comanche. C A Marshall announces singers from Dublin and Board Church will attend. The program starts at two o clock.
Rev. R. J. LaPrade, who led Comanche Methodist Church from 1927 to 1929 and helped build the current church, conducted Mrs. Ben Lawson’s funeral in Comanche on Monday. He later served churches in Arlington Heights Fort Worth Graham Waxahachie and is now pastor of First Methodist in Temple.
The Bonser children express sincere gratitude for floral offerings and kindness during their mother Mrs. J. E. Bonser's illness and death and bless the well wishers.
The Kelley family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during Vera’s illness and death. They thank those who sent flowers the singers and Dr Rogers and say their kindness will be remembered by J W Kelley and children.
Mrs. S. M. Seay, 83, died Tuesday January 13 at her son Sam M. Seay Jr.’s home in Bronte. Funeral service Wednesday January 14 at Bronte Baptist Church. Survived by two children S. M. Seay of Bronte and Fledger Seay of Coleman and two stepchildren E. C. Seay of Sidney and Mrs. Cora Carlile of De Leon.
Homer Bowers 58 former Comanche man rose in railroad circles and was state auditor of the MK and T Railway System at his Dallas home where he had lived since 1912 He began with the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Frisco later served as Blaneket agent and Fort Worth leader He belonged to social and business clubs and was a 32nd Degree Mason Survived by his mother wife slain two years ago in an automobile crash and by a son Charles Bowers of Dallas and half brother Orville Bowers.
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