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Dr. Montrose M. Wolf, Baptist Pastor,
Dies Dr. Montrose M. Wolf, who during his long and colorful career as a Baptist preacher "retired" three times only to be called back into service, received his final "call" Friday. The long time Houston minister, 77, who built South Main Baptist Church into one of the leading churches of the denomination in the city, died Friday at 6:50 a.m. in Hermann Hospital. His career, which began one warm May afternoon in Davilla, Bell County, had extended over more than a half century. Ill for Two Years Illness which plagued him for more than two years forced the minister to retire from his last active pulpit, at Riverside Baptist Church, 3900 North MacGregor, in February, 1950. Doctor Wolf came to Texas from Arkansas when he was 17 and began teaching school. He entered the ministry when he was 21. During his lengthy career, Doctor Wolf headed a Baptist school, and was a state missionary, in addition to his pastoral duties. From 1907 until 1917 he served as president of the old Baptist Academy at Palacios. Prior to that time, he had been one of the six missionaries supported by the state Baptist convention. Houston Career Doctor Wolf's career in Houston began at Trinity Baptist Church, 1202 Hogan, in 1917. A year later, he was called as pastor of the old Tuam Avenue Baptist Church. At the time he took over, it was a small church with only 300 people on its membership rolls, and occupying a small frame building at Tuam and Fannin. Under his guidance for more than two decades, the church changed its name to South Main Baptist Church, moved its location to the present site at 4100 Day, and built a complete new church plant in 1929. 2100 In Congregation When Doctor Wolf "retired" the first time--in 1937--his congregation had more than 2100 members. At that time, the preacher said he was going to "write books and hold revival meetings." He later commented that he retired from South Main because "after a man has been at a church for 20 years, he kind of runs out of ammunition." His retirement, however, was short lived. He accepted a small pastorate at Richmond, where he remained for five years, and then moved back to Houston, where he again retired. Again Called Back That second "retirement" lasted almost five years, but in 1945 he was again called back into the active ministry, to head the then small Riverside Church. During his pastorate there, Doctor Wolf led the congregation in completing a $70,000 red brick church seating 250 people, and planning for a larger plant. His ministerial activities were not confined just to pastoral duties. For several years he served as a full time professor of Union Baptist Theological Seminary, 2600 Chew, a seminary for Negro preachers. General Convention Doctor Wolf at one time was a member of the executive board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and for 15 years was a trustee of Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Gray Lodge No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Wolf of 2413 Steele; two daughters, Mrs. Robert K. Maddrey of Houston and Mrs. Gorham Woods of Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, Russell Wolf of New Orleans, Paul Wolf and Edwin Wolf, both of Houston; two sisters, Miss Gertrude Wolf and Miss Ima Wolf, both of Dallas; two brothers, John E. Wolf of Houston and Eugene Wolf of Rockdale, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced by Geo. H. Lewis & Sons. The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, December 15, 1950
Dr. Wolf Funeral Is Set For 3 PM Today Dr. Montrose M. Wolf, 77-year- old retired Baptist clergyman whose half a century in the ministry included three separate "retirements," will be buried Saturday afternoon in Forest Park Cemetery. Four of Dr. Wolf's fellow clergymen Dr. E. H. Westmoreland, Dr. Kyle M. Yates, Dr. Joseph Emery and the Rev. W. M. Harrell will conduct his services at 3 PM Saturday at the South Main Baptist Church, of which he was pastor for 20 years. Dr. Wolf, ill for more than two years, died at 6:50 AM Friday in Hermann Hospital. His career as a minister ended last February, when his illness forced him to resign his pastorate at the Riverside Baptist Church here. It began when he was 21, in Davilla, Bell County, when he entered full time ministerial work after a four-year period in which he taught school and preached as a sideline. From 1907 until 1917, when he came to Houston, Dr Wolf was president of the old Baptist Academy at Palacios, which closed down at the beginning of World War I. His first pulpit in Houston was at the Trinity Baptist Church, 1202 Hogan St, in 1917. A year later, he was made pastor of the old Tuam Avenue Baptist Church, a small frame structure on the corner of Tuam Avenue and Fannin Street. There were some 300 people in the congregation when he took over. During the next 20 years, under Dr Wolf's supervision, the church changed its name and became one of the largest in the Southern Baptist conference the South Main Baptist Church, now at 4100 Day St. The old building was abandoned in 1929 in favor of the present plant. There were more than 2.100 on the church membership rolls in 1937, when Dr Wolf left the South Main pastorate. That was his first "retirement." Dr Wolf didn't remain inactive long, though. A short time later he took over a small pastorate in Richmond and stayed there five years. Then he moved back to Houston and again retired. Five years or so later, Dr Wolf got his third and last call to service, taking over the pulpit at the small Riverside Baptist Church in 1945. There he remained while a new $70,000 church was built and an even larger building was planned. Dr. Wolf never entirely deserted his teaching. For several years he was a full-time professor at the Union Baptist Theological Seminary, a seminary for Negro preachers. He was a trustee of Memorial Hospital for more than 15 years, and was once a member of the executive board of the Baptist General Convention. He was a member of Gray Lodge Number 329, AF&AM. Dr Wolf is survived by his widow. Mrs. Louise Wolf; two daughters, Mrs. Robert K. Maddrey of Houston and Mrs. Gorham Woods of Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, Russell Wolf of New Orleans, La, and Paul and Edwin Wolf of Houston; two sisters, Misses Gertrude and Ima Wolf of Dallas; two brothers. John E. Wolf of Houston and Eugene Wolf of Rockdale, and five grandchildren. His body will lie in state at the South Main Baptist Church from 2 PM Saturday until the services are held. The Houston Post, Houston, Texas, December 16, 1950 Mrs. Montrose M. Wolf, of 4514 Dakshire, died at 3 pm. Friday. Native of Cuero. Resident of Houston 40 years. Member South Main Baptist Church. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Robert K Maddrey. Houston. Mrs. Gorham W. Woods, Baltimore Md.: sons. Edwin M. and Paul H Wolf, both of Houston, Russell C. Wolf New Orleans, La. Remains will lie in state at S. Main Baptist Church, 200 Colquitt, from 2 p.m. Monday until time of services there at 3 p.m. Monday, Dr. E. H. Westmoreland officiating. Burial. Forest Park Cemetery, Geo. H. Lewis & Sons. 400 McGowen Ave., JA 4-3141.
