Robert 'Bob' Arnold
Services for Robert "Bob" Arnold, 74, of Athens are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Chapel in Athens with the Rev. Bryan Adair officiating. Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery. Mr. Arnold died March 16, 1999, at East Texas Medical Center Athens following a long illness. He was born June 24, 1924, and lived in Athens for the past 14 years. Mr. Arnold married Lillian A. Adams Aug. 3, 1985. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a farmer and rancher for the past five years. Mr. Arnold is survived by his wife, Lillian Arnold of Athens; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Lindee Arnold and Donnie Arnold, all of Garland, Lewis Deets of Denton, Billy and Janice Deets of Corpus Christi, James and Julie McWhorter and Bobby McWhorter, all of Athens; daughters and sons-in-law, Bobbye and Scott Moss of Garland, Julia and Doyle Wallace and Juliett and Jack Hatcher, all of Fort Worth, Pam McWhorter and Anita and Dub McWhorter, all of Athens; 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tim Wheeler, Eric Smith, Bubba Smith, Steve Allen, Sammy Ramirez and J.C. Hart Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Hatcher, Scott Moss, and R.B. Richardson. Visitation with the family will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Henderson County Unit, 703 Mulberry, Athens, Texas, 75751, or to the American Diabetes Association, 12850 Spurling Road, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas, 75230-1258.
Mack Adams
Athens- Graveside Services for Mack Adams, 79, of Athens, are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Athens Cemetery, with Rev. Kelly Carnes, officiating, under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home. Mr. Adams passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at his residence in Athens. He was born in Crandall April 2, 1923 to the late Dow and Lennie McSween Adams. He married Sue Laman, June 15, 1942. Preceded in death by his brothers, Jacks Adams, R.N. Adams, Ray Adams, sister, Mary Edith Ashworth. Mr. Adams attended Crandall High School and Texas A&M University. Mack and his brother, Ray Adams, were co-founders of Adams Brothers Inc. in 1945. Adams Brothers Inc. were responsible for the construction of many Texas Highways and Interstates. He served and was president of the Athens Country Club for many years, served on the Athens Independent School District Board during many phases of school construction including the Adams Atheletic Complex located at Athens High School. He was voted one of the most influential people of Athens. Long time Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and was a member of many other civic organizations. Survived by wife, Sue Adams, Athens, Son and daughter in law, Jerry Mack and Ronna Adams, Daughter and son in law, Sandra and Donny Campbell, brother, Bill Adams, sister in law, Jean Adams, all of Athens, grandchildren, Lisa Adams, Jacob Teal, both of Athens, Traci Campbell, Dallas, Molly Chance, Denton, numerous nephews and nieces, and a host of friends. Family will receive 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. Friday at the Funeral Home. If desired, memorials may be made to the Charity of your choice.
Samuel E. Adams
Athens Weekly Review Thursday, January 18, 1923 Memorial Since God, in His wise providence has seen fit to call our beloved friend, Samuel E. Adams from his earthly home, to that home above, not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens, to receive his rich reward. His life was an exemplification of a true christian, he was self denying, and self sacrificing for the benefit of others. He was sincere, true and steadfast in his friendship-ever kind, hospitable, amiable and generous. He spake no evil of anyone, and his hands and heart were ever ready to do a good act to others. In early life he joined the Methodist church to which faith he was a true believer. His kind and gentle bearing disarmed enmity; none knew him but to love him. He died leaving no unkind feeling of anyone towards himself. He lived to be eighteen years old, October 19, 1922, coming to his grave at an early age like an unripened sheaf of corn in its season. Amid the grief of the beloved relatives and friends, his pure spirit winged its flights to the realm where there is no more sorrow, pain or sin and no more death. By the fountain of living waters and under the shade of the tree of eternal life may his soul rest forever. A FRIEND
Anna (Brown) Bennett
A memorial service for Anna Brown Bennett, 96, of Athens are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church of Athens with the Rev. Don Wilson officiating. A private burial will precede the service at Athens City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Foster & Brown Funeral Home of Athens. Mrs. Bennett died Nov. 27, 2000, in Athens. She was born Sept. 10, 1904, in Blooming Grove. She was elected to the office of Henderson County Clerk and remained in office for 18 years. Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Bennett; parents, Joe and Hulda Brown; son, Corky Bennett; daughter-in-law, Patsy Bennett Harvey; son-in-law, Judd Ramsey of Arlington; brother and sister-in-law, Marion and Lynette Brown; sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Conner Dickson of Corsicana; sister, Josephine Brown; brother-in-law, W.J. Fondren; and aunt, Alpha Attaway. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Maggie Bennett of El Paso, Pat and Donna Bennett of Athens and Jack and Patsy Bennett of Spring; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Boone Fields of Athens, Lois and James Ditto of Arlington, Margaret and Bob Redden of Rockwall and Conner and Dan Barnes of Athens; sister, Dortha Fondren of Corsicana; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund at First Christian Church or to the Trinity Valley Community College Scholarship Fund.
