Typed by Lena Stone Criswell - (Newspaper/date unknown)
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR RELATIVE OF MARLINIANS
Octogenarian Buried Sunday in Criswell Cemetery at Odds.
Funeral services for George Cross, age 80, who died while visiting at
Mart Thursday night, were held at Littlepage Funeral at Mart Sunday at
2:30 p.m. The Rev. H. H. Hargrove, pastor of Columbus Street Baptist Church,
Waco, officiated. He was assisted by the Rev. Charles L. Cockrell of Mart.
Burial was in Criswell Cemetery at Odds, where the Rev. I. H.
Willingham of Marlin brought a brief message. W. O. Easter of Criswell led
in prayer.
Pallbearers were the following nephews of the deceased: Wesley Walker
of Mart, J. D. Cross of China Springs, Scott Clewis of Waco, and Turner
Criswell, Marcus Criswell and Lloyd Eaves of Marlin.
Relatives and friends attending from Marlin were:
The Rev. I. H. Willingham, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Parton, Mrs. Jeff
Parton, Mrs. J. D. Mires, Mr. and Mrs. Turner Criswell, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Goode, Marcus Criswell, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barton, Travis Criswell, Thomas
Criswell, M. M. Allen, Jack Eaves, Miss Effie Eaves, Lloyd Eaves and Mrs.
Cliff A. McCoy.
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