Funeral services for Frances Carlton Sampson, 79, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Highway 70 Church of Christ. Richard Trull, minister, officiated.

Mrs. Sampson died December 28, 1985 in the Crosbyton Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born April 9, 1906 in Runnels County. She married Pete Sampson in Clairemont on September 17, 1923. A homemaker, she had lived in Dickens County for the past 15 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, Pete Sampson, Spur; one son, Walker Horn, Texas City; a sister, Johnnie Boothe, Abilene; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The Texas Spur, January 2, 1986.

Biography

Dunaway, Willie Etta Chambless
Birth: Jul 13, 1892, Glen Rose, TX
Death: Jan 25, 1966, Crosbyton Hospital, Crosbyton, Crosby Co., TX
Father: Tom Chambless
Mother: Fannie Smith
Claud and Willie were married in Albany, TX on Aug 15, 1909. They reared two sons, Earnest L. and John D., and moved to Jayton in 1930. They moved to Spur in 1945. He was a retired farmer and merchant. She was a homemaker.

Obituary

Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church for Mrs. Willie Etta Dunaway, 73. Rev. Vergil Smith officiated assisted by Holland Boring, Spur Church of Christ.

Mrs. Dunaway had resided in Dickens County since 1945. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She died in Crosbyton Hospital January 25, 1966.

She is survived by her husband, M.C. Dunaway [James Monroe Claud], Spur; one son, John, Spur; another son, Ernest died in 1955; two brothers, Tom Chambless, Spur and Jack Chambless, Jayton; six sisters, Mrs. Eva Hodge, Indio, CA; Mrs. G.A. Cross, Imperial, CA; Mrs. Edd Allen, Lamesa; Mrs. Louis Barker, Andrews; Mrs. J.A. Brooks, Breckenridge; Mrs. John Payne, Midland.

Pallbearers were Alvis Bilberry, Homer Hill, Jimmy Pickens, Robert Hahn, Floyd Degraffenreid and Wilson Hagins.

Burial was in the Spur Cemetery.

Source: The Texas Spur, January 27, 1966.

Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Fry, 84, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Spur Church of Christ; minister Randy Mashburn officiated, assisted by Rev. Norris Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Spur.

Mrs. Fry died February 22, in the Crosbyton Hospital. She married Albert A. Fry in Antelope in 1913. She came to Dickens County in 1916 and had resided in Spur since 1942. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Fry preceded her in death in 1969.

Survivors include six sons, Thedford Fry, Spur; Alex Fry, Garden City; Dale Fry, Hobbs, N.M.; A.T. Fry, Andrews; Bill Fry, Lubbock and Mack Fry, Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Willis Smith, Spur and Mrs. Edwin Ivy, Powell, Wyoming; 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Grandsons served as pallbearers. They included Sonny Fry, Mike Ivy, Steve Ivy, David Ivy, Gary Ivy and Brad Ivy. Burial was in Red Mud Cemetery.

Source: The Texas Spur, February, 1980.

Esther Fry was a native of Jack County and married Albert Aug. 10, 1913 in the Antelope Community.

Funeral services for Mrs. W.A. Smith were held Saturday, Jan. 20 [1950] in the Church of Christ.

Mrs. Smith was born in Houston Co., TX February 14, 1856. She married W.A. Smith in 1881. She died January 19 [1950].

Surviving are 5 daughters: Mrs. Norma Sampson, Mrs. J.M. Perkins, Mrs. J.L. Phillips, Mrs. Arthur Auverman, Mrs. E.P. Baird and two sons: Willis of NM and M.P. of Spur. Eighteen grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.

The Texas Spur, January 26, 1950.

Funeral services for Dessie Mae [Cross] Benson, 80, were held Wednesday afternoon [February 29] at 2 p.m. in the Highway Church of Christ with Doug Williams officiating.

Mrs. Benson died at 7:05 a.m. [Monday] February 27 in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, following a lengthy illness. Born in Dickens county on May 15, 1903, the former Dessie Mae Cross, married R.L. Benson on January 24, 1932, he died February 19, 1973. She had been a resident of Dickens all her life. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include one son, Barney Mac Benson, address unknown; one sister Ann Roten, Wharton; one grandchild, Melissa Benson, Spur and several nieces and nephews.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery. [Burial Location: B 9]

Source: The Texas Spur, March 1, 1984.

