OBITUARY: Mrs. Cornelia J. Danner, 19 March 1935 - Coke County, TX Contributed by Carol Martin 22 September 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Source & Date Unknown Danner Rites on Wednesday Aged Resident Here Succumbs to Throat Infection (transcribed copy of this obit from Reba Church, Feb. 2002, who is now deceased) Mrs. Cornelia J. Danner, 77, died at 2:40 o'clock Tuesday morning here of a throat infection. She had been ill since last Thursday only. The funeral service will be at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from Johnson Chapel with the Rev. K.P. Barton officiating. The body will lie in state at the home at 304 N. Park Street until the hour of the funeral. Burial will follow in the cemetery at Robert Lee (TX). Surviving are seven daughters, one stepdaughter, two sons, three sisters, one brother, 44 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Henry (Annie) Tatum of Burnet (TX), Mrs Irene Martin of Mason (TX), Mrs Ollie Ralston of Kerrville (TX), Mrs W.F. (Sarah) Nolen of Dallas (TX), and Mrs. Dee (Cissie) Overby, Mrs Myrtle (Dick) Church and Mrs. Mary Wigington of San Angelo (TX). The stepdaughter, Mrs. Alton Laywell, resides at Fort Worth (TX). Sons are Ira Danner of New Orleans (LA) and Dewey Danner of Houston (TX). sisters are Mrs. Dora Stinnett of Hall (TX), Mrs. Mary Evans of Houston (TX) and Mrs. John Coulder of Robert Lee (TX). W.J. Smithart, a brother, lives at San Antonio (TX). Mrs. Danner has resided in West Texas since 1901, being at Mason for six years, and subsequently at Robert Lee and San Angelo. She formerly resided near Marble Falls (TX). She was a member of the Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note added by Carol Martin Cornelia Jeanette 'Nellie' (Smithhart) Danner was b. October of 1857 in Travis Co., TX and died March 19, 1935 in Tom Green Co., TX (death index at TX State Library in Austin gives d. of death as March 19, 1935 in Tom Green Co., cert. #15963)