Locals Note Visitors and Visits Around Whitewright
Denton and Seymour residents Miss Alice Blanks and A J Blanks visit kin. Sherman and Tahlequah visitors stop by. Waxahachie’s E A Douglas, formerly Whitewright, visits friends. Lubbock’s R L Sears II visits grandmother. Fordyce’s John C Meador visits uncle C J Meador. California visit for Leon Bennett ends. Dimmitt guests visit sister-in-law O W Barker. Durant’s Mrs J P Haden visits. Gainesville book review tea hosted by Mrs Howard Brodhead, ex Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Johnson
Emmet Penn
J. H. Waggoner
Inez
Gladys Ray
Gainesville
Howard Brodhead
Whitewright
Social Roundup of Local, Regional Visits and Travel
A series of visits and travels are noted among residents and relatives. Mr and Mrs J E Smith and son Haskell visited relatives in Ravenna Monday, while Mr and Mrs Preston Hefner of Dallas spent time with Smith and Hefner families over the weekend. Several others from Dallas Chickasha and Albany are listed visiting family, hospital, or attending events. A Navy man Carl Pierson returned to Charleston after visiting his parents, and Baylor Hospital patient E F Everheart showed improvement after ten days. Local moves are reported as Walter Robbins relocated a four room dwelling on South Bond street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Hefner
Dallas
Obe Hefner
John E. Smith
Walter Robbins
Westminster
South Bond Street
Carl Pierson
U. S. Navy
Charleston
S. C
Mrs. W. M. Pierson
Denison editor resigns after two years at Herald
Miss Drunette Farrey, society editor of The Denison Herald for two years, resigned her post effective last Saturday. Former Denison teacher, she joined the paper after leaving the schools. The report covers local departures, veterans news, and missing officers from Lake Texoma, plus small updates on local families and employment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drunette Farrey
Denison Herald
Denison
Herald
Philip Earnheart
Whitewright
Fort Worth Army Air Field
W. M. Cox
A. C. Burleson
Lake Texoma
U. S
Pierson Family Visits and Local Business Moves
Mr and Mrs Mack Pierson of Celeste Mr and Mrs Paul Pierson of Trenton and Mrs Harmon Shelby of Denison visited their parents Mr and Mrs W M Pierson here Sunday George McCurdy long time local blacksmith has moved to Ector where he bought a shop Jimmie Anderson rents the old building for a plumbing shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Pierson
Celeste
Paul Pierson
Trenton
Harmon Shelby
Denison
W. M. Pierson
George McCurdy
Ector
Jimmie Anderson
Shower Honors Bride To Be J W Shaw At Chumbley Home
A bridal shower for Mrs. J W Shaw was held at the Chumbley home Saturday hosted by Mrs. M Rhelda Chumbley and co hosted by Mrs. Charles Chumbley and Miss Emma Holland. Games prizes were won by Miss Mary Connelly Mrs Jim Hardcastle and Mrs W L Hatfield. Refreshments included orange punch and cookies for a large guest list from Dallas Trenton Tom Bean and many Badgett and Chumbley relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhelda Chumbley
Robert Chumbley
J. W. Shaw
A. J. Badgett
Charles Chumbley
Emma Holland
Jack Biggerstaff
Mary Connelly
Jim Hardcastle
W. L. Hatfield
Drewie Caylor
Lorene Shaw
Trenton
Dorothy Dooley
Kate Badgett
Helen Kincaid
Dallas
W. J. Shaw
David Chumbley
Tom Bean
Jim Chumbley
Loubel Phillips
Mary Phillips
McKinney-Neal Couple Wed in Savoy May Ceremony
