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Thursday, June 8, 1967
Abb Thomas Fussell
Mr. Abb Thomas Fussell, 81, of Rt. 2, Lovelady, died Saturday evening in
a Lufkin hospital. Mr. Fussell was a lifelong resident of Trinity
County. He was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church. Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Zion Hill Baptist Church,
with Rev. Leroy truss and Rev. Verboe Standley officiating. Burial was
in the Zion Hill Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Nina
Fussell of Friday; a son, Merle Fussell of Friday; a daughter, Mrs.
Claudie Lee Anderson of Friday; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Thompson of
Friday, Mrs. Eva Thompson of Groveton and Mrs. Julia Rash of Brookshire;
three grandchildren; one great grandchild; also several nieces and
nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Oct. 21, 1971
Tonya Alise Gail
Infant Tonya Alise Gail passed away in Lufkin Saturday, Oct. 16. Funeral
services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Refuge Cemetery at Grapeland with
Rev. Edward R. Haspany officiating. Survivors include the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Gail of Crockett; grandparents, Mrs. Lillie Gail of
Crockett; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Brown of Grapeland.
Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Feb. 15, 1973
James W. Gainey
Mr. James W. Gainey, 62, of 2324 Tangley Road, Houston, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 7, in St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Austonio, Mr.
Gainey was a Houston resident since 1927. He was a member and deacon of
Central Church of Christ, a past member of the board of directors of
Houston Restaurant Association. He was a member of the original board of
directors the Christian Home for the aged; was plant manager of the food
division of the Coca-Cola Co. (Duncan Coffee Co.) with 45 years'
service. Funeral service were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Central
Church of Christ, 4100 Montrose, with Dan Anders and Burton Coffman
officiating. Burial ws in Forest Park Lawndale. Pallbearers were Claude
Hacatt, Paul Easley, Leroy Davis, A. B. Banowsky, Ray Willbern, Bill
Morris, Vergie Maxwell and Jim Baldwin. Honary pallbearers were elders
and deacons of Central Church of Christ, all of industrial dividsion of
Coco-Cola (formerly Duncan Coffee Co.) members of Houston Restaurant
Association and C. W. Duncan Sr. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Evelyn
Gainey of Houston; three sons, James W. Gainey Jr., of Woodville, Hugh
Gerrard Gainey of Baton Rouge, La., and John Paul Gainey of Houston; a
daughter, Miss Cecil Allison Gainey of Houston; three brothers, Allison
Gainey of Lubbock, Erie Gainey of Midland and Merle Gainey of Fresno,
Calif; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Coon of Austonio and Mrs. H. L. Walker of
Bartlesville, Okla.; and five grandchildren. Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, May 6, 1971
Mrs. Georgia Gallant
Mrs. Georgia Gallant, 95, of Crockett, died Friday morning, April 30, in
a local hospital, following a short illness. Mrs. Gallant was born in
Houston County on march 15, 1876, and had lived here her entire
lifetime. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services
were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev.
A. S. Higginbotham officiating. Interment was in the McCarter Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tom McDonald, Max Chapman, C. B. Spence, Rayford
Gallant, Jesse Gentry and Bobby Minter. Survivors include three sons,
George and W. L. Gallant, both or Crockett, and Doyle Gallant of
Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Ed Tyer of Houston; 20 grandchildren;
23 great grandchildren; and eight great great grandchildren. Callaway
Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
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David Samuel Gallant
Mr. David Samuel Gallant, 64, Latexo farmer and rancher, died Wednesday,
January 9, in a Houston hospital following a short illness. Born on
March 20, 1898, in Houston County, Mr. Gallant was a member of the
Latexo Baptist Church and was chairman of the board of deacons.
He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Wessie Gallant of Latexo; a son, David Jr.,
of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. C. O. Beard of Houston, and Mrs. C. B.
Spence of Pasadena; three brothers, W. L. of Crockett; J. D. of Houston
and George of Latexo; a sister, Mrs. T. W. Tyer of Houston; mother, Mrs.
