Obituaries
Ola Alexander, Kittie F. Futch, Leonard Futch,
Josie faye Smith, Benjamin Harrison Smith, & Maudie Thompson
From ;D.Grant
OLA ALEXANDER - Services for Ola L. Alexander, 96-year-old Sherman resident and homemaker, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Waldo Funeral Home Chapel. She died January 11, 1996, at the Chapel of Care Nursing Home. The Rev. Tim Clayton, pastor of East Sherman Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Alexander was born on November 29, 1899, in Sherman, the daughter of Robert and Mammie Kellough Hancock and attended Sherman public schools. On August 21, 1920, she married Frank F. Alexander in Grayson County. She lived in Sherman all of her life and joined East Sherman Baptist Church around 1935. During her lifetime, she was very active in all church activities and was a member of the Mary Martha Sunday School Class. She was a life member of the PTA, and held many offices in the school and city organizations. She was a member of the Sherman Rebekah Lodge No. 297, (International Order of Odd Fellows) and throughout the years, had held all the offices in the Lodge. She was also a member of the World War I Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. In her later years, she was a volunteer at the Sherman Senior Citizens Center, which she enjoyed for about 15 years. Her last three years, she made her home in the Chapel of Care Nursing Home being cared for by her family and a loving staff at the home. Mrs. Alexander is survived by her son, Bob Alexander and his wife Earline of Sherman; grandchildren, Barbara Clayton and her husband Lee of Denison, Rick Alexander and his wife Gail of Sherman, and Jerri Sue Boles and her husband, Bobby of Cd. Constitucion, Mexico; and great-grandchildren, Trevor and Tracey Clayton of Denison, Nicole, Casey, Philip and Lola Alexander, all of Sherman, and Susan, Alex and Kelli Boles, all of Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, who died on December 9, 1979, and a son, Jerry Alexander, who died on February 14, 1953 while serving in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons: Rick Alexander, Casey Alexander, Philip Alexander, Lee Clayton, Trevor Clayton and Tracey Clayton. The family we be at Waldo Funeral Home for a family visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, and other times, at the Bob and Earline Alexander residence in Sherman. Memorials may be made to the East Sherman Baptist Church Building Fund, in care of East Sherman Baptist Church, 901 East King Street, Sherman, Texas 75090. (Published in the newspaper on Friday, January 12, 1996.)
(Kittie F. Futch)
MRS. L.A. FUTCH DIES AFTER 3-YEAR ILLNESS - Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Barrett Funeral Chapel for Mrs. L.A. Futch, 46, who died at a Sherman hospital, Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. She had been in ill health three years. Her home was at 105 N. Andrews Street. Rev. A.H. Horne, minister of the Pentecostal Church of God, will conduct the service. Assisting will be Rev. Claud Johnston, pastor of the North Park Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Leo Ivy, Ray Rolen, Otis Leverette, Andrew Sims, Roy Duke and Woodrow Horne. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Futch was born in Sherman. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Hancock (Robert A. and Mamie Killough Hancock). She was a member of the Pentacostal Church. Survivors include her husband, L.A. Futch (Leonard Alvin); four sons, Carl Eugene Futch, Leonard Alvin Futch, Jr., Franklin D. (Dean) Futch and Lewis Ray Futch; five daughters, Miss Margaret Louise Futch, Mrs. M.W. (Margaret Louise) Evans, Miss Frances Gene Futch, Miss Theresa Futch and Miss Patricia Futch; a sister, Mrs. Frank (Ola Lincoln) Alexander of Sherman; a half-brother, A.H. (Albert Houston) Rolen of Sherman and her father, R.A. Hancock of McAlester, Oklahoma. (Published in the Sherman Democrat newspaper, Sherman, Texas, Thursday, August 13, 1953, page 2.)
LEONARD FUTCH - Denison - Services for Leonard A. Futch, 71, retired Katy Railroad engineer of Denison who died Saturday (June 12, 1976) at a hospital here, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bratcher Chapel, conducted by the Rev. R.E. Williams, of Belmont Baptist Church in Sherman. Burial will be at Bethany Cemetery. Born in Lindsey, Oklahoma, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samps (Sampson Frances and Mary Frances Springfield) Futch and married Mrs. Emogene McCloud, July 3, 1962, in Waco. He was a Baptist. Surviving are wife; sons, Carl Eugene Futch of Saudi, Arabia, Leonard Alvin Futch of Copperas Cove, Franklin D. Futch of Fort Hood and Lewis Ray Futch of Gastonia, N.C.; daughters, Mrs. Margaret Evans of Sherman, Mrs. Frances Howell of Denton, Mrs. Theresa Schneider of Howe, Mrs. Patricia Whitaker of Denton; stepdaughters, Mrs. Larry Hanky of Irving and Mrs. Shirley Burke of Waco; 27 grandchildren and six step-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Phillip Schneider, Ricky Brinlee, Weldon Evans, Joe Evans, Clifford Evans and Tommy Hutson. The family will be at 1009 S. Rusk. (Published in the Denison Hearld newspaper, Denison, Texas on Sunday, June 13, 1976.)
MRS. HARRISON SMITH DIES; SERVICES SET - Bells - Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Harrison (Jose) Smith, 58, who died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at her home. Rev. Dale Moon, the pastor and Rev. Frank Rowe, Baptist minister of Sherman, will conduct services. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Earnheart Funeral Home of Whitewright. Mrs. Smith was born January 25, 1905 in Sherman, a daughter of W.P. (William Pinkman) and Mary (Isom) Rolen. She married Mr. Smith October 18, 1927 in Sherman. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband; four sons, Carl, J.M.(James Marvin), H.D.(Harold Dean) and Bobby Earl Smith of Bells; one daughter, Mrs. Walter (Ruby) Duncan of Bells; one brother, F.M. (Floyd Marvin) Rolen of Bells; four sisters, Mrs. J.E. (Willie) McHone and Mrs. Maudie Baze of Sherman and Mrs. J.H. (Ola) Francis and Miss Pearl Rolen of Bells; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. (Published in the Sherman Democrat newspaper, Sherman, Texas, Sunday, March 17, 1963 on page 2.)
HARRISON SMITH, 73 DIES; RITES SUNDAY - Bells - Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church for Harrison Smith, 73, retired Bells farmer, who died at 2:15 p.m. Friday in his home here. Rev. Dale Moon, pastor of the Church (First Baptist) and Rev. Frank Rowe of Sherman, Baptist minister, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Earnheart Funeral Home of Whitewright. Mr. Smith was born October 13, 1890 in the Pike Community near Blue Ridge. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith. On October 18, 1922, he married Jose Fay Rolen in Sherman. She died in 1963. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are four sons, Carl, J.M. (James Marvin), and Bobby Earl all of Bells and Harold Dean Smith of Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Ruby) Duncan of Bells; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Yeary of Bells and Mrs. Ment? Nations of Tampa, Florida; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. (Published in the Sherman Democrat newspaper, Sherman, Texas on Sunday, August 9, 1964, page 10.)
MAUDIE THOMPSON - Sherman - Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in West Hill Cemetery in Sherman for Maudie Faye Thompson, 85, of Savoy. She died Sunday, September 29, 1996, at Mullican Nursing Home in Savoy. Officiating will be the Rev. James Crawford and the Rev. George Clinton. Waldo Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Surviving are her sisters, Willie McComb of Sherman and Ola Francis of Bells. (Published in the Herald Democrat newspaper, Sherman, Texas, Tuesday, October 1, 1996, page A6.)