Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for DEC 1938 December 1938 ************************************************ 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 February 27, 2007, 9:43 pm The Cleburne News December 1938 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for DECEMBER 1938 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 1, 1938 T.B. ALBRIGHT LAID TO REST Thomas B. Albright, age 71 years, died suddenly at his residence at Edwardsville on Nov. 22. He was born Nov. 8, 1867 near Edwardsville. He was a farmer and spent his entire life there. Funeral services were held at Antioch on Wednesday Nov. 23 by the Rev. Morton. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown service. Mr. Albright is survived by his wife Mrs. Rodie Albright; three sons, Henry F. Albright of Holt; Rome Albright of Anniston and Dewey Albright of Tuscaloosa; one daughter, Mrs. Glenn Trammell of Anniston; three sisters, Mrs. R.A. Lott of Munroe, Ga., Mrs. Fletcher Evans of Corzeasco, Miss., and Mrs. Cephia McGriff of Heflin. ------ TO BEGIN SERIES OF WRITE-UP SOON Soon, the Cleburne News will begin a series of write-ups written by the able and capable W.C. McMahan, concerning old time corn shuckings, log rollings, and many other old time things. Our readers know Mr. McMahan by his writings of all day singings in the past, and he is a good writer. We know our readers will be pleased with the write-ups. ------- JOSEPH J. CHARLES LAID TO FINAL REST Funeral services for Joseph J. Charles, 67, who died Nov. 15 in an Anniston hospital, following an illness of four days, were held Nov. 16 at the residence in Muscadine, the Rev. Mr. Duke officiating. Interment was in Hooper Grove Cemetery, Brown-Service of Heflin officiating. Mr. Charles was born and raised in Haralson county, Georgia but moved with his family to the Camp Ground community several years ago. Survivors are the widow Mrs. Leona Charles; two sons, Houston and Everett Charles; four daughters, Mrs. Bessie Cheatwood, Mrs. Frances Cheatwood, Mrs. Lillian Junior and Mrs. Katherine Cheatwood, and a brother Sam Charles of Tallapoosa, Ga. ------ FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MR. TOM LOVVORN Bowdon, Ga., Nov. 24 Funeral services for Mr. Tom Lovvorn, 81, who resided near Newell, Ala. were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Harmony church with Rev. Jodie Henderson officiating. Mr. Lovvorn who had been in ill health for several years, had spent his entire life in this community. Burial was in the church ground under the direction of Yates Funeral Home. Suvivors are his widow Mrs. Frances Lovvorn and the following children, Matthew, Elbert, Jake, Rufus and Mack Lovvorn, Mrs. Roy Butler and Mrs. H.A. Merrill. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 8, 1938 DEATH COMES TO E. THRASHER Funeral services for Eather Thrasher, 50, who died Nov. 29 at his home in Beat 8, were conducted from Antioch church near Hopewell on Nov. 30, the Rev. Harmon D. Moore officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown- Service of Heflin. Mr. Thrasher was born and reared in the community in which he died and was well known in many sections of Cleburne county. Survivors are the widow Mrs. Beulah Thrasher, three sons, Hershel, Robert and Talmadge Thrasher, a daughter Miss Minnie Thrasher; two brothers, Eber of near Bell Mills and Eston of Gadsden. ------- BURIAL SERVICES FOR GUN VICTIM HELD IN OXFORD Anniston, Ala., Dec. 4 Funeral services for Dennis Burrow, age 36, former Anniston man who was shot to death by a friend of many years standing Friday afternoon in a bus terminal in Birmingham, were conducted at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon by the Rev. Charles R. Bell Jr. at Usrey's Chapel with interment in Oxford cemetery. The shooting occurred, according to Birmingham police, as the result of enmity between Burrow and W.M. Naugher, also a former resident of Oxford and Anniston, because of Burrow's friendship for Naugher's wife. Birmingham police stated that Naugher opened fire on Burrow as the latter was seated in the bus station. They also quoted witnesses as saying the Naugher reloaded his pistol and fired more shots at Burrow as he lay bleeding and dying on the floor. Four of the bullets struck Burrow, one hitting him in the eye. Attendants at the bus station held Naugher until police arrived. First degree murder charges were lodged against Naugher. Naugher had been in Birmingham for several years and recently has been a carpenter at the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. Burrow has been away from Anniston for several months. While Burrow and Naugher were street car conductors here they resided in Oxford, their homes being near each other. Surviving