Funeral services were held last Friday [August 19, 1966] at 2:30 p.m. in the Spur Church of Christ for James Luther Phillips, 82, a retired cement contractor. Holland Boring, minister officiated.

Mr. Phillips died August 17 [1966] in the Crosbyton Hospital. He had resided in Spur for 9 years.

Prior to moving to Spur he lived in Stephenville. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Spur and one brother, Abb Phillips, Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. Johnny Bailey, Fort Worth.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

Interment was in Spur Cemetery.

Source: The Texas Spur, August 25, 1966, via Dickens County RootsWeb.

Mrs. Kennon (Anna) Boothe, 28, died at Mineral Wells last Thursday [March 5, 1936] following several months illness of Bright's disease. The body was brought back to Spur by Kinney Funeral home and services held Friday at the Church of Christ. G. Arle Woods, pastor, conducted the services. Interment followed in Spur cemetery with Bill Kinney in charge.

Pallbearers were Johnnie Koonsman, Albert Jordan, Jay Hoover, Henry Williamson, Johnnie Forbis and Jake Austin. Mrs. Boothe was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Pierce, south of town and had spent most of her life in Dickens Co. She was survived by parents, husband and two children ages 2 and 7 years.

Source: The Texas Spur and Dickens Item, March 12, 1936.
Submitted by Lillian Grace Nay, via Dickens County RootsWeb.

John Riley Boothe's mother, Ina Pearl (Pierce) Boothe died when he was 2 and his father [John Kenton Boothe] died when John was 12. He and sister Janiece were raised by their mother's sister, Opal and John Brantner in Girard, Kent, Texas from the time John Riley was age 5.

"Dickens County, Its Land and People," p. 45, "Boothe-Putman" by Ann Putman Boothe (DCILP is available online at the Dickens County RootsWeb).

SPUR (Special) - Services for Opal Mae Brantner, 87, of Spur will be at 2 p.m. Saturday [May 27] in the Highway 70 Church of Christ with Bob Marton [Martin] and Robert Pierce officiating. Burial will be in Red Mud Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.She died Wednesday, March 24, 1999, in Lubbock.

She was born May 20, 1911, in Palo Pinto County. She married John Brantner on May 13, 1932, in Dickens. He died Aug. 26, 1977. She was a homemaker and helped her husband in farming and ranching. She moved to Spur from Girard in 1978. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include a son, John Riley Boothe of Fairfield; a daughter, Janice Murray of Lubbock; a sister, Ruby Fullerton of Quitman, La.; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Friday, March 26, 1999.

John Riley Boothe's mother, Ina Pearl (Pierce) Boothe died when he was 2 and his father [John Kenton Boothe] died when John was 12. He and sister Janiece were raised by their mother's sister, Opal and John Brantner in Girard, Kent, Texas from the time John Riley was age 5.

"Dickens County, Its Land and People," p. 45, "Boothe-Putman" by Ann Putman Boothe (DCILP is available online at the Dickens County RootsWeb).

Mrs. Della Alma Pool Smith, long time resident of Dickens county, was buried Saturday, May 24. She died Friday, May 23, in West Texas Hospital in Lubbock. Services were conducted in First Baptist church, Spur, Rev. T.B. Allen and A.B. Stuckey officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 28, 1875 in Lot, TX, and moved to Dickens County in 1916. She was married to Willis Isaac Smith in 1890 and to this union were born 12 children, 2 of whom are deceased.

Survivors include 3 daughters; Mrs. Estee Hairgrove, Mrs. Charles Kearney, and Miss Liona Smith of Spur; 7 sons: Ervin, Jim, Willis, and Floyd of Spur; William and Doty of Olivehurst, CA and Walter of Lubbock, one sister, Mrs. Annie Tauber of Houston; one brother, Brauson Pool of Jena, LA; 22 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Interment was in Spur cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.

Source: The Texas Spur, May 29, 1952, via Dickens County RootsWeb.

Funeral services for Lawan Porter Brantner, 74, of Lake Jackson are set for Saturday, July 14, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Lakewood Funeral Chapel with Bro. George Elledge of Unity Baptist Church of Houston and Bro. Kelley of Second Baptist Church of Lake Jackson officiating.

The family will receive friends Friday, July 13, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral chapel.

Mrs. Brantner died July 7 at UTMB in Galveston.

She is survived by her children: Eva Jo Lanier of Alvin, Texas and Leonard Johnson and wife Dian of Victoria, Texas; grandchildren: Mike Lanier and wife Cindi of Sante Fe, Texas, Tracy Braddock and husband Jodie of Sante Fe, Texas, Christopher Johnson of Edna, Texas, Mindy Curlee and husband Brandon of Edna, Texas and Jim Bob Johnson of Victoria, Texas; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Audie A. Peters and wife Jo of Little Yazoo, MS., A.J. Nettles and wife Anne of Clute, Texas, L.A. Peters and wife Mazie of Clute, Texas and Delman Peters of Arkansas; sisters, Linda Ryman and husband Mike of Lake Jackson, Texas and Christeen Funderbug, also of Lake Jackson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Brantner; and parents, Leonard and Birdie Peters.

