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     Infant Hall died in 1922. He was born in 1922.

     Sophie Ann Parker was born on Jan 9, 1922 at DeWitt County, Texas. She died on Apr 20, 1939 at Cuero at age 17 and was buried at Alexander Cemetery.

     Mildred Lucille Bowman was born on Jan 15, 1922 at White County, Arkansas. She married Louie Ernest Hefner, son of Walter Lonzo Hefner and Vela May Harrison.

     Neunis Alberta Newman was born on Feb 20, 1922 at Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas. She married Stanley H. Wilkerson on Jun 13, 1945 at DeWitt County, Texas. Neunis Alberta Newman died on Aug 20, 1994 at age 72.

     Carroll Eugene Owensby was born on Apr 3, 1922 at Asheville, North Carolina. He married Onie Bell Wood, daughter of Jesse James Wood and Rosa Villababous, on Jun 3, 1944 at Houston, Texas. Carroll Eugene Owensby died on Feb 20, 1984 at age 61. He was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
     He served in 1942. He served between 1947 and 1972 retired as Chief Master Sergeant.

     Hanford Maurice Rice was born on May 3, 1922 at DeWitt County, Texas. He married Emily Ann Schmidt, daughter of Emil Ferdinand Schmidt and Emma Vogt, on May 31, 1942 at Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas. Hanford Maurice Rice died on Jan 21, 1987 at Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California, at age 64. Per Kraig Rice: Hanford Maurice Rice had double heart by-pass surgery and he did pretty good for three years. His doctor told him NOT to eat fatty food and NOT to do strenuous physical exercise. One day I drove over to their house in Cloverdale, Calif. I had breakfast with them and my father was demanding that my mother cook a lot of bacon. He gobbled down a lot of it and wanted all of my discarded bacon fat that I had in a pile on my plate. I gave it to him with a warning- "you are digging your grave with your fork." He was stubborn and refused to listen. Later, he took me down the road to the water pump house and bragged to me and showed me how he had re-wired some of the water pumps. He did that because he was an electrician and President of the South Cloverdale Water Company. His house was also on that water line. He wanted to save them money by doing the work personally. I praised him for his efforts. Some time after that he ate another breakfast with bacon and biscuits made with lard. He grabbed his heavy steel digging bar, hopped in his pickup, and drove about three blocks away to dig out a water valve. While he was engaged in this physical strenuous activity, he had a heart attack. He stepped to his pickup truck, sat down in the driver's seat, and reached for the microphone on his cb radio. He died and collapsed on the seat. His neighbor, Jack Smith, found him that way and called the police. An officer came to the house and told my mother. She said it was like someone had punched her in the stomach. He was buried at Oakmound Cemetery, Healdsburg, California.
     He was an electrical line repairer for an electric company and a civilian band radio broadcasting repairer. He served during World War II was a Staff Sergeant and was in the invasion of Normandy, D-Day plus One at Omaha Beach.
"Some of the soldiers in the 9th Infantry Regiment came out of the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the First Cavalry Division. This division later distinguished itself in the Vietnam War. My father was one of the ones who was transferred. . His full name was HANFORD MAURICE RICE. His military number was 18 011 320. He joined the U.S. Army on 20 July 1940 in the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division. He joined in Yoakum, Texas. By October 1941 the 12th Cavalry Regiment had been disbanded and he was transferred to the 9th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. He was a volunteer and not a draftee. He was in A Troop when he was in the 12th Cavalry Regiment He had a tattoo on his shoulder of a horse's head with crossed sabers under it and under that there was the inscription that read: 12th Calvary USA. I asked him how and where he got it. He told me that one night he and his buddies got a week-end pass and they all went to Mexico as they were stationed in Brownsville, Texas, I believe, so all they had to do was go over the border. They all got drunk- and they all got the same tattoo- but he said he was so drunk that he did not remember getting it. I was just looking at some additional records of my father's - the year was 1941. The 12th Calvary was being disbanded- according to the 12th cav. records it was totally disbanded and went out of existence on 28 Feb. 1943. But then it was reorganized and came back to life on 4 Dec. 1943. The men in that regiment were transferred to the 2nd Infantry Division."
This info written and posted by Kraig Rice, October 15, 2004.

