Selected Deaths in the State of Texas of Individuals Born in Wright County, Iowa

 

This file was abstracted from a variety of public records (death, cemetery, obituary, marriage, birth and probate records)

Contributed by: Sarah Thorson Little  wrightgenie@yahoo.com

October 2015 - Copyright.  All rights reserved.

Permission was given by Sarah Thorson Little to post this information on the Wright Co., IAGenWeb Page.

 

 

 

Sarah Bertha ABELS

Maiden Name: [Sarah Bertha Lammers]

Birth Date:        14 February 1899

Birth Place:      Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:       Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas

Father:              Chris Lammers

Mother:              Jebkemina Olthalf

Death Date:      9 June 1978

Death Place:    Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:               Hillcrest Memorial Park, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas

 

Ernest Dewey ARTHUR

Birth Date:     12 September 1898

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas

Father:           William D Arthur

Mother:           Louisa Knutson

Death Date:   10 December 1978

Death Place: Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cass, Minnesota

 

Effa Marie BAGGE

Maiden Name: [Effa Marie Jackson]

Birth Date:     17 January 1899

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Father:           Ellis Jackson

Mother:           Anna Keena

Death Date:   5 June 1979

Death Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Burial:            Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois

 

Frank Cook BONNER

Birth Date:     15 March 1894

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas

Father:           George Bonner

Mother:           Anna Cook

Death Date:   20 January 1964

Death Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas

Burial:            Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas

 

John Gaylord BOREL

Birth Date:     20 April 1921

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Irving, Dallas, Texas

Father:           Adolph Charles Borel

Mother:           Lena Derkas

Death Date:   2 February 1979

Death Place: Irving, Dallas, Texas

Burial:            Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas, Texas

 

Newal John DOUGHERTY, D.D.S.

Birth Date:     15 December 1902

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas

Father:           Frank J Dougherty

Mother:           Stella Siberz

Death Date:   26 December 1964

Death Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas

Burial:            Calvary Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas

 

Beulah Lucetta DUENSING

Birth Date:     25 January 1892

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

Father:           John O Duensing

Mother:           Eliza Jane Young

Death Date:   11 September 1979

Death Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

Burial:            Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale, Texas

 

Vera Tone FRANKLIN

Maiden Name: [Vera Tone Cale]

Birth Date:     March 1902

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Father:           John L Cale

Mother:           Mary Irvin

Death Date:   23 February 1976

Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Burial:            Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas

 

John Hall GRUBB

Birth Date:     13 October 1905

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Houston, Harris, Texas

Father:           Albert B Grubb

Mother:           Katherine Hall

Death Date:   25 January 1961

Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Burial:            Greenwood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas

 

Leonard Myron GUNDERSON

Birth Date:     24 April 1906

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Amarillo, Potter, Texas

Father:           Ole Gunderson

Mother:           Maggie Olsen

Death Date:   31 January 1979

Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas

Burial:            Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall, Texas,

 

Oscar Paul HACKBARTH

Birth Date:     6 January 1886

Birth Place:   Dows, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Donna, Hidalgo, Texas

Father:           Charles John Hackbarth

Mother:           Louisa Tratz

Death Date:   14 October 1962

Death Place: McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Dows, Wright, Iowa

 

Velva Bradfield HALL

Maiden Name: [Velva Bradfield]

Birth Date:     24 March 1904

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    University Park, Dallas, Texas

Father:           Charles N Bradfield

Mother:           Alwilda Darling

Death Date:   9 May 1974

Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Burial:            Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas

 

Charles F JENSEN

Birth Date:     13 July 1885

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Father:           Peter Christian Jensen

Mother:           Mary Ann Smith

Death Date:   21 March 1975

Death Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Burial:            Fort Dodge, Iowa

 

Wallace J KLINGAMAN

Birth Date:     27 August 1923

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Bay City, Matagorda, Texas

Father:           Vern R Klingaman

Mother:           Ruth Belle Bricker

Death Date:   28 March 1978

Death Place: Bay City, Matagorda, Texas

Burial:            Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, Texas,

 

DeWitt Leland KNAPP

Birth Date:     9 August 1909

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Highland Park, Dallas, Texas

Father:           Bradford Knapp

Mother:           Stella White

Death Date:   7 May 1967

Death Place: Highland Park, Dallas, Texas

Burial:            Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas

 

Mary Vick KOONTZ

Maiden Name: [Mary Vick Belknap]

Birth Date:     3 June 1895

Birth Place:   Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Palacios, Matagorda, Texas

