Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/62 Surname: Cooper, Parrigan, Freeman ------------------------- >From the Wednesday Nov. 28, 1956 issue of the Vernon Daily Record. Thomas Grady Cooper, 57, 2229 London Street, died in a local hospital at about 2:30 Wednesday morning following an illness that lasted four days. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Jack Merritt, pastor of the First Baptist Church, in the Henderson Funeral Home Chapel at 3 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be in East View Cemetery. Graveside services will be conducted by Masons. Mr. Cooper, a retired restaurant operator, was born Sept. 8, 1899 in Brotherton, Tenn. He has lived in Wilbarger County since July 2. 1919. A veteran of WW I, he was a member of the American Legion and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a brother, V. W. Cooper of Vernon; two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Parrigan of Lima, Ohio and Mrs. Alma Freeman of Dayton, Ohio; several; Nieces and nephews.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/59 Surname: Love, Belew, Bunnenberg, Clark ------------------------- >From the Monday January 9, 1989 issue of the Vernon Daily Record. Mary Elizabeth Love, 78, died Sunday in Quanah after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Becton, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Eastview Cemetery. Love was born Dec. 7, 1910, a daughter of the late John and Emma Love. She was employed for many years by the accounting firm of Johnston and King, and also served as assistant to Dr. Thomas King for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. W. T. Belew and Mrs. H. R. Bunnenberg, both of Vernon and Mrs. Emma Lou Clark of Norman, Okla.; one brother, James W. Love of Perryton. Pallbearers will be James Clark, Bill Belew, Joe Rogers, Sid Powell, Royce McLaughlin, Trey Belew, Courtney McLaughlin, and John Ryan McLaughlin.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/57 Surname: Skipworth, Hicks, Ryan, Parker, Pritchard, Bailey, Cates ------------------------- >From the Saturday March 18, 1939 Vernon Daily Record Fowler L. Skipworth, 53, member of the Vernon police force for the past six years, was found fatally wounded about 7:20 p.m. Friday in a local hotel room in which he had been resting. Homer Evans, former deputy sheriff, who happened to be sitting in the lobby, and the night clerk of the hotel discovered the body after a guest in the room across the hall from the one occupied by Mr. Skipworth telephoned the desk and reported having heard a shot. The body, having a bullet hole in the right temple, was found on the floor. Mr. Evans said the dead man's/ .38 caliber police special revolver was in his right hand. One bullet had been fired from the gun. Justice of the Peace Robert H. Taylor said he would return a verdict of death by gunshot wounds, self inflicted. The night clerk of the hotel said Mr. Skipworth took a room at the hotel about 6 o'clock Friday morning to rest. He was a patrolman on the police force. Mr. Skipworth was unconscious when Mr. Evans and the night clerk reached him and he died shortly after they entered the room, they reported. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church under the direction of E. S. James Pastor. Burial will be in Eastview Memorial Park under direction of Underwood Funeral Home. Mr. Skipworth was born Oct. 11 1883. He was married to Miss Leta Bell Hood in Grayson County in 1904 and he and Mrs. Skipworth came here from Grayson County 17 years ago. Mr. Skipworth is survived by the widow; five sons, Walter, Raymond, Earl, Kenneth, and Jack Skipworth; seven daughters, Mrs. Oscar Hicks, Mrs. Joe Ryan, Miss Leta Skipworth, Miss Betty Anne Skipworth and Miss Dorothy Skipworth all of Vernon, Mrs. Mrs. Rector Parker, Denison and Mrs. Neal Pritchard, Bomarton; his mother, Mrs. Martha Skipworth od Whitewright; four brothers, Perry and Joe of Vernon, Lige of Paris and A. B. of Seagraves; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Bailey of Vernon and Mrs Charlie Cates of Whitewright. Pallbearers will be Fred Russell, B. Daniels, George L. Robinson, E. B. Rowland, H. C. Thompson and Jesse Owens.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/370 Surname: Eason, Cordell, Pearson, Blocker ------------------------- Looking for Thomas J. Cordell who married Sarah Francis Eason in 1896. They were listed as being married 4 years in 12th Census of Population- 1900 -Indian Territory-Chickasaw Nation - Vol. 7, but were living in Wilbarger County prior to that. His first wife, Mildred Blocker is buried in Harrold , Texas (died 1889). Sarah's father, William Eason,born Feb. 1820 in N.C. was listed as living with them also. William's parents are listed as both being born in N.C. Sarah was born July, 1856 in Texas. Sarah filed a Civil War widow's pension in Texas in 1918. I may be e-mailed at lfields@ipa.net. Thank you.