     William Laverne Elkins was born on Jun 4, 1922 at Edna, Texas. He died on Sep 16, 1922 at Edna, Texas.

     Clarence Neal Bowen was born on Jun 22, 1922 at Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas. He married Ella Damaris Terrell, daughter of William Frank Terrell and Lena Montgomery, on Jun 30, 1941 at Cuero, Texas. Clarence Neal Bowen died on Aug 5, 2012 at Houston, Texas, at age 90 ashes scattered at Alexander Cemetery in DeWitt County, Texas.

     Dorothea Elizabeth O'Neal was born on Jul 8, 1922 at San Diego, San Diego County, California. She married Charles Harold Webb, son of Walter Lee Webb and Pearl Lillian Holliday, on Jul 16, 1949 at San Diego, San Diego County, California.

     Clara Mae Garrett was born on Jul 24, 1922 at Fordtran, DeWitt County, Texas.
     Texas First Families Certificate Number 1313.

     Ruby Gem Newman was born on Jul 31, 1922 at Karnes County, Texas. She married William Morgan Flenniken on Apr 12, 1941 at Austin, Travis County, Texas. Ruby Gem Newman died on Dec 28, 2006 at age 84.
     She was a Methodist.

     James Arthur Williams was born on Aug 6, 1922. He died on Jul 11, 2003 at age 80.

     Virgie Pearl Rice was born on Aug 17, 1922. She died on Jul 20, 1994 at Tom Green County, Texas, at age 71 and was buried at Alexander Cemetery, DeWitt County.

     Wallace Lloyd Rumsey was born on Oct 18, 1922 at Miles, Tom Green County. He married Earline McFall, daughter of Walter Aaron McFall and Jessie Lea Hodges, on Aug 11, 1946 at San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. Wallace Lloyd Rumsey died on Jul 26, 2010 at Lewisville, Texas, at age 87. Wallace Lloyd Rumsey

Age 87 of Lewisville, moved to heaven on July 26, 2010.
Service will be held at The Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple, Tx on July 29 at 2:00pm. Interment in Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
He was born on October 18, 1922 on a farm five miles out of Miles, Tx in Tom Green County. His parents were Wallace E. Rumsey and Viola Tennyson. He is preceded in death by his wife Earline McFall, his parents, and his brother Leland and his wife Oleta.
He graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry and Sul Ross State Univ with a Masters of Education. He served in the Army and the Navy during World War II. Mr. Rumsey taught 9 years in high school and 21 years in elementary school. He taught Vocational Agriculture, 5th and 6th grade Math and Science, and Elementary PE. He and his wife taught in Water Valley, Pecos, Imperial, Big Lake, and Kerrville.
He was a member of Austin’s Old Three Hundred, Sons of the Republic of Texas, Denton County Aggie Alumni, John Berry Association, First United Methodist Church of Lewisville, Retired Teachers Lewisville, and a Life Member of American Legion Post 133 of Temple.
Lloyd was a loyal church member wherever he lived. He enjoyed being a school teacher, an Aggie and a volunteer wherever he found a need. He and Earline loved to travel in a motor home.
Survivors are a son, Ronald Louis Rumsey, and his wife Anne, of Carrollton; a daughter, Jan Wimmer Bolte and her husband, Greg, of St Louis ; a sister, Lucille Coleman and her husband Howard of San Angelo. He has four grandchildren, Lance Wimmer, Kate Rumsey, Stephen Rumsey, and Scott Rumsey.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the food pantry in Temple that both Lloyd and Earline supported and volunteered at: Churches Touching Lives of Christ, P. O. Box 4482, Temple, Tx 76505.

     Jessie Oleda Granberry was born on Dec 7, 1922 at Bayside, Refugio County, Texas. She married Cleatus Driscoll in 1940. Jessie Oleda Granberry died on Mar 20, 2002 at Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, at age 79.

