Funeral rites for Mrs. Bertha Viola Wickard, 94, former resident of Big Four Community, were held Monday morning at Clovis. Mrs. Wickard died Friday after a lengthy illness.
Graveside services were conducted in Crosbyton Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dora Fowler of Fallon, Nev. Mrs. Alene Flowler of Floyd, Mrs. Ada Vaughn of Abilene, Mrs. Florence Elliot of Aztec, NM; four sons, Ira Parker and Theodora Parker, both of Tucson, Ariz., Robert Parker of Houston, Stanley Parker of Hawaiian Garden, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Lilly Burmood of Grand Island, Neb., Mrs. Hazel Mennealy of Grant, Iowa, Mrs. Gertrude Stone of Balman Park, Calif.; three brothers, Harry White of Schuyler, Neb., Ben White of Kearney, Neb., Carl White of San Bernardino, Calif.; 3 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
∼MRS. B. WICKARD, FLOYD RESIDENT DIES IN CLOVIS
Mrs. Bertha Wickard of Floyd died Friday at Clovis after a lingering illness. Mrs. Wickard was 94, having been born March 10, 1875 at St. Louis, Mich.
Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. from Wheeler's Starlight Chapel with the Rev. Oscar Elliott officiating and Ernest Wheeler assisting. The Rev. Mr. Elliott is a son-in-law, and a Baptist minister from Aztec.(Correction Assembly of God minister by personal knowledge of FFP.) Graveside services will be conducted at Crosbyton, Tex., Monday at 3:30 p.m. CDT, and Mrs. Wickard's grandsons will act as pallbearers.

Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Dora Fowler, Fallon, Nev.; Mrs. Alene Fowler, Floyd; Mrs. Ada Vaughn, Abilene, Tex.: Mrs. Florence Elliott, Aztec. Surviving are sons, Theodora Parker and Ira Parker, Tucson, Ariz.; Robert Parker, Houston, Tex.; Stanley Parker, Hawaiian Park, Calif. There are 36 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Three sisters and three brothers also survive. They are Mrs. Lily Burmood, Grand Island, Neb.; Mrs. Hazel Mennealy, Grant, Iowa; Mrs. Gertrude Stone, Baldwin Park, Calif.; Harry White, Schyler, Neb.; Ben White, Kearney, Neb., and Carl White, San Bernadina, Calif.

Mrs. Wickard had lived in the Floyd vicinity for 25 years and was a member of the Baptist Church.

Probably from Portales News-Tribute, Portales, New Mexico 1969