Munday Couple Due Rites Today
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - Services for V.R. Anderson, 80, retired farmer, and his wife, 74, who were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Munday.
The Rev. H.B. Graves, pastor, will officiate assisted by Dr. Troy Culpepper, pastor of First Baptist Church at Haskell. Services are under direction of McCauley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Anderson was born March 22, 1890, in Alexandria, Ala. They were married in Parker County and moved to Haskell County. The couple had lived in Munday since 1960. They were members of the Baptist Church.
Their deaths were ruled murder-suicide.
The couple's survivors include a daughter, Mrs. E.J. Brueguman of Haskell; two sons, Burnham of Arlington, Tex., and Jimmy of Grand Prairie, Tex.; and seven grandchildren.
Her survivors include her mother, Mrs. Allie Choate of Cleburne, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Mayme Atwell of Terrell, Tex., and Mrs. Myrtle Huffman of Torrance, Calif.; and three brothers, Bill Choate of Blum, Tex., and Doyle and Lloyd Choate, both of Cleburne.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Lou Elembarger and Mildred Anderson, both of Weatherford, Tex.; and a brother, Mose Anderson of Poolville, Tex.
(Published in Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas · Friday, March 12, 1971, Page 16)
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Couple Fatally Shot At Munday
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - V.R. Anderson, 80, a retired farmer, and his wife, 74, were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday.
Services are pending at McCauley Funeral Home.
Justice of the Peace Billye Montgomery pronounced the Andersons dead at the scene and ruled the deaths murder-suicide.
Mrs. Montgomery set the time of Mrs. Anderson's death at 11:45 a.m. and her husband's at 11:50 a.m.
Passersby told officers Mrs. Anderson ran from her home and collapsed in the front yard. Her husband's body was found inside the house.
Police chief Bobby Stone and Knox County Sheriff H.C. Stone said Mrs. Anderson was shot in the head and upper and lower right shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle. Anderson was shot once in the head, they reported.
Officers said food was on a table and the Andersons apparently were about to eat lunch.
Police are investigating the shootings.
(Published in Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas · Thursday, March 11, 1971, Page 17)
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name Vesse R. Anderson
Gender Male
Marriage Date 1919
Marriage Place Poolville, Texas, USA
[Poolville Texas USA Parker]
Spouse Bessie B. Choate
Film Number 001536200
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
[Esse Rae Anderson]
Race Caucasian (White)
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place Alabama, USA
Residence Date 1917-1918
Residence Place Parker County, Texas, USA
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
Gender Male
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Residence Place Haskell, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Mrs Bessie Anderson
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name Vesse Anderson
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Death County Knox
Gender Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Vesse Roe Anderson
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place: Alexandria, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Munday, Knox, Texas
Father: John Anderson
Mother: Lissie Meadows
Age at Death: 80
Death Date: 10 Mar 1971
Death Place: Munday, Knox, Texas, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Name Vesse R Anderson
Rank Private 1st Class
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Service Number 2232017
Service Branch US Army
Unit Battery C 345th Field Artillery 90th Div.
Enlistment Date 21 Sep 1917
Discharge Date 8 Apr 1919
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Cemetery Johnson Cemetery
Cemetery Location Munday, Texas, USA
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - Services for V.R. Anderson, 80, retired farmer, and his wife, 74, who were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Munday.
The Rev. H.B. Graves, pastor, will officiate assisted by Dr. Troy Culpepper, pastor of First Baptist Church at Haskell. Services are under direction of McCauley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Anderson was born March 22, 1890, in Alexandria, Ala. They were married in Parker County and moved to Haskell County. The couple had lived in Munday since 1960. They were members of the Baptist Church.
Their deaths were ruled murder-suicide.
The couple's survivors include a daughter, Mrs. E.J. Brueguman of Haskell; two sons, Burnham of Arlington, Tex., and Jimmy of Grand Prairie, Tex.; and seven grandchildren.
Her survivors include her mother, Mrs. Allie Choate of Cleburne, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Mayme Atwell of Terrell, Tex., and Mrs. Myrtle Huffman of Torrance, Calif.; and three brothers, Bill Choate of Blum, Tex., and Doyle and Lloyd Choate, both of Cleburne.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Lou Elembarger and Mildred Anderson, both of Weatherford, Tex.; and a brother, Mose Anderson of Poolville, Tex.
