DEATH
OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES
V-Z SURNAMES
Whitaker, John T.
Tyler, Texas, August 30 - Mr. John T. Whitaker, a well known nurseryman, died at his home one mile south of town last night. Mr. Whitaker had been engaged in the nursery business for over twenty years in Tyler.
Source: Transcription from the newspaper, The Houston Daily Post, published on 3 September 1900; located on the website, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov), accessed 13 May 2024.
White, C. G.
Judge C. G. White, many years a leading Texas Republican, died at Tyler, of which city he was a resident forty-two years.
Source: Transcription from the newspaper, Bryan Morning Eagle, published on 3 July 1907; located on the website, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov), accessed 9 March 2024.
Williams, Nellie
The remains of Miss Nellie Williams, who died of pneumonia last last [sic] week, were brought from Tyler to Starville Monday afternoon and interred in the Starville cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Sam Allen and were attended by a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives. The deceased was a sister to Mrs. Frank Slagle of this community and was once a resident here. Her many friends grieve to give her up, and extend loving sympathy to the sorrowing family.
Source: Transcription from the newspaper, The Tyler Courier, published on 24 March 1900; located on the website, The Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu/), accessed 7 March 2024.
Yarborough, Jane
Miss Jane Yarborough, of Tyler, died at Waco last week, of measles.
Source: Transcription from the newspaper, The Dallas Daily Herald, published on 10 March 1877; located on the website, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov), accessed 9 March 2024.