World War II Veteran
Source: Adams Funeral Home
Transcribed by Bettye Odom
Jack Joseph Hash, a well-known Crosbyton community resident most of his life, was claimed by death about 1 p.m. last Wednesday at Crosbyton Clinic Hospital.
Friends reported that Mr. Hash, 59, had led the closing prayer at the Church of Christ mid-week service before returning to his home, where he suffered a sudden illness.
Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ. Glen Gray, the minister officiated.
Interment was made in Crosbyton Cemetery, under direction of Adams Funeral Home.
An aviator, he operated Hash Flying Service. He was an inventor, having built an experimental plane, a range brush shredding machine which has been patented and other items.
In 1966, he was among 10 men who constructed the White River Lake Marina. He and his wife built the White River Restaurant.
Jack Hash was born Oct. 8, 1923, at Kelly Field, San Antonio. His father was a Kelly Field mechanic at the time.
His parents, Clayton William and Folsom Hash, moved their family to the East Plains when their second son was three. He attended the Leatherwood School in the early grades and later studied at Crosbyton High School.
Jack Hash met Aurelia Faye Paulder in Crosbyton and the couple was married Jan. 2, 1942.
He and his father-in-law, G.O. Paulder, entered the flying and spraying business in December 1945 with an open cockpit Stearman. A year later, Mr. Hash purchased Paulder´s interest in the business.
He built an experimental plane in 1947 and flew it off Harrison Street to the airport, east of town. This was the beginning of the Piper Pawnee low-wing plane. The business continued to expand.
A member of the Church of Christ, he also held membership in Crosbyton Masonic Lodge No. 1020, the York Rite, Scottish Rite and the Shriners. He served on the Texas Safety Committee of Aerial Applicator Associaton and was a member of the National Aerial Applicator Association.
Survivors include his wife, Aurelia Faye; two sons, Jimmie Hash of Crosbyton and Whitney Hash of Denver City; his mother, Mrs. Folsom Hash; and two brothers, Clayton William (Bill) Hash Jr. of Crosbyton and Frank Hash of Lubbock.
©Crosbyton Review, Dec. 16, 1982
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
Services for Aurelia Faye Hash, 74, of Booneville, AR., were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at Crosbyton Church of Christ with Jim York, Church of Christ minister from Sunray officiating.
Burial was in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Crosbyton.
She died Friday, Aug. 13, 1999 at Booneville, AR.
She was born May 18, 1925 in Crosbyton.
She married Jack Hash on Jan. 2, 1942 in Crosbyton. He died Dec. 8, 1982.
She was member of the Heritage Addition Church of Christ in Booneville and a member of the Order of Eastern Star #27 in Booneville, AR. She moved to Booneville, AR., from Crosbyton in 1987.
A son, Jack Joseph Hash, Jr. preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Jimmie of Crosbyton and Whitney of Cloudcroft, N.M.; and a brother, Frank Brixey of Greenwood, AR., and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Clyde Ellison, Gene Bales, Don Parker, Gary Cash, C.D. Cash and Dee Cash.
©The Crosby County News & Chronicle, Friday, Aug. 20, 1999
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