Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Saint Jo Tribune: February 24, 1939

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Saint Jo Tribune
Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas

Friday, February 24, 1939

MRS. EFFIE PEARL CROSTHWAITE
MRS. EFFIE PEARL CROSTHWAITE, wife of E. P. CROSTHWAITE, died at her home five
miles north of Bonita Thursday morning after a short illness. Funeral services
were held Friday afternoon by Rev. G. R. SLAGLE of Nocona at the Bonita
Methodist Church. Interment was in the Center Point cemetery arranged by Scott
Bros. Pallbearers were BERNICE BUCK, J. C. ADMIRE, CLAY HATFIELD, OSCAR LANIER,
A. A. HOLLARS and TOM POWELL.

Mrs. Crosthwaite was born November 10, 1888 in Spanish Fort, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. PHILLIP BAKER. She married E. P. CROSTHWAITE in 1906 and was a member of
the Methodist Church for twenty years. Survivors are her husband, two sons, E.
P. Jr. of Bonita and J. M. of Olney and two daughters MRS. MATT LYONS of Nocona
and MRS. ELLEN JOHNS of Bonita.

PAT DONNELY, for more than 60 years a resident of Saint Jo, celebrated his 75th
birthday on Friday, February 17. Despite the bad weather, several members of his
family were present. His daughter, MRS. R. E. PASCHAL, served a birthday dinner
to MRS. CRAIG WALFORD and sons, MRS. BEN BOSTON, Mr. and Mrs. MARTIN DONLEY of
Lubbock, R. E. PASCHAL and Miss IMOGENE and JANE PASCHAL.

CECIL WILBUR GANN
CECIL WILBUR GANN, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER GANN of Saint Jo,
passed away in the Bowie hospital Sunday morning, February 19. Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at the Assembly of God Church with pastor, rev. JOHN
NOTHALF officiating. Interment was at Mountain Park Cemetery arranged by Scott
Bros. Cecil Gann was born in Ringling, Oklahoma. His family moved to Saint Jo
some years ago. He attended the Saint Jo public school. He is survived by his
mother and father, two sisters and three brothers.

LOUIS TOTTY
Funeral services for LOUIS TOTTY, 29, who died in Dallas Tuesday, were held at
the Methodist Church in Rosston Thursday afternoon, Rev. EARL J. PATTON of the
Whaley Memorial Methodist Church of Gainesville, officiated. Burial was in the
Rosston cemetery with George J. Carroll and Son funeral home in charge. He is
survived by his mother MRS. C. A. TOTTY, his grandfather, J. H. KELLY of Rosston
with whom he made his home the last three months, and other relatives including
cousins MRS. H. L. SETTLE, PRICE PENTON and MRS. ED PENTON, aunt MRS. L. T.
KELLY of Gainesville. His brother WALTER TOTTY died last October. He was born at
Rosston and graduated from Saint Jo high school and attended Trinity University.
He was an accountant for the Goodyear Tire Co. before he became ill several
months ago. He had been at San Angelo for his health before he went to the
Dallas hospital where he died. Among those from out of town who attended the
funeral were MRS. LUKE GRANT, MRS. FRED MEADOR, Mr. and Mr. JOHN TUCKER and
children, MISS ISLE BELLAH, Mr. and Mrs. MAXIE DILL, MRS. GERTRUDE MTICHELL,
HERSHEL BOYD all of Saint Jo, LOUIS HOLLAND of Montague, MRS. MAUD MOORE and
MISS EDITH BELLAH of Denton.

JACKIE LYNN ZAHN
JACKIE LYNN ZAHN, young son of MRS. L. R. ZAHN, died. Funeral services were held
at the Baptist Church at Tage Feb. 17 by Elder JOHN RAYMOND. He is survived by
MRS. DESSIE ZAHN, one sister and two brothers.