MRS. GEORGE L. PAXTON SR. DIES; FUNERAL SET TODAY
Funeral for Mrs. George L. Paxton Sr., member of a prominent pioneer Abilene family and lifelong Baptist worker; was set for 3 pm Monday in the First Baptist Church.
Dr. Edwin Skiles, pastor, was to officiate. Assisting were to be the Rev. W. C. Ashford, retired Abilene Baptist minister, and Dr. William P. Gerhart, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Burial in Oddfellow Cemetery was to be directed by Laughter-North Funeral Home.
The body was to lie in state at the funeral home until 3 pm.
Mrs. Paxton, 88, died at 4 pm Sunday at her residence, 902 Sayles Blvd.
She had been in failing health for several months.
WIDOW OF BANKER
A resident of Abilene since 1891, she was the widow of the late George L. Paxton Sr., Abilene merchant, banker and Hardin-Simmons University trustee and board president, who died in 1935. At the time of his death Mr. Paxton was chairman of the board of the Citizens National Bank.
Mrs. Paxton arrived in Abilene in June, 1891, to join her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Parker "Cale" Warren, who had moved here from Searcy, Ark., in February of that year. She had stayed behind in Peach Orchard, Ark., to complete a year of teaching.
Born Mattie Warren, April 2, 1867, in White County, Ark., Mrs. Paxton received her first schooling in the Baptist Church building next to her home.
When the Searcy Male and Female College opened in 1883, she was the first boarding pupil. Five years later she was valedictorian of her class.
After graduation she taught two years in Arkansas and spent her summer at a teachers' institute.
Her first year in Texas, She taught at Merkel.
MARRIED IN 1892
She was married June 21, 1892, ro Mr. Paxton in the First Baptist Church here. Her husband had come to Texas in the 1880's from Kentucky.
The home of her parents was at South Fourth and Butternut Sts. The newlyweds made their firt home at 718 Butternut St. where their four children were to be born.
They later built a home at 240 Hickory St., where the educational building for the First Baptist Church now is.
Meanwhile her husband had risen from an employee to owner of the Phillips-Cameron Co. where he went to work on his arrival here. The store stood on the corner of Pine and North Second Sts. Where the F. W. Woolworth store is located now.
Early in the century the late Mr. Paxton sold out his store interest and bought stock in the Citizens National Bank. He became cashier and then president in 1910. He held this position in 1934 when he retired to become chairman of the board, a position to be held until his death the following year.
CONVERTED AT 12
Mrs. Paxton was converted into the Baptist Church when she was 12 and became a member a year later.
She was an ardent Baptist, active in the Ladies Aid Society, later the Missionary Society, and in district organizations. For 24 years her father had been treasurer of the Sweetwater Baptist Association and she followed in his footsteps as president of the auxiliary to the organization for 15 years.
She also served the 17th District for 16 years as personal service chairman and for five years was an elected member of the Women's Missionary Union state board.
Mr. Paxton was also an ardent and active Baptist. He was a Sunday School superintendent for 10 years, and a deacon for 40. For 35 years he was a trustee of Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University" and served as board president part of the time.
ON HENDRICK BOARD
Her husband was on the board of the West Texas Baptist Sanitorium (now Hendrick Memorial Hospital) from its beginning.
Mrs. Paxton's survivors include her son, George L. Paxton, Jr. of 2050 Pal St., three daughter, Mrs. H. A. Pender of 1629 North Second St., Mrs. Dan Moody of Austin, and Mrs. Weaver Moore of Houston; 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. E. E. Andrews of 328 Butternut St., Mrs. Eugene Wood of 318 Butternut, and Mrs. L. R. Scarborough of Fort Worth; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Warren of Merkel.
The husband of one of Mrs. Paxton's daughters, Dan Moody, was Governor of Texas from 1927-1931. A sister's husband, L. R. Scarborough, is a former Abilene Baptist pastor and later was associated with the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth, serving as president for many years.
Pallbearers will be J. D. Sandefer, Jr. of Breckenridge, Homer Scott, Owen Ellis, W. J. Fulwiller, Jr., T. E. Roberts, Dr. R. N. Richardson, Emmett Chandler, E. Hollingshead, George Anderson and C. M. Caldwell, all of Abilene.
Daughter of Caleb Parker(Cale) Warren and Mary Ann Harkrider. Wife of George Lee Paxton Sr. Mother of Mary Paxton Pender, Mildred Paxton Moody, George Lee Paxton Jr. and Helen Paxton Moore.
