Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Scrapbook Bowie Library: April 1932

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Montague County Texas
The items are from a scrapbook at the Bowie library and appear to be from the
Nocona News and the newspapers in Bowie.

Early April 1932

WILLIAM HENLEY
WILIAM HENLEY, 72, died at his home eight miles north of Saint Jo Monday, March
28. Funeral services were conducted at Mountain Creek Cemetery Tuesday by Rev.
SHELBY WEST, arrangements by C. H. DUNBAR. He is survived by his wife, two
daughters MRS. JANIE GRENECH/GRENESH of Gainesville and MRS. MARTH HUSTON of
Happy, Texas; four sons, BEN and BILL HENLEY of Mountain Creek community,
LAWRENCE HENLEY of Marlow, Okla., and KIN HENLEY of Marysville, Texas; one
sister MRS. FANNIE SUMMERS and one brother SAM HENLEY, both of Caddo, Oklahoma.
There are 35 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were I. G.
GARRISON, L. E. KRAFT of Bulcher, A. MORLAND and DAVE FOOKS of Marysville, and
CLARENCE O’NEAL and OLAN KING of the local community. The following friends and
relatives from a distance attended the funeral: A. W. GRENETH, MISS MARY
GRENETH, Mr. and Mrs. BABE GRENETH, MILLER NUTTING and children all of
Gainesville; Mr. and Mrs. JOHN SUMMERS of Caddo, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. L. O.
MORGAN and son BOB of Alma, Oklahoma; MRS. L. E. KRAFT, MRS. I. G. GARRISON of
Bulcher; HENRY TUGGLE and children, Mr. and Mrs. WILL SPARKMAN of Marysville;
Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE DILL, MRS. JOHN MCCOLLUM and J. L. MCGREGOR of Saint Jo.

Mrs. GEORGIA BAKER
MRS. GEORGIA BAKER, 82, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. E. P. CROSTHWAIT
four miles north of Bonita early Saturday, March 27, after a lingering illness
of two years. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Bonita
Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. P. S. WARREN. Interment was in Fairview
cemetery, arranged by Scott Bros. She is survived by one son S. S. BAKER of
Gainesville and one daughter MRS. E. P. CROSTHWAIT, nine grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Mrs. Baker was born in Georgia on Dec. 15, 1849. She was
married and came to Texas in December 1883 or 1888, settling near Spanish Fort.
Mr. Baker died in 1890, since then she made her home with her daughter Mrs.
Crosthwait. Pallbearers were WILLIAM VANDUSEN, BUSTER BEASLEY, R. D. BEASLEY,
BURNICE BUCK, T. B. MORGAN and ORAL BUCK.

MRS. IDA HUSBAND
MRS. IDA HUSBAND, 64, died in the Hollis sanitarium, Hollis, Oklahoma Sunday
morning, March 27, after a desperate fight for her life. Her remains were
brought overland to her home at Montague late Sunday. Funeral services were held
at the Church of Christ in Montague by Elder JNO. T. LAUDERDALE of Saint Jo.
Then the cortege went to the Starkey cemetery where another large concourse of
friends and neighbors met to pay tribute. Elder JOHN RAYMOND of Dye Mound held
the service at the cemetery. Interment was arranged by Scott Bros. Mrs. Husband
was born in Texas December 11, 1866, moving first to central Texas and later to
Montague County where she reared a large family and has been a devout Christian.
She reared 14 children and 5 grandchildren, all to manhood and womanhood. When
her son LEE was elected sheriff of Montague County, she moved from her old home
five miles west of Saint Jo to Montague. Just a short time ago she was taken to
Hollis for an operation which caused her death. She is survived by six sons,
PEARY, PERRY, LEE, BARRY, CLYDE, and ERNEST; six daughters Mrs. JEFF SLATON,
MRS. WALTER KUYDENDALL, MRS. ANDREW WILLIAMS, and MISSES ULA and UNA HUSBAND.
Pallbearers were SAM J. PEDIGO, W. E. MEADOR, GEORGE D. PEDIGO, P. E. REDMAN of
Saint Jo; C. D. BENNETT, W. G. SIMPSON, W. E. REYNOLDS and SHEELY DRIVE of
Montague.