Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JANUARY 1940 January 1940 ************************************************ 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 March 12, 2007, 8:55 pm The Cleburne News January 1940 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JANUARY 1940 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 4, 1940 MRS. STELL BLAKE DIES The Roanoke Leader, Dec. 27 Information has been received here of the death Saturday night in a St. Louis hospital of Mrs. Stell Blake. Funeral services were held at Tuscumbia on Monday. She was the widow of a former probate judge of this county and lived many years at Wdowee and later at Roanoke. She was born in Heflin and lived there in her youth. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. D. Trotter Jones and Mrs. Robert F. Kirkpatrick of Montgomery and Mrs. Charles Thigpen of Tuscumbia. The daughters will be remembered here as Marietta, Martha and Margaret Blake. --------- MRS. LAKE PASSES The many friends of Mrs. Mamie Lake will be made sad to learn of her death Tuesday evening. She passed away in an Anniston hospital it was learned on Wednesday morning before going to press. ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 11, 1940 FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. LAKE Mrs. Mamie Lake, age 55 of Heflin, passed away Tuesday, January 2 at an Anniston hospital after an illness of four days. Mrs. Lake had made her home in Heflin since 1917 and had been a member of the Baptist church for 43 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Roosevelt Baber and Miss Willie Mae Lake, both of Heflin; two sisters, Mrs. H.P. Hampton of Birmingham; and Mrs. Ernest Thornton of Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were held from the Heflin Baptist church on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. Interment was in the Heflin cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. The ministers in charge were the Rev. H.P. Amos of Birmingham and the Rev. Roy Niager and Rev. E.C. Johnson of Heflin. Pallbearers were Clellon Wager, Frank Owens, Fred McMurray, Neal Morgan, Escar Wood and Grady Boyd. ------ PNEUMONIA FATAL TO W.A. COLE Anniston, Ala., Jan. 5 W.A. Cole, age 69 of Fruithurst, died at his home last night of pneumonia at 9:30 o'clock following an illness of about three days. Funeral services will be held at the Camp Creek church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with the Rev. W.A. Warmack officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Jones directing. Surviving are the wife, eight nephews and five nieces. ----- MRS. LARCUS GREEN IS INTERRED TODAY Anniston, Ala., Jan. 5 Funeral services for Mrs. Larkus Green, age 49 of Heflin, Route 1, who died of pneumonia at her home yesterday following an illness of several weeks, were conducted at Green's Chapel this afternoon with the Rev. Mr. Wiggins officiating. Burial was in Green's Chapel cemetery with Jones directing. Surviving are the husband, one son Quinton and three daughters, Jessie, Bessie and Maudine, all of Heflin. ------ McELROY - GILLEY Mr. and Mrs. M.L. McElroy announce the wedding of their daughter Myrtle Lucile to Hermon Gilley of Fyffee, the son of the late Tom Gilley. The wedding took place at 4 o'clock Dec. 24 at the home of the bride's parents with Judge A.H. Glasgow performing the ceremony. Those present were the brothers of the groom, W.C. and his girl friend; Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Gilley of Fyffe and Mr. and Mrs. Lipham, a sister and their children of LaGrange, Ga., also being present and several other friends. After a short honeymoon trip, they will return to their home at Bell Mills. -------- MRS. KILGORE LAID TO REST AT ST. MICHELS Mrs. D.M. (Etna) Kilgore, age 38, of Muscadine, Route 2, died at her home Sunday, December 31, at 9:45 p.m. after an illness of about a week. Funeral services were conducted at the Bethel Church on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m., with interment in the St. Michel's cemetery. Mrs. Kilgore is survived by her husband, five daughters, three sons, five sisters, four brothers and her mother and father Mr. and Mrs. Bob Junior of Oxford. ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 18, 1940 HEFLIN MAN KILLED IN HIGHWAY CRASH William Jackson Vaughan, age 71, was killed Thursday, Jan. 11 about 8:10 a.m. on the Bankhead Highway about one mile west of Heflin. The accident was caused when Mr. Vaughan's horse became frightened at a truck and drew the buggy into it's path, according to statements made by witnesses. They stated that the truck involved was used to transport automobiles. Mr. Vaughan and Mrs. Moore were enroute to Heflin when the accident occurred. They lived about two miles west of Heflin. Mrs. Mamie Moore, a neighbor, suffered injuries about the hips and face. Funeral services were held at the Heflin Methodist church on Saturday, Jan. 13 by the Rev. E.C. Johnson, pastor, and the Rev. Roy Niager, Baptist minister. Interment was in the Heflin cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mr. Vaughan is survived by his wife Mrs. Lena Vaughan; a son Cecil; six brothers, Dave, Ulysses, Heltin?, Whit of Connorsville, Tenn, George of Heflin and Lee of Birmingham; three sisters, Mrs. Eliza Pounds of Talladega; Mrs. Minnie Evans of Hugo, Okla., and Mrs. Ella Evans of Birmingham. -------- PIONEER CITIZEN DIES TUES. A.M. William M. (Uncle Bill) Evans, age 91 years, passed away at his residence at Evans Chapel at 4:30 Tuesday morning after an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Evans had been in declining health for about two years. Mr. Evans was a pioneer citizen of Cleburne county and had hundreds of friends. He was a great lover of music. He was a member of the Methodist church, a Mason, he had served one term as sheriff and one term as tax assessor of Cleburne county. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J.A. Harper of Heflin; Mrs. J.O. Tolleson of Heflin and Mrs. J.R. Howle of Oxford; two sons, R.L. and M.M. Evans of Hugo, Okla; two brothers, L.V. of Hugo, Okla. and M.A. of Norman, Okla. ------- FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. LUKER Mrs. W.B. Luker, age 74 of Heflin, died Wednesday of last week at 10:23 p.m. at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Forney Cochran. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday, Jan. 12 at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Roy Niager conducting the services, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mrs. Luker is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Forney Cochran of Heflin; Mrs. Alice Colley of Raleigh, Tenn., and Mrs. Robert Sikes of LaGrange, Ga., and four sons, M.D. and C.L. of Birmingham; Jesse of Lineville and J.C. of Heflin; and two brothers, Bud Pettus of Anniston and Dolphus of Pyriton and two sisters; Mrs. Lula Simms of Ashland and Mrs. Glenn Sprayberry of Delta. Mrs. Luker had been ill for six days. She had lived in Heflin about six years. -------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 25, 1940 FINAL RITES HELD FOR MISS HIZAR Miss Emma J. Hizar, age 78, passed away at an Anniston hospital on Thursday, January 18 at 4:40 a.m. Miss Hizar moved to Fruithurst about 40 years ago with her mother and brother. She was very active in civic works, being an Eastern Star member and Sunday school teacher in the Methodist church. She was postmistress for about 15 years and prior to that, she ran a grocery store for about 18 years. She was brought up in the Episcopal church but worshipped in the Methodist church since 1901. Funeral services were held at the Fruithurst Methodist church on Saturday at 1 o'clock. Interment was in Fruithurst cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. The only survivors is a sister-in-law, Mrs. L.W. Hizar of San Francisco, California, her brother having passed away some two years ago. ------ MRS. GODWIN PASSES Mrs. Denie Godwin, age 82, at Muscadine, Route 2, on January 16 at 6:30 a.m. Funeral services were held at the Bethel church on January 17 at 10:30 a.m., directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mrs. Godwin had lived in Cleburne county all of her life. She is survived by a son, W.P. Godwin of Muscadine; four daughters, Mrs. J.L. Bentley of Muscadine; Mrs. Minnie Herod of Oceola, Ga., Mrs. Luella Chandler of Texas and Miss Lille Godwin of Enid, Miss. ------ MRS. TURNER PASSES Mrs. Nancy Jane Turner of Heflin, age 84, died Monday morning, January 22 at 1:50 o'clock. Funeral services were held at Bethlehem Church in the Liberty Hill community on Tuesday, January 23 at 11 a.m., Rev. W.D. Boling officiating, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mrs. Turner had made her home with a grandson, J.D. Turner, for some years. ------ FRUITHURST News Jan. 2 The many friends of August Johnson will regret to learn of his death at his home in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Johnson had been ill for the past eight months. He died Jan. 15. Funeral services were held at the Luthern Church of the Redeemer at 2 o'clock. Interment was at West View cemetery. The remains laid in state from 1 till 2 o'clock. Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. John E. Karlson of Atlanta, Ga. and Mrs. J.T. Mason of Miami, Florida; two sisters, Mrs. John G. Granath of Fruithurst and Mrs. Christine Johnson of Gotland, Sweden; and three grandchildren, Misses Jennie and Ruth Karlson and John Karlson Jr. of Atlanta. ------ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1398gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.7 Kb