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George White Sherman Rev. George W. Sherman, 54, pastor of the Polytechnic Baptist church, died suddenly at his home 1818 Avenue F, Polytechnic, at 4 o’clock Friday morning. Heart disease was the cause. Dr. Sherman retired Thursday night apparently in good health. He awakened his wife shortly before 4 o’clock and complained of having a pain around his heart and before Mrs. Sherman could summon medical aid he died. Dr. Sherman came to Polytechnic in September of last year from Brownwood. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie Sherman; a daughter, Mrs. I. W. Parker, of Lexington, Texas, and one son, John F. Sherman, of Polytechnic. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, October 21, 1921 Sherman--Funeral services for Mrs. George W. Sherman, 60, who died at her residence, 2816 Avenue F. early Saturday, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Polytechnic Baptist Church. She is the wife of the late Rev. George W. Sherman, former pastor of the Polytechnic Baptist Church. Rev. William Read, pastor and Rev. Forrest Smith, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Olivet. Mrs. Sherman is survived by a daughter, Mrs. I. W. Parker, Fort Worth; a son, John F. Sherman, Fort Worth; two brothers, Cecil and John Brownlow, both of Mount Pleasant, Tenn.; and a sister, Mrs. L. T. Hastings, Monroe, La. Pallbearers will be E. R. Lamar, W. M. Swain, Robert Swain, Ben Blair, H. G. Hoffman and Jake Hobson.
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Rev. Israel Is Dead After Brief Illness Following a brief illness, Reverend J. W. Israel, former pastor of First Methodist church, South, of this city, died at his home in Marlin, Texas, yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Israel served here a little more than a year, leaving Muskogee fourteen months ago to assume the pastorate at Marlin. He was forty-seven years of age and was considered one of the strongest ministers in this church district. He was a recent visitor in Muskogee having been called here to officiate at the laying of the cornerstone for the new Day Nursery and delivered the main address at the Elks annual memorial service. During his stay here he took an active part in civic affairs and was a member of the Masonic lodge and Kiwanis club. Telegrams of condolence were sent to Mrs. Israel by individuals and organizations here last night. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mary Louise and son, Gus. Funeral services will be held at Plainview. Muskogee Times-Democrat, Muskogee, Oklahoma, January 7, 1924
Janie Israel Mrs. J. W. (Janle) Israel, 95, of 1103 East Stedall in Robinson died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services were Monday in Wilkirson and Hatch Chapel. Rev. John Rentfro, Rev. Herman Boyd and Rev. Frank Bartos officiating, burial In Oakwood Cemetery. The family will be at the Fothergill residence at 1103 East Stegall in Robinson. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Charles S. Fothergill of 1103 East Stegall and Miss Mary Louise Israel of Buena Vista, Va.; one son, Gus Israel Sr., of 1105 East Stegall; one grandchild: one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Frank Merriwether, Adolph Bock, Jack Norred, E. C. Wigley Sr., George Andrews, William F. Hague. Wilkirson and Hatch Funeral Home: 1124 Washington, phone 753-3691. The Waco Times-Herald, Waco, Texas, February 3, 1969 Rev. Israel Goes To His Old Church The large number of admiring Palacios friends of Rev. J. W. Israel the former pastor of the Baptist church of this city, will be both surprised and pleased to learn that he has been recalled to his old church at Cuero, and that he has accepted the call. A circumstance much out of the ordinary is that this is the third time Rev. Israel has been called to Cuero church, which is a high compliment to his ability as pastor and preacher, and attests the great esteem in which he is held by church and people of Turkeytown. Palacios Beacon, June 19, 1914 Mrs. J. W. Israel, and sons, Horace and Gus, and daughter, Mary Louise, left Wednesday morning for a few weeks visit with Mrs. Israel’s mother at Floresville, after which they will go to Cuero, Texas, which place they have made their next home, and where they have already shipped their household goods. Mrs. Israel has become a strong figure in Palacios, especially in the Baptist Church, where she has been a firm friend to all who knew her, and she leaves many friends here who regret to see her leaving Palacios. Her daughter, Miss. Norine Franklin, will remain here with friends until after Encampment, when she will join the rest of the family at Cuero.
