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With the recent remodeling of the Lindley - Robertson Funeral Home, Malcolm Robertson, own er, again keeps in step with the march of progress. Since November 1, 1950, when he purchased the interest of the late Henry F. Lindley, previous owner of the firm, Robertson has strived to give Navasota and Grimes County as well as the Surrounding area one of the best and most efficient funeral homes of the times. The funeral home now has a spacious chapel, new family room with a private en trance, a new and larger music room, has wall to wall carpeting and is completely air condition ed for the comfort of everyone. The firm also has an organo which provides soft organ mu sic, assuring the people of the finest service available any where, quietly and efficiently performed. The Lindley-Robertson Funeral Home offers complete ambulance service and has recently pur chased a McKesson Resuscitator to better serve the people of this county. Oxygen equipped am bulance service is available twenty-four hours a day and the firm has two Cadillacs in serv ice. The Lindley name is not a new one in the funeral business. Many people of this locality will remember Mack Lindley and his horse-drawn hearse serving the people of this area. At that time, he operated a livery stable and an undertaking establishment located on the present main street of Navasota. Henry Lindley, son of Mack Lindley, became an embalmer in 1912, and at this time was one of the youngest emblamers in the state. He was associated with his father until Mrs Lind ley sold his business in 1917. Mr. Lindley, at that time, work ed for other funeral directors in the city until 1928, when he re entered business for himself in Navasota. The home, at that time, was located in the Asien beck building on Washington avenue, now the West End Fur niture Company. He remained at that location until 1930 at which time he moved to the pres ent location of the funeral home. Over the period of years, Mr. Lindley continued to enlarge his facilities to give the people of this area a better service. In February of 1950, Mr. Lindley took in Malcolm Robertson as a partner in business, at which time the name of the firm was changed to the Lindley-Robert son Funeral Home. Mr. Robertson, you might say, grew up in the funeral business, since his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Seydler, own the Seydler Funeral Home in Gon zales. Mr. Robertson was born in San Antonio, but moved to Gonzals at an early age and graduated from Gonzales High School. In January of 1944, Mal colm joined the United States Navy, and served two and one half years as,,a medical corps man attached to the Sixth Ma rine Division. During this time, he saw action with the Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa. Malcolm returned to Gonzales from the service in June of 1947 at which time, he entered the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Sci ence, in Dallas. Upon comple tion of his schooling in the field of the funeral business, he was employed by the Scott Funeral Home of Navasota and remained there until February of 1950, ex cept for a short time when he worked for the Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home of Beaumont. Only six weeks after Mr. Rob ertson became partner with Hen ry Lindley, Mr. Lindley passed away suddenly at his home on March 18, 1950. Mr. Robertson continued in partnership with Mrs. Anna C. Lindley, his wi dow, until November 1, 1950 when he purchased the remain ing interest. Assisting the firm is Chester Nobles, funeral director, who has been with the funeral home for the past five and one-half years. Chester, his wife, Dora Jean and young son, Douglas, live in the apartment at the fu neral home. Mr. Robertson is very active in civic work, having served as secretary of the Oakland Ceme tery Association until the City of Navasota recently took over the cemetery. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Navasota, is past noble grand of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge of Navasota, has been a director and officer of the Navasota Lions Club, is a member of the Navasota Ma sonic Lodge No. 299, A.F.A.M., is a member of all Masonic bo dies of the York Rite, being a Knight Templar and also a member of the Arabia Temple Shrine, of Houston. Mr. Robert son also is a member of the V. F. W. of Navasota, the J. Wil lie Leigh Post No. 152, having served as finance officer of this organization. He is a member of the Sons of Herman Lodge of Washington, of the Navasota Chapter No. 309 O.E.S. and of the Navasota Rebekah Lodge No. 33. In June of 1949, Malcolm married Pearl Louise Meekins, a lifetime resident of Navasota. Pearl Louise and Malcolm have one daughter, Janis Lou Robert son, 244 years old. Mrs .Robert son,an.apprentice funeral di rector, assists her husband with his work at the funeral home.
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Navasota Examiner
Navasota, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 01, 1954
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