Spouse:         Clarence H Koontz

Father:           John W Belknap

Mother:           Jenny Campbell

Death Date:   2 September 1977

Death Place: Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas

Burial:            Palacios Cemetery, Palacios, Matagorda, Texas

 

Frank LUKEN

Birth Date:     6 July 1903

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Kingsland, Llano, Texas

Father:           Herman Luken

Mother:           Flory Clover

Death Date:   17 July 1963

Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Burial:            Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

 

Lucy Marie MALTBY

Maiden Name: [Lucy Marie Hollett]

Birth Date:     1 August 1892

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Muleshoe, Bailey, Texas

Spouse:         Glenn Maltby

Father:           William Marion Hollett

Mother:           Mary Wasson

Death Date:   22 February 1975

Death Place: Muleshoe, Bailey, Texas

Burial:            Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado

 

John Leo MCDERMOTT

Birth Date:     20 September 1936

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Houston, Harris, Texas

Father:           John McDermott

Mother:           Mary Agnes Clarke

Death Date:   20 July 1960

Death Place: Precinct 2, Harris, Texas

Burial:            Calvary Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

 

Katherine Bos MILLARD

Maiden Name: [Katherine Bos]

Birth Date:     3 August 1892

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Father:           Herman Bos

Mother:           Gertie Kilmann

Death Date:   22 August 1971

Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Burial:            Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson, Texas

 

Ethel Wilma MOORHEAD

Maiden Name: [Ethel Wilma Dowdy]

Birth Date:     23 July 1886

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Lewisville, Denton, Texas

Father:           Eli Dowdy

Mother:           Jennie Hamburg

Death Date:   26 January 1974

Death Place: Lewisville, Denton, Texas

Burial:            Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas

 

Edna Lillian MYERS

Maiden Name: [Edna Lillian Voiles]

Birth Date:     21 May 1892

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas

Spouse:         Frank L Myers

Father:           William Voiles

Mother:           Olive Metcalf

Death Date:   21 July 1974

Death Place: McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Belmond Cemetery, Belmond, Wright, Iowa

 

Ida Mary O'LOUGHLIN

Maiden Name: [Ida Mary Henely]

Birth Date:     10 September 1883

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Father:           William E Henely

Mother:           Mary Alice Osborn

Death Date:   30 April 1949

Death Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas

Burial:            Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin, Iowa

 

Charles Robert PAINE

Birth Date:     26 February 1899

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Father:           John S Paine

Mother:           Hattie I Bean

Death Date:   27 September 1974

Death Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Burial:            Restlawn Memorial Park. El Paso, El Paso, Texas,

 

Lyle Russell PIPER

Birth Date:     25 August 1891

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas

Spouse:         Olive Piper

Father:           Charles L Pier

Mother:           Elizabeth Smith

Death Date:   14 September 1977

Death Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas

 

Ralph Arnold POLHEMUS

Birth Date:     15 May 1894

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Riviera, Kleberg, Texas

Father:           George M Polhemus

Mother:           Ella Bullis

Death Date:   11 November 1967

Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Burial:            Riviera Cemetery, Riviera, Kleberg, Texas

 

John William PRITCHARD

Birth Date:     7 August 1900

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Britt, Hancock, Iowa

Father:           Walt S Pritchard

Mother:           Jennie Finch

Death Date:   16 January 1975

Death Place: Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Britt, Hancock, Iowa

 

Arthur William RASMUSSEN

Birth Date:     8 June 1896

Birth Place:   Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska

Spouse:         Florence Rasmussen

Father:           Carl John Rasmussen

Mother:           Marie Nelson

Death Date:   18 October 1972

Death Place: McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas

Burial:            Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska

 

Carrie Mable SCHLIEFFARTH

Maiden Name: [Carrie Mable Hinman]

Birth Date:     23 August 1878

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Carthage, Panola, Texas

Father:           Stephen Nelson Hinman

Mother:           Ellen Cheney

Death Date:   9 December 1968

Death Place: Carthage, Panola, Texas

Burial:            Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Panola, Texas

 

Pauline Davida SCOTT

Maiden Name: [Pauline Davida Fillmore]

Birth Date:     21 November 1900

Birth Place:   Dows, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas

Spouse:         Carl G Scott

Father:           Floyd D Fillmore

Mother:           Evelyn Cain

Death Date:   29 January 1977

Death Place: Grand Prairie, Tarrant, Texas

Burial:            Valley View Cemetery, Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado

 

Wayne Melvin SMITH

Birth Date:     11 October 1929

Birth Place:   Woolstock, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Laporte, Harris, Texas

