Carson County, TX
Obituaries and Notices of Death
G. D. Hester
KAUFMAN, Texas, Jan. 7. Funeral services will be held Tuesday for G. D. Hester, 77, longtime Kaufman resident who
raised cotton on his land in Kaufman County and wheat on his land in Carson County. The services will be at 2 pm.
at Anderson-Clayton Funeral Home in Terrell and burial will follow at Ola, Kaufman County. Hester was born in Mayfield
Ky and moved to Kaufman with his family when he was twelve years old. He had lived here ever since. However, he
was in White Deer, Carson County, visiting a son, J. Dillard Hester, at the time of his death. He is survived by
his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Julian Kahn of New York City; two other sons, Harry H. Hester of Dallas and Athel V.
Hester of Kaufman; fourteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. (Dallas
Morning News Jan 8, 1952) Transcribed by Marie Miller
Herman Walker
CATTLE BUYER IS KILLED
DEMING, N. M April 26 -- Herman Walker, Conway, Carson County Texas cattle buyer, was injured fatally and two others
were hurt early Sunday when their coupe crashed into a westbound freight train on a grade crossing near here. Walker
died at a Deming hospitaL Frank Kelly of Deming. driver; of the machine, and: Miss Pearl Hon. the other occupant,
were injured. Officers said the automobile was demolished and one wheel truck of a freight car was derailed by
the force of the collision.
(Dallas Morning News April 27, 1936) Transcribed by Marie Miller
I. A. Wilson
BODY OF DRILLER LOST IN FLAME
AMARILLO, May 17. -- I. A. Wilson, oil well driller, was burned to death and J. F. Peterson fatally burned in a
fire which destroyed a Texas Company derrick in North Carson County early today. A short circuit of electric wires
is believed responsible for the blaze. No trace of Wilson's body was found after the fire. A gas blaze is shooting
high into the air this morning. The rig was totally destroyed. Wilson was the driller at the Texas Company well,
and Peterson was a hauler employed by the Humble Company.
(Fort Worth Star Telegram May 17, 1922) Transcribed by Marie Miller
Unknown
Claude, Tex.Oct 22---James Lougue, who owns a farm about thirteen, miles north-west
of Claude, just across the line in Carson County, while going through his corn patch yesterday found the dead body
of a strange man. It was evident that the man had been dead several days, as the body-was considerably decomposed.
No money was found in the pockets, nor writing or papers of any kind by which the remains could be identified.
As the man was in Carson County the officials at Panhandle were notified. Sheriff Chastine and Dr. Greenwood of
Panhandle went to the scene and took charge of the remains. Dr. Greenwood, after viewing the body and finding no
marks of violence upon, it said in his opinion, the man died a natural death. The remains were buried by the Carson
County officials, unidentified.
(Oct 23, 1901 Dallas Morning News) Transcribed by Marie Miller