Miss Jeanne Neal daughter of Mr and Mrs Tim Neal Whitewright route 3 wed Mark Trueman McKinney son of Mr and Mrs Tim Short Savoy in a May 11 ceremony officiated by Rev Everett Springfield at his Savoy home. The bride wore a lime dress with black accessories. The couple plan to reside in Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Neal
Tim Neal
Whitewright
Mark Trueman McKinney
Tim Short
Savoy
Everett Springfield
Dorsey Petty Jr
Gloria Stride
McKinney
Childress Pharmacy
Mr. McKinney
Savoy High School
Third Army
Belgium
Katy
Denison
Mrs. McKinney
Funeral services for Claud Sears in Wichita Falls
Claud Sears died in a Wichita Falls hospital Saturday. Funeral services were at First Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dr. W A Erwin officiating. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery directed by Glen Earnheart. Pallbearers included R A Gillett, Clay Horton, Grover Stateville, B R Caraway, Homer Sears, Leon Spindle. Sears born December 26, 1888, son of T H and Maggie Sears, married in 1910 to Jerome Sanders. Mrs Sears died years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Sears
Wichita Falls
First Presbyterian Church
W. A. Erwin
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
R. A. Gillett
Clay Horton
Grover Stateville
B. R. Caraway
Homer Sears
Leon Spindle
Mr. Sears
T. H
Maggie Sears
Jerome Sanders
W. T. Sanders
Obituary fragment notes survivors from Sears family
From this union two daughters survive Mrs Emma Jean Keith of Houston and Mrs Margaret Delgado of Dallas. He is also survived by two sons of a later marriage Jack Sears of Hollywood Calif and J C Sears of the U S Navy. He is survived by three brothers and a sister Bob Sears of Whitewright O E Sears of Dallas Byron Sears of Gainesville and Mrs L B Holland of Wichita Falls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Jean Keith
Houston
Margaret Delgado
Dallas
Jack Sears
Hollywood
Calif
J. C. Sears
U. S. Navy
Bob Sears
Whitewright
O. E. Sears
Byron Sears
Gainesville
Mrs Nellie May Hill obituary in Sherman hospital death
Mrs Nellie May Hill mother of Calton Hill of Whitewright died at 3 20 p m Sunday in a Sherman hospital after a week long illness. Her home was route one Van Alstyne. Funeral at 2 30 p m Monday Van Alstyne Methodist Church Reverend James Simpson officiating with Reverend Ross Bourland and Reverend L A Evans assisting. Burial in Van Alstyne cemetery. Born near Van Alstyne May 21 1888 daughter of the late Mr and Mrs L Bur gis Hunter. Survived by Alfred H Hill husband seven daughters Geneva Evaline Bonnie May Robbie Lee Hill Sherman Mrs J D Hopper Howe Opal Hill at home five sons L C Theodore Jack Roland Hill and A D Hill Whitewright one granddaughter Linda Kay Hill four brothers J W Hun
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
May Hill
Calton Hill
Whitewright
Sherman
Route One
van Alstyne
van Alstyne Methodist Church
James Simpson
Ross Bourland
Westminster
L. A. Evans
van Alstyne Cemetery
Hill
Licurgis Hunter
Alfred H. Hill
Methodist Church
Lewis Arledge
Geneva
Evaline
Bonnie
May
Robbie Lee Hill
J. D. Hopper
Howe
Opal Hill
L. C., Theodore
Jack
Roland Hill
A. D. Hill
Linda Kay Hill
J. W. Hun
Hunter family members named in local obituary fragment
The obituary fragment lists survivors including Robert Lee Hunter of Humboldt Ariz G A Hunter of Buckeye Ariz Lester Hunter of Van Alstyne and four sisters Mrs Rilie Barrett Mrs Kizzie Lay Mrs Burl Shields all of Van Alstyne and Mrs S M McCurdy of nearby locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Whitewright
Robert Lee Hunter
Humboldt, Ariz