Faye Bartlett
Funeral services for Faye Abbott Bartlett, 86, of Garland, formerly of Frankston, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Foster & Brown Funeral Home chapel, Athens, with the Rev. J.A. Griffin officiating. Burial was in Athens City Cemetery. Mrs. Bartlett died Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Dallas. She was born Jan 2, 1914, in Waco to the late James Wilson and Ester Agnes Peterson Abbott. Mrs. Bartlett was a longtime member of Frankston Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters; and nephew, J.T. Vick. Survivors include brothers, Ernie Abbott, Garland, and Pete Abbott, Bellview; one nephew; and several nieces. Pallbearers were Billy Riddle Jr., Richard Riddle, Monte Vick, Jody Vick, Ryan Sikes, Joey Elliott, Robert Johnson and Troy Armke.
Mrs. T. A. Bartlett
Sat. May 1 Mrs. T.A. BARTLETT Sr. 73, died Sat May 1, buried Athens Cem. dau of M/M E. R. BROYLES married in Rural Shade community 1897, moved to Malakoff in 1902. Survivors: husband, 1 son T.A. Jr., 4 dau. Mrs. John R(o)ay GUINN, Mrs. Roy PARNELL, Mrs. R. H. PICKLE, Mrs. Boyd F. SHARP, 1 bro E. A. BROYLES, 2 sis Mrs. John MILES, Miss Artie BROYLES, 7 grand children 5 great grand children, pallbearers: Maj. BOYD, Dr. Terrell SHARP, Robert H. PICKLE, John R. Billy, John A. GUINN, Roy PARNELL.
Mrs. Luke Berryhill
Wed. March 15 1950 Mrs. Luke BERRYHILL 78, 722 N. Prairieville St. died March 15 at 11a.m. buried Athens Cem. born Feb 2 1872 came to Athens in 1942 husband died 1948 son B. A. BERRYHILL, 4 dau Mrs. Carrie AMMON, Mrs. Lula CLAY, Mrs. Mamie FULLER, Mrs. Julia CARROLL, 2 sis Mrs. Norma BOATMAN, Miss Claudine JONES, 3 bro. Clyde, Finis, Arthur JONES, 16 grand children, 12 great grand children, pallbearers: J. L. CLAY, Luther CLAY, George MITCHAM, William PIRTLE, Billy CARROLL, Elbert HALL
Roy L. Bosson
Roy L. Bosson, age 88, retired national trade organization executive, former Arkansas and Idaho newspaperman, and patriarch of a large and loving family, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at the Trinity Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler. A direct descendant of a French Huguenot family which migrated to America in 1629, Mr. Bosson was born in White County, Tenn., on Sept. 15, 1911. His family later moved to Hot Springs, Ark., where Roy spent his formative years. In 1930, Mr. Bosson began a 24-year journalistic career as a sports writer and police reporter for the New Era and Sentinel Record in Hot Springs, Ark., (his starting salary was $7 per week). During World War II, Roy enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a proud member of the Warren Townsend Post No. 1, American Legion of Little Rock, Ark. After the war, Mr. Bosson joined the Twin Falls, Times-News (Idaho) as editor and writer. He subsequently returned to Arkansas as a political writer and columnist for the Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and, at various times, was a member of the New York City Chapter, the National Chapter of Washington D.C., and the Mid-South Chapter of Memphis, Tenn. Following retirement from the Brewers Association, Mr. Bosson returned to Arkansas where, in semi-retirement at Hot Springs Village, he served as president, executive director and consultant to the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Arkansas. In this capacity, Roy was instrumental in the organization of a national association of wholesale beer distributor executives. Active in church affairs and a staunch believer in the power of prayer, Mr. Bosson's life saw him as the first president and part-time teacher of the Fisherman's Class of the Pulaski Heights Methodist Church of Little Rock, Ark.; charter member of First United Methodist Church of Hot Springs; and charter member and senior warden of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hot Springs Village, Ark. Mr. Bosson gave graciously of his time and believed strongly in volunteerism. Among his many public service accomplishments, the one closest to his heart was his ability to launch a multi-million dollar building program to rebuild derelict school rooms for the Arkansas School for the Blind and