Gustine Native Mrs Edwards Dies at 75 in Brownwood
Mrs. W. N. Edwards, aged 75 and a Gustine native, died Friday night in a Brownwood hospital after residing there in recent years. Funeral plans were not announced in the available text.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1959
Page
10
Funeral rites for Mrs Ed wards held in Brownwood church
Funeral services for Mrs. Edwards were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in a Brownwood chapel with Dr. H. H. Hargroves of Brownwood Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed in Union Cemetery Gustine. Born April 17 1884 near Gustine she was a Baptist Church member. Survived by husband a retired Comanche County farmer two daughters a son Marshall Edwards of Houston three sisters Mrs Tom Clements Mrs A B Eubanks Mrs O D Reeves and three brothers Chester Dee Johnson and Tunell Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Brownwood Funeral Home
H. H. Hargroves
Brownwood
Union Cemetery
Gustine
Comanche County
Baptist Church
Waring Family Visits From Houston
Mr and Mrs Dawson Waring and their son Ricky traveled from Houston to spend Sunday with his mother Frances Waring and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Waring
Ricky
Houston
Frances Waring
Veterans and local history mark Comanche County old timers
Uncle Jim Stevens 90 recalls Civil War capture and a burn during a Dalton skirmish while hiding and firing. Others include Uncle Charlie Carruth 88 and Rev A J Morton 90. Populist era notes recount 1898 county officials. A marriage near Comanche joins Beulah Carlisle Boots to Sherman Bean with small wedding party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Stevens
Lamkin
Comanche County
Dalton
Georgia
Charlie Carruth
de Leon
Old Settlers
Lake Eanes
A. J. Morton
Counts Memorial Methodist Church
Weatherford
Tom Hale
Rucker
G. E. Murphy
Texas
Pioneer-Exponent
W. M. Robinson
T. H. Thornton
W. H. Davis
W. C. Bradshaw
A. C. Cathey
George E. Smith
Tom Matthews
D. S. Jennings
J. M. Huse
D. J. Dean
W. A. Guyger
G. D. Munn
Gordon Barrett
Comanche
Beulah
Boots) Carlisle
Tip Carlisle
Pompey
Sherman S. Bean
Comanche County Notables and 1894 Trade In Cotton
The article notes a wedding reception at Lake Banes Park with local residents including Mr. Bean, a Comanche County rancher who studied at Alvarado and played semi pro baseball. It highlights I G Wyatt of Comanche, business founder at Gipe Springs and former owner of the Comanche telephone system, and mentions Pettit family settlement in 1886. It records 1694 cotton ginned and 1894 beeves shipped, plus 70 schools in 1894-95 with state support of 3.70 per enumerated scholar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Banes Park
Bean
Comanche County
Alvarado
Mullin High School
I. G. Wyatt
Comanche
Gipe Springs
Wyatt
J. P. Pettit
Pettit
Harmony Club Fall Supper Planned for October 24
Harmony Community Club announces its annual fall supper open to the public on Saturday evening October 24. Mrs. D B Aldridge, president, says menu features chifteen and dressing with trimmings tea coffee and desserts at 75 cents for adults 50 cents for children under one. Serving begins 5 30 p m and runs until all served. Proceeds support the club's March of Dimes contribution and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Community Club
D. B. Aldridge
Aldridge
Harmony Club
Brownwood Couple Visit Parents in Como For Week
From Brownwood Mr and Mrs Dale Biggs of Brownwood visited their parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Biggs in Como on Sunday and took home their two children Karen and Kate after a week with grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Dale Biggs
Biggs
Comanche
Clarence Biggs
Karen
Kate
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lana
Creese Butane CO
Harmony
H. E. Bean
Venus
Louise Stevenson
Gum Springs
Gus Wilhelm
Fort Worth
Hiway
General Telephone America
Waymond
Hugh
Hughes Fruit Stay
W. Central
Plymouth
Chrysler Engineering
Chrysler Corporation
America
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