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Robert Taylor Hanks Rev. R. T. Hanks was born in Olney, Alabama, April 23, 1850. His father A. M. Hanks, was a merchant, farmer, and preacher. His mother--nee Miss L. C. Sanders--was one of the wisest and best of women. When but a boy, his father moved from Olney to a farm called Chestnut Hill, near Spring Hill, Alabama, where he and two prosperous farmers established a school. His post office was Pickensville. His father had a theory that a child should not be started to school until he was ten years old. At that age in the life of R. T. Hanks the war between the States broke out, and all the teachers went to war. By the time the war closed he was fifteen, and knew about farming, knew Negroes, mules, dogs, etc., but was ignorant of books. He had four older brothers in the army, and there was too much to engage the family to think about home education. After the war he walked four miles to school at Pickensville, taught by Rev. John W. Taylor, a graduate of Howard College and of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. John A. Broadus said of him: "He was the only student I ever taught whom I never had to correct. I never put a single red mark on any of his exercises." Young Hanks was exceedingly anxious to learn. Notwithstanding he had to stay out of school for six weeks that Fall to haul corn from the farm of Mr. William Dupree, in Mississippi, some twenty miles away, he began practically at the beginning, but passed through Webster's spelling book, the first book of rhetoric and half through the second, through Coleman's Mental Arithmetic, Davies' Arithmetic, Davies' Algebra and through four books of geometry that session. He never made any such progress any more, and, too, except for a time in Carrollton, Alabama, he never had Mr. Taylor for a teacher. When Mr. Hanks was in his twenty-first year, he went to Dalton, Georgia, to read law under his uncle, Col. J. A. R. Hanks. He had already felt called to preach; had joined the church under Mr. Taylor, in Pickensville, when a boy of fourteen, and from that day on was resisting his call as hard as he could. He fancied that if he left loved ones and old acquaintances he would not care if men were lost. He joined the church in Dalton, under the pastoral care of Rev. Geo. A. Lofton, and tried to be a faithful church member. And he devoted himself to the study of law, and as his uncle had a large law library and a fine practice and no children, and as he was to be partner at first, then heir if his uncle should be called away first, he had every worldly inducement to stick to the law. But all at once, and unexpectedly, deacon Blanton made a motion in conference that "our young brother, Robert Taylor Hanks, be licensed to exercise his gifts in the gospel in public." The young man was dumbfounded, for he had been hiding behind the fact that nobody except himself had seen and felt his call. It was "the last straw," and it did the breaking. The young man surrendered, that's the word—surrendered. Pastor Lofton announced an early appointment for him to preach. He did not preach; he tried; he failed. He talked some five or ten minutes, turned blind from confusion and quit. Deacon Black prayed, and "thanked God for the failure of our young brother." Not knowing any better, the young brother went off to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina. He knew he needed more education, and he had heard the Seminary was a school where they educated preachers. After two sessions, and having taken all the English course, he saw he needed to know languages, especially Greek. So he went to Richmond College. No; at first he went to Howard College, Marion, Alabama. But his health broke down, and he went home to "recuperate," as Dr. Wilkinson, the college physician, put it. He recuperated by running his father's farm that year, and by working a corn crop with his own hands, with the proceeds of which he went to Richmond College. He borrowed twenty-five dollars with which to start to the Seminary, getting there with four dollars and fifty cents. He managed by the aid of the Students' Fund, by economy, by industry, and by an unfailing faith, to pull through the two years and to pay back the twenty-five dollars. For instance, while in the Seminary, through the influence of Dr. John A. Broadus, a Mr. Martin, of North Orange, New Jersey, sent him a hundred dollars. It ought to be said here also, that, while sick with typhoid fever at Howard College, Mrs. Crenshaw took him to her home and nursed him back to health, no doubt saving his life. He spent three years in Richmond College, having Rev. B. W. N. Simms for a most congenial and helpful roommate, and making his way by preaching to the churches at Louisa and Cool Springs, "supplying" the other two Sundays when wanted, and helping in meetings during vacation. One vacation he supplied for the First Baptist church, Petersburg, Virginia, between the pastorates of Dr. William E. Hatcher and Dr. T. T. Eaton. He was to get $100 for two months' work, and his board. The church paid him $233. After leaving Richmond College, he went back to the Seminary. He left the Seminary to accept the call to the church at Dalton, Georgia. There he remained four years. During this first settled pastorate, he married Miss Mattie Bernard Jones, of Louisa, Virginia, daughter of Colonel F. W. Jones, sister of Rev. J. Wm. Jones, D. D., and aunt of "the Jones boys." He has often been heard to say: "God gave me the best wife a pastor ever had," and all who knew Mrs. Hanks will testify that she certainly was one of the Lord's best. After Dalton he was pastor four years in Albany, Georgia; seven years of the First Baptist church, Dallas, Texas; seven years of the First Baptist church, Abilene, Texas; one year each at Sweetwater and Stamford, Texas; two years at Caldwell, Texas; five and a half years of Calvary Baptist church, El Paso, Texas, and two years at Palacios, Texas. There God called Mrs. Hanks up higher and he resigned, accepted an election as general missionary by the State Board, and moved back to Abilene, Texas, where he has two sons living; with the older of the two he makes his home. For four times, between several pastorates, he has been general missionary. He was elected five times, but could not accept one time. He resigned his pastorate in Dallas four times, but never did get it accepted. The last time he said to the church: "I am going to quit, whether you accept my resignation or not, as I feel called of God to make another newspaper for the Baptists of Texas." The senior deacon replied: "You may leave us, if you will, but this church will never put an acceptance of your resignation upon its minutes." He did leave that good church, and made The Western Baptist. After two years he sold the paper to Rev. M. V. Smith, of Belton, Texas, and Rev. J. B. Cranfill, then of Waco, Texas, and they changed the name to The Baptist Standard, and now it is the Baptist paper of Texas. When he went to Dallas, there were two First Baptist churches in the city. The church had a contention and divided. Something like eighty-three of the members went off and claimed to be the church. Some three hundred or more remained, and claimed to be the church. Within six months they made friends, and the minority took the name of the Live Oak Street church. Within a year they reunited. They had two pastors and both resigned. Without a nomination or a committee, the united church balloted for pastor, and Mr. Hanks got