Some obituaries from THE HAPPY HERALD & THE TULIA HERALD, published before 1955
Surnames TADLOCK through VINEYARD

Submitted by:  Zoe Smith
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TADLOCK, Mrs. Irene
	Mrs. Irene Tadlock, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wesley was born on June 8, 1908 at Memphis, Texas. Funeral services were conducted at Wayside Community Church on April 25th by Rev. Byron F. Todd, local Baptist minister. The body was brought from Clinton, Oklahoma, where the deceased had lived for a number of years.
	She is survived by her husband, Gilbert Tadlock, seven children and four stepchildren at Dill City, Oklahoma.

The Happy Herald, May 4, 1944

TAYLOR, Jessie Marie
	Jessie Marie Taylor was born in Lockney, Texas October 9, 1926 to Mr. And Mrs. Dee Taylor.  Marie was loved by all.  She came to  Swisher County with her parents in May 1930.  She leaves to mourn her passing her mother and father, two sisters, Ruth and Lanelle, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Danny.

The Happy Herald, August 5, 1937

TEJEDA, Ignacio
	Ignacio Tejeda, 22, was killed about midnight Saturday in a traffic accident on Highway 87 just outside the Tulia city limits. He was traveling south with Juan Florez when the automobile went out of control.
	Florez is in Swisher County hospital where he is suffering from serious injuries.

The Tulia Herald, 8 October 1953

TERRILL, Mrs.
	Mrs. J. B. Wright and son C. E. Derden, attended the funeral of Mrs. Terrill, Plainview, aunt of Mrs. Wright, Monday of last week. The body was buried at Dimmitt.

The Happy Herald, 31 May 1929

TEURMAN, Mrs. Jessie Todd
	Mrs. Jessie Todd Teurman, 92 years old, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Harris. She had been ill for many months.
	Mrs. Teurman was born Dec. 29, 1860 in Louisville, Kentucky. She had lived in Swisher County since 1892. Her husband died in 1921.
	Survivors, besides the daughter, include a brother, W. M. Todd, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She had been a member of the First Christian Church since 1925.
	Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Wallace Funeral Chapel. Officiating were Rev. C. John Westhof and Rev. Alby J. Cockrell.
Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.

The Tulia Herald, 9 July 1953

THOMAS, Charlie M.
	Final rites for Charlie M. Thomas, 66 year old realtor, were said at the Blackburn-Shaw chapel at Amarillo Saturday, with Rev. Earl G. Hamlett and Dr. E. B. Fincher officiating.
	Interment was in Dreamland Cemetery, Canyon.
	Mr.Thomas was the father of Mrs. Carl Watters, the former Joyce Gilliland, who was adopted by her grandparents, now of Newark, New Jersey, but formerly of Tulia.
	Mr. Thomas, who had lived in Amarillo 20 years, died at his family home today.

The Tulia Herald, ll December 1941

THOMAS, Infant
	The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thomas was buried Tuesday, July 14, in the Happy cemetery. Funeral services were conducted at their home by Rev. J. T. Burnett of Canyon and was completed at the cemetery by Rev. H. C. Smith.

The Happy Herald, 17 July 1931

THOMAS, Randell Everett
	Randell Everett Thomas, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Thomas of Plainview passed away Thursday night of accidental poisoning.
	Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the College Heights Baptist Church. Rev. Ralph Ressor, the pastor and Rev. Lester Link officiated.
Randell Everett Thomas was born February 10, 1951. Besides the parents, survivors are a brother, James Wesley Thomas 6, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.Thomas, Plainview; Mr and Mrs. Everett A. Bennett, Tulia; an uncle Lawrence Bennett, Tulia, and other uncles and aunts.
	Interment was in the IOOF cemetery at Plainview.

The Tulia Herald, 28 May 1953

THOMPSON, B. T.
	Final rites for B. T. Thompson, 47, are scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church. The former Tulia barber was visiting at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bud Teeter. He suffered a heart attack about 6 weeks ago and was in Dallas for a medical check-up. His home was at Post.
	Mr. Thompson was born March 3, 1904, in Lindale. Survivors include another daughter of Houston; his mother, Mrs. C. G. Thompson of Tulia; a brother, E. D. Thompson of Tulia; and two sisters, Mrs. Doyle Souter, Tulia, and Mrs. Bill Reeves, Truth or Consequences, NM.
	The body is at Wallace Funeral Home, having been flown from Dallas Wednesday morning.
	Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery.

The Tulia Herald, 2 August 1951

THOMPSON, Walter Harrison
	Funeral services for Walter Harrison Thompson, farmer living south of town on Route 1 were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Stanton First Baptist Church. Interment was in Stanton cemetery.
	Mr. Thompson, 46 years old, died about 3 o'clock Friday afternoon while taking a nap at his home. Physicians said he suffered a heart attack. 
	He had lived here about two years. He was born June 19, 1905 in Oklahoma. He came to Texas at an early age and was married in 1925 to MISS EDITH JARRETT at Clarksville.
	Survivors include his widow; two sons, Ted M. Thompson and Maxie Joe Thompson both of Houston; a daughter, Norma Jean Thompson, three sisters, Mrs. Stella Winters of Houston, Mrs. Alma Hoover of Stephenville and Mrs. Ola Mae Foutch of Midland; three brothers, Cecil V. Houston, Felton of Midland and Marvin of Tulia; a granddaughter Mary Lynn Thompson of Houston and his mother Mrs. Georgie Thompson of Midland.
	The body was taken to Stanton by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia.
The Tulia Herald, 8 May 1952

TIBBETTS, J. A.
	Death came to J. A.Tibbets, 69, resident of this section for the past 26 years, on Thanksgiving Day at the Swisher county hospital in Tulia. He had been living in Tulia for the past three months where he owned and operated a small cafe on the highway. He was taken to the hospital Monday morning when it was discovered he had pneumonia. He gradually grew worse until the end came Thursday morning.
	Mr. Tibbetts owned land east of Happy where he farmed for many years. Selling the farm about five years ago he retired and moved to Happy. He had lived along for many years.
	Funeral services were held at the Happy Baptist church Friday afternoon with Rev. Ed L. Hawthorne in charge under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home of Tuba.
	Burial was in the Happy cemetery beside the grave of Mr. Tibbett's wife who passed away about 18 years ago.
	Mr. Tibbetts is survived by one brother who lives in Alvord. Ernest Tibbetts of Plainview is a nephew of the deceased.

The Happy Herald, 4 December 1941

TINSLEY, Mrs. Roy
	Mrs. Roy Tinsley, 44, died in a Pampa hospital Saturday morning of burns suffered when liquid gas used for heating exploded in the basement of her farm home east of Pampa Friday night.
	She had resided in Gray County since 1907 and was active in work of the First Methodist Church.
	Survivors are the husband, a daughter, Mrs. Leo Smith and a son, William Tinsley; her father, Nels Walberg, pioneer Pampan, a sister, Mrs. Ella Smith, and two brothers, Arthur and Norman Walberg.
	Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist Church of Pampa by the Rev. W. M. Pearce.
	Mrs. Tinsley was a niece of Albert Walberg of Happy who, with his family, attended the funeral service.

The Happy Herald, 25 April 1940

TIPTON, Emmett
	Emmett Tipton lived 12 miles southwest of	Happy. He was found in a dying condition by his family Tuesday morning at 9:30. Death occurred Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in a Plainview Sanitarium. Survivors are Mrs. Tipton and children.
 	Funeral services were held in Plainview Wednesday.

The Happy Herald, 28 June 1934

TODD, William M. (Bill)
	Funeral services for William M. (Bill) Todd, 92, were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. Dr. W. Neil Record, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Wallace Funeral Home.
Mr. Todd died shortly after noon Tuesday in Swisher County Hospital. He had been in failing health for several weeks.
	Mr. Todd settled in this area more than a half century ago. He thought he was building his home in Swisher County. A surveying error, however, later revealed that his ranch house was constructed a little too far west to be in Swisher County and is instead in Castro County.
	The Castro-Swisher pioneer celebrated his 92nd birthday last August at his home 17 miles west and north of Tulia.
	He moved to Swisher County in 1894 with his wife and a young daughter, now Mrs. W. C. Cowan Sr. and filed on four sections of land. After working for Judge Word for four years on the T-Bar-T Ranch which operated for 15 years, he decided to build his home 43 years ago.
	The site was selected on a section of land lying partly in Castro and partly in Swisher county. Tulia was the closest town, so he wanted his home to be in Swisher County. The house and other buildings were constructed, but when the area was surveyed, it was discovered that the house was in Castro County and the barn in Swisher.
	Todd was born in Madison County, Ky. in 1868, the son of John and Martha Dunham Todd. His mother died when he was a small boy and his father moved to Sherman, Grayson County, in 1885.
In 1893 he was married to MISS CLARA MC GOWAN in Bowie. The next year he moved to the Panhandle.
	Before moving here he worked for four years for the Pitchfork Ranch, mostly in Indian Territory. Ranch headquarters were where the town of Duncan now stands. After leaving the Pitchfork, he moved to this area where he went into business for himself.

The Tulia Herald, January 1961

TOLES, Holland E.
	Death claimed Holland E. Toles, 46, prominent grain man and city Commissioner of Happy Monday at 5:00 in the afternoon from a heart attack .....
The deceased had lived in Happy for the past 20 years and owned and operated a grain elevator here. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Baptist Church.
	Mr. Toles who was born in Alabama Dec. 21, 1894, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virgil Toles; two sons, John Frank of Ft. Knox, Ky., and Holl Ed, a student at Texas Tech. One brother, John E. Toles of Lubbock and a sister, Mrs. Lee Martin of Menlo, Ga., also survive.
	Last rites for the deceased were held at the First Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 with Rev. T. D. Sumrall of the Central Baptist Church of Pampa officiating, assisted by Rev. Ed L. Hawthorne.
	Burial was in the Lubbock cemetery under direction of the Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home of Canyon.

The Happy Herald, 4 December 1941

TOMLINSON, Mrs. Mary
	Mrs. Mary Tomlinson, 97 years old, died early Wednesday morning at her home in Tulia. She had been in failing health for 30 months. However, she had been feeling unusually well lately. Death resulted from a stroke. She lived about an hour.
	Mrs. Tomlinson was born June 24, 1861 in Paris, Tenn. She was married to W. S. Tomlinson in 1886. They moved with their family to Tulia in 1902 where he was a building contractor and later served as Swisher county judge. He died in 1929.
	Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Tulia First Baptist Church of which she was a member. Offciating was Rev. A. C. Huff of Wichita Falls, assisted by Rev. W. Neil Record, local Baptist minister and Rev. John Westhoff, pastor of the Tulia First Presbyterian Church Mrs. Tomlinson had been a church member for 80 years.
	Survivors include a son, W. S. Tomlinson of Tulia; three daughters, Mrs. Mary LaVelle, Mrs. Ruth McCune and Mrs. R. E. Leonard, all of Tulia; a niece, Mrs. Marshall Rodgers of Stanton, Mich.; two grandchildren, Mrs. Bernie Clower and Mrs. Bill Williams, both of Tulia; and five great grandchildren. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery under direction of Wallace Funeral Home.

The Tulia Herald, 1 January 1953

TOWNES, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dudley attended the funeral of Mrs. Dudley's father, Mr. Townes in Hico Dec. 27. Mr. Townes died in Breckenridge.

The Tulia Herald, 4 January 1940

TOWNSEND, Mrs. G. L.
	Services in memory of Mrs. G. L. Townsend, 85, former resident of Tulia and resident of Oklahoma City since 1936, were conducted Saturday in Boswell Bros. Ivy Chapel in Amarillo. Dr. Newton J. Robinson of the First Christian Church officiated.
	Mrs. Townsend made her home with a daughter, Mrs. A E. Woodard of Oklahoma City after the death of her husband in 1936.She died Friday morning at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital.
	Burial was in the cemetery at Happy beside the body of her husband.
	Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. C. Shuman of Paducah; Mrs. G. P. Maynard of Wylie and Mrs. O. R Cosby of Tulia; four brothers, R. R. Addington and Willie Addington of Wylie and W. P. Addington and J. C. Addington of McKinney; 15 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

The Tulia Herald, 7 October 1954

TOWNSEND, G. L.
	G. L. Townsend, 74, died at his home in Tulia suddenly last Tuesday afternoon without warning of serious illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon from the First Christian Church of Tulia with interment in the Happy cemetery.
	Rev. J. Hoyt Boles officiated at the services assisted by Rev. Tillman Price of the Church of Christ of Tulia.
	Mr. Townsend came to Tulia from Collin county, Texas in 1916 and made his home there since that time.
	Surviving him are his widow, three daughters, Mrs. J. Housewright, Wylie, Texas; Mrs. A. E. Douglas, Tulia; Mrs. A. E. Woodard, Tulsa, Okla; three sons, W. T. Townsend, Happy; H. H. Townsend, Amarillo; and L. D. Townsend, Holdenville, Okla.; fifteen gandchildren and three great grandchildren.

The Happy Herald, 20 June 1935

TOWNSEND, Mrs. H. H.
	Mrs. Linnie McCune Townsend, wife of H. H. Townsend, died in the Tulia Hospital Friday after a serious illness of a few days.
	The death was a shock to a host of friends all over the country as few realized that she was seriously ill until her death was announced.
	Although Mrs. Townsend had been in failing health for a year or so, very few of her closest friends realized the graveness of her condition.
	Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Dally of the First Christian Church of Tulia, assisted by Rev. B. W. Baker, pastor of the local Methodist Church in charge.
	Pallbearers were T. H. Campbell, W. W. McClister, Ed Markham, Hurley Maynard, Charles Harter and Will Fonken.
	Besides her husband, H. H. Townsend, she is survived by a daughter, Eula Margaret, Happy; five sisters, Mrs. Lille Reed, Tulia; Mrs. D. E. McGee, Williams, Ariz; Mrs. Dewey Trimmer, Amarillo; Mrs. Myrtle Conor, Amarillo; and a sister Nettie, who lives in Indiana; four brothers, Ervin McCune, Hale Center; Bailey McCune, Los Angeles; John Mc Cune, Tulia; William McCune, Los Angeles; a brother and a sister died in infancy. A son Horace Jr. preceded her in death two years ago.

The Happy Herald, 6 May 1932

TOWNSEND, Horace Lee
	The body of little Horace Lee Townsend was brought home for burial. A large crowd of relatives and friends met the train, and accompanied the family to their home, where the body lay in state until 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
	Death came to Horace Lee Friday morning, March 28, 1930, at 5 a.m. in the hospital of Mayo Bros. in Rochester, Minn, where he had been taken three weeks for treatment of a fractured skull.
	Horace Lee was born October 15 1920, in Tulia, Texas where he lived until some four years ago, when he came to Happy with his family. He was hurt Feb. 1 and was taken to the Tulia hospital Feb. 3 when dangerous symptoms became apparent. He was taken to Rochester on March 7.
	Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church Sunday, March 30, at 2:30 p.m. Rev. R. A. Partlow, Presbyterian pastor and the family pastor, assisted by Rev. H. C. Smith and Rev. T. D. Sumrall, conducted the services.
	 The pallbearers were W. W. McClister, J. H. Stephenson, Charles Harter, Homer Ferguson, Hurley Manard, and H. E. Toles. The honorary pallbearers were John Frank and Hol Ed Toles, Fonce Scott, Jesse Tom Mitchell, Cecil Lemmons, Bill Cass Harter, Knox Buchanan, J. D. Pinkard, Edmond Burgess, Bert Clark, Jr., Vernon Smith, and Nealy Mackey.
	Out of town relatives who were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Douglass and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cosby and family, Mrs. Myrtle Conner and two sons, all of Tulia; Mrs. Jack Housewright, Wiley, Texas; Mrs. A. E. Woodard and daughter, Tulsa, Okla.; L. D. Townsend, Holdenville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tremier and family of Amarillo; Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Hereford; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McGee and daughter, Phoenix, Ariz; Mr. and Mrs. C. Shuman and Vincent Shuman, Canyon.
	Interment was made in Happy cemetery. Horace Lee leaves his immediate family, including his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Townsend, and a sister Eula Margaret Townsend; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Townsend of Tulia and Mr. John McCune Sr., Happy; and friends.

The Happy Herald, 4 April 1930

TOWNSEND, Mrs. W. T.
	Mrs. W. T. Townsend, 49, passed away early Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Magness, 6 miles east of Happy. Death, which was caused by a heart attack, came after a prolonged illness at 2:06 am. She was the wife of W. T. Townsend, pioneer Happy gain man.
	Survivors include the husband, four children and three grandchildren. They are: Mrs. Homer Ferguson, Fred Magness and T. T. Townsend Jr. of Happy and Miss Marie Townsend, a teacher in Dallas schools. Two brothers and one sister, C. J. Hard of Deleon, J. W. Harding of ___, and Mrs. J. W. Harding, Mrs. P. K.
Babcock of Hereford, Dr. and Mrs. F. Q. McElroy of Mena, Ark are her parents.
	Funeral services for Mrs. Townsend will be held from the Happy Methodist Church at 3:00 Friday afternoon with Rev. H. C. Smith of Amarillo officiating assisted by Rev. Elroy J. Weikel and Rev. R. R. Gilbreath.
	The body will remain in state in Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home, Canyon, until 1:00 Friday when it will be brought to the family home in this city.

The Happy Herald, 22 February 1940

TOWNSEND, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
	Double funeral services were conducted at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at the Happy Methodist Church for Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Townsend of this city.
	Mrs. Townsend, 49, died Thursday morning following an illness. Mr. Townsend died 36 hours later, having been in failing health for the past 9 months. He was 53, and was a pioneer grain dealer of Happy. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend died at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Magness who live 10 miles east of Happy. Both deaths were attributed to heart failure.
	Surviving Mr. Townsend are, besides the son and daughters and grandchildren are his mother, Mrs. Carrie Townsend of Oklahoma City; two brothers, H. H. Townsend of Amarillo and L. D. Townsend of Seminole, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. A. E. Douglas of Dallas, Mrs. Jack Housewright of Wylie and Mrs. A. E. Woodard of Oklahoma City.
	William Thomas Townsend was born June 11, 1886 at McKinney, Texas. Mrs. Townsend, whose maiden name was Sue Belle Harding, was born Dec. 29, 1890, at Texarkana, Texas. Five children were born to this union, four of whom survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend moved to Happy in 1909. He taught the Fairview school the first two years they lived in this section. Then for a few years he was associated with Dr. F. Q. McElroy in the drug and grocery business before entering the grain business. He was the owner of two elevators here at the time of his death. Both were members of the Happy Presbyterian Church.
	Officiating at the funeral services here Saturday were Rev. H. C. Smith, pastor of the San Jacinto Methodist Church in Amarillo, assisted by Rev. R. R. Gilbreath, Methodist pastor of Happy, and Rev. R. A. Partlow, Presbyterian minister of Lubbock.
	Interment was in the Happy cemetery under direction of Griggs-Thompson funeral home of Canyon. 

The Happy Herald, 29 February 1940

TRUSTY, Marion R.
	Marion R. Trusty, 77, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. N. Zachry, 15 miles northeast of Happy at 11 o'clock Sunday.
	The deceased had been making his home with his daughter here for the past year, having come to Happy from California.
	Survivors are two sons, F. W. Trusty, Virgilia, Calif.; G. W. Trusty, McAlester, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. E. N. Zachry, Happy and Mrs. B. A. Pirtle, Devol, Okla.; and a brother J. H. Trusty, Portland, Oregon.
	Funeral services were held at the Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home, Canyon, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. J. R Hicks, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial was in Dreamland Cemetery.

The Happy Herald, 16 August 1934

TUCKER, John A.
	John A. Tucker, 77 years old, died Tuesday afternoon following a brief illness He had been a Tulia and Swisher County resident for the past 40 years. He was born March 15, 1876 in Coryell Co. the son of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Tucker. He was married to Miss JENNIE BELLE MURPHY at Honey Grove in 1896. His wife died in 1941.
	Funeral services have been set for Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home. 
	Survivors include seven sons, David M. and M. M. both of Tulia; W. M., Ray M. H. H. and Leslie N. all of Amarillo, and John A. Jr. serving with the Army Air Force in Maine; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Kirby, Mrs. Addie Lee Hicks, both of Tulia; Miss Verna Tucker and Mrs. Nell Rene Tedford of Amarillo and Mrs. Mae Dowdy of Houston; one brother, Emmitt Tucker of Tulia; two sisters Mrs. E. L. Cantrell, Tulia; and Mrs. Walter Ricks of Little Rock, Ark. There are also 39 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

The Tulia Herald, 21 May 1953

TUCKER, Mrs. Rosa B.
	Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa B. Tucker, Amarillo resident for the past 28 years, were held Saturday afternoon from Griggs Pioneer Chapel. Dr. William E. Everheart, pastor of the Westminster Church officiated, assisted by Dr. Francis W. Pritchard, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
	Burial was in Llano Cemetery.
	Guy C. Saunders, E. H. Bagot, Richard S. Reeves, H. H. Townsend, Dr. James S. Rogers and Raymond Wright served as pallbearers.
	Mrs. Tucker, 63, died Thursday night in St. Anthony's hospital of a stroke. She was stricken at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Paxton, 1307 Rosemont, last Thursday.
	She was the widow of Ira Lewis Tucker, who died in 1942. She was a member of the Westminister Presbyterian Church. Survivors, other than the daughter, are three sons, three brothers and four sisters.

The Tulia Herald, 20 December 1951

TUCKER, Mr. M. M.
	The Fairview community was greatly shocked Sunday to hear that Mr. M. M. Tucker, better known as Marvin, had passed away at 10:45 o'clock with heart failure. Mr. Tucker had a bad case of indigestion about two weeks ago, but had been able to be up and around the last few days, and everyone thought that he would soon be well again.
	Mr. Tucker moved to Swisher County some 30 years ago, and was in business in Tulia and Silverton for a number of years. His next move was to a farm in the Love community, east of Tulia. In 1926 he bought a farm 12 miles east of Happy, and has resided in Randall county for the past 8 years. I am sure that Mr. Tucker had as many friends as any man on the Plains, for to know him was to love him.
	Mr. Tucker leaves his wife, two sons, a number of brothers and sisters and a host of friends in Swisher, Briscoe and Randall counties to mourn his leaving.
Mr. Tucker had been a member of the Methodist Church for a number of years.

The Happy Herald, 29 March 1934

TURNER, D. W.
	Funeral services for D. W. Turner, 75, were held at 4:00 Sunday afternoon in the Norton High School building. He was a pioneer of Runnels county.
	Mr. Turner died of a heart ailment at his home near Norton Saturday afternoon at 2:00 and was buried in the Winters Cemetery beside his wife, NANCY TURNER who passed away two years ago. Rev. Edrell Cantress, Methodist pastor of Ft. Worth, a lifelong friend of the family, preached the service. Services were in charge of the Masonic Lodge of which the deceased was a charter member.
	The deceased is survived by eleven children: Mrs. G. R Forbus and Mrs. Tom Lollar of Happy; Ira Turner of Maverick, Mrs. Victor Taylor of Alpine; Mrs. John Bass of Ballinger, Mrs. Amel Sheiber of San Angelo and Mrs. Effinger Gulley, Markus Tuenre, Mrs. Fred Williams, Ed Turner and D. W. Turner Jr. all of Norton; also 28 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
	Those attending the services from Happy were Mr and Mrs. Tom Lollar, Mr and Mrs. W. T. Robinson and Markey, Mrs. G. R. Forbus, Mrs. Babe Walbert and Minnie Jo, Ira Turner, H. D. Turner, Don Taylor, James Gulley, Jo Ed Forbus, Bill Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Forbus and children, and Walter and Finder Stubblefield. 

The Happy Herald, 13 July 1939

TURNER, Mrs. D. W.
	Mrs. D. W. Turner, mother of Mrs. George Forbus, Mrs. Tom Lollar and Ira Turner died at her home in Norton, Tuesday morning at 4:00 after many months of intense suffering.
	Funeral services were held at Winters, Wed. afternoon. Mrs. Turner is survived by her husband and eleven children.
	Those from Happy attending the funeral were: besides the three children who had been at her bedside for many weeks were: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Forbus and children and Mrs. Babe Walberg, Mr. and Mrs. Snooks Robinson, Tom Lollar, Walter Stubblefield, Mrs. Tom cope and C. C. Lollar.

The Happy Herald, 18 February & Feb. 25, 1937

TURNER, W. D. (Richard)
	Word was received by relatives here Thursday that Richard Turner of Norton was dead. It will be remembered that we printed an article a few weeks ago about the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Turner and the 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Turner of Norton, celebrated at Christmas time. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lollar and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Robinson and Douglas Forbus and son Bobby left Friday for Norton to attend the funeral of their uncle. Mrs. Forbus will also visit her sister while away who is in a San Angelo hospital where she recently underwent an operation.

The Happy Herald, 23 January 1936

USELDING, N. W.
	Funeral services for N. W. Uselding, who passed away at his home here last Thursday morning at 9:15 were held from the Happy Catholic Church, of which the deceased was a charter member, Friday morning, Dec. 14, at 10 o'clock Services were in charge of Father Neff of Amarillo and high officials of the Knights of Columbus.
	N. W. Uselding was born in Fredonia, Wisconsin, March 13,1871. He was married to MISS MARGRETA TRILL in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on June 16, 1903. Before moving to Happy more than 25 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Uselding had made their home in Colorado, Wisconsin and Iowa, where the deceased was engaged in the land and banking business. He worked up excursions and brought many families from Iowa to this section when it was first being developed into a farming country. Mr. and Mrs. Uselding settled near Happy in 1909 and continued to make this their home during the past 12 years.
	The deceased was a member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife and three sons, George and Raymond of Happy and Leo of Amarillo. One brother and two sisters survive; J. E. Uselding of Port Washington, Wisc., Mrs. Wolf of Grafton, Wisconsin; and Mrs. Goschie of Chicago.
The body was taken to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where it was interred in the family burial plot on Sunday morning. Knights of Columbus served as pallbearers at the services here. Mrs. Uselding and sons, George and Leo accompanied the body to Wisconsin.

The Happy Herald, 20 December 1934

VAUGHN, J. D.
	J. D. Vaughn, 70 years old, civic leader and Swisher county resident for 37 years, died at his home here this morning. His death came as the culmination of a four-months lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at the local Church of Christ Friday at 3:00 p.m.
	With his many interests, his greatest achievements lay probably in the agricultural field. He brought the first steam thrasher to the Plains territory south of Amarillo. He operated the first permanent cotton gin in Swisher county.
Mr. Vaughn was the oldest in point of service among the entire personnel of the J. T. Case regiment of dealers. 37 years of continued service in this capacity won him this honor.
	Among the several business institutions in Tulia which he served as a director was the Swisher County Hospital.
	Mr. Vaughn was very active and prominent in the Church of Christ.
	Surviving are the widow, four daughters: Mrs. Viola Honea, Miss Ida Vaughn, Mrs. Charles White and Mrs. Robert McCowan; four sons, George Vaughn, AA. Vaughn, Marshall Vaughn and Joe W. Vaughn; two brothers J. W. and J. C. Vaughn; and one sister, Mrs. Fleta Jacques.

Tulia, Texas, 23 March 1939

VAUGHAN, Mrs. O. B.
	Funeral services for Mrs. O. B. Vaughn of Ralph Switch, who died Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock from a brief attack of pneumonia, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott of Canyon, were conducted from the First Baptist Church of Canyon Sunday afternoon at 3:00 by the pastor, Rev. Hicks, assisted by Rev. John Scott of Happy.
	Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn and children lived at Kaffir for many years before moving to Ralph Switch. The deceased was an active church and community worker and was a member of the Baptist Church. She was born in Tulia and had spent most of her life there.
	Surviving are her husband, four sons, Bernylde, Kenneth, Carol and Scott, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott of Canyon and five brothers, R. A. and F. E. Scott, Tulia; Percy Scott, Fellows, Calif., Carl Scott, Canyon and Charlie Scott of Brooklyn, NY.
	A large number of friends from Kaffir and Happy attended the funeral service Sunday.

The Happy Herald, 25 April 1935

VAUGHAN, Will
	Last rites for Will Vaughan, 64, pioneer resident of Swisher and Briscoe counties, were conducted at the Tulia Methodist Church Tuesday by Rev. W. W. Mayhew of the Lakeview community.
	Mr. Vaughan died early Sunday morning after a short illness. He had lived in Swisher county 20 years, having first settled in Silverton several years before coming to Tulia.
	Surviving are his wife, four sons, William and Brill of Brownfield; Simmie and Ralph of Tuba; two daughters, Mrs. Zehna McClenningham and Miss Nora Vaughan of Happy.
	Interment was in the Silverton Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview.

The Happy Herald, 26 December 1940

VERNON, Mrs. G. W.
	Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning from the First Baptist Church for Mrs. G. W. Vernon, who died at her home here Friday, May 26, after a lingering illness of two years.
	Rev. Miles B. Hayes of Burkburnett, a former pastor of the deceased, assisted by Rev. T. D. Sumrall of Amarillo and Rev. J. L. Willis of this city, conducted the funeral rites. Interment was in Happy cemetery.
	Mrs. Vernon had made her home in this community for the past five years where her friends were numerous.
	Besides the husband, the deceased is survived by two brothers and five sisters. It was only possible for one sister to attend the funeral, Mrs. S. E. Perkins of Houston.
	Pallbearers were: John Toles, Holland Toles, Raywood Buzbee, R. C. Sims, Hugh Holland, Jess Miller, John Steele.
	Funeral arrangements were in charge of Griggs Funeral Directors of Amarillo.

The Happy Herald, 1 June 1933

VIA, Bryan A.
	Funeral services for Bryan A. Via, 56 years old, of Happy were conducted Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church at Happy.
Mr. Via had operated a farm near Happy since 1939. He died suddenly Thursday evening at his home following a heart attack.
	He was a native of Bell county where he was born Sept. 17, 1897.
Survivors include the wife, MRS. MINNIE VIA; two sons, Walter A. and Clifford, both of Happy; two daughters, Miss Floritta Via, Happy and Mrs. Bobby Lancaster, Richmond, Calif.; two brothers, Arthur of Lubbock and Andrew of Midland; and three sisters, Mrs. John Mitchell, Happy; Mrs. Myrtle Wmburn, Snyder and Mrs. Vera McGlothin, Midland.
	Two sons were killed in action during W W II.

The Tulia Herald, 3 June 1954

VIA, James E. & William D.
	Cpl. Walter E. Via, son of Mr and Mrs. Bryan Via, of Happy, is now serving with the Army Tank Division to help take the place of his two brothers, Sgt. James E. Via and Pfc William D. Via who have been killed in action.
	Sgt. James E. Via lost his life in the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, while serving as bombardier and gunner in the Army Air Corps died of wounds received in action in the South Pacific.
	Sgt. Via graduated form high school at the age of 17 and immediately enlisted in the Army Air Corps at Hickam Field, Hawaii, where he remained three years. He graduated form the Univ. of Hawaii in 1940 and received his U. S. Ratings while stationed there. Via entered the Airplane Mechanical School where he specialized in this work.
	Immediately after Pearl Harbour was attacked, the sergeant volunteered as bombardier and gunner. His group was the first fighting force sent out against the enemy in the Pacific. This move resulted in the Battle of Midway. During this attack, the airplane on which Sgt. Via was bombardier and gunner was lost.
For a year he was reported missing in action. It was not until June 4, 1943 that his parents were notified officially that he was dead. Sgt. Via's parents have received two citations, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, for his actions against the enemy.
	Pfc William D. Via, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Via to give his life, died of wounds received in action in the South Pacific with the Marine Corps. He was 21 years of age and enlisted in the Marines Sept. 27, 1942.
	After three months training, Private Via was sent overseas.
	Corp. Via, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Via, is now stationed with the Tank Corps in Nashville, Tenn, for advanced training. He has been in the Army since Jan. 25,1943. After spending one month in basic training at Fort Sill, he was transferred to Camp Campbell, Ky.

The Happy Herald, 24 February 1944

VINEYARD, M. C.
	Funeral services for Morton Clifford Vineyard, 52 years old, prominent farmer of the Kress community for more than a quarter of a century, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Tulia First Methodist Church. Rev. Horace Brooks, Seminole, formerly Kress Methodist Church pastor, officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of Wallace Funeral Home.
	Vineyard was stricken with a heart attack about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home six miles west and a mile north of Kress. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Swisher county hospital.
	Vineyard came to Swisher county in 1925 from Hermleigh. 
	Survivors include his wife and the following children: Mrs. E. O. Bass, Jr., Plainview; James and Jimmy Vineyard, both of Kress; and two stepsons, L. M. Vineyard, Pampa and Carl Vineyard, Butler, Mo.; his father, J. L. Vineyard, a sister, Miss Bertha Vineyard, four brothers, Otris and Bishop Vineyard, all of Hermleigh and L. E. and R. A. Vineyard of Kress. 12 grandchildren also survive.

The Tulia Herald, 13 November 1952