Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for FEB. 1936 February 1936 ************************************************ 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 30, 2007, 11:39 am The Cleburne News February 1936 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1936 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 6, 1936 HICKS FUNERAL HELD MONDAY AT CANE CREEK Mrs. M.F. Hicks, 77, died at the home of her daughter here Sunday night after a short illness. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and had been a resident of this city a number of years. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Ira Patty of Mars Hill officiating. Burial was in Cane Creek cemetery, directed by Owens of Heflin. Survivors are four sons, H.M. Hicks of Anniston; S.J. Hicks of Sterling, Colorado; M.A. Hicks of Tampa, Fla. and J.R. Hicks of Miami, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. D.N. Issos of Birmingham and Mrs. M.G. Brown of Heflin and 13 grandchildren. ----- LEWIS JACKSON PASSES Funeral services and burial for Lewis Jackson, widely known Macedonia farmer who died Saturday after a brief illness, were conducted Tuesday at Macedonia. ----- FLOWERS FATALLY INJURED IN WRECK JAN. 29 NEAR FORT Anniston, Ala., Jan. 31 W.H. Flowers Jr., a prominent Borden Springs lumberman who was injured about the head in a collision on Pelham Road near Fort McClellan on Wednesday afternoon, died Thursday night about 10:30 o'clock at Garner Hospital where he was taken for treatment immediately after the accident. Sheriff P.W. Cotton today said he had released Mell Wyatt, driver of one of the vehicles in the accident and that he would not prefer charges against him. The sheriff said he investigated the case further Thursday following the preliminary investigation made immediately after the collision. The sheriff and Coroner T. Flint Gray were at the scene of the accident for about two hours immediately after it occurred. Sheriff Cotton says he believes that the accident was unavoidable because of an ice and snow covered road. The collision occurred on a curve just north of the Fort McClellan entrance. Mr. Flowers was alone in his automobile, and in a produce truck with Mr. Wyatt was a negro who received minor cuts and bruises. Wyatt was uninjured. Funeral services for Mr. Flowers who was 38 years of age, will be conducted in Atlanta. The body was sent to Atlanta by Usrey today. Surviving are his wife and a daughter Mildred of Cedartown; his father, W.H. Flowers and a sister Mrs. J.B. Fitts of Atlanta. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 13, 1936 MRS. LITTLE LAID TO REST AT CEDAR CREEK The funeral for Mrs. M.E. Little, 80, pioneer resident of Cleburne county, who died at her home near Hepzibah on Saturday following an illness of a year, was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Cedar Creek church. The Rev. J.W. Grubbs, a former moderator of Cleburne county Baptist Association of Chulafinnee, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the daughter Mrs. Percy F. Currie and a brother John Howell, both of south Cleburne; two sisters, Mrs. Rachael Blake of Double Springs and Mrs. Nathaniel Teague of Fyffe. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 20, 1936 CLEBURNE LOSES ITS OLDEST BORN WOMAN ON FEB. 12; Mrs. Martha Stricklen, age 91 Passes; Funeral Here Last Thursday Mrs. Martha Evans Stricklen, age 91, who died Wednesday Feb. 12 at the home of Dr. Thigpen at Tuscumbia, where she made her home the last few years following the death of her husband Simon Stricklen, was probably the oldest native Cleburne countain. Her death removed the last member of the sons and daughters of William P. Evans and his wife Elizabeth Ann McEwing Evans, who were blessed with 15 children. The body of Mrs. Stricklen arrived in Heflin on Thursday afternoon of last week and was carried to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, where funeral services were held. The Rev. C.E. Kaylor, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the city cemetery. Pallbearers were R.C. Meacham, A.L. Black, G.F. Hill, F.A Vaughan, J.T. Black and C.J. McCraven. Surviving are three sons, S.A. Stricklen of Reform; W.A. Stricklen of Florida and E.E. Stricklen of Texas; two daughters, Mrs. R.E. Sessions of Birmingham and Mrs. Stell Blake of Tuscumbia. Mrs. Stricklen was born near Evans Chapel where she spent her early girlhood and was married to Simon Stricklen. She was a member of the Southern Methodist church more than 75 years and lived a true christian life. Of interest to relatives and friends is, of the 15 (Evans) children there were two sets of twins, Wesley and Asbury and Mathew and Martha (Mrs. Stricklen). They were the thirteenth and fourteenth children born to William P. and Elizabeth Ann Evans . Joe was the fifteenth child. Children born other than the latter five were Alec, John, Jim, Isaac, Margaret, Henry, Robert, Green, Elizabeth and Martin Evans. ------- BUTLER IS AUTO WRECK VICTIM Newt Butler, well known north Randolph farmer, was almost instantly killed late Sunday afternoon near Ranburne when the automobile in which he was riding with his son, left the road and crashed into a concrete culvert, according to information received in Heflin Monday afternoon. The car was said to have turned over twice after hitting the culvert and was demolished. The elder Butler's body was crushed, it was said, while the son escaped serious injury in the fatal accident. Mr. Butler