absolutely every vote. While Mr. Hanks was pastor in Dallas, Rev. Kit Williams started a Sunday-school supply store and a Sunday-school paper. He employed Dr. B. H. Carroll and Mr. Hanks to write the lessons for his paper. Mr. Hanks began writing an analytical lesson, the first of the kind that had appeared up to that time. The style was adopted by a good many lesson writers, but has since fallen into disuse. It required immense work. Besides his pastorates, and being a representative of the State Mission Board, Mr. Hanks has been offered some denominational positions. At one time he was approached by influential members of the trustees to know if he would consider the position of President of Baylor College, at Belton, Texas; and the president of the Board of Trustees of Simmons College wrote him at one time that he was the unanimous choice for the presidency of that institution. He has been a trustee of Baylor College, of Simmons College, and is now a trustee of Palacios Baptist Academy, and of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. During his pastorate in El Paso he had the experience of uniting two churches, which had originally not been on friendly terms, and again he was the unanimous choice of the united church for pastor. He has often been called through the deep waters. He has buried six little children, his remarkably gifted daughter who grew to young womanhood, Bess Page Hanks, and who was of inestimable help in his work, and finally, in Palacios, God took his wife. Now he walks alone, and yet in Christian resignation and cheerfulness he pursues his work, counting it all joy that he might finish his blessed ministry. Baptist Biography, Volume 1, pages 189-193
Hanks Service Set For Today Final tribute to Dr. Robert Taylor Hanks, 81, will be held here this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist church, which he served as pastor for seven years. Dr. Hanks, prominent in the Baptist ministry of Texas for half a century, one of the founders of Simmons university and a kinsman of Abraham Lincoln, died Friday afternoon in Dallas, at the home of a niece, Mrs. Bradley Hogue. Death resulted from pneumonia complicated by a heart involvement. A short service was held yesterday afternoon from the First Baptist church of Dallas, the first Texas church which Dr. Hanks served as a pastor. Dr. George W. Truett officiated. Upon arrival here this morning the body was to be conveyed from the train to the Laughter Undertaking company and from there to the church this afternoon. Bernard Hanks, who went to his father's bedside Tuesday night, and Mrs. Hanks accompanied the body. R. T. Hanks was born at Olney, Pickens county, Alabama, April 19, 1850, and received his education at Howard college in Alabama, Richmond college in Virginia and Baptist Seminary at Greenville, South Carolina. He had been a member of the Baptist church for 68 years and had resided in Texas since 1883. Assuming the pastorate of the Dallas First church shortly after his arrival in Texas, Dr. Hanks served the congregation for seven years. Under his pastorate the auditorium unit of the church was built and the first Texas Baptist women's missionary union then known as the ladies' aid society was organized. After resigning the Dallas church pastorate, Dr. Hanks edited the Southwestern Baptist, which he sold in 1892 to Dr. J. H. Cranfill and M. V. Smith. Name of the publication was then changed to the Baptist Standard. To Abilene in 1892 Dr. Hanks moved to Abilene in 1892 and became pastor of the First Baptist church. After seven years of service he resigned to accept a position as state missionary under the Baptist general convention of Texas. During his pastorate here he raised the first funds that went toward founding Simmons university. After leaving Abilene he was pastor at El Paso, Sweetwater, Stamford, Caldwell, Jewett and Palacios. For a time he served as superintendent of the home of aged ministers at Palacios and for several years was a trustee of Baylor college for women at Belton. He was a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln, his forbears being a branch of the Hanks family which settled in South Carolina while the branch from whom Lincoln descended sought homes in what was then the wilderness. The body of Dr. Hanks will be buried here beside the grave of his first wife, who was Miss Mattie Bernard Jones of Richmond, Virginia. She died in November, 1915, at Palacios. Several years later, Dr. Hanks was married again at Palacios. The second Mrs. Hanks died there a few years ago. Patty and Betty Lou Hanks of Abilene are granddaughters of Dr. Hanks. Abilene Daily Reporter, Abilene, Texas, February 21, 1932 Death of Mrs. Hanks Mrs. Mattie B. Hanks, wife of Rev. R. T. Hanks, pastor of the Palacios Baptist church, died suddenly Wednesday morning about ten o'clock, from heart failure. Mrs. Hanks had been a sufferer from heart trouble for a number of years, and while her death from this cause was not unexpected, its suddenness was very much of a shock to the community, and brought sorrow to all our people, by whom the deceased and her most gifted and much prized husband are held in high esteem. Rev. Hanks had left on the morning train Wednesday for the Baptist State Convention at Austin. He had intented going Tuesday, but delayed his departure one day on account of Mrs. Hanks' unfavorable condition, but by Wednesday morning she appeared to have improved very much, and the husband thought it would be entirely safe to leave her for the few days of the convention. She was attending to her household duties, and had just given some instructions concerning the noon meal, when she expired without a word or a struggle, the death messenger coming without the least warning. Messages were at once wired to the bereft husband, the telegrams reaching him at Wharton, and he returned to his home on the evening train. The wish of Mr. Hanks being that the funeral and interment should be held at the old home at Abilene, where other members of the family are buried, and where the surviving children, two sons, reside, arrangements were made for shipping the remains the following morning. A brief memorial service was held at the Baptist church Wednesday evening which was largely attended, and at which many tender tributes were paid to the memory of the deceased, and sincere condolences offered the bereaved husband. This service was under the direction of Prof. A. H. Echols of the Palacios Baptist Academy. Short eulogies were spoken by members of the Baptist church, and also by representatives of other churches of the city. The usual prayer meeting services of the sister churches were cancelled as a mark of respect to the deceased and pastor Hanks. At the memorial service a number of telegrams of condolence from fellow ministers at the State convention at Austin, and from near friends in other parts of the state were read. Yesterday morning the remains accompanied by the husband and the housekeeper, Miss Jane Long, left for Abilene where the funeral services will be held upon arrival, probably some time tomorrow. Pastor Hanks is a man beloved and held in high esteem by all the people of Palacios, and in the great affliction which has come upon him so suddenly, every heart goes out to him in tenderest and most sincere sympathy. Palacios Beacon, November 19, 1915
