Whitewright Eagle and early city life in 1885
A brief history of Whitewright from 1885 notes the Eagle’s creation and merger, key figures, cotton trade leadership, harsh local punishments, notable establishments, first church and physician, early fires, depots, and the first sheriff’s deputy who killed a man in duty, reflecting rough-town conditions and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Ellis
Whitewright Eagle
Plow and Hammer
A. L. McCampbell
Messrs. Batsell and Reeves
St. Louis
Texas
Henry Griffin
Cullers & Henry
Sherman
J. W. McCurdy
Whitewright
Dave Ray
Hez Ray
Community Notes From Rosalie Geers Column
Rogers Speers of Whitewright performed special music for Sunday services with his wife on piano. A well attended Bible Study Thursday morning featured Jerry Jones. Numerous visitors from Dallas, Harpen, Albert, McKinney, Trenton, Sherman, Denison, Leonard, Bells, Garland, and Quitman stopped by local residents. Sympathy extended to families of Carl May, William Kear, Mattie Hastings, and Charles Chamberlin. new patient Brany Parks in nursing home. various hospital stays noted. Bingo winners named: Arnold Tate, Dennis Butler, Tilmon Tallent, James Creecy, Charles McCollum, Dess Whitson, Mattie Hastings, Mary Bryant, Emma Livingston, Ruth Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Speers of
Whitewright
Jerry Jones
J. H. Perkins
Dallas
Stella McMurray
Christine Kramer
Harpen
Arwin Latsch
Albert
Martha Ersch
James Freeman
Sherman
Oscar Worsham
Garland Dixon
Denison
Nannie Kirk
J. C. Murray
Leonard
C. W. Hamilton
W. S. Lucas
Bells
Ninnie Murray
Dee Smith
Garland
Pina Vestal
Carl May
William Kear
Mattie Hastings
Charles Chamberlin
Brady Parks
Earl Kear
Quitman
Sandra Drake
Oscar Anderson
Dennis Butler
Tilmon Tallent
James Creecy
Charles McCollum
Dess Whitson
Mattie Hasting
Mary Bryant
Emma Livingston
Ruth Cox
William Thomas Birdwell obituary services held
Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 30 p m in Earnheart Funeral Home Chapel for William Thomas Birdwell 71 who died Saturday in a Sherman hospital Rev Leon Martin Nazarene pastor and Rev R L Cates Methodist pastor both of Bonham officiated Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery He was born March 16 1901 in Blue Ridge married Emma Johnson in Edhube October 24 1917 She preceded him in death Survivors include two daughters Evelyne Fagan and Billye Brewster five brothers two sisters five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Pallbearers were James Senter Olen Birdwell Johnny Birdwell Earl Nye J R Markham and George Markham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnheart Funeral Home
William Thomas Birdwell
Sherman Hospital
Leon Martin
Nazarene
R. L. Cates
Bonham
Oak Hill Cemetery
John T. Birdwell
Blue Ridge
Birdwell
Emma Johnson
Edhube
The
Nazarene Church
Evelyne Fagan
Denison
Billye Brewster
Fort Worth
Wes Birdwell
Clude Birdwell
Grand Prairie
Jack Birdwell
Irving
Jim Birdwell
Roy Birdwell
Sherman
Bertha Hart
Bon
Obituary of Carl G. May of Whitewright
Carl G May 84 of Whitewright died Sept 14 1972 in a Whitewright nursing home after a period of ill health He was born January 8 1880 in Nobility and married Nannie McLarry on March 31 1907 in Delba He was a Baptist church member for 65 years a deacon for 60 years retired in 1958 after 33 years as a clerk at Meador Hardware He lived in Whitewright for 52 years Burial was at Oak Hill Funeral services were held September 15 at Barnhart Funeral Home chapel with ministers Douglas Rymer and Bill Baker officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl. G. May
Whitewright
Mr. May
Nobility
William May
Nannie McLarry
Delba
the Baptist Church
Meador Hardware Store
Obituary: Mrs. Katie Thrasher 86 in Savoy nursing home
Mrs. Katie Thrasher 86 of Whitewright died in a Savoy nursing home at 11 45 a m Wednesday September 13 1972 after months of ill health Funeral services were at 1030 a m Saturday at Mullican Little Funeral Home chapel Rev Douglas Rymer Baptist minister officiated Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery She was born April 1 1886 in Byrdstown Tennessee married R C Thrasher in 1910 He died in 1949 A Whitewright resident since 1913 survivors include three sons Roy Marlin and Clyde Thrasher three stepsons Hobart Edgar and Ben Thrasher one stepdaughter Nina Brown three brothers Wesley Sam and Shirley Dowdy one sister Lula Mullins ten grandchildren and many great grandsons were pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Thrasher
Savoy
Mullican-Little Funeral Home Chapel
Douglas Rymer
Oak Hill
Mrs. Thrasher
Byrdstown
Tenn
R. C. Thrasher
Tennessee
Ben Thrasher
Great Bend
Kans
Nina Brown
Whitewright
Wesley Dowdy
Morrisonville, Ill
Sam Dowdy
Illinois
Shirley Dowdy
Lula Mullins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Grayson College
J. W. Connelly
Gillett & Reinhardt
D. M. Ray
Jessie Rathbun
Lingo, Waples & Co
Merchants and Planters
W. B. Womack & Son
Academy
Masonic Hall
J. H. Reeves
Our Fair City
By Rosalie Geers
Grace Wood
Cuby
Henry Stepleton
Brashear
Keith Crosswaite
Nell Payne
McKinney
Nettie Robinson
Mary Tackett
Desert
J. B. Felmet
Greenville
Janie Felmet
Dick Dockery
Trenton
Bettie Connelly
Gertie Ooten
Edd Fuller
Grace Samples
Mattie Harris
H. D. Rhody
Sally Watson
Clyde T. Vestal
Jim Hicks
Presbyterian Hospital
Millie Hunter
Wadley Clinic
Arnold Tate
William T. Birdwell
Carl G. May
Barnheart Funeral Home
Bill Baker
Church of Christ
Nannie May
Louis O. May
Leland May
Cooledge, Ariz
Ira Follis
Geritol
TIMEX
Walker Pharmacy
AF Fresa
Fimer Foods
Chuck Roast
Sunshine Sugar
Carton
S&h
Earnheart
Stephens and
Bryant
Paul Stephens
White Auto Store
Hunters
Danny Wilkinson
Mgr
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