Costlow Rites Set In Athens

Larue - Funeral services for George "Walk" Costlow, 85, of Larue, are set in Athens for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Foster & Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Duncan and the Rev. J. A. Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Frankston Cemetery.

Mr. Costlow died Sunday night in a Jacksonville hospital after a long illness. He was a lifelong Larue resident, a retired farmer, a World War I veteran and a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eva Costlow of Larue; four sons, Travis Costlow and Mack Costlow, both of Frankston, Sterling Costlow of Austin and Herschel Costlow of Garland; two daughters, Mrs. Marzell Williams and Mrs. Mattie Jo Wilbanks, both of Athens; three brothers, L. D. Costlow and Owen Costlow, both of Larue and Lum Costlow of Waxahachie; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Etta Ford of Athens and Mrs. Jewel Douglas of Poynor; and five grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Vivian Ford, Jim Costlow, Delton Costlow, R. B. Wofford, Billy Jack Dunklin and Maxie Douglas.

From The Tyler, Texas Morning Telegraph, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1976

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Cherokee County, Texas Death Certificate

Name: George Walker Costlow

Sex: Male

Age: 85 years

Birth Date: 30 January 1891

Birthplace: Texas

Burial Date: 5 September 1976

Burial Place: Frankston, Texas

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 5 September 1976

Event Place: Nan Travis Hospital, Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States

Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure; valvular disease; arteriosclerotic heart disease

Occupation: Retired Farmer

Residence: Route 2, Larue, Texas

Armed Forces: Yes, WWI

Informant's Name: Herschel Costlow

Funeral Officiator: Thomas L Brown

Funeral Home: Foster and Brown

Certificate Number: 73742

Digital Folder Number: 005144718

Microfilm Number: 2243980

Image Number: 880

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