Abilene Reporter News

Abilene, Texas

September 18, 1962

ALEXANDER EARL SATTERWHITE

Breckenridge: Rites for ALEXANDER EARL SATTERWHITE, 83, pioneer
Stephens County stock farmer, are scheduled at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the
Necessity Baptist Church with Rev. RICHARD LEWIS of Fort Lewis
officiating. Mr. Satterwhite was found dead at the home of his
daughter Mrs. JAMES (BENNIE) BRYANT of Breckenridge. Relatives said
he had been suffering from a heart condition for several years but
had remained active.

Born Oct. 30, 1878 in Houston County, he came to Stephens County in
1887 by covered wagon with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. ALEX
SATTERWHITE. The family lived in the Caddo community. Married Oct. 2,
1898 to GEORGIA C. LANGFORD, he had lived at Necessity since 1898 and
had been active in community development. Mrs. Satterwhite died in
1956.

A deacon in the Necessity Baptist Church, he had attended services
there Sunday night preceding his death. Burial will be in the
Necessity Cemetery with SATTERWHITE Funeral Home in charge.

Survivors include two other daughters, Mrs. GARDNER JOHNSON of
Albany and Mrs. FLOYD WILLIAMS of San Angelo; one son LLOYD of 
Necessity community; one brother T. B. SATTERWHITE of Marlowe,
Oklahoma; one sister Mrs. JESSIE LANGFORD of Ranger; 11 grandchildren
and 21 great-grandchildren.