Arrangements were under the direction of Lakewood Funeral Chapel of Lake Jackson.

Source: Jackson County Herald-Tribune. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.

PRYOR, J.B., 79, passed away Monday, June 2, 2003.

Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Chapel.

Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.

Memorials: May be made to the charity of your choice.

J. B. was born Nov. 16, 1923, in Elmore City, Okla., the son of Joseph Brantner and Bessie Irene Pryor. At age 8 he moved with his parents and brothers to Cheyenne, Wyo.

He graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1943 and moved to Los Angeles. He went to work for Boeing Aircraft, helping build planes for our armed forces. Later that year, he joined the Navy and was assigned to a Privateer bombing squadron and was sent to the Pacific Theater. His squadron was based on Tinian Island, which was within range of Japan and other areas controlled by the Japanese. His squadron compiled a very distinctive record in the two years they operated. They sank more ships than any other land-based bombing squadron in the service of the United States. In addition, their squadron was credited with sinking the only enemy submarine sunk by a land-based bomber. J. B. was awarded five Air Medals, the Good Conduct Medal, and two Distinguished Flying Crosses, along with several combat areas and battle stars during his tour of duty in service to his country.

After the war, J. B. enrolled at the University of San Francisco to continue his formal education. After three years at the University of San Francisco he transferred to Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio, graduating with a teaching degree. He taught for 21 years in Ashland schools. He then accepted a position with Haver-Lockhart Laboratories and served in several positions as a salesman and regional manager. He took a position with McKesson and moved to Fort Worth where he finished his career as manager of the telephone order department.

J. B. worked through a period of drastic change in the field of veterinary medicine and was influential in changing the marketing concept as applied to veterinary science and agriculture in general. He retired after a successful career covering more than 30 years. J. B. was proud to serve in different positions at the Kimbell Art Museum for the last 10 years of his life. J. B. was a loving and devoted husband to Jimmie Jean Pryor for the last four years of his life. His many friends and loved ones will never forget his smiling and friendly approach to everyone he met.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, of 51 years, Elizabeth Jean McPherson of Ashland, Ohio; their son, Charles of Kansas City, Mo.; and a brother, Furman Pryor.

Survivors: Wife, Jimmie Pryor; brothers, Doug Pryor of San Clemente, Calif., and Raymond Pryor of Reno, Nev.; stepchildren, JoAnn Wychopen, Charlie Pryor, George Pryor and David Pryor; numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and many friends.

Greenwood Funeral Home 3100 White Settlement Rd (817) 336-0584.

Source: Dallas Morning News, The (TX), June 4, 2003, PRYOR J.B., Section: Death Notice - Classified. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.

Last Rites Held Here Sunday For Mrs. Brantner

Mrs. Mabry Brantner passed away at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23 [1960] in a Marlin hospital at the age of 65 years, five months and three days. She was critically ill three days before death occurred.

Mrs. Brantner was a life long resident of Robertson County. She was born August 20,1894, to Mrs. Emma Petteway and the late P. W. Petteway.

Funeral services were held in the Chapel of Rumple Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, January 24, with the Rev. R. W. Terry pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating.

Interment was in the Petteway Cemetery at Petteway. Pallbearers were Bennie Oldham, Young Oldham, Joel Petteway, Jack Swingler, Dean White and Jim Swingler.

The deceased is survived by ten sons, Hubert Brantner, Joe Bill Brantner, Peyton Brantner, Carl Brantner, Reese Brantner, Johnnie Brantner, Robert Brantner, Charles Brantner, and Wilburn Brantner all of Houston; James Brantner of the State of Montana; three daughters, Mrs. M. G. Tinsley of Houston, Mrs. Sue Penick of Bremond and Mrs. Geraldine Smith of Bremond four brothers, John Henry Petteway and Bill Petteway both of Bremond; Jim Petteway of Port Arthur; Cliff Petteway of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Zoe Swingler of Bremond; 33 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.

Source: The Bremond Press, January 29, 1960. Submitted by Jerilyn Jones Yates and Sally Pinkos Brantner.

Bill Petteway

Funeral services for Peyton William Petteway Jr., age 89, were held Sunday, Dec. 4, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. in the Herds Prairie Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Easterling, was the officiating minister.

Burial was in Petteway Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Robert C. Brantner, Johnny Brantner, Reese Brantner, Pat Brantner, Charles Brantner and Coy Petteway.