Pioneer County Woman Is Buried Friday

Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Spur Church of Christ, for Mrs. Edna Elizabeth Fuqua, 79.

Dell Young officiated at the service and was assisted by Cleston Pritchett.

Mrs. Fuqua died Wednesday, May 10, in the Crosbyton hospital, following an illness of about eleven months.

A member of the Church of Christ, she came to Dickens County in 1899, she was married in Clairemont in 1906.

Survivors include her husband, Ed Fuqua, of Spur; a daughter, Mrs. Lois Howell, Spur; five foster sons (grandsons), Charles Stoneman and Alvis Stoneman, both of Spur; Aubrey Stoneman, Roswell, N. M.; and Wendell Stoneman, Lubbock; two sisters, Mrs. John Roten, Wharton; Mrs R. L. Benson, Spur; one brother, Elmer Cross, Spur; six grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Source: The Texas Spur, 1967. From the records of Elsie Shoults Spain, submitted by June Fitzgerald Scott to the Dickens County RootsWeb.

Funeral services for Elmer Cross, 73, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Spur Church of Christ with Jim Cism, minister, officiating, assisted by Norvil Baze, Abilene.

Mr. Cross, a Dickens County stock farmer, died May 4, in Methodist Hospital. He came to Dickens County when he was only a few days old and resided here the rest of his life. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Surviviors include his wife, Mrs. Leoma Cross, Spur; two sisters, Mrs. Dessie Mae Benson, Spur and Mrs. Ann Roten, Wharton.

Pallbearers included Floyd Faubus, Jackie young, Dwight Dillashaw, Bunk Graner, Rube Waddell and A.B. Carlisle. Honorary pallbearers included Carl Grantham, Mitt Young, Garner Young, Earl Thomason, Andrew Blair, Ford Taylor and Harry Taylor.

Burial was in Spur Cemetery.

Obit courtesy of Thelma Kimmel Scott. Transribed by Kay Laster for the Dickens RootsWeb.

Biography - J. L. and Elizabeth Cross

Each family has a different story to tell of the trouble and hardships they had in order to be able to bring their families and livestock and come west. Mr. J.L. Cross was a minister of the gospel. His family was small. The only family he had was a son, Elzy and a set of twin girls, Rosella and Luella. They filed on land in the Red Mud community. The part that the son got was a strip of shinnery pasture along by the side of his father's.

Mr. Cross made a trip to west Texas and settled in the Croton community. He stayed there for awhile and then he went back to Leon county for awhile and then back to Red Mud community where he filed on land and made a home that lasted him as long as he lived. He and his good wife are buried at the Red Mud cemetery.

Elzy Cross married Susan Fry [See Susan Turner obituary] and raised a large family. They were Debbie, Edna, Annie, Minnie, and Dessie May, Elmer and Jim.

I remember a little incident [about J. L.] that occurred on Sunday morning. The congregation gathered at the school house where they were going to have church. The crowd waited for some time and decided they had better go see about the preacher. When they got to his house, they found him out in the field plowing. They asked him why he didn't come to church and he answered "I will tomorrow, this is Saturday." He never lived that one down.

Luella married Bud Turner. They had two children, Euralee and Buster. Bud Turner had two girls, May and Mollie. Buster was struck by lightning but lived to tell the story.

Also, an Aunt Euralee is still alive. She lives in California.

Dessie May and Ann are the only ones of the Cross's living. Dessie May Benson still lives in Spur. She lived alone as she doesn't have any children. Only an adopted son who has a little girl. The little girl stays with her granny sometimes. Also a sister of Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Anne Rotan [Roten], who lives at Wharton, Texas. She comes out and spends several weeks at a time with her sister, as she is not strong, neither is her sister. It makes it nice to have someone living with you. Other members of the family have passed away. Now since there is no one else to live with, it makes it real fine to spend a portion of their time together. They spend part of their time in Spur and some of their time at Wharton, Texas in the home of Anne.

