Swisher County TX Obits - 1924-1954 - Achfelt - Barrett (not all obits in the index are online Submitted by: Zoe Smith Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------ ACHFELT, Gerhard Gerhard Achfelt, 32, succumbed to a snake bite while alone in his field Tuesday morning. Mr. Achfelt had left his home early in the morning to do some work in the field, and his wife, returning to her home late in the evening, found that the noon-day meal she had prepared for him was untouched. She summoned neighbors, who began a search. About 7 p.m. the body was found between the place where he had been working and the house. Indications were that he had made an effort to reach the house, after being bitten on the leg by a poisonous snake. The ground where the body was found showed that he had evidently died a very painful death. His leg had been bound by binder twine above the wound, but this did not prevent the spreading of the poison, as doctors say the wound was in a main artery, causing the rapid spread of the poison. Achfelt, who had been in this country only about three years, coming from Germany, was married, and his wife and one baby girl survive him. He was a son-in-law of Ludwig Irlbeck, who lives southeast of Happy. His home was located four miles south of Happy. Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, and interment made in the Nazareth Catholic Cemetety. The Happy Herald, 2 October 1931 ______________________________________________________________________ ADAMS, Calvin Calvin Adams was rushed to the Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo after an auto accident 2 miles west of Canyon Saturday afternoon about 3:45, where he died about 8 o'clock Saturday night......... The Happy Herald, 19 December 1930 ______________________________________________________________________ ADAMS, R. N. R N Adams, wheat farmer and rancher, who had lived in Swisher County since 1898 died today. He was 87 years old. Mr. Adams was born in North Carolina and lived a short time in Jones County before moving here. He is survived by three sons, Avory Adams, Kress; Gales Adams, Plainview; Richard Adams, Sunray; one daughter, Mrs. Elmer McClung, Tulia. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church by Rev. John R Sharp, Canyon, assisted by Rev. J. L. Aldridge. Pallbearers will be Pat Hill, Jim Ford, Dick O'Daniel O. Milner, RH. Gayler, A A. Vaughn, RE. Wheeler and A. D. Parker. Tulia, TX 10 June 1948 ______________________________________________________________________ ADCOCK, Mary Joe Mary Joe Adcock, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Adcock of the Ralph community, died Tuesday at the Neblett Hospital in Canyon. Rev. R R. Gilbreath, pastor of the Happy Methodist Church, conducted the services at the Thompson Funeral Chapel in Canyon at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon in the presence of the family and friends, after which interment was in Dreamland Cemetery at Canyon. One little sister, Nancy Lois, and the parents, are the immediate survivors. The Happy Herald, 25 May 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ AIKMAN, Lee H. Funeral services for Lee H. Aikman, 70, a Hereford resident for 16 years, were held from the Methodist Church in that city at 2:30 Monday afternoon with Rev. Marvin B. Norwood in charge. Burial was in West Park Cemetery. Mr. Aikman died early Sunday morning after an illness of two weeks. He is survived by a son R L. Aikman of Olton; a daughter, Miss Ela Aikman, teacher in Hereford schools; a brother, Ira Aikman, Los Gatos, CA. Mr. Aikman was born at Pinhook , TN January 11, 1869. He came to Texas in 1885 and to Hereford in 1923. He married Matilda Peters in 1896. Friends from Happy attending the funeral were H. E. Toles, Sam LaRoe, Homer T. LaRoe, Mr. & Mrs. Babe Walberg and Mr. & Mrs. Roger Shook. The Happy Herald, 30 November 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ AKERS, Margaret Louise The entire citizenship of Happy was grieved on last Saturday night and Sunday when the news went out that little Margaret Louise Akers, the three year old daughter of Rev and Mrs. H. C. Akers had passed away Saturday night at 9 o'clock in an Amarillo hospital...... Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian Church Monday morning at 11 o'clock with Rev. R. A.Partlow of Sherman, a friend of the family and former pastor of the local church in charge. The little body was laid to rest in the local cemetery under the direction of Griggs-Thompson of Canyon. The Happy Herald, 4 October 1934 ______________________________________________________________________ AKINS, Elveta The funeral of Mrs. Elveta Akins, 17, was held Monday afternoon at Wayside. Services were conducted by Rev. T. C. Sumrall, assisted by Rev. John O. Scott and interment was made in the Wayside Cemetery. Mrs. Akins was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. U. Jackson of Vigo Park and leaves a brother, grandmother, two aunts, and her husband, Sam Akins, and one uncle. She passed away on last Sunday, Februaty 7 at Oklahoma City, and the body was shipped here. The deceased was a member of the Canyon Baptist Church. The Happy Herald, 12 February 1932 ______________________________________________________________________ ALLEN, Joe A. Joe A. Allen, resident of Happy, died in Denver, CO Wednesday of accidental asphyxiation, according to a telegram received here by the family late Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist Church this evening at 3:30, with Rev. H. C. Smith conducting the services. The deceased is survived by his widow of Happy and six children, three sons and three daughters. They are: Hugh Allen, Santa Fe employee of Happy, Roy C. Allen, Frisco employee, Monette, MO; Garrett Allen, ranch employee, Hachita, NM; Mrs. Floyd Swearingen, Callie Allen, and Elvira Allen, all of Happy. He is also survived by his mother Mrs. W. H. Allen, three brothers and a sister. They are: G. T. Allen and A. T. Allen of Gainsville and Dillard Allen of Cincinnati, OH. (Sister not named). The Happy Herald, 30 October 1931 ______________________________________________________________________ ALLEN, Libbie Rose Funeral services honoring the memory of Mrs. Libbie Rose Allen, a former resident of Happy, were conducted at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon at 3:00. Mrs. Allen, who moved from Happy to Amarillo five years ago, died September 30 at 9:15 p.m. at an Amarillo hospital where she was taken when she became seriously ill about ten days ago. The family home was at 622 West 9th Ave. She was a member of the Methodist church. Mrs. Allen is survived by three sons, Hugh E. Allen of Amarillo; Roy C. Allen of Monette, MO; Garrett W. Allen of Hachita, NM; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Swearingen of Happy; and Misses Elvira Allen and Callie Allen, both of Amarillo; three brothers, J. E. Glenn, Tucson, AZ; Albert Glenn, Childress; Three sisters, Mrs. Flora Yoachum of Sanford, Mrs. Callie Browder of Amarillo and Mrs. S. R. Duke of Fort Worth. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. C. Smith, a former neighbor and pastor of the deceased in Happy. He was assisted by Rev. R. R. Gilbreath. The Happy Herald, 2 October 1941 ______________________________________________________________________ ALLEN, R. T. (Dick) Word has been received here that R T. (Dick) Allen, 74, a former resident of Happy, died at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. Q. McElroy in Mena, AR Saturday, November 30. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Allen who was a brother of Mrs. McElroy, had made his home with his sister and Dr. McElroy for more than 40 years. The family lived in Happy for 16 years prior to 1924. The Happy Herald, 5 December 1940 ______________________________________________________________________ AMERSON, Truda Dell Funeral services for Truda Dell Amerson, 5 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. F. O. Amerson, were held in the Methodist Church at Tulia, March 25 at 2 p.m. Rev. H. B. Standlee, pastor of the Vigo Park circuit, and Rev. Uel D. Crosby were in charge. Truda Dell was born September 10, 1933, 18 miles NE of Tulia and passed away in the Tulia hospital March 24th at Tulia following an appendicitis operation March 20th. She took sick Friday night, March 17 and was never any better. She is survived by her mother and father, five sisters, four brothers and other relatives and friends. The Happy Herald, 30 March 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ AMISH, Adam Early Monday morning shortly after the midnight hour,death claimed Adam Amish, 62, victim of malaria and heart failure. Mr. Amish, at the time of his death, was visiting in the home of J. N. Duff, an old friend. His home was in Iowa City, Iowa, which he and his wife left only a short time ago. He was in perfect health when he left and only began to feel sick while en route here. When he became so ill last week, his two sons were sent for and they were here at the time of the death of their father. The body was shipped Tuesday, back to his old home, Iowa City, for burial. Mrs Amish and her sons accompanied the body. S. S. Williams Undertaking were in charge. The Happy