Just a note to let you know I have moved and changed internet service providers. Please note changes in email addy: Old e-mail addy's: New email addy: carried@swbell.net orchid@sunflower.com carrie_d63@hotmail.com Carrie Thomas-Dominguez Researching: Smith, Walbrick, Fluhmann, Schumann

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/368 Surname: Scroggins, Coffman ------------------------- Searching for descendants of Myrtle Scroggins of Vernon, Willbarger County, Texas. Need info on J.C. Coffman who died in Cleveland, Texas in 1950. Myrtle is sister of J.C. and is mentioned in his obituary. I am interested to know if J.C. married Fronie Benson and they had one child. A daughter, Mrs. F.E. McWhorter of Cleveland, Texas is listed as a daughter. I am working on the Nowlin genealogy and Fronie's mother was a Nowlin. Pleae contact me at; Edd Painter 225 N. Hatcher St. Lewisville, Texas 75057 Phone 1-972-436-1154

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/367 Surname: CONE, SWINDLE ------------------------- Looking for information on Benjamin Crawford Cone who married Marion Swindle and lived in Vernon around 1900. At least one child, Dosha Cone, born May 24, 1901. Dosha ended up in CA. Any info much appreciated!

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/366 Surname: Reeves, Pringle ------------------------- Looking for any information on Streeter Reeves, my maternal grandfather. He was the husband of Minnie Ola (Pringle) Reeves. he died in his 40's from cancer @ 1930. Thanks in advance.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/365 Surname: Pringle Blanton ------------------------- Hi Lola... Your grandmother Liddie was the sister of my grandmother Minnie Ola Pringle. I ran across a distant cousin in the Pringle Family that has passed on to me some information regarding the Pringle & Blanton family. If interested please let me know , also i would love to see anything you have on these lines. Thanks, Lonnie

Hello, I am proud to announce the creation of a new mail list called TX-Cemeteries. This list has the encouragement of Gerron S. Hite, Cemetery Preservation Coordinator in the History Programs Division of the Texas Historical Commission and he's excited at the opportunity to share his feelings about our cemetery preservation to a large group all at once Others that have been notified, Lee Campbell, Past Representative for the Texas State Genealogical Society {and my cousin} and her friend, Past President of the TSGS Wanda Donaldson. I've let all the following people know about the list and they may join from time to time. Yvonne Pickens, current President of the TSGS. Trey Holt, coordinator for the Texas GenWeb. Wyndell Taylor, creator of GA Cherokee County GenWeb page, {and my cousin}. <Smile> I just have a lot of cousins !!!! The main focus of this list will be to locate and catalogue our endangered cemeteries. Gerron Hite has obtained a new program to help us give our cemeteries "Historic Texas Cemetery Designation". He is willing to help us learn how to accomplish this designation. This will also be a topic for us to address. I am an experienced RootsWeb mail list admin. Currently I manage the mail list for VARoots, SC-Old Pendleton-District, and the Brand surname list. I am also experienced in the survey of large and small cemeteries. In addition to the topics above there will be discussions on how to preserve and restore old monuments with the help of a caretaker with over 25 years experience. To join the mail list simply send a message to TX-Cemeteries-L-request@rootsweb.com with only the word subscribe in the subject line and nothing else. If you prefer the Digest send a message to TX-Cemeteries-D-request@rootsweb.com with only the word subscribe in the subject line and nothing else. I look forward to seeing you there, Respectfully, donna brand