Mr. Petteway died December 2nd in a college Station hospital. He was born in the Petteway Community on March 8, 1899, the son of Peyton W. Sr. and Emily Poole Petteway. He attended school at Petteway and later attended a barber college in Ft. Worth.

As a young man he married Beatrice Shelton. She proceeded him in death. Mr. Petteway was a member of the Herds Prairie Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Marshall (Beatrice) Ennis of Petteway; two brothers, John Henry Petteway of Petteway and C. P. Petteway of Clearwater, Florida; one sister, Mrs. Zoe Swingler of Bremond; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren and one great-great grandson.

Peiskee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Source: Jerilyn Jones Yates, unidentified, undated news clipping. Transcribed by Sally Pinkos Brantner.

Mrs. Hilda M. Talley Dies: Funeral Monday

Mrs. Hilda Mae Talley, 58, resident of Dallas for twenty years, died at her residence, 1323 Glenn, after a two-month illness Saturday. She was the wife of James W. Talley, Sanger Bros. employee.

Survivors are Mr. Talley; two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Law of Dallas and Mrs. J. T. Dickey of Oklahoma City; two sons, W. M. Talley of Dallas and W. R. Talley of Oklahoma City, and two brothers, W. W. Petteway of Lamesa, Dawson County, and Mabry Petteway of Bremond, Robertson County.

The Rev. H. C. Hoy will hold services in the Trinity Heights Methodist Church, Marsalis and Missouri, Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Source: Unidentified, undated Dallas newspaper clipping. Provided by Sally Pinkos Brantner.

PETTEWAY, M. I. - April 3, 1931

M. I. Petteway, age 57, died in Marlin at 5:20 o'clock this morning. He was brought here from his home at Stranger several days ago following a stoke of paralysis.

A native of Texas, deceased was born and reared in the Petteway community of Robertson county, but had resided in Falls county for upwards of a score of years, having spent most of this time in the Stranger community. He was engaged in farming pursits and was a member of the Baptist church.

Surviving deceased are his wife, five sons, Ernest, Mike, and John, of Houston, Morris of Marlin, and Guy Petteway, who lived in Stranger; and three daughters, Mesdames R. F. Erskine of Stranger, C. M. Melcer of Dallas, and Miss Alline Petteway of Marlin.

The funeral was announced for two p. m. Saturday with services at the Stranger church and burial in the Stranger cemetery.

Source: Texas Robertson RootsWeb - The Daily Democrat Marlin Texas, April 3, 1931, page 2, column 3. Typed by: Theresa Carhart.

This article was in the paper on a different date:

Funeral services were held at three o'clock this afternoon for M. T. Petteway of Stranger, who died in Marlin Friday following a week illness.

Last rites were conducted at the Stranger Baptist church by Rev. S. D. Dollahite, pastor of the First Baptist church of Marlin. Burial was in the Stranger cemetery.

The Daily Democrat, Marlin Tx, April 6, 1931. Via Texas Robertson RootsWeb.

The Daily Democrat, Marlin, Texas, Friday Morning, March 27, 1931 "Around Marlin"

M. I. Petteway was brought to a Marlin hospital Thursday for treatment of a stroke of paralysis suffered at his home in the Stranger community.

Source: Texas Robertson RootsWeb: Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas.

Bessie Smith

Personal:

Birth: 15 May 1895
Death: 27 Jul 1983 in Spur, Dickens County, Texas
Father: James L. PUCKETT b: 12 Apr 1865 in Tennessee
Mother: Minnie James WILLIAMS b: abt, 1872-1875 in Texas
Married: Ervin Jackson SMITH
Birth: 25 Dec 1897
Children:
Dorothy Lee SMITH b: 05 May 1925 in Dickens County, Texas
Minnie Alma SMITH b: 13 Apr 1921 in Dickens County, Texas
Lilly V. SMITH b: in Dickens County, Texas
Living SMITH
Edith SMITH b: 10 Oct 1923 in Dickens County, Texas

Obituary:

Funeral services for Bessie P. Smith, 88, were held Saturday morning [July 30] at 10 a.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church. Church pastor, Rev. Charles Galloup, officiated assisted by Rev. Tommy Henderson, also of Spur.

Mrs. Smith died July 27 [Wednesday] in South Park Hospital, Lubbock, following a brief illness. She had lived in Dickens County most of her life. She married Ervin Jackson Smith in May of 1920. He preceded her death in January of 1974. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jerry Smith and Minnie Morrow, both of Spur; Lillie Kerr, Big Spring and Dorothy Brown, Lubbock; one brother, Basil Puckett, Post, and one sister, Betty Teague, Georgetown; 17 grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were five grandsons: Jerry Lynn Smith, Paul Wayne Smith, Gary Smith, Ronnie Drury, Ty Martin; one great grandson, Steve Martin.

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

Source: The Texas Spur, August 4, 1983. From the records of Lillian Grace Nay, via Dickens County RootsWeb.