Herald, 14 October 1927 ______________________________________________________________________ ANDERSON, Bena Mrs. Bena Anderson, 84, old pioneer Randall County woman, died in a Canyon hospital Wednesday evening at 6:00 after being struck by a car Friday night. The pioneer woman was a native of Sweden, but came to Randall County at an early age. She had resided in Canyon for almost 30 years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include one son, Carl Anderson of Canyon; and six daughters, Mrs. C.W. Robinson of Fairfield, Iowa; Mrs. Neil Robinson of Wichita, KS; Mrs. Frank Crawford of Lafayette, IN; Mrs. Arthur Oleson of Canyon; and Mrs. Otto Stockhous of East Lake, CO. Funeral arrangements had not been completed Wednesday, pending arrival of relatives. The body is in the care of Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home. The Happy Herald, 7 September 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ ANDERSON, Margaret Ruth Miss Margaret Ruth Anderson, 26, of Amarillo, who was killed instantly in a crossing crash at Keighley, (Kinsley?) KS, Tuesday afternoon, which claimed the lives of five persons, was a former resident of Happy. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bill Anderson who lived in Happy for a number of years previous to 1925. Mr. Anderson was in the barber business here. The Anderson family now live at Texola. The Happy Herald, 12 November 1936 ______________________________________________________________________ ANSLEY, Henry Henry Ansley, 36 Amarillo newspaperman and author of "I Like the Depression" died Saturday of injuries suffered in an auto accident near Tulia shortly after midnight....... Ansley spent his youth with his parents in various towns of the Panhandle plains. He attended Wayland College at Plainview. He engaged in the cattle business later and at the time of his death was planning another book. Eleven years ago he entered the newspaper profession, associating himself with Gene Howe and Wilbur C. Hawk, owners of the Amarillo Globe and News. Recently he served as managing editor of the El Paso Herald for several years. He returned to the Amarillo papers when the Herald was sold a year and a half ago. An ambulance carried Ansley to Amarillo from Tulia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Ansley; his parents Mr.and Mrs. B. T. Ansley; five brothers, Paul, Ben Forrest, Horace and Thad; and one sister Mary, all of Amarillo. Funeral services were held at the Amarillo Central Presbyterian Church at 2:30 Monday afternoon with Bishop E. Cecil Seaman of the Episcopal Church in charge assisted by Dr. Thomsen of the Central Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Llano Cemetery..... The Happy Herald, 18 August 1932 ______________________________________________________________________ ARMSTRONG, H. W. H W Armstrong, pioneer Swisher County farmer, passed away at his home in Happy Tuesday morning at 3:00 o'clock. Coming to this country in 1891, Mr. Armstrong held the distinction of being one of the earliest settlers of Swisher County. With the closest railroad nearly 60 miles away, he settled with his family near where Tulia now is before the county was organized. Born in Alabama in 1853, he moved to Tennessee during the Civil War. Later he came to Texas with the westward movement in 1875, settling at Dallas which was then a small town. The urge to go still farther west brought him, with his family, to Jack County in the early 80's and to Swisher County in 1891. Following the late George Cayler and Andy Bivins, both prominent pioneers, he bought the farm near Tulia where he lived until 1926 when he moved to Happy. Here he lived until his death. While living at Dallas, he was married to Miss Texie Vorhies who has shared his fortunes for 56 years, eleven children being born to this union. Besides his widow, Mrs. H. W. Armstrong, Happy, he is survived by eight children: Mrs. Lula Ward, and Mrs. Viola Loftin of Tulia; Mrs. John Lemmons and Mrs. Eva Curb of Happy; Jim, Duncan, AZ; Harrison, Moriarty, NM; W. E., Happy; and Fred, Tulia. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian Church, Tulia, Wednesday at 2:30 P.M. with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. E. B. Fincher of Amarillo officiated. Pallbearers were Joe Cantrell, G. G. Hutchinson, Jim Cleveland, Murray Evans, John Burgess and Fletcher Rogers. - from The Tulia Herald. The Happy Herald, 2 February 1933 ______________________________________________________________________ ARMSTRONG, Marjorie Ruth The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Armstrong died Tuesday afternoon in Happy. The baby was born Sunday, July 14 and after two days of life, quietly passed away. Rev. Huff, Baptist minister, and pastor of the Tulia Baptist Church held the services in the home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after which the body was brought to Happy where interment was made. The many friends of the family express their sympathy in the time of sorrow. Williams Undertaking Company was in charge. The Happy Herald, 19 July 1929 ______________________________________________________________________ ARNOLD, Dr. C. K. Funeral senirces for Dr. C. K. Arnold, 48, who died at a Plainview hospital Sunday night following an illness of four months, were held at the Floydada Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 with pastor Rev. Vernon Shaw, Floydada Baptist minister officiating with burial in the Floydada Cemetery. Dr. Amold was a member of the Methodist Church, a mason and the Shrine and an ex-serviceman. Born January 1, 1891 at Graham, TX he spent his earlier life there. He was graduated from Baylor Medical School in 1915 and practiced medicine at Petrolia from 1919 to 1937 when he moved to Floydada and practiced there. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Robert and Carl, two brothers, Fred Arnold of Graham and Robert Arnold of Lubbock; and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Ferris of Fort Worth. Dr. Amold's wife is the daughter of Mrs. P. J. Neffof this city. The Happy Herald, 4 May 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ ARNOLD, Marcellus Sheridan After a prolonged illness, Marcellus Sheridan Arnold, 77, farmer and ranchman of Happy, died at 11:30 Saturday night in an Amarillo hospital. His farms are scattered over four counties: Gray, Randall, Carson, and Swisher. The retired stockman had lived in Happy since 1919, when he moved here from Pampa. He was born on July 11, 1866, in Virginia, when his father returned from fighting in the Civil War. They moved to Kansas in 1876, later living in Oklahoma and finally in Gray County in 1906. Becoming interested in the petroleum business when oil was discovered on his Gray County land, Mr. Amold developed his holdings there into one of the big projects of the area. His wife, the former Cornelia Belle Strohmeyer died in 1920, just four days after their daughter, Elsie Amold. Their only other child was a son Ralph, who is now a rancher at Canadian. Funeral services were held at the Boxwell Bros. Funeral Chapel in Amarillo Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, immediately preceding burial beside his wife at Pampa. Rev. Elmer Crabtree, pastor of the Happy Methodist Church, officiated assisted by Dr. R. C. Snodgrass of the First Christian Church of Amarillo. Other survivors of the pioneer cattleman include two grandchildren; Mrs. Jack Frost of Hereford and Pat Arnold of Canadian, and two great grandchildren, William Sheridan Frost, age 3, and Robert Lee Frost, age one year. Other survivors are three brothers, E. F. Arnold of Espanola, NM; W. D. Arnold of Hudson, CO, and W. C. Arnold of Sand Creek, OK....... Mrs. Arnold was a sister of Mrs. Earl Cowan of Happy, and when her mother died in 1899, Mr. and Mrs. Amold took her into their home and reared her as one of their own. Mrs. Jack Frost was also reared in the home of her grandfather. Mr. Arnold was a member of the Christian Church but gave liberally of his means to other denominations. When the Methodists of Happy announced their plans for erecting a new church building, Mr. Amold donated the building site for the church parsonage. The Happy Herald, 20 April 1944 ______________________________________________________________________ AVERY, W. H. W. H. Avery, 45, brother of Mrs. W. A. Rea and agricultural instructor at Luling school was killed instantly and a 17 year old student was critically injured when Mr. Avery's car turned over on the Austin Houston highway 25 miles east of Austin last week. Mr. Avery was a prominent teacher who served as superintendent of the Kress schools a few years ago. A brother M. R Avery is County Judge for Castro County at present and is also making the race for representative for 120th district. It will be recalled that another brother, J. O. Avery, was agriculture teacher and superintendent of schools here several years ago. The Happy Herald, 29 April 1932 ______________________________________________________________________ BAGGARLY, Herbert Milton Sr. Funeral services for H. M. Baggarly, Sr., 70, were held Sunday, August 23 in the First Baptist Church of Happy with Rev. W. G. Horn, pastor of the Tulia Presbyterian Church and close