The family as far back as the great great grandparents are all at rest in the Red Mud cemetery. New head stones and permanent markers were placed at the graves by Mrs. R. L. Benson recently.

There was a mistake made at one time and a child was buried by the father of Mrs. Dessie May Benson and sister and they didn't have a place for her mother [Susan], so she was buried at Spur, Texas. So I have been informed that others of the family will be buried at Spur. But they still care for the former graves that have been there [Red Mud] for so many years.

Source: Dickens County RootsWeb. Author unknown (presumably Georgia Pace, Red Mud Historian).

W. E. Cross - Kicked By A Mule

Elzy Cross, of Dickens was brought to Spur Wednesday and placed in the Standifer Hostpial for treatment, he having received injuries Wednesday morning in being kicked by a mule. The injuries proved fatal, Mr. Cross having died in the hosptial Thursday morning [October 9, 1913].

Mr. Cross was one of the old settlers of the country, and among the most substantial and highly respected citizens.

Source: The Texas Spur, October 10, 1913 [Friday].

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 this morning [Aug 13] for Mrs. W.P.T. Smith, 72, pioneer citizen of the county. Mrs. Smith died at her home in the Dry Lake community at noon Wednesday [Aug 12] following several weeks illness. She and her husband had been residents of this county for over 40 years.

Services will be in charge of Rev. J.V. Bilberry, former pastor, and life long friend of the family. Interment will be in the Spur cemetery in charge of Bill Kinney.

Source: The Texas Spur, August 13, 1936.

(Wife of LeRoy Madison Stone, son of Andrew Suttal and Edna Hoover Stone.)

"When Robert [son, age 5], he was crippled, couldn't walk, and was small, Uncle Roy and Aunt Pearle Clemmy Clark were in a wagon about a quarter of a mile from home. Uncle Roy got off and opened a wire gate, and motioned for Aunt Pearle to drive through. The team started up, Aunt Pearle fell off, the wagon wheel went over her, and when Uncle Roy got to her she was dead. They believed that she had a heart attack and died before she fell off. She is buried in Weed Cemetery [Otero County, New Mexico]."

Submitted by Zelma Stone Shults, niece.

BREMOND - Services for Cleo Mae Brantner, 85, of Houston are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday [September 11] at the Bremond Funeral Home.

Bill Smith of Hewitt, Texas, will officiate. Burial will be in the Petteway Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Brantner died Saturday [September 8, 2001] in Falls Community Hospital in Marlin.

She was born in Little, Miss., and was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Allen Brantner; and a son, Charles Brantner.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Kirby and Robert Watts of Houston; a sister-in-law, Syble Mitchell of Bremond; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle, September 10, 2001.

Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.

Brantner

Helen Jeannie Brantner, 50, died, Friday, May 29, 1987. Native and lifelong resident of Houston.

Employee of Ford Aerospace at Nasa for 23 years. Member of Pasadena Coin Club.

Survivors: Husband, Delma Brantner; daughter, Debra L. Parker; sons, Tracy Brantner, Kelly Brantner; mother and father, Greta and Harry Callender; grandchildren, Leha Raye Parker, James Lee Brantner, all of Houston; brother, Wayne Callender, Dickinson; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ethelene and Joe Bill Brantner.

Houston Funeral services, 1:30 Tuesday, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Benson officiating. Interment, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, 6900 Lawndale Ave., 928-5141.

Source: Houston Chronicle, undated article. Transcribed by Jerilyn Jones Yates.

Warren Ray Cloyd

Warren Ray Cloyd went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 22, 2005, after several years of diminishing health.

Warren was born on July 17, 1945 in Alva, Oklahoma to William Robert Cloyd and Edna Edith (Jantz) Cloyd. He was raised in Cherokee, Oklahoma where he graduated from Cherokee High School in 1963. He attended York Christian College in York, Nebraska before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1966. Warren received an honorable discharge and moved to Brownfield, Texas in 1967 where he was the assistant manager for Piggly Wiggly grocery. While in Brownfield, he met his lifelong sweetheart and companion, Rotha Marlene Morin. They married in Brownfield Church of Christ on February 2, 1968. They moved to Midland, Texas in 1969 where they raised their two sons. He was employed with Western Merchandisers where he made many friends throughout Texas. He then went to work for the City of Midland in March of 1982, as a code enforcement officer. He was a founding member of the Keep Midland Beautiful program. During his tenure with the city he was an integral part of Code Enforcement, Building Inspections, and in March 1998, he was promoted to Assistant Building Official. Warren served literally thousands of customers during his employment with the City of Midland, and impacted many lives. His knowledge of land use, zoning, businesses and property history will be surely missed.