Jeanette Jenkins
Born in Houston, TX on Aug. 9, 1940
Departed on Mar. 23, 2005 and resided in Baytown, TX.
Visitation: Friday Mar. 25, 2005
Service: Saturday Mar. 26, 2005
Cemetery: Memory Gardens

Jeanette Jenkins, 64, of Baytown, TX was born August 9, 1940 in Houston, TX and passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at her home. She was a member of the Outreach Church of Christ, Baytown Women’s Bowling Assoc., Keenagers Bowling League, Robert E. Lee High School Class Reunion of 1957, and the Square Dance Club. She loved painting and was an avid card and table game player.

Her family will receive friends at Navarre Funeral Home Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Navarre Funeral Home with Doug Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Danny Mercer, Roger Bumgardner, Ron Hooks, Brett Hutchins, Todd Keller, and William Paul Fregia. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard and Ryan Guice.

She was preceded in death by her father, Doyle Pitts and her mother and stepfather, Barbara and James E. Richardson and is survived by her husband, Phillip Jenkins of Baytown; daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Thomas Hildenbrand of Galveston; son, Rusty Jenkins of Baytown; sister, Georgia Hooks of Baytown; stepsisters and stepbrother-in-law, JoAnn and Joe Crumpler of Mont Belvieu and Julie Miller of Lubbock; grandchildren, Maegan Jenkins of Huntsville, Jeremy Audd of Galveston, Krystle Hildenbrand of Galveston, and Jessica Gill of Bethany, GA; and a great grandson, Christian Hildenbrand of Galveston.

In lieu of usual remembrances, contributions may be made in her honor to the 2005 Bay Area Relay for Life, c/o the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 758, Baytown, TX 77522, (281) 428-7351.

To view the obituary or to leave a tribute for the family, go to www.navarrefuneralhome.com.

Services are under the direction of Navarre Funeral Home, 2444 Rollingbrook Dr., Baytown, TX 77521, (281) 422-8111.

Source: Navarre Funeral Home. Courtesy of Phillip Jenkins.

Graveside services for Mr. Clifford Poole Petteway, 93, of Kilgore, were held on Thursday, February 8, 1996 at One o’clock PM at the Petteway Cemetery, Petteway, Texas. The Rev. Mark McClellan and David Hampton officiated. Mr. Petteway died Tuesday, February 6, 1996 at the Longview Regional Hospital.

He was born August 20, 1902, in Petteway, Texas. He was the son of Emma Sue and Payton William Petteway. He attended public school in Bremond, Texas. After high school, he went to Branton Draughn Business College in Fort Worth and Illinois School of Chiropody in Chicago, Illinois. He studied the bone and feet in medical classes at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas.

Mr. Petteway became a licensed podiatrist and practiced in Columbus, Georgia. He became a traveling supervisor for Dr. Scholl’s Foot Company. He demonstrated for Dr. Scholl’s at the World’s Fair in 1920 and 1921.

Later he became a manager and trainer for the Kinney Shoe Company. He was a traveling supervisor for Kinney for a number of years.

He completely changed his career when he met and became acquainted with Jack Williams, Vice President of Tom Houston Peanut Company in Columbus, Georgia. Mr. Williams offered him a job as a field representative for Tom Houston Peanuts in Columbus, Ga. He advanced to district sales manager over four states: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He owned and served as vice president of Buckeye Finance Company in Columbus, Ohio. He held these positions until he retired and moved to Florida.

Cliff was a Master Degree Mason. He was one of the oldest Masons living having gone into masonry in 1924 and being a member until his death.

Mr. Petteway is survived by one sister, Mrs. Zoe (Petteway) Swingler of Bremond, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Christine Marquita Monte’.

Radar Funeral Home of Kilgore was in charge of arrangements.

Source: The Bremond Press, February 1996. Transcribed by Jerilyn Jones Yates.

FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY FOR YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY KILLED

Funeral Service will be held this afternoon at 3:00 for Ivan Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Perkins of Red Mud Community, who died in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Ivan was attending school in New Mexico at Normal University and while practicing football Monday afternoon, he collided with a fellow player, Jerry Stockton. He arose from the collision, walked a few paces and fell dead. The body was brought to Lubbock by train. Burial will be in Red Mud Cemetery.

Ivan Perkins was born November 7, 1915 in Dickens County, Texas. Graduated from Spur High School in 1936.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Perkins and five brothers, Horace and Hawley Perkins of Spur, W. V. McKay of Spur, Paul McKay of Belin [Belen], New Mexico, and Burton McKay of Farmington, New Mexico.

Source: Sandra C. Hayes' "My McDaniel Family," Volume 1, page 214. Originally a handwritten copy by Roberta Copeland Bradley from a news clipping in (his mother's) Alice Perkins' scrapbook (with no date of death).