(Published in Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas · Friday, March 12, 1971, Page 16)
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Couple Fatally Shot At Munday
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - V.R. Anderson, 80, a retired farmer, and his wife, 74, were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday.
Services are pending at McCauley Funeral Home.
Justice of the Peace Billye Montgomery pronounced the Andersons dead at the scene and ruled the deaths murder-suicide.
Mrs. Montgomery set the time of Mrs. Anderson's death at 11:45 a.m. and her husband's at 11:50 a.m.
Passersby told officers Mrs. Anderson ran from her home and collapsed in the front yard. Her husband's body was found inside the house.
Police chief Bobby Stone and Knox County Sheriff H.C. Stone said Mrs. Anderson was shot in the head and upper and lower right shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle. Anderson was shot once in the head, they reported.
Officers said food was on a table and the Andersons apparently were about to eat lunch.
Police are investigating the shootings.
(Published in Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas · Thursday, March 11, 1971, Page 17)
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name Vesse R. Anderson
Gender Male
Marriage Date 1919
Marriage Place Poolville, Texas, USA
[Poolville Texas USA Parker]
Spouse Bessie B. Choate
Film Number 001536200
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
[Esse Rae Anderson]
Race Caucasian (White)
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place Alabama, USA
Residence Date 1917-1918
Residence Place Parker County, Texas, USA
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
Gender Male
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Residence Place Haskell, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Mrs Bessie Anderson
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name Vesse Anderson
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Death County Knox
Gender Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Vesse Roe Anderson
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place: Alexandria, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Munday, Knox, Texas
Father: John Anderson
Mother: Lissie Meadows
Age at Death: 80
Death Date: 10 Mar 1971
Death Place: Munday, Knox, Texas, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Name Vesse R Anderson
Rank Private 1st Class
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Service Number 2232017
Service Branch US Army
Unit Battery C 345th Field Artillery 90th Div.
Enlistment Date 21 Sep 1917
Discharge Date 8 Apr 1919
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Cemetery Johnson Cemetery
Cemetery Location Munday, Texas, USA
Munday Couple Due Rites Today
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - Services for V.R. Anderson, 80, retired farmer, and his wife, 74, who were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Munday.
The Rev. H.B. Graves, pastor, will officiate assisted by Dr. Troy Culpepper, pastor of First Baptist Church at Haskell. Services are under direction of McCauley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Anderson was born March 22, 1890, in Alexandria, Ala. They were married in Parker County and moved to Haskell County. The couple had lived in Munday since 1960. They were members of the Baptist Church.
Their deaths were ruled murder-suicide.
The couple's survivors include a daughter, Mrs. E.J. Brueguman of Haskell; two sons, Burnham of Arlington, Tex., and Jimmy of Grand Prairie, Tex.; and seven grandchildren.
Her survivors include her mother, Mrs. Allie Choate of Cleburne, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Mayme Atwell of Terrell, Tex., and Mrs. Myrtle Huffman of Torrance, Calif.; and three brothers, Bill Choate of Blum, Tex., and Doyle and Lloyd Choate, both of Cleburne.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Lou Elembarger and Mildred Anderson, both of Weatherford, Tex.; and a brother, Mose Anderson of Poolville, Tex.
(Published in Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas · Friday, March 12, 1971, Page 16)
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Couple Fatally Shot At Munday
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - V.R. Anderson, 80, a retired farmer, and his wife, 74, were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday.
Services are pending at McCauley Funeral Home.
Justice of the Peace Billye Montgomery pronounced the Andersons dead at the scene and ruled the deaths murder-suicide.
Mrs. Montgomery set the time of Mrs. Anderson's death at 11:45 a.m. and her husband's at 11:50 a.m.
Passersby told officers Mrs. Anderson ran from her home and collapsed in the front yard. Her husband's body was found inside the house.
Police chief Bobby Stone and Knox County Sheriff H.C. Stone said Mrs. Anderson was shot in the head and upper and lower right shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle. Anderson was shot once in the head, they reported.
Officers said food was on a table and the Andersons apparently were about to eat lunch.
Police are investigating the shootings.