is survived by his widow, sons and daughters and other relatives. ------ LOCAL News Tom T. Cantrell of east Cleburne was a recent visitor at the News office. He ordered The News sent to his brother in Quitman, Arkansas. ---- Many of the Skinner boys from east Cleburne were here Monday attending a land sale. ---- Miss Mae Robertson of the University of Alabama returned Saturday after attending the funeral of her grandmother Mrs. M.E. Little. --- IN MEMORY OF MRS. SARAH J. FORDHAM The death angel visited the home of John F. Fordham on Thursday evening, Feb. 13 and took away his precious wife. She was laid to rest at Old Hurricane cemetery, Rev. R.L. Skinner conducting the services. Grandmother left her husband J.F. Fordham; six children, J.W. Fordham of Heflin; D.C. Fordham of Clearmont, Ga; S. R. and Joe Fordham of Heflin; Tavie Bamberry of DeRuyter, N.Y.; Celia Fordham of Heflin; 27 grandchildren, one great grandchild; four brothers, Jim Hall of Texas; Joseph Hall of Anniston; Andrew Hall of Heflin; Bennie Hall of Washington. Grandmother had been in ill health for a number of years. She was a true and faithful wife, mother and grandmother. SHe was 74 years, two months and 18 days old. Grandmother united with the Methodist church at Hurricane at an early age and lived a christian life until death. It was hard to give her up but God had a better place for her to rest. We hope to live a life that grandmother lived and meet her again on the golden shore where there will be no parting. Pallbearers were Marshall Roberts, Loyd Roberts, Jim Nolen, Bud Woodard, Jerry Wise and Joe Watson. We wish to thank our friends for their kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our dear grandmother. A granddaughter, Geneva Fordham ------ MUSCADINE News Feb. 15 Our friend and fellow citizen, Newman M. Albright, celebrated his fifty-eighth birthday Monday night. His friends who are numbered by all who know him, began to gather in the early afternoon and by seven o'clock, one hundred or more had assembled to extend to him good wishes and to present him with numerous presents, consisting of wearing apparal of various kinds and to "wine and dine" him in a sumptuous supper of cakes, pies and a number of other delicacies. After this the music began the the entire evening was spent in merry making till the wee small hours in the morning. Then the guests departed, thinking of Feb. 10, 1937 for this is an annual occasion. Mr. Albright was born near this little village and has lived here all his life. He is an outspoken public spirited citizen. The weather is never too cold nor does the storm rage too severe for him to try to minister to his fellow man. No matter how busy he may be with his own private business, he is always ready to lend a hand to help his neighbor. May his future days be bright and sunny and may his friends continue to scatter flowers along his pathway through life, is this wish of one who knows him. ------ MRS. COPELAND BURIED AT MACEDONIA LAST WEDNESDAY Mrs. S.E. Copeland, age 86, who died at her home in east Cleburne the first of last week, was laid to final rest in Macedonia cemetery. She had been in declining health for several months. A large number of relatives survive. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 27, 1936 MRS. HENDERSON LAID TO REST Anniston, Ala., Feb. 21 Mrs. M.C. Henderson, age 73, died after an illness of a week at the residence in Choccolocco, Rt. 1, at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. She was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist church of White Plains and had resided in Calhoun county 55 years. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. T.D. Stovall at the Rabbitttown church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Interment was in the church cemetery with Usery in charge. Active pallbearers were Burt Cheatwood, Herman Holley, Alfred Henderson, Millard Henderson, George Hall and Horace Whiteside. Surviving are the husband, two sons, H.C. Henderson of Choccolocco and H.N. Henderson, Washington D.C., two daughters, Mrs. Burt Cheatwood of Piedmont and Mrs. Herman Holley of Jacksonville, 17 grandchildren and a great grandchild. ----- ATTENDS FUNERAL, BURIAL OF NEPHEW IN BIRMINGHAM Mrs. J. Lebus Casey and son John Sears are in Birmingham where they attended the funeral and burial Wednesday of the former's nephew Joe Merrill who died last Saturday in Norfolk, Va. Young Merrill was in the U.S. Navy at the time of his death. ----- COLE RITES AT WHITE PLAINS Anniston, Ala., Feb. 24 J.M. Cole, 74 years old, died at his residence at Weaver on Friday night after an illness of two weeks. He was a member of the White Plains Methodist church and had resided in Calhoun county 33 years. Funeral services were conducted at the White Plains church at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Usery. Pallbearers were Floyd Whitlock, Eber Cross, J.J. Baird, Howard Fite, Arthur Williams and Howard Waldrep. Surviving Mr. Cole are his wife, five sons, F.J., J.C., Woodrow, Lawrence and William of Weaver; five daughters, Mrs. U.P. Borden of Piedmont; Mrs. Paul Tollson and Mrs. Clarence Dothard of Hollingsworth; Mrs. Harry Clark of Gadsden and MIss Leila Cole of Weaver; a brother, William Cole of Cleburne county and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Waddell of Anniston and Mrs. Mollie Smith ------ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1311gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.4 Kb