Georgia Gallant of Crockett and four grandchildren.
Funeral services for
Mr. Gallant were held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 11, from the Latexo
Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Cashion pastor officiating. Interment
was in the Latexo Cemetery, and pallbearers were Norman Hooks, Bobby
Jack Minter, Curtis Sims, Smith Clines, George Ed Gallant and Doyle
Rayburn Gallant.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Aug. 31, 1972
Mrs. Grace Gallant
Mrs. Grace Gallant, 75, of 308 West Houston Ave., Crockett, passed away
Sunday evening, Aug. 27, in a local nursing home, after an extended
illness. Mrs. Gallant was born in Houston County on march 1, 1897, and
had made her home here for her entire lifetime. She was a member of the
Congregational Methodist Church. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
Monday in the Callaway Memorial Chapel, with Rev. A. S. Higginbotham
officiating. interment was in the McCarter Cemetery.
Pallbearers were L.
B. Robinson, Oscar Corbitt, Dwaine Webb, L. B. Houston, Tommy Fletcher
and Allen Dudley. Survivors include the husband, W. L. Gallant of
Crockett; a son, Dale Gallant of Crockett; four granddaughters, Mrs.
Jean Dudley and Mrs. Mary Webb, both of Houston, Mrs. Pauline Houston of
Sweeney and Mrs. Gracie Lee Fletcher of Brazoria; also several great
grandchildren. Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 29, 1970
Mrs. Leona Gandy
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Gandy, 72, of Rt. 1, Grapeland (Oak
Grove Cemetery) were held Friday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Oak Grove
Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Mobley officiating. Burial was in
the Parker Cemetery, west of Grapeland. arrangements were by Hassell &
Foster.
Pallbearers were Ed Younger, E. L. Clapp, Elbert Baker, Elvin
Baker, and the following grandsons, Eugene Mullinnix, Paul Millinix,
James Edward Mullinix, and Charles Arthur Millinnix.
Mrs. Gandy was born
October 6, 1897 in Floresville, Texas to the late S. A. Pritchett and
Mrs. Texanna Burroughs Pritchett, and she died Wednesday, Jan. 21, at
3:30 p.m. in a Grapeland Hospital following a brief illness.
Resident of
Grapeland for the past 12 years, she was a member of the Oak Grove
Baptist Churhc. Prior to moving to Grapeland, she lived in McGregor a
number of years.
Survivors include the husband, Albert Gandy of Oak
Groves; a son, Eldred Millinnix of LaMarque; a sister, Mrs. Tennie
Walker of Apple Springs; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
Thurs. Aug. 30, 1973
Robert D. Gandy
Mr. Robert D. Gandy, 74, of Crockett, passed away Thursday, Aug. 23 in
Marlin. Mr. Gandy was a member of the Central Baptist Church, and of the
Masonic Lodge. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired grocery
merchant. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Central
Baptist Church, with Rev. John H. Barnes officiating. Interment followed
in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Reginald T. Gandy of
Alta Loma; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou O'Shea of Mercedes; a brother,
William Gandy of Spearman; six sisters, Mrs. Lucile Castleberry and Miss Agathy Gandy, both of Vernon, Mrs. Pearl Hurd of Glendale, Ariz., and
Mrs. Ruby Graham of San Dia Park, N. M., Mrs. Emma Branch of Yuma,
Ariz., and Mrs. Belle Crable of Tucson, Arizona; also six grandchildren
and one great grandchild. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Thursday, April 16, 1970
Ben Hamilton Gardner
Mr. Ben Hamilton Gardner, 87, of Star Route, Weldon, died Thursday night
in a Trinity hospital. Mr. Gardner was a lifelong resident of Houston
County, and a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Weldon Baptist Church, with Rev. M. M. Ellis
officiating. Burial was in the Weldon Cemetery.
Survivors include the
widow, Mrs. Sallie Maybelle Gardner of Weldon; three sons, James and J.
