Memory Lane: History of Whitewright Installment Five
The town of Whitewright was named for William Whitewright, a Missouri Kansas Texas Railway official. The Whitewright Eagle, later the Plow & Hammer and then the Whitewright Sun, began in 1885 and evolved under multiple editors. The Sun, one of Texas's oldest papers, grew from four to eight pages weekly and was acquired by Fourth Estate Publishers in 1968.
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Whitewright
William Whitewright
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
White
Wright
New York
Whitewright Eagle
H. S. Ellis
Plow & Hammer
A. L. Mee Campbell
Ben Harrison
W.C. Spearman
Whitewright Sun
Glenn Doss
the Sun
Fourth Estate Publishers, Inc
B. Camper
J.G. Cayce
Bob Cayce
Camper
Grayson College
Insurance notice rules in death claims examined
Obituary style article discusses life insurance notice requirements and whether delayed claims can still be paid. It cites cases where claimants found policies years later and were allowed, and others where delays due to negligence or extreme lateness caused denial. Includes examples of autopsy need and court reasoning on “immediate” notice.
Grace Roberts 82 Funeral Held at Barnhart Chapel
Services for Mrs. Grace Roberts 82 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Barnhart Funeral Chapel. She died Thursday afternoon. Born September 6, 1888, in Whitewright she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders. She married Paul Roberts November 20, 1907 in Whitewright. he preceded her in death May 16, 1932. She was a member of Central Christian Church of Whitewright. Officiating were Rev. Ed Goram and Wayne Daniell with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. A public service feature noted by the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. Written by Will Bernard. 1970 American Bar Association.
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Waldo
Roland M. Frailicks
Highway 75 North
Sherman Hospital
Lause
Darrell E. Williams
Southmayd Baptist Church
A. C. Quinn
Church of Christ
Tom Bean
West Hill Cemetery
Frailicks
Sherman
J. Leon Rice
Opal Gregory Rice
Sherman Public
Bapist Church
Holiday Inn
Leon Rice
Ojo Caliente
N.M
Candace Gregory
Gary Don Leonard
United
States Marine Corps
Pendleton
Calif
Roy Mon
Roe Frailicks
James W. " Frailicks
McKinney
Carroll Pennell
Johnny Cox
Marvin Cummins
James Bell
Monroe Smith
Ben Bedford
Wesley Clayton
Don Clayton
Waldo Funeral Home
Grace Roberts
Barnheart
Roberts
Whitewright
William F. Sanders
Paul Roberts
Central Christian Church of
Ed. Goram
First Christian Church of
Honey Grove
Wayne Daniell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thanksgiving Visitors Fill Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Home
Numerous relatives and friends visited over Thanksgiving at Mr. and Mrs. R E Pierce including A F Barnett and daughters Kathy and Betty from Victoria Chester Alexander and son Tommy from Lubbock Lillian Hitt Dale Phillips family Kendell and Penny Norman Pierce and children from Oklahoma City and Whitewright Nina Crawley Ronnie Hawkins and family from Farmers Branch and Arlington Tommy Gierhart from Tennessee joined relatives while other guests included Truman Miller Ridgecrest Calif Ivan Thorne Denton Joe Miller and extended visits from Concord Calif A L Vandagriff Sears Stephens and Clay Arlington and more families from Dallas McKinney Paris and Kentucky towns.
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R.E. Pierce
A. F. Barnett
Kathy
Betty
Victoria
Chester Alexander
Tommy
Lubbock
Laureen Hitt
Dale Phillips
Kendell
Penny
Denton
Jerry M. Pierce
Randy
Jerryll
Kim
Oklahoma City
Whitewright
Nina Crawley
Ronnie Hawkins
Farmers Branch
Tommy Giehart
Tennessee
Mack King
Sherman
L. L. Wendell
Edith Alexander
Pat Jones
Bethel
Truman Miller
Ridgecrest
Calif
Ivan Thorne
Joe Miller
Wilburn Anderson
Concord
Kemrich
J.H. Perkins
Dallas
A. R. McMurry
City
Joe Perkins
Celeste
Cecil Hendrix
Brenda
Joanna
Diana
Paul Karl
Tommy Gierhart
The
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Memory
Sun
Memory Lane
Paul Ryan
American Legion Hall
Edwards
Chevrolet
Texas
Earnheart
Mrs
Roland Frailicks
Billy Roberts
Mackle Greer
C. F. Sanders
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Hallmarkady Remington Steam Rollers
Clairol
Wallmark
Qqune Eekedaaaniiges
Meea
Magnesia
Rcs Ag Fagt
CRRA
Geritol
Gerito
Villa D'Este
Lennnadkil Med
Gift Headquarters
Pangburns
Candies
Clairol Happiness
Bayer
Vate
Raa
NEW Dawn
Faberge
Kay Dee
Cas6
Tacos
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