Posted on: Freestone County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FreestoneObits/97 Surname: Peyton, Boyd, Watson ------------------------- I have no connection to this family. Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas Friday, Septmber 29, 1925 DEATH OF MRS. FRANK B. PEYTON LAST SATURDAY The relatives, friends, and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. PEYTON of Fairfield were suddenly thrown into grief at the news of the sudden death of Mrs. PEYTON, Saturday morning, Aug. 29, at the Teague sanitarium. Mr. & Mrs. PEYTON and their respective families being widely known and imbracing in their rolls of friendship, great host of people. The news of the sad death spread rapidly and far carrying with the awe and appalling gloom at so untimely a death. On Sunday morning at 11:00 the body of Mrs. PEYTON was brought home to rest and wait the coming of Mrs. Will BOYD from New York. All during the day and the day following men, women, and children qpproached the home with the feeling of grief and expressable sympathy, entered and tarried awhile, speechless, but yearning to do or say something of helpfulness or kindness. At 5:30 o’clock, Monday afternoon, the funeral procession made it’s way to the Fairfield Cemetery where the last sad rights of the funeral and burial services were held. Friends and relatives were gathered from many parts of Texas and from points as distance as New York. While all Fairfield gathered for the service to the departed loved one the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. C. BYARS of Teague and Rev. Allen TOOKE of Rosebud. Long before the service was to begin at 5:00, a host of people began to assemble at the home and the cemetery and when the slow procession reached the place of interment, every space was occupied by those who would pay some tribute of respect to her who had lived and wrought so beautifully in this life. Seldom has such a multitude gathered in Fairfield to pay respect to ny person living or dead. The pallbearers in charge were: Messrs Bibb, Lake, Tas, Howard, Rex and Ray WATSON, Finis and Travis PEYTON. The song service was incharge of sextet from Teague. The members Mesdames J. E. WOODS, Wallace NEYLAND, N.W. BENDY, Frank FOLSOM and Messrs Ernest HAM and Edwards RILEY and under the evergrren trees near the place of interment the casket covered with flowers was brought to rest within the family circle. Then the service was held, let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in god believe also in me, being the text used. Rev. J. C. BYARS read the scripture following which Rev. Allen TOOKE gathered brief review of the life of the deceased and spoke many inspiring and helpful words to the family. Many refrences were made to the beautiful, helpful, unselfish life Mrs. PEYTON lived while reminiscences from her girlhood were introduced. Sorrowful friends filled the grave following which a mountain of floral offerings suggestive of eternal spring was placed above in about Mother Earths cool, freshely, upturned sod. Mrs. PEYTON, who was Miss Annilee WATSON before her marriage was born and reared in Fairfield where her honored family has resided since Ante-Bellum days. In girlhood she united with the Baptist Church. Several years ago she became a member of Fairfields Eastern Star Chapter. In additions to these, she belonged to and officially served in many organizations, civic, social, and religious. She is survived by her husband, Mr. Frank PEYTON and two children, Frank Jr. age 7, and Gertrude Annet aged 5. Besides her father and mother, Mr. & Mrs. W. S. WATSON and a large family of sisters and brothers, Mr. W. R. BOYD of New York, Miss Corine WATSON, Tas, Howard, Rex and Ray WATSON of Fairfield, Lake WATSON of Teague and Bibb WATSON Jr. of Groesbeck.