January 10, 1946, Clifford Olan Daughtry and Laura Elizabeth Westfall were married by Rev. C.N. Gilbert in the study of First Baptist Church in Spur. Olan, the son of J.L. Daughtry, Rule, Texas, and Edna Fletcher of Spur was born February 26, 1927. Olan attended school in Rule and Haskell. Joining the Navy in 1945, he served until August, 1946. We met and started dating in 1947 while working for City Cleaners. When we married our combined salaries were fifty dollars a week. We allowed ourselves ten dollars a week for groceries. This was a lot of money to us and we managed to save some. In December of 1948 we bought Jayton Cleaners and moved. Soon we decided that we could not make a living in Jayton so moved back to Spur. Olan worked at Spur Laundry. He helped build the Rural Telephone line, then in November 1952 started work for Mac´s Supermarket. In 1955 he was made manager where he remained until January 1964. We then purchased the Western Auto Store and continued there until October 1981. Olan was a member of Spur Lions Club, serving two terms as president, zone chairman 1972-73 and guiding lion for Dickens Lions Club. He worked for many years with children in Spur baseball league and Dickens County Livestock Show. He served as president for Spur Merchants Association. March 25, 1983, Olan died leaving behind many good memories his family can share. Elizabeth Westfall Daughtry, daughter of Tobe and Myrtle Westfall came to Dickens County from far off Kent County at the age of a few days in 1930. Red Hill Community was home. School days were spent in Spur schools. In 1947 I graduated and began working at C&W Electric as bookkeeper. Then to City Cleaners and in February 1952 I went to work at West Texas Utilities until September 1958; then until January 1981 I worked at Western Auto. In 1981 I began my present job, Chief Deputy Tax Assessor-Collector, Dickens County.
I teach an adult Sunday school class at First Baptist Church of which we are members. On January 9, 1950 Linda Joyce joined our family. Then on October 8, 1958 Robert Glen was born. Linda graduated from Spur High school in 1968. After attending Texas Tech two years she took a business course. She married Tommy Reynolds May 22, 1971 and they lived in Waco. Now they are in Fort Worth where Tommy works for Standard Office Equipment and Linda works for Hilo Corporation. January 13, 1976 was a special day for us as our first grandchild, Jennifer Michele was born. Needless to say, she is special. Robert started first grade to Mrs. Ann Blumberg, also my first grade teacher. Graduating in 1977, he attended Lubbock Christian College where he met Debbie Hall. Married August 5, 1978, they made their home in Spur and Debbie teaches first grade. They gave us two special grandsons, Toby Dean and Robert Andrew.
As you can see, God has been good to us. Not a lot of material things but a lot of love. Love of God, of family, and of friends. All these things we found in Dickens County.
Written by: Elizabeth Westfall DaughtrySource: Dickens County History...its Land and People © Dickens Historical Commission; Printer: Craftsman Inc. Lubbock, Texas 1986
Funeral services for Clifford Olan Daughtry, 56, were held Monday, March 28, at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church. Rev. Norris Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Stinnett, and a former pastor here, officiated; assisted by Rev. Sam Simmons, local Baptist pastor.
Daughtry died about 5:25 p.m. Friday when he apparently suffered a heart attack while on his way to check his cattle. He was a retired Western Auto Store owner.
Born in Rule on February 26, 1927, he had been a 42 year resident of Spur, coming here from Haskell. He married the former Elizabeth Westfall on January 10, 1948 in Spur. He was past president of the Spur Lions Club and served two terms as its president. He had also served as a member of the Spur Volunteer Fire Department for 11 years. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of the First Baptist Church.
For many years he was active in the summer baseball and Little League baseball programs. While in the Navy he played on the same ball club with Billy Martin, now manager of the New York Yankees).
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Daughtry, Spur; his mother, Mrs. Edna Fletcher, Spur; one son, Robert Daughtry, Spur; a daughter, Linda Reynolds, Fort Worth; one brother, James Daughtry, Taylor; and a sister, Joyce Arrington, Spur and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Bill Schmidt, Jim Arnold, Joe Harrison, Dan Robertson, Mutt Hagins and Billy Dan Bingham. Honorary pallbearers included members of the Spur Lions Club.
Burial was in Spur Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
©The Texas Spur, March 31, 1983
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Laura Elizabeth Daughtry 81, went to be with the Lord on Thursday September 22, 2011 at the Crosbyton Nursing and Rehab in Crosbyton, Texas. She was born on July 24, 1930 in Dickens County to Francis J. and Mertyle Grantham Westfall.
Liz married Olan on January 10, 1949 in Dickens County. She worked at WTU until August of 1958. Liz and Olan owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Spur from 1963 to 1980. She then worked for Dickens County as Chief Deputy Tax Accessor/Collector until her retirement in 1995. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Spur, Texas for 50 plus years and a long time Sunday school teacher for many of those years. She was a member of the Spur ex-student association for several years where she served as the executive secretary. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society, Blue Bonnets and a Bridge Club. Liz was a resident of the Crosbyton Nursing and Rehab for the last year.
Liz is survived by two children; one son Robert Daughtry and wife Debbie of Spur, Texas and one daughter Linda Reynolds and husband Tommy of North Richland Hills, Texas. She also had three grandchildren Jennifer Patrick and husband Bryan; Toby Daughtry; and Andy Daughtry and wife Kay Cee as well as four great grandchildren Cole and Luke Patrick; Payton Foster and Cory Daughtry. Numerous nieces and nephews.
Liz Daughtry was preceded in death by her husband Olan Daughtry in March1983; her parents Francis J. and Mertyle Westfall as well as two brothers Ira and Richard Westfall and one sister Gracie Kimmel.
Services for Laura Elizabeth Daughtry will be held at the First Baptist Church on Monday September 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. with Richard Harderson officiating under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur, Texas. Interment will follow at the Spur Memorial Cemetery in Spur, Texas.
In lieu of flowers donations could be made to the Spur Ex-Student Association and to the Crosbyton Nursing and Rehab Residence Fund.
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