Hey, Don't forget , Stephenville had 2 funeral homes. One was the Truett or Truitt on North Graham across the street from the present Harris Methodist Hospital and Graham Street Church of Christ. The other was the Higginbotham Brothers , on the back side of the hardware and clothing store, which faced the court house. Corporate offices were and are in Comanche, Texas . The Comanche store faces the courthouse across from the Corporate offices. I did a contract for credit card logo and was told the Higginbotham- Bartlett stores all over the Rolling Plains and the High Plains were owned by the same Corporation, but do not know if Comanche is their Corporate HQ. Also, Clyde Barrow's Uncle ran the Barrow- Rutledge Funeral Home in Hico, Hamilton County and did a lot of business for the folk who used the Hico Hospital. from Erath County. Thurber must have once had a Funeral home- or did Ranger, Strawn, and Stephenville do theirs? Some around the old Dublin and Pontotoc farms would have used Dublin or De Leon or Comanche funeral homes. Dad was talking to Paul Higginbotham and others one day in front of the store and Paul was campaigning against the U.S. 377 and 67 being widened through Stephenville for trucks. He said people would drive faster and not stop at his store. Dad told him if they didn't widen it the State would build a loop around town and his business would really be dead. Now his old store is the site of the expanded Court house and court rooma andoffices and the loop is a good wide road. Penneys and the Majestic Theatre and old Earl Weathers first hamburger stand has been bulldozed and was replaced by a Gren belt. Bosque Square and the loop is the busiest part of town. Take care, Charles Wyly