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/55 Surname: Martin, King, Leach, Norton ------------------------- >From the Thursday June 19, 1975 issue of the Vernon Daily Record. Mrs. G. F. Martin, 91, of 516 Easton Street died about 11 a.m. Thursday in a local hospital after an illness of eight weeks which followed an automobile accident. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. N. W. Reynolds and Rev, C. C. Lang, Methodist ministers, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Mrs. Martin was born as Rosie King, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Barnie King Oct. 11, 1863 in Parker County. She married Mr. Martin in Parker County in 1902 and they moved to Wilbarger County in 1922, farming in the Hines Community until retirement in 1973. Surviving are two sons, H. M. Martin of Ft. Worth and J. B. Martin of Vernon; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Leach and Mrs. R. L. Norton of Vernon; a brother O. D. King of Chickasha, Okla.; and nine grand children, 17 great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Her husband and a son, Melvin, preceded her in death. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/54 Surname: Hancock, Grimes, Sampley, Hinton, Dowling, Grady ------------------------- >From the Tuesday Apr. 25 1972 issue if the Vernon Daily Record Death takes Ex-resident Former Wilbarger resident, W. S. Hancock, 78, a retired Farmers Valley Community farmer, died in a Dallas hospital early Tuesday after an illness of several weeks. He had made his home in Dallas for several years. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home. Interment will be in Chillicothe Cemetery. Mr. Hancock was born Jan. 26, 1894 in Grayson County near Sherman. He married Betty Brown in Grayson County Dec. 2, 1916. He was a Baptist. He farmed in the Farmers Valley Community until 1952 prior to moving to Dallas. Surviving are his wife; three sons W. L. Hancock of Vernon, Jessie R. Hancock of Gladewater, and Virgil Hancock of Grand Prairie; Five daughters, Mrs. B. O. Grimes of Wichita Falls, Mrs. A. H. Sampley, Mrs. Buddy Hinton, Mrs. Gene Dowling and Mrs. Junell Grady of Dallas; 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lola, in Nashville, Tenn. in 1968

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/53 Surname: Hancock, Grimes, Sampley, Hinton, Grady, Dowling, Brown, Anderson, Terry ------------------------- >From the Sunday Sept. 10, 1978 issue of the Vernon Daily Record. Chillicothe (Spl) -- Mrs. Betty R. Hancock, 77, died Saturday morning in a Chillicothe hospital following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Brown, pastor of the Chillicothe Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Chillicothe Cemetery. Mrs. Hancock was born Oct. 11 1900 and married W. Sam Hancock Dec. 2, 1916 in Grayson County. She was a Baptist. Surviving are three sons, Virgil Hancock of Grand Prairie, Jesse Hancock of Chillicothe and W. L. Hancock of Vernon; five daughters, Mrs. B. O. Grimes of Wichita Falls, Mrs. A. H. Sampley, Mrs. Buddy Hinton, Mry. Juanell Grady and Mrs. Gene Dowling, all of Dallas; a brother, Carl Brown of Quanah; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Anderson and Mrs. Leddie Terry, both of Chillicothe; 23 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1962 and a daughter, Lola, in 1968 Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/52 Surname: Belew, Love, Powell, Rogers, Horton, Reed ------------------------- >From the Jan. 31, 1993 issue of the Vernon Daily Record W. T. Belew, 81, died Saturday Jan. 30 1993 in a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Becton, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Belew was born Nov. 19, 1909 in Decatur, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Belew. He married the former Bernice Love Oct. 7, 1939 in Ft. Worth. He was a long time resident of Vernon and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Celina High School and attended Austin College. He served in the Marshall Islands in the Navy in World War II. He joined Southwest Life Insurance in 1952 and had been in the real estate and insurance business. He was the owner of W. T. Belew Insurance Agency. He was a member of the Lions Club and a 32nd Degree Mason. Surviving are his wife; a son. Bill Belew of Vernon; two daughters, Mrs. Sid (Pat) Powell of Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Mrs. Joe (Becky) Rogers of Vernon; a brother, Mark Belew of Vernon; a sister, Mary Beth Horton of Miami, Fla.; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Two brothers, Harris Belew in 1957 and Houston Belew in 1985; a sister Jane Maude Reed in 1976 and a granddaughter, Ann Rogers also preceded him in death, in 1982 Those serving as pallbearers will be Jack Eure, W. O. Powell, Joe Couch, Bob Long, Steve Brown, Bob Furgerson, Kenneth Graf and J. C. Cadenhead.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/50 Surname: Cobb, Rushin, Miller, Villareal, Blankenship, Mosco ------------------------- FREDERICK, Okla. - Pauline Cobb, 69, of Davidson, Okla., died Wednesday, July 5, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Davidson Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Newman officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Frederick Funeral Home. Mrs. Cobb operated a restaurant business. Survivors include three sons, Jessie Blankenship of Kodiack, Alaska, and Daniel and Curtis, both of Davidson, Okla.; a daughter, Susan Mosco of Irving, Texas; two brothers, Archie Rushin of Ravia, Okla., and Billy Rushin of Frederick; two sisters, Melva Miller of Wilburton, Okla., and Nancy Villarreal of Oklaunion, Texas; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/49 Surname: Rushin, Cobb, Miller, Villareal ------------------------- FREDERICK, Okla. - Jearl Lee Rushin, 70, died Sunday, July 19, 1998, in his Davidson, Okla., home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Davidson Cemetery with Charlie May officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Frederick Funeral Home. Mr. Rushin was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Nocona, Texas. He lived in Tillman County, Okla., for 15 years and drove a truck for 40 years. Survivors include five sons, Jearl Wyan, Ronald Dewayne and Gary Lee, all of Davidson, David of Wichita Falls and David of Ennis, Texas; three daughters, Velma Marie, Christina Marie and Mary Lee Ragan, all of Ennis; four brothers, Elbert of Davidson, Eddie of Wilberton, Okla., Archie of Ravia, Okla., and Billy of Frederick; three sisters, Pauline Cobb and Melva Miller, both of Davidson, and Nancy Villareal of Oklaunion, Texas; and six grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Comanche County Unit, 1305 W. Gore Blvd., Suite A, Lawton, Okla. 73501.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/48 Surname: Rushin, Cobb, Miller, Villareal ------------------------- FREDERICK, Okla. - Elbert F. Rushin, 78, of Davidson, Okla., died Friday, March 17, 2000, in Lawton, Okla. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Davidson, Okla., Cemetery with the Rev. Charlie Mays officiating, under the direction of Gish Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Rushin served six or seven years in the transportation business as a truck driver. Survivors include two sons, Carl and Mike, both of Davidson; three daughters, Judy, Sharon and Brenda Rushin, all of Davidson; three brothers, Eddie of Wilburton, Okla., Archie of Ravia, Okla., and Billy of Frederick; three sisters, Pauline Cobb of Davidson, Melva Miller of Wilburton and Nancy Villarreal of Oklaunion, Texas; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/47 Surname: Huff, Bailey ------------------------- >From the Friday May 9, 1969 issue of the Vernon Daily Record. R. Lloyd Huff, 53 year old salesman for Paris Milling Co., died unexpectedly Friday morning at a local hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack. He lived on Route 3. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Eugene Gilmore, pastor of the Church of Christ at 2515 Wilbarger, officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jack Wooldrige, T. C. Allen, Johnnie Bivins, Laddie Martin and Russell Qurner. Mr. Huff was born Sept. 1 1915 at Blossom, son of Mrs. A. B. Huff of Vernon and the late Mr. Huff. They came to Wilbarger County in 1918. He married Edith Bailey in Okla. Surviving are his mother; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Barnhill and Mrs. Susan Wiggins of Amarillo; three brothers, W. B. Huff, J. V. Huff, and Leroy Huff of Vernon; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Doyle and Mrs. Marie Martin of Houston. Six grandchildren also survive.

