James Ulric "Shorty" Maffitt, age 86, of Palestine, Texas died September 30, 1983 in the Palestine Nursing Center. Burial was in the Palestine City Cemetery. He was born in Palestine, a son of C. S. Maffitt and Georgia Meaders Maffitt. After attending Austin College in Sherman and Rice Institute in Houston, he returned to Palestine to open Maffitt's Man's Shop. He was survived by his wife, Marjory Kingsbury Maffitt; daughter, Mrs. William J. (Marjory) Jones; sister, Mrs. J. G. Hardgraves; and two grandchildren.
(A full obituary was published in the Palestine Herald Press)
(A full obituary was published in the Palestine Herald Press)
James Ulric "Shorty" Maffitt, age 86, of Palestine, Texas died September 30, 1983 in the Palestine Nursing Center. Burial was in the Palestine City Cemetery. He was born in Palestine, a son of C. S. Maffitt and Georgia Meaders Maffitt. After attending Austin College in Sherman and Rice Institute in Houston, he returned to Palestine to open Maffitt's Man's Shop. He was survived by his wife, Marjory Kingsbury Maffitt; daughter, Mrs. William J. (Marjory) Jones; sister, Mrs. J. G. Hardgraves; and two grandchildren.
(A full obituary was published in the Palestine Herald Press)
(A full obituary was published in the Palestine Herald Press)
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MARRIED DEC. 31, 1922
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