G. A. Hunter
Buckeye, Ariz
Lester Hunter
van Alstyne
Rilie Barrett
Kizzie Lay
Burl Shields
S. M. McCurdy
Funeral services for Mrs Ida Phillips in Bonham
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs Ida Phillips wife of Raymond Phillips of Telephone Fannin County were held at 3 p m Sunday at Wise Funeral Home Chapel in Bonham with Rev C R Brown officiating Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery She died Saturday morning at Terrell born February 23 1861 near Whitewright daughter of J D Russell and Mrs Russell resided in Fannin County most of her life Survivors include her husband one daughter three brothers and three sisters Pallbearers were Obie Carleton Ted Jaeggare Jim Warrant George Warrant O H Durham and Charles Moore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Phillips
Raymond Phillips
Fannin County
Wise Funeral Home
Bonham
C. R. Brown
Calvary Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Phillips
Terrell
Whitewright
J. D. Russell
Jim Warrant
George Warrant
O. H. Durham
Charles Moore
His Choice Dentist Falls Back On A Chocolate Filling
In a humorous dental scene a boy asks for a chocolate filling and the doctor asks what kind he wants. The patient replies with chocolate, prompting lighthearted dialogue about tastes and choices in dental care.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Blanks
Denton
A. J. Blanks
Seymour
J. W. Wright
Mary Perkinson
E. C. Webb
Tahlequah, Okla
W. H. Stedham
E. A. Douglas of
Waxahachie
R. L. Sears II of
Lubbock
R. L. Sears
John C. Meador
Fordyce, Ark
C. J. Meador
G. W. Bennett
California
Leon Bennett
Mrs
John P. Haden
Durant
Okla
Gulfspray
Rid-Jid Ironing Board
Aluminum
Goodrich
Goodrich Batteries
Sporting Goods
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
J. E. Smith
Haskell Smith
Ravenna
C. W. Wilson
Paul M. Strader
Chickasha, Okla
C. A. Wilson
H. C. Willis
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Billy J. Trice
Albany, Ga
Sgt
Jack Trice
Cherrypoint, N. C
W. D. Powell
Charley Tabor
Helen of
Blue, Okla
Ruth Neal
Riley Tabor
Lee Stedham
J. E. Stedham
Greenville
E. F. Everheart
Baylor Hospital
R. A. Harbor
Bogota
H. C. Shelby Jr
Euell Scott
Lake Jackson
A. L. Scott
Claud Garner
J. L. Homes
Idabell, Oklo
Deport
Laura Jean Crabb
James C. Hall
Guy Hamilton
Texarkana
H. H. Taylor
Mr. Hamilton
Eugene Everheart
Old Mexico
W. E. LaRoe
New London
Dorothy LaRoe
New London School
J. G. Blanks
A. M. Bryant
Ross R. May
Jack Lackey
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
C. B. Bryant Jr
Nancy Fortner
Sweetwater
Opera
Dixie Motor Lines
Farmington, Mo
Jesse James
Floyd Fitch
Kingville
George Smith
Arch McGaughlin
Clyde Steel
Leon Player
Eugene
Oregon
M. D. Hall
Ernest Harrison
Billy Ray
Mary Alice McMillin
Clovis
N. M
John Biggerstaff
Army of Occupation
Japan
Robert L. Owen
Cecil Owen
Robert Deaton
Orangeville
Tokyo
Deaton
John
Biggerstaff
Hakodate
Hokkaido
Lemons
Sunkist
Cherries
Bing
Hi-Way Grocery
James H. Gosnell
Clyde Hansard
Bride
Fender
Woody
Nellie May Hill
Whitewright High School
Willanell Badgett
Frances Bennett
Marcia Blanks
Bettye Jean Brice
Billy Ward Evans
Ima Sue Garner
Paula Garner
David Johnson
Betty Lee Jones
Mary Judd Glendon Magers
Doris McKinney Thelma Monk
Jack Moss
Edith Neal
Maurice Neathery
Billy Jo Norris
Claude Reeves
James Reeves
Wandadell Sanderson
Norma Smith
Joe Vestal Roby Lee Wilson
Bobby Neal Witt
Marjorie Young
Whitewright Mercantile Store
M. P. Bell
W. O. Houston
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