Taylor County, Texas - Obituaries - Nancy Meeks ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Jokuti jokuti@nts-online.net Nancy Meeks Obit Volume 51, No. 12 pages 1 and 2 7 June 1940 The Merkel Mail Newspaper Merkel, Texas DEATH CLAIMS GRANDMOTHER NANCY MEEKS Passes away at Age of 97 years, five months; probably oldest person residing in this section; Ten children survive. Mrs. Nancy L. Meeks, age 97 years, 5 months, 4 days, familiarly called Grandma Meeks by every one who knew here as well as by her loved ones, died at 5:20 Friday mornings at the home of a son-in-law, E. Barnes, in the Blair community. She was probably the oldest person residing in this section at the time of her death. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Trent Baptist Church, with Revs. Charles Williams, Baptist pastor of Buffalo Gap, officiating. Burial followed in Trent cemetery by the side of her husband, who died June 9, 1911. Barrow-Sheppard Funeral Home was in charge. Six grandsons, Marlin Hester, Allen Hester, Fred Barnes, Ernest Meeks, Raymond Meeks and Claudie Meeks, served as pallbearers. The flower girls were granddaughters: Mesdames Ruby Wallace, Olle Isbell, Knox Beall, Pearl Irwin and Florence Stone and Miss Lela Meeks. Nancy Laurendy Pierce was born in Tennessee on Dec. 27, 1842, daughter of Hickson and Betty Pierce. She was married to L.R. Meeks in Feburary 1860, in Arkansas. They moved to Texas in 1891 and to Taylor County 36 years ago. She was the mother of 14 children, of whom four daughters and six sons survive. The daughters are: Mrs. Tom Head of Post Mrs. E. Barnes of Merkel Mrs. Claude Walker of Oklahoma Mrs. John Hester of Knox City The Sons: Ransom Meeks of Tahoka Will Meeks Hamlin Robert Meeks of Merkel George Meeks of Hamlin Alfred Meeks of Post John Meeks of Merkel Sixty-eight grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren survive, also one brother, Alfred Pierce of Oklahoma. Mrs. Meeks became a member of the Baptist church at the age of 16 and had lived a true and devoted Christian life. Out-of-town relatives attending the funeral services were: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Head of Post Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Meeks of Tahoka Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meeks of Merkel George Meeks of Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Meeks of Post Mr. and Mrs. Claude Walker of Cargine, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Pat Brewer of Odessa Mr. and Mrs. Knox Beall of Abilene Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Meeks of Butman Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lackey of Tahoka Mr. and Mrs. John Hester of Knox City Mr. and Mrs. Wallace of Abilene Mr. and Mrs. Isbell of Knox City Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stone of Tahoka Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Irvin of Merkel Mr. and Mrs. Will Meeks of Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Hester Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hester of Knox Ciry Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Meeks of Levelland Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Post Delma Ray Meeks of Post Mr. and Mrs. Grady Meeks Mr. and Mrs. John Meeks of Tahoka Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Patterson of Merkel