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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
6
Van Zandt County historical survey committee chaired by Laney and Chaplain Brown held a Saturday meeting in the courthouse assembly room. They reported county entries winning three state prizes and discussed a county history project with funding questions while planning speaker programs and increased public awareness. Mrs. Hobbs visited Dallas this week.
Bennie M. Smith a retired butcher died Wednesday morning in a Tyler hospital after a sudden illness. Services were held Thursday at 2 PM at Umen Road Church of Christ in Tyler officiated by Bernie Baur. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery, under Harris-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home. He resided in Tyler 20 years, moved to Corpus Christi eight years ago, and had lived in Winona three months. He is survived by Grace Smith his wife, Bennie C. Smith of Corpus Christi, Betty Maynard of Corpus Christi, and a brother BE.
Dr John Mastin Travis aged an East Texas physician died at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville on Monday. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with Dr Bradford Corey and Reverend John McCord officiating. Burial was in West Haven Cemetery. Born in Van Zandt County he taught school to earn funds for medical schooling and attended the University of Kentucky and Southwestern University of Medicine before completing board exams in 1907. Survived by wife Nell Travis of Jacksonville, two sons N Travis of Jacksonville and John M Travis Jr of Beaumont, three daughters Arvada Seogin of Wink, Mrs John Helton of San Antonio, and Mrs Rinfred Childs of Jacksonville, two brothers Albert Travis of Lake Jackson and Charles Travis of Garland, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, two sisters Moreland and Bailey of Dallas, his mother Mrs Ethel Smith of Dallas, and several in-laws. Pallbearers included Tim Harris, Charles Harris, Johnny Pat Harris, Don Page, and Eugene Jackson.
A fragmented hospital list shows many names admitted or treated, including Bill Harris Betty Burnett Tony Hobbs Carol Francis and others. The piece shifts to social notes from Mineola with grandparents visits by the Flournoys and family guests from Quitman and Corinth during a recent weekend.
An old classified ad lists an Electrolux representative CM Johnson Box 422 Mineola and a buyer pie Hawking Texas 2400. It promotes a special sale on artificial flowers wreaths sprays and pot arrangements by Mrs. Tola Fowler East Highway 80 Edgewood.
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