Rains County, TX

Out of County Obituaries

Obituaries of people who were born or had ties in Rains County, but died or were buried elsewhere.

The Herald, Sharon Pa    Jul 22, 1901
Marion C. Campbell
Springfield, Ohio, plant retiree lived in Brookfield Marion C. Campbell, 320 Golf Drive, Brookfield, died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday (7-22-01) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 98.Mr. Campbell was born in Emory, Texas, on June 27, 1903, a son of Howard W. and Dora H. Miller Campbell. He moved to Brookfield in 1995 from Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Campbell had been a turret lathe operator for Steel Products Engineering Co. in Springfield for 33 years. He retired in 1969. He was of the Methodist faith and was a member of Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 352 in Jamestown, Ohio.He also belonged to Local 1192 of United Auto Workers. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth "Lena" Matlock, whom he married April 26, 1924. Other survivors include: a son, Marion Francis Campbell and his wife, Bertha, Springfield; three daughters, Mrs. Roger (Helen Jane) Bayes, Springfield; Carol Honel-Batchelder, Brookfield; and Miriam Colleen DuCharme, Salina, Kansas; a brother, Roy Stanley Campbell, Mineola, Texas; a sister, Helen Herring, Garland, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Vernon Campbell; a daughter, Shirley Campbell; three brothers, Aldon, Harold and Homer Campbell; and two sisters, Marjorie Sanford and Grace Longbrake.

 MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield, and 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (7-25-01) in RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME, Springfield, Ohio, followed by a Masonic service at 7 p.m.     Service: Funeral service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Springfield funeral home. Graveside service at 1 p.m. Thursday (7-26-01) in Cedar Point Cemetery, Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

Rains County Leader
May 22, 1908
Austin Cooke Dead
Wm. Cooke received a message Sunday morning telling of the death of his brother, Austin Cooke, which occurred at 12:05 o'clock Sunday morning at his home in Baird. Mr. Cooke received the message too late to attend the funeral, which occurred Sunday evening. Austin Cooke was one of the pioneer business men in Emory, and was known to most all of the old settlers in Rains county. He was sick only about 2 hours, and died with something like heart trouble. The Leader offers its sincerest sympathy to his brother, our fellow townsman.

Rains County Leader
May 22, 1908
Mrs. Freeman Drowned
Mrs. A.R. Freeman was drowned in the Canadian River near Porum, Okla., the 26th of April. Mrs. Freeman, with her husband and little daughter were fishing and while Mr. Freeman and the child were off some distance hunting bait, she fell into the river and her body carried 100 yards down the stream, where it was recovered six days later. Mrs. A.L. Cates of the Cold Hill neighborhood, mother of Mrs. Freeman, was notified and got to Oklahoma in time for the burying. Mr. Freeman and little daughter and Mrs. Cates returned to Rains County Wednesday and will remain here awhile. The Leader sympathizes with the bereaved family.

Rains County Leader
May 7, 1909
The Leader learns through Judge W.H. Clendenin of the death of Chas. Landers at Mineral Wells a few days ago. He was for several years a resident of Emory and married Miss Eunice Gee. He has a number of friends here who will be grieved to learn of his death.

 D. F.Higginbotham, former well known citizen of the Bonanza community, died onAug. 13, 1925, in San Angelo where his family went several months ago onaccount of this health. Born in Rains County, east of Emory, Texas, Jan.19, 1873. The remains were brought back to Sulphur Springs and carried to Liberty (Hopkins Co) where burial took place. He was 52 years old and leaves a wife,one son, and five daughters. One child preceded him death. In hisyouthful age he moved from near Emory to Bonanza, in Hopkins County. He married Miss Mary Campbell in the year 1902.