Mr. Burrow are his father H.M. Burrow, former Oxford Chief of Police; a brother Lee Burrow of Sylacauga, a member of the state highway patrol; a sister Mrs. W.M. Schroeder of Anniston; two sons, Carl and Milton Eugene Burrow and two daughters, Misses Dixie and Linda Lee Burrow, all of Anniston. ------- DEATH CLAIMS GOOD WOMAN Bowdon, Ga., Dec. 1 Funeral services for Mrs. Richardson of State Line were conducted Friday at Macedonia with Rev. Halliday officiating. Mrs. Richardson who died Thursday at her home, had been ill for about a week. This beloved woman was born and brought up in Cleburne county but had resided in Carroll county for a number of years. She is survived by her husband and five children, Albert Richardson of Atlanta; Herbert Richardson, Mrs. Naomi Gibbs, Mrs. Tom Farlow and Mrs. Hattie Brock. ------ OLD-TIME LOG ROLLING, by W.C. McMahan In giving this series of write-ups, I have every reason to be modest when I refer to my own personal experience and that of my father and brothers and I hope that my friends and readers of this paper will not think me egotistic in doing so, as I know about the facts of my subjects, as they actually occurred on my father's farm. Many years ago, my father William McMahan, bought a large tract of land on Sally's Creek in what was then dense forest in a big swamp with white oak, red oak, hickory, pines, poplars and chestnuts measuring many feet through. During the winters my father with hired men would go into the swamp and cut a ring around some of those trees, and the next Spring they were dead. He would clean out the undergrowth and make two crops among the standing dead trees. Then some of them began to fall and must be cut into sections of 10 to 20 feet and rolled into big heaps as to burn them out of the way. This all being ready, about turkey-gobling time, father put boys on mules and sent them all over the surrounding country for many miles, inviting neighbors to come and roll logs. The country being sparsely settled, they had to spread over a large territory for sufficient help, and anywhere from sunrise to nine o'clock, they came those old-timers with heavy boots, rough heavy whiskers all over their faces and home- made brown jeans and clothing, each man bringing a heavy stick pointed at each end and about six feet long called hand-spikes. These men would get down on their knees and roll a log out of its bed and on to 10 or a dozen of those sticks. The leader would see that all sticks were properly balanced and that no man surged at or jerked his stick as to hurt anyone, then he would give the word "ready" and every man came up as cautiously as if his own life was at stake. They would carry it to another log and build a heap of many of those heavy logs. It sometimes happened that a little man was pitted against a big man and father would see that the little man had the advantage of the spike so as to have equal power with the big man. It would also happen that two big men, two of the best, were pitted against each other and the log very heavy, and just for a little fun, some of the men would brag on one of these men and see which one could put the other's knuckles to the ground, the other men helping carry the log would wink at each other and lower their sticks so as to give bullies an opportunity to show who's who. Then one of them went down with his knuckles in the dust. Then they set up a yell. Then father called a halt and had every man abandon his stick and seat themselves on the log heap. Then he called three of us little boys, C.B., Wiley and Newt to one side and whispered to us for a moment. He said "Now you boys go to the house and one of you bring a bucket of water and a water gourd. One of you bring the sugar bowl and tumbler and the other bring my jug, and get back here." And as we darted and when we approached the crowd and they realized what it mean, they yelled worse than a negro camp meeting. Father said, "how do you want it, weakened or sweetened or do you want it straight?" And he issued out to every man according to his desire. Then the boys all jumped up and said lets make up the lost time. It was not long until a man with an eager appetite called on father for another drink, but father said no, you want to get your drinks too close together and that is what ruins a man. I will get to you in due time. And not a man got drunk. A few days before this log rolling my older brothers built a turkey pen in the edge of the wheat field at the back of the farm. I was playing around where the boys were at work when some of them told me to go to the turkey pen the evening before the log rolling. I made and dash and found one turkey. The boys had told me not to try to catch it, if one was in, but I was like the Dutchman, I couldn't "vait", I went in and soon had a hold on him, and and in a short time I had that turkey's neck, legs and wings tied together. Then was him under my arm, I crawled out of that pen and when I got to the boys, my turkey was dead. I told them he was scared to death. We had turkey for dinner the next day. While the men were getting ready for dinner which my mother and the good neighbor woman had prepared in those old time log houses and kitchens, some of the men were yet rolling a few logs at the edge of the yard, when some of us little boys were trying to get help, as brother John slapped me on the back saying, you will go over this log. I saw brother George's heels go up as we went over and then under as the log went over him. He was not seriously hurt, but my father felt that George never fully recovered after the plunge. My next article will be on the old time corn shucking. --------- MRS. MAULDIN DIED FRIDAY; BURIAL AT RABBITTOWN Anniston, Ala., Dec. 3 Mrs. Drucilla Mauldin, age 72, died at the residence of J.A. Cheatwood in Choccolocco, Route 1, at 5 a.m. Friday after an illness of several months. Funeral services were conducted at the Rabbittown church with interment in the church cemetery, Usrey directing. Among the survivors are three brothers, Pleas and James Cheatwood of near Choccolocco; John Cheatwood of Ruston, La., and a sister Mrs. Anna Dunn of near Heflin. ------ NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL LANDS FOR DIVISION State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court Dec. 3, 1938 Notice to: Mrs. G.W. Chaffin Emma Hudson Delanie Putnam Galama Smith Mrs. Lee Holt David Rhodes Fannie Weeks Dovie Henderson Kenneth Allen On this third day of December 1938, came J.M. Stephens and E.W. Stephens and filed their petitions in writing, under oath, praying for an order and proceeding to sell certain property described therein for the purpose of division and partition between said petitioners and: J.M. Stephens E.W. Stephens Mrs. G.W. Chaffin Mrs. Dalie Putnam Emma Hudson Virgil Bain J.B. Bain W.D. Bain Grady Bain Beulah Shaddix Mary Henderson Essie Hand Cora Dean Galama Smith Mrs. Lee Holt David Rhodes Fannie Weeks Dovie Henderson Kenneth Allen; as joint owners of said property. It is ordered that said petition be set down for hearing on the 4th day of January 1939 and that notice thereof, together with the day set for hearing the same, be given the above named persons as said joint owners of the property, by publication for three successive weeks in The Cleburne News, a newspaper published in this county. A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 15, 1938 DEATH CLAIMS GOOD WOMAN The funeral for Mrs. Lorena Ann Morris, 78, who died at 5 a.m. Sunday at the home of M.W. Turner in Chulafinnee Beat, was conducted from Pleasant Hill church Monday morning, the Rev. Mr. Eason officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown-Service Funeral Home of Heflin. Mrs. Morris was born April 18, 1860 and was a native of Cleburne county, and will be missed in the community in which she lived. Among survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Della Brown, Mrs. Bessie Williams, Mrs. Minnie Turner and Mrs. E.A. Riddle; four sons, W.J., W.C. and E.A. Morris of Chulafinnee and L.C. Morris of Talladega. The Cleburne News extends sympathy to the bereaved children and other relatives. ------ FINAL RITES FOR CLELLON WHITEN Clellon, the 15 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Whiten of near Old Salem of Heflin, Route 2, died at the residence of his parents at 6 p.m. Monday, after being in bad health for several months. The lad suffered much during the last period of his illness but death has removed him from all earthly pain. Funeral services were conducted at Pine Grove Baptist church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. DeWitt Stovall of near Oxford officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, Brown-Service of Heflin directing. Besides his parents, Clellon is survived by four brothers, Willis, Marvin, Mallory and Wallace DeWitt and three sisters, Louanna, Margaret and Betty Jo. The parents, brothers, sisters and other relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of a large circle of friends, together with The Cleburne News. ------ FUNERAL SERVICES FOR M.P. PRICE M.P. Price died at his residence near Graham at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday, after a short illness. He was well known in the southern and eastern parts of Cleburne county. He was a good neighbor and a good man and will be greatly missed in the community. Funeral services were conducted from Hurricane church near Arbacoochee at 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. M.A. Gann and the Rev. R.L. Skinner officiating, with interment in the church cemetery, Brown of Heflin directing. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Blakely Price; a son Talmadge Price of Anniston; three sisters, Mrs. J.F. Cox of near Hurricane; Mrs. Ellen Allen of Graham and Mrs. Nicie Baughn of Birmingham. The Cleburne News joins a host of relatives and friends in extending condolence to the bereaved ones. ------ ARBACOOCHEE MAN KILLED ON HIGHWAY Anniston, Ala., Dec. 7 Henry Craft, age 40, of Arbacoochee, was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile on the Bankhead Highway about five miles east of Oxford shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Garner Hospital. J.L. Kaylor of Gramah, the driver of the automobile was absolved of all blame following an investigation of the accident. The witnesses to the accident told the same story as to how it occurred. Craft had been in a taxi-cab with Lewis McCormick of south Anniston since about midnight. Leland Burt was the taxi driver. Statements made by Burt and McCormick were the same, eaching stating that Craft got out of the taxi cab and while they waited for him to return, he stepped into the path of Kaylor's automobile. Craft's companions estimated the speed of Kaylor's car at 25 miles per hour, the same estimated by Kaylor, his daughter and companion L.B. Duke. The injured man was placed in the taxi-cab and Mr. Duke rode with the taxi to the hospital. Coroner Gray said that death was due to a fractured neck and a crushed chest. Funeral services for Craft were conducted at 2 o'clock in the Cedar Creek Baptist church in Cleburne county. Burial was in the church cemetery with Usrey of Anniston in charge. Surviving are the widow and two children, Charles and Bertha of Arbacoochee; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Craft of Anniston; three brothers, Grady Craft of Atlanta; Munroe and Gross Craft of Anniston; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Bentley and Mrs. Lily Campbell of Anniston. ------- OLD TIME CORN SHUCKING By W.C. McMahan When my father had finished that big log rolling and had given the men a big supper and their farewell smile, at the little brown jug, he told them that he would give them an unusual corn shucking the next fall, as he was looking for the Lord to bless him with a wonderful crop of corn, and that his friend Tom Yarbrough could make as good whiskey as he ever could and that there would be plenty and that there should be no whiskey on the place except his, so that no man would get drunk. For about three weeks, my father and the older boys and hired men were gathering and putting corn under a big shed beside a big crib which shed was 20 x 50 feet as full as corn as could be crammed in, and while there were bushels of muscadines along the creek banks that sent their aroma out across the fields, and just back of the smokehouse was a fine orchard of golden apples ready to use, and about a week before they were through gathering the corn, father put boys on mules and sent them all over the surrounding country, from the Georgia state line on the east, from Turkey Heaven mountains on the south, from Bell Mills on the north, inviting men and boys to come on a certain afternoon to shuck corn. The appointed hour arrived and by the middle of the afternoon, the place looked as it were alive with men, boys and mules, as many of them come on horseback, and they kept pouring in, and about dark, father had a boy bring a big basket of those fine applies and pass them among the men. While this was going on, my mother was in the old log kitchen with a dozen or more neighbor women before that five foot fireplace, preparing supper for those faithful, tired, hungry men and boys. Just then father stuck his head in a little window and said "Adeline, when will supper be ready and how many men do you want at a time?" She replied that supper was ready when he was, and she could seat 20 at a time. Then father took the little brown jug and the little boys helped him with water, sugar, etc. and gave every man there a drink of liquor just as he wanted it, and when he would come to a boy, father would call to the father about giving the boy a drink and his father would holler to him to give it to him as he would his own boy, and it came out right. After a while a lot of men got on top of the pile of corn and pushed it out to the men so they could get to it, and directly, just to cheer the boys up a bit, two of the young men got to shooting wit at each other and for a time it was real funny to everyone. Hix Wise, Tom Campbell and John Jacobs being the contestants and seemed that Jacobs was about to win in their contest, when Campbell's comrade Brate Burt who was on the pile of corn proposed to get into the