Kimble County, TX - Obituaries:  Gephart, D. D., 1935
Tuesday, December 19, 2000

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  D. D. Gephart, one of Kimble county's most honored citizens, died at his
home on the Llano River, October 3, and was buried in the Red Creek 
Cemetery, Friday afternoon, October 4.  The funeral services were held at
the gravesite with Rev. W. P. Dickey assisted by Rev. Eric C. Ray, 
officiating.
  Daniel D. Gephart was born March 11, 1862, in LaVaca county, and moved
to Kimble county in 1886, locating on the Little Saline Creek below London.
He later moved to the farm on the main Llano.
  Deceased was married to Miss Sarah E. Dragoo on June 19, 1890 and to
this union seven children were born, one daughter dying in infancy.  The
devoted wife and following children and relatives survive:  I. W. and
J. L. Gephart, London; Mrs. Hettie Stevenson and Mrs. Elsie McGuffin, San
Antonio; Mrs. Leta Stewart, Brady, Texas; Mrs. Ruth Gober, Uvalde, Texas;
and one sister, Miss Henrietta Gephart, London, Texas; and six grandchildren,
Cecil and Imogene Stewart, Ruth and Marian Stevenson, L. D. and Ruth Fae
Gephart.
  Mr. Gephart united with the Presbyterian Church in 1905 under the preaching
of Brother Stockard.
  On November 10, 1910, while gathering pecans at the Sam McCaleb ranch on
the Llano River, Uncle Dan fell from a pecan tree and injured his spine.  
He was never able to walk after that accident but continued to live on his
farm and directed its management with the assistance of his two sons.
  Active pall bearers were W. C. Jones, Bob Ivy, Louis Grobe, Jack Ivy,
Bud Weaver and Henry Grobe.
  Honarary Pall Bearers were G. W. Hardesty, Roy Skaggs, Dave Stewart,
Eph Cummins, Hamp Goodman, T. H. Walton, G. Lewis, Roy King, Jack Goodman,
T. S. Jones, N. C. Patterson, M. C. Reese, S. H. Hunter, Henry Land, Lee
Dodd, J. W. Robbins, E. H. Kothmann, J. N. Hodges, A. H. Amaon, S. A.
Griffith, T. O. Black, T. J. Wootan, Tate Jarvis, J. A. McCollum, Dora
Andrews, L. M. Walton, J. B. Randolph, Melvin Hull, Ed Hagerman, Dave
Andrews and Dr. J. W. France.