Warren loved singing barber shop music with the Sun Country Gentleman's Chorus. He was a member of the NRA as well as the Midland Camera Club, and Midland Shooters Assn. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, hunting, and fishing, motorcycle trips with friends, bowling, and scuba diving. He served the Lord as a deacon and teacher at North "A" Church of Christ and as a deacon at Golf Course Road Church of Christ.

Warren was preceded in death by his mother, and his only brother, Earl Cloyd.

He is survived by his father, two sisters, Sharon Harmon and husband Pete of Fairview OK; and Verda Harding and husband, Leonard, of Fritch, TX; his wife, Rotha, his son, Jamie and wife, Shanna, of Midland, TX; his son, Randy and wife, Misty, of Greenwood, TX; and five grandchildren: Josh, Abby, Cody, Kaleigh, and Julia. He was cherished and loved by many friends and family, and will be deeply missed by all. We love you PaPaw.

The family received friends at Ellis Funeral Home, Friday, March 25, 2005.

Funeral services have been scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Golf Course Road Church of Christ with Ronnie White officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home.

Memorial may be directed to Allison Cancer Center, 2200 W. Illinois Ave., Midland, Texas 79701 or Golf Course Road Church of Christ, Benevolence Fund, 3500 W. Golf Course Rd., Midland, Texas 79703.

Published in the Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram on 3/26/2005.

W. A. Copeland Funeral is Held Sunday Afternoon

Funeral services of Walter A. Copeland, age 48, were held at the Kinney Funeral Home Sunday morning [December 18] at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. H. Eckles, pastor of the Aspermont Assembly of God church.

The deceased passed away at his home west of town last Friday morning [December 16] after being ill only two days with pneumonia. He had been a citizen of Haskell county for many years, and was a member of the church practically all his life. Interment was in Willow Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Odessa, Helen, Willie, and Marie Copeland and one son, Walter Lee Copeland, and his mother, who resides at Seymour. Six brothers and two sisters also survive[;] Boss, Tobe, T. J., Willie, Jake and Tate Copeland and Miss Lucy Copeland, all of Seymour, and Mrs. Maude Lewellen of Oklahoma City.

Pallbearers: Chas. Frierson, J. A. Gilstrap, Mart Clifton, M. B. Laird, W. C. Caldwell and J. P. Caldwell.

Flower girls: Evelyn Caldwell, Lottie Mae Thompson, Lois Caldwell [and] Jeweldean Lewellen.

Funeral arrangements were in charge of J. H. Kinney of the Kinney Funeral Home.

Source: Unidentified December 1932 news clipping provided by Sue Pendleton Neeley, granddaughter.

Minnie Read

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Bell Read, 68, a resident of Dickens County all her life, were held last Friday at the Spur Church of Christ, C.V. Allen, officiating.

Mrs. Read had been a resident of Spur since 1927.

She is survived by her husband, John Read, her mother, Mrs. Susan Cross, Spur; two daughters, Ms. Horace Puckett, Lubbock, and Mrs. M.B. Fowler, Sacramento, Calif. Sisters are Mrs. Edna Fuqua and Mrs. Dessie Mae Benson, Spur and Mrs. Ann Roten, Wharton, Tex. Two brothers, Jim Cross, Hereford and Elmer Cross, Spur, also survive with 2 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Interment was in Spur cemetery, Campbell's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Source: The Texas Spur, June 26, 1958. From the records of Lillian Grace Nay.