Funeral for Mrs. George L. Paxton Sr., member of a prominent pioneer Abilene family and lifelong Baptist worker; was set for 3 pm Monday in the First Baptist Church.
Dr. Edwin Skiles, pastor, was to officiate. Assisting were to be the Rev. W. C. Ashford, retired Abilene Baptist minister, and Dr. William P. Gerhart, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Burial in Oddfellow Cemetery was to be directed by Laughter-North Funeral Home.
The body was to lie in state at the funeral home until 3 pm.
Mrs. Paxton, 88, died at 4 pm Sunday at her residence, 902 Sayles Blvd.
She had been in failing health for several months.
WIDOW OF BANKER
A resident of Abilene since 1891, she was the widow of the late George L. Paxton Sr., Abilene merchant, banker and Hardin-Simmons University trustee and board president, who died in 1935. At the time of his death Mr. Paxton was chairman of the board of the Citizens National Bank.
Mrs. Paxton arrived in Abilene in June, 1891, to join her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Parker "Cale" Warren, who had moved here from Searcy, Ark., in February of that year. She had stayed behind in Peach Orchard, Ark., to complete a year of teaching.
Born Mattie Warren, April 2, 1867, in White County, Ark., Mrs. Paxton received her first schooling in the Baptist Church building next to her home.
When the Searcy Male and Female College opened in 1883, she was the first boarding pupil. Five years later she was valedictorian of her class.
After graduation she taught two years in Arkansas and spent her summer at a teachers' institute.
Her first year in Texas, She taught at Merkel.
MARRIED IN 1892
She was married June 21, 1892, ro Mr. Paxton in the First Baptist Church here. Her husband had come to Texas in the 1880's from Kentucky.
The home of her parents was at South Fourth and Butternut Sts. The newlyweds made their firt home at 718 Butternut St. where their four children were to be born.
They later built a home at 240 Hickory St., where the educational building for the First Baptist Church now is.
Meanwhile her husband had risen from an employee to owner of the Phillips-Cameron Co. where he went to work on his arrival here. The store stood on the corner of Pine and North Second Sts. Where the F. W. Woolworth store is located now.
Early in the century the late Mr. Paxton sold out his store interest and bought stock in the Citizens National Bank. He became cashier and then president in 1910. He held this position in 1934 when he retired to become chairman of the board, a position to be held until his death the following year.
CONVERTED AT 12
Mrs. Paxton was converted into the Baptist Church when she was 12 and became a member a year later.
She was an ardent Baptist, active in the Ladies Aid Society, later the Missionary Society, and in district organizations. For 24 years her father had been treasurer of the Sweetwater Baptist Association and she followed in his footsteps as president of the auxiliary to the organization for 15 years.
She also served the 17th District for 16 years as personal service chairman and for five years was an elected member of the Women's Missionary Union state board.
Mr. Paxton was also an ardent and active Baptist. He was a Sunday School superintendent for 10 years, and a deacon for 40. For 35 years he was a trustee of Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University" and served as board president part of the time.
ON HENDRICK BOARD
Her husband was on the board of the West Texas Baptist Sanitorium (now Hendrick Memorial Hospital) from its beginning.
Mrs. Paxton's survivors include her son, George L. Paxton, Jr. of 2050 Pal St., three daughter, Mrs. H. A. Pender of 1629 North Second St., Mrs. Dan Moody of Austin, and Mrs. Weaver Moore of Houston; 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. E. E. Andrews of 328 Butternut St., Mrs. Eugene Wood of 318 Butternut, and Mrs. L. R. Scarborough of Fort Worth; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Warren of Merkel.
The husband of one of Mrs. Paxton's daughters, Dan Moody, was Governor of Texas from 1927-1931. A sister's husband, L. R. Scarborough, is a former Abilene Baptist pastor and later was associated with the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth, serving as president for many years.
Pallbearers will be J. D. Sandefer, Jr. of Breckenridge, Homer Scott, Owen Ellis, W. J. Fulwiller, Jr., T. E. Roberts, Dr. R. N. Richardson, Emmett Chandler, E. Hollingshead, George Anderson and C. M. Caldwell, all of Abilene.
Daughter of Caleb Parker(Cale) Warren and Mary Ann Harkrider. Wife of George Lee Paxton Sr. Mother of Mary Paxton Pender, Mildred Paxton Moody, George Lee Paxton Jr. and Helen Paxton Moore.
