Kimble County, TX - Obituaries: Whittle, Daniel T., 1948 Saturday, August 5, 2000 Submitted by: burtwyat@ctesc.net (Frederica Wyatt) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas (Name of paper not given) Daniel T. Whittle Is Buried Here Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services for Daniel Thomas Whittle, 87, who died in his home here Monday afternoon, following a lingering illness, were held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. from the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Thomas D. Murphy, minister, officiated, assisted by the Rev. James B. Jordan, Methodist minister. The Hodges Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Burial was made in the Junction cemetery. Whittle, a native of Adelaide, Australia, and a son of English born parents, was born August 13, 1861. He came to the states accompanied by his wife, two sons, and a daughter, in 1906. After six months in Illinois they settled on the ranch here in October of the same year. Except for nine years in Edwards County with his son and daughter-in-law with whom he returned to the ranch several years ago he lived on the place he bought 42 years ago. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Whittle, who wa a native of London, England, and to whom he was married in Australia died in 1935. The daughter and one son also preceded him in death. Survivors include one son, Wilfred Thomas, four grandchildren, one brother, H. V. C. Whittle of Adelaide, Australia, and several nieces and nephews. Pall bearers were H. K. Caldwell, W. E. Bolt, Houston Smith, Robert Hunger, R. E. Homann, Clay Secrest and W. P. Hendrix. ======================================================================================