Deaf. He did this as chairman of the school's Board of Trustees. Mr. Bosson moved to Athens in 1992 to be closer to his family. He could frequently be seen strutting around the Cain Center in the early morning hours with his walking partner and good buddy, Muffin. Mr. Bosson was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Eva Elizabeth Bosson, who died Feb. 8, 1994. Roy is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Jim Baum of Athens; son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Lisa Bosson of Wimberley and son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Annette Bosson of Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Bosson's family included 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, (Roy had great expectations that this number might reach 12), and one sweet and completely devoted furry companion - Muffin. The family will receive friends at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Saturday morning from 10-11 o'clock. Graveside services will be held for family and close friends at the Athens City Cemetery at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Kevin Baum, Danny Baum, Jeb Baum and Ricky Bosson. At 4p.m., Memorial Eucharist services will be held at St. Mathais Episcopal Church in Athens. According to Roy's wishes, the family welcomes you to join them in a celebration of Roy's life which will take place immediately following the memorial service and will be held at Gail and Jim Baum's residence on Lake Athens. Memorials or donations should be sent to the place where Roy found his walking partner - the Henderson County Humane Society, or to St. Mathais Episcopal Church of Athens. Roy died as he lived - with dignity, grace and courage surrounded by those who love him the most. He stands as an icon to this family and a model for successful, living. He will be missed...
Tom Bunn
August 3, 1933 Funeral Services for Tom Bunn, 50, This Afternoon Funeral services for Tom Bunn, 50, who died at 10:01 here Friday morning as a result of a self-in-flicted gunshot wound, were held at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. D. R. Cartlidge was selected to hold the service. Interment followed at the City cemetery. Pallbearers announced this morning were: A. S. Ford, L. C. Kee, Jr., John Dean, George Pace, Oscar Green and M. L. Ford. Note: In the cemetery books it shows a Tom Riley Bunn listed as being buried in the old section of the City cemetery. No dates listed. (LGC)
W. F. Bradley
Monday July 1, 1912 W. F. BRADLEY W. F. BRADLEY who resided on North Prairieville St. in the north part of the city, died at 10 o'clock this morning after an illness of several weeks. He is about 67 years of age. Mr. BRADLEY is the father of Mrs. N. T. BARBER of this city and he resided in the County several years. The funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and interment in the City Cemetery will take place immediately after the service at the residence. He leaves a wife and several children all of whom are grown. A son at Annetta Texas and a daughter at Canton have been notified and are expected to be here. The other children were with him in his last illness.
Grace Jones Cade
December 14, 1998 Grace Jones Cade Graveside services for Grace Jones Cade, 85, of Athens are scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at Athens City Cemetery with the Rev. Don Wilson officiating. Mrs. Cade died Dec. 12, 1998, at East Texas Medical Center Athens. She was born Oct. 16, 1913, in Petrolia to the late John D. and Mary Helen Smith Jones. Mrs. Cade attended Northwestern University where she studied drama and theatre. She earned a bachelor of arts and master of arts degree at the University of Texas. After moving to Athens in 1946, she taught school at Cross Roads, John Tyler High School, in Tyler and retired from Trinity Valley Community College in 1975, as English department head. Mrs. Cade was a member of First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marlan Hall Cade, in 1995. Mrs. Cade is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael Marlan and Billie Cade of Arlington; and grandson, Justin Michael Cade of Arlington.