Note: Ivan died September 13, 1937 - find Perkins family group sheet via pedigree chart of Pleasant S. Smith - Willis Anderson Smith.

New Mexico Normal school at Las Vegas, San Miguel County, was founded in 1893, primarily for teacher education. It became New Mexico Highlands University in 1941 as it expanded its role beyond teacher education. The football stadium was named "Perkins Stadium" in Ivan's memory and still carries that name (2004) according to the University's website.

Doris Lyndal Brantner, 45, died October 20, 1979. She was a secretary for National Marine.

Survivors: Husband, Charles Brantner, Spring, Texas; two sons, Charles Brantner, Jr., Houston, and Carl Brantner, Spring, Texas; one daughter-in-law, Deborah Brantner, Houston; one granddaughter, Amber Brantner, mother, Mrs. Oma Porter, Spring, Texas; one brother, Billy Porter, Marlin, Texas; one half brother, Jack Porter, Christine, Texas.

Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, October 22, 1979, at Earthman North Freeway Chapel. Interment Petteway Cemetery in Bremond, Texas.

Earthman's North Freeway Chapel, 5100 North Freeway. 695-6881.

Source: The Houston Post, Sunday October 21, 1979. Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.

Effie Parrack Johnson
1877 - 1972

Effie Parrack Johnson was born October 4, 1877, in Waco, Texas and died October 21, 1972. She is buried in Farwell, Texas. She was the daughter of John Bolen Parrack and Rebecca Landis Parrack.

Effie grew up around Waco, Texas, living in various towns. She married Peter William Johnson October 18, 1899. The couple were married in Effie's home in Franklin, Texas. She met Peter when he was visiting his mother in Petteway. Effie was playing the organ for a revival and Peter was the song leader.

Effie and Peter lived their first year on her Uncle Bazil's place where they helped run cattle and farm. They then decided to join Nora Johnson Jenkins, Peter's sister, and her husband in Ben Hur, Texas on their farm. They made the move by wagon, and along the way Peter developed abdominal pains, afterwards thought to have been appendicitis. He died two weeks later, probably from peritonitis due to a ruptured appendix.

Effie and Peter's son, Vernon Scott Johnson, was born the following April 15th, 1901, in Dublin, Texas where Effie's parents lived.

Effie never remarried, and she worked at various jobs including teaching, nursing, etc. Baylor University records show she was enrolled as a student there in 1892, after graduating from high school in Mart, Texas in 1891. She taught school at Mexico, Texas, at Christoval, Edna Hill, Eastland and Spur. She also served as a private tutor from time to time, but she never had a social security number.

In 1911 Effie and her son, Scott, moved from Eastland to Spur, and Scott entered fifth grade there. She taught in the Spur schools and nursed in the hospital for several years, beginning her nursing in July, 1925. She had many friends in the area. In 1929 she moved to Canada, Texas to care for her parents and lived and worked in that area until their deaths.

V. Scott graduated from Spur High School in 1916-17; from Simmons College in 1923; and from Baylor Medical School, Dallas, in 1929.

In 1941 Effie moved to Farwell, Texas where her son, Scott, and his family lived and she lived there until she moved into Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico in 1966. She was in Retirement Ranch until her death in 1972.

"Grandma Johnson" was renowned for her "green thumb". When she moved into her home in Farwell it was a barren lot, but quickly grew into a plush, green area complete with trees, shrubs, flowers and always a large vegetable garden. She could grow almost anything. Once a Baptist Missionary friend of Grandma's in India sent her a small twig from an Indian Spice tree to be used for sachet. Instead, Grandma rooted it, and grew the only Indian Spice tree in town! She was also a lover of all animals and kept dogs, cats, guineas, turkeys, chickens and ducks.

She was a very independent woman and led a full life, and certainly she was not the typical woman of her era.

Effie Parrack Johnson was the mother of Vernon Scott Johnson, and had three grandchildren: Marcia Johnson Cole, Nancy Johnson Currier and Vernon Scott Johnson II. She had nine great-grandchildren.

Source: “Dickens County - Its Land And People,” Dickens County Historical Commission, 1986, page 527 (DCILP is available online at Dickens County RootsWeb.

Wedding Announcement:

Joel Petteway And Miss Mary Galloway Exchange Vows Sept. 14.

The Franklin Baptist Church was the setting Sunday afternoon, September 14th [presumed 1952], for the wedding of Miss Mary Galloway and Joel Petteway of Bremond.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Galloway of Franklin. Joel is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Petteway of Petteway.

Rev. Bill Crook officiated at the service. Music was by Miss Pat McLeod, vocalist, and Billy Ray Clements at the organ.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Miss Kay Bogan was maid-of-honor and Jewel Sanders of Bremond best man. Paul Schultz Jr., of New Baden was usher.