(First printed inthe Emory Leader Paper, reprinted in the Sulphur Springs DailyNews-Telegram, Oct. 1924)
Mr. D. J. Nabors, formerly of this place, but for the past several years a citizen of Tupelo, Oklahoma, died very suddenly at his home in that place last Monday. He had been in bad health for some time, but recently got better and was able to go to town. Mr. Nabors was about 65 years having spent the major portion of his life in Rains county and in the edge of Hopkins County, near Bonanza community. He had been married three times, five children surviving him by the first marriage, namely: W. I., D. L., and Rogers Nabors, and Mrs. D. S. Nettles, Emory; and Homer Nabors, Fort Worth. One son, D. J., Jr., survives by the second marriage,who was making his home with his father at the time of the latter's death. There were no children, but he is survived by this third wife. His remains were buried beside his second wife and his little daughter who was burned to death a few years ago at Tupelo, Oklahoma. His three son sand daughter from here attended the funeral at Tupelo.

1993 obit sent in by Elaine Nall Bay
 Services for Lee M. Fitzgerald, 83, of Emory, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Emory Baptist Church with Rev. William Potts officiating. Burial was in the Greenview Cemetery. He died Saturday at a Tyler hospital. Born in Hopkins County on September 13, 1910, he was the son of William Abram and Rose Ella Yarborough Fitzgerald. He married Audrey Mae Potts in Hugo, Oklahoma on April 27, 1931. He was a retired welder for a Dallas based freight lines, a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church and a member of the Mars Hill Masonic Lodge in Emory. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Dennis Fitzgerald of Athens and Dean Fitzgerald of Kerrville; three daughters, Sandra Weatherford of Emory, Linda Knight of Longview and Peggy Acosta of Red Oak; thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Tapp Funeral Home of Sulphur Springs was in charge of arrangements.

Subject: [YORK] York obit / Jackson Co., OK to TX
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 14:25:15 -0800
 Reath Driver, 78, Eldorado, died Tuesday at Harmon County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are with Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.  Reath Idessa Driver, former Eldorado resident, died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at Harmon Memorial Hospital at the age of 78. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Eldorado with Dr. Dean Goodfellow and Alan Egerton officiating.Interment will be at Eldorado Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. Driver had been a resident of Colonial Manor II Nursing Home for the past 21 months.She was born Oct. 8, 1921, in Emory, Texas, to C.C. and Hattie Mae (Pennybaker) York. She married Oran L. Driver on Oct. 22, 1938, in Lawton. She lived in the Eldorado area for the past 61 years. She was a member of the Baptist church for more than 60 years.Driver was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, MarjorieWainscott; one daughter, Norma Jean Egerton and one greatgrandchild. Survivors include: her husband, Oran Driver of Eldorado; one daughter, Karen Choat of Quanah, Texas; two brothers, Cortez and Douglas York, both of Amarillo, Texas; five grandchildren and 13great grandchildren.

Doris Walker Belk

Doris Musette Walker Belk, 77, of Wichita Falls died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the University United Methodist Church Chapel with Dr. Larry George and Dr. Bob Lee officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Memorial Park in Oklahoma City with the Rev. Wayne Jarboe officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hampton Vaughan Downtown Chapel.
Mrs. Belk was born March 6, 1921, in Emory, Texas. She and Roy D. Belk were married May 28, 1938. He died Nov. 23, 1995. She graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City and from Bay City College of Medical Assistants in 1968. She was a co-owner and operator of Belk Enterprises – Texas Mobile Homes and Texas Travel Trailers in Lewisville, Texas. She was the founder of Land of Little People Nursery in Oklahoma City. She was a member of University United Methodist Church Friendship Class and Beta Sigma Phi.
Survivors include two daughters, Alice Oden of Wichita Falls and Patricia Trout of Highland Village, Texas; two sisters, Lila Norriss of Wichita Falls and Ruth Jarboe of Lake Texhoma, Texas; a brother, Carl L. Walker of Lake Eufaula, Okla.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to University United Methodist Church or American Diabetes Association.

J.A. Dake
Danielsville
J.A. Dake, 77, of 65 Sherwood Circle, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000.   A native of Emory, Texas, Mr. Dake was a son of the late Charlie and Cynthia Lot Martin Dake. He was a Danielsville resident for 21 years, was a U.S. Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Danielsville Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Dake; four daughters, Johnnie Dake Shannon and Linda Baird, both of Danielsville, Carol Dake, Hull, and Betty LaRue, Paris, Texas; seven sons, James Dake, Comer, Tony L. Dake, Elberton, A.J. Dillman, Garland, Texas, Steve Dake, Crawford, Fred Dake, Colbert, Clarence Dake, Indiana, and William Dake, Statham; 29 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Monday, Oct. 16, 2000

Mar 2, 1993 Wise County Messenger, Wise County TX
FUNERALS Graveside service for Lula (Dollie) Porter, 95, of Decatur will be at 1 p.m. today in Emory, Texas.