B. Gardner, both of Weldon, and A. L. Gardner of Houston.; two
daughters, Mrs. Iris Turner of Bay Cliff and Mrs. Johnnie Toole of
Conroe; three brothers, Fred Gardner of Weldon, Jess Gardner of
Huntsville and Leslie Gardner of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Adams of
Angleton; 21 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and one great great
grandchild. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Jan. 23, 1973
Mrs. Maggie Mae Gardner
Mrs. Maggie Mae Gardner, 82, of 1323 Avenue J. Huntsville, passed away
Monday, Jan. 22, inthe Huntsville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gardner, a
native of Trinity County, was a member of the Church of Christ. She had
lived in Huntsville for 33 years. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
Tuesday in the Church of Christ in Huntsville, with Mr. Ron Goodman
officiating. Graveside services were held at 5 p.m. in the Weldon
Cemetery. Survivors include two son, Raymond Gardner of Huntsville and
Benford Gardner of Blomington; two daughters, Mrs. ?Alma Hyde of
Huntsville and Mrs. Beatrice Hyde of Houston; two brothers, Archer and
Newman Herrington, both of Houston; adn two sisters, Mrs. Dollie
Sturrock of Woodville and Mrs. Neel Small of Houston. Waller Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 7, 1971
Mrs. Sallie Maybell Gardner
Mrs. Sallie Maybell Gardner, 85, of Conroe, passed away Tuesday, Dec.
29, 1970, in Montgomery County Hospital in Conroe. Mrs. Gardner was a
lifelong resident of Houston County. She was a member of the Methodist
Church. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday inthe Weldon Baptist
Church, with Rev. M. M. Wllis officiating. Interment was in the Weldon
Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, James and J. B. Gardner, both of
Weldon, and A. L. Garnder of Highlands; two daughters, Mrs. Victor Toole
of Conroe and Mrs. Lloyd Turner of Bacliff; three brothers, Britton
Reynolds of Baytown, Harvey of Anahuac and Erwin Reynolds of Groveton;
two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Lacy of Houston and Mrs. Ellen Smith of
Baytown; 21 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren, two geat great
grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews. Waller Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, December 6, 1973
Fred T. Gardner
Mr. Fred T. Gardner, 81, of Lovelady, passed away Monday, Dec. 3, in the
Houston County Hospital. Mr. Gardner was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 5, in the Antioch
Baptist Church, with Rev. Albert Higginbotham officiating. Interment was
in the Weldon Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eura Gardner of
Lovelady; four sons, Eldon Gardner of Weldon, Wilmer Gardner of Pearson
Chapel, Morris Gardner and Norris Gardner, both of Houston; one
daughter, Mrs. Irene Little of Lovelady; one brother, Leslie Gardner of
Austin; six grand children; six great grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, June 22, 1967
Mrs. Evelyn Garner
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Garner, 51, of Route 3, Grapeland, wre
held Saturday, June 17, at 4 p.m. in the First Baptist Church,
Grapeland, with Rev. Charles Haley officiating. Burial was in the
Livelyville Cemetery, near Grapeland. Pallbearers were Mike Dailey, Ed
Shaw, Jack Spence, Travis Mosley, Earl Cheatham and Leonard Barnes. Mrs.
Garner was born May 29, 1916, in Marthaville, Louisiana to Mrs. Sadie
McDonald Bailes and the late Cora Bailes. She resided in Houston County
for the past 35 years, and was a member of First Baptist Church of
Grapeland. She died Friday, June 16, at her home. Survivors: husband,
Jimmie G. Garner; two daughters, Misses Sdaie and Patsy Garner, all of
Grapeland; mother, Mrs. Sadie Bailes of Tomball; a brother, H. C. Bailes
of Beaumont; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Simpson of Baker, Louisiana; a
half-brother; three half-sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements wre by Hassell & Foster.
Thursday, March 12, 1970
Mr. Vernon Garner
Mr. Vernon Garner, 80 of Crockett, died early Tuesday morning at his
home. Mr. Garner was born in Milam County on Aug. 8, 1889, but had lived
in Crockett the last 53 years.
