Hopkins Co., TX - Obit - S. D. Greaves 1929 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck Hopkins Co., TX - Obit - S. D. Greaves 1929 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** From the files of June Tuck GREAVES, S. D. - Cumby, Hopkins Co., Texas - Mar. 13, 1929 - After being an almost helpless invalid for the last several years, S. D. Greaves, 66, prominent East Texas financier, died Tuesday night at his residence here. Mr. Greaves was born in Erath County, but when only 2 years old his parents moved to Hopkins County where he had lived ever since. He attended school one year at Lone Star School, near present town of Birthright, this county, the principal of which was J. H. Dinsmore, afterwards a prominent attorney for many years. In 1890, he was associated with J. H. and Virgil Downing here in the mercantile business and in 1891, he and J. A. Brewer started in business, which continued several years. Later Mr. Greaves formed a partnership with J. F. Alexander which continued up to the late fall of 1909, when, on account of failing health, he sold out, since which time he had not been actively engaged. Mr. Greaves had long been recognized as one of the leading financiers of the county and was for many years vice president and director of the City National Bank of Sulphur Springs, was for a long time president of the First National Bank of this place and also owns stock in the Greenville National Exchange Bank of Greenville and the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Brashear, in the addition to other large interests in various places. He was a member of the Methodist Church, held membership in Hopkins County Lodge No. 180 A. F. & A. M. of this place and the Cumby Royal Arch Chapter. In 1889, he was married to Miss Ada Brewer, who, with three sons, R. A. Greaves of Fort Worth, S. D. Greaves, Jr. of Dallas, and Jack Greaves of Cumby, and three sisters, Mrs. Will Burns of Commerce, a sister who resides in San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Joe Crow of Deer Creek, Okla. Funeral services will be held on Thursday by the Rev. C. L. Bounds of Clarksville, a former presiding elder in this district, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Sullivan of Bogota and the Rev. Alex Hubbard, present pastor of the Methodist Church in Cumby. Burial will be in Cumby Cemetery. Active pall bearers will be Dr. W. E. Connor, T. C. Mars, Cecil D. Ward, W. S. Manning, George C. Mulinax, W. B. Junell and R. W. Harris. Honorary pallbearers are W. O. Womack, Will Rash of Dallas, W. B. Wise, C. B. Jones, C. S. Holderness, A.W. Denton, Dr. O. Smith, Charley Dial, Dr. F. M. Parker of Greenville, Marvin Womack, George Prim, W. W. Jones of Sulphur Springs, Dr. G. W. Holderness, John Jackson, Oliver Marshall of Commerce, Milus Robinson of Brashear, Dr. W. H. Ward of Hermleigh, Luke Rash of Terrell, S. A. Whale and V. L. Downing of Durant, Okla. (Dallas Morning News - Mar. 14, 1929) DeleteReplyForwardSpamMove...