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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
5
A lengthy Whitewright local notes column reports visits from Mrs. M. E. Winburn in Abilene and Sweetwater, and Miss Lena Mae Gowdy in Dallas. It covers hospital stays for Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Sam Massey, social visits across Denton Whitesboro Sherman and Arlington, a calf show in McKinney, a wedding groomsman, school transfers, and a fatal gas explosion injury at Arlington.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will meet at 3 30 p m Monday in the home of Mrs Olivia Whedbee with Mrs Glenn Doss as leader. Mr and Mrs H M Gentry attended a banquet in Ector Friday night honoring Ector school faculty. Mr Gentry sits on the faculty. The First Baptist Church Brotherhood plans its monthly meeting Friday night March 18 at 7 30 with a revival themed program after refreshments and fellowship.
Mrs. Grover Stuteville held a Saturday afternoon tea from 3 30 to 5 30 at her home honoring her daughter in law Mrs James Stuteville a recent bride. Guests included Mrs Minnie Patterson Mrs G C Wall Mrs W S Wall Sr Mrs O H Grape Mrs Jack Morton Fort Worth Mrs Jack Reeves Dallas Mrs Gil Sudderth Leonard and Mrs Ashley Jameson Paris with about seventy guests registered.
Rotary Club Sam Montgomery chaired a Friday luncheon program featuring four teen students from the Negro school led by J. L. Huckaby. They performed songs readings and a duet including Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven. Roger Wheeler announced the Red River Valley Livestock Show dates in Sherman April 18 22.
Friday Literary Club hosted by Mrs. C J Meador and Mrs. Jack Meador featured Pan American Day activities. Mrs. James Bryant led, with Gladys Ray reading a Biographical Sketches paper by Grady Gillett. Discussions covered Texas and Mexican Emigrant Labor and Recent Developments in Pan America. Nine teen members attended and refreshments followed.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Bowman were held Tuesday at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church eight miles south of Whitewright. She died 2:05 am Monday in Whitewright at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charlie Tree home. Thurman Healey presided. Burial followed in Cross Roads Cemetery. She was born November 9, 1863 in Jonesborough Arkansas to Thomas Jackson McCrackin and his wife. She married at Decatur.
Sanders C Bowman arrived in Texas in 1885 and Gray son County in 1898. A Church of Christ member, she left a daughter and two sons Ben Bowman of Whitewright and E A Bowman of Dallas. Survived by nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs Eva Lewis Sears 79 died at home Monday afternoon funeral held at First Presbyterian Church with Rev James I Logan and Rev Wel don R Drake officiating Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery under Glen Earnheart pallbearers included R A Gillett John Reeves Jack Farley Paul Stephens Vaden Bush and Oran Sears She was born near Winters December 22 1869 daughter of I N Lewis married to T H Sears August 5 1903 Sears died 1942 She lived near Whitewright forty five years Survivors include a step daughter Mrs L B Holland Wichita Falls and three step sons Bob Sears Whitewright Byron Sears Myra Ona Sears plus four sisters Miss Lola Lewis and Mrs S J Smith Ingram Mrs A P Beard Tahoka
The obituary fragment lists Mrs. A. B. Davis of Hatchel Texas and four grandchildren including Mrs. Geraldine Ernest of Abilene Mrs. Marvin L. Majors of Colorado City Colorado Robert Gaston of Silverton and Lt. R L Gaston of the U S Navy.
Denny Dowel McLarry a former Trenton youth and son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed McLarry died in Dallas Thursday of last week. He spent many years with Home Insurance Co in Dallas. Funeral services were in Dallas Saturday with burial at Hillcrest Mausoleum. Survived by wife Ethel a son Richard H Mc Larry two daughters Mrs Jerry Bywaters and Mrs William N Neary sister Mrs D L Dawson Tulsa Okla nephew Carl H Hunt and eight grandchildren. Mrs McLarry was formerly Miss Ethel Hopkins of Whitewright. Bobby Neal Witt son of Mr and Mrs C S Witt Milford formerly Whitewright was named first alternate appointment to West Point by Congressman Olin E Teague. Witt graduated Whitewright High School in 1945 with honors and joined the Army Air Corps shortly after graduation.
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