Category Archives: Obituaries

This is the obituary for my cousin, Chauncey Ryan Mays. I posted about him earlier this week. I’ve learned a lot while reading all the stories and watching the videos I have been able to see. I plan on posting … Continue reading →

This was taken from the July 2nd edition of the Texarkana Gazette. ATLANTA, Texas — Juanita Forbes Kirkland, 85, of Douglassville, Texas, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Kirkland was born Nov. 16, 1922 in Black Jack … Continue reading →

Thanks to a volunteer at Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, I now have a copy of the obituary for Martin Isaic Spangler’s youngest child, Lonnie Lawrence Spangler. Here is a transcript of the obituary: Lonnie Lawrence Spangler, 48, died Tuesday … Continue reading →

In doing my research on my elusive Martin Isaic Spangler, I discovered that the death date for Stella (Ferguson) Hicks and her husband, George Hicks were both the same. I was intrigued and thought it would be worth investigating. Was … Continue reading →

James E. Ferguson was the son of Oliver D. Ferguson and Ella Spangler. He is the grandson of Martin Isaic Spangler. This obituary is transcribed from The Brownsville Herald, Sunday, December 16, 1934 edition. This article was obtained from the … Continue reading →