J. D. Massey, Jr. Funeral Pending J. D. Massey, Jr., 51, of 1408 Williamsburg Road, Greenville, died Thursday at 2:00 AM in a Greenville hospital following an illness of thirteen months. He was born in Josephine on July 31, 1914, the son of J. D. Massey, Sr., and Stella Greer Massey. He lived in Hunt County all of his life and was an employee of the Lone Star Gas Company for twenty years. He was a member of the Washington Street Baptist Church. He married Pauline Bowers on March 7, 1939, in Greenville. Survivors include his widow; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Massey, Sr., of Greenville; two sons, J. D. Massey, III, of Greenville and John C. Massey of Lubbock; two brothers, Rayburn Massey of Tule Take, California and Douglas Massey of Walla Walla, Washington; two sisters, Mr. Sybil Gulledge of Dallas and Mrs. Nelda McCallick of El Paso; and two grandchildren. Time of services is pending with the Sorrells and Sons Funeral Home in Greenville, where the body will lie in state. The funeral will be at the Washington Street Baptist Church, with the Revs. George Sagen, A. L. Cates, and Charles Russell officiating. Interment will be in Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville. (November 5, 1965, The Celeste Courier)