BANK PRESIDENT DIES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Charles F. Pelfrey, president of the Collinsville state Bank, who died Monday morning at approximately 9:30 o'clock in a Sherman hospital.
Services were held in the Richards-Beck Chapel at 2:30 p.m.  The Rev. Hugh Newsom, pastor of the Collinsville Baptist church conducted the services.  Burial was in the Collinsville cemetery.
Mr. Pelphrey, 83, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Pelphrey.  He was born May 1, 1881.  He was well-known as a merchant and landowner in the Collinsville area.
Pallbearers were Laverne Stephenson, Jim Swindle, R.J. Moncrief, Manuel Carney, Bob Light, and G.C. Walker.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. F.R. deCordova; a nephew, W.F. deCordova; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. W.P. Pelphrey, all of Collinsville.