Obituaries from the Past

Taken from Old Editions of the Panola Watchman and other newspapers.

 

ATEN, Francis Essa Dee

Mrs. Francis Essa Dee Aten, 80, died Saturday night, Aug. 12, 2000, at her home in DeBerry, Texas. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Chapel of Sallie Lipsey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Larry Wiley officiating. Interment followed at 2 p.m., at Bayou Scie Cemetery near Many, with the Rev. Adrian Fairchild officiating. Mrs. Aten was born in Ruskville on Dec. 18, 1919, to Lawrence and Annie Elizabeth Jackson Morrison. She married Woodrow "Mr. Woody" Aten on June 26, 1941. Mrs. Aten moved from Belle Chase, and came to Panola County in January 1977. She was a member of DeBerry Baptist Church in DeBerry, Texas. Survivors include one daughter, Rebecca Dawson, and husband, C. J. of DeBerry, Texas; three grandchildren, Richard Dawson, Shane, and Mandy Dawson, all of Hope, Ark., and Crystal Dawson of DeBerry; one great grandchild, Arlen Dawson of Prescott, Ark.; one aunt, Ann Jackson of Waskom; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Aten was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow, on April 20, 2000; daughter, Priscilla, November, 1949; and sister, Janie Greer of Shreveport. The family request that a special thanks be given to Mrs. Aten's sitters, Gwen Harris, and Carolyn Flakes, and the nurses and aides of Hospice to East Texas, and Home Health aide Mary, and nurse Doris. Sallie Lipsey Funeral Home, Carthage, Texas

Sabine Index Many, La Aug 16, 2000

BAILEY, Gene

Gene Bailey, 69, of Carthage, Texas, died Saturday; services at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Carthage; burial in Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Texas; arrangements by Don Lipsey Funeral Home, Carthage.

Shreveport Times July 11 - 16, 1999

BARNHART, Elsie Geneva

Funeral services for Elsie Geneva Barnhart, 80, of Frankston were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29,2000 at the HillTop Baptist Church in Berryville with Rev. George Folmar officiating. 

Burial was in Lone Star Cemetery in Nacogdoches under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home, Frankston. 

Mrs. Barnhart died Wednesday, April 26,2000 at her residence. 

She was born Sept. 6, 1919 in Panola County, TX. 

Mrs. Barnhart was a homemaker and a member of HillTop Baptist Church, Berryville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Lee "Cotton" Barnhart and a brother, Mike Irvin Briery. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, John R. and Margaret Barnhart of Houston, and Bryan and Karen Barnhart of Athens; daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Tom Merchant of Houston; sisters, Annie Beth Harvey, Norma Gene and Charles Watson, Gay Evelyn and T.A. Carroll; grandchildren, John R. Barnhart Jr., Steven Mark Barnhart, Michael Keith Barnhart, Karen D. Adams, Sharon M. Edmundson, Jennifer R. Barnhart and Rebecca L. Barnhart; great-grandchildren, Jennifer P. Adams, Norris L. Edmundson, Samantha Barnhart, and Zachary Barnhart; numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Mark Barnhart, John Ray Barnhart Jr., Michael Keith Barnhart, Tom Merchant and Scott Adams.

From The Frankston Citizen May, 2000

BOOTH, Charles Roy "Catfish Charlie"

Charles Roy "Catfish Charlie" Booth,  66, of Carthage, Texas, died Saturday; graveside services at 2 P.M. today at Harris Chapel Cemetery; arrangements by Hawthorn Funeral Home. Carthage.

Shreveport Times July 11 - 16, 1999

BLUE, Charles

Services for Mr. Charles Blue, 53, of DeBerry, were held at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, at the First Baptist Church in DeBerry. The Rev. Dick Sawyer, and Rev. C. E. Willis officiated. Burial was at DeBerry Cemetery. Plans were under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home in Carthage, Texas. Mr. Blue, an oilfield pumper for Falcon Energy, and Triple J. Investments, died Monday, April 9, 1984, at a Shreveport, La. Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born October 24, 1930, in Louisiana, and has been a resident of DeBerry for the past five years, moving from Carthage, Texas. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Emma Lee Blue of Pleasant Hill, La.; his wife, Mrs. Verna Reed Blue of DeBerry; two sons, and daughters-in-law, Charles David and Wanda Blue, and Eddie and Lee Blue, all of Carthage; one brother, James Lloyd Blue of Minden, La.; one sister, Mary Blue of Pleasant Hill, La.; two granddaughters, Angela Danette, and Christi Danielle Blue of Carthage; several aunts and uncles.

Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 12, 1984

CARDWELL, Lorine Dale Johnson

Graveside services for Lorine Dale Johnson Cardwell, of Marshall, were held at 2 pm Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1987, at Algoma Cemetery-South in Marshall with Dr. Hollie Atkinson officiating. Mrs. Cardwell, 92, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1987, at Memorial Hospital in Marshall.

Born Nov. 12, 1895 in Marshall, she was the daughter of Ellis and Mae Edith Taylor Johnson. Mrs. Cardwell attended Marshall public schools and was a life long resident of Marshall. She married Carroll Cardwell who preceded her in death. Mrs. Cardwell was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Marshall.

Survivors include one brother, Jodie Johnson of Marshall; two sisters, Lillie Bell Johnson and Clara Franton, both of Marshall; several nephews and several great-nieces and nephews.

The Panola Watchman, Jan. 03, 1988

CASTLE, Vernon

CARTHAGE (Special) - Services for Vernon Castle, 74, of Carthage will be at 10 a.m. today in Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles French officiating.

Burial will be in the Oddfellows Cemetery.

Castle died Monday, May 5, 1997, in Marshall.

He was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Gladewater. He married Mary Catherine Rowland on Nov. 8, 1942. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, and he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. A son, Raymond Vernon Castle, died in 1958.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kay McDaniel of Levelland; two sisters, Geraldine Killion of Marshall and Mary Jo Thachercq of Palestine; and a granddaughter.

The family suggests memorials to South Plains College Family Scholarship Fund, 1401 College Ave., Levelland 79336.

Lubbock Online

COLEY, Pat

SINTON -- Pat Coley, a petroleum engineer, Army veteran and a Methodist, died Feb. 24, 1999. He was 51. Survivors include his wife, Jean; a son, Sean Coley of Sinton; three daughters, Erin Marler of Carthage, and Jennifer Marburger and Kerry Coley, both of Sinton; his mother, Quata Coley of Midland; two sisters, Debbie Gall of Carrollton and Dawn Lloyd of Ogden, Utah; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Del Rey. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery, Del Rey. Don Lipsey Funeral Home, Carthage.

Caller Times

DOUGHTY, Madelle Purser

DEADWOOD, Tex. - Madelle Purser Doughty, 94, a retired Monroe City school teacher, died Thursday. Graveside services were 3 p.m. Sunday at Shalom Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home of Carthage, Texas. 

The News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana,  Tuesday, June 22, 1999

HALE, Jennie Ross 

Born: Dec. 24, 1881    Died: November 13, 1912. Buried in Walton Cemetery.

Survived by parents, W.E. and Willie Ross, her husband Carleton D. Hale and a son “just one hour old”, plus 2 grandmothers, Mrs. S. A.Ross (Sarah Jane Davis Ross) of Carthage and Mrs. Tinkle of Garrison (Julia F. Cariker Whitfield Tinkle).

The Panola Watchman, November, 20, 1912

HALE, Stella

Funeral services for Mrs. W. W. (Stella) Hale of Shreveport were held Wednesday. She was a former Carthage resident.

Mrs. Hale died Tuesday in a Shreveport hospital following a lengthy illness. Services were held at 2:30 pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Hale was employed in Carthage by J. T. Wright as a dry goods store saleslady.

Surviving are one son, Joe Pat Hale of Lake Charles, La.; one sister, Mrs. Edna Johnson of Bell Mead; one brother, Harry Blair of Quitaque, Texas; five grandchildren; and a number of nephews and nieces including Mrs. W. T. Hartley of Carthage.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

HARRIS, Curtis B. 

Funeral services for Mr. Curtis B. Harris, of Carthage, were held at 2 pm Thursday, Dec. 31, 1987, at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Eifert officiating. Burial was held at Restland Memorial Park. Mr. Harris, 92, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1987, at Panola General Hospital.

Born Oct. 6, 1895 in Rusk County, he was the son of Samuel Sidney and Ophelia Amos Harris. Mr. Harris had lived most of his life in Panola County and was retired from farming and ranching since 1968. He was a member of the Allison Chapel United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Faye Harris of Carthage; three sons, Edward Harris of Carthage, Troy Harris of Dallas, Dr. Joe Harris of Kemah; two daughters, Mane(?) Taylor of Lufkin, Ann Brookshire of Houston; three brothers, Marvin Harris of Fair Play, Raymond Harris of Carthage, Turner Harris of Winona; and 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

The Panola Watchman, Jan. 03, 1988

HARTLEY, Benjamin Franklin

Funeral rites for Benjamin Franklin Hartley, 76, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Old Center Church.

