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Croley Funeral Home Records

Book 1, Croley FH   
June 5, 1946 - Jan. 9, 1949

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1946
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Transcribed by Merry G Smith:

June 5, 1946

  Flora Ann Pittman -------White --------Residence, Betty Texas ---Widowed

  funeral charged to: Flora Pittman Est.

  Order given for buriel: Roseae Pressnell

  Occ: Housewife

  Date of Death: June 3, 1946------Betty, Texas

  Date of Birth: May 9, 1882-------Macon, Georgia

  Age: 64 yrs, 26 days

  Date of funeral; June 4, 1946 --- Tuesday --- 4:30 p.m.

  Service at: Willow Oak

  Clergyman: Rev. L.D. Ferguson

  Religon: Baptist

  Resided in state of Texas since, 1906

  Cause of death: Heart

  Physician: M. Ragland - Gilmer, Texas

  Father: Ben Hall

  Cemetery: Willow Oak

  Cost of funeral-----$250.00

  Casket: Box


Thomas S. Potter ------White------married-----residence, Upshur Co., Texas

  Order given for buriel: Mrs. T. S. Potter

  Occ: Farmer

  Date of Death: June 5, 1946 ------ 5 p. m. ---died at Home

  Date of Birth: Sept. 29, 1881 -----Ark.

  Age: 65

  Date of funeral: June 6, 1946 -----2 p. m.

  Service at: Coffeeville

  Clergy: Rev. Alford

  Religon: Baptist

  Cause of Death: Heart Attack

  Physician: Dr. Childress ----Gilmer, Texas

  Father: John Potter -----OK

  Mother: Annie Bailey ---OK

  Cost of funeral: $150.00

  not embalmed


June 6, 1946

  Henry Little ------White ----- Residence: Upshur Co., Texas

  Order given for buriel: Hugh Montgomery

  Date of Death: June 10, 1946 ---- died at the home of Hugh Montgomery

  Date of Birth: March 3, 1901 ------Gilmer, Texas

  Age: 45 Funeral date: June 11, 1946

  Service at: Enon

  Clergy: Stracner

  Religon: Baptist

  Cause of death: Heart Attack

  Contrubiting causes: Invilid

  Physician: M. Ragland -----Gilmer, Texas

  Father: Jack Little -----Texas

  Mother: Sallie Dorsey ----Texas

  Remains sent to Enon Cemetery

  Cost of funeral: $150.00


June 10, 1946

  Paul Bradfield -----White----Single---Residence: Dallas, Texas

  Address: ship in from Dallas

  Occ: Farmer

  Employer: Gilmer

  Date of Death: June 8, 1946 ---Dallas, Texas

  Date of Funeral: June 10, 1946 -- 11 a. m.

  Services at: Baptist Church

  Clergy: Rev. Clifton

  Religion: Baptist

  Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberlous

  Cemetery: Gilmer City

  Ship in cost: $35.00

  Buriel Permit # 2318 -- Permission by Mans-Mundy-Quilt of Dallas, Texas


June 25, 1946

  Fred Slayton ---White---Single ---Residence: Gilmer, Texas

  Order given for buriel: Doss Owens

  Occ: Farmer

  Date of Death: June 22, 1946 ----Rusk, Texas

  Age: 61 yrs ------1885

  Date of funeral: June 24, 1946 ---Monday-----2:30 p. m.

  Services: East Mountain

  Clergy: Rev. Obie Baker

  Religon: Baptist

  Birth Place: Gilmer, Texas

  Cause of Death: Connary Thumbouis

  Contrubiting Causes: Dementice ----- Prare Cox

  Physician: W. A. Whiteside ----Rusk, Texas

  Father: G. H. Slayton ----Okoloma

  Mother: Susan Slayton---- Okoloma

  Cemetery: East Mountain

  Funeral cost: $525.00

  Body embalmed in Rusk, Texas ---$30.00

  Buriel Permit and Death Certificate:

  Death certificate:

  Died: Cherokee County,Texas -----City of Rusk ----at Rusk State Hospital

  Fred Slayton (Slaton) Age: 26 yrs - 4 Mo. - 5 days ---SS#- none

  Residence: Longview, Gregg County, Texas

  Death Date: June 22, 1946 ----Single

  Date of Birth: 1885 -----Age 61

  Cause of desth: Cerebral Hemorrhage at 6:55 p.m.

  Was attended from: Feb. 17, 1920 till June 22, 1946

  Born: Alabama -----Farmer

  Father: G.H.Slayton (Slaton) born- Georgia

  Mother: Susan Slayton (Slaton) born- Alabama

  Records: Rusk State Hospital -----Rusk, Texas

  Place of burial: Gilmer, Texas June 23, 1946

  Undertaker: #2295 Carl Spinks --- Rusk, Texas

  Contrubiting causes: Dementia Praecox --- Peranoid Type

  Filed: June 24, 1946 Rusk, Texas


July 7, 1946

  Mildred Kirk ----White----- Midland, Texas

  Occ: Housewife

  Date of Death: July 4, 1946 --Midland, Texas

  Date of Birth: June 2, 1866 -----Gilmer, Texas

  Age: 79

  Date of funeral: Sat. July 6, 1946 --- 2 p.m.

  Services: West Mountain

  Religon: Church of Christ

  Cause of death: Cerberal Hemorrage

  Cost of funeral- $35.00

  Cemetery: Union Grove

  Embalmers Cert. --Riley S.Parr

  Railway Transit Form: ----July 5, 1946-----from Midland, Texas to Gladewater, Texas

  Ticket # 59142 of Escort

  Corpse ticket # 59141

  Via: Texas & Pacific R R

  Passanger in charge: Mr. Jarrell Padsn

  Residence: Forth Worth, Texas

  Signed: D. Davis by Judy Forgnson Baggage Agent


  July 9, 1646

  Wilborn W. Camp --White --- Married ----Residence: Gilmer, Texas

  Order given for burial: Mat Camp

  Veteran: WWI

  Occ: Farmer

  Date of death: July 7, 1946 ---Home

  Date of Birth: Dec. 31, 1868 --- Georgia

  Age: 77 yrs - 6 mo. - 7 days

  Funeral: July 8, 1946 --- Monday --- 3 p.m.

  Services: Indian Rock

  Clergy: Rev. Jamerson

  Religon: Church of Christ

  Physican: Dr. Childress --Gilmer, Texas

  Father: J. D. Camp ---Georgia

  Mother: Gordan --- Georgia

  Cemetery: Indian Rock

  Cost of funeral: $225.00


July 9, 1946

  Mrs. T. H. Glezen -- white ---Residence: Gilmer,Texas --Widow

  Occ: Housewife

  Date of Death: July 4, 1946 -- 11:30 a.m.

  Funeral: July 5, 1946 -- Friday -- 5 p.m.

  Clergy: Rev. J. T. Andrews

  Religon: Methodist

  Physican: Dr. Ragland --Gilmer, Texas

  Cemetery: Gilmer City

  Cost of funeral: $450.00

  Steel casket


  July 15, 1946

  William Fredrick Amonette -----White ---- Salinas, California (Monterey Co.)

  Occ: Night Watchman for Guayvle rubber Project

  Date of Death: July 11, 1946, 7:04 a.m. California

  Date of Birth: May 5, 1883 Tennessee

  Age: 63 yrs., 2 mo., 7 days

  Funeral: July 15, 1946, 2 p.m.

  Services: Kelsey

  Religon: Morman

  Resided in Texas for 20 yrs.

  Cause of death: Carunioma, colon

  Physian- A. Luesrels --- Sailcno, Calif.

  Father: John L. Amonette - Tenn.

  Mother: Laberna K. Boring - Albany, Ky

  Remains to ship in

  Cemetery: Kelsey

  Cost $35.00

  died at Park Lane Hospital

  length of stay: 2 mo. 4 days

  Lived in Community 20 yrs. In Calif. 20 yrs.

  Residence: Calif.- Monterey Co., Salinas - City

  Street: 19 Natwidad St.

  Wife: Sadie Lamont Amonette

  His birth place: Amonette Tenn.

  Informants name: James C. Amorette - Oakland, Calif.

  embalmer: Lawrence H. Struve

  Cause of death: Carcinoma of Stomach 6 mo.

  Carcinoma of Colon 6 mo.


  July 16, 1946

  R. A. Bullock - white - married

  Gilmer - charge to: Mrs. W. A. Bullock Gilmer, Tx.

  Order given by: Bertie Allen

  Occ: Barber - retired

  Date of Death: July 15, 1946 8:30 p.m.

  Date of Birth: June 28, 1875

  Age: 71 years 0 mo. 17 days

  Funeral: July 16 - Tuesday - 4 p.m.

  Services: First Baptist church

  Clergy: Rev. Kelly Simmons

  Religon: Baptist

  Birth: Alabama

  Place of death: home

  Physican: Dr. Childress - Gilmer

  Father: R. L. Bullock - Ok.

  Mother: Jones - Ok

  Cemetery: Gilmer City Cem.

  Cost: $425.00

  Casket: Metal


  July 22, 1946

  A. P. Gillispie - white - Overton Tx - widow

  Occ: retired

  Date of Death: July 19, 1946

  Age: 83 years 4 mo. 17 days

  Funeral: July 20, 1946 Sat. 3 p.m.

  Services: Glenwood

  Clergy: Rev. Horn

  Religon: Methodist

  Place of Death: Overton Texas

  Cause: Carsoalomor

  Casket: Metal

  Cemetery: Glenwood

  Cost: $550.00


  Aug. 6, 1946

  Lroy Davis - white - Gilmer - single

  order given by: Chorly Davis

  Date of Death: Aug. 2, 1946

  Date of birth: April 10, 1937

  Age: 9 years 3 mo. 21 days

  Funeral: Aug. 3, 1946 Sat. 5 p.m.

  Services: Glenwood

  Clergy: Obie Baker

  Religion: Baptist

  Birth place: Gilmer

  Death place: Gilmer

  Physican: Ragland- Gilmer

  Father: Chorly Davis - Tx

  Mother: Rich - Tx

  Casket: Southwestern

  Cost: $60.00


  Aug. 6, 1946

  Mattie Newcomer - white - widow - Big Sandy Tx.