MRS. GEORGE L. PAXTON SR. DIES; FUNERAL SET TODAY
Funeral for Mrs. George L. Paxton Sr., member of a prominent pioneer Abilene family and lifelong Baptist worker; was set for 3 pm Monday in the First Baptist Church.
Dr. Edwin Skiles, pastor, was to officiate. Assisting were to be the Rev. W. C. Ashford, retired Abilene Baptist minister, and Dr. William P. Gerhart, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Burial in Oddfellow Cemetery was to be directed by Laughter-North Funeral Home.
The body was to lie in state at the funeral home until 3 pm.
Mrs. Paxton, 88, died at 4 pm Sunday at her residence, 902 Sayles Blvd.
She had been in failing health for several months.
WIDOW OF BANKER
A resident of Abilene since 1891, she was the widow of the late George L. Paxton Sr., Abilene merchant, banker and Hardin-Simmons University trustee and board president, who died in 1935. At the time of his death Mr. Paxton was chairman of the board of the Citizens National Bank.
Mrs. Paxton arrived in Abilene in June, 1891, to join her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Parker "Cale" Warren, who had moved here from Searcy, Ark., in February of that year. She had stayed behind in Peach Orchard, Ark., to complete a year of teaching.
Born Mattie Warren, April 2, 1867, in White County, Ark., Mrs. Paxton received her first schooling in the Baptist Church building next to her home.
When the Searcy Male and Female College opened in 1883, she was the first boarding pupil. Five years later she was valedictorian of her class.
After graduation she taught two years in Arkansas and spent her summer at a teachers' institute.
Her first year in Texas, She taught at Merkel.
MARRIED IN 1892
She was married June 21, 1892, ro Mr. Paxton in the First Baptist Church here. Her husband had come to Texas in the 1880's from Kentucky.
The home of her parents was at South Fourth and Butternut Sts. The newlyweds made their firt home at 718 Butternut St. where their four children were to be born.
They later built a home at 240 Hickory St., where the educational building for the First Baptist Church now is.
Meanwhile her husband had risen from an employee to owner of the Phillips-Cameron Co. where he went to work on his arrival here. The store stood on the corner of Pine and North Second Sts. Where the F. W. Woolworth store is located now.
Early in the century the late Mr. Paxton sold out his store interest and bought stock in the Citizens National Bank. He became cashier and then president in 1910. He held this position in 1934 when he retired to become chairman of the board, a position to be held until his death the following year.
CONVERTED AT 12
Mrs. Paxton was converted into the Baptist Church when she was 12 and became a member a year later.
She was an ardent Baptist, active in the Ladies Aid Society, later the Missionary Society, and in district organizations. For 24 years her father had been treasurer of the Sweetwater Baptist Association and she followed in his footsteps as president of the auxiliary to the organization for 15 years.
She also served the 17th District for 16 years as personal service chairman and for five years was an elected member of the Women's Missionary Union state board.
Mr. Paxton was also an ardent and active Baptist. He was a Sunday School superintendent for 10 years, and a deacon for 40. For 35 years he was a trustee of Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University" and served as board president part of the time.
ON HENDRICK BOARD
Her husband was on the board of the West Texas Baptist Sanitorium (now Hendrick Memorial Hospital) from its beginning.
Mrs. Paxton's survivors include her son, George L. Paxton, Jr. of 2050 Pal St., three daughter, Mrs. H. A. Pender of 1629 North Second St., Mrs. Dan Moody of Austin, and Mrs. Weaver Moore of Houston; 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. E. E. Andrews of 328 Butternut St., Mrs. Eugene Wood of 318 Butternut, and Mrs. L. R. Scarborough of Fort Worth; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Warren of Merkel.
The husband of one of Mrs. Paxton's daughters, Dan Moody, was Governor of Texas from 1927-1931. A sister's husband, L. R. Scarborough, is a former Abilene Baptist pastor and later was associated with the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth, serving as president for many years.
Pallbearers will be J. D. Sandefer, Jr. of Breckenridge, Homer Scott, Owen Ellis, W. J. Fulwiller, Jr., T. E. Roberts, Dr. R. N. Richardson, Emmett Chandler, E. Hollingshead, George Anderson and C. M. Caldwell, all of Abilene.
Daughter of Caleb Parker(Cale) Warren and Mary Ann Harkrider. Wife of George Lee Paxton Sr. Mother of Mary Paxton Pender, Mildred Paxton Moody, George Lee Paxton Jr. and Helen Paxton Moore.
