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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
5
A long list of residents visit kin in Sherman Denison Gainesville and other towns over the weekend. Notable mentions include Claud Dillon at the VA Hospital McKinney and Anther A Hudgins Jr newborn in Denver with Whitewright family ties.
The City-Wide Prayer Band organized by the Negroes of Whitewright meets weekly at 7 p m in a member’s home. The Sun is asked to extend thanks to white residents for greetings and best wishes as the group reports wonderful meetings and much benefit.
J G Sloan 82 died at his daughter's Whitewright home after months of illness. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with Rev Bourland Rev McDonald and Rev Henderson officiating. Burial at Pilot Grove. Survivors include wife two sons six daughters 24 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Wednesday for Mrs W N Stone 78 at the First Methodist Church. She died Tuesday morning in a Dale las hospital after months of illness. Rev Ashley D Jameson led the service and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under Bratcher Moore Funeral Home Denison. Active pallbearers included Lloyd E Alexander Clay Horton R A Gillett Roby Childress C B Bryant III Grady Gillett Roy G Robinson and E R Robinson of Trenton. Honorary pallbearers were Bryant King C B Bryant Jr Sweetwater Kay Kimbell Fort Worth Geo W Brown Bob Sears R H May Ford Moore Sherman Frank A Smith Lester Haile Dr Ross R May T J Lilley Griffin Dollarhide Jr W R Cox Denton T G Doss J L Boone J H Waggoner Tom Barbee George Gillett Dallas. Mrs Stone had lived in Whitewright 11 years and had been ill about a year. She was born in Fan nin County near Trenton June 16 1871. her parents died when she was young and she and siblings returned to Tennessee.
Mrs. Stone lived in Whitewright Fort Worth and other Texas towns with husband W N Stone a merchant and cattleman. She rejoined relatives in Texas after early marriages and moved through Dalhart California and back to Texas returning to Whitewright in 1938. A life member of the Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service she served as president at times and left surviving husband J W Stone Los Angeles two daughters Scott Kretz Sr Colorado Springs and R L Carlock Jr Houston four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Jarrett (Jack) Thomas McMillin of Dallas were conducted at Smith & Lamar Funeral Home with Dr. H C Henderson presiding. Burial followed at Laurel Land Memorial Park. McMillin, born August 10 1890 in Rock Bridge Kentucky, died after a heart attack at a friend’s home. He held the longest tenure of service as a Texas state bank examiner and served as banking commissioner and in senior roles at several banks. He is survived by wife Madge and two daughters, plus siblings and grandchildren.
Henry Charlton McGaughey died of a heart attack at his Greenville home. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kavanaugh Methodist Church, of which he had long been a member.
Funeral services for Joe Hopper aged 71 were conducted Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Tom Bean Church of Christ with burial in Worden Cemetery. He died Saturday at his home three miles southwest of Tom Bean. Born June 22 1877 in Missouri he was the son of Tom and Lentie Hopper and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife Sallie Davis Hopper two daughters Zelma Hopper of Tom Bean and Mrs Carol Ferris of Sherman and a son.
Robert Hopper of California, two sisters, one brother, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren are listed in the family details.
Haskell Thomson of Van Nuys California reports his aunt Mrs Bess Jefferson Atnip died in Dallas on December 25. She formerly lived in Whitewright and was once a night operator at the local telephone exchange. She was sister to the late Mrs J B Thomson of Whitewright. Survived by husband H L Atnip of Dallas son Jack D Jefferson of Dallas and two grandchildren.
Bethel Home Demonstration Club meets December 20 at Mrs. L L Wendell home. Ten members approve using Little Rock Community Center as club room and rename to Little Rock Club. Next meeting January 12 at 10 30 am with Zelma Moore explaining the year’s work. luncheon served. Everyone invited.
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