A retired employee of the Texas Highway
Department, he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crockett.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist
Church, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey Jr. and Rev. W. D. Thomason officiating.
Burial was in the Evergreen Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Billy Jack
Garner, James Garner, Johnny Garner, Jerry Garner, Stuart Harold Leaverton and Tommy Dawson.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Maggie
Garner of Crockett; three daughters, Mrs. Verna Maude Thompson of
Houston, Mrs. Zion Dawson of Crockett and Mrs. Marjorie Briton of
Houston; two sons, Jack and Roy Garner, both of Crockett; 12
grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Callaway Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. March 21, 1974
Mrs. Katie Garrett
Mrs. Katie Garrett of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Wednesday
afternoon, March 13, 1974, in a Fort Worth Nursing Home. Mrs. Garrett,
age 89, was born in Houston County on Nov. 18, 1884 and had lived in
Ratcliff until moving to Fort Worth about 10 years ago. She was a member
of the Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon,
March 15, at 2 o'clock in the Callaway Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gene
Garrett officiating. Interment was in the Conner cemetery near Ratcliff.
Pallbearers were P. N. Evans, Thomas Kilgore, Mike Fennell, Jim B. Best,
Mitchell Best and L. O. Killion. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. E.
T. Gordon of Corsicana. Callaway Funeral Home of Crockett was in charge
of arrangements.
Thursday, July 6, 1967
Mrs. Mary Maud Garrison
Mrs. Mary Maud Garrison, 81, of Crockett, died Saturday in a local
nursing home. Mrs. Garrison, a retired business woman, was born Nov. 19,
1885, in Oglethorpe, Ga. She was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday from the Callaway
Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. L. B. Broach of the First Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial was in the Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Oscar Maxwell, A. R. Jimmerson, Ramon Callaway, Herman Knox, C. N.
(Buck) Sullivan, and Smith Clines. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Lottie Gaethner of Houston; two sons, S. W. (Pete) Garrison of Houston,
and W. J. (Sam) Garrison of Midland; three sisters, Mrs. Zollie Murley
and Miss Hattie Kleckley, both of Denver, Colo., and Miss Jessie
Kleckley of Grapeland; four brothers, Felton Kleckley of Crockett,
Luther and Lawson Kleckley, both of Grapeland, and Elmo Kleckley of Lake
Charles, La.; step-mother, Mrs. Blanch Kleckley of Grapeland; three
grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Callaway Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. Feb. 7, 1974
Services For Mrs. Garrison
Mrs. Minnie Garrison
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Garrison, 81, of the Salmon community,
Route 2, Elkhart, were held Sunday, February 3, at 2:00 p.m. in the
Hassell & Foster Chapel with James Mosley and the Rev. Kennith Mobley
officiating. Burial was in the Guiceland Cemetery. Grandsons served as
pallbearers. Lifetime resident of Salmon, Mrs. Garrison was born January
19, 1893 to the late William Trigg and Mrs. Sarah McKinney Trigg, and
she died Friday, February 1, at 3:27 a.m. in a Dallas hospital following
a brief illness. She was a member of the First Baptist Church,
Grapeland, and the wodow of Oscar G. Garrison, who preceded her in death
on October 12, 1850. Survivors; six sons, Elbert Garrison and Eddie
Garrison, both of Grapeland, H. L. Garrison of Palestine, Troy Garrison
of Odessa, Devoin Garrison of Salmon; a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Wanda)
Woody of Marble Falls, Texas; a brother, Charlie Trigg of Elkhart; 15
grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
Thursday, March 10, 1966
Daniel Webster Gates
Mr. Daniel Webster Gates, 73, a retired lumberman of Conroe died March 6
in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston. Funeral services
were conducted March 8, at 2 p.m. from the Callaway Memorial Chapel with
Rev. Frank Oswald, pastor of Kennard Baptist Church officiating. Burial
was in the Ivey Cemetery near Kennard. Pallbearers were J. F. Oliver,
Wayne Thames, J. H. Gresham, Ray Thompson, Jimmie Davis and E. P.