Father:           Warren Wiley Smith

Mother:           Adelia Emily Henry

Death Date:   5 October 1951

Death Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas

Burial:            South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas

 

Homer Alexander STREIT

Birth Date:     30 March 1893

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Father:           John Streit

Mother:           Sophia Untereiner

Death Date:   14 May 1946

Death Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas

Burial:            Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa,

 

Ronald Lars TROTTER

Birth Date:     6 February 1940

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Father:           Dale Trotter

Mother:           Margaret S Anderson

Death Date:   1 February 1973

Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Burial:            Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

 

Emma TURNER

Maiden Name: [Emma Burrill]

Birth Date:     13 June 1922

Birth Place:   Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Rural, Orange, Texas

Father:           Joseph Valentine Burrill

Death Date:   23 December 1979

Death Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas

Burial:            Forest Lawn Memorial Park, West Orange, Orange, Texas

 

Ellen Christie TYRRELL

Maiden Name: [Ellen Christie]

Birth Date:     15 November 1873

Birth Place:   Belmond, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Father:           M Frank Christie

Mother:           Carolyn Cheney

Death Date:   23 May 1963

Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

Burial:            Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

 

Louise Cornman UNDERRINER

Maiden Name: [Louise Cornman]

Birth Date:     16 May 1888

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Father:           Daniel C Cornman

Mother:           Cena Sigstedt

Death Date:   6 February 1927

Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Burial:            San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

 

Harry R VAUGHN

Birth Date:     5 April 1890 [1897 on Death Certificate]

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Duval, Texas

Father:           Edward E. Vaughn

Mother:           Ella Smith

Death Date:   7 July 1941

Death Place: Greer, Duval, Texas

Burial:            Kansas City, Missouri

 

William Bernard WAGNER

Birth Date:     26 March 1907

Birth Place:   Clarion, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Dalhart, Dallam, Texas

Father:           Anthony Wagner

Mother:           Mary Hefflinger

Death Date:   27 January 1953

Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas

Burial:            Memorial Park Cemetery, Dalhart, Dallam, Texas

 

Margaret Genevieve WARREN

Maiden Name: [Margaret Genevieve Mickel]

Birth Date:     9 June 1894

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Houston, Harris, Texas

Father:           William Mickel

Mother:           Mary McCaffery

Death Date:   27 January 1970

Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Burial:            Garden of Gethsemane Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas

 

John Francis WEHRHEIM

Birth Date:     24 May 1915

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Portland, San Patricio, Texas

Father:           Michael Joseph Wehrheim

Mother:           Gertrude Bachel

Death Date:   4 October 1961

Death Place: Precinct 4, San Patricio, Texas

Burial:            Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas,

 

Flora E WENDT

Maiden Name: [Flora E Ballou]

Birth Date:     20 March 1872

Birth Place:   Galt, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Pecos, Texas

Spouse:         John Wendt

Father:           William Ballou

Mother:           Keziah Bunn

Death Date:   17 March 1935

Death Place: Precinct 1, Reeves, Texas

Burial:            Fairview Cemetery, Pecos, Reeves, Texas

 

Donald Marion WESTBROOK

Birth Date:     23 November 1896

Birth Place:   Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Houston, Harris, Texas

Father:           Artemas Westbrook

Mother:           Lucy Barnes

Death Date:   16 February 1974

Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Burial:            San Fernando Cemetery #3 [formerly Roselawn], San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

 

Daniel W WHITTEN

Birth Date:     18 July 1881

Birth Place:   Rowan, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Rowan, Wright, Iowa

Father:           Daniel Whitten

Mother:           Nina Brandes

Death Date:   15 December 1954

Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Burial:            Graceland Cemetery, Rowan, Wright, Iowa,

 

Violet Madeline WILSON

Birth Date:     10 January 1908

Birth Place:   Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Littlefield, Lamb, Texas

Father:           Archie Wilson

Mother:           Maude Kathan

Death Date:   20 January 1973

Death Place: Littlefield, Lamb, Texas

Burial:            Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb, Texas

 

Lora Irene WYATT

Maiden Name: [Lora Irene Miller]

Birth Date:     19 March 1919

Birth Place:   Goldfield, Wright, Iowa

Residence:    Palacios, Matagorda, Texas

Spouse:         Jesse E Wyatt

Father:           William Miller

Mother:           Eliza Sowell

Death Date:   1 September 1977

Death Place: Palacios, Matagorda, Texas

Burial:            Hawley Cemetery, El Maton, Matagorda, Texas