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Wilbarger/364 Surname: RICE, HARDAGE, CORNELIUS ------------------------- Eugene Thomas Rice was a resident of Vernon, Wilbarger Texas. He married first, ALPHA HARIETTA HARDAGE and they had at least one child, a daughter named TOMMY JEAN RICE born 4-6-1939. Record of a divorce has not been found yet. In 1941, in Atlas Co. Oklahoma, he married Marie Cornelius and they had two children, a daughter in 1944 and a son in 1946. Marie Cornelius Rice divorced Rice in 1946 immediately after their son was born, she remarried in 1949. What happened to the daughter, Tommy? Eugene Thomas Rice was last known to be alive after 1952 but was rumored to have died in Vernon. He had worked at the Crescent Candy Co. in 1947 and may have lived with his father. When did Eugene Thomas Rice die? Where is he buried?

Posted on: Wilbarger County, Tx Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/WilbargerObits/46 Surname: Blackerby, Caraway ------------------------- >From the Sunday Sept. 19, 1991 issue of the Vernon Daily Record Illness Fatal To Resident Mrs. M. G. Blackerby, 62, a resident of 2709 Texas St, died in Wilbarger General Hospital about 12:30 a.m. Saturday after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. at Dudley Fields Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A. B. Cockrell, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Mrs. Blackerby was born as Holly Beatrice Caraway, daughter of of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Caraway on Dec. 28, 1906 in Decatur. She married Mr. Blackerby in 1930 in Waurika, Okla. They moved from Decatur to Vernon in 1956. She was a member of the Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Matt Blackerby Jr. and John Blackerby of Vernon; a sister, Blanche Baron of Waco; three brothers, Zeke Caraway of Denton, J. C. Caraway of West Chicago, Ill. and Cody caraway of Decatur