Limestone CO. TX - OBIT:  William Meridith Vinson

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                             William MERIDITH VINSON
                                      
   Not sure of the exact paper this obituary was in--know it was ? HERALD
   (say #12)and had to be February 1943-in my grandmother's papers. THIS
   IS MY DIRECT ANCESTOR.
   
   COOLIDGE'S OLDEST CITIZEN BURIED HERE SUNDAY
   
   IN CITY CEMETERY
   
   Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, February 7th, for W. M.
   VINSON at the Methodist Church at 3:30 p.m., following his death at
   the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. C. Suttle, west of Coolidge on
   February 6, (l943), with the Rev. R.E. Briggs, pastor of the Methodist
   Church, conduct-ing the services. Rev. Briggs was assisted by Rev. Wm.
   H. James, pastor of the Baptist Church of this city; Rev. Frank
   Bartos, pastor of the Prairie Hill Methodist Church, and Henry
   Kilkpatrick of Kirk. Internment was in the City Cemetery with the
   McElroy Funeral Home in charge.
   
   W. M. VINSON was born in Burnsville, Mississippi, on March 23, 1848,
   and at the time of his death lacked only a few weeks of being 95 years
   of age, and up until a few weeks ago he had been very active, spending
   his time in visiting with his children and many other relatives. Mr.
   Vinson also took a very active part in church affairs, having united
   with the Methodist Church when only a lad of 15 years of age.
   
   In 1866, Mr. Vinson was married to Miss Carolyn WRIGHT and to this
   union ten children were born, all of whom were deceased at his death.
   
   In 1886 he was married to Mrs. Sarah Jane BARNETTE and Mrs. Ethel
   ADAMS of Coolidge was the only child of this union.
   
   In 1893 he was married to Miss Mary Bell TUCKER and to this union four
   children were born, Mrs. T. C. SUTTLE, Prairie Hill; Elijah VINSON,
   Gladewater; Jasper VINSON, Coolidge; and Hiram VINSON, deceased.
   
   Mr. VINSON came to the Coolidge community in 1898 and had made his
   home in and near here since that date, and had been engaged in farming
   most of his life.
   
   Pallbearers were Olin RIVERS, J. B. SUTTLE, Aubrey VINSON, Pat KAY,
   Bill BLOUNT, and Edgar VINSON.