Clay County AlArchives News.....Willis Robertson Found Dead July 29 1955
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Comache Chief [Comanche County, Texas]

John Willis Robertson 77, for more than fifty years a farmer residing in the 
Mount Pleasant community three milse north of Comanche, was found dead in a 
stock tank, some two miles from his home, Thursday, July 21.  His body was 
discovered about 4 P.M.  Justice of Peace O.A. Braziel rendered a verdict of 
accidental drowning.

Mr. Robertson, always known as a hard worker, got up early Thursday morning and 
after his breakfast,left home about 7:30 to cut cockleburs in a field near the 
stock tank.

When Mr. Robertson did not return home for his dinner at his usual hour, Mrs. 
Robertson became uneasy and called in neighbors to join in a search for her 
husband.  Joe Byrd, a neighbor of the Robertson's, discovered the body, after 
discovering Mr. Robertson's shoes at the edge of the tank.  It was estimated 
that he had been dead since about 10 0'clock.  Mr. Robertson was known to have 
had a habit of going into the water to cool off when working in the vacinity of 
the tank, and some of his friends thought he might have suffered a heart attach.

Funeral services for Mr. Robertson were held at the Mount Pleasant Baptist 
Church Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.  The rites were in charge of Rev. 
S.J. Isham, assisted by Rev. Bill carroll.

Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche.

Pallbearers were Mr. Robertson's grandsons; Larry Carter of Fort Worth, Johnnie 
Morris of Fort Worth, J.B. Robertson of Austin; Eugene Robertson of El Paso, 
George Ferrill Lloyd of Winters, Willis Davis of Winters, Choyce Hancock of 
Coleman and Merlin Ray of Winters.

Mr. Robertson was born in Clay County, Alabama in June 1878.  He was the son of 
the late Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson.  He grew to manhood in Alabama and was 
married there June 23, 1898 to Miss Lela Belle Roberts, who survives.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Robertson moved to Texas in 1900, settling first in the Newburg community, 
Comanche County.  Two years later they moved to the Mount Pleasant community 
and had lived on the farm where he died for fifty-two years.  Mr. Robertson was 
a successful farmer and up to a few years ago operated one of the best fruit 
orchards in this section.  His operations, the past few years were devoted to 
stock raising.

Mr. and Mrs. Robertson reared a family of seven children.  He is survived by 18 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren;  two brothers, L.A. Robertson of 
Waco, and Loomas Robertson of Newburg, and two sisters, Mrs. Delia Lashley of 
Alabama, and Mrs. Susanna Pierce of Georgia.

Mr. Robertson was converted in Alabama in 1898  and united with the 
Missionary Baptist Church for 45 years.
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