Wise Co., TX., Obits - Iva Cheves Dumas - 1902-2000
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     Iva Cheves Dumas - 1902-2000

Graveside service for Iva Cheves Dumas, 97, of Bridgeport was Friday,
Feb. 4 at the East Bridgeport Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Motsenbocker 
officiated. Dumas died Feb. 2, 2000, in Decatur.

Born Nov. 13, 1902, in Willow Point, Dumas owned and operated Cheves 
Grocery Store in Bridgeport from 1939 to 1944. She moved to Fort Worth 
and returned to Bridgeport in 1987. She was a member of the South Fort 
Worth Baptist Church. Dumas was a Bible scholar and enjoyed crafts. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, L.R. Dumas, in 1964.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Norris and Joyce Cheves
of Bridgeport; a daughter and son-in-law, Donilla and John Q. Cox of 
Chico; a sister, Vera Lummas of Dallas; five grandchildren; 
10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 
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