Abilene
Reporter News
Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas
April 15, 1959
DAVID C. GREENLEE
Breckenridge: DAVID CLARENCE GREENLEE, 87/88 (article is difficult to read for
age), died Tuesday at 9:40 a.m. at the home of his son, ROSS GREENLEE here, of a
heart attack. He had not been in poor health.
Born in Hickory, Mississippi, Nov. 20, 1871, he married CARRIE LISENBEE in
Meridian, Mississippi in 1894. They came to Texas that year and settled in the
Wayland community near Breckenridge. Mrs. Greenlee died in 1951. Since then he
had lived with his son here.
Mr. Greenlee was active in farming and worked as a farmer or carpenter
for several years.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the First Methodist Church here with
Rev. LEROY BROWN, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wayland Cemetery
directed by Melton Funeral Home.
Survivors include seven sons, ROSS of Breckenridge, RAY and CLARK, both of
Wayland, LESLEY of Abernathy, CLAUDE of Stanton, ALBERT of Pasadena and ARTHUR
of Odessa; two daughters Mrs. F. W. KING of Throckmorton and Mrs. CLARENCE
SCHUMANN OF Berkley, Michigan; 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren
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