Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Montague Newspaper: July 18, 1940

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From a Montague newspaper clipping at the Bowie Library.

July 18, 1940
J. V. MENDENHALL
Funeral services for JAMES VICTOR MENDENHALL, 49, were held at the Burgess
Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, July 16 with Rev. JOHN WEBB officiating, assisted
by Rev. A. J. QUINN. Interment was at the Prairie Branch cemetery directed by
Burgess Funeral Home. He had been a resident of Bowie for a number of years. He
passed away at Throckmorton, July 14. Survivors include four sons, CLARENCE and
RAYMOND of Throckmorton, EARL of Camp Bowie, OLLIE of Fredonia, Arizona; three
daughters MISS RUBY at Throckmorton and MISSES LARUE and EUNICE at Bowie; three
brothers JAMES and JERRY of Throckmorton, and WILLIE of Joy. Pallbeaerers were
JACK RHYNE, J. A. BRITE, OSCAR UNDERWOOD, BOB MONROE, J. W. CHANCELLOR, and
WESLEY HICKMAN.

JOE LANCASTER
JOSEPH WOODROW LANCASTER died Thursday, July 17, age of 23, after an illness of
only a few days. He was born in Bowie, August 31, 1917. Funeral services will be
held Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with Rev. A. L. QUINN
officiating, arranged by Burgess Funeral Home. He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. LANCASTER; two brothers W. H. and ROBERT of Bowie, and two
sisters MRS. WINNIE BELL  ROBERTSON of Marlow, Oklahoma and MRS. LUCILE COLEMAN
of Bowie.