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Last rites were held for Ches ter William Granville on Tuesday afternoon, July 12, in the Presby terian Church of Harper, at 5 p. m. with Dr. Paul B. Schwab, pastor of the church, officiating. Mr. Granville, a life-long resid ent of Harper who had engaged in the insurance and real estate business for many years, suc cumbed on Monday morning July 15, at 5:15 a. m., 1955, at the State T. B. Hospital, near Kerr ville, after several weeks of ill ness. On February 11, 1911, Mr. Granville was received into the Harper Presbyterian Church by letter. In April, 1923, he was elected a deacon and he held this office until he was ordained as a ruling elder in March, 1925. At the time of his passing he was the senior elder of the Presbyter ian Church here. On Dec. 20, 1911, Mr. Gran ville married the former Selma McDougall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. McDougall. They had one daughter, Anita, Mrs. Robert Wolfmueller, who suc cumbed in 1938, and one son, Woodrow Ellis Granville of San Antonio. In addition to his wife and son there also survive three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ed Fisk and Mrs. Mack Weston of Kerrville. Three brothers pre ceded him in death, they being Dr. J. B. Granville, Maurice and Ellis Granville. Chester William Granville was born on June 3, 1886 at Bellville, Texas. He had attained the age of 69 years, 1 month and 8 days at the time of his demise. A mixed choir sang at the church and at the graveside. Pall bearers were his nephews: War ren McDougall, Johnnie McDou gall, Reginald McDougall, Char les H. Bierschwale, Johnnie Bier schwale and Clayton Kneese. Mr. Granville moved to Harper in 1908. He engaged in the mer cantile business for about 10 or 12 years and had his place of business where the Dayton Rahe Sinclair Station is now located. Later Mr. Granville engaged in various business activities in Harper, but for about the past 15-20 years he was busy in the real estate and insurance bus iness. For several years, in the 1930's and at a later time he and Mrs. Granville served as report er and advertising solicitor for the Harper Herald. He also op erated the Harper Theatre for a time, and also maintained a small tourist court at one time in Har per where they resided for many years on the northwest edge of town. He purchased the former Harper Hotel Cafe in 1950 and continued to operate the hotel but not the cafe in the past 5 years. Interment was made in the Harper Cemetery following the services Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church. A large concourse of friends and rela tives from throughout the hill country and other Texas cities came to pay their last respects to the deceased. Smith Funeral Home of Kerrville was In charge of the funeral services.
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Harper Herald
Harper, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 15, 1955
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