(Published in Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas · Thursday, March 11, 1971, Page 17)
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name Vesse R. Anderson
Gender Male
Marriage Date 1919
Marriage Place Poolville, Texas, USA
[Poolville Texas USA Parker]
Spouse Bessie B. Choate
Film Number 001536200
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
[Esse Rae Anderson]
Race Caucasian (White)
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place Alabama, USA
Residence Date 1917-1918
Residence Place Parker County, Texas, USA
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
Gender Male
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Residence Place Haskell, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Mrs Bessie Anderson
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name Vesse Anderson
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Death County Knox
Gender Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Vesse Roe Anderson
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place: Alexandria, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Munday, Knox, Texas
Father: John Anderson
Mother: Lissie Meadows
Age at Death: 80
Death Date: 10 Mar 1971
Death Place: Munday, Knox, Texas, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Name Vesse R Anderson
Rank Private 1st Class
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Service Number 2232017
Service Branch US Army
Unit Battery C 345th Field Artillery 90th Div.
Enlistment Date 21 Sep 1917
Discharge Date 8 Apr 1919
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Cemetery Johnson Cemetery
Cemetery Location Munday, Texas, USA
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - Services for V.R. Anderson, 80, retired farmer, and his wife, 74, who were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Munday.
The Rev. H.B. Graves, pastor, will officiate assisted by Dr. Troy Culpepper, pastor of First Baptist Church at Haskell. Services are under direction of McCauley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Anderson was born March 22, 1890, in Alexandria, Ala. They were married in Parker County and moved to Haskell County. The couple had lived in Munday since 1960. They were members of the Baptist Church.
Their deaths were ruled murder-suicide.
The couple's survivors include a daughter, Mrs. E.J. Brueguman of Haskell; two sons, Burnham of Arlington, Tex., and Jimmy of Grand Prairie, Tex.; and seven grandchildren.
Her survivors include her mother, Mrs. Allie Choate of Cleburne, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Mayme Atwell of Terrell, Tex., and Mrs. Myrtle Huffman of Torrance, Calif.; and three brothers, Bill Choate of Blum, Tex., and Doyle and Lloyd Choate, both of Cleburne.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Lou Elembarger and Mildred Anderson, both of Weatherford, Tex.; and a brother, Mose Anderson of Poolville, Tex.
(Published in Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas · Friday, March 12, 1971, Page 16)
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Couple Fatally Shot At Munday
MUNDAY, Tex. (Special) - V.R. Anderson, 80, a retired farmer, and his wife, 74, were shot to death at their residence here Wednesday.
Services are pending at McCauley Funeral Home.
Justice of the Peace Billye Montgomery pronounced the Andersons dead at the scene and ruled the deaths murder-suicide.
Mrs. Montgomery set the time of Mrs. Anderson's death at 11:45 a.m. and her husband's at 11:50 a.m.
Passersby told officers Mrs. Anderson ran from her home and collapsed in the front yard. Her husband's body was found inside the house.
Police chief Bobby Stone and Knox County Sheriff H.C. Stone said Mrs. Anderson was shot in the head and upper and lower right shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle. Anderson was shot once in the head, they reported.
Officers said food was on a table and the Andersons apparently were about to eat lunch.
Police are investigating the shootings.
(Published in Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas · Thursday, March 11, 1971, Page 17)
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name Vesse R. Anderson
Gender Male
Marriage Date 1919
Marriage Place Poolville, Texas, USA
[Poolville Texas USA Parker]
Spouse Bessie B. Choate
Film Number 001536200
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
[Esse Rae Anderson]
Race Caucasian (White)
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place Alabama, USA
Residence Date 1917-1918
Residence Place Parker County, Texas, USA
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Vesse Roe Anderson
Gender Male
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Residence Place Haskell, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Mrs Bessie Anderson
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name Vesse Anderson
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Death County Knox
Gender Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Vesse Roe Anderson
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1890
Birth Place: Alexandria, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Munday, Knox, Texas
Father: John Anderson
Mother: Lissie Meadows
Age at Death: 80
Death Date: 10 Mar 1971
Death Place: Munday, Knox, Texas, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Name Vesse R Anderson
Rank Private 1st Class
Birth Date 22 Mar 1890
Service Number 2232017
Service Branch US Army
Unit Battery C 345th Field Artillery 90th Div.
Enlistment Date 21 Sep 1917
Discharge Date 8 Apr 1919
Death Date 10 Mar 1971
Cemetery Johnson Cemetery
Cemetery Location Munday, Texas, USA
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Texas
PFC Btry C 345 FA Bn
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