Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


The Teague Chronicle newspaper - Jan. 13, 1944 (Thursday) - page 1

Funeral Conducted For Gordon King Monday Afternoon

  Funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Bain at Cotton Gin cemetery at
3:00 o'clock Monday afternoon [10 Jan 1944] for Gordon King, prominent pioneer 
citizen of this section, who passed away at his home here at 3:00 o'clock Sunday. 
Burial was immediately following the service.
  Born at Fairfield May 13, 1861, Mr. King moved to old Brewer with his parents
when he was three years of age. He grew to manhood here, engaged in the 
mercantile business and was postmaster of old Brewer, operating the post office
in his store near where the Booker T. Washington school now stands. When the 
railroad came and Brewer became Teague, Mr. King was the first postmaster of 
the new town. He was Treasurer of the City of Teague, and a charter stockholder
and Director of the First National Bank. He was a school trustee for a number of
years and his mercantile career in Brewer and Teague extended over a period of
42 years.
  Survivors include a daughter and two sons: Mrs. W. B. Humphries and Ernest King
of Dallas; and Howard G. King of Van; a sister, Miss Levenia King of Teague.
  Active pall bearers were W. M. Lindsey, Eugene Wilson, S. L. Bryant, W. H. 
McSpadden, S. D. Partin, Dr. E. V. Headlee, Henry King.
  Honorary pall bearers included: R. L. Stanton, J. E. Lindsey, John M. King, 
Willie McNutt, Sr., Willie McNutt, Jr., J. R. Sheffield, N. W. Bendy, J. C.
Baggett, J. M. Connell, T. B. Connell, M. A. Webb, C. K. Wheelus, P. W. Curry,
J. Wed Davis, R. H. Waldrop, G. C. Ward, Claude King, Zeno King, L. K. King, Sr., 
I. K. King Jr., Z. T. King, C. F. Pickett, J. Sid Ham, Frank J. Rawls, B. P. 
Compton, Bob Compton, Sandy King, Chas. King, Frank Sims, J. W. Rhea, Charlie
West and W. L. Owens.