Baby Died

The hearts of our people go out in tenderest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Copeland, living about three miles west of Haskell, who mourn the death of their little Leon, who was eight months old when the close of his earthly existence came. The baby had been sick some time with whooping cough and bronchial pneumonia. He died Monday morning at 5:30 February 8 [1926]. Funeral services were held at the family home at 4:30 Monday afternoon by Elder W. W. Starns after which the little form was laid to rest in Willow Cemetery [Haskell, Haskell, Texas].

May he who alone can pour balm into wounded hearts sustain the stricken loved ones in their dark hour of sorrow.

Source: Haskell, Texas newpaper clipping dated February 11, 1926. furnished by Sue Pendleton Neeley (granddaughter of Walter Alexander Copeland and Rhoda Elizabeth Nelson).

W.S. "Bill" Campbell, III

Services for W. S. "Bill" Campbell, III, 54, of Ruidoso, N.M. formerly of Spur, will be 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Spur, with the Rev. Larry Burton officiating. Interment will be in Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.

Bill died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005 in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

He was born in Spur on Jan. 2, 1951 to William Spencer Campbell, Jr. and Martha Nichols Campbell. He married Stacy Hoover on Nov. 24, 1979.

Bill dedicated 28 years of his life to the funeral profession and public service. He was owner/operator of Campbell Funeral Home in Spur from 1974-2003. He was president of the Spur Cemetery Association from 1981-2002. Bill was a 1969 graduate of Spur High School. He attended Texas Tech and South Plains College, and was a 1974 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Spur Lions Club, Spur Golf Club, and the Spur Volunteer Fire Department. He served on the Board of Directors of White River Water District, Spur City Council and Spur Ex-Student Association. Bill was honored as Lion of the Year in 1985 and 1993, Outstanding Ex-Student in 1988, VFW Citizen of the Year in 1986, and West Texas Funeral Director of the Year in 1998.

He is survived by his wife, Stacy of Ruidoso, N.M.; one son, Spence and wife Kristen of Round Rock; one daughter, Kyla of Abilene; two sisters, Linda Mahan of Farmington, N.M., and Martha Browning of Tucson, Ariz.; and his Mother-in-law, Robbie Hoover of Spur.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 415, Spur, TX 79370 or Spur Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 111, Spur, TX 79370.

Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal, LubbockOnline.Com, Obituaries, Sunday, January 1, 2006. Also see: and The Ruidoso News, page 6B, January 4, 2006, and The Texas Spur, page A6, Thursday, January 5, 2006.

CHARLES LEE CUNDIFF, 65, passed away September 16, 2006. He was preceded in death by his father, John William Cundiff.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Cundiff; daughter, Angela Jenkins and husband Grant; grandson, Cody Lee Jenkins; mother, Inis Cundiff; brother, John Cundiff and wife Dolly; sister, Sharon Hoke and husband Donald; numerous nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.

Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2006, at Rosewood Funeral Home, with a funeral service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2006, in the chapel. Interment will follow at Rosewood Memorial Park, Mausoleum.

Source: Houston Chronicle, Septembr 18, 2006. Submitted by Gerrie Yates.

CROWDER

William Durward (DC) Crowder, 89, a resident of Albuquerque since 1978, died Sunday March 16, 2008.

He is survived by his wife, Camoleat Crowder; his daughters; Camellia Barnes, Dianna Johnson, and Camie Marney, and his son, Craig Crowder, as well as their spouses, who are all residents of Albuquerque.

He was also blessed with nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Ordained the Reverend W. D. Crowder, a Methodist Minister, he retired from the Texas Conference of United Methodist Ministers and moved his family to Albuquerque where he worked as a Real Estate Broker and continued to minister to the community, voluntarily, throughout his life. Reverend Crowder held a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Theology from Southern Methodist University.

He touched the lives of everyone he met, was loved by his family and community, and will be greatly missed.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400.

Source: www.frenchmortuary.com, published Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Provided by Gerrie Jones Yates.

Joe Carpenter, Cafe Owner dies at Age 70

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 P. M. Monday in Shannon's Memorial chapel for Joe Carpenter, 70, a North side cafe owner for more than 39 years. He died Saturday in a hospital after a month's illness.

North Fort Worth Odd Fellows Lodge 103, of which Carpenter was a member, will conduct graveside services in Parkdale Cemetery at Arlington.

