Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1936 May 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 31, 2007, 9:37 pm The Cleburne News May 1936 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MAY 1936 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 14, 1936 FUNERAL HELD AT PINE GROVE FOR W.J. DAVIS Funeral services for W.J. Davis who died at his home near Bell Mills on Tuesday, May 5, were held at Pine Grove Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon, May 6, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. W.M. Barr officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, Owens directing. Mr. Davis was born and reared in Georgia, later moving to Cleburne county where he lived up to the time of his death, with the exception of about 15 years that he lived in Gadsden. He had been in bad health for some time. He is survived by his widow and eight daughters, Mrs. J.A. Champion of Bell Mills; Mrs. E.A. Gaines of Heflin; Mrs. Reid Campbell of Heflin; Mrs. J.H. Weathers of Edwardsville; Mrs. Ella Waits of Hopewell; Mrs. Erskin Tomlin of Gadsden; Mrs. Lilla Spencer of Gadsden and Miss Alma Davis, living with her parents, and three sons; John of Hopewell; Raymond of Gadsden, C.B. Davis of Heflin. He is also survived by a great number of grandchildren. Active pallbearers were grandsons, Leonard Champion, Arnton Campbell, Sherman Gaines, Lewis Davis, John Waits and Robert Davis. ----- MEMORIAL SINGING There will be a memorial singing at Bethlehem church, 2 miles south of Felton, Ga., on the fifth Sunday. In memory, services will be of Mrs. Oliver Perryman, Mrs. Nancy Hilton and Mr. B.F. Williams, deceased. All Cleburne singers are invited to attend and help us. There are many good singers in Cleburne who know where Bethlehem is and used to come to our singings. ----- MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED DURING MONTH OF APRIL The following named couples were issued marriage licenses during April, the records in Probate Judge Glasgow's office shows: Lee Allen and Ruth Smith G.G. Brooks Jr. and Evelyn McKinney Fred Sievers and Eunice Bolt G.W. Wager and Harriett A. Pounds Leslie C. Holshouser and Virginia Goodwin Cecil Perry and Dorothy Warmack R.L. Horsley and Mrs. Alta Thompson F.P. Singleton Jr. and Mrs. Mildred Frances Morrell Filmore McWhorter and Mrs. Helen Barnett Elbert Ballard and Dorsie Henry Forrest H. Boldworth and Mersia E. Bradford F.H. Dollar and Lucile Wilson James H. Loftis and Mamie Tuggle Arnot Jones and Lenora Moore ------- FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. MIDDLEBROOKS Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Middlebrooks, wife of Charlie H. Middlebrooks, who died at her home near Macedonia on Monday night, April 27, were held Tuesday afternoon, April 28, at 2 o'clock at Macedonia Baptist church with Rev. A.T. Warmack officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Owens of Heflin in charge. Mrs. Middlebrooks is survived by her husband and three children, two sons and one daughter and five grandchildren, all of near Macedonia. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 21, 1936 CLEBURNE MAN DEAD Chester Young, age 55, farmer of near Muscadine, was found dead beside the Southern Railway tracks two miles from his home Sunday afternoon. It was stated that Young was believed to have been killed by a train. Officers said that Young's neck was broken and several ribs fractured. It was stated that Young apparently had been sitting on the track. ----- BORDEN SPRINGS News May 18 Funeral and burial services were conducted here Saturday for William Lorren of Anniston, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Lorren of this place. He is survived by his widow, two children, five brothers and three sisters. ----- IN MEMORY OF MRS. MATTIE BEAM WHITE On October 7, 1935 the angel of death visited the home of Otis White of Hightower and took his dear wife Mattie. Mattie was born Jan. 19, 1901. She joined the Missionary Baptist church at Rock Springs on Aug. 4, 1920 and lived a christian until God called her home to join His band of happy angels. She leaves her husband, two children, a father and mother, two sisters, four brothers and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her death. She was in declining health for about a year. She