   The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, January 7, 1894 Mrs. M. A. Garner Mrs. M. A. Garner, who had been seriously ill several weeks, died Tuesday evening at the family home in South Denison on Woodlawn boulevard. She was about 51 years of age, and the majority of her life was spent in Texas and the Indian Territory. Since the tragic death of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Haynes, on the night of May 17, 1892, Mrs. Garner never regained her usual health and spirits. The shock was too great, and the death is but the lingering results of that awful night. Funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian chapel at 11 o'clock Thursday morning.
The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, December 25, 1907 J. D. Garner Dead At 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, J. D. Garner, aged 80 years, 2 months and 16 days, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ada G. Shaffer, No. 4:30 West Gandy street, of general debility, resulting from old age. Mr. Garner had been in failing health for a number of years and for about three months had been unable to leave his room, knowing he could never leave it again, yet looking forward bravely and calmly. This weary waiting time, serenely tracing the inevitable, the saddest of all times to the helpless watchers beside him, but stamped deeper his characteristics of the man. The remains were taken to the First Presbyterian Church at 10 o'clock Friday morning and the funeral services were held at 2 p.m. by the Rev. M. C. Johnson, pastor of the church. Mr. Garner had been a member of the Presbyterian church for half a century and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church here during the time of his residence in Denison. He was also a prominent Mason and the local Masonic lodge conducted the services at Fairview cemetery at 3 p.m. A special choir composed of the Y.M.C.A. Quartette, assisted by Mesdames Alice Acheson Sprowles, Ada Markham, Overton Harris and Miss Mabel Dain, furnished the music. The pall bearers were brother officers in the church. James Davenport Garner was born in Xenia, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1827. Early in life he left the Ohio home, located first in Missouri, later at Centralia, Ill., where he was married to Miss Martha Thompson in 1858. He went to California in 1849 but returning, he located in the Indian Territory in the early fifties. He was one of the leading business men of Stringtown for a number of years, and had charge of the government salt works at Boggy, Oklahoma, during the Civil War. Soon after the war closed Mr. Garner, with his family, moved to Texas, locating first at McKinney and later at Denison where he has been one of the most substantial and enterprising citizens for the past fifteen or twenty years. Mrs. Garner, the loving companion, sharer of his toils and joys, died about ten years ago, and is buried in Fairview Cemetery. A daughter, Mrs. Hattie Haynes, also sleeps her last long sleep beneath the sacred soil of the same lovely place. The surviving children are: Mrs. Ada G. Shaffer of Denison; with whom the father had made his home since the passing of his faithful companion, Alex Garner of Oklahoma, Mrs. Eoline Simpson of Wilburton, Okla., and Mrs. G. Davis of Kiowa, Oklahoma. A son, George Garner, passed away several years ago. In the passing of Mr. Garner, the son and daughters have lost a kind and loving father; his friends and neighbors, an upright, genial, sympathies, companion; the church a faithful worker; and the city, one of its most honorable and enterprising citizens. In all the relations of life Mr. Garner measured up to the highest standard. To know the right was for him to do the right cheerfully and kindly. He was an honest, upright, manly man, than which the truest friend could pay no higher tribute.
The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, May 22, 1892 MRS. HATTIE G HAYNES Daughter of Dr. Garner, who was murdered in South Denison Tuesday night, was buried in Fairview Cemetery Thursday evening at 3:30 o'clock. The remains were brought in on the motor, funeral services were conducted by Pastor J. L. Adams, of the Presbyterian church. The building would not contain more than one half those seeking admittance. The services were not long but peculiarly impressive and were under the auspices of the Order of Eastern Star. The floral tributes were marvels of beauty. Fairview Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