Katherine Sanders Hanks Mrs. R. T. Hanks passed away at her home in this city Tuesday night, after a short illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Carroll B. Ray, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Rev. J. A. Derrick, and Rev. G. F. Gillespie, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, after which remains will be laid to rest in the Palacios Cemetery. Palacios Beacon, January 9, 1930 Mrs. R. T. Hanks Katherine Sanders was born in Newman, Ga., January 16, 1853, died January 8, 1930. After the early death of her mother she was lovingly and tenderly given a home in the family of her oldest sister. Reared and educated according to the traditions of the most cultured and aristocratic Southern families she was an outstanding social leader. Her charming qualities of heart and mind and beauty of character as well as face, made a place for her for which she was eminently fitted. Miss Sanders was married to Mr. Simmons when quite young, after his death she married Dr. McGee, with whom she came to Palacios in 1914. Dr. McGee died in 1917. Mrs. McGee and Dr. Hanks were married in June, 1919. This union was most romantic and ideal. Both reared in the same county in Alabama, with very much the same opportunities and family traditions, with very loyal affectionate dispositions, and well developed sense of humor, they very much enjoyed each the other and were most companionable. For many years Mrs. Hanks was a member of the Methodist Church South, but after her marriage to Dr. Hanks, she became an intelligent, faithful Baptist. During Dr. Hanks' illness after the fire she spared herself not at all. Her friends marveled at her endurance. Her death was no doubt very largely due to her over exertion in helping care for him. Dr. Hanks said, an angel from heaven could not have been better to her smitten husband than she was. Mrs. Hanks was much loved by her friends and neighbors. Always jolly and optimistic, ready with witty repartee she will be sadly missed by those who survive her. Palacios Beacon, January 16, 1930 Reception To Rev. Hanks The members of the Baptist chuch held a reception at the B.Y.P.U. auditorium Tuesday evening, which was of a two-fold nature, "welcoming the coming and speeding the parting guests," being the formal welcome of the church their new pastor, Rev. R. T. Hanks and family, and at the same time bidding a reluctant farewell to the family of Rev. J. W. 1arael, the former pastor, who left for their new (old) home at Cuero Wednesday. The reception was largely attended by the membership of the church and was a most enjoyable occasion. A special invitation was given the students and faculty of the normal, and many of them were present. Short but eloquent and happy talks were made by Prof. Skinner, Prof. Gill, of Palestine, Rev. Hatchell, the Baptist Missionary at Juarez, Mexico, and Prot. Keeton and Dr. Wolf, of the academy faculty.menac A very much enjoyed feature of the evening’s program was the reading by Miss…Wilson, of Corsicana. Rey. Hanks is one of the distinguished veterans in the Texas Baptist ministry, and besides is a journalist of splendid ability, having the very significant honor of being one of the founders of the Baptist Standard at Dallas, the official state paper of Texas Baptists. It is a very great pleasure to the city in general to join with the Baptist constituency to welcome so able and zealous a gentleman as Rev. Hanks to the citizenship of Palacios. We can say that not only his church, but the citizens en masse will be benefitted by the calling of Rev. Hanks to this congregation.
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Dr. A. C. Gettys BELTON - Funeral services were held Monday in First Baptist Church in Vernon for Dr. A. C. Gettys, long-time Bible teacher and former acting president of Mary Hardin-Baylor College, who died here Friday morning at the age of 72. Dr. J. Ralph Grant, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Lubbock and Dr. Arthur K. Tyson, president of Mary Hardin-Baylon College, conducted the services. Burial was in Vernon. Dr. Gettys is survived by his widow, the former Lyda I. Dickson whom he married in 1916, three brothers, and several nieces and nephews. He was educated at Decatur Baptist College, Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1921 as professor of religious education, a post he held until his retirement in 1951. He was recalled from his: retirement in 1952 to serve two years as acting president of the college. The Austin American, March 31, 1959 VERNON, Texas - Lyda Gettys, 98, died Friday in a Wichita Falls hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Sullivan Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Becton, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Gettys was born May 1, 1894, in Seymour, Texas. She and Dr. A.C. Gettys were married June 27, 1916, in Abner, Texas. He died March 27, 1959. She moved to Vernon in 1950 and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a graduate of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Survivors include two sisters, Leah Muller of Vernon, and Dixie Andrews of Amarillo, Texas. Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, September 20, 1992
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Rev. Evander Ammons Rev. Evander Ammons, 70, Had Been in General Insurance Business for 15 Years. Rev. Evander Ammons, 70, of 817 Holman, well-known Baptist minister and insuranceman, who organized four Baptist Churches in Houston, and one in Fort Worth, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday in a local hospital. Rev. Mr. Ammons was born in Marion, S. C., November 22, 1875. He was graduated from Furman University of Greenville, S. C., and same to Houston in 1897 as pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. After coming to Texas, he studied at Baylor University at Waco and at the Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, obtaining degrees from both. While studying in Fort Worth, he organized the Provident Heights Baptist Church there, about 1910. Although he did not organize the Tabernacle Baptist Church, he was the pastor when it built its first church building. Later, he served as pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church. He organized four other Baptist Churches in Houston, the Texas Avenue Baptist Church, originally known as the Central Baptist Church; the Third Baptist Church, the Riverview Baptist Church and the Riverside Baptist Church. He has also been in the general insurance business for the past 15 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evander Ammons; two sons, Charles C. and E. Marvin Ammons, all of Houston, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Fogle-West Company, with Rev. L. S. Richardson conducting the services, assisted by Rev. Thomas W. White. Burial will be in Forest Park. Houston Chronicle, October 5, 1946 Mrs. Annie Lee Ammons Mrs. Annie Lee Ammons, 86, of 12601 Memorial Dr., widow of the late Rev. Evander Ammons, passed away Monday in a local hospital. Native of Brenham, Houston resident 80 years. Member of First Baptist Church. Graduate of Baylor University class of 1908. Retired partner Ammons Insurance Agency. Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Fran Ammons; grandson, Van Ammons, all of Houston; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 12:30 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel with Dr. William M. Pratt officiating. Interment Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Pallbearers: C. E. Ames, Homer E. Price, Tem Crawford, C. J. Charske, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, 6900 Lawndale Ave., 928-5141.