Rev. Earl Moore and Rev. Edd Rhodes officiated. Burial was in the Old Center Cemetery under direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home.

Hartley, a native of Panola County, died in Panola Nursing Home May 9, 1971.

Survivors include his wife, Carrie; four sons, Willie B. of Houston, Calvin B. of Shreveport, Alvin D. of Tenaha, and Edward B. of Carthage; four daughters, Mrs. O. L. Prather of Tyler, Mozell Wellborn of Carthage, Mrs. Henry Cooley of Alabama, and Mrs. Angelo Lepore of Delaware.

Also, three brothers, Jim Hartley of Houston, Jodie Hartley of Tenaha, and Claude Hartley of Longstreet; two sisters, Ellen Hammers and Carie Ann Taylor, both of Marshall.

And 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

HARTLEY, Carrie T. Simmons

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie T. Hartley, 83, of Old Center, were held Monday, March 6, 1978 at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Rhodes officiating.

Burial followed in the Old Center Cemetery.

Mrs. Hartley, a homemaker, died Friday, March 3, 1978, at her home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Panola County and was a member of the Old Center Baptist Church.

Survivors include her four sons, Willie B. Hartley of Houston, Calvin Hartley of Shreveport, Alvin Hartley of Old Center, and Burke Hartley of Carthage; four daughters, Mrs. Winnie Leo Prather of Tyler, Mrs. Mozell Bixler of Washington State, Mrs. Bennie Cooley of Deer Park, Ala., and Mrs. Mary Lepore of Hartley, Del.; two brothers, Henry Goodwin of Logansport and Wesley Goodwin of Joaquin; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Farmer of Houston and Mrs. Hattie Wright of Pollock; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

The Panola Watchman, March 09, 1978

HIGHTOWER, Brian Keith

Funeral services for Brian Keith Hightower, 21, of Carthage were held at 2 pm Tuesday, November 15, 1994 at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel in Carthage. The Rev. Jim Chatham officiated. Interment followed in Langley Cemetery. Mr. Hightower died Sunday, Nov. 13, 1994 near Beckville in a mining accident.

Born on Jan. 21, 1973 in Carthage, he was the son of Jerry and Betsy Johnson Hightower. Mr. Hightower grew up in Beckville and Tatum, and graduated from Beckville High School in 1992. He was also active in F. F. A. and football. Mr. Hightower was employed with Texas Standard Construction at the time of his death as a heavy equipment operator. On March 13, 1993 he married the former Leslie Holland in Carthage.

Mr. Hightower is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leslie Hightower of  Carthage; one daughter, Kendall Hightower of Carthage; his parents, Jerry Hightower of Tatum, and Betsy Hightower of Beckville; paternal grandfather, Mr. O. E. "Dick" Hightower of Beckville; two brothers, Wayne and Jerry Lamar Hightower, both of Beckville; a number of other relatives.

Pallbearers were Damon Weaver, Devon Cohorst, Shane Courtney, Danny Kirkland, Robbie Stafford, and Ricky George.

The Panola Watchman, November 16, 1994

JONES, Henry Andrew

Funeral services for Andrew Jones, 54, a native of Panola County, were held May 3, 1971 at the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Henderson.

Rev. Art Jones officiated. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery under direction of Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson.

Jones died in a Houston hospital on May 2, 1971.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Robert Jones, two daughters, Nancy Jones and Sandra Jones, all of Houston. His mother, Mrs. Alice Jones of Houston; six brothers, Monnie Jones of Lufkin; Travis Jones, Edmond Jones, and Elmer Jones, all of Houston, Hubert Jones of Vidor, and James Jones of Kilgore. Also, three sisters, Mrs. Estell Sells of Houston, Mrs. Beatrice Jones of Tyler, and Mrs. Margaret Thomas of Lufkin.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

KINARD, Avis

Funeral rites for Miss Avis Kinard, 77, were held at 3 pm Friday in the Freewill Baptist Church.

Rev. LeRoy Anderson officiated. Burial was in the Harmony Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home.

Miss Kinard, a retired school teacher, was born in Panola County on May 28, 1893. She died last Thursday, May 6, 1971 in Panola General Hospital.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Una Vice of Beckville.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

KYLE, J. R.