contest with knives and pistols, and my father who had been at the house for something, came back and saw what was going on, and lost no time in getting to the boys, but for a time it seemed ss if my father was apprehensive that the top would blow off or the "boiler would burst". But there was Uncle Tom Yarbrough who was a Justice of Peace and Uncle Alex Chadwick who was Constable, who ran in and commanded the peace and assisted my father in quelling the near riot. But Burt did not go back into the corn pile, and for a time santered about just back of Jacobs and father had told one of my brothers, F.L. who was quite a man, to keep an eye on Burt and as Burt was coming up with a rock to strike Jacobs, F.L. took hold of him and he dropped his rock and that trouble was all over. Supper was over by ten o'clock and a little more than half the corn shucked. Some of the men went to putting shucks in big rail pens while others got in and tramped the shucks down and others kept shucking corn. Father seemed to know just when to bring forth the little jug and when to withdraw it so that no man would get too much. About the time they had finished the corn and putting up shucks, my mother sent a boy to father at the barn that she had plenty for everybody to eat and for him to bring them, and all that would, had their fill a second time. When all was over, it was customary for the hands at a corn shucking to take hold of the landlord and "tote" him to the house but father asked them to tote one of the big boys. They got F.L. and there were not men enough to get a hold of him to carry him, and from that, a free for all scuffling and wrestling took place among the boys for a half hour, and the amusement was in excess of a circus. Every one bragged on that old time "slish tater pie" , sweetened with syrup and baked in a pot in the fireplace. My next article will be on the old time country dance. --------- LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION State of Alabama, Circuit Court of Equity Tilithie Martin Duncan vs. Ruthie Martin Brown In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by the affidavit of Young Wall, Attorney for Complaintant in the above stated cause, that the defendants: Ernest Martin Nora Martin Faulkner Belford Faulkner Katie Mae Faulkner Grace Lorine Faulkner Virginia Ann Faulkner (Mrs. Robert Gray); are non-residents of the state of Alabama and that in the belief of affiant, said defendants are over the age of twenty-one years and that the defendants: Grace Faulkner Johnnie William Faulkner Syble Gen Faulkner Belford Faulkner Jr. William Walter Faulkner; are not residents of the State of Alabama, and under the age of twenty-one years. It is therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in the Cleburne News, a newspaper published in Cleburne county, Alabama, once a week for four consecutive weeks requiring the said defendants to plead, answer or demur to the bill of complaint in the cause by the 5th day of January 1939 or in thirty days thereafter, a decree pro confesso may be taken against them. This 10th day of December 1938. J. Lebus Casey, Register ---------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 22, 1938 FUNERAL IS HELD FOR MRS. THRASH Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Thrash, 83, who died Saturday at the residence near Hepzibah, were conducted at Hepzibah church at 2 p.m. Sunday by the Rev. Daniel Bowlin of Heflin and the Rev. J.W. Grubbs of Chulafinnee. Interment was in the church cemetery, with Brown-Service of Heflin in charge. Mrs. Thrash, who was born in Cleburne county, was a member of the Methodist church for 70 years. She is survived by three sons, W.B. of Heflin; J.O. of Hepzibah and W.D. of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Eugenia Ayers of Chulafinnee; two brothers, Percy F. Currie of Hepzibah and Z.W. Currie of Mobile. ----- DEATH COMES TO MRS. J.M. LAND Bowdon, Ga., Dec. 15 Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Rebecca Land, who died sudddenly at her home in Bowdon, Rt. 3, while reading the paper on Friday, were held Sunday morning at Mt. Pleasant church. Rev. C.L. Matthews assisted by several other ministers, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Land was 76 years of age. Survivors are her husband J.M. Land and several children. ------ ACCIDENT VICTIM IS BURIED SATURDAY Anniston, Ala., Dec. 18 Funeral services for Claud McClellan, age 19, who was fatally injured in an accident at Oliver Dam near Tuscaloosa on Thursday, were conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Campbell's Crossroads near Ashland by the Rev. Judge Ingram. Interment was in the church cemetery with Usrey in charge. Mr. McClellen had been a carpenter and had been employed at Oliver Dam for nearly three months. He lived with his father in Munford, Route 1. He is survived by his wife, a brother Charles and three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Jenkins, Mrs. Clydie Stewart and Mrs. Mamie Dothard, all of near Munford. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 29, 1938 JENKINS RITES HELD FRIDAY Anniston, Ala., Dec. 24 Funeral services for James M. Jenkins, age 74, a prominent citizen of Delta, Route 1, were conducted from Good Hope Delta Baptist church at 11 o'clock Friday morning, with the Rev. F.J. Ingram of Ashland officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Luquire. Mr. Jenkins died at his residence at 12:10 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after an illness of two years with infantile paralysis. Among his survivors are his wife and four sons, J.W., H.G., A.V. and T.R., all of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil Sims of Ashland and Mrs. Eunice Hudson of Delta and a sister, Mrs. W.E. Reagan of Delta. Pallbearers were J.J. Miller, E. Miller, Y.A. Shaddix, W.C. Mitchell, W.J. Ingram and S.J. Rice. ------ MRS. DODSON DISMISSED FROM TROY HOSPITAL Troy, Ala., Dec. 22 The many friends of Mrs. M.N. Dodson will be glad to learn that she has been dismissed from Troy Hospital and is at home to friends on Pine street. She was seriously burned by an explosion of gas in the basement of the Dodson home several weeks ago, which claimed the life of her daughter Sarah Elizabeth. ------ BREED FUNERAL RITES AT ROCK SPRINGS Talladega, Ala. The body of Joe Breed, paroled convict who was killed by a train near here, was sent to Heflin for burial at Rock Springs. Relatives there claimed the remains of the middle- aged man who died as he was hobbling his way on a paralyzed leg to a Christmas at his home in Randolph county, the coroner Kyser Leonard said. Breed had served a sentence for murder that was imposed on him in Roanoke in 1919, prison records show. He was one of the convicts whom Governor Graves had granted special Christmas paroles and was on his way to Randolph county when an A. B. & C. passenger train struck him about three miles from Talladega. Funeral services were conducted at Rock Springs church at 2 p.m., Dec. 22, the Rev. Wallace Reaves officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown-Service of Heflin. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.N. Breed, six brothers and four sisters. ------- DEATH CLAIMS ELI SHERMAN Anniston, Ala., Dec. 25 The Rev. M.M. Kennedy conducted funeral services at Pleasant Gap on Saturday for Eli Sherman, age 28, who died at his Borden Springs residence on Friday of pulmonary tuberculosis. Interment was in the Pleasant Gap cemetery, directed by Luquire. Pallbearers were Jess Smith, Collier Poole, J.C. Ashmore, William Minton, Hubert Ward and Robert Allen. Surviving Mr. Sherman are the father, Charles Sherman of Borden Springs; two brothers Joseph of Talladega and John of Anniston and three sisters, Mrs. Annie Ashworth of Pleasant Gap, Mrs. Janie Woods of Borden Springs and Mrs. Maggie Alley of Arkansas. ------ IN MEMORY OF AUGUSTA ANN TURNER On the morning of Oct. 8, 1938, the Death Angel visited the home of W.L. Turner and took our darling sister and aunt home to live, where pain or death is felt no more. She was born May 13, 1874 and was a faithful member of Concord Baptist church for 43 years. Oh, it is so hard to give her up; how me miss those sweet smiles and kind words, but we know she is at reast and we want to live so that when our life is completed in this world, we can once again meet her, never to part again. She had many hard trials through life but she never complained. She fought the battle of life bravely and as a reward, she has gained a crown of righteousness which the righteous judge shall give. Oh, how hard it is to give her up. Our homes can never be as they were. There is a vacant place that can never be filled, but we know that by her going, heaven is only made brighter. We know that she cannot come back to this world, but oh, what a sweet consolation that we can go to her some day, never to be parted. Call not back the dear departed, anchored safe, where the storms are over on the borderland we left her; soon to meet and part no more. "When we leave this world of changes, when we leave this world of care, we shall find our missing loved ones, in our father's mansion fair." The funeral services were conducted at Concord church, the Rev. Mr. Johnson officiating. Pallbearers were John R., Clyde, Hugh and Hurst Turner, Harvey Williams and Will Slappy. She is survived by two brothers, John. T. and Lawrence Turner; a sister Mrs. J.P. Boman, and other relatives and a host of friends. Written by her niece, Geraldine Boman. --------- IN