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Harry Echols Rites Held Funeral services for Harry A. Echols, 84. of 1532 Michigan, a retired teacher and Baptist minister, were held Tuesday in the Fogle-West Chapel, 1903 McKinney, with the Rev. E. H. Westmoreland officiating. Burial was in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery Echols, who died Sunday, had lived in Houston since 1925 and had been pastor of the Clark Street Baptist Church. Before that, he had been pastor of a church at Palacios. He also taught mathematics in a University of Houston course at Hughes Tool Co. He retired in 1954. He is survived by two sons. Harry Echols, Jr., and John W. Echols, and a daughter. Marion Frances Echols, all of Houston; five grandchildren and two sisters. Mrs. Clara A. Smoot and Mrs. Della E. Miller, both of Dallas. The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, July 3, 1962 Mrs. Virgie Vivian Echols Mrs. Virgie Vivian Echols, 57, of 1632 Bonnie Brae died in a local hospital at 9:20 a.m. Saturday. She was born in Arkansas and had resided in Houston the past 18 years. She was a member of the South Main Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, H. A. Echols: two sons. Harry A. Echols, Jr., of Houston and Lt. John W. Echols of the United States Army Air Corps; a daughter, Miss Marion Frances Echols of Houston; three brothers, Rev. M. M. Wolf of Richmond. E. R. Wolf of Rockdale and John E. Wolf of Houston; two sisters, Gertrude and Ima Wolf of Dallas; a granddaughter, Lynn Wolfe Echols of New Jersey. Funeral services held at 3 p. m. Monday at the South Main Baptist Church, with Dr. E. H. Westmoreland officiating. Burial in Forest Parl Cemetery. Pallbearers: G. W. Woods, R. K. Maddrey, L. A. Martin, R. A. Salathiel, C. H. Albert, R. C. Mooeyhan. Fogle-West Company directing.
The Houston Chronicle,
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Jesse Allen Derrick 1926-1930 Rev. J. A. Derrick Dies Suddenly Mon. Afternoon When the sudden call came from The Master Monday afternoon, Jesse Allen Derrick, so used to doing his Master’s bidding, slipped quietly away. For 46 years he had followed his Lord in the ministry. Brother Derrick was a name well known on the streets of Palacios, although it has been 23 years since he left the pastorate of the First Baptist church. Palacios was always his home and here he came for relaxation from his busy life. Jesse Allen Derrick was born March 3, 1885, in Alabama. At 21 he recognized a call to the ministry and entered Baylor Academy, then was graduated from Baylor University with the class of 1920. While there he lettered in football and took an active part in athletics as well as the religious organizations of the campus. His education was interrupted for a time while he saw active duty in France during the First World War, where he was a line officer with 345 Field Artillery. He also attended Southwestern Baptist Seminary. The following Baptist Churches had the privilege of having Brother Derrick as pastor: Eddy, Strawn, Italy, Palacios, Newgulf, Bastrop, Timpson, Cleveland and Premont. He was also for a time manager of the Palacios Baptist Encampment and later director of boys at the San Marcos Academy. While not holding active pastorates at these times, he continued in the ministry by preaching in rural areas and supplying for pastorless churches. He had only recently retired from the Academy and had planned to devote the rest of his life to that type work in this area. In 1935 Jesse Derrick brought his bride to Palacios to become pastor of The First Baptist Church. While here he launched a building program which was to result in remodeling the parsonage, auditorium, and the construction of two educational buildings. His program of enlistment has not been equaled. A Standard Sunday School and Training Union were set up as well as a unified budget with emphasis on tithing. But Brother Derrick’s activities did not stop with the church. His car was the ambulance of Palacios and no road was too difficult for his car when he was needed. One year he coached the football team, where he showed, by example, how clean living and moral standards build a strong body. He also helped to organize the ministerial alliance among the ministers of Palacios. Always he took an interest in civic affairs. For many years he was on the Board of Directors of the Texas Baptist Encampment, and each summer filled a house to capacity with young people from over the state during the regular sessions. Truly, his was a life dedicated to the scripture, “When ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me.” If it was helping with a cotton crop, building a house handling a shrimp net. Caring for the sick, or comforting the unhappy, Brother Derrick was always willing to do not just his part but more. His measure was always “pressed down and running over.” He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loraine Derrick, a son, Lt. Jesse Allen Derrick, two brothers, and two sisters. Quietly he was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon where he longed to be surrounded by his many friends who hd gone on before him in Palacios Cemetery. Palacios Beacon, August 28, 1952 Lorraine Teague Derrick was born June 22, 1898 in Moody, Texas, and departed this life Jan. 26, 1990 at 91 years of age. In 1920 she married Rev. Jesse Allen Derrick, who preceded her in death in August 1952. They had one son, Jesse Allen Jr., who died in Sept. 1983. Mrs. Derrick is fondly remembered as the beloved wife of the former pastor of the First Baptist Church. Throughout the state she was known in Baptist circles for her work with children’s church programs. She endeared herself to all students at San Marcos Baptist Academy where she was dean of elementary boys for nearly 40 years. A dormitory there has been named in her honor. Mrs. Derrick is survived by her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Derrick of Waco; grandchildren, Pricilla Richman Owens of Houston, Diane Hiersch, Nancy Lacy and John Allen Derrick, all of Waco; and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday in San Marcos with Rev. Jack Byron, President of San Marcos Academy officiating, and interment was held at the Palacios Cemetery at 11 a. m. Tuesday with Rev. Ben Sheeran officiating. Pallbearers were Keith Backen, Richard Sanders, Bernard Jensen, Traylor Simons, Don Batcheler, and Arthur Sheeran. Honorary pallbearers were Ted Elder and Herbert Cantrell.