The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO
William Clayton  CARTHAGE, Mo. — William H. Clayton, 87, Carthage, died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, at a local nursing home after a short illness.Mr. Clayton was born Jan. 25, 1911, at Emory, Texas. He was a machinist in the aircraft industry. He lived in the Los Angeles and Sacramento, California areas from 1945 to 1991, when he moved to Carthage.He married Sara Nuse on May 28, 1960, at Las Vegas, Nev. She survives.Additional survivors include two daughters, Elsie Lunsford and Billie Wilson, both of Boyd, Texas; two sons, Harold Clayton, Las Vegas, and Jerry Clayton, Reno, Nev.; a stepson, Ed Nuse, Carthage; 8 grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Park Cemetery, Carthage, with the Rev. Keith Brumfield officiating.Services are under the direction of Knell Mortuary.

The Californian North County Times  April 12, 2000

Dorothy Feiner, 70

RAMONA ---- Dorothy W. Feiner, 70, died Sunday, April 9, 2000, at a local hospital.
Born Sept. 21, 1929, in Ballinger, Texas, she lived in Ramona for 23 years. She was a real estate agent for 15 years, last working for Coldwell Banker. She was a member of the Real Estate Association and the First Christian Church of Ramona.
Mrs. Feiner is survived by her husband of 36 years, Jerry Feiner of Ramona; father W. J. Wheatley of Emory, Texas; daughter Jean Roberts of San Diego; brother James Wheatley of Duncanville, Texas; and sisters Wilma Wade of Emory, Fran Sime of San Diego and Patricia Wohlheuter of Atlanta.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 14, at Ramona Nuevo Memory Gardens, with the Rev. Bill Zabriskie officiating.
The family suggests memorial donations to the First Christian Church, PO Box 501, Ramona, CA 92065.
Bonham Bros. & Lee Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Permian Basin Obituaries  Oct 14, 2002
CRANE----  Ray Yancey, 81, of Odessa, and formerly of Crane, died on Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at Odessa Hospice House. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at the Crane County Cemetery with the Rev. David Howard officiating. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
Mr. Yancey was born to Carl and Fannie Hughey Yancey on March 23, 1920, in Emory, Texas. He married Lila Lee Earp on March 23, 1943. in Crane. He was a World War II Air Force veteran. He was a lease operator for Mobile Oil Company for 31 years in Crane and Midland before his retirement. He was a member of the West Odessa First Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Carolyn Raye Yancey-Bostwick on Nov. 25, 1991, a brother, Alvin D. Yancey, and a sister, Rubye Robinson.
Survivors include his wife, Lila Yancey, of Odessa; a son, Bryan Lee Yancey and his wife, Becky, of Odessa; three grandchildren, John Cal Bostwick, of Frisco, Texas, Sonya Renee Bostwick Northcott, of Midland and Kevin Wayne Yancey, of Odessa; four great-grandchildren, Courtney Leigh Bostwick and Devyn Cole Bostwick, both of Frisco, and Kolton Evan Cotton and Kade Rance Cotton, both of Midland; and two sisters, Bessie Mae Crofford and Mozell Mitchell, both of Lone Oak, Texas.
Memorial may be made to the Hospice House of Odessa, 903 N. Sam Houston, Odessa, Texas 79761.

May 27, 1999
Permian Basin Death Notices
Carl E. Bullock, 64, of Andrews, a retired owner of Bullock Appliance Repair, died Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at his residence.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Andrews Old Cemetery with the Rev. Dick Cooper officiating. Arrangements by McNett FuneralHome.He was born in Rains County. SURVIVORS: Son, Jeffrey Bullock of Andrews; sister, Barbara Cogburn ofRichardson; and one grandchild.

