DEATH COMES TO PIONEER M'NEAL MAN
W. B. Hartgraves, 59, Had Been Merchant There For 37 Years

Funeral services for W. B. Hartgraves, 59, pioneer Nolan County merchant, were held from the Maryneal church at Maryneal at 3 p.m. Christmas Day, with the Rev. Luther Kirk, former pastor of the church but now from Rochester, officiating.

Mr. Hartgraves died at 1 o'clock Christmas morning after a serious illness of several days. He had been a resident of Maryneal, operating a general store there since 1900. Born in Missouri, he came to Texas with his family when 12 years old, settling in Coryell County. He moved to Oklahoma where he lived a short time before coming to Nolan County.

Survivors include his widow; eight boys and three girls. They are Ennis, Louie, Otho, Ray, Bascom, Elwood, Roy and Harold; Mrs. Jewell Arrick of Maryneal, Mrs. Vida Rogers of San Angelo, and Mrs. Clifford Crowell of Plainview.

Burial was in Maryneal Cemetery under direction of Johnston's Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

From The Nolan County (TX) News, Thursday, Dec. 30, 1937
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NOLAN COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE

Name: W.B. Hartgraves
Death date: 25 Dec 1937
Death place: Maryneal, Nolan, Texas
Cause of death: Cardio-renal failure; myocarditis
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 59 years 7 months 15 days
Birth date: 10 May 1878
Birthplace: Texas [Missouri according to obit]
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name: J.W. Hartgraves
Father's birthplace: Mo
Mother's name: Capps
Mother's birthplace: Mo
Occupation: Merchant
Residence: Maryneal, Texas
Cemetery name: Maryneal
Burial place: Maryneal, Tex.
Burial date: 25 Dec 1937
Informant: Mrs. W. B. Hartgraves, Maryneal, Texas
Film number: 2117400
Digital GS number: 4030400
Image number: 1062
Reference number: cn 62309
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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