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Obituary of Mrs. O. R. MARSHALL

Obits: The Celeste Courier, 2 February 1962, Hunt County, Texas

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CELESTE

Mrs. O. R. Marshall Died in Greenville; Services in Celeste

    Mrs. O. R. Marshall, 76, resident of Celeste for fifty years, passed
away Sunday, January 28, 1962, in a Greenville nursing home.  She had been
ill for several months.

    Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 PM in the First Baptist Church
in Celeste.  The pastor, Rev. H. B. Gideon and Rev. Albert Click, pastor of
First Methodist Church, Celeste, officiated.

    Burial was made in the Merit Cemetery.  Pallbearers were B. L. Nabors of
Garland, H. G. Byers, Rex Denny, J. A. Pierce, Elmo Duncan, and Donnie
Duncan, all of Celeste.

    Mrs. Marshall had been living in Garland the past several months.  She
was born August 17, 1886, in Hillsboro.  Her parents were John Taylor Aven
and Sophia McGuire Aven.  She married O. R. Marshall at Colgate, Oklahoma in
1905.  He preceded her in death in November, 1952.

    Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. O. D. Stringer of Garland; two
granddaughters, Mrs. Truman Price of Richardson and Mrs. Harry Liedike of
Nacogdoches; one brother, John H. Aven of Lufkin, and three great-
grandchildren.  (February 2, 1962, The Celeste Courier)
 
    A Friend

    In the passing of our good friend, Mrs. O. R. Marshall, the town has
lost a good Christian citizen.  We had the pleasure to enjoy the warm
friendship of Mrs. Marshall for forty-nine years.  She was kind and nice to
everyone.  She will be missed greatly.  Mrs. A. F. Wells 

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