West Texas news and sports/Nov. 30, 1996
STANTON - Lettie Vesta Fleming, 89, of Lenorah died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1996, in a Midland hospital. Service will  be  at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home.She was born Feb. 28, 1907, near Emory in Rains County. She had taught school  for  41  years  in  Rains,  Midland Martin counties. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Eastern Star and First United Methodist Church.Survivors include a  son,  Jackie Gene Fleming of Midland; a sister,Nettie  Barnes  of  Chandler;  a  brother,  Owen Northcutt of Emory; a grandson;   two   great-grandchildren; and numerous  nieces and nephews
 
Funeral Services April 12, 1982 San Francisco, CA
Zelma Murray was the first daughter of 8 children to the parents of Walter and Dahlia Jackson in Emory, Texas. Born Sep. 28, 1906 passed April 6, 1982. Funeral on April 12,, 1982 San Francisco, CA
As a child she attended Prairie Grove Baptist Church and later moving to Point, Texas attending Richland Baptist Church. She will be long remembered by her children Roswell Colbert and Claudia McNeil, 2 brothers Claude (Tom) Jackson, Los Angeles, CA., and Elmer Jackson, Dayton, OH; two sisters, El Zora (Polly) Andrews, Los Angeles, CA and Lois Faye McGruder, Fort Worth, TX.

Rains County Leader
November 11, 1993
pg. 11
Services for Helen Boatright of Rt. w, Emory, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 5, at the Emory Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Barksdale and Rev. Rodney Williams officiating. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 6, at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Boatright passed away Wednesday, November 3. Born September 8, 1908, she was the daughter of John Ellis and Sophia Elizabeth Cherry Shepard. She married E.D. Boatright on July 4, 1959. She was employed by the Shawnee School System for a number of years, was a real estate broker, and was employed at the Justice of the Peace in Emory for a while. She was an active member of the Emory Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, James Edward Smith; 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.D. "Tubby" Boatright. Pallbearers were Homer Robertson, Bill Roberts, Cass Cooper, Norwin Lennon, Leroy Potts, and Allen Stuart. Honorary pallbearer was Leon Gowin.

Rains Co. Leader
July 6, 2004
Vernon Dexter Steverson
1909 2004
Funeral services for Vernon D. Steverson, 95, of Los Angeles, California, were held at 9:00 a.m., June 7, 2004, at Inglewood Park Mortuary, Manchester Chapel, Inglewood, California. Rev. Leroy Brown officiated. Bret and Kurt Ivie, Jerome Myles, Shawn, Brennon and Damien Ivie, Keith and Mark Ivie, Jacque Shirley, Rick and Ardie Jr., Ivie served as honorary pallbearers. Interment followed in Inglewood Park Cemetery. Mr. Steverson was born February 2, 1909, in Athens. His mother Luesettie and stepfather, Mr. Criner, raised him and his sister, Marie Steverson Collins. He graduated from Blackshear High School, Athens, in 1928, attended Prairie View College and earned his Bachelors Degree at Texas College, Tyler, in 1936. He married Odell Ivie in 1935 and taught in the Sand Flat School in Emory for a time. They moved to Los Angeles in 1942, where he was employed at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the duration of World War II. Afterwards he attended Moler Barber College and became a Master Barber and later owned and operated a barber shop in the West Adams District of Los Angeles. He later studied at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Long Beach and obtained a Teachers Credential in Special Education. He taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District until retirement in 1972. Mr. Steverson was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. Survivors include his wife of 69 years; cousins: Betty Lee Jackson of Athens, Leverne Jones of Houston, Fay Gentry of Compton, California; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marie, and a niece, Joyce Ann.