  Charge to: W. A. McDonald, Big Sandy Texas

  Order given by: W. A. McDonald - Ins.

  Occ: housewife

  Date of death: Aug. 5, 1946

  Date of birth: Dec. 25, 1871

  Age: 75

  Funeral: Aug. 5, 1946 Monday 2:30 p.m.

  Services: Plesant Grove

  Clergy: C. M. Moore

  Religon: Church of Christ

  birthplace: Tx

  Residence: Big Sandy

  Physican: Dr. Edwards - Hawkins, Texas

  Casket: Orchid

  Cost: $250.00


  Aug. 8, 1946

  Francis Benjamin Dow - white - married - Big Sandy

  Order given by: J. E. Dow

  Occ: General repair man - self employed

  Date of death: Aug. 6, 1946

  Date of birth: Oct. 16, 1881 Kaufman Co. Tx.

  Age: 64 years 9 mo. 21 days

  Funeral: Aug. 7, 1946 Wed. 3 p.m.

  Service: at residence

  Physican: Dr. Edwards - Hawkins Tx

  Father: E. L. Dow - Indiana

  Mother: Mary Ann Shown - Penn.

  Casket: Pine Bluff

  Cemetery: Hoover Cemetery

  Cost: $150.00


  Aug. 9, 1946

  Mary Bell Boullion - white - Big Sandy Rt. 1

  Charge to: A. J. Boullion Big Sandy Rt. 1

  Order given by: A. J. Boullion

  Date of Death: Aug. 9, 1946 1:30 a.m. Laven Hosp.

  Date of Birth: Aug. 9, 1946 Gilmer

  Age: 15 minutes

  Funeral: Aug. 10, 1946 Sat. 2 p.m.

  Service: Mings Cemetery

  clergy: Rev. Kelly Simmons

  Religon: Baptist

  Physican: Dr. T. E. Marshare - Gilmer

  Father: a. T. Boullion - Big Sandy Rt. 1

  Mother: Alline Cardwell - Gilmer Tx

  Casket: Pink Baby

  Cemetery: Mings Cemetery

  Cost: $60.00


  Aug. 10, 1946

  A. A. Greer - Grayston

  Born: Nov. 2, 1870 - Grayston

  Died: Aug. 8, 1946 - at home

  Age: 75 years 9 mo. 6 days

  Survived by: Wife and following children:

  Emmett of Dallas

  Homer of Conroe

  Reece, Teddy, Richard and Bob of this community and

  Mrs. J. H. Nobles of Ashland and 7 grandchildren

  One son James Vautla preceded him in death 2 &1/2 months ago.

  Occ: farmer

  Funeral: Aug. 9, 1946 Friday 4 p.m.

  Services at: Grayston Methodest Ch.

  Clergy: Obie Baker - Gilmer

  Religon: Baptist

  Physican: Hugh Ragland - Gilmer

  Father: Wm Greer - Ga.

  Mother: Martha Greer - Ga.

  Cemetery: Grayston

  Cost: $250.00


  Aug. 10, 1946

  Dr. George A. Taylor - white - married - Billy Tx

  Charge to: est.

  Order given by :Dr. (M.D.)

  Date of death: Aug. 9, 1946 at home

  date of birth: Dec. 24, 1864 Alabama

  Age: 81years 7 mo. 15 days

  funeral: Aug. 10, 1946 Sat. 3:30 p.m.

  Services: Betty Methodist Ch.

  Clergy: Rev. Horn

  Religon: Methodist

  Physican: Dr. Childress - Gilmer

  Father: W.M. Taylor - Ala.

  Mother: Nancy Waldon - Ala.

  Cemetery: Betty Cemetery

  Cost: $275.00


  Aug. 10, 1946

  Hal. L. Moon - white - Gilmer, Tx.

  Occ: Carpenter - self

  Date of death: Aug. 7, 1946 - at home

  Date of birth: Oct. 1, 1866 Texas

  Age: 79 years 10 mo. 7 days

  Funeral: Aug. 8, 1946 Thursday 4 p.m.

  Gilmer City Cemetery

  Clergy: Rev. Kelly Simmons

  Religon: Baptist

  Physican: Dr. T. E. Marshall

  Funeral: $250.00


  Aug. 13, 1946

  William Truman Daniels - white - Baxter, Ark.

  Charge to: ins.

  Date of death: Aug. 11, 1946

  Age: 20

  Cost: $35.00

  cause of death: drowning


  Sept. 13, 1946

  J. e. Hymer - white - Rosewood

  Charge to: est.

  Order given by: W. W. Hymer - Gilmer

  Occ: farmer

  Date of death: Sept. 9, 1946 at home

  Date of birth: Aug. 23, 1887 Kentucky

  Age: 59 years 17 mo.

  Funeral: Sept. 10, 1946

  4 p.m.

  Services at: Rosewood

  Religon: Baptist

  Cause of death: L.B.

  Physican: M. Ragland

  Father: William Hyman - Ky

  Mother: Katherine - Ky

  Cemetery: Rosewood

  Cost: $175.00
 

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