William E Claxton obitituary...died in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas on Thursday, May 25, 1967 but I don't know what day this obit was in the Abilene Reporter News.
William Claxton
Dies In Rest Home
William Eldridge Claxton, 89,
died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at
Shady Oaks Lodge.
Funeral will be held at 2:30
p.m. Friday at Elliott's Chapel
of Memories with burial in
Elmwood Memorial Park. Leroy
Carver, minister of youth at the
Vine Street Church of Christ
will officiate.
He was born April 11, 1878 in
Athens, Ala, and married Myrtle
Green in Palmer, Tex.,April 28,
1901.
They moved to Abilene from
Nugent in 1921 and in 1922 built
their home at 1190 Sycamore
where his wife still resides.
He was a retired farmer and
second-hand dealer and a
member of the Sixth and Locust
Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, L.B. of 1834 Santos, Otis
A. of 3173 Columbia, and Earl of
1173 Elm; two daughters, Mrs.
Nora Lee Cole of 1701 S. 22nd,
Mrs. Leona Smith of 1190 Syca-
more; one cousin whom they
reared, Alen Coleman Jones,
2442 Beech; 13 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren.
One son, Jim, died in 1954.
Grandsons will serve as pall-
bearers.
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William E's parents from Athens, AL and Myrtle Green's parents from Bethel, TN lived next door
to each other in Ellis County, TX
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William E. Claxton's social security number was 465-36-7397.
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I have a copy of William E. Claxton's will from Taylor County, Texas. They had his name as William EARL Claxton on his will. His middle name was actually Eldridge. William Earl was his son, but this is Willaim Eldridges will.
I also have his death certificate which also has "Eldridge" as his middle name.
Some say his middle name was Ethridge. I do not know why.
.
William Claxton
Dies In Rest Home
William Eldridge Claxton, 89,
died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at
Shady Oaks Lodge.
Funeral will be held at 2:30
p.m. Friday at Elliott's Chapel
of Memories with burial in
Elmwood Memorial Park. Leroy
Carver, minister of youth at the
Vine Street Church of Christ
will officiate.
He was born April 11, 1878 in
Athens, Ala, and married Myrtle
Green in Palmer, Tex.,April 28,
1901.
They moved to Abilene from
Nugent in 1921 and in 1922 built
their home at 1190 Sycamore
where his wife still resides.
He was a retired farmer and
second-hand dealer and a
member of the Sixth and Locust
Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, L.B. of 1834 Santos, Otis
A. of 3173 Columbia, and Earl of
1173 Elm; two daughters, Mrs.
Nora Lee Cole of 1701 S. 22nd,
Mrs. Leona Smith of 1190 Syca-
more; one cousin whom they
reared, Alen Coleman Jones,
2442 Beech; 13 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren.
One son, Jim, died in 1954.
Grandsons will serve as pall-
bearers.
___
William E's parents from Athens, AL and Myrtle Green's parents from Bethel, TN lived next door
to each other in Ellis County, TX
___
William E. Claxton's social security number was 465-36-7397.
___
I have a copy of William E. Claxton's will from Taylor County, Texas. They had his name as William EARL Claxton on his will. His middle name was actually Eldridge. William Earl was his son, but this is Willaim Eldridges will.
I also have his death certificate which also has "Eldridge" as his middle name.
Some say his middle name was Ethridge. I do not know why.
.
William E Claxton obitituary...died in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas on Thursday, May 25, 1967 but I don't know what day this obit was in the Abilene Reporter News.
William Claxton
Dies In Rest Home
William Eldridge Claxton, 89,
died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at
Shady Oaks Lodge.
Funeral will be held at 2:30
p.m. Friday at Elliott's Chapel
of Memories with burial in
Elmwood Memorial Park. Leroy
Carver, minister of youth at the
Vine Street Church of Christ
will officiate.
He was born April 11, 1878 in
Athens, Ala, and married Myrtle
Green in Palmer, Tex.,April 28,
1901.
They moved to Abilene from
Nugent in 1921 and in 1922 built
their home at 1190 Sycamore
where his wife still resides.
He was a retired farmer and
second-hand dealer and a
member of the Sixth and Locust
Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, L.B. of 1834 Santos, Otis
A. of 3173 Columbia, and Earl of
1173 Elm; two daughters, Mrs.
Nora Lee Cole of 1701 S. 22nd,
Mrs. Leona Smith of 1190 Syca-
more; one cousin whom they
reared, Alen Coleman Jones,
2442 Beech; 13 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren.
One son, Jim, died in 1954.
Grandsons will serve as pall-
bearers.
___
William E's parents from Athens, AL and Myrtle Green's parents from Bethel, TN lived next door
to each other in Ellis County, TX
___
William E. Claxton's social security number was 465-36-7397.
___
I have a copy of William E. Claxton's will from Taylor County, Texas. They had his name as William EARL Claxton on his will. His middle name was actually Eldridge. William Earl was his son, but this is Willaim Eldridges will.
I also have his death certificate which also has "Eldridge" as his middle name.
Some say his middle name was Ethridge. I do not know why.
.
William Claxton
Dies In Rest Home
William Eldridge Claxton, 89,
died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at
Shady Oaks Lodge.
Funeral will be held at 2:30
p.m. Friday at Elliott's Chapel
of Memories with burial in
Elmwood Memorial Park. Leroy
Carver, minister of youth at the
Vine Street Church of Christ
will officiate.
He was born April 11, 1878 in
Athens, Ala, and married Myrtle
Green in Palmer, Tex.,April 28,
1901.
They moved to Abilene from
Nugent in 1921 and in 1922 built
their home at 1190 Sycamore
where his wife still resides.
He was a retired farmer and
second-hand dealer and a
member of the Sixth and Locust
Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, L.B. of 1834 Santos, Otis
A. of 3173 Columbia, and Earl of
1173 Elm; two daughters, Mrs.
Nora Lee Cole of 1701 S. 22nd,
Mrs. Leona Smith of 1190 Syca-
more; one cousin whom they
reared, Alen Coleman Jones,
2442 Beech; 13 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren.
One son, Jim, died in 1954.
Grandsons will serve as pall-
bearers.
___
William E's parents from Athens, AL and Myrtle Green's parents from Bethel, TN lived next door
to each other in Ellis County, TX
___
William E. Claxton's social security number was 465-36-7397.
___
I have a copy of William E. Claxton's will from Taylor County, Texas. They had his name as William EARL Claxton on his will. His middle name was actually Eldridge. William Earl was his son, but this is Willaim Eldridges will.
I also have his death certificate which also has "Eldridge" as his middle name.
Some say his middle name was Ethridge. I do not know why.
.
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