Funeral services for James Robert Kyle, Jr., 58, were held at 2 pm Saturday in the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Orvel Prather officiated. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Kyle, a native of Carthage, died at his home here last Thursday.

Survivors include his wife, Jewell of Carthage; a son, Charles Frenchie Kyle of Shreveport. Also a brother, Robert Lewis Kyle of Shreveport; four sisters, Mrs. Maurine Hendricks and Mrs. Anne Fern Womack, both of Houston, Mrs. Helen Goolsby of Carthage, and Mrs. Hasel Jean __________(?) of Greely, Colo. And, his mother, Mrs. Annie Kyle of Carthage; and two grandchildren.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

MARSHALL, Mrs. Charles

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Marshall, ??, of Carthage, were held Sunday, March 5, 1978, at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Freddy Mason and the Rev. A. P. Bazer officiating.

Burial followed in the Bethlehem Cemetery.

Mrs. Marshall, a homemaker, died Friday, March 3, 1978, at Panola General Hospital. She was a native of Rice and had lived in Carthage for 3? years. She was a member of the Carthage Rebecca Lodge and of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Charles R. Marshall of Carthage; two sons, Mike Marshall of Carthage and Richard Marshall of Pasadena; her step-mother, Mrs. Effie Rutherford, both of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Allen of Henderson and Mrs. Hoyt Lance of Mexia; six grandchildren; one step-sister, three half-sisters; two step-brothers and three half-brothers.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, March 9, 1978

MOBLEY, Nona Gay

CARTHAGE, Texas -- Funeral services for Nona Gay Mobley, 65, of Tatum, Texas, formerly a long-time resident of Wichita Falls, Texas, will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Tatum, Texas, with Rev. Kenneth Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Tatum Cemetery. Arrangements by Jimerson Funeral Home of Carthage. She died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, at Longview, Texas.

Mrs. Mobley was born on Nov. 18, 1934, in Henrietta, Texas. She had lived in Rusk County for the past 27 years. She was the manager of the Short Stop Fina in Tatum, Texas, for the past 24 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Tatum, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Neal and Hazel B. Massie Neal; brothers, Randy Neal, Ronnie Neal, and Raymond Neal.

Survivors include four daughters, Toni and Jerry Eastman of Tatum, Texas, Terri Hill of Vancouver, Wash., Tracy Mobley of Tatum, Texas, Tammy and Ray Obaya of Tatum, Texas; a brother, Von Darrell Neal of Wichita Falls, Texas; four sisters, Larue Bishop of Wichita Falls, Texas, Sandi Kerr of Phoenix, Ariz., Brenda Hearne of Wichita Falls, Texas, Diana Neal of Wichita Falls, Texas; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. 


The family will receive friends for visitation at 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at Jimerson Funeral Home.

TRN Online Obituaries

OLSEN, Mrs. Nelva Lou

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Hunt County, Texas, Newspaper Index Project

PACE, Mabel M. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel M. Pace, of Carthage, were held at 2 pm Friday, Jan. 1, 1988, at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Cantrelle officiating. Burial was held at Oddfellows Cemetery. Mrs. Pace, 72, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1987, at Huguley Hospital in Ft. Worth.

Born July 17, 1915 in Longbranch, she was the daughter of A. G. and Lula Jewell Roquemore Cassity. Mrs. Pace had been a resident of Panola County all of her life. She was a retired public school teacher and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society and the Retired Teacher's Association. Mrs. Pace was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Buddy Perdue of Burleson; one sister, Reba Neal of Marshall; and four grandchildren, Dirk, Cliff and Ken Perdue of Burleson, and Darla Herrin of Spokane, Wash.

The Panola Watchman, Jan. 03, 1988

REEDER, Russell Lee Jr.

CARTHAGE - Russell Lee ``Rusty'' Reeder Jr., 49, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Jimerson Funeral Home Chapel with David Cochran, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Jimerson Restland Memorial Park. Mr. Reeder was born in San Angelo. He was a longtime resident of Carthage. He was a self-employed master plumber and also trained Arabian race horses. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the La Porte Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Arabian Breeders Association and the La Porte Worship Center. Survivors include his wife, Glenda Reeder; children, Randal Lee and Karrie Reeder, both of La Porte, and Richard Leslie Reeder of Carthage; his mother, Mary Louise Reeder of La Porte; a sister, Sandra Fuller of La Porte; and a granddaughter.