Funeral for Mrs. George L. Paxton Sr., member of a prominent pioneer Abilene family and lifelong Baptist worker; was set for 3 pm Monday in the First Baptist Church.
Dr. Edwin Skiles, pastor, was to officiate. Assisting were to be the Rev. W. C. Ashford, retired Abilene Baptist minister, and Dr. William P. Gerhart, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Burial in Oddfellow Cemetery was to be directed by Laughter-North Funeral Home.
The body was to lie in state at the funeral home until 3 pm.
Mrs. Paxton, 88, died at 4 pm Sunday at her residence, 902 Sayles Blvd.
She had been in failing health for several months.
WIDOW OF BANKER
A resident of Abilene since 1891, she was the widow of the late George L. Paxton Sr., Abilene merchant, banker and Hardin-Simmons University trustee and board president, who died in 1935. At the time of his death Mr. Paxton was chairman of the board of the Citizens National Bank.
Mrs. Paxton arrived in Abilene in June, 1891, to join her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Parker "Cale" Warren, who had moved here from Searcy, Ark., in February of that year. She had stayed behind in Peach Orchard, Ark., to complete a year of teaching.
Born Mattie Warren, April 2, 1867, in White County, Ark., Mrs. Paxton received her first schooling in the Baptist Church building next to her home.
When the Searcy Male and Female College opened in 1883, she was the first boarding pupil. Five years later she was valedictorian of her class.
After graduation she taught two years in Arkansas and spent her summer at a teachers' institute.
Her first year in Texas, She taught at Merkel.
MARRIED IN 1892
She was married June 21, 1892, ro Mr. Paxton in the First Baptist Church here. Her husband had come to Texas in the 1880's from Kentucky.
The home of her parents was at South Fourth and Butternut Sts. The newlyweds made their firt home at 718 Butternut St. where their four children were to be born.
They later built a home at 240 Hickory St., where the educational building for the First Baptist Church now is.
Meanwhile her husband had risen from an employee to owner of the Phillips-Cameron Co. where he went to work on his arrival here. The store stood on the corner of Pine and North Second Sts. Where the F. W. Woolworth store is located now.
Early in the century the late Mr. Paxton sold out his store interest and bought stock in the Citizens National Bank. He became cashier and then president in 1910. He held this position in 1934 when he retired to become chairman of the board, a position to be held until his death the following year.
CONVERTED AT 12
Mrs. Paxton was converted into the Baptist Church when she was 12 and became a member a year later.
She was an ardent Baptist, active in the Ladies Aid Society, later the Missionary Society, and in district organizations. For 24 years her father had been treasurer of the Sweetwater Baptist Association and she followed in his footsteps as president of the auxiliary to the organization for 15 years.
She also served the 17th District for 16 years as personal service chairman and for five years was an elected member of the Women's Missionary Union state board.
Mr. Paxton was also an ardent and active Baptist. He was a Sunday School superintendent for 10 years, and a deacon for 40. For 35 years he was a trustee of Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University" and served as board president part of the time.
ON HENDRICK BOARD
Her husband was on the board of the West Texas Baptist Sanitorium (now Hendrick Memorial Hospital) from its beginning.
Mrs. Paxton's survivors include her son, George L. Paxton, Jr. of 2050 Pal St., three daughter, Mrs. H. A. Pender of 1629 North Second St., Mrs. Dan Moody of Austin, and Mrs. Weaver Moore of Houston; 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. E. E. Andrews of 328 Butternut St., Mrs. Eugene Wood of 318 Butternut, and Mrs. L. R. Scarborough of Fort Worth; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Warren of Merkel.
The husband of one of Mrs. Paxton's daughters, Dan Moody, was Governor of Texas from 1927-1931. A sister's husband, L. R. Scarborough, is a former Abilene Baptist pastor and later was associated with the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth, serving as president for many years.
Pallbearers will be J. D. Sandefer, Jr. of Breckenridge, Homer Scott, Owen Ellis, W. J. Fulwiller, Jr., T. E. Roberts, Dr. R. N. Richardson, Emmett Chandler, E. Hollingshead, George Anderson and C. M. Caldwell, all of Abilene.
Daughter of Caleb Parker(Cale) Warren and Mary Ann Harkrider. Wife of George Lee Paxton Sr. Mother of Mary Paxton Pender, Mildred Paxton Moody, George Lee Paxton Jr. and Helen Paxton Moore.
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