Mrs. L Grantham Died Wednesday
Mrs. Laura Grantham, 72 years of age, and one of the earliest Spur citizens, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tobe Westfall in the Red Hill community, Wednesday night at nine-thirty. Mrs. Grantham had been in ill health for more than a year and for the past two weeks had been confined to her bed, and although death did not come unexpectedly, it cast a shadow of sorrow over her many friends over this section.
Mrs. Grantham was a devout Christian and a member of the local Church of Christ. Wright Randolph, former Minister of the Spur church, was called from Floydada to conduct the funeral service which were held here Thursday afternoon at 3:30. Interment was made in Spur Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Grantham are three daughters. Mrs. Westfall, Mrs. Alf Parks, of Girard, and Mrs. Josie Henderson of Lamesa, one son, L.A. Grantham of Red Hill and three step children whom she reared from infancy. All were present at the funeral except Mrs. Henderson, who could not be here because of the critical illness of her husband.
©The Texas Spur, Friday, March 24, 1933
Transcribed by Becky Hodges
Mrs. Laura Grantham, one of the most highly respected ladies in Spur country, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tobe Westfall in Red Hill community about ten o'clock Wednesday evening of last week. She had been in rather poor health for sometime and her advanced age was largely responsible for her demise.Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Wright Randolph, minister of the Church of Christ at Floydada and former minister at the Spur church, was in charge of the services.
Interment followed at Spur Cemetery. Webber Williams acting as funeral director.
Six grandchildren served as active pallbearers. The were: Richard Westfall, Luther Marr, Jack Grantham, Charles Parks, Bailey Kimmel and Leroy Williams.
Ms. Grantham was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. William Beck and was born in California March 24, 1861. When just a child her parents moved to the state of Tennessee where she lived until about grown. She came to Texas as a young lady about 1880. August 15, 1885, she was married to Richard Grantham in Milan County while she was teaching school there. In the home there were three stepchildren and she assumed the duty of a mother to them. She had four children of her own to rear.
Mr. Grantham died June 4, 1903, and Mrs. Grantham had to resume the responsibility of the home in full. She moved to Spur in 1911 and maintained her home until about one year ago when her health became so bad that her children induced her to give up her home and live with them. While just a young girl, Mrs. Grantham made a profession of religion and became affiliated with the Church. She joined the Church of Christ move than 35 years ago and had been a faithful member in that church ever since. Her life was a living example of Christianity and she held out to her friends those high ideals that make better influence.
She leaves to mourn her departure her four children: L.A. Grantham and Mrs. Myrtle Westfall of Red Hill community, Mrs. A.J. Parks of Girard and Mrs. Josie Henderson of Lamesa. There are three stepchildren: C. Grantham of Swenson, Mrs. Cora Roach of Healdton, Okla., and Richard E. Grantham of Conconally, Wash. Four of them were present for the funeral services, the others being unable to get here.
©Dickens County Times, March 30, 1933
Transcribed by Becky Hodges, September 2004
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