MEMORY OF TOM HICKS The Death Angel claimed his spirit Nov. 28 and his body was laid to rest Nov. 30 in the cemetery at Old Cane Creek Primitive Baptist church to await the resurrection morning. Uncle Tom was a native of this county where he lived all his life. He leaves to mourn his passing, his loving wife Mrs. Betty Hicks; four sons, James Albert, Benny, Ozie and Grady; three daughters, Mrs. Harvie Casey, Miss Lizzie Hicks, and Mrs. Nona Dewberry; one son and one daughter preceding him to the grave. It was hard to give up Uncle Tom, but our Heavenly Father knows best and never makes any mistakes, so we can say to dear Aunt Betty, be submissive of the Lord's will and live to meet Uncle Tom. He was 68 years and some few months old at the time of his passing. Written by a niece, Rosetta Walker. ------ OBITUARY OF WILLIAM ALFRED MARSHALL William Alfred Marshall was born on a farm near Albion, Illinois, June 7, 1858. The deceased was the youngest of Wm. and Hannah Dixon Marshall. His three sisters, Lucy Marshall Taylor, Sarah Ann Marshall and Mary Lavinia Lester and his brother John Henry Marshall preceded him to the grave. At an early age he professed his faith in Christ and was a member of the Christian Church at Albion for some 50 years; thereafter, uniting with the Methodist church , remaining a faithful member until he joined the Church Triumphant. In January 1881 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Cooper. To this union was born four children, Swain of Jacksonville, Ill., Pearl (Mrs. Wm. Richardson) of Mt. Vernon, Ill., and twin sons who died in infancy. Elizabeth Cooper Marshall departed this life Aug. 3, 1887. In April 1888, Mr. Marshall was united in marriage to Mary Wilcox. To this union were born four children; Stella (Mrs. Lee A. Somers) of Champaign; John of Chicago and Charles Marshall of Chicago, Ill., and one son who died in infancy. Mary Wilcox Marshall departed this life April 13, 1897. On June 15, 1905, Mr. Marshall was united in marriage to Augusta Howell of Oak Level, Alabama., who survives him, but who on account of ill health, was unable to attend the funeral. Besides his widow and the above mentioned children, he is survived by 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two nephews and four nieces, besides a host of relatives, friends and acquaintances. By a special friend, E.H.C. ------- LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beason of Panama City, Fla., were here for Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Noble. ----- MRS. PARRIS BURIED AT PINE GROVE Funeral services for Mrs. Frances E. Parris, 77, who died at her home Saturday near Belltown, were conducted at Pine Grove church at 11 a.m. Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. W.M. Barr officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, Brown-Service of Heflin directing. Mrs. Parris had been in bad health for a number of years, her last serious illness lasting about three weeks. She was a native of Cleburne county, but her parents were natives of S.C. before moving to this county before the War Between the States. She was the widow of Elijah L. Parris and they lived a number of years in the Ai and Pine Grove communities. Survivors are three sons, E.L. of Wedowee; J.O. and U.S. Parris of Belltown; three daughters, Mrs. Annie Jenkins of Fruithurst; Mrs. Ada Vaughan of Heflin and Miss Idella Parris of Belltown; a brother, W.A. York of Piedmont, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Parris of Jacksonville and Mrs. Cinderella Casey of Edwardsville. ------ OTWELL - MOSELEY Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Ray Sr. of Moselle, Miss., announce the wedding of their niece Miss Lola Belle Otwell to Bivian Moseley of Moselle, the wedding taking place Dec. 23. The bride is the daughter of Smiley and the late Cora Otwell of Cleburne county, but has made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Ray for the past two years. The groom is a graduate of Jones County, Miss. A.H.S. and is a successful young farmer of the Moselle, Miss. section. ------ CHANDLER RITES HELD AT LEBANON William E. Chandler, 66, who died at the residence near Muscadine Dec. 24 was laid to final rest at Lebanon on Tuesday. The Rev. H.R. Carter and the Rev. A.T. Warmack of Heflin officiated at the funeral services. Brown-Service of Heflin ws in charge of the burial arrangements. Mr. Chandler was born June 11, 1872 in Haralson county, Ga. but had lived in the Muscadine community for a number of years. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Arabella Chandler, three sons, three daughters, a brother and three sisters. ------ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1376gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 33.6 Kb