Johnson. Survivors include: wife, Mrs. Susanna Gates of Conroe; three
daughters, Mrs. H. C. Cothran, of Conroe; Mrs. M. B. McMillian of
Huntsville and Mrs. Curtis Rook of New Mexico; two sons, Dan Gates, Jr.,
of Pasadena and O'Coner Gates of McAllen; two sisters, Mrs. Doshia
Hunziker and Mrs. Josie Campbell both of Houston; four brothers, Tom
Pink and Ellis Gates all of Kennard and Ivy Gates of Pittsburg; and nine
grandchildren. Mr. Gates was born in Houston County July 26, 1892 was a
member of the Baptist Church and a veteran of World War I. Callaway
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, June 15, 1967
Mrs. Cora Dell Gates
Mrs. Cora Dell Gates, 73, of Houston, died Sunday in a Houston hospital.
Mrs. Gates was born Jan. 17, 1892, in Houston County. She was a member
of the Ivie Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday
in the Ivie Baptist Church, near Kennard, with Rev. Lester P. Summers
officiating.. Burial was in the Ivie Cemetery. Pallbearers were Maxie
Campbell, Gerald Campbell, Raymond Gates, Billy Gates, Ronny Gates and
William Euby Gates. Survivors include the husband, T. E. Gates of
Houston; four daughters, Tina Bell Campbell and Elnor Smitherman, both
of Galena Park, and Birdie Lee Walker and Fannie Sides, both of Lufkin;
three sons, William Gates of Kiboll, Clete Gates of Kennard and C. M.
Gates of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Lucy Coslett of Maydelle; a brother,
Willie Goodson of Kennard; 28 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren.
Callaway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, May 28, 1970
Ralph V. Gates
Mr. Ralph V. Gates, 55, of Beaumont, died Sunday morning in Veteran
Hospital. Mr. Gates had lived in Houston County most of his life. He was
a member of the Methodist Church, and was a veteran of World War II.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Waller Chapel in
Trinity, with Rev. H. T. Stinson officiating. Burial was in the Weldon
Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Charles N. Gates of Odessa; a
daughter, Miss Debra Sue Gates of Trinity; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Gates of Beaumont; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby G. Thompson and Mrs. C.
M. Nickells, both of Beaumont, and Mrs. Arthur Floyd of Mobile, Ala.; a
nephew, C. M. Nickells Jr., of Beaumont; and two grandchildren. Waller
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. March 15, 1973
Billy Boy Gates
Mr. Billy Boy Gates, 44, of 9117 1/2 Friendly Road, Houston, passed away
in Houston Sunday, March 11. Mr. Gates was formerly of Houston County.
He was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ivie Baptist Church. Interment followed in the
Ivie Cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Allie Gates of
Kennard; stepfather, David Currie of Kennard; a son, Billy Carol Gats of
Houston; four daughters, Mrs. Linda Ymada, and Misses Barbara, Gale and
Elizabeth Gates, all of Houston; three brothers, Douglas Gates of
Houston, Leroy Gates of Goodrich and David Lynn Currie of Corrigan; a
sister, Mrs. Bessie Mae Hamilton of Houston; also several nieces and
nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. November 5, 1970
William O. Gates
Mr. William O. Gates, 63, of Crockett, died Friday, Oct. 30, in a local
nursing home. Mr. Gates had been a lifelong resident of Houston County,
and was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services wre held at 2
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in The Waller Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey
officiating. Interment was in the Ivie Cemetery. Survivors include three
brothers, D. M. Gates of Houston, Barxlay Gates of Tyler and Edgar Gates
of Jacksonville; three sisters, Mrs. J. H. Matchett of Houston, Mrs.
Reba Carlton of Crockett and Mrs. Allie Currie of Livingston; also
several nieces and nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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Mrs. Mary Etta Gates
Mrs. Mary Etta Gates, 66, of Kennard, died in a local hospital Monday,
following an extended illness. Born in Shelbyville April 25, 1897, Mrs.
