Freestone County, Texas
Obits




Dr. Walter Womack


Fairfiled Recorder, Fairfield Texas
Friday, June 19, 1925

ACCOUNT OF DEATH OF DR. WOMACK

The following acoount of the death of Walter WOMACK, a former resident
of this place was published in a recent issue of the Abilene Reporter.
Funeral services for Dr. Walter WOMACK, 57, who died at his home at South
7th and Willis, Abilene Texas at 10:00 Tuesday night after a lingering
illness of mumps, were to be held at 3:00 Wednesday afternoon from St.
Paul Methodist Church with the Rev. Lewis N. STUCKEY pastor, conducting
the services. Burial will be in a local cemetery. Dr. WOMACK had lived
in West Texas for 19 years and had practiced medicine in Texas for 36 years.
He practised succesfully in Fisher County for 15 years and was County Health
Officer of Reagan County for four years while he lived at Big Lake. Born
March 21, 1868 in Freestone County, Dr. WOMACK attended the Old Missori
Medical College at St. Louis where he recieved the M.D. Degree. He pursued
post graduate work in the Chicago Hospital, in Louisville Kentucky and
in New Orleands. For seventeen years he practiced medicine North Texas
but was forced to come to this part of the state on account of bad health.
He was married Aug. 8, 1895 to Miss Calie WATERS of Corsicana. He has one
son, W. Victor WOMACK who is manager of the Abilene Fruit and Vegetable
company here. After he rerired from active practice, Dr. WOMACK moved to
Abilene where had lived since March 1924. He is survived by his widow Mrs.
W. A. WOMACK, his son. W. Victor WOMACK, one grandchild, Vondell WOMACK
and three sisters, Stella CLARK, Mrs. Ethel MCILLVEEN, and Mrs. Mary WOMACK
all of Fairfield and all of whom are in Abilene for the funeral. Honary
pallbearers were to be Dr. J. M. ALEXANDER, Abilene, Dr. J. M. ESTES, Abilene,
Dr. STDOWDA, Abilene, R. THEIS , Big Lake, S. A. J. WHILLINGHAM, Rotan,
J. T. WILLIAMS, Rotan, W. J. JACKSON, Hamlin, J. M. JACKSON, Rotan, Dr.
E. R. SARTOR, Rotan, N. W. HICKMAN, Big Lake, Murray CUTBERTH, Big Lake,
Dr. C. M. ROSSER, Dallas, Judge J. M. BROWN, Eldorado, Dr. HAMBRIGHT, Roby,
George M. STEPHENSON, Abilene, and Will YOUNG.