Bowie County Obituaries

Dallas Morning News
July 9 1889
Location: Dallas, TX
Page/Column: 8/4
Texarkana, Tex., July 6.--Patrick LONERGAN, a leading business man and one of the city's pioneer settlers, died this morning at his mother's home at Jacksonville, Ill., aged 52 years. He was formerly an attache of the Iron Mountain railway, and was perhaps as well known all the way from here to St. Louis as any man ever in the service. He also served this city three terms as marshal, and was universally esteemed as a leading and useful citizen. He was unmarried and leaves an estate valued at about $15,000. A large number of sorrowing friends left to-night for Jacksonville to attend the funeral. [submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer]

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Dallas Morning News
1899-02-07

TEXARKANA, TEXAS
Feb 4 -Mrs. Henry S. Dean, wife of Conductor Dean of Pittsburg and Gulf RailRoad, died at the residence of her father-in-law, W.H. Dean in this city today.
Feb 6 M.D. Hardin, one of the oldest citizens here died at his residence in this city today. He was the father of Mayor W.C. Hardin, of Texaekana, Texas, and five other sons. [submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer]

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Dallas Morning News
1899-08-25
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
Aug 24 - J.A. Dunn, a well known locomotive engineer on the Pittsburg and Gulf Road, died today at the company's hospital at St. Joseph, Mo. of typhoid fever. [submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer]

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Dallas Morning News
1899-08-01
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
July 30- Mrs. John Cox of this city died today at her home on College Heights
July 30- News reached here today from Cossetta, Cass County, of the death at that place of Miss Eva Fulcher. She had frequently been a visitor to this place and was quite a favorite in society here. She was 19 years old.
July 31- David Pool, a pioneer of this section, died at his home near this place today aged 83.

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Standard – 24 Mar. 1882

In Clarksville , on the 21st, Burrell Morse (colored) aged 75. In the days of slavery, Burrell belonged to Robert Morse, of Bowie county, and was for three years in the camps of the Confederate army, under the observation of the editor of this paper, acting as a camp servant to his then master, Capt. Massenburg, Commissary of the 29th Texas Calvary. Burrell was faithful, true, and steady in all emergencies. For several years he had lived in Red River , for a year or two past, he had lived with Judge Bagby. A few days sinced his aged wife went to the spirit land, and old Burrell has not waited long to rejoin her. There are few better men than Burrell was, in his sphere of action, and at his death he is entitled to recognition.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Dallas Morning News – 1 Aug. 1900

Texarkana , Tex. , July 28. – Rev. R. A. Pool, a minister of the Christian Church, died at his home in this city today, aged 88.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Dallas Morning News – 1 Feb. 1900

Texarkana , Tex. , Jan. 30. – Mrs. Sterling Templeton died at her home in this city today, aged 31.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Texarkana , Tex. , Jan. 30. – Mrs. Jeremiah Foley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Dewitt, in this city today. The remains were shipped to Springfield , Ill. , for internment.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Texarkana , Tex. , Jan. 28. – Eugene Eastbrook, a prominent lumber man of this section, died last night at his home at Diboll , Tex. The remains were shipped to Atlanta , Tex.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Dallas Morning News – 6 Jan. 1902

Texarkana , Tex. , Jan. 4. – Mrs. Jane A. Dunn, mother of Alderman T. W. Dunn of the Arkansas side of town, died last night, aged 82 years. She had been a regular communicant of the Baptist Church for more than sixty years.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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Dallas Morning News – 1 July 1924

Texarkana , Texas , June 30. – B. M. Mitchell, 75 years old, a resident of this community for the last fifty years, died at his home at Wamba, eight miles north of here. He is survived by his wife and ten grown children, four daughters and six sons.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

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