Charles Campbell
Tuesday April 29, 1952 Charles Campbell Interred Tuesday Funeral services for Charles Campbell, 19-year-old Athens youth were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the First Methodist Church, with Rev. M. M. Davis and Kermit Upshaw officiating. Burial was in the Athens cemetery. Charles died in a Dallas hospital at 12:50 a.m. He had been in ill health for the past 18 months. He was a 1950 graduate of Athens High School, where he played clarinet in the school band. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Campbell of Athens; a brother Van Campbell, student at Athens High School, and his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Emerson, Poynor. Hassell-Foster Funeral Home directed. Active pallbearers were Jerry Taylor, Delwin Morton, Gene Williams, Tommy Stewart, Jimmie Frizzell and Buster Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were Turner Gauntt, Jr. , Merwyn Pickle, Bruce Dingler, Ronnie Long, Maurice Speake, Harold Rhodes, Roy Truett, Jr. Corkey Bennett, and Rayford Tidmore.
Mrs. L. A. Campbell
Athens Weekly Review Thursday May 21, 1931 Aged Lady Is Fatally Injured By Motor Mrs. L. A. Campbell, age 71, residing in West Athens, was fatally injured Tuesday morning when struck by a south bound motor car on the Cotton Belt route. The accident occured shortly after 8:00 o'clock about a quarter of a mile west of the Grammer school underpass at a pedestrian crossing. The aged lady received a fractured skull and her arm was badly managled. She was also injured internally died at 6:00 o'clock Wednesday morning. The driver of the motor car did not see Mrs. Campbell and officers were unable to say whether she was struck by the motor car or a north bound train. The motor man stopped about a half mile below the accident to inform a section gang that he thought he saw someone lying by the track and to investigate. P. B. Whitehead, extra gang foreman and several of his men went back to make the investigation. He informed Mrs. Tapscott and Mrs. Rogers, residing near the scene of the accident and they went with him to investigate. Mrs. Tapscott reported that they found Mrs. Campbell lying face downard in the ditch beside the track. She was bleeding profusely and was unconscious. Pysicians were hurriedly summoned and she was removed to the office of Dr. Hodge where her wounds were given attention. Not certain as to whether Mrs. Campbell was struck by the motor car or a north bound train Sheriff Baker phoned the police department at Waco to inspect the front of the motor car for traces of blood. Officers there reported that it had been raining steadily for two hours and it was doubtful if blood stains could be found on the car. Mrs. Rogers, who lives near the scene of the accident reported that she saw Mrs. Campbell passing shortly before the accident occurred. She was evidently struck by the motor car as another train could not have had tme to pass before the motor reached that point. Roy Campbell, son of the injured woman, stated that his mother was on her way to town. The crossing is one used only by pedestrians and the people of the west end use it because it is a nearer route to town. Vehicles formerly used the crossing but it was abandoned when the road bed was raised. Funeral services will be held at the family home in West Athens at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon by Rev. C. W. Young. Burial will be at the city cemetery. Mrs. Campbell was born in Henderson county January 20, 1860 and had resided in the county all her life. She was a member of the Baptist Church, having joined that denomination early in life. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Roy and Jim of Athens, four daughters, Mrs. W. V. Cumbie and Mrs. Lula Hall of Athens, Mrs. H. B. King of Orange and Mrs. C. C. Ballard of Tyler.
Roy Campbell
Athens Weekly Review Thursday January 12, 1956 Funeral Services Held Monday For Roy Campbell Funeral services were held here Monday for Roy Campbell who died at his home at Dallas Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. He was 55. Services were held fro mthe Hassell and Foster Chapel at 2 p.m. with the Rev. T. L. Slimp officiating. Interment was in Athens City Cemetery. Born in Henderosn County, Mr. Campbell lived in Athens most of his life. He had been a resident of Dallas for several years, and was a contractor. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. C. C. Ballard of Tyler; Mrs. H. D. King of Houston, Mrs. W. V. Cumbie of Athens and Mrs. Lulu Hall of Dallas.
