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About Fulton Fuller Popwell:

Fulton Fuller Popwell
Birth: Jan. 28, 1893, Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Death: Jan. 1, 1968, Collingsworth County, Texas, USA
A heart attack at his home Monday night, January 1, took the life of F F Popwell, widely known farmer in this area for almost 40 years. He was 73 years of age, and his death occured at 10:50 pm. Although be had a heart ailment for a number of years, Mr Popwell's death was entirely unexpected, and earlier in the day he had been to his farm to look after livestock, a member of his family said. The family home is at 1106 Dalhart Street.

Fulton Fuller Popwell was born at Clanton, Alabama, January 28, 1894, the son of Moses and Joyce Downs Popwell. He was still a young man when he came to the Vinson area where he lived for a number of years, then came to the Midway community east of Wellington. Over a long period of time, he took a leading part in the community's life. He served on the school board for a number of years and he was a deacon in the Midway Baptist Church. For several years he had lived in Wellington. Mr Popwell was married to Miss lona Carpenter on January 14, 1920, at Vinson.

Funeral services were conducted at First Baptist Church in Wellington at 2:30 pm Wednesday, January 3. Officiating were the Rev Leroy Gaston, pastor, the Rev Bill Bruce of Foss, Oklahoma, and the Rev Charlie Abercrombie of Wheeler. Burial was in Independence Cemetery in Oklahoma under the direction of Kelso Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Rolan Bryan, John L. Green, Floyd Chandler, Earl Jones, Boyd Derryberry and Clarence Wilbur.

Surviving Mr Popwell are his wife, Mrs lona Popwell of Wellington; one son, Leo Popwell of Wellington and a daughter, Mrs Thelma Rogers of Amarillo. There are 9 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

THE WELLINGTON LEADER Thursday, January 4, 1968
Burial:, Independence Cemetery, Madge, Harmon County, Oklahoma, USA
Created by: Jeanette Perrin Coaly, Record added: Nov 07, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 80036987

Fulton F Popwell
United States Census, 1930
Event Place Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1893
Birthplace Alabama
Father's Birthplace Alabama
Mother's Birthplace Alabama
Fulton F Popwell Head M 37 Alabama
Iona N Popwell Wife F 31 Texas
Loyd M Popwell Son M 6 Oklahoma
Thelma O Popwell Dau F 4 Oklahoma
Leo F Popwell Son M 2 Oklahoma

United States Census, 1920
Name F F Popwell
Event Place Madge, Harmon, Oklahoma, United States
Gender Male
Age 26
Marital Status Married
Race White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Son-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1894
Birthplace Alabama
Father's Birthplace Georgia
Mother's Birthplace Georgia
F F Popwell Son-in-law M 26 Alabama
Iona N Popwell Daughter F 21 Texas

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Fulton F Popwell
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Precinct 10, Chilton, Alabama
Street: Cordry Mill Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Effie Popwell
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: Farm
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 0
Fulton F Popwell 17
Effie Popwell 17

About Loyd Popwell:

Loyd Moses Popwell
Birth: Feb. 29, 1924, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma, USA
Death: Oct. 20, 1938, Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas, USA
The Wellington Leader October 27, 1938

Funeral services for Loyd Popwell, fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Popwell of the Midway community, were held Friday afternoon at Independence, near Vinson, Oklahoma.
The youth died at his home Thursday, October 20, after a serious illness of several weeks. An operation and treatment at Eureka Springs, Arkansas failed to improve his condition.

Born February 29, 1924 at Vinson, Oklahoma, Loyd Moses Popwell was fourteen years, seven months and twenty-one days of age at the time of his death. For the last nine years he had lived at Midway, and until shortly before his death was a student in the school there. He was one of the outstanding youths of his community and all who knew the boy loved and respected him.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Popwell, a brother and sister, Thelma Popwell and Leo Popwell, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Carpenter of Vinson, and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Burial:, Independence Cemetery, Madge, Harmon County, Oklahoma, USA
Created by: Jeanette Perrin Coaly, Record added: Nov 07, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 80036938