Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for APRIL 1940 April 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 14, 2007, 11:17 am The Cleburne News April 1940 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for APRIL 1940 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 4, 1940 FRUITHURST News Mr. and Mrs. Park Roberts spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. R.W. Savage and family. ----- DEATHS DODSON Mrs. Amanda Dodson, age 74, died at her residence on Heflin, Route 2, on March 29. Funeral services were held at New Harmony Church by the Rev. E.C. Johnson. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Mrs. Dodson is survived by her husband, Alvin Dodson; two sons, Gordon and Ernest Dodson of Heflin and a daughter Mrs. Mattie Harris of Heflin, Route 2. ------ WHITE N.T. White, well known farmer of Randolph county, passed away at his residence on Wedowee Route 1 at 5:40 Saturday morning after an illness of several days. Mr. White is survived by his wife; four sons, Alton, A.L., Elbert and N.J., all of Wedowee; three daughters, Mrs. Clayton Howle of Heflin; Miss Gladys White of Roanoke and Mrs. Grady Loveless of Heflin; one brother W.D. White of Altoona and a sister Mrs. J. W. Bain of Heflin. ------ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown us at the death of our loving wife and mother; also the beautiful floral offerings. We especially thank Brother Carter and Brother Barr and the Brown - Service. May God bless each and everyone is our prayer. W. Lester Sayer and children ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 11, 1940 FRUITHURST News April 8 Mrs. Alton Vickers and daughter who have been spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Parker and niece Miss Vivian Warmack, returned home in Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. John Kemp of Gadsden were also visitors of Mr. and Mrs. L. Parker last week. ----- Mrs. Charlie White entertained at dinner Saturday night in honor of her husband's birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wager Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vandevelde Miss Margaret Kay Mrs. Lola Ward Mrs. Marrie Moody Mrs. Manford Steele Mrs. Ora Clerk Misses Nevelir Ward and Evelyn White C.W. Savage Ralph Pollard Lowell White Harold White Mr. and Mrs. C.C. White ----- LOCAL News Alton Tolleson of Pulaski, Tenn. and John Tolleson of Birmingham visited their parents last weekend. ---- DEATHS OTWELL Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for the Rev. John T. Otwell, age 75 of Heflin, who died at 11:30 o'clock on Saturday night at his home. Services were conducted at the Union Hill church with the Rev. W.M. Bowman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sons, J.H. of Franklin, Georgia and S.D. of Heflin; a daughter Mrs. Laura Smith of Heflin; 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. ------- JACKSON Mrs. Lena E. Jackson, age 62 of Ranburne, died at the residence on April 7 after an illness of several days. Funeral services were held April 9 at 11 a.m. at Macedonia by the Rev. Warmack and Rev. Eason. Interment was in the church cemetery with Brown -Service of Heflin in charge. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Baptist church and had lived in Cleburne county practically all her life. She is survived by two sons, Harold and Byron of Ranburne; three brothers, Howard Harris of Bowdon, Georgia and Virgil and Joe Harris of Atlanta, Ga. ----- PARMLEY S.H. Parmley, age 87 of Tallapoosa, Ga. died at the residence of his son, F.S. Parmley of Tallapoosa, Ga. on April 7. Funeral servicees were held at Bethany Baptist church on April 8 at 11 a.m. by the Rev. G.E. Butler. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Besides the son, Mr. Parmley is survived by four daughters, Miss Molly Parmley of Tallapoosa, Ga., Mrs. Mauk of Birmingham; Mrs. W.D. Duke of Cressview, Tenn., and Mrs. Floyd Warmack of Bessemer. --------- VAUGHAN Arlin D. Vaughan, age 45, passed away at the Veteran's Hospital in Atlanta on April 5, after an illness of about three weeks. Funeral services were held from the Heflin Baptist church on April 6 at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. H.R. Carter and the Rev. Roy Niager. Interment was in the Heflin cemetery, directed by Brown - Service. Mr. Vaughan, a World War veteran, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lilla Vaughan; one son, Cranston of College Park, Ga.; two daughters, Liera Mae and Elizabeth Vaughan of Heflin; and one brother, Davis H. Vaughan of College Park, Ga. Pallbearers were Woodson Lee, Houstin Morris, Fred McMurray, Grady Boyd, W.A. Prestridge and Asa Norton. --------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 18, 1940 DEATHS PERRYMAN Heflin, Ala. April 13 R.A. Perryman, 72, former Mayor of Heflin, died Wednesday after a short illness. For 15 years he was a head of a large wholesale hat company in Atlanta and was in the mercantile business in Heflin for a number of years. Surviving are three sisters, Miss Ella Perryman and Miss Harriett Perryman both of Heflin and Mrs. James R. Little of Atlanta. Funeral services were held at the residence at 3 p.m. Friday. ----- HAND Anniston, Ala., April 16 Funeral services will be held at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. Essie Lee Hand, age 41 of Heflin, who died at her home at 6 o'clock Monday night. Services will conducted from the Pinetucky Baptist church. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Jones in charge. Surviving Mrs. Hand are her husband S.J. Hand; three sons, Bobbie, Tommie and Murl; five daughters, Mrs. G.B. Hanvey, Lucile, Ila, Joyce and Shirley Ann, all of Heflin; three brothers and three sisters. ------- HURT IN ACCIDENT Employees at Garner Hospital reported Tuesday that Amos Rooks, age 46 of Delta, was treated for a fractured collar bone and lacerations about the head suffered in an automobile accicdent near Delta on Monday. The Anniston Star ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 25, 1940 DEATHS HARLAN Mrs. S.A. Harlan, age 67 of Heflin, died at the residence on Friday, April 12, after an illness of about two weeks. Funeral services were held April 13 at 11 a.m. at Cedar Creek with the Rev. W.M. Barr officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Brown - Service of Heflin directing. Mrs. Harlan is survived by two sons, Orlan and Otus Harlan of near Beason Mills and one brother H.M. Howle of Heflin, Route 1. Active pallbearers were Aaron Harlan, Martis Howle, Emmett Harlan, Grover Howle, Erby Harlan and Artis Howle. ------- NORTON On April 18 the death angel visited the home of Russell Norton and took for its victim his precious mother, Mrs. Lou Groover Norton, who was born Jan. 26, 1860. Her stay on earth was 80 years, two months and 21 days. On January 27, 1886 she was married to William J. Norton who preceeded her to the grave some 22 years. She leaves three sons, W.A., J.H. and J.R. Norton and nine grandchildren, also a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. She joined the Methodist church in early life. She was a faithful and devoted wife, a true and loving mother, also a very worthy friend and neighbor. Her remains were laid to rest in Antioch cemetery with Brown - Service of Heflin in charge. The Revs. R.L. Skinner and H.R. Carter officiated. ------ BONNER Funeral services were held Saturday, April 13 for James P. Bonner, age 87, of Heflin, who died Friday, April 12 at 3:30 a.m. Services were conducted at the New Harmony church with the Rev. Riddle officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Brown - Service in charge. Surviving Mr. Bonner are two sons and four daughters. ------ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kind expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement in the illness and death of our husband, father and grandfather, J.T. Otwell, also for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Omie Otwell Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Smith and family Mr. and Mrs. J.H. 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