News Abstracts -Ladonia
June 23, 1907
Vance Richards killed. Son of T.V. Richards.
March 10, 1915
Deaths
Mrs. Alf Woods
Burial Ladonia
March 11, 1915
Deaths
Alf Woods
Burial Ladonia
April 3, 1915
Child Dies
3 year old child of A.P. Wolf, south of town, died
Wednesday night from falling into a tub of hot water. Mother was washing
clothes.
August 28, 1916
Deaths
Frank
Crofford Kean, age 12. Injured by Ladonia train August 17. Burial Ladonia.
February 4, 1917
Deaths
J.F. McFarland (James Franklin McFarland)
Father of S.J. McFarland, Dallas, Mrs Williams,
Dallas, Mrs H.E. Fuller, J.R. McFarland, John A. McFarland, Miss Tennie
McFarland, Miss Lola McFarland, Mrs W. P. Jennings and Dr. George B. McFarland.
Native of Fannin County. Born August 9, 1847. Son
of Jackson and Artimissa Fance McFarland.Came to Texas from Illinois. Married
Mary Jane Harper.
Jan 9, 1918
Deaths
Thomas Hart Benton Hockaday, aged 84.
Survived by his wife; a daughter, Miss Ella Hockaday;
fours sons.
July 2, 1918
Corporal Rufus A. Shelton, age 20, Honey Grove,
killed in war. First Fannin County victim.
January 4, 1919
Deaths
Private J.N. Bowers, age 19, wounded in action
October 10, 1918 died October 22, 1918. Son of W.W. Bowers.
May 5, 1919
Deaths
Mrs C.J. Keith, aged 65. Resided South Church Street.
Sons Wilbur Keith, E.C. Keith. Daughters Mrs Walter Pitts, Miss Ruby Keith.
Brother, John Miller of Georgia.
August 5, 1921
Deaths
Bob James, beaten to death.
June 1, 1924
Deaths
Henry L. Graves, vice president of the First National
Bank, Ladonia, died Saturday morning at 3:30 o’clock. Burial at Ladonia,
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
May 18, 1930
Deaths
William Hendrix, age 15. Son of Mrs W.C. Hendrix.
Drowned Sunday in Sulphur Creek.
September 13, 1938
Deaths
G. Mack Erwin, furniture store owner. Killed by
accidental gunshot. Sons, John Henry, Billie Joe Erwin.
June 27, 1940
A.B. Bell, aged 33, suicide. Survived by wife and
one daughter.
April 3, 1948
Rites held for soldier returned. 1st Lt. Albert
J. Hafner, age 27, Marines. Died March 8, 1945 at Iwo Jima. Survived by
mother, Mrs. Ruby E. Hafner.