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Established 1948   William L. Ashburn 1892 - 1957 Blanch Ashburn 1899 - 1984  The Denison Press Friday, March 29, 1957 pg.2 W.L. Ashburn Buried Sunday Funeral services were held at Waples Memorial Methodist Church Sunday afternoon for William L. Ashburn, Jr., 65, prominent Denison businessman and civic leader. Rev. Duke Barron, pastor of Waples, officiated. Burial was in Cedarlawn Memorial Park with Johnson-Moore Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Ashburn died in Madonna hospital Saturday morning at 7 o'clock after a month's illness. He had been in ill health since stricken with a heart attack 3 years ago. Pallbearers were W.L. Steakley, E.J. Lilley, W.L. Peterson, J.V. Conatser, Walter Lebrecht, Kenneth J. Mills, Carl Flanery, Sr. and Albert Martin. Mr. Ashburn was born near Pottsboro March 3, 1892, son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ashburn. He attended school in Pottsboro and received his business education at Draughon's Business College in Denison. He was married June 24, 1922 to Blanch Church, native of Denison. The Ashburn home is at 1231 W. Bond. Ashburn was associated with his father and brothers in the dairy and creamery business all his life. He started his own business in Sherman in 1916, then took time out for service in the First World War. He returned to the Sherman plant which he sold in 1920 to return to Denison. He purchased the Ashburn dairy from his father and operated it until 1924 when he joined 2 of his brothers, Harrell and Martin, in the creamery business. Ashburn served 2 terms as Mayor of Denison. He was a member of the Waples church. He was a past president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and Grayson County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He was active in Boy Scout work, Dokeys, Masons, American Legion and various civic welfare organizations. Survivors are 2 sons, W.L. Ashburn, III, stationed at Ft. Carson and Donald Ashburn of Denison; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ryall Skaggs, Denison and Mrs. Harold Pace, Sherman; 4 brothers, Paul Ashburn, Sr., Denison; Harrell Ashburn, Ft. Worth; Frank Ashburn, Sherman; and Lawrence Ashburn, Dallas; and 5 grandchildren.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |