Saturday, August 23, 2008

Funeral of Albert James Thurman

From an old clipping of the Marietta Monitor, 1959.

Albert James Thurman To Be Buried Today

Last rites for Albert James Thurman will be conducted today (Friday) at 2:30 p.m. from the Church of Christ with Mr. George Bennett, minister of the Church, officiating.

Mr. Thurman died July 16 in the Veteran's Hospital in Sulphur following an illness of seven weeks.

He was born on May 1, 1894 at Birthright, Texas and had lived in Love County for the past 40 years.

Mr. Thurman had been a member of the Church of Christ for over 50 years. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of Burch Bros. Post of the American Legion and the Masonic Lodge. He had many friends ans was liked and respected by all who knew him.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mollie Thurman; three sons, Jack Thurman, [Norman Thurman, and James D. Thurman,] of Ardmore; one daughter, Mrs. June Jeong of Marietta; five brothers, Quinton and Melvin Thurman of Marietta, Woodrow Thurman of Fort Worth, Riley Thurman of Houston and Theodore Thurman of Amarillo, Texas; six sisters, Mrs. Mary Pittman of Sulphur, Mrs. Addie Pearl Colston of Fort Worth, Mrs. Mable Foster of Forestburg, Texas, Mrs. Annie Harris of McKinney, Texas, Mrs. Levina Young of Blue Ridge, Texas and Mrs. Arthula Bell of Odessa, Texas; and five grandchildren.

Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery under the direction of the Goodrich Funeral Home. Serving as casket bearers will be J. W. Dixon, Vannoy Dixon, John Kelly Davis, Joe Westfall, Kenneth Parker, and Gene Robertson.

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