C.C. Stovall, at the age of 75 years, died Monday at his home 5 miles east of Spur.Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Baptist Church of Spur by Rev. F.C. Rogers, interment being made in Spur cemetery.
Mr. Stovall had been ill for some time and his death was not unexpected. He was a good man and good citizen and his death is a loss to the community.
©The Texas Spur, September 21, 1928
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Mrs. Mollie Stovall, 79, passed away at 4:00 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.A. Lambert, of Lubbock, after several years of ill health.
Funeral services were held at the Rix Funeral home in Lubbock, with Rev. Bruce officiating. The body was then brought to Spur and she was buried in the family plot beside her husband, who preceded her in death Sept. 17, 1928, in the Spur Cemetery. Rev. H.P. Stokes of Afton conducted a brief service at the cemetery.
Mrs. Stovall was a kind and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her. She was converted and joined the Methodist church in early childhood.
Survivors include her six children - three sons, David, John and Burrow of Muleshoe; three daughters, Mrs. Sallie Burke, Stamford; Mrs. C.A. Burke, Stamford; Mrs. C.A. Lambert, Lubbock, and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Whiteface; one brother of Shamrock; eight grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
All the children were present for the last rites.
Mrs. Stovall was born in Fannin county July 21, 1865. She moved to Dickens County in 1919 with her family, where she lived for a number of years. Later she moved to the Duck Creek community where she lived until 1929. Since that time she has lived in Bailey county with her son, Burrow.
©The Texas Spur, May 4, 1944
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
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