Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


[This is James H[ardy] Goolsby]


Fairfield Recorder newspaper (of Fairfield, Texas)
Friday, October 9, 1925

TEAGUE MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN ROOM IN MEXIA

J. H. GOOLSBY, 46 years old, reident of Teague but temporily residing in
Mexia was found dead in his room, back of a store he had operated at 516
North Redriver Street Mexia Saturday afternoon. Dr. Marion M. BROWN, Coroner
S. H. FLAKE, and Police Chief A. R. MACE conducted investigation into the
death but no evidence of anything except death by natural causes was found.
Acute indegestion was given as a cause of death. Closing out his little
store known as the High School Grocery, Mr. GOOLSBY prepared to leave the
city it said and return to his home in Teague. When a laundry man knocked
at the door where he got no responce, although he could see the man lying
in bed in the room. Calling a neighbor, an investigation was made and the
man was found dead. 

Mr. GOOLSBY is survived by his widow, two sons, Morris GOOLSBY of Denver
Colorado and Spencer GOOLSBY of Houston and one daughter, Margaret GOOLSBY
living at the family home in Teague. His mother, Mrs. J. M. GOOLSBY also lives
in Teague. Brothers living are Wood GOOLSBY Teague and Mason GOOLSBY West
Columbia Texas and sisters Mrs. Amsie FOLGMAN, Teague, Mrs. Pearl MADDOX,
Teague, Mrs. Ennie TABOR, Watsonville California, and Mrs. Annie LOONEY of
Mexia.

Burial will be at the Hopewell Cemetery near Teague.

Mexia Daily News