Palacios Beacon, January 31, 1990 |
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Carroll B. Ray Sr. BURLESON -- Carroll B. Ray Sr., 96, a retired Baptist minister, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Carroll B. Ray Sr. was born Nov. 24, 1907, in Swink, Okla., to Charles A. and Zadie Wise Ray. He married Maxine Price on Nov. 13, 1932, in Palacios. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Burleson and spent 71 years of service to the King. Survivors: Wife, Maxine Ray of Burleson; sons, Carroll B. Ray Jr. and wife, Joyce, of Fort Worth and Robert Price Ray and wife, Sandra of Salem, Ark.; daughter, Ann Ray Spivey and husband, Ed, of Allen; eight grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson, (817) 517-5995 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 26, 2004
Maxine Price Ray died July 27 in Plano. At age 105, she was the oldest graduate of John Tarleton College, now Tarleton State University. She was born June 29, 1911, in Collegeport, the oldest daughter of Dick and Norma Harris Price, and she grew up at Palacios-by-the-Sea. After graduating from Tarleton, she attended Sam Houston State University. Raised in a staunch Presbyterian family, she was teaching first grade in Palacios when First Baptist Church called a young single pastor named Carroll Ray. After dating for a year or more, they married on Sunday morning, Nov. 13, 1932. Together with her husband, they served Texas Baptist churches in Italy, Laredo, Clarksville, Houston, Pampa and Perryton before he became director of missions for Top O’ Texas Baptist Area. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years; by their son, Carroll Ray Jr.; and by three sisters, Bobby Babcock, Nancy Sisson and Cherry Waldrep. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Spivey, and her husband, Ed, of Allen; son, Robert P. Ray, and his wife, Sandy, of Benton, Ark.; daughter-in-law, Joyce Ray of Fort Worth, and their families; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Baptist Standard, Plano, Texas |
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Loyd Maxwell Chapman ROCKPORT - Rev. Loyd M. Chapman, former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Marlin, Texas, died on August 10, 1996, in Rockport, Texas. He and his wife had been residents of Rock- port for 19 years. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 1996, at the First Baptist Church in Marlin, Texas, with burial in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dixie Chapman of Rockport, Texas; daughter, Jeanette Smith and husband, Howell, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; son, Max Chapman of Waco, Texas; and five grandchildren, Hilton Smith, Susan Dotson- Smith, Jessica Chapman, Andrea Wilson, and Lant Chapman. Born on April 14, 1913, in Fort Worth, Texas, he attended Diamond Hill High and graduated from North Side High in Fort Worth. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in 1936, and his Master of Theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1941. Reverend Chapman pastored churches in Palacios, Texas, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Columbus, Texas, where he was named Pastor Emeritus. Other pastorates in Texas included Wooster, Eastland, and the First Baptist Church in Marlin, Texas, where he served from 1951 until his retirement in 1977. He moved to Rockport, Texas, where he continued his ministry with the Winter Texan program at First Baptist Church and as interim and supply pastor for many churches in surrounding towns. Pastor Chapman was active in the Marlin Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the Marlin Chamber of Commerce. He served as moderator of the Falls County Baptist Association and as a member of the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He was "Chairman" Emeritus of the Latham Springs Baptist Encampment. He will be remembered as an avid sports (football) fan, a loyal Baylor fan and supporter and an active fisherman. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Marlin, Texas. The family will receive friends in the parlor of the First Baptist Church of Marlin, Texas, following the services. Waco Tribune-Herald, August 12, 1996
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L. Brown Chapman Dixie L. Brown Chapman, 96, died Oct. 18, at Salemtowne, Winston-Salem, N.C. A service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at First Baptist Church in Marlin, with burial following at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Dixie was born June 26, 1914, in Ganado, Texas, to parents Charles Nelson and Mary Martha Rogers Brown. On Dec. 20, 1936, she married the Rev. Loyd Maxwell Chapman Sr. In her early years. Dixie lived on a ranch in south Texas. Her father was a practicing veterinarian. She left the ranch to attend high school in Ganado. She and her husband were proud graduates of Baylor University, and she accompanied her husband to Southern Seminary, a Southern Baptist school, in Louisville, Ky. Dixie built her life and friendships as teacher, librarian, and minister's wife. After seminary, she and her husband served churches in Hattiesburg, Miss., and Palacios, Wooster, Columbus. Eastland, and Marlin, Texas, where they lived for 26 years serving the Marlin community. She and her husband loved the Texas coast and spent 20 years of retirement in the fishing community of Rockport, where he was known as "The Fishing Parson." She was a gifted craftsman. She used her talents in her church with chalk talks and spray painting, and supplied her family with impressive crochet, knit, and stained glass creations. Dixie has lived in Winston-Salem, N.C., since 1997 and was a member of First Baptist Church on Fifth. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and three brothers, Frank Nelson Brown, Leo Russell Brown, and Travis Ward Brown. Dixie is survived by daughter, Jeanette Marie Smith and husband, James Howell Smith, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and son, Loyd Maxwell "Max" Chapman Jr. and wife, Brenda Phillips Chapman, of Waco. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Hilton Howell Smith and wife, Cindy McWethy Smith, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Susan Marie Dotson-Smith and husband, Matthew Paul Dotson-Smith, of Weaverville; N.C.. Jessica Genčet Chapman of Waco, Andrea LaNelle Moran and husband, Thomas Roderick Moran, of Austin, and Maxwell Gallant Chapman of Waco; and great-grandchildren, Serena Morgan and Maya Sophia Dotson-Smith of Weaverville, N.C., and Elisabeth LaNelle "Belle" and Allyson Victoria "Tori" Moran of Austin. She and her family especially appreciated the gracious care and service provided by the Salemtowne staff and community. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Salemtowne Residents Endowment Fund, 2000 Salemtowne Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, or to the donor's preferred charity. Adams Funeral Home, Marlin, Texas
Waco Herald-Tribune, Waco, Texas,
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Rev. L. W. Crouch EL CAMPO -- The Rev. Lemuel Wade Crouch, 65, died Thursday in an El Campo hospital. The Rev. Mr. Crouch was an associational missionary, and was pastor of the First Baptist Church in El Campo. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in El Campo, with the Rev. Roy Mathison of Victoria, the Rev. Rayford Harris of Palacios, Dr. O. D. Martin of Dallas and the Rev. Orville H. Roberts of El Campo officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in El Campo, with Wheeler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be the Rev. Martin Rucker, the Rev. Lee Nelson, the Rev. Billy Norton, the Rev. Homer Starnes, the Rev. Holly Whitfield and the Rev. Charles Young. All pastors of the Colorado Baptist Association will be honorary pallbearers. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Myra Crouch of El Campo; his mother, Mrs. Edna E. Crouch of Victoria; two daughters, Louise Dahlstrom of Syracuse, N. Y., and Edythe Kleiger of Van Nuys, Calif.; a son, Billy Gene Crouch of Albany, N. Y.; five sisters, Mrs. Montie Marshall of Victoria, Mrs. J. T. Griffith of Jacksonville, Ark., Mrs. Frank Balusek of Bay City, Mrs. Ralph Duke of Newark, Del., and Mrs. B. B. Smith of Corpus Christi; three brothers, Truett W. Crouch of Victoria, Tally D. Crouch of Houston and Willie W. Crouch of Bartlesville, Okla.; and three grandchildren. Victoria Advocate, July 25, 1964 EL CAMPO -- Lessie Myra Crouch, of El Campo, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. She was born Sept. 4, 1905, in Eastland to the late Lee and Ethel Arnold Gilbert. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist church. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Calvin Roberts of Westlake Village, Calif.; son, Dr. B. G. Crouch of New York, N.Y.; sisters Lorene Cleveland of Odom and Opal Davidson of Corpus Christi; and eight grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Rev. L.W. Crouch; and parents. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, the Rev. Rick DuBroc officiating. The body will lie in state at Wheeler Funeral Home chapel for visitation until 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wheeler Funeral Home, El Campo, (409) 543-3512.