A reception followed at the home of her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Schultz in New Baden. Receiving with Mrs. Schultz were: Mr. and Mrs. Joel Petteway, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Galloway, his aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Jay Swingler of Bremond. Miss Ann Galloway and Miss Loretta Akin assisted in serving cake and punch.

After a wedding trip to Waco, the couple will make their home in Franklin where Mrs. Petteway will attend the Franklin High School. Mr. Petteway will attend Baylor University.

Source: The Franklin News Weekly (undated, Robertson County, Texas). Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.

Funeral services for Mrs. Pallie Alma Oldham were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 1958 at the Petteway Baptist Church. Rev.Herman Blair was the officiating minister. Interment was in the Petteway Cemetery under the direction of Rumple Funeral Home.

Pallie Alma Pool Oldham was born to the late William and Mrs. Pallie L. Darden Pool on June 17, 1879. Mrs. Oldham was a native of Texas. Fifty years of her life were spent at her home where death occurred at 1:50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, November 11.

Surviving are four sons: Edgar, Pate, Young and Bennie Oldham all of Bremond; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Bailey, Mrs. Joe Bailey and Mrs. Roy Toyleson, all of Austin.

Pallbearers were five of her grandsons, L.D. Oldham, Wayne Oldham, Bobby Joe Bailey, Bat [name smeared], Ted Bailey and [...article cut off].

Source: Unidentified newspaper article, transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.

Note: This article was very hard to read and not all of it was present.

William Pierce Services Held

Funeral services were held March 21 in the First Baptist Church, Spur, for William Franklin Pierce, 91, a retired farmer. Rev. Norris Taylor officiated.

Mr. Pierce died March 19 in a Lubbock hospital. He had been a resident of Dickens County since 1922. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Vena Gilbert, Lubbock; Mrs. Addie Roberts, Sierra Blanca; Mrs. Ruby Fullerton, Quitman; Mrs. Opal Brantner, Girard and Mrs. Billie Randell, Spur; two sons, Joe and Lewis Pierce, both of Borger; two brothers, Sam Pierce, Mineral Wells and Drucy Pierce; 29 grandchildren and 57 great grandchildren.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

Interment was in Spur Cemetery.

Source: The Texas Spur; March 27, 1969, via Dickens County RootsWeb.

Bill Randall

Funeral services for Willie Fay "Bill" Randall, 83, Spur were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 1992 in the Highway 70 Church of Christ, minister Ernie Bishop, officiating. Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Randall died at 3:55 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 1992 in the Crosbyton Clinic Hospital, Crosbyton, after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Mineral Wells and was a resident of the Spur area most of her life. She married Morgan Edward Randall, December 1, 1924 in Clairemont. He died May 9, 1970.

Mrs. Randall was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include two sons, Dannie Randall, Spur; William Randall, Fritch; three daughters, Marjorie Davis, Alamogordo, NM; Caroline Elliott, Monroe, LA; Shirley Bird, Wolfforth; four sisters, Vena Gilbert, Caster, LA; Opal Brantner, Spur, Ruby Fullerton, Quitman, LA; and Addie Roberts, Lovington, NM; 23 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Source: The Texas Spur, August 27, 1992. From the records of Lillian Grace Nay. Via the Dickens County RootsWeb.

Funeral Rites Held For Mary Pierce

Funeral services were held in the Steel Hill Church of Christ near Spur, June 6, [1952] 4:30 p.m. for Miss Mary Bell Pierce. She died June 4 in Wichita Falls. George Calvert of Lubbock officiated.

Miss Pierce was born Feb. 25, 1906 in Mineral Wells, and moved to Dickens Co. in 1920.

Survivors: father, M.F. Pierce, Lubbock; six sisters: Winnie Ince of Douglas, AZ; Addie Roberts, Sierra Blanca; Ruby Fullerton, Quitman, LA; Bill [Willie Fay] Randall, Spur; Opal Brantner, Girard and Vena Gilbert, Lubbock. Two brothers: Joe Pierce, Borger, and Lewis Pierce also of Borger.

Source: The Texas Spur, June 12, 1952. From the records of Lillian Grace Nay. Via Dickens County RootsWeb.
Note: She was interred in Spur Memorial Cemetery, Spur, Dickens, Texas.

Thomas Floyd Pinkos, 68, went home to his loving savior, Jesus Christ, on December 12, 2008. He was born to Agnes Rybarski Pinkos and Louis F. Pinkos on February 16, 1940 in Bremond, Texas.

Tom is preceded in death by his daughter, Sheila Marie Pinkos; father, Louis Pinkos, and sister, Gertrude Pinkos.

