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West Hill Cemetery
Sherman, Texas

Nancy O. Kreger 13 August 1865 - 17 June 1946	John C. Kreager 15 March 1857 - 26 May 1941
Alice Viola Kreager 26 April 1899 - 2 August 1906 d/o J.C. & N.O. Kreager	Barney C. Kreager 23 November 1885 - 26 February 1952

Photograph of the well in which Mrs. Kreager's body was found.

The Orange Leader
(Orange, Texas)
Friday, August 9, 1946

MURDER VICTIM?

Sheriff W.P. Gifford of Sherman said he was confident the body of a woman found in a well near there was Mrs. N.O. Kreager, 80. Mrs. Kreager has been missing from her home in Sherman since June 17 when she disappeared after drawing $9,000 from the bank. The sheriff said the body had been covered heavily with lime and than taken to the well.

The Denison Press
Tuesday, May 27, 1941
pg. 1

Sherman, Texas, May 27 - John C. Kreager, Sr., 82, landowner and stockman, died Monday from a heart attack suffered while sitting in his automobile here.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Walnut Street Church of Christ by Dr. A.R. Holton. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are 5 sons, Barney C. Kreager of San Antonio; Willis Kreager, Gainesville Church of Christ minister; John C. Kreager, Jr., of Sherman; Jim T. Kreager, Corsicana; and D.J. Kreager of Houston; four daughters, Mrs. Everette Knox of Sherman; Mrs. Thad Bookout of Dallas; Mrs. Millsap and Mrs. Herbert Hooker of Springdale, Arkansas; a sister, Mrs. John Fitzgerald of Denison; 27 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

West Hill Cemetery
Susan Hawkins
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