NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for AUG. 17th thru AUG. 31st, 1939 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, AUGUST 17, 1939 G.F. BENNETT OF EDWARDSVILLE DIES Funeral services for G. Forney Bennett, age 65, of Edwardsville, were conducted at the Edwardsville Methodist church on August 14 at 3 p.m. Interment was in the Edwardsville cemetery, with the Rev. Ira Patty officiating, Brown - Service directing. Mr. Bennett passed away at his home at 6:15 Sunday on August 13 after several months illness. He was well known throughout Cleburne county and has many friends who will be made sad to know of his passing. Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife; seven daughters, Mrs. Robert Smith of Clarkston, Ga., Mrs. Tom Perrin of Clarkston, Ga., Miss Margaret Bennett of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Jame Combs of Atlanta; Miss Edith Bennett of Atlanta; Misses Sara Lynn and Lillousise? Bennett of Edwardsville, and two sons, Guy of Edwardsville and Earl of Oakman; five sisters, Mrs. D.S. Baber and Mrs. J.D. Vaughan of Heflin; Mrs. Fannie Hale of Columbia, Tenn., Mrs. Sara Lee Grice of Edwardsville; Mrs. Mollie T. Burgess of Atlanta and Mrs. Lula B. Powell of Randlett, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were Gus Cunningham; Russell Bennett; Fowler Hurst; Spencer Sox; Paul Fowler and Chester Burgess. -------- MISS ZONA SHEALY DIES LAST WEEK Anniston, Ala., Aug. 9 Funeral services for Zona Shealy, age 39, who died at her residence at Muscadine at 8 o'clock last night, were conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Morris Hill Church by the Elder Ira Party. Interment was in the church cemetery. Miss Shealy is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shealy; four brothers, M.J. and Jim of Muscadine; Ben of Bremen, Ga. and Will of Fitzgerald, Ga.; and three sisters, Mrs. A.A. Jackson and Miss Louise Shealy of Muscadine and Mrs. E.S. Laminack of Oceola, Ga. ------- FINAL RITES FOR PIERCE WATTS Final rites for Pierce Watts, age 67, of Heflin, were conducted at the Baptist church at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12. Interment was in the Black Graveyard with the Rev. Roy Niager officiating, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mr. Watts passed away at his home at 6:15 Thursday morning, August 10. He is survived by his wife; five sons, John H. and Leslie of Heflin; Crowell of Rock Springs; Clarence and Charles of Troy; and two daughters, Mrs. Ardelia Brown of Heflin and Frances Watts of Heflin and two sisters and one brother. -------- MRS. VAUGHAN RITES TO BE HELD SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Willie J. Vaughan, age 58 of near Heflin, will be conducted at the Brown Service Chapel in Norwood, on Sunday, August 20 at 2:30 in the afternoon. Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery with Brown - Service in charge. Mrs. Vaughan passed away suddenly at the McGriff Motor Co. while waiting to be taken to her home, north of Heflin. She had been in ill health for three weeks and was returning from the hospital in Anniston. Mrs. Vaughan was born in Cleburne county, Dec. 20, 1881. She is survived by her husband W.W. Vaughan; two sons, Robert and Major, both of Detroit, Michigan; two brothers, Jim of Mt. Hope and J.C. of Tuscaloosa (surnames not given) and two sisters, Mrs. J.C. Hill of Birmingham and Mrs. Lendia Murray of El Paso, Texas. -------- LOCAL News Mrs. Lee Vance of Slate Springs, Miss. has returned home after several weeks visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rich McElroy of Trickem Valley. -------- FUNERAL CONDUCTED FOR RANBURNE BOY Heflin, Ala., Aug. 11 Funeral services for Merrill Parker, age 17, who died at his home at Ranburne on Thursday, following an illness of heart disease, were conducted at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. Herman Cadwell. Interment was in the church cemtetery (name of church not given). Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Parker; three brothers, R.C., Roy and Coleman Parker and a sister Mrs. Eula Skinner. The young man had lived all his life in Cleburne county and died after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted by Boozer Funeral Home of Anniston. ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday AUGUST 24, 1939 DR. A.W. LIGON DIES AT HIS OXFORD HOME Anniston, Ala., Aug. 19 Dr. A.W. Ligon, age 80, widely known retired Calhoun county physician, died at his home, 207 East Oak street in Oxford, yesterday afternoon at 2:30. He had been ill five weeks. Funeral services for Dr. Ligon, who practiced medicine 50 years in Oxford before his retirement a decade ago, were to be held this afternoon at the residence. The Rev. Ed Kimbrough, pastor of the Oxford Methodist church was to conduct the services. Burial was to be in Oxford cemetery. Pallbearers will be Albert Harris, George Harris, James Harris, Dean Walker, Knox Campbell and Will Draper. Dr. Ligon was a member of the Methodist church, having joined the Oxford First Methodist when a young man. He received his medical education at Vanderbilt University of which he was a graduate. Surviving Dr. Ligon are a son, Vellington Ligon of Heflin; two daughters, Miss ? Ester Howle of Oxford and Mrs. Elizabeth Turner of Los Angeles; and three sisters, Mrs. G.T. Harris of Anniston; Mrs. C.A. Armentrout of Chicago and Miss Margaret Ligon of Philadelphia. -------- M.C. BUTTRAM DIES AFTER FATAL STROKE Piedmont, Ala., Aug. 18 A stroke, suffered on August 3, proved fatal to Matt C. Buttram, 70, a prominent farmer of Piedmont, Route 4, who died Monday morning at 3:05 o'clock at his home, about thee miles northwest of Piedmont. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the First Methodist church, the Rev. W.D. Barnes officiating. Interment was in Highlands cemetery. Surviving are his wife, four sons, Charles R. of Birmingham; Dewey B. of Alexandria; Horace of Piedmont and Henry J. of Chattanooga; one daughter, Mrs. F.L. Hand of Eatonton, Ga; three brothers, Charles and Nick of Oak Level, and Dock of Piedmont; and a sister Mrs. Pruett of Delta. Mr. Buttram was born at Oak Level, but had been a resident of Route 4 for about thirty years. He was a Mason and a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Buttram apparently had been in usual good health until suffering a stroke on August 3, from which he never rallied. ------- WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Parker, living west of Fruithurst, celebrated their 50th marriage anniversary August 8. The News, along with their many friends wishes them many more anniversaries. ------ BIRTHDAY DINNER S.A. Maner and son S.T. were honored with a birthday dinner Sunday, Aug. 20 at the home of Mr. Maner. Mr. Maner was 62 years of age and S.T. was 34 years. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Maner Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Maner and Annett Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Pettus Mr. and Mrs. Troy Brown and Helen Mr. and Mrs. Omer Maner Elizabeth Yarbrough J.B. Maner Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Grizzard Mr. and Mrs. Felton Barfield Mrs. J.M. Barfield Mrs. Jim Hightower and Harvey of Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Fordsen and Barbara of High Springs, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Maner, Sanford and Earl of Whitney ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, AUGUST 31, 1939 FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR RUSH GAY Roanoke, Ala., Aug. 24 Rush D. Gay, age 78, died Wednesday morning at his home near Big Springs, in the eastern part of Randolph county about 4 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at Big Springs Baptist church by the Rev. C.S. Heard with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, a son, J.E. Gay; a daughter Mrs. B.L. Hammond and 12 grandchildren, all of the Big Springs community. ------ DeARMANVILLE MAN DIES AT RESIDENCE Anniston, Ala., Aug. 24 Funeral services for L.L. Watts, age 72, wo died at his residence at DeArmanville, Route 1, last night, following a lengthy illness, were held this afternoon at the Bethlehem Church with Rev. T.D. Stovall officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Watts is survived by six sons, Emmett, Hurley, Hoyt, Otis, Davis and Broughton, and two daughters, Burtie and Laura. ------ VISITS HOME AFTER TWENTY YEARS In June 1919, Clark McMahan and his wife Ruby (Baxter) went to the wheatfields in the northwest and did not return until last Thursday morning, when they drove up to his father's home with a truck load of sons and daughters, Chester, Max, Mary F., David and Bill D., leaving Myles the oldest at home. Clark now lives about 12 miles from Hattiesburg, Miss., owning and operating a nice farm from which he sold 28 hundred bushels of pears last season. On last Wednesday evening about 5 o'clock he left home and arrived at Wiley's the next morning about 8 o'clock, stopping off at Blue Mountain with Ruby's sister, Mrs. Bob Owens, for breakfast. Friday morning they loaded up and went back to Bob's and on to Gadsden to visit Nora, Clark's sister and to Attalla to visit Ruby's brother and on to Skirum on Sand Mountain to visit Ruby's sister Mrs. Hop Rogers, where a Baxter family reunion was awaiting them. Then they went back to their home in Mississippi, arriving there Tuesday. Ed McMahan and his son William have been visiting the former's brother, W.C. McMahan at Heflin. Ed McMahan, Wiley's only surviving brother lives at Hattiesburg, Miss. -------