Freeman M. Carmichael
Freeman M. Carmichael Graveside services for Freeman M. Carmichael, 83, of Athens with honors under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Athens City Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens. Mr. Carmichael died Aug. 24, 1999, in Athens. He was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Henderson County to John Wesley and Sarah Ann Yancey Carmichael. He resided in Henderson County for most of his life. He was a retired construction equipment operator and a WWII Veteran of the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Juanita Rogers, Jenny Warren, Elsie Matthews and Eutha Mayfield. Mr. Carmichael is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, John "Randy" and Cathy Carmichael of Henderson; daughter, Carol Ann Carmichael of Houston; and nephew, John Rogers. Visitation is scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Emma Dennis Carroll
Athens Weekly Review April 26, 1901 Another Pioneer Gone. Died- At the residence of her son, E. A. Carroll in Athens, Sunday the 21st inst. at one o'clock in the morning Mrs. Emma D. Carroll. She was sixty-six years in December, last. Mrs. Carroll's maiden name was Butcher. she was born in Kentucky, December 15, 1834. Her Mother who was then a widow removed from Kentucky to Arkansas and in 1844 removed to Lamar county, Texas and from there to Henderson county Texas in 1848 before Athens was founded, Old Buffalo then being the county seat. She has resided since then near and in Athens until her death. In 1852 she was married to Mr. E. A. Carroll, who was from North Carolina. Her husband died in 1880. She has had eight children, four sons and four daughters. Two sons and tow daughters survive her, W. T. Carroll county clerk, E. A. Carroll, of the firm Miller, Carroll & Spencer, Mrs. C. F. Scott and Mrs. Maggie Spencer. It is a singular circumstance that before her death, the father, two sons and two daughters had died the mother, two sons and two daughters were living. She was a niece of Rev. W. B. Stirman of this county. She was a devoted and faithful member of the Christian church, loved her religion and her God zealously. She lived in Texas when it was a Republic and has seen it pass all the political revolutions it has experienced. Mrs. Carroll had suffered all the privations, hardships and dangers incident to pioneer life. She was so accustomed to dangers in her early life from wild indians and savage beasts that she knew no such feeling as fear. Notwithstanding her early life was spent in a frontier country, yet she was a woman of vast information and her reading in history and current events was extensive. She was perfectly familiar with English history and when Edward VII came to the throne she could give the genealogy of his house. She was known and loved by all for her kind and gentle treatment of everybody. She was on of those grand women who are the mothers of the country and the honorable character and usefulness of her children show she was a true mother and one whose children make the best men and women of the country. She has suffered for years with spells of asthma, but none thought of her end being so near. She was sick less than a week. She, as her habit nearly every Sunday, visited the grave yard the Sunday before she died. It was a fitting thing that her burial occurred on Sunday. The services were held at the cemetery, conducted by Rev. L. D. Anderson, pastor of the Christian church. A landmark has gone, a good woman has departed, a faithful Christian has joined the band on the other side, a wise and loving mother is taken from her children. She leaves them a shining example of one faithful to every trust and station in life. The REVIEW with her host of friends extends condolences to the bereaved.
Jewell Berryhill Carroll
Jewell Carroll Graveside services for Jewell Carroll, 94, of Livingston and formerly of Athens, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Athens Cemetery with the Rev. Lloyd Holt officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home of Athens. Mrs. Carroll died July 11, 2002, in Livingston. She was born March 7, 1908, in Corsicana to Benjamin A. and Lula Belle Jones Berryhill. Mrs. Carroll was a resident of Athens most of her life and a former member of Central Baptist Church. She was a kindergarten teacher for 15 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delmer "Buddy" Carroll, on July 15, 1976. Survivors include her son, W.D. "Bill" Carroll of Onalaska; daughter, Bonnie Ann Webster of Athens; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Juanita "Sam" Carroll
Juanita 'Sam' Carroll Graveside services for Juanita "Sam" Carroll, 63, of Onalaska are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Athens City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens. Mrs. Carroll died Feb. 24, 2001, in Lufkin. She was born May 12, 1937, in Akron, Ohio, to Clyde and Marie Parker. She had been a resident of Onalaska for eight years, where she was a member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, W.D. Carroll of Onalaska; sons, William Sheaffer, Robert Sheaffer and Jerry Sheaffer, all of Akron, Ohio; daughters, Barbara Combs of Hurst, and Catherine Sheaffer of Rockport; stepsons, Gary Carroll of Irving, Mike Carroll of Little Elm, Rick Carroll of Everman; brother, Ronald Parker of Allen; mother-in-law, Jewell Carroll of Livingston; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Lewis England Carroll
Mrs. Lewis England Carroll Services for Mrs. Lewis England Carroll, 97, of Athens are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bill Watson officiating. Burial will be at the Athens City Cemetery under the direction of Foster and Brown Funeral Home. Mrs. Carroll died March 17, 1999, in Athens. She was born August 25, 1901, in Mabank to the late Mr. and Mrs. W.O. and Nell Bright England. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Carroll was vice president and cashier of First National Bank of Athens and had been named "Who's Who of American Women." She attended Athens Public Schools and married John W. Carroll on July 22, 1923. In 1919, she went to work as a file clerk in the bank. She made assistant cashier in 1937 and cashier in 1945 and became vice president and director in 1957. In 1942-44, Mrs. Carroll was active in the American Red Cross, a member of the National Association of Bank Women and was vice chairman of the East Texas group in 1965-66. She is a past president of B&PW and district director of B&PW and a past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Carroll is survived by one niece, Mina Lehr of Athens and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Honorary pallbearers will include the officers and employees of the First National Bank of Athens. Memorials may be made to the Clint Murchison Memorial Library or the First Presbyterian Church.
