Obituaries Henderson Co. TX page new page 6

Athens Review
June 25, 1936
W. W. Garrett, 70, Buried Wednesday at Frankston
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at Frankston for William W. Garrett, 70, who died Tuesday at the home of a son, B. L. Garrett, of that place.
The deceased was well known here and in the Eastern half of the county. He had lived in Frankston for thirty years. The services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Simpson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Frankston.
Surviving are two sons. B. L. of Frankston and E. M. of Dallas, a brother, R. D. Garrett of Graham and a sister, Mrs. Rosie DeLong of Frankston.
Laura Gregory Calvin

Athens Review
June 25, 1936
Walton Deupree Dies Following Long Illness
Funeral services for Walton P. Deupree, well known Henderson county citizen and lifelong resident, were held at 10:00 o'clock Monday morning from the family home in the Pine Grove community. Mr. Deupree died at 5:20 o'clock Sunday morning flooling a long illness which began on April 17th, 1931, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. His condition had been critical for several days.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. R. Cartlidge, pastor of the West Athens Baptist Church, with interment following in the city cemetery.
Walton P. Deupree was born July 17, 1880 at Pine Grove and with the exception of a short residence in Upshur county had spent his life in Henderson county. He was a son of the late Mr. and Nrs. Porter Deupree, early residents of the Pine Grove section.
He was married to Miss Katie Scarborough, a daughter of Mrs. John I. Woffard, on October 16, 1901, and nine children were born to this union. They are: five daughters,
Mrs. Albert Avant, Tennessee Colony; Mrs. B. F. Williams, Fort Worth; Mrs. Earnest McElhaney, Corsicana; Mrs. W. E. Phillips, Jr., Malakoff, and Miss Kathrun Deupree, Athens; and four sons: Byron Deupree, Walton Deupree, Jr., Joe Deupree and Tom Deupree, all of Athens. Other survivors include Mrs. J. R. Blades, Tyler, an aunt; and Edgar Deupree, Pine Grove, an uncle.
Active pall bearers were: Royall Caldwell, Foster Estes, Earnest McElhaney, French Wallace, Jr., Albert Avant, and Willie Phillips.
Honorary pall bearers named were: Dr. R. H. Hodge, Adrian Ford, Sam Holland, Horace Holloway, Carroll Morrow, Porter Hallum, Jack Goodman, T. J. Bass, Jean Goodman, Charlie Burr, Lonnie Carroll, E. L. Watson, Bruce Hodge, Edgar Deupree, Bryan Woford, W. A. Wofford, Floyd Pickle, Ralph Hallum, J. R. Blades, D. Blades, F. B. Williams, Tom Kirksey, Hamlet Blades, Ed Hanson, Guy Wallace and Loyd Pace.
Laura Gregory Calvin

Athens Review
June 25,1936
C. W. Bayless, 64 Takes Own Life; Burial Tuesday
Funeral services for C. W. Bayless, well known farmer who lived 6 miles North of Murchison, were held from the family home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. L. D. Morgan, pastor of the First Baptist church of Greggton, officiating. Mr. Bayless died at 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Corsicana Hospital and Clinic from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been rushed to the hospital shortly after he had shot himself at 6 o'clock Sunday morning.
The deceased had resided in the area North of Murchison for the past sixteen years, having moved there from Navarro County. He was born December 13th, 1871.
The deceased is survived by his wife and four children, three daughters, Mrs. E. H. Black, Athens; Mrs. G. W. Barnett, Gladewater; and Mrs. C. E. Poss, Murchison; one son, C Bayless, Murchison, one sister, Mrs. J. R. Castellaw, Weatherford, two brothers, M. O. Bayless, Corsicana, and J. R. Bayless, Alex Oklahoma.
Interment will be in the Kerns cemetery.Laura Gregory Calvin

Athens Weekly Review
Feb. 8, 1901

Mr. J. K. Hopwood was born in Tenn., July 30th, 1852. Was maried to Miss L. J. Martin, Dec. 24, 1873, moved to Texas in 1881. He moved to Henderson county in 1895, settled seven miles north of Athens. He was a man well liked by his neighbors and all who met him. He was always ready to help in every cause that was needed in his community, and for the up building of God's Kingdom here on earth. He joined the Baptist church at Coxs Chapel in the summer of 1899, and was a faithful member, the church feels its loss, and extends its sympathy and prayers to the bereaved ones. He died February 3d, 1901.

