ERSKINE, MRS DELLA CRISWELL

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Surnames:  ERSKINE, CRISWELL, BRATCHER, McCOY, TATE, STONE, SCHMID, JR., DENTON, RICHARDSON, PARTON, HAIR, BONNER, HICKS, JONES, McKINLEY, PHARIS, DURHAM, LATTIMER, MIERS, BRATTON, WILLIAMS, CAMPBELL.

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OTTO WOMAN
DIES AT 78

       Mrs. Della Criswell Erskine, 78, of Otto, died at 9 p.m. Thursday in a Marlin Convalescent Home.
       Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in The Adams Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. A. A. Bratcher of Trinity Memorial Baptist in Marlin.  Interment will be in Criswell Cemetery.
       Mrs. Erskine was born in Falls County on October 1, 1886.  At the time of her death, she was a retired housewife.
       She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Cliff McCoy and a brother, Turner Criswell, both of Marlin, one niece, Mrs. Chester Tate of Marlin, and five nephews, J. C. Criswell of Grand Prairie, Travis Criswell of Temple, Glen Criswell of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ray Criswell of Bryan, and Thomas M. Criswell of Marlin.

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MRS. ERSKINE
OF CRISWELL DIES

       MARLIN (SPL)--Mrs. Della Criswell Erskine, 79, of the Criswell community near Marlin died in a Marlin rest Thursday night.
       Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today in Adams Funeral Chapel. Rev. A. A. Bratcher will officiate.  Burial will be in Criswell Cemetery.
       Mrs. Erskine was born in Falls County.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Criswell.  Her husband, John C. Erskine, died in 1964.
       Survivors include a brother, Turner Criswell of Marlin, and other relatives.

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ERSKINE, MRS. DELLA CRISWELL

       Mrs. Della Criswell Erskine died at 8:28 p.m. Thursday in a Marlin rest home. 
       Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Adams Funeral Chapel, Rev. A. A. Bratcher officiating, burial in Criswell Cemetery.
       Survivors: one brother, Turner Criswell of Marlin; one sister Mrs. Cliff McCoy of Marlin; five nephews, J. C. Criswell of Grand Prairie, Travis Criswell of Temple, Glen Criswell of Albuquerque, N.M., Ray Criswell of Bryan, Thomas Criswell of Marlin; one niece, Mrs. Chester Tate of Marlin.
       Active pallbearers:  George Stone, Joe Schmid Jr., Mac Denton, Jack Richardson, Jack Parton, Grady Hair, Oscar Bonner, David Hicks, Truett Jones, Dr. Frank McKinley, Robert Pharis, Jack Durham, S. A. Lattimer, Eddy Miers, Rice Bratton, Henry Williams, O. M. Campbell.
       Adams Funeral Home, Marlin, Texas.

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Note: Della Petura Criswell Erskine died on Aug. 12, 1965-lsc

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Submitted by
Lena Stone Criswell