THOMAS McKINLEY CRISWELL

     Thomas McKinley Criswell, b February 6, 1928 in Falls County, Texas - was a son of Thomas Turner and Mary Amelia (McKinley) Criswell. He received his degree in Agronomy in the Class of 1952 from Texas A&M University, and owns Criswell Enterprises in Marlin, Texas.

     On November 27, 1958, Tom married first to Mrs. Wanda Lea (Harper) Mobley, b August 24, 1928 in Grady Community, Falls County, Texas, d November 7, 1982 in Marlin, Texas - a daughter of Roy L. and Sidney Harper. Wanda had three daughters by her first marriage to Charles A. Mobley, and Tom adopted them: Pamela, b March 8, 1948; Shannon, b October 13, 1952; and Kathy, b February 1, 1954. Tom and Wanda also had a son, Thomas McKinley Criswell II, b December 31, 1959.

     Wanda was a Marlin High School graduate, and attended business school in Dallas, Texas. She was employed at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marlin for fifteen years, worked for Marlin Independent School District, and worked two years before her death with her husband's business. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, a Sunday School teacher, and a member of the choir.

     On April 8, 1984 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, Thomas McKinley Criswell married second to Barbara June (Houston) Davison (called "June"), b July 11, 1930 in Falls County, Texas - a daughter of John Durward and Hildred (Elder) Houston, who had two daughters, Lee Ann and Susan Elizabeth Davison, by her first marriage to Robert Davison.

     Tom and June Criswell continue to reside in Marlin, Texas.

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 102 column 2.  
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