John H. WATKINS, oldest son of John and Maria WATKINS was born Oct. 27, 1851 and died at the home of his son, John Ray WATKINS near Lennon, Mich., Wednesday, June 15.
He was married to Lucy J. WETHERBEE Dec. 23, 1874 and to this union four children were born, Walter J., Clara E., who died Nov. 19, 1898. Harry L. and John Ray WATKINS.
Until the death of his wife July 9, 1933 he had lived his entire life in Fabius township. Since that time he has made his home with his sons.
He was a member of the Methodist Protestant church for about fifty years and was a firm believer in the teachings of the Bible.
He is survived by the three sons, nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the M.P. church in Three Rivers, Saturday, June 18 at the one-thirty in the afternoon with burial in Riverside cemetery.
Died after a tw0-day illness.
Died of cancer
Migrated from Antrim County, Ireland, about 1869. Because she was sick, her parents arrived in America about a year earlier.
Frederick Christian Bernhard HEADMAN
OCCUPATION: Representative for Windot Chemicals
Received degrees from Western College and Columbia University.
She was a teacher.
Twin of May N. Griffin
BIOGRAPHY: Joseph Eugene Cassity, landowner and Clarke County deputy sheriff, was the father of six children, one of whom was born shortly after Cassity was murdered by a dismissed farm hand. His farm was large and housed several tenants.
After his death, his wife tried to manage the farm, but failed. Ultimately, she exchanged the land for food and clothes. Relatives tried to help her, but to no avail.
TOMBSTONE
"By Thy hand the boon was given Thou hast taken but thine own. Lord of
earth and God of heaven, Evermore Thy will be done."
TOMBSTONE
"Farewell (picture of hands) Thy trials ended, Thy rest won."
Never married. Was crippled and died young.
She was a nurse.
Died of lung cancer. Was a heavy smoker.
Funeral services held in the Kreidler Funeral Home Chapel with the
Reverend Mont Richards, pastor of the Second Baptist Church,
officiating.Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.
Died of congestive heart failure.
Never married
Died of acute alcoholic poisoning
LAWRENCE DAVID LILESMcALLEN - Lawrence David Liles, 49, died on Monday, February 5, 2001. He was born on January 5, 1952, in Weslaco, Texas. He moved to McAllen in 1954, and attended Crockett Elementary, Lamar Jr. High School and graduated from McAllen High School in 1969. After living in Austin for seven years, Larry returned to school and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas. Upon returning to Houston, Larry was employed by Dresser Industries as a mud engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While working with Dresser, Larry was promoted with 16 states under his control and he sold chemicals used in drilling wells. After his successful career in the oil business, Larry lived briefly in San Francisco and Austin before returning to his hometown of McAllen where Larry not only helped his brother in the Real Estate Business but also took care of his mother before she was called home to the Lord. He was a good Christian with a big Heart and was loved by all who knew him. We will miss him dearly. But we rejoice, for he lives with Jesus.
He is survived by his brothers, James Wallace Liles of Austin, Texas, Robert Milas Liles and his wife Tatjana Jasmine Khadra; and Robert's mother-in-law, Trudy Khadra, all of McAllen, Texas and Munich, Germany; several cousins, Mrs. Honore Griffin Nash, Juanita Griffin Richards and her husband Rev. Monty Lanier Richards, Charles Vernon Griffin and his wife Dorothy A. Griffin, Mrs. Nelle Griffin Dargel and her husband Russell Dargel, Dr. John Wallace Griffin and his wife Dodie Griffin. All the cousins grew up in Weslaco, Texas, and are the only surviving "Griffins'. Also surviving is Patricia Watkins Dunagan, her husband Otis T. Dunagan and their three sons, David Dunagan and his wife Lorie and their three children all of Plano, Texas, Mike Dunagan of Mesquite, Texas and Mark Dunagan of Austin, Texas. Larry was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth George Griffin Liles and his father, John Milas Liles.
Visitation will be today, Wednesday, February 7, 2001, at 9 a.m. at Kreidler Funeral Home Chapel on N. 10th St., with the funeral services being at 10 a.m. at Kreidler Funeral Home Chapel on N. 10th St. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Officiating will be Dr. Bill Sutton. Vocalist will be Martha Atchison, Bill Atchison and Pianist will be Debora Morton. Pallbearers will be Steve Peacock, Jimmy Herrera, Robert Liles, James Liles and Terrell Swanson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jerry Stevens of Laguna Park, Alan Kirsh of Austin, Joel Sedelnick of Austin, Doug Hempel of Katie, Brian Voss of Austin and Dale Knight of Dallas.