friend of the family officiating and Rev. Herman Coe local pastor assisting. Mrs. Frank Scott of Walsh, LA, long-time friend of the family and first music teacher of H. M. Jr. was at the piano. Herbert Milton Baggarly was born November 9, 1872 in Luray, Virginia, and passed away Friday morning, August 21, 1942 at his home in Happy. He moved with his parents to Missouri at the age of two years. Following his marriage to Miss Flora H. Parker on March 10, 1896, he moved his family from Missouri to Happy in 1906. Their car and household goods arrived in Happy on October 1, being the first immigrant car to come here over the Santa Fe railroad. The rail lines did not extend any farther south at that time. His was the fist residence to be built in Happy and Mrs. Baggarly was the first woman to come to Happy, being here for seven months. Mr. Baggarly, first business man of Happy operated the Plains Lumber and Grain Co. Located on the present site of Gus McDonald's blacksmith shop. J. O. Bradenbaugh and L. F. Cobb of Kansas City were his partners with branch offices and elevators in Tulia, Plainview, and Lubbock. Mr. Baggarly lived in Happy all but three of the past 36 years, when he was miller for the Harvest Queen Mills in Plainview. He was reared in the mill and elevator business in Missouri. In fact, during the pioneer days of grain men in this community they said that they learned much of this business from him.....He had been ill for more than four years......He was a member of the First Christian Church in Plainview and a member of the Masonic Lodge since early manhood. Survivors besides his wife include a son, H. M. Baggarly, Jr. of Tulia; a daughter, Mrs. R L. Smith of Happy; two sisters, Miss Blanche Baggarly and Mrs. Delbert Martin, both of Odessa, MO; and three brothers, Sam Baggarly and Claude Baggarly, both of Odessa, MO; and E. V. Baggarly of Sacramento, CA; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Flaherty of Lubbock. Burial was in Tulia cemetery under the direction of Blackburn-Shaw of Amarillo. The Happy Herald, 27 August 1942 ______________________________________________________________________ BALL, A. C. Funeral services for A C. Ball, 77, were conducted by Rev. Uel D. Crosby, assisted by Dr. W. H. Clark, at the First Methodist Church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Ball was born October 21, 1862 at Farmers Branch, TX in Dallas County. He attended school in Plano, Collin Co. TX. In 1887 he was married to Emma J. Poindexteer who preceded him in death September 12, 1901. To this marriage seven children were born, five of whom survive. They are Mrs. W. L. Ford, Plainview; H. E. Ball, Canyon; M. C. Ball, Long Beach, CA; Mrs. Herman Houston, Monahans; and F. R. Ball, Tulsa, OK. In July of 1933 the family moved to Tulia where Mr. Ball has resided until his death Tuesday. He was a member of the Methodist Church since his early boyhood with present membership at Krum, TX. Other survivors are Mrs. Jennie Ball, his wife, and his five children; two brothers, R J. Ball, Justin, TX; and seven grandchildren. Interment was made in the Canyon cemetery with the Wallace Funeral Home in charge. The Tulia Herald, 25 January 1940 ______________________________________________________________________ BALLARD, Mary Magdalene Funeral services were held Wednesday from the First Baptist Church for Mrs. J. J. Ballard of Kansas City, MO by Rev. Harry Swartz at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Ballard died November 11 at Kansas City. Her body was brought to Happy on the 9:20 train Wed. morning and carried immediately to the Baptist Church where it rested until the funeral hour. The deceased is survived by her husband, J. J. Ballard of Kansas City, two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Burks of Happy and Mrs. J. C. Conway of Portland, OR; three brothers, W. D. Dixon, Dumas, TX; C. B. Dixon, Chetopa, Kansas; and Henry Dixon of Belen, NM. Mrs. Ballard was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dixon, pioneer residents of this section. The Dixon family came to Texas from the Indian Territory in 1900 and settled near Nazareth where they lived for many years. Mrs. Ballard and her husband moved from this community in 1919, going to Amarillo where they lived for a short time before moving to Kansas City. The deceased had been in bad health for nearly a year. Interment was in Happy cemetery under direction of Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home. The Happy Herald, 15 November 1934 ______________________________________________________________________ BALLARD, John Roscoe Funeral services for J. R. Ballard, prominent civic leader of Swisher County who was killed Friday in a collision between a pickup and a train will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Methodist Church at Happy. Rev. Elmer Crabtree, pastor, and Rev. R. R Gilbreath of Plainview, formerly of Happy, will conduct the service. Mr. Ballard was killed when the northbound Santa Fe train struck the pickup he was driving about two miles south of Happy. He was believed to be en route to one of his farms near Happy after having spent the morning in town working on the Swisher County war bond drive. Mr. Ballard, who was 58 years old, came to this section in 1891. He operated 3300 acres in his business as wheat and stock farmer. He was a member of the school board and a steward of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Elizabeth Ballard, a son James Ballard; and a sister Mrs. W. J. Flescher of Amarillo. Burial will be in the Happy Cemetery under the direction of the Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home of Canyon. Active pallbearers will be W. D. Heller, Hall Wrenn, Vernon Taylor, John Irlbeck, B. J. Mulkey, J. A. Guthrie, W. C. Black, Lee Foster, Roy Wright, Guy Sharp, F. C. Thompson and J. P. Hix. Happy, 1943 ______________________________________________________________________ BALLARD, Infant Death again saddened the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ballard Sunday night when the life of their infant baby ebbed away. The baby was only a week old when heart failure claimed its life. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Smith, pastor of the Ballard family, in charge of the service. Interment was made in the Happy Cemetery near the grave of the little daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ballard lost not many months ago. The Happy Herald, 22 November 1929 ______________________________________________________________________ BALLARD, James W. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Canyon for James W. Ballard, 83 year old pioneer resident of Swisher and Randall County for many years who died Tuesday night at 11:45 at his home in Canyon. Mr. Ballard, a pioneer stockman and farmer, came to Swisher County in 1890 in an ox wagon. The old Ballard home place about 7 miles southeast of Happy was headquarters for the mail and stage line that ran from Amarillo to Big Spring. After living in this county for 11 years, Mr. Ballard and family moved to Canyon in 1901, where they made their home for the past 37 years. Mr. Ballard was a charter member of the Canyon Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. J. W. Ballard; a son, J. R. Ballard of Happy; a daughter Mrs. W. J. Flesher of Amarillo; a brother, T. B. Ballard of Woodward, OK; and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Lane of Hydro, OK; and Mrs. Celiste Webster of Memphis. Funeral services were held at the family home in Canyon. Rev. O. B. Herring, pastor of the Happy Methodist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Sam Thomas, pastor of the Canyon Methodist Church, and Rev. J. R. Hicks, pastor of the Canyon Baptist Church. Burial was in Dreamland Cemetery, Canyon, under the direction of Griggs-Thompson Funeral directors. The Happy Herald, 30 June 1938 ______________________________________________________________________ BALLARD, Mrs. J. W. Mrs. J. W. Ballard, 82, mother of J. R Ballard, passed away at her home here early Wednesday morning following a brief illness. Her death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted Thursday aftenoon at 3:00 in the Canyon Methodist Church with Rev. Sam Thomas, pastor, in charge, assisted by Rev. R. R. Gilbreath and Rev. H. W. Carter. Interment was in Dreamland Cemetery under the direction of Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home of Canyon..... Mrs. Ballard was born in Loudon, TN July 5, 1859 and came to Texas about 58 years ago and on October 7, 1882 married J. W. Ballard at Savoy, Texas. After spending a few years in Grayson and Wise counties, the family moved to the Panhandle fifty years ago last June. First they landed in Swisher County, settling five miles SE of Happy at the old stage dinner stop, Mrs. Ballard having driven an ox wagon from Wise County while her husband and son drove the livestock. In 1901 she and her husband moved to Canyon and made their home there until his death on June 28, 1938. Soon after this Mrs. Ballard moved to her new home here near her son. Survivors include one son, J. R. Ballard of Happy and a daughter, Mrs. May Fletcher of Amarillo; one sister, Mrs. J. T. Service of Canyon, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was a member of the Methodist Church. The Happy Herald, 17 July 1941 ______________________________________________________________________ BANDY, Mae Dunn Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Bandy, well known resident of Happy, will be conducted in the Methodist Church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the pastor, Rev R R Gilbreath, officiating. Assisting will be Rev. Ed L. Hawthorne, Pastor of the local Baptist Church. Interment will be in the cemetery at Hereford under the direction of the E. B. Black Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Charlie Spear, Ed Sprowls, M. McCleod, O. K. McDonald, John Sims and Alden Mann. Mrs. Bandy died here Wednesday morning. She was 58 years old. She and Mr. Bandy, local merchant and stock farmer, moved here in 1919 from Hereford. Survivors besides the husband are three daughters, Mrs. U. V. Barnard of Amarillo; Mrs. Jack Sewell of Eastoboga, AL; Miss Ina Bandy of Happy; one son, Thomas Ed Bandy, student at Texas Tech; two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Lindsey of Happy and Mrs. C. J. Smith of Chatsworth, GA; and two brothers, Elijah Dunn of Decatur, and Frank Dunn of Tennga, GA.; and an aunt, Mrs. Bettie Higgins of Crandall, GA. Happy, 20 March 1941 Mrs. Tom Bandy, resident of Happy since 1919, died at the family home here at 9:30 Wednesday morning from a stroke. Mae Dunn was the oldest of ten children born to Jonas and Florentine Dunn near Temrga, GA on November 7, 1882. She was a member of the Baptist Church since the age of 12. She was married to Tom Bandy on January 17, 1904 at her home near Tennga, GA. To this union were born three daughters while living in Georgia. The family came to Hereford, TX in 1916 making their home there about three years before they located in Happy. One daughter, Marie, was born near Hereford and died in infancy. The only son, Thomas Edd, was born in Happy. After locating in Happy she and her husband united with the Methodist Church, of which she was loyal and faithful until her death in Happy about 9:30 on March 19, 1941. Those surviving are......(see above) The Happy Herald, 20 March 1941 ______________________________________________________________________ BARNARD, Billy Max The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barnard died Wednesday night of pneumonia. The baby had never been well during the short stay here and was not able to overcome the steady ravages of the dread disease. Everything that would help was done, but the little life could not be saved. Hope was expressed for his recovery two or three weeks ago, but the last few days brought a change for the worse. The little body was laid away in the local cemetery Thursday afternoon. Rev. H. C. Smith of the Methodist Church conducted the service. Friends and acquaintances of the family feel a great sympathy for the bereaved ones. The Happy Herald, 11 May 1928 ______________________________________________________________________ BARBER, Nellie May Funeral services for Mrs. Roy F. Barber, Vigo Park, residence since 1928, will be conducted from the family residence at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. W. P. Jennings, Christian Church minister, will officiate. Mrs. Barber was born 11 May 1884 in Glenrose, TX, the daughter of Ben and Fannie May. She was married to Roy Barber July 31st, 1905 at their residence in Briscoe County. Since that time she had lived exclusively in Plains towns, Dimmitt, Raton, Canyon and Tulia. Death came at the age of 55 years in the Tulia hospital Tuesday night. Members of the immediate family who survive her include her husband, three daughters, Mrs. N. Y. Crockett, Longview; Mrs. Cecil Buck, Clarendon; and Mrs. Charles Bishop, Detroit; her mother, Mrs. B. F. May, Vigo Park and a sister Mrs. Artie Hill, Ft. Worth. Pallbearers will be Dick Rogers, Jack Rogers, Murray May, Willie Patzig, Clarence Gill and Earl May. Interment will be made in the Milo Cemetery near Vigo Park. Arrangements will be in charge of the Wallace Funeral directors. Tulia, Texas, 27 September 1939 ______________________________________________________________________ BARRETT, John Harmon Noah Barrett received word of the sudden death of his father, John Harmon Barrett of Ada, Oklahoma, Tuesday morning and left immediately for that place. The Happy Herald, 16 October 1941 ______________________________________________________________________ [1924 - 1954 OBITUARIES INDEX] [OBITUARIES MAIN PAGE] [SWISHER COUNTY HOMEPAGE] ______________________________________________________________________