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Mrs. Alsay Wood, Pioneer, Buried In Mertzon TodaySAN ANGELO—Funeral services for Mrs. Alsay Wood. 79, pioneer West Texan, and mother of Mrs. W. W. Carson of San Angelo, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Mertzon Christian Church with the Rev. J. T. Mc-Kissick of Marfa, officiating. Burial was in the Sherwood ceme-t'ery.Pallbearers were Bonnie Wilson, Vester Hughes, Glenn. Stevenson, Ed G. Branch, Henry Lindley, Wood Carson, Jamie Brock and Henry Cravens- Massic Funeral home was in charge.Mrs, Wood died at her ranch home near Mertzon, in Irion county, early Thursday morning. She was known for ability as a maker of saddle girths, which she wove first from buffalo hair, and lr%:r from mohair. It is estimated that she made a profit of more than $10,000 from the sale of these girths which she made at home. They were sold over many of the western states and considered of the highest quality.Her philisophy. of life, teach a child how to make something the world needs and he will never suffer from a depression.” She lived this way and through sales of her home-made girths she aided _ in paying for the ranch on which she spent her last days.As a girl she experienced the horrors of Indian raids in this country and on one occasion out-raced a brave who discovered her riding horse-back near the family home in McCulloch county. Comanche Indians destroyed the family home there after taking moneyto us, the basic remedy rests with congress. The decision of the court, in my opinion, emphasizes the necessity for specific and adequate legislation to effectuate a rational conservation program de-O:tldttbv.atiVrlt;sav1and livestock from the place,Mrs. Wood is survived by four children, Mrs. Carson, J. L, Wood, San Angelo, Mrs, Maud Branch, Stiles, and Mrs. O. E. Stevenson, Locknev. Thirteen grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, also survive. A brother, Dr. Jonathan Lindley, died about a month ago. Mr. Wood died about niSe or ten years ago.4 I «
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 18, 1935
Page 4
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