 Whitesboro  Sallie O. Acree 27 June 1845 - 10 December 1902 R.R. Acree 11 September 1832 - 31 October 1900  Sharlie Fain Acree 1869 - 1954   Eldred Hindrix Acree 7 October 1894 - 31 July 1944 Texas Chief Electrician Mate 1 US Navy Sherman Democrat August 4, 1944 pg. 9 WHITESBORO WAR VETERAN DIES IN MARINE HOSPITAL Whitesboro - Eldred Hendrix Acree, 49, died at 10:50 a.m. Monday at the marine hospital in Galveston. Funeral services were held Thursday from the Richards-Beck funeral home in Whitesboro, conducted by Rev. A.T. Mays, pastor of the Whitesboro Methodist church. Interment was in the Whitesboro cemetery. Pallbearers were Lee Huff, Dr. W.R. Younger, F.A. Bass, Hannie Watson, Paul Koontz and N.E. Judd. Mr. Acree was born October 7, 1894 in Whitesboro, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Acree. He was chief petty officer in the Navy. He was an electrician on the President's private yacht for several years. He had been in the Navy 30 years, was retired in 1939 and recalled in 1941. He had been in failing health since 1941. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. G.G. Acree of Dallas.   Oakwood Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message |