 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas Pioneer Sherman Woman Dies Early Tuesday Morning Mrs. Mary Alice Odneal, widow of the late John W. Odneal, and a resident of Sherman since 1853, died at the family home at 422 East Odneal Street about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning at the age of 72 years. Mrs. Odneal, who was known and loved by friends throughout Sherman, was a member of one of the earliest families locating in Sherman and her years of residence here dated back to within a few years of the founding of the city. The daughter of George and Elizabeth Bond, she came with her parents when they removed from Arkansas in 1852 to what is now Sherman. Mr. Bond acquired and for many years farmed lands on which much of the business part of Sherman is built. Mrs. Odneal was married in about 1872 to John W. Odneal, a member of another pioneer family of Sherman, owning adjoining property to that of her parents. Mr. Odneal died in Sherman in 1912. Eight children born of the union survive. They are H.L. Odneal, Los Angeles, Calif.; R.C. Odneal, Valley View; Mrs. R.L. Loving, Dallas; Mrs. R.T. Hanna, Sherman; Mrs. F.E. Keith, Sherman. She is also survived by one brother, Burl Bond, of California. Two sisters, Mrs. M.J. Carruthers of Sherman and Mrs. J.F. Herndon of Los Angeles, Calif., have died within the past 15 months. Mrs. Odneal had been an active member of Central Christian Church here for 30 years. she was a member of the Veteran Bible classs at the time of her death. Funeral services will take place from the late home at 422 East Odneal Street Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. George F. Cuthrell, pastor of Central Christian Church will conduct the services. Burial will be by the side of Mr. Odneal's grave in West Hill Cemetery. Only one or two residents of Sherman claim a longer continuous residence in Sherman than did Mrs. Odneal at the time of her death, which marked the passing of another of the pioneer citizens of Sherman. The following will be pallbearers: R.B. Wilbanks, Billie Batsell, Marion Shaw, Jack Blassingame, George Chapman, T.D. Simmons, Walter C. Jones, F.R. Edwards, Ben F. Gafford, and W.H. Lucas, active; Carl Nall, Barlow Roberts, W.H. Lankford, H.J. Hall, Dr. Brown, J.F. Holt, Harry Woods, Gus Parrish, Dick Chapman, Will Leslie, C.B. Randell, C.B. Dorchester, Ford Moore, Ike Exstein, Jake Exstein, J.B. Shaw, Judge J.P. Leslie, Sallas Austin, Dr. E.J. Neathery, Dr. L.P. Gunby, Dr. A.L. Ridings, Dr. G.F. Brown and Judge Silas Hare, honorary.  West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2016 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |