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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
5
A roundup of community notes from Whitewright and nearby areas includes visits by Peggy Rabjohn and Lena Mae Gowdy, illnesses and recoveries, births and anniversaries, travel between Nashville Arkansas Sherman Paris and Dallas, hospital stays, and an irrigation demonstration for Grayson County farmers at Woodman Circle Home August 13.
At the Grayson County Home Demonstration Council in Sherman Mrs. Ronald Vestal was elected a delegate to the Texas Home Demonstration Association convention in Mineral Wells August 21 23. Also notes births and local civic notices from Sherman Whitewright and area.
A Sunday family reunion was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tabor with attendees from Gainesville Fort Worth Dallas Denton Denison Denison Whitewright Dalhart Durant Okla. Oklahoma City and others including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vineyard Mrs. Ray Blakey and families Mrs. Minnie Byford and family Mrs. Clem Cole and children Mrs. Louise Sikes Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sikes and daughter Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cain and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Carl Caraway and children Mrs. Bertha Dean Mrs. Bertha Page Mr. and Mrs. Crosier Hassler Clifton Page and children Don Janice La Nell and Linda and others.
Rotary Club program chair Mackie Greer led a luncheon exercise testing members with a capital city question. Several could not answer, sparking humor as memories of school days surfaced. Curlee Cummings discussed the Gilmer-Aikin school bill and the need to back upcoming school tax elections. Guests included W. C. Brown and Curlee Cummings. Joe Keith visited from Sherman.
Lucian Andrews 65 died Wednesday at his San Bernardino home. Funeral held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Church of Christ with Thurman Healy officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery directed by Glen Earnheart. Survivors include wife Kate Everheart, a daughter Mrs. R. E. Mays, and a son Jim Henry Andrews. Born August 28 1884 in Whitewright Texas.
Funeral services for J. D. Richey age 88 were held at 10 a m Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church Whitewright conducted by Rev C G Long Bonham Pallbearers included Buster Cole Judge Choice Moore John Scott Claud Leatherwood J T Black M R Kelly all of Bonham W K Sampson of Denison and M Pollard of Greenville Interment was in City Cemetery with Glen Earnheart directing He died at Allen Memorial Hospital in Bonham Monday evening after a long illness born January 24 1861 in Bradley County Tennessee he moved to Texas at 18 settling near Whitewright later living in Bonham with his son J B Richey Survivors include son J B Richey Bonham two daughters Mrs Cleveland Parris and Mrs Georgia Young both of McAllen.
Mason St. John aged 68 died after a two week illness in a Sherman hospital. Funeral services at 3 p m Friday at Pilot Grove Methodist Church conducted by Rev C J Groves and Rev Ross Bourland. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survivors include a brother A V St John three nephews and three nieces. Pallbearers listed. Born in Tennessee August 27 1880 he lived in Pilot Grove over fifty years and never married. He belonged to Pilot Grove Methodist Church.
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