Rains County Leader
July 13, 2004
Katheryn L. Hays
1923-2004
Funeral services for Katheryn L Hays were held at 12:00 noon, Friday, July 9, at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel, Dallas. Mrs. Hays was born July 27, 1923, and passed away Monday, July 5, 2004. She was a former resident of Rains County. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Bruce (Sonny) C. Hays; son, Terry W. Hays; sister, Delores M. Carter; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Laurel Land Funeral Home Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Rains Co. Leader
July 13, 2004
Shirley Marshall
1944-2004
Funeral services for Shirley Ann Marshall, 60, of Point were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Carter officiating. Burial followed at Memoryland Memorial Park. Mrs. Marshall died July 4, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born April 22, 1944, in Greenville to Truman and Mary Williams Tate. She was married to Allan J. Marshall on Nov. 20, 1999, in Campbell. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church of Campbell and a member of the church choir. She retired from Texas A&M University-Commerce after 28 years of service in the John Gee Library. She is survived by her husband of Point; a daughter, Tami Keirn of Campbell; a son, Michael Wallace of Campbell; two stepdaughters, Shelby Marshall of El Con, Calif., and Terrie Marshall of Santa, Calif.; two sisters, Janis Edwards and husband Cliff of Greenville and Dianne Francis and husband Garland of Alexandria, Va.; two brothers, Truman Tate of Grapeland and Rickey Tate of Tyler; one aunt, Patricia Connally of Richardson; two grandchildren, Owen Bigler IV of Paris and Bradley Bigler of Campbell; and a special caregiver and friend, Tammy Miller of Point. Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by her parents; infant brother; and a sister. Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Rains Co., Leader
July 13, 2004
Melba Hale Bullard West
1925-2004
Melba Hale Bullard West, 78, of Beaumont, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital of Beaumont. She was the daughter of Thomas Hale and Cora Hart Hale, born October 30, 1925, in Hunt County. She grew up and attended schools in Rains County. She was married to Bruce Bullard. They were residents of Emory and the owners of B&B Foods there. Bruce died in 1988, and in 1990 she married Harlan West of Sulphur Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Bruce Bullard and Harlan West; sisters, Edith Kirby and Thelma Samples; and brothers, Claude, Albert, and John Hale. She is survived by her son, Marvin Bullard and his wife Linda of Beaumont; granddaughter, Kelly Bullard Wilson and her husband John of Dallas; grandson, John Seth Bullard and his wife Patricia of Beaumont; great-grandsons, John Stackhouse Wilson, Jr. and Gray Birdwell Wilson of Dallas; brother, Carson Hale of Rowlett; sisters, Stella Shipley of Greenville, Pauline Smith of Dallas, and Nina Phillips of Bedford. She was a member of North End Baptist Church in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 17, 2004, at the Emory City Cemetery with visitation from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Broussards Mortuary in Beaumont. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Melbas memory may be sent to the charity of your choice.

Rains County Leader
July 20, 2004
Lois Malone
1914-2004
Funeral services for Lois Malone, 90, Emory, were held at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 15, with Rev. William J. Vickery officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Ft. Worth. Pallbearers were Keith Martin, Karoll Martin, Joel Martin, Donald Martin, Elmer Edney Jr., and Allen Martin. Mrs. Malone died Monday, July 12, in Balch Springs Nursing Home. She was born in Rains County on March 23, 1914, to Henry L. and Mellie Taylor Martin. She was married in Rains County to Speed R. Malone. They were married for 36 years. She was a home-health care giver and member of the Assembly of God church. She is survived by a brother, Luther Martin of Crowley; sisters, Emma D. Martin of San Angelo, Violet Vernon of Plainview, Lillian Windham of Balch Springs, Lola B. Cherry of Elgin, Okla., and Christene Martin of North Richland Hills; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Rosie Lee Nance and Ola Mae Walker. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the charity of your choice

Rains County Leader
August 3, 2004
John L. Bone
1922-2004
Funeral services for John L. Bone, 82, of Canton were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 29, at Eubank Funeral Home Chapel, Canton, with Bro. Larry Page officiating. Burial was in Haven of Memories in Canton. Mr. Bone died Monday, July 26, in Tyler after a long illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1922, in the County Line community in Rains County to Bascom Ramon and Zula Viola Pippin Bone. He married LaVerne Barnes in 1945. He served in the Army Air Corps in WW II. He was a fireman and retired from the Dallas Fire Dept. He was affiliated with the church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, LaVerne, of Canton; daughter, Donna Kay Cooper of Mabank; sisters, Rama Kelso of Dallas and Irene Smith of Emory. He was preceded in death by brothers, Elvis Bone and Loy Bone; sister, Jennie Moses. Eubank Funeral Home of Canton was in charge of arrangements

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