Sallie Ann Carroll
Mrs. Frank Carroll, living two miles north of the city, passed away this morning at eight o'clock of pneumonia following an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Carroll is survived by her husband, three sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be held at the city cemetary some time Friday afternoon. Adding to the sorrows over the loss of the wife and mother, the family is further afflicted in the serious illness of a daughter and two sons with the same malady that afflicted the mother. The Review extends sympathy to the sorrowing family.
Kate Chelf
Kate Chelf Dies; Services Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Chelf, 72, of Athens were held in the chapel of Hassell and Foster Funeral Home with the Rev. H. A. Springfield officiating. Burial was in the Athens City Cemetery. She died Saturday night in an Athens hospital after a long illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, W. A. (Walter, "Shorty") Chelf; a son, Frank Baker of Athens; two brothers, Homer Williams of Athens and John Williams of Athens; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Lee Spears of Nederland. Pallbearers were Edgar Jackson, Bill Yelvington, M. K. Miller Jr., Harold Fowler, Jack Meredith and Jack Holland.
Catherine Pauline Clark
Catherine Pauline Clark Services for Catherine Pauline Clark, 67, of Athens are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of God, 599 Robbins Road., with the Rev. David Snyder and the Rev. Henry Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home. Mrs. Clark died Dec. 6, 1998, at her residence. She was born July 22, 1932, in Sumner, Miss., to Thomas Alexander and Willie Farmer Woods. Mrs. Clark had resided in Athens since 1984 and was formerly from Delhi, La. She was a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by a brother, James S. Woods. She is survived by her husband, Will Felton Clark of Athens; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Richard Walls of Zachary, La., and Lowanda and Edward Purvis of Strong, Ark.; one son and daughter-in-law, Allen Wayne and Donna Clark of LaRue; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; four sisters, Virgie Taylor of Cascilla, Miss., Wilma Goodwin of Greenwood, Miss., Bertie Mae Mathis of Starkville, Miss., and Barbara Brunson of Grenada, Miss.; four brothers, Thomas Woods of Yazoo, Miss., Raymond Woods of Winona, Miss., Bobby Woods of Winona, Miss., and Luther Woods of Greenwood, Miss.; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Willie Belle Blythe Coker
Willie Belle Blythe Coker Memorial services for Willie Belle Blythe Coker, 91, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at Rosedale Baptist Church, 4400 Maybelle Avenue in Austin, with the Rev. Brian Quisenberry officiating. Graveside services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Athens Cemetery under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens. Mrs. Coker died Dec. 26, 2002, at her daughter's home in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born Dec. 14, 1911, in Kaufman County the daughter of H.E. and Lilla Maud Anthony Blythe. She grew up in Athens. Mrs. Coker finished high school early and enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin, where she received her BA degree. She taught English in high school for two years, and later she went back to the University of Texas at Austin for a master's degree in business education. In 1939, she married Garland Coker of Athens. They moved to Austin in 1942, but frequently visited relatives in Athens. Mr. Coker, a civil engineer with the Texas Highway Department, preceded her in death in 1982. Mrs. Coker was a secretary to writer and folklorist J. Frank Dobie for a dozen years before Dobie's death in 1964. She then worked at the University of Texas as librarian and curator of Dobie's extensive book collection. She was a longtime member of Rosedale Baptist Church in Austin. Survivors include her daughter and son in law, Carolyn and Robert Rinehart of Anchorage, Alaska; granddaughter, Roberta Blythe Rinehart of Seattle, Washington; and nephew, Edward S. Blythe of Dallas.
