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Mart Daily Herald
Mart, Texas
Thursday, December 11, 1952
Funeral Services for J. F. Walts of Perry Held Thursday
J. F. Walts, 66, of Perry, prominent farmer of the Otto and Perry community, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 4:45 p.m. in a Marlin hospital, following several days of illness. He was born Feb. 4, 1886, at Thornton, moving to Perry in 1926, and had lived there and at Otto ever since. He was a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell school house, with Minister Malcolm Smith, pastor of the Groesbeck Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Criswell cemetery. Littlepage in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, Joseph Alvie, Richard T., Roland F. and Billy L. Walts of Fort Hood, Johnny F. of Mart and Robert C. of Groesbeck; five daughters, Mrs. J.E. Cannon of Fort Hood, Mrs. Chas. Schrader of Perry, Mrs. Horace Fowler of Uvalde, Mrs. Paul Papendorf of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Bill McDaniel of Fort Hood; one brother, Henry Walts of Criswell; one sister, Mrs. Adie Bowers of Criswell; five half brothers, two half sisters; 43 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mart, Texas
Thursday, December 11, 1952
Funeral Services for J. F. Walts of Perry Held Thursday
J. F. Walts, 66, of Perry, prominent farmer of the Otto and Perry community, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 4:45 p.m. in a Marlin hospital, following several days of illness. He was born Feb. 4, 1886, at Thornton, moving to Perry in 1926, and had lived there and at Otto ever since. He was a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell school house, with Minister Malcolm Smith, pastor of the Groesbeck Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Criswell cemetery. Littlepage in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, Joseph Alvie, Richard T., Roland F. and Billy L. Walts of Fort Hood, Johnny F. of Mart and Robert C. of Groesbeck; five daughters, Mrs. J.E. Cannon of Fort Hood, Mrs. Chas. Schrader of Perry, Mrs. Horace Fowler of Uvalde, Mrs. Paul Papendorf of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Bill McDaniel of Fort Hood; one brother, Henry Walts of Criswell; one sister, Mrs. Adie Bowers of Criswell; five half brothers, two half sisters; 43 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.