Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV. 1935 November 1935 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net January 29, 2007, 12:48 pm The Cleburne News November 1935 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1935 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 7, 1935 HAYWOOD RITES CONDUCTED LAST THURSDAY W.J. Haywood passed away at the age of 86 years at the home of his son, S.L. Haywood of Heflin, on Wednesday, October 27 at 12:30 p.m. Mr. Haywood was a native of Cleburne county, living nearly all of his life in the Chulafinnee community. He was a Congregational Methodist minister for 54 years. He leaves to mourn his death seven children, four sons and three daughters, J.M. and S.L. of Heflin; Howard of Chulafinnee and Loyd of Anniston; Mrs. M.J. Kelly of Attalla; Mrs. S.A. Rollins of Murray Cross; Mrs. F.L. Williamson of Chulafinnee, and leaves 29 grandchildren. Burial was made in Liberty Hill church near Chulafinnee on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. C.P. Hamby of Heflin officiated. Pallbearers were Grady Haywood, Ocie Haywood, Alton Haywood and Arris Haywood, Herman Williamson and Newnan Williamson. ------ FORMER RESIDENT DIED Anniston, Ala., Nov. 2 L.R. Dunston, age 68, for many years a farmer of Calhoun county, died at his residence at Silver Run at 11 o'clock Wednesday night after an illness of six months. He had lived at Silver Run in Talladega county about a year. Mr. Dunston was born in Cleburne county but spent 50 years of his life in Calhoun. His affiliation was with the Methodist church in DeArmanville. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Bethlehem church by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. The following nephews were pallbearers: Oscar Dunston, Troy Dunston, J.C. Dunston, Wiley Faulk, Ernest Faulk, and Leon Dunston. Surviving are the widow, two sons, T.D. and L.E. Dunston of Anniston; six daughters, Mrs. J.A. Waits and Mrs. J.A. Hood of Birmingham; Mrs. J.D. Waits and Mrs. J.R. Houston of Anniston; Mrs. A.C. Higgins of Silver Run and Mrs. R.A. Stephens of Oxford; a brother, A.O. Dunston of DeArmanville and a sister, Mrs. I.D. Faulk of LaGrange, Ga. ------ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. J. Rich McElroy and daughters Mrs. Florence Vance and Miss Claudie McElroy, and Hubert McElroy and son Donald were visitors here Saturday. Mrs. Vance, who has been visiting in Trickem and other parts of the county, will leave this week for her home in Slate Springs, Miss. ----- T.C. Crosson of near Hopewell passed through Heflin on Tuesday enroute to Oxford Lake to visit his aged mother Sarah Crosson who suffered a stroke of paralysis about a month ago at the home of another son, E.B. Crosson. T.C. was accompanied by Ben J. West. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 14, 1935 MACEDONIA News Nov. 11 The community was made sad when the news came Thursday that Mrs. Mary Ann Skinner was dead. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of this community. She leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn her passing. ----- Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Couch motored to Russellville one day last week for a visit to their daughter Mrs. Marion Deese and Mr. Deese. ---- BORDEN SPRINGS News Nov. 11 Frank Waits of Oxford who has been here for several weeks was called home Monday on account of the serious illness of his daughter Miss Mildred Waits. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 21, 1935 VANDERVELDE FUNERAL RITES HELD TUESDAY Fruithurst, Ala., Nov. 18 Mrs. Elizabeth Vandervelde passed away at the home here Sunday. She is survived by her husband and two stepchildren, Ruth and Edward Vandervelde; her mother Mrs. A.T. Holland and sisters, Mrs. Ray King, Mrs. E.E. White, Misses Bertha and Louella Holland, all of Atlanta; her brothers, C.G. Holland of Brooklyn, N.Y., L.C. Holland of Gary, Ind., A.T. Holland of San Diego, Calif., and R.C. Holland of Garden City, Mich. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Harry C. Pool Chapel in Atlanta, the Rev. R.C. Houston officiating. Many friends here and other places mourn the loss of this beloved woman to her family, but their loss is counted a gain in the home beyond the skies. ----- FUNERAL HELD AT CAMP CREEK FOR JOE ROBERTS WIth the death last Friday of Joe L. Roberts, 95 year old veteran of the War Between the States, only one of the thinning ranks of the Confederate Army is now living in Cleburne county. He is W.H. Vaughan of this city. Mr. Roberts was born and lived nearly all his long useful life near Oak Level, but moved to Lebanon about three years ago. He served one term as sheriff in the early '80's. Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at Camp Creek church near Oak Level. Rev. J.W. Grubbs, Revs. P.P. and Rufus Johnson officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Mr. Roberts was a native of Cleburne county and was one of the oldest citizens. Besides his widow, six sons survive. They are M.M. and P.L. Roberts of Lebanon; T.J. Roberts of Brookhaven, Miss., A.M. Roberts of Crossville, Tenn., W.S. Roberts of Gorman, Texas and J.L.M. Roberts of Sudan, Texas. "The muffled drum's sad roll has beat, The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet, That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round, the bivouac of the dead. " ----------- FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. N. CHEATWOOD Mrs. Nancy M. Cheatwood, age 88, widely known woman of Edwardsville, died at her home at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday following an illness of about nine days. Surviving are her husband, T.M. Cheatwood; three sons, W.C. Cheatwood, J.B.Cheatwood and Luther Cheatwood and a daughter Mrs. Ada Thompson, 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, all of Edwardsville and a brother Ben L. Hogan of Cullman county. Funeral services were to be conducted from the Methodist church at Edwardsville on Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. J.R. Crews and the Rev. Alta Brown of Edwardsville officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were five grandsons, Asa Thompson, Leonard Cheatwood, Lois Cheatwood, Harlan Cheatwood and Rufus L. Johnson. ----- ACCIDENT VICTIM IS LAID TO REST AT HIGHTOWER Anniston, Ala., Nov. 17 A man identified as W.T. Woodard of Hightower, Ala., was instantly killed on the Bankhead Highway ten miles east of Oxford early Saturday night when struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Bertha McDaniels of Anderson, Ind. who was enroute from Atlanta to Birmingham. The body was taken to Usrey Funeral Home. Hightower, Ala., Nov. 17 Funeral services for W.T. Woodward, who was killed when struck by an automobile while walking on the Bankhead Highway near Iron City on Saturday night, were conducted from the church at Hightower, his home, Sunday afternoon. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Surviving Mr. Woodard are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Lemma Shepard of Birmingham; Mrs. Inez Treadwell of Hightower and Mrs. Arolla Lowrey of Ranburne; three brothers, B.A. Woodard of Fairburn, Ga., I.M. Woodard of Bell Mills; A.B. Woodard of Hightower; two sisters, Mrs. Lemma Bonds of Bowdon, Ga. and Mrs. Salmoe Hand of Anniston. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 28, 1935 STARR FUNERAL HELD WEDNESDAY IN HARALSON COUNTY L.N. Starr, age 60, widely known Heflin citizen, died at his home here Tuesday following an illness of more than three years. He had been in serious health the last three months, suffering an attack of paralysis from which he never recovered. Mr. Starr had been a resident of Cleburne county for 24 years, moving here from Tallapoosa, Ga., and was engaged in the sawmill business. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Baptist church at Waco, Ga., Rev. W.M. Barr of Heflin officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, Owens of Heflin directing. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Florence Starr, four sons, Emerson, Roy, Henry and G.P.; four daughters, Misses Frances, Elizabeth and Mary Starr and Mrs. Dora Maner; two brothers, Roy of Heflin and G.P. of Talladega and a sister Mrs. Willie Weaver of Miami, Fla. ----- PLAINVIEW News Nov. 25 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Stamps of Manchester, Ga. and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stamps of Carrollton, Ga., visited Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Jacobs recently. ---- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1308gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.9 Kb