A FRIEND

Athens Weekly Review Feb. 23, 1933

George Deen Jones

George Jones, 43, died suddenly at 4:10 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of Joe Jagoein Denton, where he had gone for a visit. he had formerly been associated with Mr. Jagoe in abstract work at Denton.

Mr. Jones only recently returned to Athens after a serious illness in the government hospital at Alexandria, Louisiana. He appeared to be much improved in health and his death came as a surprise to his many friends.

The body was brought here early Saturday in a Carroll & Lehr ambulance.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 o'clock from the home of his brother, Earl Jones. The services were conducted by Rev. R. E. Connell, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Interment followed in the city cemetery.

Pall bearers named were Lawson Deen, Don Dickerson, Freman Spencer, Kendree Miller, Johnnie Pickens, Beatty Jones, Will Paul Jones, Bruce Hodge and Paul Gauntt.

George Dean Jones was a native citizen of Henderson county and although he had lived elsewhere part of the time he spent the greater part of his life in and near Athens. He was considered an authority on abstract work. He was born here on January 4, 1890.

During the trouble with Mexico Mr. Jones served as a sergeant in Company H. Third Texas Infantry, with the punitive expedition until December, 1916. Later he went to Fort Worth to join the United States Army for the World War. He was turned down, however, because of physical disability but he persisted and was finally accepted and was sent to Camp Travis. He served in a number of Army Camps until after the Armistice.

Those surviving include his wife, Mrs. Sarah Jones and daughter, Miss Sadeen Jones, three brothers, Ed Jones of Los Angeles, California; Johnnie Jones of Brechenridge and Earl Jones of Athens; one sister, Mrs. E. C. Baskin, of Ballinger. The deceased was the son of the late John S. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Jones.

Athens Weekly Review Feb. 23, 1933

Reuben Murray, 26 native citizen of Henderson county, died at 6:30 o'clock Friday morning following a long illness.

Funeral services were held Saturday with interment following in the Red Hill cemetery in this county.

The deceased was the son of J. W. Murray of Murchison, route two.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Athens Weekly Review Feb. 23, 1933

Mrs. Mollie Scruggs, 76, wife of J. R. Scruggs, prominent merchant, at Baxter, died late Friday afternoon at the family home in that community.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Baxter Methodist church. The services were conducted by Rev. M. I. Brown, Methodist pastor at Murchison, and Rev. R. E. Connell, pastor of the First Methodist Church at Athens. Her six sons acted as pall bearers. Interment was in the Athens cemetery.

The deceased, the former Miss Mollie T. Brown, was born on October 19, 1856 at Norwood, Ga. She and J. R. Scruggs were married on September 2nd, 1883 and after living a number of years in Georgia the family came to Texas in 1900, moving first to Bell county. They lived successively in Grayson, Hopkins and Johnson counties, moving to Henderson county in 1918 when they purchased the John D. Knight farm in the Baxter community.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Scruggs is survived by eight children; six boys, C. B. Scruggs, Saltillo, J. H. Scruggs, Roscoe; R. S. Scruggs, Waco; L. F. Scruggs, Cleburne; G.B. Scruggs, Mallinger; R. L. Scruggs, Athens; two daughters, Mrs. G. A. Johnson, El Paso, and Mrs. Viola Whittington, of the Baxter community. Eleven grandchildren, and four great grand children, are also left to mourn her loss.

Mrs. Scruggs had been a devoted member of the Methodist Church for many years.

