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HAGINS, Powhatan Elcano "Poet" Born: Mar 12, 1874 in Heard County, GA Died: Jul 24, 1939 in Dickens County, TX Father: Joseph Able HAGINS (A.J.) Mother: Mary Francis BREED Occupation: Farming Spouse: Lou Venia CARLISLE Born: Aug 12, 1876 in Harris County, GA Died: Apr 9, 1971 in Dickens County Father: Jonas CARLISLE Mother: Martha HUGHES Children: Willie Josiah 4/5/1896 ~ 6/6/1943 buried on lot with his parents Lillie Maud Lee (Ruben 12/22/1897 ~ 10/19/1970 buried in Fort Worth Jesse Laffatte Hagins 8/8/1899 ~ 9/29/1978 buried in Spur Memorial Cemetery Mattie Lou Driggers 7/10/1902 ~ 6/23/1991 buried in Spur Memorial Cemetery Emmett Elcano Hagins 7/19/1904 ~ 3/1/1962 buried in Spur Memorial Cemetery Lucy Lea Porter 5/20/1906 Gladys Ileta Marshall 8/3/1909 Mary Pearl Hagins 12/18/1911 Olan Jonas Hagins 1/18/1915 ~ 8/25/1969
Pawhaten Elcano Hagins, 65, for half a century a resident of Dickens County, succumbed to a heart attack at the family home five miles east of Spur Monday morning, 2:45 o´clock, death following only a few days of illness which the family had believed would yield to recuperation.Hagins two sons stated he had been troubled at intervals in the past to some extent with heart trouble, but was active throughout the past week, and was in Spur Saturday seeing friends and chatting with old-time residents.
P.E. Hagins, more familiarly known here as Poet Hagins, was born in Herd county, GA, March 12, 1874. Sixty years ago he moved from Georgia to Texas with his parents, and on October 7, 1894, he was married to Miss Lou Venia Carlisle, in Montague County. About 1889 Mr. Hagins moved to Dickens County where they have reared a family of four sons and five daughters.
The deceased had affiliated himself early with the Methodist Church and was a friend to all Christian Instiutions as well as a splendid neighbor and congenial citizen.
Funeral services were conducted in the First Methodist church of Spur Tuesday afternoon, 5:00 o´clock with Rev. W.B. Vaughn, Matador and Rev. Rufus Kitchens, Spur, officiating. Interment was made in the Spur cemetery.
Pallbearers were Walter Carlisle, Otis Driggers, O.C. Arthur, B.C. Thomas, Ira Clowrie, and Lanie Smith. Honorary pallbearers were T.C. Ensey, Ned Hogan, Dr. B.F. Hale, Brink Carlisle, John King and F.W. Jennings.
Flower bearers were Arloiene Hagins, Joe Frances Heatherington, Rosa Lee Hagins, Carrie Boothe, Thelma Gregory, and Wieda Stephens.
Survivors are the widow and nine children: W.J. Hagins, St. Louis, MO; Mrs. R.E. Lee, Waco; J.L. Hagins, Gilpin; Mrs. W.J. Driggers, Gilpin; E.E. Hagins, Gilpin; Mrs. G.A. Porter, Denton; Mrs. Herman Earnest, Gilpin; Miss Mary Peal Hagins, Gilpin; Olan J. Hagins Dallas. All were present for the funeral except Mrs. Lee of Waco, who was unable to attend on account of illness. There are also 18 grandchildren living. The father and step-mother, Judge and Mrs. A.J. Hagins, live at Jayton. there are also five brothers, one sister, three half-brothers and three half-sisters.
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