bore her sufferings with great patience. God called her home where now she suffers no more. Let us put our trust in the Lord who does all things well. Some day again we will meet her where there will be no more sickness and death. Mattie was called in her young days we know not why. She is living now with Christ, I feel sure, where all is happy. It makes our hearts sad to give up Mattie, but some sweet day we can meet dear Mattie who awaits our coming in Heaven. " Softy I hear thy gentle call, Come my friends and loved ones, all. Come to a home of peace and care, There's a crown of joy and glory there." Written by one who loved her, Mrs. A.J. Prichard ------------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 28, 1936 FUNERAL SERVICES FOR O.L. JACKSON Funeral services for O.L. Jackson were conducted the the Lower Cane Creek Baptist church Sunday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m. The services were conducted by Rev. Dewitt Stovall. Mr. Jackson passed silently away Saturday morning, May 16 at 11:15 a.m. at his residence four miles northeast of Heflin, after an illness of several months. He had been a resident of Cleburne county for about eighteen years and was a member of Happy Hill Baptist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. O.L. Jackson, four daughters, Mrs. Alden Knox of Lincoln, Ala., Reva Jackson of Heflin; Emma Ruth Jackson of Hanceville, Ala., and Jeanette Jackson of Heflin; four sons, Jesse A. Jackson of Hanceville, Ala., Joseph L. Jackson of Heflin; Julius M. Jackson of Waco, Ga., and James Jackson of heflin; five sisters, Mrs. Frank Brown of Atlanta; Mrs. P.C. Merrill of Florida; Mrs. V.B. Toney of Carrollton, Ga., Miss Kate Jackson of Carrollton; Mrs. Charles Taylor of Atlanta; three brothers, Will Jackson of Carrollton, Ga., J.L. Jackson of Carrollton, Ga., and Russell Jackson of Charlotte, N.C. ------- OLD PATRIARCH HOLDS FAMILY REUNION Mrs. W.C. McMahan attended a family reunion last Sunday, celebrating the 84th birthday of her father, Alf M. Smith, near Tallapoosa. Mr. Smith has four sons and four daughters, all present but one. He has 29 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Children and grand and great grandchildren came from Oklahoma, Atlanta and Birmingham. The old gentleman, 84 years old, walked the place and rejoiced among his friends, relatives and guests, as one taking in an old time camp meeting. The reunion was a complete surprise to him, he could scarcely control himself. In fact he felt that he had enough to make him shouting happy; nearly a hundred of his offspring were present and at 11 o'clock spread the biggest dinner 'neath the great, spreading oaks where his children played during their childhood, and after a few appropriate talks commenting on the old gentleman's life and success, were invited to the great feast; which feast and reunion the Atlanta Georgian had early in the day announced over the radio. This gave grandpa a great thrill. May Grandpa have many subsequent reunions of the same nature. ----- IN MEMORY OF MRS. FRANCES ALMON COOPER Mrs. Frances Almon Cooper was born March 15, 1877 and died March 20, 1936. Mrs. Cooper's funeral was held at Usrey's Funeral Home in Anniston on March 23, 1936. It was conducted by Rev. W.O. Higgins, pastor of the Duke Baptist church and Rev. R.E. House of the Gospel Mission of Anniston. Her body was laid to rest at Edgemont Cemetery by the side of her husband, the late Lovic Cooper of Anniston. Mrs. Cooper loved her home and was a splendid business woman. Proverbs 31:1--31 could well have written of her. "Who can find a virtuous woman, for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her household. She considerith a field and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Many daughters have done virtuously but thou excelleth them all." Her work well done, the angel of death has taken our friend to a higher service. We mourn her loss but we know we can meet her again. May the everlasting arms be about the members of the stricken family to uphold and sustain them in their loss; may their grief and sorrow bring them closer to Thee, and may they rest in the assurance of the immortality of the soul. A Friend. ----- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1321gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.1 Kb