Jessie Lee Bigham Obituary - Bell County, TX submitted by Janet Gardner 11/98 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *************************************************************************** This newspaper clippings is hand-dated 1930. Wife of Bell Co. Sheriff Dies at Residence-Mrs. John BIGHAM Ill Only Few Hours Before Death-Funeral is Monday-Services to be Held at 3 P.M. at Belton Church Belton, Jan. 18 (Spl)- Mrs. Jessie Lee BIGHAM, age 47, wife of Sheriff John R. BIGHAM, died at 9:30 a.m. at her home today, after a few hours illness. Mrs. BIGHAM was taken suddenly ill a t 8 p.m. Friday night and gradually grew worse until her death. Mrs. BIGHAM was born in Clear Springs, Neb., Nov. 17, 1882. At an early age she joined the Christian Church and has been a consistent worker in its activities since. She was known for her many kindness to her friends and those in need. In 1899 she was married to John BIGHAM in Chickasha, Okla. There were two sons, Floyd and Bob, whose homes are in Belton. Six years ago she moved to Belton when BIGHAM became sheriff. Before that time they had lived at Rogers. She is survived by her father. J. A. DOUGLAS of Belton; two sons, Floyd and Bob; a granddaughter, Mary Sue BIGHAM; four sisters, Mrs. J. T. DILLINGHAM, Florence, Colo.; Mrs. Ellas J. LAMOND and Mrs. E. J. ROBINSON of Post, Tex.; Mrs. Carrie Belle KELLEY, Brojan, Ore.; and one brother Vernon DOUGLAS, LaGrande, Colo. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday from the First Christian Church. The Rev. C.E. SMITH, Ennis, former pastor of Belton and the Rev. G. W. MORGAN, Houston will conduct the services. Pallbearers are: Active- Albert MCKAY, Jr., Charlie MILLER Ted WHITLOW, Harry ALLEN, A. E. WARREN, Henry CARDEN, Will I. COLE, Temple, and Tom ADAMS, Killeen; Honorary pallbearers will be: Owen P. CARPENTER, A. L. CURTIS, P. L. STONE, L. P. HEARD, M. T. SHEPPERD, Dr. R. UTLEY, Dr. M. P. MCELHANNON, Dr. J. W. PITTMAN, George A. GRAY, Neal BASSEL, J. W. DICE, Tom DUBOSE, O. LUSK, W. A. HARGETT, Tom HUGHES, R. B. JAMES, Roy C. POTTS, Cal PROCTOR, Sid CASEY, A. L. MONTEITH, E W. DAVIDSON, F. B. RUSSELL, Olen LITTLE, W. A. GILMER, Jesse BLAIR, W. P. DENMAN, George W. CASKEY, W. B. DENMAN, W. E. WICKER, Victor BOBO, P. L. ELLIS, J. E. SHINE, A. E. TAYLOR, all of Belton. Few BREWSTER, W. A. MESSER, Dewitt BOWMEN, Charles M. CAMPBELL, Dr. J. S. MCCELVEY, John SEYBOLD, C. D. SEYBOLD, W. M. MCDONNOLD, O. W. ODOM, Chas. S. COX, J. C. MOSBY, Allen BAKER, E. D. BAUGH, Sam RODDY, Percy MADELEY, Claude MADELEY, S. K. Smith, Dr. R. R. CURTIS, Frank DOERING, Walter SAULSBURY, H. C. GLENN, Embree HUNT, Dean DAVIS, all of Temple. V. C. MARSHALL, Heidenheimer; M. L. MCBRYDE, J. E. ALEXANDER, Lee GENTRY, Henry SWOPE of Killeen, and J. B. BLAIR, Austin; W. S. BAUGH, W. E. THOMAS, C. W. TAYLOR, Hansford BERRY, E. A. HENDRICK, W. P. BAUGH, T. T. MOORE, Dr. W. F. ETTER, I. P. WILSON, S. S. SCROGGINS, J. W. MORGAN of Rogers; and V.C. HUDDLESTON, Otis BARNES, Holland; Sam BEAN, Tyler; Dr. W. R. NEWTON, A. E. SMITH of Cameron.