Obits from Amarillo Online Newspapers 24 Dec 1996

ROSS, W. T.

Funeral services  for Walter Thomas Ross, 54, were held at 2 pm Sunday in the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel.

Rev. Darwin Scott and Rev. W. F. Berry officiated. Burial was in the Macedonia Cemetery.

Ross, a native of Clayton, died in League City, May 7, 1971.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth of Nassau Bay; a daughter, Miss Sarah Ross of Nassau Bay; a brother, Wayne Ross of Dallas; and a sister, Mrs. Maurice Stein of Chicago, Ill.

The Panola Watchman, Thursday, May 13, 1971

SHAFFER, Dale

Peoria-Dale Shaffer, 73, of Tyler, Texas, since 1978, formerly of Peoria, died Monday, Aug. 10, 1998 at ETMC in Tyler.

Born Jan. 20, 1925, in Peoria to Joseph Robert and Ilene Yeakel Shaffer, he married Alice Jean West. She preceded him in death along with three brothers and one sister.

He was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a Mason.

There will be no serve. Cremation has been accorded by Hawthorn Funeral Home in Carthage, Texas.

Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL, 1998, Page B4s

TIPTON, Royce Lee

Royce Lee Tipton, 84, Carthage, 10 a.m., Jimerson Funeral Home, Carthage. Burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Rockdale, at 4:30 p.m.

Temple Daily Telegraph Friday, August 20, 1999

 

WALDROP, Mary Grace

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Grace Waldrop, of Carthage, will be held at 11 am Saturday, Jan. 2, 1988, at Hawthorn Funeral Home with the Rev. Freddy Mason officiating. Burial will be held at Waldrop Cemetery. Mrs. Waldrop, 82, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1987, at Panola General Hospital.

Born March 3, 1905 in the Brooks Community, she was the daughter of Thomas Edward and Willis Eliza Bennett Williams. Mrs. Waldrop was a resident of Panola County all of her life and was a member of the Eastern Star. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include her husband, Francis Crum-Waldrop of Carthage; two sons, W. R. Waldrop of Corpus Christi, Douglas Waldrop of Clayton; two daughters, mary Moore of Longview, Mildred Ross of Beckville; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

The Panola Watchman, Jan. 03, 1988

WOOLWORTH, James Griffin

Born March 14, 1874, in Bethany, La., 23 miles eat of Carthage.  Survived by wife, Ola Garrison Woolworth (m. 1897); brothers, Dr. J. D. Woolworth of Shreveport, La., and C. D. Woolworth of Jal, New Mexico; sisters, Misses Clara, Little (sic), Elizabeth, and May Woolworth of San Angelo, and Mrs. J. E. Watkins of Henderson.  Graduated from high school in Keatchie, La., attended University of Tennessee and received law degree; began practice in 1893.  Elected county attorney for Panola County in 1900; elected county judge in 1902 (youngest man to ever hold that position at time of his election).  Retired from politics and practiced law in Carthage.  At time of death, was senior partner in law firm of Woolworth and Turner.  vice-president of Gary State Bank, of which he had been associated since its beginning in 1910.  Newspaper June 26, 1 936.  (Note: see "Tribute to Judge James G. Woolworth," July 6, 1936.)

The Woolworth Family Site

WOOLWORTH, Martha

Died July 7, 1926, at age 54. Resided at San Angelo, but was reared in Carthage.  Survived by: mother, Mrs. J. M. Woolworth, of San Angelo; brothers:  Judge J. G. Woolworth , of Carthage, Dr. Joe Woolworth, of Shreveport, Clyde Woolworth, of Jal, New Mexico; sisters:  Mrs. Claude Watkins of Henderson, Misses Clara, Litie, Lizzie, and May Woolworth, of San Angelo; aunt, Miss Litie Paxton, of San Angelo.  Was a teacher and a Christian woman.  Newspaper July 14, 1926.

The Woolworth Family Site

WOOLWORTH, Mary Paxson

Born in Georgia, Resided in Texas 65  years, many of them in Carthage, where husband was public official.  Buried at Carthage.  Survived by: sons:  Judge J. G., Dr. J. D., and Clyde Woolworth; daughters:  Mrs. J. E. Watkins, Clara, Litie, May, and Elizabeth.  Preceded in death by spouse, J. M. Woolworth, whom she married shortly after Civil War.  Newspaper April 13, 1933.

The Woolworth Family Site