Gates had lived in Kennard the last three years. She was a member of the
Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
Missionary Baptist Church near Kennard, Rev. Frank Oswald, Baptist
minister of Kennard, officiating. Burial was in the Ivie Cemetery.
Survivors include the husband, Pink Gats of Kennard; a son, William
Smith of Hemphill; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry Jones and Mrs. Billie
Compton, both of Greenville; two brothers, Aus Harbison of Center and
Monk Harbison of Bronson; three grandchildren. Callaway Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
1969
Millage Taylor Gates
Mr. Millage Taylor Gates, 48, of Greenville, died in a Dallas hospital
Monday, May 26. Mr. Gates, a former resident of Houston County, was an
inspector for the Esco Manufacturing Co. He was a member of the Baptist
Church. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the
Waller Chapel, with Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating. Burial was in the
Ivie Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Genevive Gates of
Greenville; a son, William Taylor Gates of Greenville; a daughter, Miss
Gwendolyn Gates of Greenville; four brothers, Buck Gates of Crockett,
Edgar Gates of Jacksonville, D. M. Gates of Houston and Barclay Gates of
Tyler; three sisters, Mrs. Allie Currie of Livingston, Mrs. Reba Carlton
of Crockett and Mrs. Winnie Lee Matchett of Houston; also several nieces
and nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, August 27, 1970
Mrs. Fred W. Gayle
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred W. Gayle, 82, of Grapeland, were held
Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. in the Lake of the Woods Chapel, Houston,
with the Rev. Rodney Sunday officiating. Burial was in the Forest Park
Cemetery, Houston, under the direction of Hassel & Foster. Active
pallbearers were David Banta Sr., David Banta Jr., Allen Gueck, David
Glueck, Bobby Allen and Galen Marshall. The following grandsons were
designated honorary pallbearers: David Deax, John Deax, Michael Gayle
and Steven Gayle. Mrs. Gayle, the former Miss Winifred Goodwin O'Connor,
was born Aug. 13, 1888, in Center Point, Texas, to the late John A.
O'Conner and Mrs. Sarah Josephine Creeekmore O'Connor, and she died
Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10:15 p.m. in a Grapeland hospital following a long
illness. A retired schoolteacher, she lived in Bellaire a number of
years until moving to Grapeland six years ago. She was a member of the
Ballaire Presbyterian Church and taught in both the Magnolia and Houston
schools. She received both her early and college education in San
Antonio, and was the widow of Fred W. Gayle, who preceded her in death on
June 26, 1959. Survivors are a son, Col. Charles A. Gayle of Grapeland;
two daughters, Mrs. Mary Gayle Engle of San Antonio, and Mrs. H. W.
(Winifred) Deax of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a brother, John A. O'Connor,
Grapeland; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Banta, Miss Louise O'Connor and
Mrs. Stanley Gill, all of Houston; 11 grandchildren; four great
grandchildren.
Thursday, April 1, 1965
Mrs. Essie Gayle
Funeral services were held in Houston Friday, March 26, for Mrs. Essie
Gayle, 59, with interment at Edna. A native of Leon County, member of
the Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Mrs. Gayle was born
May 16, 1885, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Leathers,
former resident of Crockett. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W.
N. Richey of Houston, Mrs. R. D. Burford of Shreveport; two sons, Frank
Gayle of Sweeny, W. F. Gayle of Centerville; nine grandchildren; 1
great grandchild; one sister, Miss Janie Leathers; three brothers, Joel
and Sam Leathers of Centerville, and Buckner Leathers of Crockett; and
one brother-in-law, W. C. Shivers of Crockett.
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Dan Wallace Gentry
Mr. Dan Wallace Gentry, a native of Grapeland and a merchant seaman of
Galveston Friday, March 17, following an automobile accident. A member
of the Baptist church, Mr. Gentry was born on Jan. 8, 1927, in
Grapeland. He was a veteran of the Korean war. Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Lockout Church with the Rev.
