 The Whitewright Sun
Thursday, April 2, 1954 pg. 1 HUNDREDS VISIT "MA" MANGRUM ON HER 105th BIRTHDAY With her 105th birthday celebrating behind her, Mrs. Mandy A. Mangrum can now take time to look at the more than one thousand cards and letters she received during the past ten days. Up to Wednesday morning not all the cards had been counted, but Mrs. Mangrum's son, T.A. Mangrum, had counted over 900 with a large stack still to count. Although Tuesday was her birthday, Mrs. Mangrum's relatives and friends staged her birthday party on Sunday in order that more of them could be present. Twenty-six relatives were present for the Sunday dinner, with many other relatives and friends calling during the day. She received numerous gifts from friends here and elsewhere. Wagner's Greenhouse of Denison sent her a beautiful corsage, Mrs. Wagner saying she didn't know Mrs. Mangrum but that anybody who could live to be 105 is certainly entitled to some attention even from strangers. There were many other flowers sent by friends. Charley Lewis of Slaton, an old friend of the family who always goes by to see"Ma" Mangrum when in Whitewright, wired her some flowers. There were other gifts, too, to contribute to her happiness. Mrs. Mangrum is the oldest resident of Grayson county, and among the oldest in the state and nation. During the last few weeks she has become very feeble and spends most of her time in bed. Among the relatives present for the birthday party on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mangrum and daughter, Dorothy Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baxter and son Paul and Mr. and Mrs. John Park, all of Grand Prairie; Miss Una Mae Mangrum of Dallas; Mrs. Freddie Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Mangrum and children, Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Graves and Mr. and Mrs. F.O. Mangrum, all of Sherman; Millard Mangrum of Opelousas, La; Mrs. Mattie Knox of Oklahoma City; Miss Exa Rae Graves of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Mangrum and A.T. Mangrum of Whitewright. There were 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild present Out-of-town friends present included Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harp, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Burros, Mrs. Leon Sherrill, Mrs. Ida Parker, Mrs. H.L. Piner, and Mrs. Gene Bacon, all of Sherman; Mr. and Mrs. Curt Ferguson of Commerce; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dillon of Durant, Oklahoma; Mrs. Robert Grant of Bonham; Mrs. F.W. Wright and Mrs. Ollie Bales of Denison; and Mrs. E.J. Dixon of Dallas. Also present were a host of Whitewright friends. The Whitewright Sun Thursday, April 1, 1955 Pg. 1 Mrs. Mangrum Has 106th Birthday Numerous out-of-town relatives and friends as well as many Whitewright friends called on Mrs. Mandy A. Mangrum last Sunday to help her celebrate her 106th birthday. Thirty-two relatives were present for the birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mangrum. Among the out-of-town relatives and friends who called during the day were Mr. and Mrs. T.D. Knox and children and Mrs. Mattie Knox of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mangrum and daughter Dorothy Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baxter and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. John Park, Mrs. Bob Stephenson, Mrs. Bagwell and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sweet of Grand Prairie; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Mangrum and children, Mr. and Mrs. Buster Graves and Mr. and Mrs. F.O. Mangrum of Sherman; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ferguson of Commerce; Mrs. E.C. Waits of Corsicana; Miss Euna Mae Mangrum and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Boyer of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rudy of Ector; and Mrs. Bruce Pember and son of Slaton. Mrs. Mangrum has two living children, Joe Mangrum and Al Mangrum, 16 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. For the last several years Mrs. Mangrum has been receiving hundreds of birthday cards from all over the United States, and this deluge of greetings was repeated this year. March 31 was her 106th birthday, but the celebration was held on the Saturday preceding that date as has been the custom of the past. Birthday Index Elaine Nall Bay ©2022 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |