Hunt Co., - Obituaries - Joseph Marion McCluer
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Obituary for Joseph Marion McCluer

Published in Commerce Weekly Farm Journal (Hunt Co., TX) on Thursday,
July 5, 1956 on Page 1:

"Saturday Service For Pioneer Farmer

Funeral Services for Joseph Marion McCluer, pioneer farmer of the
Scatterbranch community were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Scatterbranch
church with the Rev. C. H. Pittman and the Rev. E. G. Nelson officiating.
Mr. McCluer, aged 2, died Friday morning at a local hospital. He had been
in ill health for several months and had only recently returned to the
hospital after having been dismissed for only a short period of time.

Mr. McCluer was a native of Alabama and moved to the Scatterbranch
community in 1923. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors included his widow, three daughters, Mrs. M. O. Weatherford,
and Mrs. B. L. Dickerson, Marietta, Miss. and Mrs. John D. Mayfield,
Wills Point (TX); a son, K. M. McCluer, Commerce; three step-daughters
and 17 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial was in Rosemound cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of W. Y. Goff Funeral Home."

In the Classified Section under Notices on Thursday, July 12, 1956:

"Card of Thanks

We wish to express our appreciation to our many friends and neighbors
for the food and floral offerings, also the doctors, hospital staff,
ministers, singers, pianist and everyone who were so thoughtful and kind
during the illness and death of our loved one.

The family of J. M. McCluer
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors, also the fire department,
for the many kind words and deeds said and done during the loss of our home

which burned last Saturday.

The McCluer Family"