Wayne Ivey of Grapeland officiating. Interment was in the San Pedro
Cemetery, and pallbearers were T. L. Laningham, Eddie Morrison, Coy
Anderson, Norman Rushing, D. L. Stowe, and H. E. Stowe. Mr. Gentry is
survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Dessie Gentry of Grapeland; three
brothers, L. W. of Houston. S. W. of Sugarland, and G. W. of San
Antonio; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson of Grapeland. Callaway
Funeral Home as in charge of arrangements.
1968
Mrs. Charlie Preston Gentry
Mrs. Charlie Preston Gentry, 70, of Baytown, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, in a
Baytown hospital. Mrs. Gentry had lived in Baytown the last 25 years,
but was a resident of Houston County before moving to Baytown. Funeral
services wEre held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel,
with Rev. E. M. Cheek officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include the husband, Charlie P. Gentry of Baytown; her mother,
Mrs. Joe Allen of Crockett; a brother, Herman Allen of Baytown; a
sister, Mrs. Graydon Shaver of Baytown; a grandchild; several neices and
nephews. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thurs. March 14, 1974
Stokes Wilson Gentry
Mr. Stokes Wilson Gentry, 43, of 1342 Tarberry, Houston, passed away
March 6, in Houston. Mr. Gentry was born Nov. 2, 1940 in Crockett.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. March 9 in Callaway Memorial
Chapel, with Rev. Preston Graham of San Pedro Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial was in San Pedro Cemetery. Pallbearers were Denver
Henson, Mike Anderson, Phillip Stowe, Larry Gentry, Gary Gentry and
Charles Driskell. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Diana Gentry of
Houston; his mother, Mrs. Dessie Gentry of Grapeland; one sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Anderson of Grapeland; two brothers, lewis W. Gentry of
Grapealnd and George Gentry of San Antonio. Callaway Funeral Home of
Crockett was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Aug. 4, 1966
Paul F. Gest
Mr. Paul F. Gest, 59, of Crockett, died Sunday afternoon in a Houston
hospital. Mr. Gest, a signalman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was a
resident of Houston County for seven years. He was a member of the
Central Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
in the Central Baptist Church with the Reverends Jack Edwards and Bob
Shotwell officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors
include the widow, Mrs. Renamaie Gest of Crockett; two sons, Pat of
Houston and Donald of Crockett; a daughter, Mrs. Martha Robbinson of
New Orleans; two brothers, Irwin and Herbert both of Austin. Waller
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Jan. 12, 1967
Hansel Ephriam Gibson
Mr. Hansel Ephriam Gibson, 59, of Crockett, died Thursday afternoon in a
local hospital. Mr. Gibson, a native of Hamilton County, had lived in
Houston County the last 11 years, and was owner of the Pineywoods Candy
Co. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crockett, and of the
Crockett Lions Club. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in
the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. P. Ramsey officiating. Burial
was in the Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include the widow, Mrs.
Montie Gibson of Crockett; a son, Hansel Eugrene Gibson of Crockett;
three daughters, Mrs. Betty Seale of Lufkin, Mrs. Sarah Driskell of
Houston, and Mrs. Anna Robertson of Shreveport, La.; a brother, Raymond
C. Gibson of Waco; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Murphrey of Canton and Mrs.
Jewell Meredeth of Fort Worth; 10 grandchildren; an aunt, Mrs. Cal
Easley of Athens; also several nieces and nephews. Waller Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1972
Mary Shannon Gibson
Mary Shannon Gibson, age 14 months, of New Caney, passed away Tuesday,
Jan. 25, in a Cleveland hospital. Graveside funeral services were held
Friday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Emmett Nelson officiating. Interment was
in the Hill Cemetery. Survivors include the mother, Mrs. Berta Elaine
Gibson of New Caney; a brother, Gerald Wayne Gibson of New Caney; a
sister, Jerrie Denice Gibson of New Caney; a grandfather, J. W. Stein of
Houston; a grandmother, Mrs. Oma Dell Gibson of Houston. Waller Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements. |