Annabelle Cook
Funeral services for Annabelle Cook, 76, of Athens were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Gibbs officiating. Burial was at the Athens City Cemetery. Mrs. Cook died Saturday afternoon, Oct. 17, 1998, at the East Texas Medical Center Athens. She was born June 16, 1922, in Livingston, the daughter of William Tell and Sadie Eunice Ray Hester. Mrs. Cook was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Athens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Clifford Cook, on Oct. 28, 1996. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Harold III and Tommie Cook of Athens; two daughters and a son-in-law, Virginia Ann Cook of Dallas and Barbara and Glen Majors of Athens; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and cousins. Pallbearers are Parker Majors, Mike Ehrhardt, Jason Stukas, Andrew Stukas, Wade Carter and Wes Carter.
Margie M. Corley
Margie M. Corley Graveside services for Margie M. Corley, 82, of Athens are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Athens City Cemetery under the direction of Foster & Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Gerald Dilling officiating. Mrs. Corley died Friday morning, Oct. 2, 1998, at South Place Nursing Home. She was born July 25, 1916, in Thibodaux, La. Mrs. Corley is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Ray M. Rogers of Athens and Cynthia and Jerry Tyner of Mexia; three granddaughters, Theresa and her husband, John Sharpe, of Tennessee Colony, Jeannie Tyner of Errico, South Korea, and Keila Tyner of Mexia; grandson, Larry Rogers of Athens; two great-grandsons, John Sharpe and Clint Sharpe of Tennessee Colony. Pallbearers will be John Sharpe and Larry Rogers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Saturday.
A B Cranford
Athens Weekly Review Thursday, June 17, 1937 Heart Attack Proves Fatal To A. B. Cranford A. B. Cranford, 66, died at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. A. W. Bass, on the old Palestine highway at 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Death was due to a heart which he suffered Tuesday. His death, however, came very suddenly Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at the Christian Church Friday morning at 10:30 with burial following at the City cemetery. Rev. Bruce Banks, Christian pastor, conducted the service. Born in Mississippi, deceased had been a resident of Texas for many years. He is survived by one son, O. A. Cranford of Houston and a daughter, Mrs. W. A. Hopson, of Monnette, Mo.; and one sister, Mrs. Roxie Adair. He is survived by the following grandchildren: W. A. Hopson, Jr., Edward Bennett Hopson, Seaborn Oran Hopson, Verda Hopson, Mrs. Richard Brooks, Worchester, Mass.; Lois Ada Cranford and Oran Albert Cranford, Jr. Carroll-Lehr are in charge of funeral arrangements. Pallbearers were Bradshaw Willingham, Henry Meredith, A. W. Sanders, C. A. Spencer, Jim Haynes and Don Dickerson.
Minnie Mae Curry
CORSICANA WOMAN DIES HERE SATURDAY Mrs. Minnie Mae Curry, 59, of Corsicana, Tex., died Saturday afternoon at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the First Baptist church at Athens, Tex. Interment will be in Athens cemetery. Surviving are one son, two sisters, two brothers and five daughters, one of whom, Mrs. Joseph Kilchenstein, resides in Dallas. - August 3, 1930, Dallas Daily Times Herald, Sec. III, p. 5, col. Deaths and Funeral Notices CURRY, Mrs. Minnie Mae, age 59, of Corsicana, Tex., died at local hospital Saturday afternoon. Survived by five daughters, Mrs. Joseph Kilchenstein, Dallas; Mrs. William Riddlesperger, Malakoff, Tex.; Mrs. R. P. Craig of Mescalero, N. M.; Mrs. C. R, Lees, New York City; Miss Frida Curry, Corsicana; one son, W. H. Curry, Tyler, Tex.; two sisters, Miss Leona Wright, Mrs. Ora Gibbs, Morganfield, Ky.; two brothers, Ben Wright, Sturgis, Ky.; Claud Wright, St. Louis, Mo. Remains forwarded Sunday morning to Athens, Tex., by Charles F. Weiland Undertaking company for services. First Baptist church, 3 p. m. Sunday, Rev. Howard Williams officiating. Interment Athens cemetery. August 3, 1930, Dallas Daily Times Herald, Sec. III, p. 12, col. 6.
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