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Mary Katherine's brother, Henry Snell is
in charge of the Johnny's Butane at Kress at
the present time.
John J's mother preceded him in death, she
was an active social worker, she gave many
book reviews and taught school in Claude for
several years. John J. Goodger Sr. was in the
farming and ranching business and lived north-
west of Kress, Texas.rary Newman in Butane Truck - 1954
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
McMullen
Howard Wesley McMullen was the son of
George and Stella McMullen, who before their
deaths, lived in Elk City, Oklahoma. Howard
was born in Lyons, Nebraska, and moved with
his family to Elk City and later on moved to
Amarillo, Texas.
Howard was married to Frances Goodger on
September 4, 1943 at high noon by Rev. J. C.
Sisemore, in the Buchanan Street Baptist Church
of Amarillo, Texas.
Frances is a graduate of Claude High
School, and attended West Texas State Univer-
sity in Canyon, Texas, where she was a member
of the Women's Athletic Association, Phi Upsilon
and the Phidias Art Club.
Howard at the time of their marriage, was
employed as an electrician by the Certain-teed
Products Corporation, and before that, was em-
ployed by the Santa Fe Railroad as a fireman.
In 1944 Howard and Frances moved to
Claude, where Howard started farming, and
bought the Magnolia Wholesale and Retail at
First and Hawkins. From 1946 until 1959, the
McMullens operated a butane business. Then,
due to ill health, Howard was forced into semi-
retirement.
Gary Wayne Newman, Howard's nephew,
lived with Howard and Frances in 1957, and
attended the fifth grade in the Claude School.
He was graduated from Elk City High School in
June of 1964. At the end of his school term, he
entered the U. S. Marines, and is stationed inSan Diego, California.
Howard and Frances did not have children
of their own, and have thought of Luther Lee
Brown as being the next thing to a son. His
son, Luther Lee Brown II, is Howard and Frances'
godchild.
The McMullens built their present home at
209 Cherry. It was completed January 1, 1959.
Howard passed away January 29, 1965.
John F. and Florence 0.
Wilson
Florence O. Calliham was born December
16, 1859 in Tennessee, and moved to a farm
near Celina, Texas, in Collin County at the age
of ten. At the age of 18, she married John F.
Wilson, a young miller of Rheas Mill, Texas
in Collin County.
While living in Rheas Mill, four children
were born to this couple - Flossie, Willie, Rhea
and Dee.
In October 1889, Mr. Wilson moved his
family to Claude, where he filed on land, raised
cattle and fine horses and sold real estate.
During the following years, four more chil-
dren were born: Viola, Alma, Jay and Floyd.
Mr. Wilson was very active in the develop-
ment of Claude. He was appointed the first
sheriff of Armstrong County (1890); he was
responsible for the organizing of a Masonic
Lodge, which is now Claude Lodge, No. 719,
A. F. and A. M. He served as the first Wor-
shipful Master, beginning December 11, 1891,
and again in 1897. It was during this time that
the first correspondence was begun in regard
to organizing a chapter of the order of the
Eastern Star. This was accomplished in October
1902, but Mr. Wilson did not live to see it. He
passed away November 17, 1898.
Mrs. Wilson, widow left with eight children,
a ranch to run and a farm to operate with its
uncertain methods of farming, met the challenge.
Facing droughts, blizzards, prairie fires, calf
crops, varying from season to season, she miss-
ed the companionship and counsel of her hus-
band; she worked, struggled, met with hard-
ships, success, failure, year after year, year after
year. She met them all and won. For eleven years
she had from one to three children in college,
but she pushed forward until she had given
every child a college education.
Mrs. Wilson was a charter member of the
Order of the Eastern Star, and served as
Worthy Matron several times. She was a mem-
ber of the Methodist Church, Woman's Missionary
Society, Thimble Club, Woman's Development
Club and was always helping with banquets and
dinners, as cooking was her hobby.
She passed away at her home in Claude,
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