Will Rape Dies At Steel Hill HomeFuneral services were held Sunday, July 16, 5 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, Spur, for W.E., Will Rape who died Saturday afternoon at his home 6 miles southwest of Spur in the Steel Hill community.
Rev. L.W. Kitchen, assisted by Rev. E. Denton officiated.
Interment was made in the Spur Cemetery with Ward Funeral home in charge.
William Edward Rape was born March 11, 1885 in Hill County, TX being 54 years, 4 months and 4 days old at the time of his death.
In 1908 with his mother and other members of the family he came to the West and settled in Motley County where he lived near Roaring Springs until 1919 when he came to Spur and established his home on the Sulenburger farm in the Steel Hill community where he has resided ever since.
He was married to Miss Etta Wood in February 1936 and to this union one child was born, Frances LaNell, 2 years of age.
After leaving his home in Hill County, Mr. Rape had neglected to transfer his church membership until 1938 when he joined the Methodist Church of Duck Creek.
Surviving are his widow and daughter, Frances LaNell; three brothers, Howard, Lockney; Tom and Bascom, Spur; and two sisters, Mrs. E.A. Bailey and Miss Lillian Rape, Spur.
©The Texas Spur, July 20, 1939
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
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