Samuel LaFayette CHERRY
Born: 1863 in Gonzales Co., TX
Died: 1947
Father: Albert CHERRY
Mother: Sarah Francis WALKER
Marriage: 22 Dec 1891, Flatonia, Fayette County, Texas
Spouse: Mattie Ann WHITE
Born: 10 Jan 1863
Died: 23 Mar 1947 Children: daughter Mrs. Eddie Lynn Cherry Yandel, son Bert Cherry.1900 United States Federal Census Justice Precinct 6, Lavaca, Texas
1920 united States Federal Census Justice Precinct 7, Kent, Texas
S.L. "Fayette" Cherry, 77, early settler of Dickens county , passed away at this home in the Antelope community Wednesday, November 20. Mr. Cherry had been paralyzed for forty odd years, having been confined to a wheelchair fifteen years ago, and in bed most of the last eight years.Samuel Lafayette Cherry, was born in Keechi, De Sota Parish, Louisiana, January 15, 1863. Soon after the close of the Civil War, the Cherry family moved to Gonzales, Texas where "Fayette" grew to manhood. He was married to Miss Mattie Ann White, of Flatonia, Texas, December 22, 1891.
Mr. And Mrs. Cherry and their two children, Eddie Lynn and A.H. (Bert), moved to Dickens County in 1911, settling in the Antelope community where they have lived since.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church, Thursday, November 21, at 2:00p.m. Rev. J.V. Bilberry and Rev. J.C. Ramsay officiating. Interment was made in the Spur Cemetery, Campbell Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are: the widow, Mrs. Mattie Ann Cherry; one son, A.H. Cherry, Spur; one daughter, Mrs. Eddie Lynn Yandell, Jayton: two brothers, W.P. (Uncle Bill) Cherry, and T.G. Cherry, Spur: Three sisters, Miss Eulah Cherry, Spur: Mrs. Ruby Sockwell, Spofford, Texas; and Mrs. Fannie May Sockwell of Moulton, Texas; three grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Edgar McClellan, Malcom Brasher, Clayton Willis, Tom Rape, John Willis and Bascom Rape.
©The Texas Spur, November 28, 1940
From the records of Lillian Grace Nay, transcribed by Becky Hodges, August 9, 2004Spur Museum
With the death of Mattie Ann Cherry, 84, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Morris Yandell, in Spur early Sunday morning, March 23, one of the early day citizens passed away.Mrs. Cherry, who was born at Moulton, Texas in 1862 moved to the Steel Hill community in 1911 and lived there until recent years when she moved to Spur to live with a daughter. She was married to Samuel L. Cherry at Flatenia, Texas on December 22, 1892.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Spur with Rev. Doc Love, assisted by Rev. C.N. Gilbert and Rev. Hill. Interment was in the Spur Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Willis, Dee Hairgrove, Raymond Cornelius, Burt Wadell, Will Stacy and E.A. Bailey.
Flower bearers were Reba Senn, Brigetta Senn, Katrina Senn, Dorris and Olamae Cornelius, Ineta Flud, Ophelia Cherry and Jerry Wadell.
Mrs. Cherry who had been a member of the Baptist Church for (cont. on back page) (did not print the rest of the obituary from the microfilm.
©The Texas Spur, March 27, 1947
Transcribed February 22, 2005 by DCHC members
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