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Edwards, Jacob H.

Harwell, Warner Wesley

Heath, Price Walter

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Heath, Price Walter

The obituary for Price Walter Heath (Pine Bluff Commercial, Jefferson Co AR Tuesday May 6, 1986) read: Price Walter Heath, 87, a Pine Bluff resident for a year, died this morning at Pine Bluff Nursing Home. Heath was born and raised in Mineral Wells (Palo Pinto Co) TX and had lived there most of his life before moving to Pine Bluff a year ago. He worked as a truck foreman for Texas Power and Light Company and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Mineral Wells. He was a son of Walter and Frances Price Heath. Survivors include two sons, Robert Heath of Houston and William Heath of Pine Bluff, two daughters Bonnie Garner and Patricia Allen both of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Local arrangements for Heath are being handled by Ralph Robinson and Son Mortuary. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baum Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home of Mineral Wells.

NOTE: Price Walter Heath was born 17 April 1899 Mineral Wells, TX and married Mabel Irene 'Peggy' Tubbs born ca. 1904 d. 19 Feb 1979 Palo Pinto TX. They had four children born in Mineral Wells:
Robert P Heath
William W Heath
Patricia Ann Heath
Bonnie Heath

Price Walter Heath was the son of Walter Lee Heath born 24 Sept 1868 d. 9 June 1925 who married 15 Jan 1890 Frances Caroline 'Fannie Price b. 18 March 1874 d. 26 Nov 1955. Walter and Fannie Heath operated a livery in Mineral Wells with horses, buggies and early automobiles for hire. Fannie was a member of the First Christian Church in Mineral Wells. Walter Lee Heath was the son of William Spencer Heath born 20 May 1836 and his wife Alice Toleta Rainbolt. William Spencer Heath was the son of Richard Blue Heath born 15 Feb 1803 in Berkeley Co WV and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Jordan b. 1810. Richard Blue Heath was the son of Israel Heath born 1773 Berkeley Co WV who married Elizabeth Blue.

Edwards, Jacob Hollingsworth

The Obit was taken from the Gordon Weekly Courier Gordon,
Palo Pinto County, Texas February 20, 1886

OBITUARY

Jacob H. Edwards, the subject of this sketch, was born in Alabama, Aug. 17th, 1829. About the year 1849 he moved with his father to the state of Arkansas, where he was married to Miss Saterwhite in 1851. About the year 18__ he moved to Louisiana, where he lived till 1870. In this year he move to Limestone County, Texas. Here he lost his companion, and four years later (1874) he was married to Mrs. Mary L. Wynn, who survives to mourn his departure. In the year 1879 he moved to Palo Pinto county and settled at the place recently occupied by Mr. J. F. Rice, near Gordon.

For a number of years he has lived in the town of Gordon, and throughout the town and surrounding country the circle of his friends was as large as that of his acquaintance. None knew him but to respect, then honor, then love him. Those who have known him most intimately testify that as husband, father, stepfather, he was tender, loving and devoted.

He professed religion and joined the church in early life, and has lived an exemplary Christian life in all the years that have intervened to the day of his death--so far as any one now living can testify--without ever having done anything to bring reproach upon the cause. The writer has never heard man, woman or child utter a word against the character of J. H. Edwards. He was much afflicted during his life, and in an attack of pneumonia one of his lungs was so involved as to destroy its functions entirely. So that the recent attack of that dread disease found him an easy
prey to its ravages.

On Tuesday night, Feb. 9th he was taken with a chill, and by daylight a genuine case of pneumonia was developed, and it was evident to all that he could not survive. About half-past three o'clock on Monday, the 15th, a neighbor entered his room and enquired how he felt, when he partially raised up and calmly remarked, "I am well" and laid down and quietly breathed his last.

He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and was buried on Tuesday the 16th with the honors of that ancient order. Several neighboring lodges were invited to join the Gordon Lodge in the ceremonies, which were very impressive and calculated to reflect credit upon the order.

The town and community turned out en masse to pay their last respects to the honored corpse. The procession that followed the remains to the cemetery was perhaps over a quarter of a mile long. Thus has passed from among us one whom we highly esteemed, but whose excellent qualities we did not so fully realize till we felt that he was gone to return no more.

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep;
From which none ever wake to weep.

As his immediate family, he leaves a wife and little daughter, who have the sympathy of the entire community; but God alone can fully comfort
them in this sore trial.

ADDITIONAL NOTES NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL OBIT:
Later research has turned up some different dates and information than what the Obit shows. Such as his birth date. Also, he moved to TX from LA in time to be added to the 1860 Census of Jasper, Jasper County, TX. From there his family moved to Limestone Co., TX about 1871 where his first wife, Wilmuth Satterwhite, died and he later remarried to Mary L. Wynn. Then to Palo Pinto Co., TX

Jacob Hollingsworth Edwards
Born: 23 Jan 1829 AL
Married: 1st. Wilmuth Satterwhite, abt 1851, AR
2nd. Mary L. Wynn, 15 Sep. 1874, Limestone County, TX
Died: 15 Feb 1886 Gordon, Palo Pinto County, TX