He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Paula Pinkos; daughter, Sally Brantner and husband, Ronald Sr.; son, Tommy Joe Pinkos and partner, Debbie Widner; grandchildren, Ronald E. Brantner, Jr. and wife, Melissa, Brittany Brantner and partner, Danny Jackson, and Skye Pults; great-grandchildren, Ronald E. Brantner III, Chloe Brantner, Zachary Brantner, and Karter Thomas Jackson; mother, Agnes Pinkos; brother, Willie Pinkos and wife, Barbara; sister, Margie Porter and husband, Lee, and by many nieces, nephews, other family, and long-time friend, Pedro Avelo, Sr.

Tom is also survived by his precious kitty, Bebe.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Tom’s chemo nurses, Tammy and Terri, and to all his En-Fab co-workers, where he was a welder for the past 30 years.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2008 in the Chapel of Heights Funeral Home, where a vigil service and rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Bremond, Texas. Interment will follow in Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Bremond, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorial donations may be made to the family, or to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements under the direction of Heights Funeral Home, 1317 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77008.

Source: Houston Chronicle, December 14,2008, via Sally Pinkos Brantner & Jerilyn Jones Yates.

Tommie Pinkos

Funeral services for Thomas Floyd Pinkos, age 68 of Houston, were held on Tuesday, December 16, at St. Mary's Church in Bremond. The pastor Reverend Celso Yu was the officiating priest. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery.

A Rosary was held on Monday at the Chapel of Heights Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers were George Wachel, Joe Wachel, Pete Alvelo, Al Cole, Jeff Fleetwood and Benny Meleski.

Mr. Pinkos passed away on December 12, 2008 in Houston. He was born in Bremond on February 16, 1940 to Agnes Rybarski Pinkos and Louis F. Pinkos. He was a welder for En-Fab for the past 30 years.

Tommy was preceded in death by his daughter, Sheila Marie Pinkos; his father, Louis Pinkos; and a sister, Gertrude Pinkos.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Paula Pinkos; a daughter, Sally Brantner and husband, Ronald, Sr.; a son, Tommy Joe Pinkos and partner Debbie Widner; his mother, Agnes Pinkos of Bremond, three grandchildren; a brother, Willie Pinkos and wife Barbara; a sister, Margie Porter and husband Lee; many nieces, nephews, and other family and long time friend, Pedro Avelo, Sr. tom is also survived by his precious kitty, Bebe.

Source: The Bremond Press, December 19, 2008, courtesy of Jerilyn Jones Yates.

HALTOM CITY- Fanniebel Carpenter, 77, a homemaker, died Saturday in North Richland Hills.

Graveside service: 1 p.m. today at Bourland Cemetery in Keller. Memorials: Vitas Healthcare Corp.

Fanniebel Carpenter was born July 31, 1919, in Keller. She was a member of the AARP and the Fort Worth Police Women's Auxiliary.

Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, James A. and Ann Carpenter of Haltom City; sister, Geraldine Driver of Haltom City; grandchild, Karen Ann Parker of Coppell; great-grandchildren, Garret James Parker, Taylor Ann Parker and Lauren Alicia Parker, all of Coppell, and several nieces and nephews.

Mount Olivet Funeral Home, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511.

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram, December 23, 1996, via Karen Carpenter Parker.

Red Pevehouse

SPUR - Funeral services for James Dudley Pevehouse, 57, were held Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. [18 April 1972] in the First Baptist Church. Rev. Norris Taylor officiating, assisted by Rev. John Jenkins, Lorenzo.

Mr. Pevehouse died at Methodist Hospital on April 16 [Sunday]. He came to Spur from Brownfield in 1955. He owned a grocery and station for a number of years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Louise Pevehouse; Spur; two sons, Jimmy and Jerry, Spur; three daughters, Annie Palmer, Snyder; Alice Johnson, Denton; Bonnie Cobb, Lubbock; two brothers, M.B. Pevehouse, Snyder; John W. Pevehouse, Mexia; three half sisters, Christine Sterling, Teague; Clarice Sterling, Dona and Ona Massey, Mexia.

Three half brothers, George Pevehouse, Texas; Rufus, Jacksonville; one step-brother, Benton Shields, Franklin and his step-mother, Mrs. Lillie Pevehouse, Groesbeck; and eleven grandchildren.

Burial was in Spur Cemetery.

Source: The Texas Spur, April 20, 1972, from the records of Lillian Grace Nay.