Athens Weekly Review
May 21, 1935
page 71-72

Former Athens Negress Dies at Dallas At age of 103
Lizzie Epperson (colored), reputed to be 103 years old and belonging to the Larkin family during slavery days, was buried at the Barker cemetery at Gum Creek Wednesday. She died in Dallas Sunday at the home of her daughter, Sarah Hines, where she had been living for the past ten years. She passed away from infirmities of age while asleep.
She lived in Athens for many years but moved to Dallas following the death of her husband. She was a sister of the late Bailey Sharp, well know negro in this section for many years.
A large crowd attended the funeral from Dallas, including a number of white people.
She was well known to all the older white people of Athens
**Bailey Sharp is buried in the Barker Cemetery, his marker says huband of Sallie, their children are also buried there.

Athens Weekly Review
July 20, 1944
page 65

Aged Athens Negro and Former Slave Dies At Home Here

Henry Massey, about 97 years of age, former slave and well known Athens negro, died Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock at his home in northeast Athens.
Massey lived for many years on the farm of N. P. Coleman, father of C. H. and W. H. Coleman and Mrs. W. L. Faulk, and was engaged in farming most of his life. He is survived by several children.
Henry was owned by Mrs. Eliza Stewart of North Carolina when he was a youth, and as it was customary in those days for slaves to assume the name of their masters, he was known as Henry Stewart. He went to the Confederate Army with Mrs. Stewart's son, William H. Stewart, 16 as a servant. Many young masters took slaves with them into the army as servants in that war. That was about one year before surrender.
Henry later became the slave of Henry Massey of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and again assumed the name of his master.
He was a familiar figure about Athens.

Athens Weekly Review
May 23, 1929
page 80

Aged Nego, Oldest of County, Is Dead

Armstead Oty, colored, the oldest citizen in the county, died at his home in the Fincastle community early last week, where he had lived since before the civil war. Uncle Armstead, as he was affectionately known by his many friends, believed himself to be 112 years old. Senator Faulk of this city, who has known the old darky longer than anyone else now living has authentic records showing that Armstead was at least 105 years old.
As a slave, Arnstead learned the blacksmith trade and after the slaves were freed, followed that calling, earning a living for himself and rendering an important service to the community. During the war he was kept busy for the greater part of the time shoeing horses for the "Rebel" and it was his delight to entertain the children in the school near his shop, by "killing Yankees", the feat being accomplished by heating an iron and as it lay on the anvil to squirt a quanitity of tobacco juice on the iron and before it could sizzle away, another iron was placed over it and struck a terrific blow with a heavy sledge hammer, making a noise that sounded like the report of a young cannon. Needless to say the youngsters greatly enjoyed Uncle Armstead's ceremony of "killing Yankees".
Uncle Arnstead was loved by everyone, white and black, who knew him and the knowledge of his being called to the Great Beyond, will cause sadness in every home in the section in which he lived.

Athens Weekly Review
Jan 4, 1934
page 24
Negro Slave Who Carried Ammunition to Master in War is Dead
Robert Henderson, aged Athens negro and long time resident of the county died at 2:40 at the family home in the colored settlement Saturday. The deceased was born in slavery time and was 78 years of age. Henderson frequently told his acquaintances that he carried ammunition to his master during the civil war.
He was the father of ten children, eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
He was well known to the white people of Athens, and as was the case with all old time negroes, was well liked by them.

November 1971
Thurman M. Anderson, 59, of 2424 South 25th, died at 1pm Wednesday in a truck accident near Belton.
Funeral services were held at 11:30 am Friday at Connally Chapel, Rev. Elmer Fults officiating. Graveside services were held at 3pm Friday in Mankin Cemetery in Trinidad, Texas
Survivors: His wife, Mrs. Bessie K. Anderson; three daughters, Mrs. Freda Schulz, of El Paso, Mrs. David Thomas of Las Vegas, Nev., Jerry Ann Anderson of Anna, Tx; one sister, Mrs. Edith Gorman of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, H.W. Anderson of Austin, H.H. Anderson of Longview and 13 grandchildren.
Active pallbearers: Monty Ray Fulp, Norman Motley, Jams Hunt, Mike Murry, J. C. Bartee, D. D. Marton.
Connally Funeral Home, 1000 Washington Avenue, phone 752-3407

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