     Billie Wilson Garrett was born in 1923. He died in 1995.

     Lucy Faye Maxwell was born in 1923. She died in 2011.

     Janet Lucille Miller married Virgil N. Piculell. Janet Lucille Miller was born on Jan 18, 1923 at Kasota, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. She died on Jun 26, 2010 at La Verne, Los Angeles County, California, at age 87.

     Edward Allen Davis was born on Jan 21, 1923. He married Marian Jean Rice, daughter of Eugene Herman Rice and Deborah Lorette "Dora" Owen, on Oct 7, 1945 at Yoakum, Texas. Edward Allen Davis died on Apr 13, 1992 at age 69.

     George Alexander Black was born on Jan 23, 1923 at McIntosh County, Oklahoma. He married Veltmon Olivia Goodman, daughter of Edward Alexander Goodman and Emma Letitia Alexander, on Jun 2, 1945.

     Nathan Elder Webb was born on Apr 19, 1923 at Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas. He died on Oct 24, 1944 at age 21.
     He served during World War II and was a Prisoner of War aboard a Japanese Ship which, on Oct 24, 1944, was sunk by a U. S. Submarine in the South China Sea.

     James Ervin Elkins was born on Jun 27, 1923 at Austin, Travis County, Texas. He married Doris Margaret Bolman. James Ervin Elkins died on Aug 30, 1975 at Shreveport, Louisiana, at age 52.
     He was an optician at Swearingen Optical Co. He was a Baptist. He served during World War II.

     George Statham Whitley Jr. was born on Jul 27, 1923 at Enid, Oklahoma. He died on Nov 10, 1983 at Northridge, Los Angeles County, California, at age 60.
     He was a Seventh Day Adventist. He was educated at Southwestern College, Keene, Texas; and LaSierra College, Riverside, California. He worked in a machine shop.

     Elvin George "Blue" Newman was born on Sep 26, 1923 at Orient, Coke County, Texas. He died on Feb 21, 1984 at San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, at age 60. He was buried at Belvedere Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas.

     Burnist Burtram Graham was born on Dec 16, 1923 at Houston, Harris County, Texas. He married Myrtie Jean Wheeler, daughter of Murrell Lucian Wheeler and Sudie Arvilla Allen, on Aug 23, 1946 at Houston, Harris County, Texas. Burnist Burtram Graham died on Jul 7, 2003 at Houston, Texas, at age 79.
     He served during World War II between 1942 and 1945 enlisted at age 16. He was a tank commander in Company C, 193rd Tank Battallion in the Pacific Islands for 3 1/2 years. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and other medals. He retired as a lineman with Houston Lighting & Power Company.

     Betty Margaret Garrett was born in 1924. She died in 1996.

     Molly Armstrong was born on Jan 27, 1924. She married Vernon Harper Newman, son of Frank Arthur Newman and Lillie M. Haynes.

     Agnes Irene Granberry was born on Feb 2, 1924 at Port Lavaca, Texas. She married Gordon Jones. Agnes Irene Jones died on Sep 13, 1972 at Dallas, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 48 died of bronchopneumonia and was buried at Oakland Cemetery. She was buried on Sep 18, 1972 at Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Anita Cooper personally visited Oakland Cemetery at 745 W. Northwest Hwy in Dallas, TX (214-363-5401) and read the cemetery records. Sparkman/Hillcrest, Inc, Ross Ave. were the funeral directors. Names of four sons were listed: Carl G., Charles R., Richard A., Jarvis Glenn. Agnes' address at her death was 1022 S. Beacon, Dallas, TX 75223.

     Elaine Ruth Young was born on Feb 14, 1924 at Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. She married Fred Warren Wilt Jr., son of Fred Warren Wilt and Ethel Gertrude Creamer, on Aug 4, 1951 at Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

     Vernon Harper Newman was born on Mar 11, 1924. He married Molly Armstrong. Vernon Harper Newman died on Aug 30, 1987 at Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, at age 63 [brain tumor].