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- 10:15 p. m.
PIONEER RESIDENT THIS SECTION TAKEN BY DEATH
SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY LOU CHANDLER TO BE HELD AT 4 P. M.
SATURDAY
Mrs. Mary Lou Chandler, aged 79, was taken by death at 10:15 p.
m. Thursday, September 1, at the home of her daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. McGrew, 525 N. South street.
Mrs. Chandler was the daugter of George Washington Houchins and
Sarah Reese Houchins, and was born in Washington County, March
2, 1859. She was united in marriage to Louis Clark Chandler on
November 29, 1877.
Mrs. Chandler is survived by three sons, G. A. and C. H.
Chandler of Yoakum, and J. W. Chandler of Houston; three
daughters, Mrs. C. C. McGrew and Mrs. J. M. Taylor of Yoakum,
and Mrs. Cassie Jamison of Houston; 18 grand children and 5
great grand children; four brothers, E. H. Houchins of
Halletsville, B. W. and Chester Houchins of Houston, and O. D.
Houchins of Alice; two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Ponish and Mrs. A. W.
Ponsh of Yoakum.
Mrs. Chandler spent her entire life in this vicinity, moving to
Yoakum from Halletsville in 1903. She became a member of the
Baptist church in early life and was a constant and activew
church worker until her death. She was devoted to her home and
family and numbered he friends by her acquantances.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist Church
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Earl Hill and interment
will be in the Oak Grove cemetery under the direction of
Buffington Funeral Home.
SERVICES HELD SATURDAY FOR MRS. MARY CHANDLER
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock for
Mrs. Mary Lou Chandler, who passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McGrew, 525 North South St.
Mrs. Chandler was a pioneer resident of this section and had
spent about 35 years in Yoakum. She was well known thruout this
section of the state and numbered her friends by her
acquantances.
The services were held at the First Baptist Church and at the
grave, which was banked high with beautiful flowers. The
services were in charge of Rev. Earl Hill. Interment was made
in the Oak Grove cemetery under the direction of Buffington
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Chandler is survived by three sons, G. A. and C. H.
Chandler of Yoakum, and J. W. Chandler of Houston; three
daughters, Mrs. C. C. McGrew and Mrs. J. M. Taylor of Yoakum,
and Mrs. Cassie Jamison of Houston; 18 grand children and 5
great grand children; four brothers, E. H. Houchins of
Halletsville, B. W. and Chester Houchins of Houston, and O. D.
Houchins of Alice; two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Ponish and Mrs. A. W.
Ponsh of Yoakum.
The active pallbearers were Oscar Shumake, E. C. McCarty, T. P.
Dietrich, Jimmie Newsom, A. W. Weller and A. Thompson.
Friends and relatives from out-of-town attending the services
included the following.
From Houston: Mrs. J. P. Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chandler
Sr., Mason McGrew, Cecil McGrew, Kenneth Chandler, J. W.
Chandler Jr., Weymond Dietrich, Howard Schageter, Mr. and Mrs,
C. Chandler, Mary Ann; Miss Gaynell Taylor, B. W. Houchins, Ken
Houchins, P. G. Houchins, A. W. Houchins, Mrs. Bernie Simonton
and Gloria; Mrs. Sadie Gillespie and Marlyn; Mrs. Walter Cribbe,
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Reed and Doris Jean, Mr. and Mrs T. P.
Dietrich.
From Weimar: Mr. and Mrs. Felix Melor, Mrs. W. Williams, Miss
Clara Berthold.
From Oakland: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strunk, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Strunk, Mrs. Ernst Strunk, Mrs. Inulia Strunk.
From Sublime: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brooks, Mrs. Fred Tesch, Mrs.
W. Harvey.
From Halletsville: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Houchins, Mr. and Mrs.
O. T. Shoemake, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Strunk.
From Corpus Christi: Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. Weller and Kenneth.
From Fort Worth: E. C. McLarty Sr.
FromWaco: E. C. McLarty Jr.
From Schulenburg: Mrs. Selma Scott.
From Hackberry: Max Faulkes
From Goliad: Mrs Fromme.
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