John Bolin Parrack was a Baptist Minister and circuit rider. He was ordained in Waco on Dec 7, 1873 by the First Baptist Church of Waco. After his marriage in 1870, John and his wife, Rebecca Landis Parrack joined the Shady Grove Baptist Church, which had been organized by his grandfather "Street." He served as a circuit riding preacher throughout Texas, Indian Territory and New Mexico. He served as a missionary for the old Union Baptist Association, which was the mother of all Baptist work in Texas. (Per 60th Anniversary: First Baptist Church, Lamesa, Texas, 1970, p 24, copy in Historical Collection and Archives, A. Webb Roberts Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Ft. Worth, Texas.) [hereafter referred to as "Historical Collection"]

By 1905 J. B. was living in Christoval, Tom Green Co., Texas. In January 1905 he was assigned stations stretching from Christoval and Knickerbocker, in Tom Green Co., Texas, to Rudd, a mere Post Office among the scattered ranchers and the only preaching place in Reagon Co., Texas (Per letter to J. B. Gambrell, Superintendent of the Dallas Office of the Baptist General Convention of Texas from John Bolin Parrack, 17 September 1907.) [Historical Collection]

On 31 August 1907, J. B. resigned from the station at Christoval and accepted a new station at Salado [Bell Co.], Texas. (Per letter to J. B. Gramrell, from J. B. Parrack 17 September 1907.) [Historical Collection]. His circuit included churches from Midkiff in Upton Co., Texas to Garden City, in Glasscock Co., Texas (Per letter to J. B. Gramrell from J. B. 16 December 1909.) [Historical Collection]

By 1910 J. B. was living in Garden City, Glasscock Co., Texas. While he was still preaching in Upton County at Midkiff and Upland, J. B. organized and preached in Andrews, Andrews Co., Texas; Shafter, Presidio Co., Texas; Seminole, Gaines Co., Texas; Eunice, Monument, Knowles, and Lovington in Lea Co., New Mexico. (Per letter to F. M. McConnell, Suprintendant. Dallas Office of the Baptist General Convention, 4 March 1910.) [Historical Collection}

This territory today covers some two hundred miles and J. B. describes the hardships associated with his work in various letters. He states, "My support is not equal to the work here, nor the expenses of the field. I have to drive two horses and haul my feed for all these long trips. There is no feed in all this country except what is shipped." He vividly describes the effects of the 1910 drought upon his congregations, saying, "Many people have gone, others yet going. Some cannot leave because they have nothing to leave with, and precious little to stay with. Stiles church reported 61 members in 1908 and 47 in 1909 and now report 19 for 1910. The whole country has suffered equal loss." (Per letter to F. M. McConnell from J. B. 4 August 1910.) [Historical Collection]

By August 1910 the drought was so bad that J. B.'s son Ira [also a preacher], abandoned his post. By agreement, as congregation size had dwindled, J. B. took over the post Ira vacated, in addition to his own. Thus he once again began serving the churches at Stiles and Garden City [Glasscock Co.]. (Per letters between F. M. McConnell and J. B. 2 May 1910; 4 August 1910; 5 August 1910; 20 August 1910; 23 August 1910; 24 August 1910; 30 August 1910; and 31 August 1910.) [Historical Collection]

By June 1911, as the drought had not abated, J. B. was given a leave of absence to preach at other fields. He resigned from his post 1 August 1911 (Per letter to F. M. McConnell from J. B. 27 Jun 1911.) [Historical Collection]

By 1918, J. B. was retired. He and his wife had apparently been living in Eastland Co., Texas [as had his widowed daughter Effie Johnson], as in a letter dated 28 September 1918, J. B. states that they had been able to lease their "little place" in Eastland Co., TX for enough to buy a "moderate" shelter in Lorenzo, Crosby Co., TX. (Per letter to S. F. Grover, Superintendant of the Old Minister's Relief Board, Dallas, TX from J. B. 28 September 1918.) [Historical Collection]

[J. B. and Rebecca were in Merkel, Taylor, Texas in April, 1930. Some time after that they reportedly moved to Ganado, Jackson County, Texas where son Horace lived, and where J. B. died 30 July 1932. Horace died a month later - 25 August 1932, from a self-inflicted gunshot, ruled by the doctor as accidental, but ruled by the Justice of Peace as a suicide.]

Grapeland Woman Dies While Talking to Husband

Grapeland, Houston Co., Texas, May 20. -- Mrs. J. J. Brooks died suddenly at her home here at 5 a. m. Wednesday morning while talking with her husband. She arrived in Grapeland by train from Houston, where she had been for medical treatment only half an hour before her death.

Mrs. Brooks formerly was Rebecca Parker, daughter of Elder Ben Parker, native Anderson County man. She was born in 1856, married J. J. Brooks in 1886 and resided in this community thirty-nine years.

She is survived by her husband and four sons, Leonidas Brooks, Palestine; Ben Brooks, Grapeland; Thomas Brooks, Brownsville, and Edgar Brooks, Livingston. Burial will take place Thursday afternoon [May 21] in Davis Cemetery.

Source: Unidentified news clipping "Special to The News," May 20, 1925, via Find-A-Grave. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.

Note: Rebecca was wife #2 of Jasper Jeremiah Brooks, who was son of John Jasper Brooks and Nancy Ann Garrett, who was a sister to Robert Milligan Garrett.