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We, personally, with many other friends of M. Hargrove, in Spur and surrounding country, were grieved when news came of his death, which occurred Monday morning at 8:15 in one of the sanitariums at Marlin, where he had been carried in the hope of relieving his condition. His body was brought back to Spur Tuesday and interred in Spur Cemetery with Masonic honors, funeral services being conducted at the Methodist church by Revs. Vaughn and Rogers. The church was inadequate for the large number of personal friends who gathered there on the occasion to pay last tribute of respect to a departed friend, and the banks and wreaths of flowers further attested the esteem in which M. Hargrove was held during his life.Mon Hargrove with his family, had lived in Spur and Girard the past eight or ten years, and the past seven years had been engaged in the gin business in Spur and Dickens. In the course of his business activity he had occasion to meet and have dealings with many people of the surrounding country as well as the towns, and all with whom he had dealings recognized and appreciated him as a "square shooter," broad, liberal and fair and square in every transaction and in every instance. We knew him personally, had many talks, conversations and conferences with him in the years of our acquaintance. He was true to his friends and convictions, did not hesitate to express himself on public questions and always stood and joined the Baptist church. Irregardless of the policy of others. We considered Mon Hargrove a "diamond in the rough," a true citizen and man, and are among those who appreciated him here and will cherish the memory of a departed friendship in his passing on to the great unknown beyond.
M. Hargrove was born in Hopkins county on September 20, 1979, and at the age of 2 his parents re-moved to Milam county, where he spent the greater portion of his boyhood. When he was 17 years of age, Mr. Hargrove was converted for what he conceived to be right. On December, 1904, he was married to Nannie Arnold, and to this union were born six children, all of whom are still living. These are: Mrs. Clifford Blanks, Denton; Mrs. Richard Gibson, Spur; Georgia, Jack, Lucille and Ralph, Spur; all of whom were present at his funeral.
Relatives from out of town in attendance were as follows: A brother, J.R. Hargrove, Sharp, TX; two sisters, Mrs. J.B. Shelton, Elmo City, OK and Mrs. Sally Garvin, Katie, OK; two nephews, Joe Shelton, of Duncan, OK and O.D. Thompson; a brother-in-law, D.R. Thompson, Merkel, TX; and a son-in-law, Clifford Blanks, of Denton; grandson, Corky Blanks; a sister-in-law, Miss Pedger Arnold, San Antonio; niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Harias of San Antonio.
Out of town friends present were C.M. Francis, D.P. Tally, B.O. Davis, Mr. Avrea, and Mr. Johns, all of Stamford; Joe Earnest, J.B. Overton, Fred Donohue and Lee Rice of Jayton, Joe Butler, Peacock, J.D. Blanks, Denton, Mrs. F.S. Woody, Mrs. Barnet, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Stiles, Doug Graves, Rollie Beavers, Miss Aretta Beavers, Miss Lorella Stephens, Mrs. Eula Carlisle, J.H. Smith, Harris Harwell of Girard; Jim Cloud, of Lubbock; Mr. Slough, Mr. Bob Cross, C.W. Taylor of Dickens.
©The Texas Spur, March 28, 1930
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church for Mrs. Nannie R. Hargrove, 86, Rev. W.D. McReynolds officiating, assisted by Rev. John Jenkins.Mrs. Hargrove died January 8 in the Spur Hospital. She had been a resident of Spur since 1923. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors listed include Mrs. Floy Watson, Spur; Mrs. C.E. Blanks, Ft. Worth and Mrs. Howard Mays, Odessa; two sons, Jack Hargrove, Ft. Worth and Ralph Hargrove Louisville, KY; one half-brother, Paul Arnold, Rising Star; and a half sister, Mrs. Mary Dunaway, AR; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Burial was in the Spur Cemetery.
©The Texas Spur, January 13, 1966
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
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