Carpenter had been a Fort Worth resident 45 years. He lived at 1503 Ellis and operated Carpenter's Cafe at that address.

Carpenter was an elder in Boulevard Christian Church and was a member of White Rose Rebekah Lodge 135 and For Worth Canton 9.

Survivors are his wife, a daughter, Mrs Jane Elkins of New York City, and a sister, Mrs Cordelia Scherer of Dallas.

Pallbearers will be A.B. Shelton, Porter Sheldon, N.L. Hill, J C. Bradley, A R Klohd and L E Bonnetti.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fort Worth Canton.

Source: (unknown), via Karen Carpenter Parker.

Mrs. Scherer

Merkel (RNS) - Mrs. Cordelia C Scherer, 80, died at 3:05 p.m. Saturday [15 Jan] in Hendrick Memorial Hospital following a short illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Merkel, with the Rev. Kenneth Jones, pastor, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. N. S. Daniel, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Merkel.

Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery [Merkel, Taylor, TX] under direction of Starbuck Funeral Home.

Mrs. Scherer was born Feb. 17, 1890, in Pulaski, Tenn. and moved to Groesbeck wtih her parents in 1900. She lived in Dallas from 1912 to 1958, moving to Merkel in August of that year. She had been a member of the Baptist Church since early childhood.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Edwin Read of Merkel; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

Source: Abilene Reporter News Sunday, Jan 16, 1972, via Karen Carpenter Parker.

R.L. Carpenter Dies at Age 69

Keller - Robert Lee Carpenter, 69, of 105 Jesse died Thursday in a Fort Worth hospital. Carpenter had been a resident of Keller for 30 years, and was a former resident of Justin. He was a retired millwright.

Survivors include wife, Vonnie; daughters, Mrs. W G Berry of Keller and Mrs. Fred Huskin of Granby, Colo.; sisters, Mrs Port Higgins of Fort Worth and Mrs. Ezra Buckner of Smithfield; brothers, Aubrey and Charlie Carpenter, both of Roanoke, and James Carpenter of Keller.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with burial in Bourland Cemetery.

Source: (unknown), provided by Gerrie Jones Yates.

Cooper

A. L. "Roy" Cooper, 93, passed away on February 28, 2003. Mr. Cooper was a Navy Veteran of World War II and was a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Reagan Lodge 1037.

He was also retired from the Houston Police Department where he served as a Lieutenant. His police service covered the time period of 1939 to 1971.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 72 years, Hazel E. Cooper; son, Robert W. Cooper and wife, Brenda; grandson, Robert W. Cooper II; grandaughter, Shelli R. Peters and husband, Richard; and great grandson, Preston Peters.

The family will accept visitors from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Monday, March 3, 2003 at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. The funeral service wil be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday in the Main Chapel of the funeral home with burial to follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.

Source: Unidentified news clipping courtesy Gerrie Jones Yates, transcribed by Ron Brantner.

Services Are Held For Mrs. Turner

Graveside services for Lou Vella Turner were conducted Friday, November 27, at the Red Mud Cemetery. C.V. Allen and Harry E. Johnson officiated.

Mrs. Turner was born March 22, 1864 and she died November 21, 1953, at the home of her daughter in Hollywood, California. She moved to Dickens County in 1890 and then to Lubbock in 1941.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. E. Roland of Hollywood, California and Mrs. Mollie Thomas of Lubbock; one son, Warren Turner.

Pallbearers were Ed McArthur, Fred Danforth, Loyd Danforth, Andy Thomas, Durward Woodward and Elmer Cross.

Chandler Funeral Home was in charge of burial arrangements.

Source: The Texas Spur, December 1953.

Surrilda Cox Baird

Funeral Services were held at Croley Funeral Chapel Sunday, October 18, 1961 at 2:00PM. Reverend Glen Perry officiated for the services and burial at New Hope Cemetery.

Pallbearers were E.D. Baird, Tom Baird, Larry Painter, Jerry Baird, Robert Baird, and Billy Fennell.

Source: Gilmer Mirror, Upshur County, Texas via Leslie Baird Prey.

Note: Born 11 Nov 1881 - Died 16 Oct 1961 - Buried 18 Oct 1961