Obit: Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Chenault and Mrs. J. L. Whatley, Bowie Co. Texas
1/06/1959 - OBIT WAS ON 01/07/1959
Researched by: Tresa Underwood tresajjjj@earthlink.net 
For: Mike White mike3113@hotmail.com 

Maud Couple, Local Woman are Victims

By Sally Reese Of The Gazette Staff

Mrs.Jewell Lemmon Whatley of Texarkana and Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Chenault of Maud were killed shortly beofre 4 p.m. MOnday when
their cars collided on Highway 67 about 11 west of Texarkana.

All were pronounced dead on arrival at Texarkana's hospitals
in Texarkana and East ambulances. 

Mrs. Whatley was a switchboard operator at Hotel Grim.  She was
56 years old and had lived with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Lincoln
of 2703 Magnolia Street, since her husband's death about six
years ago.

Mr. Chenault, 68, was a retired employee of the city of Dallas 
who moved to Maud in September, 1957.  His wife, Zelma, was 54.

The collision occured at the foot of a hill about a mile east
of Redwater, the two cars hitting nearly head on.  The man and
one of the women were thrown from the cars and the other woman
was found crumpled behind the steering wheel.

The tragedy was investigated by Texas Highway Patrolmen James
Gee, L.C. Evans and Henry Slaton.

Gee said the Chenaults' 1954 Chevrolet apparently was headed
west, and Mrs. Whatley's 1955 Mercury was going east.  He said
the collision occured in Chenault's lane and skidmarks indicated 
Mrs.Whatley was on the wrong side of the road.  The fronts of
both cars were badly damaged, the Chevrolet taking the impact
on its right front fender.

Mrs. John F Cunningham, niece of Mrs. Whatley said the family
did not know where her aunt had been, but presumed she had been
to Linden where her home is located and was returning to 
Texarkana when the collision occured.

Mrs.Whatley's co-workers at Hotel Grim said she had expressed 
some concern about the posibility of frozen water pipes at her
house, and she might have gone to Linden to check them.  She
left her work at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

She maintained at home there although she had lived in 
Texarkana since her husband's death.  She was a member of the
Baptist Church of Linden.

Mrs. Whatley, born in Kildare, is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
John Hill of Waverly, Kas. and three grandchildren.

William Owen Chenault was born on September 2, 1890, in Dallas.

His wife was born on June 21, 1984, in Maud.  She was a member
of the Baptist Church.

Surviving are her mother, Mrs.Dessie Foster of Maud, three
brothers, E.J. Foster and I.O. Foster of Maud, and C.L. Foster 
of Texarkana.


Last Rites Will Be Held Today For 2 Victims of Wreck

Funeral services will be help at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First
Baptist Church at Maud for Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Chenault of Maud, 
two of three persons who died in an accident of Highway 67
Monday.

The Rev. Alvirt? A. Robinson will officiate.  Burial will be
in the Center Ridge cemetary.

Active pallbearers for Mrs. Chenault will be J.L. Ragland,
Dexter Clary, Jack Provence, Chester Minton, G.C. Rachel
and Lloyd Lindsey.

Active pallbearers for Mrs. Chenault will be H.E. Parr,
W.M. Parr, Eugene White, Grady Rogers, Clayton Adams, and
Floyd Mills.

Honorary pallbearers _______? other friends of the couple.

Their bodies will be removed to the family residence at 
8:30 a.m. Wednesday to remail until the funeral hour.

Mr. Chenault is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Sanford
of San Antonio,Texas, and a sister, Mrs. C.D. Peavy of 
Dallas.  His wife is survived by her mother, Mrs. Dessie 
Foster of Maud and three brothers, E.J. Foster and I.O.
Foster, also of Maud, and C.L. Foster of Texarkana.

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Jewell Lemmon Whatley, 56,
of 2703 Magnolia Street, the third collision victim, are 
incomplete.  Her bodt is at the East Funeral Home.

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