Victoria Advocate, May 19, 1994 |
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The Rev. Rayford B. Harris The Rev. Rayford B. Harris, 77, died at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, July 14, 1992, in Shannon Medical Center. Service will be at 10 a. m. Thursday in the Chapel of First Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Jerold McBride of First Baptist Church, the Rev. Bryan Ross of Tennyson Baptist Church and Dr. David Womack of Calvary Baptist Church. Entombment will follow in Lawnhaven Mausoleum, directed by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 10, 1915, in Falls Valley, Okla. He graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood and attended Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth. The Rev. Harris pastored churches in Texas for more than 50 years and served in the church training department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He served on the board of trustees of the Heart of Texas Baptist Encampment for 16 years and the board of trustees at Howard Payne University. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church and was a very active, faithful supporter of Southern Baptist work in state, district, area and association for many, many years. Survivors inlcude his wife, Dessie Mae; a daughter-in-law, Karen Harris; one brother, R.F. Harris of Wellington; and one sister, Velma Kelly of Clovis, N.M. He was preceded in death by one son, Bruce Harris. Standard Times, San Angelo, Texas, July 15, 1992 Dessie Mae Harris, 82, of San Angelo died Thursday, July 24, 1997, in a local nursing care center. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jerold McBride officiating. Entombment will follow in the Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. She was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Kaufman. She was a special education teacher and a member of the First Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include two brothers, Ishmeal Eugene McNeill of Houston and Joe C. McNeill of Bryan; two sisters, Margaret Minnie Ora Stewart of Three Rivers and Ann Craig of Corpus Christi; and a niece.
Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas, July
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Elvin Leon Maxwell Elvin Leon Maxwell, 88, resident of LaMarque, Texas passed from this life on Saturday, August 20, 2016 surrounded by his family. Leon was born August 29, 1927 to proud parents Willis and Ivy Maxwell in Gilbert, La. Leon proudly served his country during WWII in the US Navy. He was a member of Highlands Baptist Church as well as a past minister. He served in many churches for 66 years of his ministry. Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Maxwell. He is survived by his daughters, Jacquelyn White, Kathy & Vernon Bates, Lydia & John Hyde, and daughter-in-love Vickey & Robert Goerz; sons, Larry & Angela Maxwell, Randy & Julia Maxwell, and Scott & Laura Maxwell; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; as well as two sisters, Oleal Linton and Carlene Lutrick. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 9:30 am, with a service at 10:00 am at Highlands Baptist Church, LaMarque, Texas. Interment follows at Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, Texas. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent in his name to Texas Baptist Encampment, Palacios, Texas or Highlands Baptist Church. Crowder Funeral Home, Clear Lake, Texas
Nell L. Maxwell, 81, passed away April 4, 2015. She was born July 19, 1933 in Quitman, Louisiana to parents, Joe Tillman King and Lela Mae King. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Rev. Leon Maxwell; daughters, Jacquelyn White, Kathy & Vernon Bates, Lydia & John Hyde, and daughter-in-love Vickey & Robert Goerz; sons, Larry & Angela Maxwell, Randy & Julia Maxwell , and Scott & Laura Maxwell; grandchildren, Nichole & Justin Black, Joseph & Angie White, Josh & Jenny Hyde, Caleb & Tressa Hyde, Rebekah & Terrel Johnson, Andrew Hyde, Brandi & Lance Stringfellow, Keith Bates, MicahShea & Taylor Fenner, Brady Maxwell, Stephen Maxwell, Joshua Maxwell, Tony & Leslie Maxwell, Josh Ward, Jayden Ward; and great grandchildren, Victoria, Savannah, Brianna, Allison, Hayden, Sadie, Cadence, Jackson, Anna, Davin, Jaden, and Elma Jane. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Crowder Funeral Home, 851 FM 517 Rd. W, Dickinson, Texas. Services will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Highlands Baptist Church, 2908 Cedar Dr., LaMarque, Texas. Immediately following the service, the burial will be at Forest Park East Cemetery, 21620 Gulf Fwy, Webster, TX. Serving as pallbearers are Josh Hyde, Caleb Hyde, Andrew Hyde, Stephen Maxwell, Brady Maxwell, Keith Bates, Tony Maxwell, and Joseph White. Honorary pallbearers are Vernon Bates, John Hyde, Elvin Ray Maxwell, Josh Ward, and Jayden Ward. Memorial donations may be made to Jimmie Davis Tabernacle in Jonesboro, Louisiana. Jackson Parish, Chamber of Commerce, P.O .Box 220 Jonesboro, La 71251. (memo) Donation for Jimmie Davis Tabernacle.
Galveston Daily News, April 6, 2015 |
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